It was such a hit last time the NCPMI Board of Directors is happy to host our wonderful photographer and provide free professional headshots to 10 lucky members!  We wouldn’t be able to do this without the partnership of our sponsor photographer, Lindsay Aikman, lindsayaikmanphoto.com.  Lindsay is offering us a fantastic discount in order to allow us to offer this to our members.  We know our members will be able to utilize headshots in a variety of ways, such as job searching or LinkedIn.  

We will have registration for the headshots open through 07/21/17.  Once registration is closed, a raffle will be held, to draw 10 winners from those who have registered.  The winners will be notified by 07/24/17.

Note: Please DO NOT REGISTER for this opportunity unless you can arrive at the chapter meeting at no later than 5:15.  We will have a tight window to get all ten complete by the time our meeting starts at 6:30.

Presentation Title:  Delivering Successful Projects …Every Time

Presentation Description:  Although many successful project management practitioners are “accidental project managers,” successful projects should not be “accidental.” By utilizing major contributors to project success and avoiding the leading causes of project failure, project success should be predictable and repeatable, instead of a hit-and-miss occurrence.

As project practitioners, regardless of our project role (e.g., developers, project leads, QA, testers, release managers, project managers), we all have a responsibility to do our part in contributing to successful project delivery.  Delivering successful projects is a team effort.  Successful projects are a team success.

Research studies have identified the reasons for project failure and reasons for project success.  This presentation describes an approach for consistent delivery of successful projects, by focusing on three major contributors to project success, implemented in collaboration with stakeholders:

1. Effective Requirements Management: Research studies have identified poor requirements management processes (or lack thereof) as a leading cause of project failure. PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession® on Requirements Management – A Core Competency for Project and Program Success found that 47% of unsuccessful projects fail to meet goals due to poor requirements management.
2. Embracing Project, Program, Portfolio Management (PPPM):  PMI’s 2015 Pulse of the Profession® on Capturing the Value of Project Management found that organizations that create a culture of project management with highly mature PPPM through standardized practices and by aligning projects and programs to their strategy deliver 64% of their projects successfully.
3. Executive management support and sustained commitment: Multiple research studies, including PMI’s 2014 Pulse Research show that having actively engaged executive sponsors is the top driver of project success.

This is a NCPMI Communication & Public Speaking CoP- NCPL Toastmasters Club Meeting. 

The Meeting includes prepared speech, table topics, networking, evaluations, jokes and multiple meeting operations roles. 

08-08-2017 5:30 pm -8:00 pm (5.30-6.30 Registration, Snack & Pre-meeting Networking)

Cisco Campus - Building 12 (Vienna, Warsaw, Madrid)

Speaker BIOs

Delores Ali is the Curriculum Section Chief at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the Career and Technical Education Division.  Delores has been at the Department of Public Instruction for 10 years.  In her current role, she directs the programmatic planning for the Business, Finance, and Information Technology courses, Family and Consumer Sciences Education courses, and the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education courses.  During her tenure as a Marketing and Entrepreneurship Consultant, Delores managed curriculum and assessment projects for high school Marketing and Entrepreneurship courses. Delores holds a Masters of Arts in Career Counseling and placement from North Carolina Central University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Education from East Carolina University.

Trey Michael, PMP is the Credentialing Section Chief at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the Career and Technical Education Division.  Trey has served the department for 15 years supporting curriculum development.  During his time, Trey has lead collaborative teams and managed project for the division focused on the production and delivery of Career and Technical education courses and assessments.  He works as liaison with business and industry groups to ensure the courses meet the needs, demands, and expectations of the workforce.  During his tenure as a Curriculum Specialist, Trey managed the Project Management course sequence. Trey holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from North Carolina State University.

Kimberly MacDonald, PMP is the Senior Analyst for the Career and Technical Education Division at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.  Kim has been at the Department of Public Instruction for 4 years.  In her current role, she analyzes and maintains state and federal reporting for the division.  Kimberly was a former Wake County Public School teacher who delivered the Project Management courses and now manages the curriculum and assessment for this Project Management course sequence.  Kimberly holds a Masters of Education in Business Education from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Scranton, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilkes University.