1. “Leadership Lessons of the World’s Most Successful Executives” presented by David Wanetick

2. “Trying to manage a project without project management is like trying to play a football game without a game plan.” K. Tate (Past Board Member, PMI)

4. Chapter Membership & PMP's 64% of our members are PMPs
CHAPTER STATISTICS
as of September 30th, 2009
Chapter Membership & PMP's
Name
Number
Members
433
PMPs
279
CAPMs 2
PgMPs
64% of our members are PMPs
Every month PMI Corporate sends us membership information about our chapter.
Our information is only as good as the information you provide to PMI, so please keep your membership profile up-to-date at pmi.org

5. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Boy Scout Assistance
Help reach out to WNY non-profit agencies
Training sites
Recruit and assist trainers
Coordinate students
Reports to: VP, Professional Development
Earn PDUs

6. Are you a Buffalo PMI member???
If not, Consider joining today!
Chapter activities offer you networking opportunities, professional development opportunities, and, of course, PDUs.
If you attend just 2 dinner events, your chapter membership dues will pay for themselves!

7. COMING EVENTS
Have a
Happy Thanksgiving
and a
Merry Christmas

8. VOLUNTEER TODAY!! Volunteers are always welcome and needed
Help improve our chapter
while earning valuable PDUs
at the same time

9. Top 4 SIG Memberships CHAPTER STATISTICS Name Number
as of September 30th, 2009
Top 4 SIG Memberships
Name
Number
Design-Procurement-Construction 25
Information Systems 23
Project Management Office 12
Quality in PM 8

10. “All project managers face problems on Monday mornings - good project managers are working on next Monday’s problems.”

11. PMI HARDSHIP BENEFIT
“The Hardship Provision is available to any PMI member whose financial condition has changed drastically and sufficiently so that a member would have difficulty renewing their membership.”
See pmi.org for details

12. give back to the community
Share your expertise
give back to the community
PMI Buffalo is launching a pilot program to train and mentor project leaders from charitable organizations by harnessing the talents and knowledge of PMI Buffalo membership. Exciting leadership positions for this pilot program are described on the volunteer page, or Director_Community Outreach and say, “Count me in!”

13. BUFFALO TRACKS Member Newsletter
Your INPUT is needed!
Do you have ideas for articles?
Do you have pictures to share?
Contact

14. Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat, over and over, is, “what is the most valuable use of my time right now?” Brian Tracy

15. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2009 PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
Rich Products Corp for the “Procure to Pay” project with Cathy Domin as Project Manager

16. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Director, Training
Coordinate PMI Buffalo PMP Training Programs
Training sites
Recruit and assist trainers
Coordinate students
Reports to: VP, Professional Development
Earn PDUs

17. What do the NAME TAG DOTS mean?
• Red - hiring manager
• Green - looking for new opportunity
• Yellow - new member
• Blue – guest / non-member

18. Top Industries CHAPTER STATISTICS Name %
as of September 30th, 2009
Top Industries
Name
Number %
Information/Computer Management
120
28%
Engineering 72
17%
Consulting 59
14%
Financial Services/Finance 48
11%
Chemical 39 9%

19. Please join us in welcoming our new member attendee:
Susan Lockhart

20. “The single best payoff in terms of project success comes from having good project definition early.” RAND CORPORATION

21. PMI Buffalo Key Strategies
Deliver increased value to membership and stakeholders through an extensive, high-quality program offering
Increase awareness of PMI within the community through the development of relationships with organizations including local companies, educational facilities, not-for-profit organizations and other chapters
Grow membership through a comprehensive recruitment and retention program

22. BREAKFAST with PMI BUFFALO
Our next breakfast meeting is
Thursday, 11/19
At Bob Evans, Williamsville
Risk Management

23. 2009 PROFESSIONAL DAY

24. Join PMI Buffalo on linked-in and facebook

25. “Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them towards a certain goal.” Walt Disney

26. PMI BUFFALO NEW MEMBERS
As of August 31st
As of September 30th
Judith Brown
John Druar
James Genzel
Mark Hackett
Alfredo Longo
Michael Mleczak
Garret Rumph
Tamara Brown
Elizabeth Bruno
Luis Clay
Diane Gagat
Susan Lockhart
Angela Persaud
John Rizzo
Lora Winkler
We continue to grow!!

27. Special Thanks to our Sponsor
SelectOne Search™ LLC

28. PMI Scheduling Professional Credential
Do you perform a dedicated role as a project scheduling professional and support the project team? . Are you responsible for creating and maintaining the project schedule, include reporting status and updates? . PMI now offers a PMI Scheduling Professional Credential (PMI-SP) Visit pmi.org for more information