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Welcome to the PMI Dayton/Miami Valley Chapter! |
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The Dayton/Miami Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI chapter C191) is a dynamic organization of Professional Project Managers dedicated to serving the Ohio community through the advancement of project management. In association with the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Dayton / Miami Valley Chapter’s mission is to:
- Promote the profession of Project Management, practicing in a variety of applications, industries and organizations
- Promote the principles of Project Management
- Share project experiences
- Promote project management certification and training
- Provide opportunities for professional development
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February Chapter Meeting - Cancelled |
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Due to inclement weather in the Dayton area, the chapter meeting for February has been cancelled. Our speaker, Dr. Loran Walker will be rescheduled for a future meeting.
If you have registered for the February meeting and plan to attend the March meeting, please register for the event using the Pay by Check Registration option and clearly indicate on the form that you are using the registration from the February meeting as your payment. We will cross reference your payment for February and credit you registration for March. If you do not plan to attend the March event, please contact Sadu Shetty at
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 TechFestTM 2010, the eighth annual, will be Saturday, February 13 (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM) and Sunday, February 14, 2010 (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM), at the David H. Ponitz Center (Building 12), Sinclair Community College. TechFestTM is a free fun family event that encourages youth K-12 to study Math and Science in their normal educational environment-public, parochial, charter or home school. It is a family-oriented festival of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) where kids and their families participate in hands-on interactive exhibits.
"Exhibits" are delivered by practicing professionals who relate why math and science is necessary. These people help to open doors on the fun careers ahead for those who have strong math and science backgrounds. Informative, fun and entertaining speakers deliver stage presentations and demonstrations to deliver a motivating message. There have been over 14,482 youth participants since 2003. There will be eight teachers' STEM workshops on Saturday. Check http://www.ascdayton.org/TechFest/ for additional information.
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It's a new year which for some means a chance to start over. Whether that means New Year's resolutions that are forgotten by spring, or a fresh approach to old problems is an individual choice. I recently heard someone say: "Out with the old and in with the new", which is a saying I've heard many times, but it started me wondering where the saying came from and what it really meant. While I never found the origin, I did spend some time considering the meaning. It seems to signal a cleansing transition from one state to another. As project managers we are constantly managing a transition from old to new. Whether we are rebuilding roads, developing new computer systems, or reaching into the future of something not yet invented.
We are change agents and whether our projects are just starting, almost finished, or somewhere in between, the New Year reminds us that we are constantly driving new beginnings. Each new project, phase, deliverable, or implementation is an opportunity to drive positive changes. We hope to drive each new beginning with the same enthusiasm which we ring in the New Year.
It's also important to look back after a time just like New Years Eve to ensure that we don't forget what we learned during our previous projects. While we don't always get the time to do a proper project closure, we should make time to look back on our past projects to note what went well, and what didn't go as well. The learning we gain by looking back will help us avoid the same pitfalls in the future. In the movie "When Harry Met Sally", Billy Crystal's character talks about the song Auld Lang Syne and asks the question whether it is a reminder not to forget, or to remind us that we have forgotten. For us the message is that we need to remember the "days long past" so that we can learn from them. This is the importance of a proper closure and review of a project.
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The Dayton / Miami Valley PMI chapter would like to draw your attention to the upcoming special events listed below:
Also, please notice that there are two new job postings in the Job Bank for our members.
See the Events Calendar and Job Bank for more information.
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