North Carolina PMI Chapter

President's Message - January 2020

Hello Fellow NCPMI Members,

It’s the start of the New Year and I am looking forward to serving as your President. The excitement is not mine alone. The entire elected board is enthusiastic about our plans for this year. We will continue to build on the strength of the project management profession and the latest developments in Digital Technology and offer newer ways of engaging with NCPMI to our members and partners.

In addition to attending the monthly Chapter meetings for PDUs – NCPMI has other offerings to maintain your professional development and growth for example:

Certifications – The Spring 2020 PMP Prep class will be held in Feb 2020.
Professional Development – It’s important that we all continue to grow in both the technical and soft skills that make project management such a vital role in any organization. To that end we will have workshops, Next Gen events and the Annual Conference. Go ahead and save the date in August 2020 in your new 2020 calendar.
8 Communities of Practice (CoP) – If you are not familiar with what a CoP is or what eight CoPs NCPMI has, please visit our website to learn more. You can also search for meetings, topics and locations under the Events Tab.

I would like to see all of us embrace the ongoing Digital Transformation as an opportunity for further professional and personal growth. I intend to strengthen the outreach to our “Next Gen” members, have them actively involved, and make our Chapter a valuable resource for them. I am committed to continuing to build on our PMIEF and Community involvement for Social Good initiatives to benefit our community at large. We will also continue to build upon, engage and grow our relationships with our partners from industry, academia and the not for profit community.

As we launch various initiatives, your ideas and involvement will be key in making this successful. If you have not already included Volunteering on your list of 2020 resolutions, consider doing so, because we have a place for you!

All the best,

Yogi

2020 President, NCPMI

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.

Please join me in recognizing Vonda Rodriguez as January’s volunteer spotlight winner.

Denise Baker has nominated Vonda for her role with NCPMI. Vonda supports all of the Communities of Practice (CoP) in creating the PMI courses / PDU’s for the monthly events.

This requires following the calendar of events and reaching out to the CoP hosting events each month to get information posted to the NCPMI website. There are several months where many events are going on concurrently and it takes much time to set up the events and get approval from PMI

Vonda uses her PM skills to keep on top of all activities and keep courses in line. She is an asset to the CoP team and utilizes many of the core PMI traits to successfully promote NCPMI CoP meetings and PDU opportunities.

Thank you, Vonda for your contributions to NCPMI

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