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OCTOBER
Professional Development 2
Volunteer Opportunities 3
Article: 5 PM Lessons from
Superheroes
4
Meet Our Sponsors 5
Cool Things from PMI 6
Lighter Side of Project
Management
7
Board of Directors 8
PMI Vision, Mission &
Value Proposition
8
Look Inside:
Monthly Newsletter October 2015
Volume 10-2015
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Oct 24-25, 2015
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Certified ScrumMaster
This highly interactive
certification course provides
in-depth understanding of
the Scrum team-based
approach to iterative
development. The course
trains participants in the full
range of Scrum topics, from
basic theory to
organizational
implementation, including
practical applications, roles,
and scaling.
See pg. 2 for more information
Don’t Miss these Events!
Oct. 28, 2015
Career Development
Breakfast - 1 PDU Event
Your Tool Box is Full,
But Not to Capacity
Presented By: Patricia van
Damme, Director, Executive
MBA Program, College of Busi-
ness Administration, San Diego
State University
Abstract:
As you assess your profes-
sional path and what it took
to get you where you are,
explore the possibilities
ahead, using your past to
shape your future.
Please visit www.pmi-sd.org
for additional info
Regularly Scheduled
Event
PMI-SD Toastmasters
(Earn 1 PDU)
Meets Every Tuesdays @
6:00PM -07:30PM
California College San Die-go 6602 Convoy Ct. #100
San Diego, CA 92111
More Details at
http://www.pmi-sd.org
Nov. 7, 2015
PMICIE Presents Career
Development and
Leadership in Project
Management - 4 PDU
Event
Keeping It Real: Motivat-
ing & Engaging Employees
with Low Cost/No Cost In-
centives
Presented by: Jan Zaragoza
Continuous Improvement &
Excellence
Presented by: Bill Bellows,
PhD.
Please visit www.pmi-sd.org
for additional info
Oct 24 - Nov 21 | FALL PMP Exam Prep
Register for our PMP Exam Preparation Course
before we sell out, Again
Presented by PMI-SD
The PMP / CAPM Exam Prep Workshop is a 40 hour class
designed to prepare candidates to sit for and pass the PMP
or CAPM certification exams. Experienced instructors, hold-
ing the PMP certification, guide participants through the
material from the PMI Project Management Body of
Knowledge (PMBOK®) 5th Edition.
See pg. 2 for additional details
FALL PMP EXAM
PREPARATION
Oct 24 - Nov 21, 2015
(SATURDAYS)
TIME : 09:00 a.m. to
05:00 p.m.
LOCATION : DeVry University Campus
2655 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 370
A San Diego, CA 92108
The PMP / CAPM Exam Prep Workshop is a 40 hour class
designed to prepare candidates to sit for and pass the
PMP or CAPM certification exams. Experienced
instructors holding the PMP certification guide
participants through the material from the PMI Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) 5th
Edition. The workshop is intended to familiarize
participants with the PMBOK model; it is not intended to
be an introduction to project management. Rather, the
goal is to prepare students to pass the PMP / CAPM
certification exams. The workshop is a service provided
by the PMI-San Diego chapter to benefit prospective
PMP holders.
For more information, please visit www.pmi-sd.org
CERTIFIED SCRUMMASTER
Oct 24-25, 2015 (SAT & SUN)
Brought to you by Platinum Edge
TIME : 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION : Courtyard San Diego Mission Valley/Hotel Circle
Synergy Room
595 Hotel Circle South
San Diego, CA 92108
This highly interactive certification course provides in-depth un-
derstanding of the Scrum team-based approach to iterative devel-
opment. The course trains participants in the full range of Scrum
topics, from basic theory to organizational implementation, in-
cluding practical applications, roles, and scaling. This course pro-
vides Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master certification, 16
PDUs toward PMP recertification and 16 PDUs toward PMI-ACP
certification.
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“Live as if you
were to die
tomorrow.
Learn as if
you were to
live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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Role of a Volunteer
There is an opportunity for
those who wish to excel in
Project Management to join
as Volunteer for the PMI San
Diego Chapter. We are con-
stantly looking for people to
assist with a diverse range of
activities, including:
Events
Organizing, planning and
onsite support for our break-
fasts and evening meetings)
Building Better Futures
Community and education
programs
Communications Managing the website, pro-
ducing our newsletters and
engaging in social media
Marketing
Spreading the word of what
PMI is about, obtaining
sponsorships
Membership
Dealing with queries, bene-
fits
….and more!
Operations Team
Audio/Video Specialist
(5-10 hrs./month)
Data Analysts
(5-10 hrs./month)
Support the data and re-
porting requirements re-
quested by all functional
areas of the chapter to
make informed decisions in
order to best serve the
chapter and its members.
Programs Team
Icebreaker Coordinator
Responsible for designing
and conducting a short (10-
15 minutes) Icebreaker
event for the beginning of
each monthly dinner meet-
ing and should consist of a
puzzle, quiz, riddle or other
simple challenge to be
solved as a team at each
table to encourage interac-
tion between the team
members.
Membership Team
Assistant Manager
(Membership Information
Table)
Assist the Manager in the
administration and manage-
ment of the Membership
Information Table. You will
be required to assist with the
setup and running of the
Membership Information
Table at all PMI-SD Events
designated which will in-
clude interfacing with poten-
tial new members, fielding
questions from current and
potential members, provid-
ing information about the
Chapter, its function, mis-
sion, and goals.
Member Messaging
(5-10 hrs./month)
Responsible for answering
questions and redirecting
email to appropriate parties
in PMI.
V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Outreach/Marketing
Team
Military Outreach Team
Members (5-10 hrs./month)
Communication Team
Email Blast Manager
(40 hrs./month)
Consolidates the email information and sends all PMI San Diego Chapter email blasts
To apply, submit the
volunteer interest to:
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ber, that at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whose fault it was,
but that it’s your responsibility to prevent the mistake from happen-
ing in the future. By the way, responsibility has an upside as
well. Our recent survey showed that more than 80% of managers
consider a sense of responsibility the no.1 productivity motivator for
them!
Green Lantern – Be Creative
A project manager can learn a thing or
two from Hal Jordan who used his ring
to materialize things that existed in his
mind. When competition is hot, you
need to be extra creative to get ahead of
it. Edward de Bono, the author of the
“lateral thinking” term (which is a less-
used substitute to the “outside-the-box”
buzzword) said, “Creative thinking is not a talent; it is a skill that can
be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural
abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropri-
ate profits.”
The Thing – Stay Empathic
Don’t let appearance mislead you, this
thick-skinned guy may seem tough, but
he is the heart and soul of Fantastic
Four. He possesses the trait that Dr.
Daniel Goleman, famous psychologist
and science journalist, finds mission-
critical for a successful leader –
empathy. “Leaders with empathy,” says Goleman, “do more than
sympathize with people around them: they use their knowledge to
improve their companies in subtle, but important ways.” This doesn’t
mean that they agree with everyone’s view or try to please every-
body. Rather, they “thoughtfully consider employees’ feelings –
along with other factors – in the process of making intelligent deci-
sions.”
Professor X – Raise Superheroes
Yourself
Probably the best team manager in
the Marvel universe, Professor
Charles Xavier, didn’t only build a
famous X-team, but also created a
school where he helped gifted
youngsters safely develop their pow-
ers. As a team leader, it’s one of your
priorities to foster and improve your
team member’s talents and skills. After all, this is the way to building
a dream superhero team.
5 Project Management Lessons to
Learn from Superheroes
Published by Wrike Team
With busy schedules, tight deadlines and many other day-to-
day project management challenges, have you ever wished you
had a super power to help you cope with them all in a magical
way? Inspired by interesting comments to our CEO’s recent post
“7 Business Lessons an Entrepreneur Can Learn from Superhe-
roes“, we thought of a few lessons a project manager can learn
from superheroes.
Thor – Learn Humility
This Northern god of Thunder was
thrown down to Earth and deprived
of his powers, until he proved to be
humble. Jim Collins, the author of
leadership best-sellers Good to
Great and Built to Last, also sug-
gests humility as a key factor of be-
ing a great team leader. As an exam-
ple, he writes about Darwin Smith, CEO of Kimberly-Clark. De-
scribed as a “shy, unpretentious, even awkward” guy, he turned
Kimberly-Clark into the leading consumer paper products com-
pany in the world during his 20 years as a CEO.
Spider-Man – Take Responsibil-
ity
Peter Parker learned the hard way
that “With great power comes
great responsibility.” Of course, a
project manager doesn’t need to
save New York from scientists who
go crazy, but a project’s success is
definitely a big weight that lies on
their shoulders. However, as Ian McAllister, senior traffic manag-
er at Amazon, mentions in his answer to this Quora question,
taking responsibility is different from taking blame. Just remem-
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Certified ScrumMaster
Saturday & Sunday October 24 & 25, 2015
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Courtyard San Diego Mission
595 Hotel Circle South San Diego, CA
92108
Synergy Room
The course trains participants in the full
range of Scrum topics, from basic theory to
organizational implementation, including
practical applications, roles, and scaling.
For more information, please visit
www.platinumedge.com/event/certified-
scrummaster-198
The University of Redlands School of
Continuing Studies has been
reviewed and approved as a provider
of project management training by
the Project Management Institute
(PMI)®. As a PMI Registered
Education Provider (REP), the School
of Continuing Studies has agreed to
abide by PMI® established quality
assurance criteria.
Find out more about the Project
Management at University of
Redlands.
http://www.redlands.edu/
University of San Diego’s Project
Management Professional
Development Series provides
experienced project management
professionals with advanced tools
and techniques to execute
projects, programs, and portfolios.
Through this highly interactive
curriculum, you learn to apply
project management practices
that are key to running your
business.
http://pce.sandiego.edu/
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MEET OUR SPONSORS
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Cool Things from PMI
For more information, please visit http://www.projectmanagement.com/Templates/
For more information, please visit
http://www.pmi.org/Learning/professional-
development/Career-Central/ten-tips-be-event-pro.aspx
Additional information can be at
http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Professional-
Development/project-manager-career-opportunity-
infographic.ashx
Lighter Side of Project Management
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The same work under the same conditions will be estimated differently by ten
different estimators, or by one estimator at ten different times.
Lighter Side of Project Management
We’re on the Web: http://www.pmi-sd.org
Jon E. Vance, President
Susan Wade, VP of Finance
Shawn Weebe, VP of Communications
Karina L. Szenderski, VP of Operations
Wayne Holley, VP of Programs
Ty Chang, VP of Prof. Development
Darryl Hensley, VP of Membership
Geri Wales, VP of Outreach/Marketing
PMI San Diego Chapter Vision, Mission
& Value Proposition
VISION
Organizations in San Diego will embrace, value, and utilize
project management and attribute their success to it.
MISSION
To enhance the knowledge and skills of project management
practitioners in San Diego such that they and their employers
consider these skills indispensable to the execution of their
company strategies and business success.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Increase the visibility, involvement, and alliances of the
PMI – San Diego community through active Chapter growth and
compelling personal experiences
Connect With Us
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https://twitter.com/PMISanDiego
https://www.facebook.com/PMISD
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2016-2017 BOD Election Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2015 Officers and Board of Directors
Election.
Chapter President : Ellen Lekatz, PMP
VP Operations: Steven Osgood, PMP
VP Professional Development: Ali Montazer, PMP
New board members take office on January 1, 2016. These positions serve a two-year
term.
Announcement of Election Results
Newly elected officers will be formally announced at the 9/23 Chapter Dinner meeting.
Please join us in thanking all candidates for their participation in this year's election
and in extending congratulations to our newly-elected board members. Also, a special
thanks to the members of the Nominating Committee for their dedication and contri-
bution to this important process.