At the August Career Development Chapter Meeting, you told us to coordinate more opportunities for networking.  With Halloween just around the corner we could not resist the opportunity to gather
around the warmth of a Zoom link and tell some scary stories from our scary project lessons learned...

Virtual Meeting 11AM-12PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Strategic and Business Management) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0  This roundtable will feature PPM practitioners from various industries who will be sharing their expertise and best practices on strategic portfolio management, and taking questions live from the audience...

Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, cultural backgrounds, generations, genders? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you don’t have the understanding and capabilities to navigate the differences, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

Are your decisions based on intuition/gut feelings or are your decisions informed by evidence? How can we apply scientific research in our project management practices? If you are interested in exploring the answers to these questions, you are invited to join the EB-PMP Roundtable.  Evidence-based project management practice (EB-PMP) is the systematic, evidence-informed practice of project management, incorporating scientific knowledge in the content and process of making decisions in projects of all sizes...

Virtual Meeting 6:30PM-7:30PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Technical) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0Projects are perceived and approached differently depending on whether you are with a bank delivering a service to your customers, or a vendor supplying technologies to enable the bank to deliver that service. Our discussion will look at some of those key differences, including how they come into play over the life of a project, and how embracing those differences can sow important seeds for a successful project...

Our Topic: “Human Operating Models – What is yours? What about your colleagues? What is your operating model with them?” A reality in any project or program management experience is that you have to work with, motivate, influence, manage and lead people. Sometimes directly and sometimes indirectly...

Virtual Workshop | 7 PDU (6 Technical, 1 Leadership) | Members: $350 | Non-Members: $400  Agile Essentials is a workshop spread over 2 half-day sessions ( 1-5 Thursday and 9-12 Friday) that provides a comprehensive exploration into the essential, foundational concepts and practices of Agile...

The MetroWest Roundtable Program offers PMI Mass Bay Chapter members the opportunity to attend an informal monthly meeting with a small group of project management peers to:

-Discuss current project issues and receive colleagues’ advice, feedback, and support.
-Discuss current best practices within the project management profession...

Virtual Meeting 12PM-1PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Strategy) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0Organizational risk attitudes affect innovation project choice, which is necessary to develop or maintain a long-term competitive advantage. However, the impact of risk attitudes on innovation project choice is not fully understood...

PMI MassBay Mentor program
Fee for Mentees 160.00 

This registration is meant for pre-screened and matched mentees for the PMI Mass Bay 2020-2021 Mentor Program only. If you need to submit a mentor or mentee application, you can get it at the PMI MassBay website.Please email mentoring@pmimassbay...

Virtual Chapter Meeting | 1.5 PDU (Technical) | Members: $10 | Non-Members: $20

Agile is changing the way we manage all projects. Agile projects are more successful and have higher customer satisfaction rates than traditional projects.

The Project Management Institute acquired the Disciplined Agile (DA) toolkit to provide its members with credible new capabilities and certifications that will make them even more valuable in the marketplace...

Stakeholder management is one of the most important ingredients for successful project delivery. The successful outcome is directly influenced by the level of stakeholder engagement. This session will focus on effective stakeholder management. This is a 1 PDU qualifying meeting. 
Our Guest Speaker, Yudhishthir Hada, PMP, MBA, State Street Corporation: Yudi is experienced in the areas of project management tactics and strategy, communications, and mentoring project teams...

The MetroWest Roundtable Program offers PMI Mass Bay Chapter members the opportunity to attend an informal monthly meeting with a small group of project management peers to:

-Discuss current project issues and receive colleagues’ advice, feedback, and support.
-Discuss current best practices within the project management profession...

Virtual Meeting 12PM-1PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Leadership) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 

Join us Wednesday for our monthly lunchtime webinar as we welcome Heidi Spinella Principal of Practical PM who will speak on Managing Our Mind for Clearer Thinking.

During this session, you will learn:Three ways to become aware of your top stressors...

Virtual Meeting 12PM-1PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Leadership) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 
How do you manage stakeholder expectations? Have you ever worked on a project in which the stakeholders’ expectations were a moving target? What does the current research say about stakeholder management? At this roundtable, we will discuss how one can manage stakeholder expectations and how to deal with situations in which your stakeholders’ expectations are constantly changing...

Virtual Meeting 12PM-1PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Technical) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0  
Many of us are familiar with at least some of the enterprise-scale project management tools that are out there to help us do our jobs. Whether its Clarity or HP or MS Project or Rally or any of the other myriad of applications, we as project managers have been able track the progress and status of our projects and portfolios for quite some time...

Virtual Chapter Meeting 7PM-8:30PM | No PDUs | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0  
Job search strategies tailored for the changes in our world today. If you’re not sure about how to do a job search today, you’re not alone. And it’s not your fault. Most of us never learned the rules of job search...

Virtual Meeting 6:30PM-7:30PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Strategic & Business Mgmt) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0
Project portfolio management, different from Project and Program Management, is focusing on doing the right projects at the right time by selecting and managing right projects as a portfolio of investment...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

| Virtual 7:30AM-8:30AM EDT | 1.0 PDU ( ) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 | The MetroWest Roundtable offers PMI Mass Bay Chapter members the opportunity to attend an informal monthly meeting with a small group of project management peers to: Discuss current project issues and receive colleagues’ advice, feedback, and support...

| Virtual 12:00PM-1:00PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (.25 Strategy .75 Technical) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 |The Research area of the Drug Development process is where drug substances and compounds (targets) are explored, with potential leads optimized and developed with the goal of leading to clinical trials...

| Virtual Chapter Meeting 7PM-8:30PM EDT | 1.5 PDU (Strategy) | Members: $10 | Non-Members: $20 |Join Rich Maltzman for a conversation about the Columbia Gas Merrimack Valley Explosions from a project management perspective.  There really are two major threads: the pipeline replacement project that led to the incident, and the three-town recovery project...

| Virtual 12:00PM-1:00PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Strategy) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 | Are your decisions based on intuition/gut feelings or are your decisions informed by evidence? How can we apply scientific research in our project management practices? If you are interested in exploring the answers to these questions, you are invited to join the EB-PMP Roundtable...

| Virtual 6:30PM-7:30PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Technical) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 | Research shows that Project Management Offices are still a popular way of providing structure for your organization’s projects and programs. But if you’ve never set one up before, establishing one can be a daunting task...

| Virtual 12PM-1PM EDT | 1.0 PDU (Leadership) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $0 | A presentation and discussion about what influences and otherwise affects how a change leader shows up and performs their work, and about key related leadership concepts and practices that result in the leader’s greatest potential performance...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here. Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

| Virtual Chapter Meeting 7PM-8:30PM EDT | 1.5 PDU (Strategy) | Members: $10 | Non-Members: $20 |
No one should have to suffer through an unorganized, poorly managed change and the resulting negativity.  READY, Set, Change! provides a framework which compliments traditional organizational change initiatives with an intense focus on advanced preparation and integrated support...

Presenter: Mark Robert HendersonMark works for Equilibrium.co which builds core infrastructure for the distributed web in the Rust programming language. His professional background is in audio engineering and web development. He is a Core Contributor to OrbitDB [orbitdb.org] (@orbit_db [twitter.com]), providing peer-to-peer databases for the decentralized web, Project Lead @rustlang [twitter...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

With the unexpected changes organizations have had to adopt since March, PMOs will likely need to shift their focus on some of their core functions, if they haven’t already. Please join our roundtable discussion on Tuesday, June 9, facilitated by Deb Cote, Senior Director of Strategic Planning & Performance at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, to talk about those shift elements...

Our Presenter: Mark Robert HendersonMark works for Equilibrium.co which builds core infrastructure for the distributed web in the Rust programming language. His professional background is in audio engineering and web development. He is a Core Contributor to OrbitDB [orbitdb.org] (@orbit_db [twitter.com]), providing peer-to-peer databases for the decentralized web, Project Lead @rustlang [twitter...

**Organizer's Note: This event is part of our Giving Back Program. A Community Consulting initiative created to provide free business resources to community groups coping with the implications of the current public health crisis.Anyone working to facilitate remote collaboration within a nonprofit organization will love this training...

Virtual Chapter Meeting | 1.5 PDU (Strategy) | Members: $0 | Non-Members: $10This session and discussion will provide the following learning outcomes:
•    Present the essentials of project portfolio management
•    Best approaches to managing project and portfolio challenges during a crisis
•    Examine the impact of change on strategy
•    Rebalancing and optimizing a portfolio
Organizations are urgently assessing the alignment of projects and programs to strategy...

This webinar will provide general information on IT Project Management in Life Sciences. It is ideally suited for either the new Project Manager looking to enter this industry, or one looking to make a transition. Experienced Life Science Project Managers could also benefit from information on areas where they have not yet worked...

Feeling a little confined with the coronavirus? Your office policy of working from home may be good for reducing the curve but it is not good for our need to socialize.

Every 2 weeks, a PMI Mass Bay Board Member will moderate a networking call to discuss a topic. Each meeting will center on a single topic to be declared by that week’s moderator...

Register now for our May PMO Roundtable facilitated by Deb Cote. 

Have you managed projects partially or completely remotely? Are you doing so now? Do you anticipate leading virtually in the future? Have you managed a project with NO team members co-located? With social distancing in place, co-located project management cannot happen in most business environments and will likely look different for the foreseeable future...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

Ron Welker of Hawkins Point will present an introduction - a day in the life if you will - for a PM in the Life Sciences.

| Virtual Chapter Meeting | 1.5 PDU (Leadership) | Members: $10 | Non-Members: $20 |
A great facilitator ensures that the wisdom of the group is made visible and acted on.
A great facilitator becomes the glue that holds and shapes the group together.  Without a great facilitator, millions of dollars a day are wasted...

WebEx Screenshare/Dial-In Login: https://statestreet.webex.com/join/ggutmacherAccess code: 591 118 248# - USA 210-795-1110 or toll-free 866-662-9987 Presenter: Andrew Allen
Boston Noontime co-chair Andrew Allen will lead this interactive webex session.  Overview: In Aug 2017, PMP asked what will Project Management be like in 2020...

| Webinar | Members: free | Non-Members: $10 |
Led by David Godlewski and Mike Dias from MilliporeSigma
What you will get out of the presentation:
--Tips for setting up your remote workspace
--Tips for Staying engaged/working with colleagues
--Working securely (VPN vs. MFA)
--Office 365 Applications can help!
Mike and Dave both work for MilliporeSigma which is a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

| Chapter Meeting | 1.5 PDUs | Members: $35 | Non-Members: $50|
Solve complex challenges within your projects leveraging a human-centered design process.
Design thinking is a powerful framework to enable organizational agility and innovation. By leveraging a human-centered design process, teams drive results by delivering products and services that resonate with their customers...

| Workshop Series | 5 PDUs: Technical | Members: $25 | Non-Members: $35 | Microsoft Collaboration Tools: Driving Successful Outcomes via Modern Delivery Methods & ToolsPlease join us on Friday, March 27th for the second workshop in this three-part series. (The final workshop will be on Friday April 3rd 12:00pm-1:30pm
Workshop DetailsIn this series we do a deep dive into real-world scenarios highlighting work management and the tools to drive those outcomes with Collaboration Microsoft PPM, Office 365, the new Project online, Teams, Planner, and Power Platform...

| Webinar | 1 PDU Technical | Members: Free | Non-Members: $10 |
User stories are an essential element of understanding requirements in agile. In this webinar with Jim Stewart, we'll start with a brief refresher on agile then move into a discussion of stories and story cards. There will also be an opportunity to practice a few user stories based on simple case studies...

| Workshop | 4 PDUs: Technical | Members: $25  | Non-Members: $35 |  

UPDATE: Jacques has agreed to present online for a Virtual Workshop. Yay!Let project teams work the way they want, get the organization the results they demand, and make yourself indispensable.In this first of our 2020 Workshop series, deep dive into real-world scenarios highlighting work management and the tools to drive those outcomes with Collaboration Microsoft PPM, Office 365, the new Project online, Teams, Planner, and Power Platform...

Whether you are employed, looking to grow in your current position, or seeking employment, this event will help you consider how to develop your unique brand.
The evening will provide new skills to PMI Mass Bay members who are looking for a new role or want to improve their personal brand so they increase their value in their current role...

This meeting has been cancelledAre you managing a team of individuals from different countries, cultural backgrounds, generations, genders? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you don’t have the understanding and capabilities to navigate the differences, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

Join our March PMO Roundtable facilitated by Deb Cote.

In honor of March Madness, let's experience a little of our own madness, but with project management instead of basketball. Come prepared for an interactive hour about project manager skills and characteristics. Topic: March Madness for PMs
Recommended PMI Talent Triangle Alignment: Leadership
This is a 1 PDU eventDeb Cote has been at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since 2007...

Note location is in SFC 35Presenter: Qingting (Yolanda) HuangYolanda is an experienced Project Management practitioner with strong skills in negotiation, management, communication, and team leadership. Experience driving complex projects from conceptualization to implementation, risk management, quality control, and stakeholder management...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

| Webinar | 1 PDU Strategy | Members: Free | Non-Members: $10 |
This webinar is a practical opportunity for PMs to learn the needed mindset and skills to become more Agile in your projects. The drive to agility is more pressing as PMI is now placing more emphasis on agility. The session will also allow attendees the ability to craft a career plan on your road to agility...

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| Casual Networking | 1.5 PDU Technical | Registration: $30 member | $40 non-member |Recovering Troubled Projects 
In the world of project management is there a more difficult and challenging situation than a project gone wrong? In the PMI report entitled, "The High Cost of Low Performance", PMI reported that "organizations lose an average of US$109 million for every US$1 billion spent on projects! Even more striking, "...

In this 45-minute session, Gina Abudi, MBA, will share the value and benefit of developing a Stakeholder Change Management Plan, focused on engaging stakeholders in change and moving them more quickly through the stages of adopting change. Gina will provide strategies for engaging a broader group of stakeholders in change, considerations for engaging stakeholders from prior to project start through to post-implementation of the project, and how to be creative in engaging stakeholders...

Join our February PMO Roundtable facilitated by Brian Miller.

Taking the time and effort to measure your organization's maturity is one of those things that is "nice-to-have" but gets shelved each year as you get distracted with other, more pressing initiatives. In many cases, the procrastination occurs as leadership does not take the time to understand how they might go about it and what options are out there...

Note location is in SFC 35Bio: Al Ingram helps leaders develop and utilize their capacity and potential to perform at their highest level when navigating and leading change in their profession, and in their life. He’s founder and a leadership and transition coach at AHI Leadership LLC in Boston...

At this meeting, the 2019 Annual Report to will be presented by chapter leadership to Membership as required by the chapter bylaws. There are no votes planned, but Members may suggest topics for the Agenda in this form.Please register for this presentation. You'll receive event reminders, conferencing information and automatic reporting of PDUs...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one. Let's meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

Topic: Effective (Agile & Lean) Project Portfolio Management: End the Multitasking!
By Johanna Rothman

You have too much work to do, and it’s all #1 priority. You start work and can’t finish it before you have to start something else. You know there’s a better way than lurching from one chunk of work to another...

Chapter Meeting | 1.5 PDU Leadership | Registration: $25 member $35 non-member The Power of Vision is the focus for this chapter meeting. This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers.
Video overview
Based on the work of Napoleon Hill, we all possess faculties that the most successful leaders and entrepreneurs throughout history have used to create their results...

Join our January PMO Roundtable facilitated by Rich Maltzman.

Sustainability, like quality, is an inherent characteristic of every project. Sustainability – which you can interpret here as ‘long-term thinking’ smooshed together with ‘benefits realization’ – should permeate every aspect of project planning...

Note location is in SFC 35 (and not the normal 7th floor location)Bio:
Andy Allen, PMP.  Your host for the regular series.  
Overview: LEAN COFFEE Groups of 4 or 5 talking about various project management topics. Teams will be assembled with a post-it note for all and quick round of names...

Remember that professors used to have regular scheduled time hanging out in their subterranean basement office in order to field student questions?
This is not exactly quite like that.
It's different in that is an informal online video meeting. You don't need an appointment or to pre-register, altho you can sign up to let me to expect you...

Implementing an ERP system in 5 years in 120+ countries is a super challenging exercise. After completion, the successful and willing project team faces a second 3 years program across 60+ countries. The second phase cannot be suppressed (!). Let’s go through the organization of these global programs trying to focus the attention on some relevant points: Objectives and Goals Internal sponsors External vendors Internal organization Geographical organization Parallel activities Lessons learned
Bio:Martino Pettenati, PMP is an independent SAP Global Program Manager with over 15 years of experience in the ERP implementation...

Join our December PMO Roundtable facilitated by Dr. Steve Leybourne.

The session offers an overview of improvised work in the project domain, with some emphasis on the resilience offered by ‘adapting’ formerly utilized and proven actions. This style of working is increasingly necessary to cope with changing and emerging requirements to respond to increasingly turbulent organizational environments...

Join PMI's Mass Bay Chapter for a fun night of painting, sipping and celebrating!Painting will be led by artist Eli Portman, and you'll be able to take your artwork home!
Eli Portman was born and raised in the Greater Boston area. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art in the spring of 2014...

This month we will concentrate on PMI’s agile certification. Most commonly referred to as PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner). We will exam the educational and work requirements to qualify to sit for the exam and answer any questions you may have regarding available educational resources and study groups...

Note location is in SFC 35 (and not the normal 7th floor location)
Bio: Michelle Keenan, MS, PMP, is a highly experienced data and project management professional with expertise in data governance, data quality/data profiling, data integration, business analytics and data risk management. She is an expert in major programming and business intelligence platforms across different infrastructures and has deep domain knowledge in the Financial Industry particularly in risk, banking, fund administration, accounting, CRM, marketing and asset recordkeeping...

| Casual Networking | 1.5 PDU presentation | Registration: $30 member | $40 non-member |Join us for a Chapter Meeting focusing on The AIPMM Phase Review Process (PRP) - How a Total Product Life Cycle Process can improve upon Stage-GateTM to build delightful products that exceed customer expectations...

The session offers an overview of improvised work in the project domain, with some emphasis on the resilience offered by ‘adapting’ formerly utilized and proven actions. This style of working is increasingly necessary to cope with changing and emerging requirements to respond to increasingly turbulent organizational environments...

Join our November PMO Roundtable facilitated by Patricia Buickerood.Patricia (PMP since 2008) has developed PMO organizations from the ground up for two Fortune 100 enterprises and Harvard University IT. She is currently director of PMO for Gemline and has started the process to build a PMO and a Project Management Center of Excellence...

Join us for a casual social / networking happy hour at Howl at the Moon in Boston! Discounted drinks and appetizer buffet will be available.

Topic: Silverscreen Leadership - Role of Movies in Project Management

Description: Frequently in corporate settings, when emphasizing the role of leadership to every team member so that there is an alignment to benefits delivery & sustainment, project goals and outcomes, and individual team member's capabilities and expectations, many people resort to long discussions...

The Certification Committee (CertCom) Roundtable is dedicated to answering your questions about PMI's eight certifications. We can also offer advice and guidance to educational resources to help you meet the educational contact hours that are required to qualify to take an exam. And if you are interested in attending an informal study group, we have suggestions in that area as well...

| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | Registration: $25 member | $35 non-member |Join us for a Chapter Meeting focusing on The 10 Essential Patterns of SAFe that You Should Focus on When Scaling Agile.If you show up at the door, we can admit you but no meal will be available for you.This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers...

Bio: Andrew Allen, PMP, FLMI, MBA has over 20 years in the financial services industry, as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Architect, and user of hundreds of internally developed systems. He is a member of the Boston area Atlassian User Group, Wellington’s Jira Working Group, former chair of the Rally Working Group, chair of the mini Change Advisory Board at Wellington Management, Getting Greener, Cub scout Treasurer, Den Leader, and the PMI Boston Noontime Roundtable chair...

Note for anyone attending the PMI MassBay chapter meeting on October,17: this roundtable topic is great background to the featured presentation. The world of project management is progressively embracing Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. Most Agile frameworks are limited to a single team and intrinsically do not scale up to a larger organization such as a business unit or an enterprise...

Join our October PMO Roundtable facilitated by Deb Cote, Senior Director at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Conflict Management on Projects

Conflict surrounds us everywhere - at home, at work, in school... and on projects! It's normal, but how do we manage it? As PMO leaders, what can we do to help project managers prevent it from happening in the first place? What advice and support can we give when a project experiences a small but real conflict? Or a large, success-jeopardizing conflict? 
Bring your conflict stories! Whether you were involved directly or indirectly, what happened, or is currently happening? How did the difference(s) get resolved? Get peer input on ideas for how to handle project conflicts...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday October 2  - 7:30-8:30 AMBring Your Own Topic!Have a current challenge or recent success with your projects?  Join us for a true roundtable discussion to kick off the fall season.  Bring challenges, successes, questions, and tips to share and learn from and with your peers...

PMI MassBay Mentor program
Fee for Mentees 160.00 

This registration is meant for pre-screened and matched mentees for the PMI Mass Bay 2019-2020 Mentor Program only. If you need to submit a mentor or mentee application, you can get it at the PMI MassBay website.Please email mentoring@pmimassbay...

Title:  Getting and Staying Organized

Description: As Project Managers, we handle complex projects with many people and components. The PMBOK and Agile methodology focus on the project and team. But what about ourselves? How do we ensure we are spending our time day-to-day on the right tasks both at work and home so we have enough energy to do our best and still have time for fun? This is where comprehensive personal productivity comes in...

Please note: if you are registering after 9:00 am on Thursday 9/19, please notify the registration desk that you are a late registrant, as a name badge will not be printed. You will need to hand-write a badge when you arrive.Attend the Mass Bay Chapter's Premier Event!The 9/19 Chapter Meeting precedes our TWO-DAY PDC on 9/20 & 9/21PREMIUM Workshop for 2019:  Learn how to build engaged communities even if influencing without authority! 

Keynote speaker David Barrett will help kick off the event on Friday morning with: The Project Management Ecosystem is Changing by the Day -- Are you Ready?The September 19 Chapter Meeting will be a facilitated discussion and networking session known as our Global Café...

Bio: Bob LoutonRobert Louton, PMP, CSM, MBA has over 30 years of project management experience in health care, insurance, defence, network & computer security, retail products, and securities. His first-hand knowledge includes Agile delivery and managing projects cradle-to-grave, rescuing troubled projects, troubleshooting organizations, and process improvement...

Bio:Andrew Allen, PMP, FLMI, MBA has over 20 years in the financial services industry, as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Architect, and user of hundreds of internally developed systems. He is a member of the Boston area Atlassian User Group, Wellington’s Jira Working Group, former chair of the Rally Working Group, chair of the mini Change Advisory Board at Wellington Management, Getting Greener, Cub scout Treasurer, Den Leader, and the PMI Boston Noontime Roundtable chair...

Topic : Project Governance: How an Innovative Approach Towards an IT Project Initiative Can Develop Buy-in Through a Shared Ownership Model By Roxanne Worob, PMP 

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 8/22/2019 at 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 02451 Synopsis:
Gaining staff and leadership buy-in and engagement for a large scale system implementation is critical to the success of the project...

Join our August PMO Roundtable facilitated by Deb Cote, Senior Director at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Benefits Realization

It's summer, so let's do a casual roundtable this month. I was behind in reporting PDUs. Finally caught up. Through the reporting process, I calculated we've had less Strategic & Business categorized meetings than any other type...

Bio: James (Jim) Hannon Has over fifteen years of diversified experience in the Information Technology and Financial Services Industries He is certified through PMI with a PMP and PMdesignation and certificate in Prince2 fundamentals. He is also a member of the Microsoft Project Users Group and The International Association of Project Management...

Join our August PMO Roundtable facilitated by Deb Cote, Senior Director at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Benefits Realization

It's summer, so let's do a casual roundtable this month. I was behind in reporting PDUs. Finally caught up. Through the reporting process, I calculated we've had less Strategic & Business categorized meetings than any other type...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday August 7 - 7:30-8:30 AMCinical Data Migrations - Tips for Staying on TrackSynopsis
Clinical Data Migration: Move data from system A to system B, how hard can this be, right? Anyone who has had migration experience knows that these initiatives can be very complicated, especially when involving multiple source systems, multi-specialty practices and years-worth of data...

Join other PMI Mass Bay members at Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox play the Rays!**Limited number of tickets available**

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 7/25/2019 at 7.30 am
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 01720

Synopsis

Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

Bio:Since 2003, as a principal of JP Stewart Associates, Jim has been engaged in multiple endeavors including consulting, training and mentoring. A PMP since 2001 and Certified Scrum Master since 2013, he provides PMP Prep training both in public and private in-house sessions. In consulting, he frequently contributes by helping organizations increase their project maturity...

Join our July PMO Roundtable presented by Brian Miller, Managing Consultant for Process Improvement at TeamDynamix.Capacity and Budget Planning: How might we do this?When PMO and other company leaders take on the task of fiscal planning or managing their current portfolios, budget and resources are at the heart of every decision...

Bio: John Morrison, PMP Director of Certifications – PMI Mass Bay Chapter John is a Project Manager who specializes in affiliate marketing - helping software sponsors address the productivity needs of project managers. John has held multiple leadership roles in the chapter, from Director of Event Sponsorship for Professional Development Day to Manager of the chapter’s Roundtable Program...

Bio: Larry Cummings
an Atlassian Consultant and an Atlassian Certified Trainer at Isos because I love how Atlassian powers collaboration. I help organizations share, cooperate and collaborate in alignment with the organization's mission. That's a fancy way of saying I make this real by concentrating on the community dynamic required to make that mission happen...

Topic : The Certification Spectrum - Getting From Where You Are, to Where You Want to Be By John Morrison, PMP

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 6/27/2019 at 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 02451 Synopsis:
In this presentation, we are going to touch upon four specific areas of certification that should be of interest to a wide range of attendees...

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| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | Registration: $30 member | $35 non-member |Join us for an express Chapter Meeting focusing on Agile Estimating & Planning Techniques!This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers.
Have you ever been asked, "How long do you think this will take?" or "When will this be done?"You're not alone...

Bio: Larry Cummings
an Atlassian Consultant and an Atlassian Certified Trainer at Isos because I love how Atlassian powers collaboration. I help organizations share, cooperate and collaborate in alignment with the organization's mission. That's a fancy way of saying I make this real by concentrating on the community dynamic required to make that mission happen...

Bio:John Morrison, PMP is a Project Manager that specializes in affiliate marketing – helping software sponsors address the productivity needs of project managers. John has held multiple leadership roles in the chapter, from Director of Event Sponsorship for Professional Development Day to AVP of the chapter’s Roundtable Program...

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PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday June 5 - 7:30-8:30 AM Learning A Lesson is Hard, Does It Have To Be? In all projects, individual contributors, teams, and organizations have enormous opportunity to learn and improve from the experience. Too often, those opportunities are never taken, or 'lessons learned' become tedious or go nowhere...

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Topic : An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers by Gina Abudi, MBA

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 5/23/2019 at 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 02451
Synopsis:
Emotional intelligence = people skills. It is the ability to understand and control one's own emotions as well as understand other people's emotions...

Bio: Larry Cummings
an Atlassian Consultant and an Atlassian Certified Trainer at Isos because I love how Atlassian powers collaboration. I help organizations share, cooperate and collaborate in alignment with the organization's mission. That's a fancy way of saying I make this real by concentrating on the community dynamic required to make that mission happen...

Synopsis:  Do you ever feel like your meetings ran out of time and you didn't accomplish all you wanted to?  Was it unclear who was supposed to do what?  This presentation will walk you through some of the best practices on effective meeting management.  Attend this presentation to learn how to lead your meetings better, and become a more effective communicator...

| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | Registration: $25 member | $30 non-member |Join us for an express Chapter Meeting focusing on what the CEO wants from YOU, the Program Manager. This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers.Are you reaching your full potential as a Program Manager? Are you VALUABLE to your organization? Find out in this presentation by Andrew Amrhein...

Join the PMO roundtable with Lalig Musserian for our May session on The Agile PMO.The Agile PMO: Analytics and Insights through continuous planning and traceability from strategy through execution.  This presentation will focus on the role of the PMO in an Agile organization, how to create alignment of projects with business objectives, and the PMO’s role in business value creation, while remaining true to the adaptive nature of Agile...

Synopsis:  Do you ever feel like your meetings ran out of time and you didn't accomplish all you wanted to?  Was it unclear who was supposed to do what?  This presentation will walk you through some of the best practices on effective meeting management.  Attend this presentation to learn how to lead your meetings better, and become a more effective communicator...

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Bio:
Al Ingram has thirty-five years’ experience in the software industry. A critical thinker experienced in solving diverse business problems with people, process, and technology, his experience includes IT and operations management, change management, program and project management, governance, process management, business analysis, consulting, and coaching...

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PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday May 1 - 7:30 AMThe Certification Spectrum: Getting From Where You Are, to Where You Want to Be In this presentation, we are going to touch upon four specific areas of certification that should be of interest to a wide range of attendees...

Topic : Starting with the problem half solved by Sriram Rajagopalan, PgMP, PMP, ACP, RMP

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 4/25/2019 at 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 02451
Synopsis:
In light of the developments in agile approaches to project management where change is welcome even at later stages in the development, the gathering of up-front requirements is often frowned upon...

| Casual Networking | 1.5 PDU presentation | Registration: $30 member | $40 non-member |Join us for a Chapter Meeting focusing on why projects really fail.
This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers.James McKim is an accomplished leader with a track record of igniting organizational performance...

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Presentation Title: “Building a Culture-Focused PMO in a Lean-Thinking Organization”  1. Background and Overview of the Direct Federal Credit Union (DFCU) PMO and Culture  2. Project Management as an Organizational Cultural Shift  3. The Basics of Building a Small PMO 4. Defining PMO Culture and Values  a...

Bio:Scott Mabel learned the fine art of Decision Matrices in Leavenworth (really), and has since used them as a project manager for the US Army as well as both Fortune 500 and small businesses. 
In this session:We all want to make project related decisions based on quantitative criteria, and be able to persuade management and colleagues that our decision is the right decision...

Join the PMO roundtable with Aleksandr Sorokin for our April session on Power and Politics in Project Management.  

“Without power, project managers can accomplish very little. As organizations and projects have become more complex and as project managers become more dependent on more and more persons over whom they no have formal authority, they increasingly need power to influence the behavior of others...

Mass Bay Chapter PMI annual membership report out on the past year (2018)

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PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday April 3 - 7:30 AM The Art of Power and the Career of a Project Manager “Without power, project managers can accomplish very little. As organizations and projects have become more complex and as project managers become more dependent on more and more persons over whom they do have formal authority, they increasingly need power to influence the behavior of others...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston HealthcareWednesday April 3 - 7:30 AM The Art of Power and the Career of a Project Manager “Without power, project managers can accomplish very little. As organizations and projects have become more complex and as project managers become more dependent on more and more persons over whom they do have formal authority, they increasingly need power to influence the behavior of others...

Topic : A Day in the Life of a Project Manager Transitioning to Agile Scrum Master By Bonnie Cooper

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 3/28/2019 at 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 01720
Synopsis:
Project managers whose organizations are adopting agile practices are often serving in the capacity of Scrum Master, and this can be a very jarring transition!  For instance, the Project Management Institute’s Agile Practice Guide highlights the fact that when working on an agile project, the project manager shifts from being at the center of the team, to serving the team, with an emphasis on coaching, collaboration and distribution of responsibility...

The Art of Power and the Career of a Project Manager by  Aleksandr Sorokin“Without power, project managers can accomplish very little. As organizations and projects have become more complex and as project managers become more dependent on more and more persons over whom they do have formal authority, they increasingly need power to influence the behavior of others...

| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | Registration: $15 member | $25 non-member |This event is held at Athena Health which is a secure facility. 
Registration closed on Tuesday 3/19 at 12 PM.Unfortunately, we CANNOT accept walk-ins at the event.Join us for a shorter Chapter Meeting focusing on Four Steps to Career Success Now...

Title:  Looking back to move forward – How experiential learning impacts projects.Syllabus: Defining experiential learning Examples of experiential learning Experiential learning example (A student will be speaking for a few minutes regarding his experiences as a co-op student and how it helped him in project management) Using experiential learning to projects – It’s all about lessons learned! Short activity Bringing it all together - Experiential learning, lessons learned =>> growth mindset
Bio: John Bleakney received his PMP 2 years ago and has approximately 10 years’ experience working in project management mostly in the financial services industry where he has approximately 20 years’ experience...

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Bio:
Wes Adams spent the last fifteen of his thirty-three year career in project management, both as a project contributor and more often as a Project Manager. Recently he completed his Masters of Science in Management with the Thesis: How to Choose the Appropriate Virtual Communications Medium for Your Project Team...

Join the PMO roundtable and Jim Stewart for our March session (rescheduled from Feb due to snow) on facilitating productive project meetings!

Rigorous planning is vital to your PMO’s ability to oversee project execution and success. The projects your PMO supports are often multifunctional, requiring input from various stakeholders...

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Topic: Review of the New Hampshire Medicaid 1115 Waiver program and using Information Systems to Support Care Integration.Summary: The team from the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC) has been engaged by seven (7) Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) regions across the State of New Hampshire to help aggregate data for clinical quality measurements (CQM) and support the implementation of a variety of health information technology (HIT) platforms to support care integration...

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 2/28/2019 at 7.30 am
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 01720

Synopsis

Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

METROWEST ROUNDTABLE MEETING on 2/28/2019 at 7.30 am
Location: Dassault Systemes, 175 Waltham MA 01720

Synopsis

Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

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Bio:
John Morrison. John Morrison, PMP - is a project manager that uses Alliance Marketing to enhance client success management and strengthen sponsor and vendor relationships. He identifies and creates strategic partnerships between technology providers and industry specialists who seek innovative products and leading edge services for greater operational efficiency and productivity...

Bio:
Al Ingram has thirty-five years’ experience in the software industry. A critical thinker experienced in solving diverse business problems with people, process, and technology, his experience includes IT and operations management, change management, program and project management, governance, process management, business analysis, consulting, and coaching...

| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | $15 member registration | $25 non-member registration | Join us for a shorter Chapter Meeting focusing on security where these questions and more will be discussed: What threats should we be focused on? What regulatory challenges do you need to be mindful of? What activities and tasks should you bake into to project plans to address these threats and challenges? What precautions can you take during the implementation to protect data? What else should companies be doing to protect their data? This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare Wednesday February 6,  7:30-8:30 AMJoin us for a roundtable discussion about events and issues that helped to define healthcare in 2018, what's in store for 2019, and how these trends may impact the projects we lead.This will be a true roundtable discussion, facilitated by your co-hosts...

Title: “Tips for Managing Your Project Management Career”.Bio: Al Ingram has thirty-five years’ experience in the software industry.  A critical thinker experienced in solving diverse business problems with people, process, and technology, his experience includes IT and operations management, change management, program and project management, governance, process management, business analysis, consulting, and coaching...

1.5 PDU presentation | $30 member registration | $40 non-member registration |This event is sold out.This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers.    Lisa DiTullio is VP, Program & Portfolio Management at Foundation Medicine, a world-leading molecular insights company and is the founder of Your Project Office, a training and consulting organization dedicated to introducing project management as a business competency and enabling healthcare organizations to improve decision-making, instill accountability, and enhance communications...

Apologies for the last-minute invitation, but we have a good reason. We were waiting for our presenter to become a first-time grandfather! Now that he's reached that status, please join us at our January 2019 PMI PMO Roundtable facilitated by Evans Travis.Evans will share how they built a globally-focused PMO at very large, privately-owned software company and sustained it for 10 years while the company changed around them...

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Join Project Managers, Business Analysts, and guests from MassBay PMI and the surrounding chapters for a networking social at the Waxy O'Connors Irish Pub in Lexington!
This is a networking event with refreshments and light appetizers. You will have the wonderful opportunity to mingle with your PM peers in a social atmosphere...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare Wednesday December 5 - 7:30 AM A Post-ACA Enterprise Dental Migration
The Affordable Care Act was a wake-up call to BCBSMA’s dental business, requiring significant changes and multiple projects over several years. Having already migrated medical claims processing to the NASCO processing system, senior leadership recognized the value proposition of consolidating ancillary products, primarily dental, on the same platform...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.

Improve your Project Planning Meetings

Projects are about planning.  And planning is about good, no – scratch that – great meetings...

PLEASE NOTE MONDAY week later due to Thanksgiving Synopsis: Project managers may experience stagnation in their careers. Or it may be that a successful career might suddenly be interrupted. One of the reasons for this may be the project manager’s lack of skills for obtaining and using power...

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| 1.5 PDU presentation | $30 member registration | $40 non-member registration | Join us for a PMI Mass Bay Chapter Meeting, with a presentation on Case Studies in Mega Complex Projects - The Critical Role of the Program Manager.
This is an interactive discussion, so come with any questions you have and our presenter will provide answers...

Event Details   Please join our November roundtable discussion led by Deb Cote.

Different Project Types

While organizations (generally!) agree on the definition of a project, different project types (e.g., information technology, process improvement, construction) have similarities and differences that lend themselves to be managed uniquely...

Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Wednesday November 7, 7:30 AM

Disruptions in Healthcare and the Implications for Project Managers

As we all know there are big disruptive changes in the healthcare space and those are changing the ways healthcare organizations need to work...

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PMI MassBay Mentor program
Fee for Mentees 160.00 

This registration is meant for pre-screened and matched Mentees for the PMI Mass Bay 2017-18 Mentor Program only. The current class has been selected and is full.

Please email mentoring@pmimassbay.org if you have questions...

Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.
  Release Planning with Story Mapping:
A technique to bring Waterfall and Agile teams together

User Story Mapping, originally described by Jeff Patton in 2005, has been adopted by the Agile community as the preferred approach to bringing product stakeholders and delivery teams together for release planning...

| Casual Networking | 1 PDU presentation | $15 member registration | $25 non-member registration | Registration for this event has ended.  Due to security protocols at the location, no additional attendees can be admitted at the door. Join us for an Express Meeting focusing on Collaboration Realities for Project Managers: How-To, Do’s and Don’ts...

Event Details   PLEASE NOTE MONDAY instead of TUESDAY session.

Bio: Steve Slavsky

Communication is the basis of relationships, community, and civilization. Effective communication creates clearer understanding, and leads to improved ideas, decisions, and outcomes, which can have a positive impact on the issues facing the world today...

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Event Details   Synopsis
To motivate PMO Teams to truly exceptional performance levels, Program and Project Managers must build a Culture of Motivation.  It is a fact that people will do boring or stressful jobs in a fun rewarding environment far longer and better than they will do fun rewarding jobs in a boring or stressful environment...

Event Details   Please join our October roundtable discussion led by Wes Adams.

Motivating Your PMO and Project Teams

To motivate PMO teams to truly exceptional performance levels, program and project managers must build a culture of motivation. It is a fact that people will do boring or stressful jobs in a fun rewarding environment far longer and better than they will do fun rewarding jobs in a boring or stressful environment...

Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Applying Effective Communication Skills and Project Governance to Healthcare Projects

Wednesday October 3 - 7:30 AM

In theory, almost everyone knows that effective communications is an essential ingredient to project success...

Save the Date!
40th Anniversary Celebration
PMI Mass Bay Chapter
City Winery
September 28th, 2018 The Mass Bay Chapter is 40!
Celebrate with us at our 40th Anniversary Gala and Casino Celebration at City Winery, 1 Canal St on Friday, September 28th. We will have multiple casino tables, a wine tasting, and other fun events...

Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.
  The Professional Certification Spectrum:
Examining where you are versus where you want to be

In this presentation, we will touch upon four specific areas of certification that should be of interest to a wide range of attendees: from those who just want to know what certification is all about, to those who want to know more about the value that certification brings to the market place, to those who might be ready to pull the trigger but just need a plan of action, to those who are already certified and wish to leverage their accomplishment...

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Event Details   Speaker: John Morrison

Topic: Stakeholder Influence: Managing Project Distractors while Leveraging Project Enhancers
CCR Skill: Strategic

SYNOPSIS
Besides managing time, cost and resources, one of the essentials in any project is the successful management of your project stakeholders...

Event Details   Bio:
Andy Allen, PMP, MBA, FLMI
Andy is the co-chair of the Boston Noontime Roundtable, and sits on Wellington Managements Jira Working Group.  As someone who is always struggling to keep on top of people and status, he's always looking to see how he can improve the soft skills required to be successful...

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Event Details   Please join our September roundtable discussion led by John Morrison and Anthony Hines.

The Professional Certification Spectrum:
Examining where you are versus where you want to be

In this presentation, we will touch upon four specific areas of certification that should be of interest to a wide range of attendees: from those who just want to know what certification is all about, to those who want to know more about the value that certification brings to the market place, to those who might be ready to pull the trigger but just need a plan of action, to those who are already certified and wish to leverage their accomplishment...

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Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Putting our Planning Skills to Work
As we discussed at last month's Healthcare Roundtable, the September meeting will be a Planning session in which the members will have a voice in filling out the calendar for the remainder of the year...

Join us for our Summer Networking Social in Boston!



Registration includes pizza, salad, and bowling! A cash bar will be available. Note: The Brighton Bowl Summer Social is using a new registration system. For your convenience, accounts have already been created for anyone who has attended past PMI MassBay events...

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Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.

Speaker: Gina Abudi
Topic: Ensuring Each Change-Focused Project is a Success:
How Project Managers can Manage Stakeholder Perceptions of Change

SYNOPSIS
Every project launched in the organization is a change project in some way...

Event Details   Bio:
Megan Schatzman is an agile project manager specializing in transformational change, business process reengineering, and IT initiatives with enterprise-wide reach.  Megan has a bachelors in Information Systems Operations Management, and is currently completing a Masters in Cyber Security at Brown University...

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Event Details   ...or ...  How Human Evolution Works Against the Project Manager and What To Do About It

Synopsis
Recent findings in neuroscience strongly suggest that Project Managers are simultaneously helped and disadvantaged by human evolution. This presentation gives the PM an understanding of the underlying biological challenges in performing their day-to-day activities along with steps to amplify the advantages while mitigating the inherent risks, leading to better project outcomes and a less stressful work-life...

Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare - Striking a Balance

As projects become more frequent and integrated into a variety of healthcare roles, how do we strike a balance between formal and informal tools and processes?  Today’s projects are managed and completed by a wide variety of staff, at every level of training and experience...

Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.

Speaker: Noah Morrison
Topic: Agile Retrospectives

SYNOPSIS
In this session, we will discuss ways retrospectives are facilitated and improved...

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Join Project Managers, Business Analysts, and guests from MassBay PMI and the surrounding chapters for a networking social at the Waxy O'Connors Irish Pub in Lexington Mass.

This is a networking event with refreshments and light appetizers. You will have the wonderful opportunity to mingle with your PM peers in a social atmosphere...

Event Details   Speaker: Deb Cote
Topic: Project Managers and other Professionals - The Impostor Syndrome
CCR Skill: Leadership

SYNOPSIS
Have you ever felt like you were a fraud and just got lucky to be in your current position? Project managers manage complex projects with large budgets...

Event Details   Topic: Leading Multicultural Teams: Developing Your Cultural Intelligence

Synopsis: Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

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Event Details   Synopsis
As presenters, we are both anxious and challenged on a number of fronts – whether it is relaying the benefits of our products or services to prospective clients; relaying important project information to a skeptical group of senior managers; or sharing new industry knowledge to our fellow colleagues...

Event Details   Please join our July roundtable discussion led by Gina Abudi.

Ensuring Each Change-Focused Project is a Success:
How the PMO can Help Project Managers Manage Stakeholder Perceptions of Change

Every project launched in the organization is a change project in some way...

Join us for our Summer Networking Social in Boston!



Registration includes pizza, salad, and bowling! A cash bar will be available.

Getting there: Parking is free along Guest St. and at the Stop & Shop parking lot 5 minute walk from Boston Landing commuter rail stop 4 minute walk from 86 bus stop on Market St 4 minute walk from 64 bus stop on N...

Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.

Speaker: Marie Bankuti
Topic: Leading Multicultural Teams: Developing Your Cultural Intelligence

SYNOPSIS
Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

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Event Details 
Speaker: Marie Bankuti
Topic: Leading Multicultural Teams: Developing Your Cultural Intelligence
CCR Skill: Leadership

SYNOPSIS
Are you managing a team of individuals from different countries, different cultural backgrounds? While research shows that diversity on teams is highly beneficial to creativity, effectiveness, and bringing out the best in each team member… if you aren’t comfortable working with and managing the various approaches, it can feel like you’re working in a foreign land yourself...

Event Details   Topic: “Managing Stakeholder Communications within a Geographically Distributed Project Team”

Synopsis: In an increasingly geographically dispersed business world, leading and managing project teams presents a unique set of challenges, many of which hinge on effective communication across multiple time zones, countries, and cultures...

This is a pseudo-event used to capture the silent auction transactions from the 6/7 Global Cafe.

Event Details   Synopsis
Earned Value Management (or EVM as it is commonly referred to) is a very useful project management tool used to measure and monitor a project’s progress and overall performance. Its’ use starts with having a detailed and comprehensive project management plan which includes the project schedule with estimated completion date(s), and budgeted cost...

Event Details   Please join our June roundtable discussion led by Deb Cote.
(This topic is rescheduled from the March 2018 session canceled due to the snowstorm,)

PMOs and Project Managers - The Impostor Syndrome
  Have you ever felt like you were a fraud and just got lucky to be in your current position? PMOs are teams of project managers who manage complex projects with large budgets...

Join Us on Friday Evening (7:10pm Game Start) at Historic Fenway Park.   vs  Our tickets are in Right Field Grand Stands and they include a $10 voucher for any consesion stand at the park including the classic Fenway Frank, Peanuts & Cracker Jacks.   Arrive up to 90 minutes early to explore the park, people watch, and check out some of the history insallations...

Attend PMI's Region 3 Annual Conference to learn from each other and share Chapter successes and challenges.  The Global Cafe on Thursday evening will be opened up to PMI MassBay Chapter members so they can participate with R3 attendees and provide the chapter member perspective on the evening's topics...

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Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Wednesday June 6 - 7:30 AM

Building Trust and Credibility as a Project Manager
Building trust and credibility as a PM with colleagues, management and clients takes time, commitment and consistency. It means connecting and building meaningful relationships that, over time, reveal character, values and trustworthiness...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
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You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
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Event Details   The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday each month, from 7:45am-8:45am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Rd., Burlington.

Speaker: Rich Maltzman
Topic: Bridging the PM Competency Gap
  SYNOPSIS
Project managers must deliver business objectives – that’s their job...

Popular Program |  Casual Networking  |  1 PDU presentation  | 5:30-7:00pm |  
Registration $15.00 member $25.00 non-member  

PMI Mass Bay is continuing a popular program by bringing back a favorite!

Please join us at Howl at the Moon, located in downtown Boston on May 17th at 5:30 PM for drinks, appetizers and a lively and interactive discussion on how to effectively deliver bad news to project sponsors...

Event Details   Synopsis - My Issue with Multitasking: It is touted as the panacea for increasing productivity – maybe, but at what cost?
The ability to multitask is ubiquitous among the many skill sets that we often see in help-wanted ads. Employers love it. Ah…the ability to do more than one thing at the same time...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
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PMI Mass Bay Member Golf Outing

Join fellow PMI Mass Bay members for a golf outing on Saturday, May 05, 2018.
Please arrive and meet at the clubhouse by 9AM.

Butter Brook Golf Club 
157 Carlisle Road
Westford, MA 01886
phone (978) 692-6560
https://www...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

New Program |  Casual Networking  |  1 PDU presentation  | 530-700pm |  15.00 member registration
Snacks will be provided. Feel free to make a reservation for dinner at the restaurant after the event closes at 7:00 pm.
 
Join us for an Express Meeting focusing on Rules & Regulations and their impact on our Projects...

Information Technology (IT) systems that are deployed in the Life Science industry may be subjected to FDA regulations, specifically Code of Federal Regulations Part 11 (CFR Part 11).  The regulation was established to assure a consistent level of safety during the development of drugs, therapies and devices which are ultimately intended for human use...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

Join us for a discussion of Organizational Development   Not sure how to add speaker details?  Headshot and Logo?   LOGO

Welcome to the PMI Mass Bay Professional Development Day 2018 website. We have a unique event for you this year and we encourage you to explore speaker information and the session agenda. This is the premier PMI Project Management conference in Massachusetts. Why attend? Largest PMI chapter conference in the Northeast US  Career Advancement Clinic and Global Cafe Thursday night Leadership and Strategy Tracks Amazing topics and speakers including, Keynote Speaker Lisa Prior Friday morning Earn up to 7...

Synopsis
A seasoned executive shares stories of successes and failures during a decade long quest of business transformation in the digital age. Learn ten universal takeaways that apply in wide spectrum of business challenges, including mergers and acquisitions, enhancing operational maturity in the aggressive growth environment, reinventing industries and creating new organizations...

Please join our February roundtable discussion led by Cris Casey.

PMO - Neuroscience and the PM: How Human Evolution Works Against the Project Manager and What To Do About It
  Recent findings in neuroscience strongly suggest that project managers are simultaneously helped and disadvantaged by human evolution...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

Please note that we are meeting a week early (Feb 13th), as next week is a school vacation week!

Synopsis:  The City of Boston is a highly vulnerable city to Climate Change.  Using the City's Planning tools, I will demonstrate the power of a good Identification, Disaster Recovery, and Risk Management Planning to address vulnerabilities...

The Project Manager Toolbox Roundtable Discussion

Wednesday February 7, 7:30 AM

Healthcare project managers face many challenges in project tracking, stakeholder management, documentation, and engagement.  Have you found a great tool or technique to deal with any of your project challenges?  Come bring your favorite project management tool or technique to share with the group...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
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The Metro North Roundtable meets on 3rd Wednesday Nov, Dec, from 7:30am-8:30am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Drive, Burlington.

Speaker: Evans Travis
Topic: How to Negotiate

SYNOPSIS
In the business world it has been true for a very long time; "You only get what you negotiate!"...

Join us for the second session of our Life Sciences Project Management webinar series sponsored by Hawkins Point Partners and BioTeam.

Life Science PM Series 201: IT Project Validation, Part I
Webinar Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 12:00pm (noon) EST
Webinar Hosts: Kristen Cleveland, kcleveland@bioteam...

The “It" Factor: How Project Managers can to Go From Invisible to Highly Visible with Executives and Sponsors   Join Roberta Matuson and learn tips for buidling a successful professional relationships with company leaders. 
  Learn how to: Make a long lasting impression in a millisecond world Strengthen your ability to connect and establish rapport with company leaders Sell your ideas to your Boss, Project Sponsors and Executives Toot your own horn so you are seen as a Project Management expert Develop strategies to excel in high pressure situations PDUs:  1...

itle: Self-Motivation: Having the Energy to Get It Done, or “Remind me why I’m doing this?”
 
Synopsis: Let’s explore some of the ways project managers and change leaders use their personal energy to deal with the challenges that come up every day. What increases their motivation? Drains it? How does their energy impact their ability to lead themselves and the other people connected with their project or change effort?
 
Bio: Al Ingram has thirty-five years’ experience in the software industry...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

Synopsis

We negotiate all the time. From simple interactions like arranging meeting times to complex endeavors like allocating resources for an expensive, high-stakes mission critical project. Project Managers must navigate through processes that often feel out of control and result in ambiguous outcomes...

Please join our January roundtable discussion led by Rich Maltzman.
  Project managers must deliver business objectives – that’s their job. However, they must do this in the context of rapidly evolving technologies, global business interdependencies, and changes to project management processes and tools...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

You took the first step and joined the chapter – Awesome! Welcome. So glad you’re here.
 
Here’s the very next one.. Meet up online with someone from the Membership team - Ask questions, connect with some other new members, and discuss what challenges you face and how you hope to leverage your membership...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on 3rd Wednesday Nov, Dec, from 7:30am-8:30am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Drive, Burlington.

Speaker: Chuck Tewksbury
Topic: Cloud Projects - Are they different?

SYNOPSIS
Over the past 10+ years, cloud technologies have emerged and made an impact in how information technology is delivered for businesses and industries at all levels...

Synopsis
Sometimes success in one area of business can cause stress in another. This is a storied presentation of how a successful marketing campaign resulted in projects not being completed on time and as promised.  When the situation became chaotic, project management best practices was finally taken seriously and allowed to resolve the problems that arose...

Join us for new webinar series sponsored by Hawkins Point Partners and BioTeam.

Kristen Cleveland, PMP The BioTeam, specializing in high-performance computing for Scientific Research
Ron Welter, PMP Vice President Life Sciences Services for Hawkins Point Partners, a Strategic IT Solutions Provider
 
Boston is a global Life Science leader, employing an increasing number of skilled professionals...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic - TBD

Wednesday December 6, 2017 - 7:30 AM

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Synopsis

Recommended PMI Talent Triangle Alignment: 
Description for PDU: 
This is a FREE 1 PDU event...

Informal online roundtable intended for new members, and open to everyone interested in meeting and chatting with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
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Please let me know if you have any questions!

Topic: Negotiation Skills for Project Managers 
Biography: Bill Singer is an Executive Coach and Management Consultant who specializes in helping individuals and organizations meet the demands of today’s attention economy. Bill has coached thousands of professionals in the art and science of successful negotiating...

SYNOPSIS: 
Project teams and soccer teams are very similar, and a lot can be learned by watching and observing the kids, youth and professional soccer games.  We will discuss some of the soccer strategies which can be very well apply to project management.
  


PRESENTER: 
Beena Bhatia has about 10 years of healthcare and Pharmaceutical project management experience in an R&D and manufacturing setting...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on 3rd Wednesday Nov, Dec, from 7:30am-8:30am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Drive, Burlington.

Speaker: Jeff Pikulik
Topic: PPM Deep Dive: Building a Comprehensive Portfolio Management Process for Organizational Success

SYNOPSIS
Speaker will share overview of portfolio management...

Please join our November roundtable discussion led by Deb Cote.
  Project Management Office organization structures run the gamut from one-man-bands to large departments resourced by project managers and project support staff, led by a PMO leader. We will discuss what all these possible roles are, what the responsibilities of those holding these roles could/should be, and what characteristics and skills they should possess...

New Program |  Casual Networking  |  1 PDU presentation  | 530-700pm |  10.00 registration
 
PMI Mass Bay is piloting a new program Tuesday, November 14, 2017. 

Express Chapter Meetings will be held in Downtown Boston to start in casual venues...

PMI MassBay Mentor program
Fee for Mentees 160.00 

This registration is meant for pre-screened and matched Mentees for the PMI Mass Bay 2017-18 Mentor Program only. The current class has been selected and is full.

Please email mentoring@pmimassbay.org if you have questions...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic: Negotiation Skills for Project Managers (PMI) - Healthcare
 
We negotiate all the time. From simple interactions like arranging meeting times to complex endeavors like allocating resources for an expensive, high-stakes mission critical project...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Drive, Burlington.

Speaker: Cheryl Lower
Topic: How to have a seat at the table:
Influence strategies for project managers

SYNOPSIS
This will be an interactive session that explores the question, “How can I influence business and IT leaders more?” 
 
Project managers need to be able to lead their project teams with skill, but being able to work well up and around one’s organization is key...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
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Please let me know if you have any questions!

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

BYOT - Bring Your Own Topic - Healthcare Project Management

Wednesday October 4 2017, 7:30 AM

Facilitators
Pam Breach
Caroline Donohue-Ouellette 

Synopsis
Back by popular demand...

Topic: Applying J.P. Kotter’s framework to successfully lead change.
Change is the only constant.– Heraclitus, Greek philosopher.
The ability to manage and adapt to change is an essential ability required in the workplace today. Using the best practices of change management help company to run the project successfully and avoid lots of mistakes...

Topic
Understanding How Our Emotions Affect our Communications with Others and Influence Team Morale and Effectiveness

Synopsis
Pause – Think – Consider – Repeat.  This pretty much sums up the tenet and practice of Emotional intelligence (EI). Sounds simple enough...

Synopsis

How to build up trust is a significant topic in workplaces and personal lives, because trust is the invisible hand that really makes a difference between success or failure for businesses and relationships. Trust is particularly important for project management, since, trust makes cross-functional people work together for a common purpose...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Please join our October roundtable discussion led by Bill Singer.
  We negotiate all the time. From simple interactions like arranging meeting times to complex endeavors like allocating resources for an expensive, high-stakes mission critical project. Project managers must navigate through processes that often feel out of control and result in ambiguous outcomes...

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE CHAPTER OPERATES?
HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Please join us for the Annual Board of Directors Presentation on Saturday October 7, 2017

Board members will present a recap of the 2016 - 17 program year and a preview of the plans and goals for the next year...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

BYOT - Bring Your Own Topic - Healthcare Project Management

Wednesday October 4 2017, 7:30 AM

Facilitators
Pam Breach
Caroline Donohue-Ouellette 

Synopsis
Back by popular demand...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Informal online roundtable intended for new members, and open to everyone interested in meeting and chatting with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am.
Note new location at Microsoft, 5 Wayside Drive, Burlington.

Speaker: Star Dargin
Topic: Gratitude for leaders in business

SYNOPSIS
Gratitude is hard science, not fluff.  Gratitude is an indispensable underlying emotion beneath an effective and skillful approach that directly supports sound business practices...

MASS BAY PMI PREMIER PROJECT MANAGEMENT EVENT!
EARN UP TO 13.5 PDUS

2 DAY EVENT - SEPTEMBER 22 and 23, 2017 FOCUSING ON: Advanced Agile  |  Risk & Change Management  |  Portfolio Management

BUILD YOUR NETWORK WITH UP TO 300 OF YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYST PEERS 
We welcome participants from all PMI chapters in our Region at the Member Price!

This is the season 2017-2018 kick-off meeting. This is a great opportunity to join in the discussion with the PMI MassBay's Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals on September 20th, 2017.

Topic
Aligning Resume to Expectation in the Life Sciences

About the Moderator
Michael Snitkovsky is facilitating a discussion about Aligning Resume to Expectation in the Life Sciences...

The phrase, “lessons learned,” seems to imply that someone paid serious attention to some undesirable outcome and made lasting changes to prevent a recurrence. Yet we commonly hear that same phrase used in organizations that take no disciplined approach to improving from its mistakes. It seems that this phenomenon, itself, should become a lesson learned...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Synopsis
Jillian Dudek, PMP will lead an informal exercise to help you learn about Change Intelligence (CQ), understand and develop your own Change Leader Style, and discuss how to leverage Change Leader Styles on your projects. During the session, we will utilize the CQ ADAPT tool available free on Change Catalysts' web site...

Please join our September roundtable discussion led by Jim Stewart.

Does every company need a PMO? What options do you have for a PMO framework? What responsibilites fall within the PMO? How do you get started? How do you set yourself up for the best chance of success? Join us at our September roundtable, where Jim Stewart will draw on his years of experience to share structure ideas, who PMO stakeholders are and what they need, how to measure progress, and more...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Member Golf Outing

Join fellow PMI Mass Bay members for a golf outing on Saturday August 26. 
Please arrive and meet at the clubhouse by 9AM.

Butter Brook Golf Club 
157 Carlisle Road
Westford, MA 01886
phone (978) 692-6560

Total cost: 110...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Mike Balin
Topic: 100 Million Healthier Lives—Midwives for an online community?

SYNOPSIS
100 Million Healthier Lives is a dedicated collaboration of change agents fundamentally transforming the way we think and act to improve health, wellbeing and equity...

Informal online roundtable open to all to meet and chat with other chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.
​
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Lesson Learned - Project Management Institute (PMI) defines lessons learned as the learning gained from the process of performing the project. Formally conducted lessons learned sessions are traditionally held during project close-out, near the completion of the project.  In this group discussion, we will share the best practices, and create a path to document lesson learned.

Synopsis This will be a participant-driven roundtable discussion that will focus on the ways in which you define and measure project success.  Please come to the session prepared with questions to pose to your peers as well as to share your own experiences and best practices.   Moderator Andrea Polino is a Project Manager at State Street Corporation where she has managed strategic, regulatory and resource planning projects over the course of her career...

Synopsis
This presentation is an examination of what can be learned from decisions made under extreme time pressure with potential catastrophic consequences. Several vignettes will be given. As PMs and BAs, making decisions and solving problems are an integral part of analyzing and managing projects...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Developing an Oncology Trigger Tool for Identifying Adverse Events

Wednesday August 2 2017, 7:30 AM

Speaker

Jocelyn Siegel is a Senior Project Manager at Dana-Farber, working under two half-time grants; one in Quality and Patient Safety and the other in Palliative Care...

Informal online roundtable to meet and chat with other new chapter members. Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event. ​

Please let me know if you have any questions!

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am. 
Speaker: Jim Hannon
Topic: Is it possible for Agile and Project Management co-exist?

SYNOPSIS
In todays Agile world, the synergies between project managers and Agile models needs to be fully understood in the organization...

Join us for our Summer Networking Event in Boston
Thursday, July 20, 2017 6:00 ~ 8:00pm
Howl at the Moon, Boston
184 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
 
Light appetizers and networking. Cash Bar.

For more details about this event please see our website at pmimassbay...

This presentation is an examination of what can be learned from decisions made under extreme time pressure with potential catastrophic consequences. Several vignettes will be given. As PMs and BAs, making decisions and solving problems are an integral part of managing projects and analyzing business opportunities...

Alexander Sorokin will give a case study of Communication and stakeholders’ engagement in global projects
Synopsis:
  Every project will have stakeholders who are impacted by or can impact the project in a positive or negative way. While stakeholders may have limited ability to influence the project, others may have significant influence on the project and its expected outcomes...

Remember that professors used to have regular scheduled time hanging out in their subterranean basement office in order to field student questions?
This is not exactly quite like that.
It's different in that is an informal online video meeting. You don't need an appointment or to pre-register, altho you can sign up to let me to expect you...

Informal online roundtable to meet and chat with other new chapter members.  
Connection and contact details are included in the ticket attached to the confirmation email you receive after you register for the event.

Directly followed by Office Hours.
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Synopsis
Please join us as our speaker, Andrew Amrhein helps us parce out stakeholder involvement and stakeholder maps as well as help guide us to determine our personal value-add for our companies. 

Andrew will delve into what it takes for a Project Manager to be valuable and successful in any organization...

Synopsis

This Roundtable is a discussion on: What the PM should know about requirements for software development; covering why we need requirements, types of requirements, communication, document building, review process. Problems you have experienced with requirements and how the problem or issue can be resolved; such as how to visualize the solution, risks, communication...

Please join our July roundtable discussion led by Dave Todaro.

Since 1939, when the term “project management office” was coined, PMOs have led the project management effort at companies large and small, driving the process and standards used to deliver business results. With the drive toward the use of Agile in recent years, many PMO executives wonder, “How do we fit in?” Some may even wonder, “Will we be viewed as less important to the organization?” or “Will we somehow be marginalized?”
The answer is, “Absolutely not!” Given the high reliance on a lightweight but disciplined project management framework such as Scrum, it’s critically important that there is a group of individuals in the organization who support not only the initial adoption of Scrum, but the continued adherence to its guideposts...

Informal online roundtable to meet and chat with other new chapter members.  
Conection and contact details will be sent to you in an email after you register for the event.
Please let me know if you have any questions!

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Arun Raj
Topic: Integrating six sigma and project management

SYNOPSIS
Join us for a MetroWest Roundtable discussion on basic six sigma concepts, and on methods to integrate six sigma DMAIC process with project management process for better results...

John Morrison will give a encore presentation of:  
Software Applications & Your Project Lifecycle
Examining the various software applications used throughout the course of the project

Synopsis: 
From project initiation to sign-off, what software applications do you use? When we think of productivity software, our first thought revolves around the scheduling of activities and tasks...

SPRING 2017 CAREER ADVANCEMENT CLINIC AND JOB FAIR


FREE CAREER RESOURCES - LOCAL COMPANY AND AGENCY RECRUITERS - FUN ACTIVITIES

Are you in the market for a new job or simply thinking about how to better prepare for a search when you are?

Join us for our Spring 2017 Career Clinic and Networking session at the Verizon Technology Center...

Remember that professors used to have regular scheduled time hanging out in their subterranean basement office in order to field student questions?
This is not exactly quite like that.
It's different in that is an informal online video meeting. You don't need an appointment or to pre-register, altho you can sign up to let me to expect you...

Synopsis
In 2012, Forrester Research (a market research and advisory firm) began an Agile transformation. The transformation has allowed the teams to more than double their story point velocities, reduce the number of unplanned requests, and meet and show deadline objectives to outside stakeholders...

Please join our June roundtable discussion led by Kathie Larsen

This session will focus on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with a discussion about how this framework impacts PMOs. SAFe is a knowledge base of practices for enterprise level lean-agile software projects.

Recommended PMI Talent Triangle Alignment: Technical 
Description for PDU: Scaled Agile Framework
This is a FREE 1 PDU event.

Informal online roundtable to meet and chat with other new chapter members.  
Conection and contact details will be sent to you in an email after you register for the event.
Please let me know if you have any questions!

Synopsis
Projects are not just confined to our professional business environments. They occur everywhere, in business, at home, and in our volunteer venues. Have you ever been asked to help a town playground build, a friend’s run for local office or coordinate a non-profit’s fund raiser? What is different about those projects? Primarily it is that you and the people working on the effort are volunteers...

Agenda for PMI Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meeting on June 7th: What is a high-performing team? What are some keys to building high-performing teams?
Come to the June meeting of the PMI Life Sciences professional outreach group on June 7th from 6 pm - 7:30 pm at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals in Kendall Square to join in the discussion about high-perming teams (HPT), led by Steve Eckman MBA PMP...

Event Details   PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic - Estimating with Planning Poker

In March, 2017, Kate introduced us to Planning Poker as part of the Agile Online Training Development session.  We welcome Kate back for an interactive session on using this estimating approach...

Please join our December meeting, led by Jim Stewart.

The Project Management Office may be the single most important component of ensuring consistent project methodologies and results across an organization. However, it is fraught with pitfalls if it is not set up and promoted correctly, and can often fail and be discredited...

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Brandeis University
415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453

Please see our website at pmimassbay.org for event details.

Please bring photo id for entrance. Enter at main entrance and follow the yard signs for parking.

NEW AGILE ROUNDTABLE ADDED TO OUR PROGRAMING!!!!

This rountable will bring together PM's that are involved with agile and ones that want to learn more about the agile movement. The rountable will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Northeastern University.

Each monthly meeting will be held from 6-7:30 ...

Looking for a date on Valentine's Day? Join us for our February discussion on the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act (PMIAA).

What does PMIAA mean for the project, program, and portfolio management profession? It clearly impacts certain government offices and helps improve the visibility of PMI...

Synopsis
Security and privacy are important in many industries, particularly in the healthcare sector; recent incidents have emphasized the importance of the discipline. It has become increasingly necessary for Project Managers to appreciate the scope of and proactively plan for security and privacy in their initiatives...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday most months, from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Amy Pritchard
Topic: Forrester's Agile Transformation: Turning Teams into Yodas

SYNOPSIS
In 2012, Forrester Research (a market research and advisory firm) began an Agile transformation...

NETWORKING SOCIAL IN LEXINGTON MASS DECEMBER 08 from 6pm-800pm

Join Project Managers, Business Analysts, and guests from MassBay PMI and the surrounding chapters for a networking social at the Waxy O'Connors Irish Pub in Lexington Mass.

This is a networking event with refreshments and light appetizers...

November 2016 Chapter Event: Career Advancement Clinic with Panel Discussion
Suffolk University Law School 5th Floor
Lite dinner and Cash Bar

Please see our website at pmimassbay.org for event details.

Please bring photo id for entrance.

Parking available for a fee under the Boston Garden...

What do Executives think about the future of the Project Management Profession?
Hear three unique perspectives in this lively discussion.
1.5 PDU Strategic
Join us for this Premiere event!

MassBay PMI is hosting an Executive Panel discussion on October 20, 2016 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel and Conference Center in Wakefield, MA as part of our Professional Development program...

Conquering Threats, the Path to Success:  All Companies are in the Risk Management Business

Synopsis

Not managing risk is the riskiest thing you can do.  Risk management is not being risk averse, it is being risk aware.  Luciano Mascari's presentation provides insight into fundamental risk management through the risk management processes...

Synopsis
Adversity is a normal part of any project or workplace. Successful project management often hinges on the way we perceive and respond to challenges posed by common setbacks such as poor communication, resource deprivation, undefined goals, and constant time pressures. In addition to project-related challenges, we live in a VUCA world (volatile, unpredictable, chaotic, and ambiguous) so enhancing resilience can be a key skill to employ when inevitable obstacles appear...

For our October meeting, we'll be discussing project management contracting.

Have you ever been a contractor? Was it by choice or did you find yourself in between permanent positions and filled the void with a contract? What were the pros and cons? Did you find contractors were treated the same or differently than FTEs?

When managing a project for an organization that had a PMO, did you follow their established methodology or did you bring your own? Do you think PMOs are set up to accommodate PM contractors?

Everyone is welcome to join us...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic : Information Security and Privacy; Key points for Project Managers

Wednesday October 5 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis
Security and privacy are important in many industries, particularly in the healthcare sector; recent incidents have emphasized the importance of the discipline...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Jim Stewart
Topic: Lessons Learned in Establishing a PMO

SYNOPSIS
The Project Management Office may be the single most important component of ensuring consistent project methodologies and results across an organization...

Love him or hate him, you must admit that Steve Jobs was a challenging and brilliant leader and an innovative genius. So what can you learn from the strengths and weaknesses of a computer industry trailblazer? The answer is an enormous amount!

This talk, developed hand-in-hand with former Apple SVP and Jobs' advisor Jay Elliot, highlights and describes Steve Jobs' business principles, philosophies, and techniques in ways that you can adapt and apply them to your workplace in order to grow professionally and, in the words of Steve Jobs, 'put a ding in the universe', your ding in the universe!

Presenter Bio:

Eric Bloom , A former CIO, today Eric P...

Synopsis:

100 Million Healthier Lives is a dedicated collaboration of change agents fundamentally transforming the way we think and act to improve health, well being and equity. Convened by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, its scope includes developing platforms to set baseline measures of health and wellbeing, facilitate connection across member communities, and showcase evidence-based bright spots for change...

Speaker - Ryan Schell

Communication with stakeholders is essential. Knowing the target audience that you intend to communicate with is just as important. Have you considered a presentation strategy, topic specificity or stakeholder need? Business professionals who know their target audience can be more effective in getting their message across.

Business Transformation Projects
Come and join us for an interactive discussion on Transformation Projects:
An easy walk in the park…or not…
We will discuss : •The common themes of transformation projects •How to increase chances of success


Presenter:  Deniz Johnson Vice President at State Street Corporation
Deniz Johnson is Vice President, business strategy consultant for State Street Corporation’s Alternative Investment Solutions group...

MASS BAY PMI PREMIER PROJECT MANAGEMENT EVENT!
EARN UP TO 15.5 PDUS
IN ALL OF THE TALENT TRIANGLE AREAS
2 DAY EVENT - SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2016
BUILD YOUR NETWORK WITH UP TO 400 OF YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYST PEERS We welcome participants from all PMI chapters in our Region at the Member Price!
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - SKIP WEISMAN



Click Here to Watch a Special Announcement from SKIP!

Friday September 16, 2016
PD Day Full Day event and Evening Networking and Dinner with Speaker

Agenda
730a - 830a Registration and Sponsor hall opens
815a - 945a Keynote presentation - Skip Weisman - How to Impact and Influence your most Important Stakeholder - 1...

Synopsis
In the commuter-rail world, some trains are powered by an engine attached at one end and other trains are comprised of cars, each of which is self-powered by its own engine. Trains with distributed power plants are known as Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). A great benefit to a commuter rail system such as the MBTA is that cars can be added and removed and trains can be coupled together quickly to match demand and circumstances without having to match engine capacity to overall weight...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic : 100 Million Healthier Lives - Midwives for an Online Community

Wednesday September 14 2016, 7:30 AM (NOTE DATE CHANGE TO SECOND WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER)

Synopsis 100 Million Healthier Lives is a dedicated collaboration of change agents fundamentally transforming the way we think and act to improve health, wellbeing and equity...

Adversity is a normal part of any project or workplace. Successful project management often hinges on the way we perceive and respond to challenges posed by common setbacks such as poor communication, resource deprivation, undefined goals, and constant time pressures. In addition to project-related challenges, we live in a VUCA world (volatile, unpredictable, chaotic, and ambiguous) so enhancing resilience can be a key skill to employ when inevitable obstacles appear...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: North Shore

How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity
by Bill Singer,  Coach, Sales Trainer and Entrepreneur

Tuesday SEPTEMBER 6 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis

Adversity is a normal part of any project or workplace. Successful project management often hinges on the way we perceive and respond to challenges posed by common setbacks such as poor communication, resource deprivation, undefined goals, and constant time pressures...

The MetroWest Roundtable in Waltham meets on the 4th Thursday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.
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Getting Organized to Study for the PMI-RMP Exam by John Morrison

Synopsis:

Join us for a MetroWest Roundtable discussion on what it takes to qualify and prepare for one of PMI's professional certifications...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Joseph Raynus
Topic: Strategic Planning for Project Managers

SYNOPSIS
This presentation introduces a practical framework for developing
implementation strategies and planning programs as a two-way process that
ensures alignment with business strategy and goals as guiding objectives for
solution/program planning and execution to achieve expected outcomes...

Title: How Can You Know What You Dont Know?  Become a Problem Finder Instead of a Problem Solver

SYNOPSIS
The goal of the session is to improve a participants ability to prevent project problems before they happen.  Participants will learn:   The 5 reasons problems hide in organizations and projects   Why "connecting the dots" is hard and how project managers can improve information sharing Why too much formal analysis can hide problems 4 things project managers can do to improve their "problem-finder" ability The news is filled with examples of different people having different pieces of information but no one put it all together – no one saw the whole picture and prevented a problem...

Lean Agile
High level description: 
Project management tasks and processes are well-defined and follow a logical progressive order that takes projects from ideas to completion.  This process, though very methodical, can be improved through the use of Lean tools to deliver the value that the stakeholders require while reducing your workload to complete...

Synopsis
As project managers, project management is our focus, our craft, and our eponymous endeavour. We routinely think about project management as viewed from within. If we shift our perspective to the outside looking in, an organization’s undertaking of projects is actually a business process...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Topic : "Seamless" Integration Projects

NEW DATE: Wednesday August 10 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis
This month's meeting will feature a discussion based on integrating departmental systems with EHRs.  The introduction will be based on experience with both upgrading and integrating a Blood Bank system within the timeline and resource constraints of a fast-paced EHR rollout...

For our August session, we will hold a roundtable discussion on project management methodology. How much is too much? How much is not enough? In your current or previous position(s), does your PMO: Identify projects as light vs heavy;or small, medium, and large? What tools, templates, and processes do PMs use to manage projects? What is required vs optional?
Facilitator:  Deb Cote, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Partners Healthcare

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: North Shore

STUDYING FOR SUCCESS: The Tools, the Time, and the Process Necessary to Study for one of PMI’s Professional Certifications

by John Morrison, PMP

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis

Are you organized for your next PMI Certification test?
I’m not…but I’m working on it...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Gina Aboudi
Topic: An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers

SYNOPSIS
Emotional intelligence = people skills. It is the ability to understand and control one's own emotions as well as understand other people's emotions...

Synopsis:
In the complex environment today there is no such thing as a plain vanilla project anymore. In this presentation the whole paradigm on how we look at, plan and manage complex projects needs to be re-thought. The presenter will provide real life examples how things such as agile can be used to deal with these vexing projects...

Change of topic due to some scheduling conflicts...

Anthony Hines will present his LinkedIn tips to show Technical Project Management, Business Management, and Leadership skills.  These are important to show what experience you can bring, as well as when you are hiring, what you should look for...

The 5 Fears of Adopting Agile: Debunked
Understanding the 5 fears heard most often when making a transition to Agile and how you can mitigate them all.  
By Todd Kamens, PMP, CSM, CSP

Synopsis

Managing projects using the traditional “waterfall” technique, you have become comfortable with using a Project Plan to communicate deliverables and milestones, even if that plan was created at the beginning of the project with very little detailed information...

Synopsis
Projects can go off the rails at any point. As project managers, there are a lot of details to watch over for the first sign of trouble. We, as project managers, are accountable for staying on top of everything. Even when we are fortunate to have seasoned, responsible project team members who can provide good oversight and leadership, we still need to be the team’s safety net...

NETWORKING SOCIAL IN LEXINGTON MASS JULY 12 6pm-800pm

Join Project Managers from MassBay ad the surrounding chapters for a networking social at the Waxy O'Connors Irish Pub in Lexington Mass.

This is a networking event with refreshments and light appetizers. You will have the opportunity to mingle with your PM peers in a social atmosphere...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Bob Louton
Topic: Project Monitoring at the street level

SYNOPSIS
Projects can go off the rails at any point. As project managers, there are a lot of details to watch over for the first sign of trouble...

Next Meeting Guided Discussion by Brian Clancy "Translating Basic Science Discoveries into Medical Products"
Brian Clancy has a long-standing interest in translating basic science discoveries into medical products. He has extensive experience leading and managing multidisciplinary, cross-functional teams of scientists in discovery research at a global pharmaceutical company...

Transitioning to Agile:  A management perspective on the decision, process and implementation on the move to Agile and an overall perspective on successes and challenges.

Presenter:  Steven Zieselman

Bio:  Steven Zieselman is a managing director in State Street's FX Sales and Trading division and is the Chief Product Owner/ Designer in the FX Accelerated Growth Program...

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE CHAPTER OPERATES?
HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Please join us for the Annual Board of Directors Presentation on Wednesday June 15, 2016

Current and future Board members will present a recap of the 2015-16 program year and a preview of the plans for the new year...

PMPing Your Event - Creating a Successful Event by Utilizing Project Management

Synopsis

Managing an event is intrinsically similar to managing a project. Employing project management methodologies can lead to a greater level of success and stakeholder approval with much greater ease...

Synopsis
From project initiation to sign-off, what software applications do you use?  When we think of productivity software, our first thought revolves around the scheduling of activities and tasks.  But that is just one small part of the project lifecycle. What about the brainstorming aspect of determining what project should be started next?  How is project progress best communicated among the team and the client...

SPRING 2016 CAREER ADVANCEMENT CLINIC AND JOB FAIR

We have a few tickets that just opened up.


FREE CAREER RESOURCES - LOCAL COMPANY AND AGENCY RECRUITERS - FUN ACTIVITIES

Are you in the market for a new job or simply thinking about how to better prepare for a search when you are? Join us for our Spring 2016 Career Clinic and Networking session at the Verizon Technology Center...

The North Shore Roundtable meets tomorrow,Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 7:30 AM.  

Fellow North Shore Roundtable member Maureen White will lead a discussion regarding PROFESSIONAL SKILLS. Come with your questions, and your answers for others regarding:

1) Where, when and how do you develop your professional skills?
2) Which certifications from PMI, and other professional organizations, are in demand?
3) Where can one learn more about Agile?
4) What is the Hybrid PMO all about?
5) How does one get started after the education but before the experience?
6) What's on your mind?

Please come and join a lively discussion...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: Boston Healthcare

Project Management in Healthcare: View from a PMO
by Deb Cote, PMP

Wednesday June 1 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis
Is project management different in healthcare than other industries? Do project managers need different skills – hard or soft – to manage a Chemotherapy Order Entry system upgrade or a Patient Registration implementation than project managers leading initiatives in the financial industry or in a retail corporation?

Join the PMI Mass Bay Boston Healthcare Roundtable on Wednesday, June 1 to examine project management from a healthcare industry perspective...

The Metro North Roundtable meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30am-8:30am.

Speaker: Guy Paquette
Topic: Beyond NPV and IRR: Financial Criteria for Project Selection

SYNOPSIS
Discounted cash flow techniques are the single best method for financial characterization of project proposals...

Synopsis:
Join Jim Hannon, Director of a segment level PMO at FIS, for a workshop/presentation on Agile implementation in a corporate setting.
The company has over 12,000 employees and roughly 4,000 people in a development role. The resources are spread over the globe. The presenters are one of three leads for this effort...

Pin the Tail on the Metric by Steve Martin 
May 2016 Chapter Meeting 
Sheraton Four Points, Norwood, MA 
Full hot dinner buffett with cash bar
1.25 PDUs Technical Skills Category

Special note: The speaker has been been changed for our May Chapter Meeting...

PRESENTER:  Ed Anderson, PMP
Ed Anderson is the Founder and Blogger of The Personal Project Manager (thepersonalpm.com), a web site focusing on the people side of project management. Ed has over 20 years of experience managing large-scale IT projects for several companies working primarily in the financial services industry and has managed project teams which have been cross-organizational, cross-functional, and global...

Jim Hannon has supported the introduction of Agile methodology to the LSPOG. Join us this month as we wrap up the discussion with a broader view of strategies in a facilitated discussion of the new approaches we can adopt and old methodologies we can adapt to planning and execution dependent upon the level of determinism in our projects...

Event Details   John Morrison will lead an interactive session on   Risk and the Probability of Success (PMBOK, section 11.5.2.2)
 When we think of project risk, our natural inclination is to think of what could possibly go wrong with our projects.  Fair enough...

Synopsis
Are your projects plagued by problems such as unresponsive business stakeholders, unclear expectations, pointing fingers, missed deadlines?  Do project critical business decisions seem to take forever?  These common issues can cause high stress and frustration, repeated mistakes, wasted time and rework...

PMI Mass Bay Chapter - Roundtable: North Shore

Project Risk and the use of Appreciative Inquiry
Managing risk to raise the probability of what you want to happen on your project.
by John Morrison, PMP

Tuesday MAY 3 2016, 7:30 AM

Synopsis

As defined by PMI's PMBOK, the objectives of project risk management are to increase the likelihood and impact of positive events, and decrease the likelihood and impact of negative events...

What

Our conference will feature presentations which explore project success beyond the traditional triple constraint management; that is, scope performance or quality, budget, and schedule.

Will your project deliverables have the capabilities to face the challenges of the future? How do project managers align project objectives with organization's strategic objectives in the corporate citizen organization? Do project managers consider the long-term effects of their projects; deliverables on society as a whole? Do project managers assess environmental impact when making trade-off among project constraints?

Who

The aim of the conference is to bring together project management students, alumni of the project management program, faculty, researchers, and leading industry experts...

Presenter:

Patrick Sullivan is a career management and training professional with experience in the US, Latin America and Asia. He has held leadership positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, Coopers & Lybrand and as Vice President of Business Realization at Fidelity Investments...

Synopsis:
We are heading into an era ripe for disruptive technological change. How can technological risks be managed in such an environment?  Why should technological risk be managed?  Come explore the various facets of technological risk and strategies for managing such risks.
Meeting Format:
A combination of presentation and group discussion.

The Money Pit
During this unique session Jim Johnson, from The Standish Group will present The Money Pit research and trigger a debate on the true costs of an IT project.
1pdu PM Skills
730pm - 830pm

Every year since 1994, the Standish Group release a snapshot of the software development industry, The CHAOS report, based on 12 years of research on project performance over 50...

The Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 600pm-700pm. This group is open to members and non-members.

Speaker: Jim Hannon
Topic: Agile Project Management

NOTE LOCATION: Back in our ol'; stomping grounds , the Havana conference room in the Cambridge Innovation Center located at One Broadway...

Recovering Troubled Projects
March 2016 MassBay PMI Chapter Meeting
Hot dinner buffet -formal table settings
Evans Travis
1.5 pdu Strategic and Business Management Category
Have you ever been tasked to take over a troubled project mid flight?

Please join us for an interactive presentation focused on "Recovering Troubled Projects" by Evans Travis from SAS...

The Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 600pm-700pm. This group is open to members and non-members.

Speaker: Jim Hannon
Topic: Agile Project Management

Join us as Baxalta US (650 East Kendall Street Cambridge, MA 02142) hosts the next PMI LSPOG...

Human Factors in Project Management: Motivation Techniques
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 12 Noon
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO 2/23/16

Synopsis
Motivating a team is the primary job of a project manager to successfully manage a project. As most managers who’ve been at it a while know, in management you have to deal with all kinds of people...

Event Details   The 7 Deadliest Sins of Leadership Workplace Communication
1.5 PDU event (Leadership category)
Full hot dinner options with cash bar and designated networking room!

Skip has released a You Tube video to promote his presentation for Massbay PMI, check it out and share with your colleagues and social media channels: Click Here

Recent research has shown that the average employee wastes a minimum of 40-minutes per day due to ineffective communication at a cost of $5200 per employee per year in lost productivity...

Group objectives include:
  Align and focus on the financial services industry and the unique challenges and requirements project leaders face delivering quality results on time. Identify, curate, and share information, insights, and resources of value to the project management community...

Mark the morning of the 1st Wednesday (7:30 am - 8:30 am) of each month on your calendars. 
Join us for news, networking and new thinking on how to make projects work.

We are taking the month of February off. Please stay tuned for announcements related to our March meeting which will feature Kate Schell on HIX.

Advanced Communications Skills Workshop
Developing Clarity through a Story
Mark Vickers
1 day seminar with optional VIP coaching additional day - up to 11 pdu in the Leadership Category
SOLD OUT
Class size limited to 20 participants.

Click here for a special message from Mark Vickers


We are thrilled to host this seminar at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, MA...

We are pleased to welcome Stefanie Heiter of Bridging Distance LLC to present at our January 2016 Chapter meeting at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge. She will deliver a presentation focused on Team Management - Dealing with difficult team members.

All too often, it's not the project details that trip us up; rather, it's people on the team who cause problems...

Join Project Managers from MassBay, Central Mass and New Hampshire PMI chapters and MPUG  (Microsoft Project User Group) for a networking and holiday social at the Microsoft Store at the Natick Collection in Natick Massachusetts. 

This is a networking event with refreshments and light appetizers...

The North Shore Roundtable warmly welcomes Sriram Rajagopalan on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 7:30 am-8:30am.

Please come and learn more about:

Teams: Models of Collaboration
SYNOPSIS
Teams require collaboration. Conflicts must be resolved as win-wins, and this may demand some innovative thinking...

Planning and conducting negotiations for Project Managers
1.5 pdu event - Leadership category

Neogitiation is a key skill for Project Managers. We negotiate with sponors, vendors, our teams, and resources we have no direct influence over to make our projects successful. It is also one of the most overlooked skills that we develop...

Topic: Takeda Risk Management Initiative.
Speakers: Brian Carroll and Steve Eckman.
Location: Olympus room (main lobby), The Broad Institute, 415 Main St., Cambridge.
Registration: Free of Charge, please register here.

Agenda: 6pm -730pm

Come meet with fellow PMs from Life Sciences to discuss your day to day PM challenges...

Daily Time Stretchers
 
Do you recall that your PMI.org membership also gives you membership at projectmanagement.com?
 
If you have not yet had time to peruse the offerings, come to the North Shore Roundtable on Tuesday, November 3 at 7:30 AM and we'll take a look together...

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT AND WE CAN NOT ACCEPT WALKINS. We will reopen registration if we have cancellations. The next Career Clinic is being planned for the Spring 2016. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you at another Massbay event very soon.

We have an amazing lineup of experts to help you with your PM and BA career...

Topic: PMO
Location: The Broad Institute, Cambridge MA
Registration: Free of Charge, please register here

The Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 600pm-730pm. This group is open to members and non-members.

Thank you to the Broad Institute for hosting our meeting...

PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR PROJECT MANAGERS
We are excited to bring you renowned Public Speaking Coach, Expert and Author: Mark Vickers from Speaking is Selling!

Watch the promotional You Tube video from Mark at https://youtu.be/QrLbnzY1-hc.


Please join us for an evening dedicated to improving our Public Speaking skills...

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts!
Enhance your resume' with in-demand skills and expertise!
Receive Business Case building templates and workbooks while building your case.

Perfect for the Project Managers, Business Managers and Business Analysts alike. Earn 14 PDUs...

Topic: Fall Kick off: Social and Networking Event
Location: Broad Institute, 
Registration: Free of Charge, please register here

The PMI LSPOG is pleased to announce that the meeting on September 22 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. will be held at the Broad Institute, 415 Main Street in Cambridge, MA...

Making a Persuasive Business Case for a Project
1.5 pdu event

This is the first event of the PMI MassBay 2015-16 Program Year!
Exciting new venue - not to be missed.

The approval and funding of programs and projects within government, or private industry, generally requires the preparation of a business case...

Marie Bankuti, PCC, CPCC, PMP, will lead us in discussing:
Taking the Lead: Influence without Authority

Synopsis:
Are you in a position where you need to lead a team or manage a project without having any real authority over the team members? Do you have some great ideas you'd love to persuade your business stakeholders or management to buy into, but you aren't sure how to position yourself for a successful outcome?

Project teams are becoming more fluid in nature and matrixed over multiple functional areas...

Event Details
Looking to be PMP certified in 2015?  
Then, please join our PMP/CAPM Prep Course - Boot Camp at SAI Global.

This event has SOLD OUT. We are looking into hosting additional PMP PREP courses in the Fall. Please check our sister chapters for additional dates in their regions or directly at PM Providers...

Come join your friends and colleagues at MassBay PMI in a casual and fun atmosphere and celebrate Summer!

We have just secured Mirbeau for our July 2015 Networking Social. Come have a drink and some appetizers and socialize with fellow PMI MassBay members from the South Shore, Cape and Islands in a beautiful setting...

You asked and we listened. We are hosting Networking only Socials in July.

NETWORKING ONLY SOCIAL - BOSTON

Come and join fellow members for a casual networking social at Stella Restaurant in Boston's Historical South End, located at 1525 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118.
 
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June 2015 - Chapter Meeting Global Cafe/Facilitated Networking event 
also included Volunteer Appreciation and mentor Program Graduation
2 pdu
Full hot dinner buffet with cash bar in a Hotel setting

We are pleased to add a June event this year. You will have the opportunity to earn 2 pdus for participating in the Global Cafe facilitated networking exercise...

Ticket sales for this event have closed. Please contact us if you're interested in attending. Event Details   "Elevating PM skills to prepare you to lead the organization"

SEE YOU FRIDAY!  We will have about 250 people attending this year.

Registration is now closed...

Topic:  Project Life Cycle Discussion: Defining and Sequencing Work
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center at 1 Broadway, Cambridge MA
Registration: Free of Charge, please register here

The Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 600pm-700pm...

Please join us for an evening dedicated to Risk Management (Advanced Topic and Discussion) with Dr. Robert Charette, a well-known authority and active practitioner in the art of strategic, operational and financial risk management. This is a 2 PDU event and will be one of our most popular events! Bob's insights are timely and extremely useful to Project, Program and Portfolio Managers of all levels...

2015 Mentoring Program 

The Mentoring Program is a structured, 7-month program bringing together Chapter members in mentoring partnerships to meet the professional development goals of the mentee.

Participants interested in the program are required to: Fill out an Application Form by May 2, 2015; Commit to a seven-month program; Attend three mandatory team meetings (one three-hour kickoff training session, one mid-program checkpoint, and a wrap-up session – see below for meeting dates); Attend 12 face-to-face mentoring sessions with their mentoring partner; and  Maintain and submit a monthly activity log...

Networking and Career Fair open at 5pm!

Come meet and listen to CIOs from local Boston companies perspectives about Project Portfolio Management. HR representatives from local companies will also be present during the networking (5p-6p) and dinner (545p-645p) times to meet you and discuss working at their respective companies...

MAIN PRESENTATION: 2 PDU event

From Project to Program, what you need to succeed! Ever wonder why some people fly high in program management and others are barely treading water? Why racing a sailboat is a program and never just a project! Do you know in your gut how to evolve your career from project to program management? How about a few tips and tricks – or at least a few good stories...

We are holding a PM career round table on March 17 from 6:00-7:30.

Location: Cambridge Innovation Center at One Broadway.  Please obtain at badge at the security desk and proceed to the 5th floor Havana conference room

Whether you’re considering a career move, or you've recently changed fields, or are a career Project/Program Manager, consider participating in the Career Round Table discussion this March...

Event Details
Looking to be certified or to have new opportunities available to you in 2015?   Then, please join our PMP/CAPM Prep Course - Boot Camp in March 2015.
This popular course will be taught by John Riopel from PM Providers in a 5 consecutive day format.
This course is a "must have" for anyone who is preparing to take the CAPM/PMP exams...

Learn the Truth About “Agile versus Waterfall”
2 PDU event


We are pleased to welcome Chuck Cobb as our main presentation speaker!

Presentation Description
The concept of Agile Project Management is very rapidly evolving and is likely to have a significant impact on the project management profession; however: There are many stereotypes and misconceptions that exist in this area about both Agile and traditional plan-driven project management that have caused a lot of confusion, and Agile and traditional plan-driven project management are often treated as separate and independent domains of knowledge with little or no integration between the two One of the biggest misconceptions is that Agile and "Waterfall" are often thought of as two binary, mutually-exclusive choices and people try to force-fit projects and their business to one of those
extremes when the right solution is to go in the other direction and fit the approach to the nature of the project and the business environment...

Join us at the first meeting of 2015 for a Case Study presentation by:
Michael Nagle (Principal Consultant of MNCG) and Laureen Pfizenmaier PMP (Covidien) titled:  "Covidien Global HR Transformation of Processes, Systems & Culture."

The location this month is SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS in Lexington, MA...

Topic: Problem Solving Session: The Doctor is In
Location: TBD
Registration: Free of Charge, please register here

Come and meet other Life Sciences PMs and disuss challenges you face in your work as Project Managers.

The Life Sciences Professional Outreach Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 600pm-700pm...

The January 2015 Chapter Meeting in Cambridge has SOLD OUT. Due to security at the host building, no walk ins are permitted. This will be strictly enforced - please do not come tot he meeting unless you have registered online and received confirmation. They have informed us that no exceptions can be made...

Come join your fellow MassBay PMI members for a Winter Holiday Social at the Macaroni Grill in Burlington, MA. They have a private backroom especially for MassBay PMI. Light food and refreshments will be served. Cash bar available.

Please note that this is a networking only event. PDUs are not available for this event.

You asked for an event closer to the Cape than Quincy and we listened!

Come join your fellow MassBay PMI members for a Winter Holiday Social at the East Bay Grill in Plymouth, MA from 6pm and 8pm. Light Refreshments will be served and a cash bar is available.

This is a Networking event!

Combined Career Clinic and PMO Panel Presentation. Come hear from PMO leaders (listed below). Have questions ready as well - a live microphone will be available for questions!

Career Clinic: Members Only for Career Clinic (1 pdu)
How to Leverage Social Media for Your Career
Katherine Moody has been a full-cycle recruiter in both corporate as well as retained search firms for over 19 years...

The Steve Jobs Way: A Case Study for Project Managers: Where Innovation and Leadership converge

"This class, developed hand-in-hand with former Apple SVP and Jobs'™ advisor Jay Elliot, highlights and describes Steve Jobs'™ business principles, philosophies, and techniques in ways that you can adapt and apply them to your workplace in order to grow professionally and, in the words of Steve Jobs, 'put a ding in the universe' your ding in the universe!

Key Take-A-Ways:

* Knowledge of various innovative and effective leadership concepts

* Innovation techniques usable in almost any professional endeavor

* Ways to create an culture of innovation

* Value of professional intensity and focus

* An understanding that sometimes more is less and less is more

* Concepts of product design usable in the creation of almost product or service

* Team building techniques that enhance quality, productivity, and effectiveness"

October 2014 Chapter Meeting
MassBay PMI
Suffolk University
2 pdu event

Smart Delegation: Grow your team, meet your deadlines, and advance your career

Delegation is an essential management skill. In fact, your career as a Project Manager depends on it. Yes, as an experienced Project Manager, you certainly know how to delegate and are probably doing it on a daily bases...

Professional Development Day 2014
The Project Management Institute Mass Bay Chapter is pleased to conduct its Sixth Annual Professional Development Day at the UMASS Lowell Inn and Conference Center in Lowell, MA on Friday, 12th September 2014 (full-day) and Saturday, 13th September 2014 (half-day)...

Please join PMI Mass Bay for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Event at F1 Racing in Boston! You've proven that you have what it takes to volunteer for one of the top PMI chapters in the world--now test your mettle against your colleagues on the race track to see if you have what it takes to be a true champion!


F1 Boston
290 Wood Road
Braintree, MA 02184
781-848-2300

Directions:
Just south of Boston and just off I-93, exit #6, near South Shore Mall...

Registration has closed for this event. You may register at the door via check, cash or credit card.

MEMBER PRICE: $225
NON MEMBER PRICE: $275
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Location: Holiday Inn, Boxborough, MA

What is the NE Project Management Summit?
This is the second annual event for project management professionals throughout New England offering a full-day professional development event focused on their needs...

PMI MassBay Chapter Meeting (no Mini-Course scheduled)

Topic: "Servant Leadership and Other Lessons Learned from the Montreal Olympic Stadium"
1pdu event

PMI MassBay Chapter Meeting with optional Mini-Course
Mini-course: Gina Abudi, All of this Communication is Taking Away from Managing my Project.
Main speaker: Joseph Guarino, Leadership Communication Skills

SimulTrain is Project Management simulator that allows the participants to integrate all of the Project Management factors: costs, deadlines, quality, functionality, risk and human factors.

It is particularly useful to put all the acquired knowledge in project management to test without risking hard earned money...

Chapter Meeting: Annual Meeting
By Laws and Chapter Update from Board

Presentation #1 - Manage Your Job Search
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Searching for a job is a big, complex, and scary prospect. You don’t have control over the end date, so it’s an emergent project. How do you regain control? By using personal kanban inside one week timeboxes and reflecting on your process...

Thank you to our Meeting Sponsor!
Meeting Sponsor: Quintiles - Meet with representatives from Quintiles in person and hear about their products and services and job openings in Project Management. Bring business cards! www.quintiles.com

Chapter Meeting with optional mini-course

Mini-Course: Rita Reid PMIEF PMI Educational Foundation Outreach Program (1pdu)

Main Speaker: James Brown: Risk Management—Texas Hold’em Tactics for the Project Manager (1pdu)

This event has been postponed for tonight and will be rescheduled TBD.

Feature Presentation: Marketing Your Project Matters - Do It Better.
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As the types of projects required for innovation in an organization increase in complexity, project leaders must increasingly address the complexity and size of the organizations in which they operate...

Title: Leading Change from the Middle

8PDU event

This 2-day course is taught by a certified instructor who guides participants through engaging video examples, dynamic group discussions, and interactive in-class practice sessions. Designed to teach the skills demonstrated by those who successfully uphold the Healthy Work Environment standards, this course delivers all the necessary tools for stepping up to and holding conversations that occur when stakes are high, opinions differ, and emotions run strong...

Special thank you to our Chapter Meeting sponsor, Intepros Consulting. Please visit their representatives at their table before and during the meeting. They will be on hand to discuss job opportunities for Project Managers with their firm!





NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS EVENT - NEWTON MARRIOTT

January Chapter Meeting - 1 PDU Event


Feature Presentation: David E...

December Chapter Meeting with optional Mini-Course.

Monthly Chapter Meeting of PMI Mass Bay

Anthony Reed will lead this full day, 8 PDU, event.

October Chapter Meeting with optional Mini-Course.

PMI Mass Bay Career Clinic - 9/26/13, 5:45-8:45pm.

Please remember: Bring your Business Cards for Networking!

September Chapter Meeting with optional Mini-Course.

Registration for this event is now CLOSED. If interested in attending please register on-site.

The New England Region of PMI (Central Mass, Mass Bay, Ocean State, New Hampshire, and Southern New England Chapter) are pleased to present our First Annual New England Regional Project Summit. This one day event will be held in Mansfield, MA at the Holiday Inn Mansfield/Foxboro...

Feature Presentation: The ABC's of Learning Teams
The ABC’s of Learning Teams: High performing project teams deliver results that exceed expectations on time and budget despite complexity, issues and ever changing customer needs. Having a highly skilled PM and trained individuals is a must, but not enough...

As a baseball team's owner will sometimes replace a team's manager in June in the hopes of righting a season suddenly in jeopardy, so too sponsors may replace the manager of a floundering project to restore that project's chances for success. Project managers accepting the unenviable assignment to lead a project with an established team and a poor (or questionable) record of performance often find themselves challenged to cobble together a coalition of stakeholders, a functional team, and a sensible plan for their inherited project because the skills and priorities required are so different than those they have grown accustomed to for projects they've led from the start...

This 4 day instructor-led class completely prepares participants for the PMP/CAPM exam, including demystifying the application process. This course provides a very comprehensive review of PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Fourth Edition. In addition, to providing an in-depth review of "Industry Best Practices", it will serve as a valuable preparation for anyone considering the Project Management Professional Certification Examination (PMP®)...

PMI Mass Bay - Annual Volunteer Event

Please RSVP by Friday, May 31, 2013

Keep in mind that the Chapter is paying for your attendance
So if you RSVP, you are expected to be at the event.

If you would like to bring a guest, the fee is $25