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2011 January, p. 1 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc. January 2011, Vol. 1, No. 1 Message from PMIH President, Marc DeCantillon. p. 2 Message from PMIH VP Communications, Pankaj Gupta. p. 2 The Secret Of Creating Your PMP Exam Dump Sheet, Cornelius Fichtner, p. 10 5 Reasons NOT to take PMP Exam Boot Camp, Cornelius Fichtner, p. 12 PMIH Training, meetings and events, p. 15 About PMI Global, p 25 PMIH - Newsletter TM

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Page 1: PMIH - NewsletterTM · By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP What is a Brain Dump? A Brain Dump is a technique used by many students on closed book exams to create their personal mini reference

2011 January, p. 1 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

January 2011, Vol. 1, No. 1

Message from PMIH President, Marc DeCantillon. p. 2

Message from PMIH VP Communications, Pankaj Gupta. p. 2

The Secret Of Creating Your PMP Exam Dump Sheet, Cornelius Fichtner, p. 10

5 Reasons NOT to take PMP Exam Boot Camp, Cornelius Fichtner, p. 12

PMIH Training, meetings and events, p. 15 About PMI Global, p 25

PMIH - Newsletter TM

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2011 January, p. 2

Fellow Members, Thank you for taking a moment to read this message. I am privileged to lead the Project Management Institute of Houston organization for 2011. I look forward to serving you and continuing to strengthen this association. As a chapter we have earned award winning recognition from PMI National for the last 10 years. Recently we were recognized as being one of the top chapters in the country for our leadership, planning, operations and membership services.

This year the board has dedicated themselves to being the best in all categories. Therefore the mind-set we will be representing is “Pursuing Excellence in Project Management.”

The benefits for the membership are that you will experience the or-ganization striving to make improvements in all areas. This is where we are going to need your participation. For example, one of the tools we will be using is surveying our members. Finding out where you stand; where you see our strengths and what improvements you would like us to follow. I am going to lead us into experiencing new areas. I have appointed a senior member to establish a mentorship program. This will give you a more personal connection and provide another value to your membership, where we have members helping members.

I have requested one of our members to produce a strategy regarding PMI Houston’s presence in electronic social media areas – facebook, twitter, youtube & linkedin. This will help us present a more unified look and feel to the web. I am also investigating expanding our face to face opportunities. Cur-rently we have five to six structured meetings around Houston. I am looking to build more unstructured, less formal opportunities for us to meet and get to know each other. Houston already has a model we can adopt. I am thinking of a well known online networking group that gets together at various spots across Houston.

...Continued on page 5.

Project Landscape & Newsletter Archives:

• December2010 • November 2010 • October 2010 • September 2010 • August 2010 • July 2010

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

Message from PMIH Marc DeCantillon, PMP 2011 PMIH President

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2011 January, p. 3 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

PM Profession News

Welcome to a new decade and Very best wishes to all of you for 2011!!!

PMIH is looking forward to the first year of the next decade. We are very excited, enthusiastic, and motivated to continue to build on the momentum from last year’s achievements. With new year, comes new changes as well challenges. Well, don’t we all like changes?. Of course, as PMs, we embrace CHANGE.

Therefore, lets start with 2011 changes to your Board of Directors (BoD). • 2011 President, Marc DeCantillon. • 2011 Sr VP External. Andy Stuart • 2011 Sr VP Internal, Bob Masch. • 2011 VP Ebiz, Eric Hintz • 2011 VP Marketing, Karen Duncan • 2011 VP Membership, Philip Lee • 2011 VP Finance, Sharon Greiff Refer to the Organization chart for the 2011 Board and Advisory Com-mittee on pages 5 and 6 respectively of the newsletter.

...Continued on next page

Message from PMIH Pankaj Gupta, PMP, MBA, Engineer VP - Communications

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 4 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

• As you know PMI Houston is part of Region 6. and I’m glad to in-form you that the New Mentor at Region6 is no one but Mr. Walter Viali, PMIH Past President and Board Advisor. We welcome him and look forward to this exciting relationship.

• PMI Houston and PMI Clearlake chapter are organizing another

Seminars at Sea (SAS) event. Refer to page 20 for more details and registration.

• If you are new to PMIH, you can meet with your local members

and network at any of the 6 venues listed on page 22. Last but not the least, I have chosen the theme for Communications committee for 2011. and the new theme is “Do More with Less”!!! We look forward to your support, feedback and input to make PMIH Houston the best PMIH chapter ever. Best regards, Pankaj Gupta, PMP [email protected] VP Communications PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

Continuing with the tradition of “Change”, we have several already in cards for our community. • PMIH Website has been moved to a new platform. The

new enhancements and changes have been communicated in past via newsletter as well as email blast. Please visit www.pmihouston.org and request your new password if you hav e not done already. Your feedback is always very important to us for continuous improvement. Refer to page 9 for website enhancement related communication.

• We have a change in our Communication committee Di-

rectors. Refer to the Org chart of 2011 communications team at your service on page 7.

• We are preparing for another record breaking event—

Annual PMI Houston Conference and Expo. Your support to this event is always paramount to us. Mark your calen-dar by going to page 21.

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2011 January, p. 5

Robin Short

© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Depart-

ment.

PMI Houston Board

Advisory Com-mittee

Public Relations VP

Communications VP

E-Business VP Programs VP

Senior VP Internal

Membership VP

Senior VP External

Finance VP

Professional Development VP

President

Karen Duncan

Sharon Greiff

Marketing VP

Giovanni Fanduiz

Philip Lee

Bob Masch

Marc DeCantillon

Kathy Ridley

Eric Hintz

Andy Stuart

Pankaj Gupta

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 6

© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

Chapter Advisory Committee

•Advises the current chapter leadership in past practices to retain the knowl-edge of past ad-ministrations.

•Consists of former Presidents of the Houston Chapter.

•Chaired by the most recent Past Presi-dent.

Caroline Caroline Caroline Caroline Steve SchusterSteve SchusterSteve SchusterSteve Schuster Robert MillsRobert MillsRobert MillsRobert Mills John GormanJohn GormanJohn GormanJohn Gorman

Kathy RidleyKathy RidleyKathy RidleyKathy Ridley

Don GrosskreutzDon GrosskreutzDon GrosskreutzDon Grosskreutz

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 7

2011 Organizational Chart Communications Committee

Joe Cardenas

Director of Communications

Danny Nguyen

Executive Photographer

Logan Wright

Mail Service Manager

Quang Ton VP - Communications

Pankaj Gupta

Shalbha Gupta

Director of Collaboration

Alexis King

Director of Communications North Area

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 8 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

You can experience our commitment to improve firsthand as we rollout our new website for 2011. You can participate in our annual conference which has grown to higher levels of participation and professional de-velopment offerings at the George R Brown conference center. We will continue our dynamic programs and professional development opportu-nities. Please join us as we are Pursuing Excellence in Project Management.

Best Regards

Marc DeCantillon

President 2011

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Message from PMIH … continued from p. 2

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2011 January, p. 9

I Houston Website Announcement! PMI Houston has moved to a new Website platform! This change gives us new flexibility and is much more cost effec-tive. Here are a few actions we would like you to perform.

1. User id: You no longer need to remember your PMI id. Your new User id is your email address (the one this message was sent too).

Reset Password: Your password was not transferred from the old site to new the site. To change please visit http://www.pmihouston.org/forgot.php and enter your email to retrieve your temporary password. Once logged in click the My Account Info link on the right side in the Member Area, from here you can reset your password at the bottom of the screen.

1. Verify your new profile: All the options need to be reviewed and updated, specifically, opting in and out of information to be shared and if you want to receive emails from PMI Houston. Don't forget to share your bio.

If you experience any problems please email [email protected] for assistance.

Thank you and welcome to the new PMI Houston Website!

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

Website Enhancements

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2011 January, p. 10 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

The Secret Of Creating Your PMP Exam Brain Dump Sheet By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

What is a Brain Dump? A Brain Dump is a technique used by many students on closed book exams to create their personal mini reference table. Brain dumps are abbreviations of components and concepts, which you have committed to memory and are then spilled out on to sheets of paper prior to the exam for reference. Brain dumps contain just enough key concepts, theories, formu-las and content, which will jog your memory. By having the infor-mation on your Brain Dump, your mind can focus on the ques-tion at hand instead of trying to remember the formula needed to answer the question. It helps you to be in the the right frame of mind specific to each question. What goes into a Brain Dump? Brain Dumps are only as good as the quality and quantity of in-formation that you can spill out on the piece(s) of paper just be-fore you begin your PMP Exam. They contain the formulas, the-ory, concepts and PMP-isms that you might otherwise forget for a moment at the very moment when you need it most.

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There’s no better catalyst for self realization than taking the Project Man-agement Professional (PMP)® exam. I’m kidding you, of course, but there is some truth in that the PMP exam day will illuminate that “you don’t know what you don’t know.” The PMP Exam is a ‘closed’ book exam. That means the only reference material you are allowed to carry into the testing facility has to be con-tained in your brain. But during your exam, your brain is going to be very busy interpreting the exam questions and trying to apply all of the knowl-edge, skills and principles you’ve accumulated in your studies and work experience. If you haven’t already, you should go for a visit to the local testing facil-ity where you’ll take your exam and confirm what to expect. Most likely, on your exam day, the exam monitor will check you into the testing facil-ity, hand you six or so sheets of scratch paper and two pencils, then show you to your seat and confirm that your PC is working. Then you’ll have about 15 minutes to go through a tutorial that really only takes about 5 minutes to do. Then you begin your exam. During the test, recalling what you do know can be daunting. Quite frankly, some of your ability to access that knowledge is going to seem misplaced amongst your grey cells. So how do you create the best oppor-tunities to pass the PMP Exam that day? You can use the 10 minutes you don’t need from the tutorial time to do a Brain Dump!

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Here is what you can generally find as part of a PMP Exam Brain Dump: - Table 3-1 of the PMBOK® Guide 4th Edition - Formulas, such as earned value, PERT, communication channels, procurement, probability, project selection and depreciation - Values, such as 1, 2 and 3 sigma and estimate ranges - Acronyms, such as BAC or TCPI - Powers of a project manager - Conflict resolution (best to worst) - Sources of conflict (order of priority) - Herzberg’s motivators - Project closing check list And of course: you must include all the items that you personally have trouble remembering during your studies and that you feel need to go onto your sheet. The list above or using a Brain Dump that someone else created can be a good start but you really need to customize it to your needs. Don’t study what others are having trouble remembering. Instead, include what gives you the hiccups. How do I Study a Brain Dump? Brain Dumps are pure memorization. As part of your exam prepa-ration, exercises and studying, go ahead and practice committing the content of your Brain Dump to memory and then writing them out onto a blank sheet of paper on a daily basis. Every morning, practice your brain dump until you’re satisfied with your progress. By the end of the first week you should be able to write out your brain dump in its entirety on the first go. Then continue dumping it on a regular basis, going back to the daily routine in the two weeks leading up to your exam.

So What *IS* The Secret of Creating My PMP Exam Brain Dump Sheet? Creating and studying your very own, personalized PMP Exam Brain Dump Sheet is a means to an end in itself. It all begins with creating the content that goes into it by getting to know your weak areas as you pre-pare for the exam. Then you memorize, you dump and you repeat. Pretty soon what seemed too complex to remember is at the forefront of your knowledge. So the secret is that you will accelerate your studies and knowledge sim-ply by going through the motions of creating, studying and knowing what’s on your personalized Brain Dump. Last but not least, your PMP Exam Brain Dump is a great tool not only to help you bring your reference material into the testing facility, but also providing stress relief knowing it’s there as you encounter ques-tions that require it. You’ll help yourself to learn the material as you study for your PMP Exam and give yourself an important edge in pass-ing.

About the author: Cornelius Fichtner, PMP is a noted PMP expert. He has helped over 12,000 students prepare for the PMP Exam with The Project Management PrepCast at http://www.pm-prepcast.com and The PMP Exam Simulator at http://www.pm-exam-simulator.com

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 12 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

5 Reasons NOT to Take a PMP Exam Boot Camp By Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

Reason #1: Boot camps are expensive. Designed to be the ideal all-in-one exam preparation experience, the sheer cost of boot camps make them less-than-ideal for those of us on a budget. An intensive 4-day course can cost you sev-eral thousand dollars, depending on your location, whether it’s a busy time of year, and the availability of included amenities. While the up-front cost may seem astronomical, check to see if it includes the actual PMP exam fee and comes backed with a pass guarantee. Most boot camp companies will offer to cover tai-lored tutoring and re-take exam fees if you fail the first or second time. If you fail a third time, they may even offer to let you take the entire 4-day course over again for free. But all of this comes at a cost. Essentially a pay-to-pass program, boot camps pump a large amount of students through a short-term, high-yield course. Boot camps may only be a viable option if time is more valuable to you than money. Reason #2: Boot camps are inconvenient. Unless you live in a large urban area where a course is offered, the 4-day boot camp will usually require travel and hotel accom-modations. For most project managers with jobs and families, dropping their responsibilities for four days is not only inconven-ient, it’s impossible. Work and life does not stand still (or even slow down!) just because you have an important exam to pass. Most project managers require – and work best with – a study schedule that fits with their lifestyle instead of interrupting it. ...… continued on next page

Often touted as “ideal targeted training” for the Pro-ject Management Professional (PMP) exam, many people find PMP boot camps are an attractive option for exam preparation. While boot camps are designed to deliver noticeable results with a high-output of effort in a short period of time, the drawbacks of choosing this path for exam preparation often outweigh the benefits.

Bootcamps may work for some because the instructors are usually highly qualified with master’s degrees, prior training, and years of industry ex-perience. Most also offer a pass guarantee and will assume financial risk if you fail. They may offer to pay for your exam re-take or provide cus-tom coaching and feedback. Quoting high first- and second-time pass rates, boot camp programs claim to be the ideal package for exam preparation, often including the PMBOK® Guide, a prep guide, test-style prep questions, and meals dur-ing classroom sessions. If you would like a surefire way to pass the PMP exam in a short period of time, then a boot camp may be just what you’re looking for. However, PMP boot camps definitely have their share of drawbacks and these drawbacks are the reason why I never recommend a bootcamp to any of my students.

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Reason #3: Boot camps focus on memorization. As you are already aware, the PMP exam is based on concepts from the PMBOK® Guide. Specific principles include communication, cost management, human resources, integration, procurement, qual-ity, risk, scope, and time management. The material is broad and the data is often in-depth. So, how do boot camps ensure you thoroughly master and understand these concepts in a mere four days? They don’t. There is absolutely not enough time in four days to extensively cover concepts and in-depth data. Instead, boot camps focus on rote memorization of high-yield material. While they may be able to guarantee a “first-time pass”, boot camps cannot and do not offer an education that will help you with project management beyond the exam. Reason #4: Boot camps have limited schedules and openings. As noted above, the inconvenience of boot camps is often rooted in their location and need for travel away from home. On top of that, many boot camps have limited space and are only able to offer ses-sions at certain times of the year. If you thought taking time off from work and your family would be difficult, try doing it around their schedule instead of your own. The only available times may be dur-ing a busy work crunch or stressful family situation. At best, this may be inconvenient. Often, it is impossible. Project managers with home and work commitments will usually have better success with a study schedule or workshop that still allows them to fulfill their home and work responsibilities.

Reason #5: Boot camp training focuses on passing the exam instead of teaching concepts. The material on the PMP exam is broad and in-depth. If you are not already familiar with concepts covered in the PMBOK® Guide, boot camps will not be able to help you in a mere four days. As noted in their “guarantee”, boot camps only promise to help you pass the exam. They do not offer an education that will guide or assist you through your career. One of the secret ingredients to doing well on the PMP exam is under-standing of project management principles, both individually and how they work together. Instead of focusing on competency, boot camps rely on rote memorization of high-yield material. While this may re-sult in a high first-time pass rate, it does not ensure that the project manager has learned any skills or gained experience that will help their career beyond exam day. In conclusion, if your goal is to simply pass the PMP exam without learning new techniques to improve your project management skills, then a boot camp may be just what you’re looking for. If you are un-employed, single without familial commitments, have more money than you know what to do with, and are simply looking to add creden-tials to your CV, then a 4-day PMP boot camp will probably serve you well. However, if you are genuinely interested in becoming a better project manager on the road to excelling on the PMP exam, then a more in-depth study approach is what you want.

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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Successfully passing the PMP Exam and achieving lasting and posi-tive effects on your project management skills involves daily study time for 10 to 12 weeks. Individuals that choose to study on their own should read the PMBOK® Guide twice, utilize an additional PMP self-study preparation book, listen to a PMP Exam Podcast, and tackle as many sample exam questions as possible. Individuals that prefer the structure of a classroom schedule should select a training class that meets for several weeks. Self-study at home will complement the in-class lectures and further solidify the informa-tion. Following this approach will ensure that you not only pass the exam, but become a superior project manager along the way.

Summary: PMP Exam Bootcamps are often advertised as a “sure fire way to pass the PMP Exam”. However, while they may help you in passing the exam, they have a number of significant drawbacks. This article ex-plores these “unmentionables” and explains why boot camps are a really bad idea. About the author: Cornelius Fichtner, PMP is a noted PMP expert. He has helped over 10,000 students prepare for the PMP Exam with The Project Management PrepCast at http://www.pm-prepcast.com and The PMP Exam Simulator at http://www.pm-exam-simulator.com

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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The Project Management Institute - Houston Chapter, Inc. is offering the following trainings for your professional development cycle and you can register to the following trainings by visiting http://www.pmihouston.org • PMO • Principles of Project Management • PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 4 day • Business Analysis etc

January PMIH Trainings

PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 4 day 1/17/2011 - 1/20/2011 This course is the compressed 4-day version of the popular PMP® Re-view Course. It is a good alternative for those project managers wish-ing to attend the PMP® Review class in a condensed fashion over the course of one week. This course meets the PMI's 35-hour class re-quirements for PMP® certification. ...More Info...

Training and Events Calendar January 2011 - February 2011

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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Introduction to Project Management 2/14/2011 - 2/16/2011 This course designed to align the student's project experiences with the framework of Project Management as defined in the Project Manage-ment Institute (PMI) ANSI standard "A Guide To the Project Manage-ment Body of Knowledge."

The alignment comprises a Case Study that is progressively elaborated through class exercises from Initiation through Closing, applying the nine Knowledge Areas of the PMBOK Guide. ...More Info...

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PMP® & CAPM® Prep - 4 day 2/21/2011 - 2/24/2011 This course is the compressed 4-day version of the popular PMP® Re-view Course. It is a good alternative for those project managers wish-ing to attend the PMP® Review class in a condensed fashion over the course of one week. This course meets the PMI's 35-hour class re-quirements for PMP® certification. ...More Info...

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

February PMIH Trainings

Professional Development

Professional Development Home Certification

PDU Codes

Training Schedule

Free PDUs

Practice Exams & Templates

Claiming PDUs

Annual Conference

Resources

Earn Free PDUs

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Galleria Venue: • Galleria Pre-Meeting: PMI Houston Chapter Board of Directors Wednesday January 12, 2011 | 5:30pm to 6:30pm • Galleria Meeting: Is an Agile PMO Possible? Wednesday January 12, 2011 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Where: HESS Club - 5430 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056

North Venue:

• North Pre-Meeting: PMI Houston Chapter Board of Directors Tuesday January 11, 2011 | 5:30 to 6:30 PM • North Meeting: Is an Agile PMO Possible? Tuesday January 11, 2011 | 6:30 to 8:00 PM

“Where: Strack Farms Restaurant, 5707 Louetta, Spring, Texas 77379

University of Houston Venue: • UH Meeting: The Value of Soft Skills: The Art of Managing Projects

Wednesday January 19, 2011 | 5:30pm to 6:30pm Where: Univesity center, Bayou City Room (Rm 202) University of Houston, Houston Texas 77204-3038

** Refer to the www.pmihouston.org for last minute updates

PMIH Meetings Overview Venues Info for January 2011

Southwest meeting Venue: • Southwest Meeting: Scaling AGILE – Multiple Team Dynamics

Wednesday January 19, 2011 | 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Where: Schlumberger Sugar Land Campus Forum Café, 210 Schlumberger Drive

Downtown meeting Venue: • Downtown Meeting: TBA Thursday January 20, 2011 | 5:30pm to 6:30pm

Where: Main Houston Public Library Branch Concourse Level Meeting Room 500 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77002

PMI Houston Chapter, Inc. PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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The following graph shows the number of members at the PMI Hous-ton Chapter, Inc.

Statistics for the PMI Houston Chapter meeting attendance by area are in final stages of compilation by the respective committee:

Statistics PMI - Houston Chapter, Inc.

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February 58 121 32 16 24

March 46 97 34 60 22 4

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May 35 103 22 16 23

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August 45 115 20 20 13

September 49 92 18 54 5 21

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2011 January, p. 19 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor

PMI® Houston Chapter, Inc. 2010 Sponsors, Vendors, and Recognition

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PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

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2011 January, p. 21 PMI Houston Chapter, Inc.

PMIH 2011 Conference and Expo

•Returning to the George R. Brown Conven-tion Center June 7th to June 9th

•The theme this year is "Pursuing Excellence

in Project Management” •More information coming shortly in

next edition of newsletter.

© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

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North Venue Second Tuesday of the Month Strack Farms Restaurant Pre-meeting - 5:30 to 6:30pm 1 PDU

Southwest Venue Third Wednesday of the Month Schlumberger

University of Houston Venue Third Wednesday of the Month University of Houston

Downtown Venue Third Thursday of the Month Library of Houston Central Branch

West Venue Quarterly (Joint with APLN Houston) SYSCO

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PMIH Meeting Venues

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© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

PMI Overview

•Volunteer organization led by 15 Member Global Board of Directors •More than 6,000 volunteers worldwide working in: –Communities: Chapters, Communities of Prac-tice, and Colleges (Performance Management, Scheduling) –Standing Committees, Project Teams, Member Advisory, Congress Advisory Groups

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© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

Growth in PMI Membership

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Growth in Number of PMPs

© 2008 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

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© 2007 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, "PMP", the PMP logos, "PMBOK", "Project Management Journal", "PM Network", and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department.

14% Membership 29% PMPs

71% Membership 59% PMPs

4% Membership 3% PMPs

11% Membership 9% PMPs

PMI Global Membership

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Phone: 713.592.8909

If you are not already a member, please join today. Visit http://www.pmi.org for more information.

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2010 PMIH Board of Directors Chapter President Marc DeCantillon, PMP [email protected] VP - Marketing Karen Duncan, PMP [email protected] VP - Communications Pankaj Gupta, MBA, PMP [email protected] VP - Membership Philip Lee, PMP [email protected] VP - Programs Giovanni Fanduiz, PMP [email protected] Advisor Stephen Schuster, PMP [email protected]

Sr. VP External Operations Andy Stuart, MBA, PMP [email protected] Sr. VP Internal Operations Robert Masch, PMP [email protected] VP - E-Business Eric Hintz, PMP [email protected] VP - Finance Sharon Greiff, PMP [email protected] VP - Professional Development Robin Short, PMP [email protected] Advisor Robert Mills, PE, MCPM, PMP [email protected]

Director at Large Quang Ton, PMP [email protected] Advisor John S. Gorman, III, PMP [email protected] Advisor Caroline Gormley, PMP

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Past President Kathy Ridley, PMP [email protected] Advisor Don Grosskreutz, PMP [email protected]

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