North Carolina PMI Chapter

President's Message - September 2018

Message from Kaali Dass, VP Technology, and Communications

Dear Members and volunteers,

On behalf of my team, I would like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve you as VP of Technology and Communications.

Our team is responsible for designing, developing, and implement technology and communications for the NCPMI Members, volunteers, and the administrative processes of the organization. We also provide access to the web and other technology resources and supports various technology needs of the organization and membership community.

Our team focuses on four different areas.

Technology: This team focuses on identifying and evaluating new technologies and supporting existing technologies to run the operations of NCPMI. We also maintain and support mobile check-in, badge printing, and other technologies to run the various NCPMI events.

Communications: The primary focus is communications to our members via e-mail. This includes sending Monthly and CoP Newsletters, and special requests from Annual Conference team and the NCPMI board.

Support: This team make sure our website is up and running 24x7 and supports all requests from the board, volunteers, members, and other guests. Some of the requests are posting new events, updating website contents, design and updates on web pages, support internal collaboration sites like SharePoint, and office365 email platforms, etc.

Social Media: We have our presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Our social media team takes care of posting messages weekly to our subscribers and engage with the community and to reach new potential members.

It is an honor to serve with passionate and dedicated volunteers and I would like to recognize my team: Manosh Majumdar serving as Director of Technology, Patty Dennis serving as Director of Communications, and Daniel Tyson serving as Social Media Manager. Our team leads are Shere McClamb, Derrick Williams, Thumbesh Halnu, Seema Bisht, Drew Hollander, Mike Aycock, and Dan Grigg.

If you have any suggestions to improve our existing technology or communications, please feel free to reach out to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. I appreciate your help and support to make our technology work better to meet your needs and improve your membership value and experience with NCPMI.

Regards,

Kaali Dass

NCPMI Elections 2018

Make your voice count and get involved by voting at the 2018 NCPMI Board of Officers Elections.

The vote started on August 12, 2018, and running through to October 6, 2018. An email was sent to all NCPMI members on August 12 inviting you to vote.

This year five candidates are running for four open positions on the NCPMI Board of Officers:

Executive Vice President: Yogi Muthuswamy, MBA, MS, PMP
Vice President Programs:
- Victoria Kumar PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe 4 Agilist
- Robert Robinson, PMP, PfMP
Vice President Certification: William Flanagan, MSM, PE, PMP, PMI-RMP
Vice President Finance and Administration: Rahul Patel, PMP

If you have not done so yet, come meet the candidates at the Monthly Chapter Meeting on September 20, 2018.

Call for Next Generation Project Managers

The NCPMI Board of Directors care very deeply about the health of our organization. To this end, we spend a lot of time talking about the future health and growth of our chapter. During these discussions, we have recognized a need to encourage more of the next generation of project managers to get involved in our chapter. As VP of Membership, I am seeking a panel of our members to help lead these efforts. Ideal candidates would be early in their career, newly graduating, or currently in a project management education program. No experience is necessary; we just need your enthusiasm and willingness to jump right in! This panel will drive new programs that will serve those that are coming into the field of project management. If you are interested, please reach out to me, Jessica Johnson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Volunteer Spotlight!

Interested in nominating someone for the Volunteer Spotlight? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with their name, volunteer position and a testimonial on their service.

This month’s volunteer spotlight is....

Drew Hollander, Member of the Technology Administration Team

This month's volunteer spotlight is shining on Drew Hollander, member of the Technology Administration Team. He is nominated by Manosh Majumdar for his work as SharePoint Administrator, managing our content repository single-handedly. As we all know, keeping all of our documents, training materials, and presentations is very important to the chapter. Thank you for this work, Drew!

A few things you may not know about Drew is that he is married and has lived in Raleigh for over 20 years. He is an empty nester as his son is now a freshman at Texas A&M. His career has taken him to many cities including Grand Rapids, Detroit, Dallas, Kuala Lumpur, Rochester, NY and now Raleigh. Drew is PMP certified since May 2005 and is a US Software Patent # 5,778,350 Holder.

Drew, thanks for all that you do for our chapter.

September 2018 Chapter Meeting

Abstract:

After presenting at the 2018 PMI Global Congress-EMEA in Berlin, Germany and before presenting at the 2018 PMI Global Congress-North America in Los Angeles, Califfornia in October, John Daly is returning to NCPMI to update us, project practitioners, on how we can keep up with digital transformation.

Accelerated change is impacting our profession - don't be left behind. How we manage projects, the role of the project manager, and the required skillsets needed to be successful will radically change over the next several years. Industry 4.0, digitization and the hyper competitive environment are changing customer and consumer expectations, how teams are formed and deliver, and what is defined as success. In this presentation, we will discuss the future role of project and program managers, the skillsets needed for the future, how your organization can prepare for the transformation, and how you can be that sought-after project manager across all industries.

Speaker: John Daly, PfMP, PgMP, PMP

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