FREE CONFCALL Thur 8/14/08: PM JOB Shop on Lean Six Sigma Methodology

PM Job Shop Thursday 8/14

Free PM-Job shop Interactive Group Conference Call

Thursday, August 14, 2008

9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767616#

Please Note: New Phone Number

Topic: Lean Six Sigma

Hosted by Mike Chrepta, PMP and Scott Percival

On this conference call we will discuss "Lean Six Sigma Methodology"

Presentation Material will be posted on the PMLL Yahoo group prior to the conference call (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop/ ).

Six Sigma is a business management strategy and is a proven disciplined approach for improving measurable results for any organization. Six Sigma project success stories exist from organizations including manufacturing, service, nonprofit, government, research and health care.

Lean Six Sigma goes by many names, including Lean Enterprise, lean manufacturing, Lean Sigma, and Lean Service. These concepts are a natural complement to Six Sigma and can be applied to every type of business and process. The common thread is to identify and eliminate sources of waste and activities that do not add value, in order to create flow with maximum productivity, capacity, and throughput.

Martin Czebotar is the owner of ZEB connsulting LLC and is a Six Sigma Black Belt. His expertise is in designing production processes and optimizing the work process through Six Sigma techniques, project management, product design, production capabilities and team communications.

Join us on this free interactive conference call where you can share your experience, tips and ask questions. Our goal is to make this as interactive as possible so your participation is very important:

We would like your input for future topics. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested in presenting please let us know.

Visit our Web site at: http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/

Please join our PM Job Shop website to share Project Management JOB OPENINGS http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop/

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We now have 3 calls per month:
* 1st Thursday@9pm (Eastern): PMP Exam Study Group call
* 2nd Thursday@9PM (Eastern): PM JOB SHOP call
* 3rd Thursday@9PM (Eastern): PM Lessons Learned Best Practices call

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PMP Study Group: Free confcall 9PM Aug 7 on Quick Reference Material

PM Lessons Learned

Free PMP Study Group Conference Call

Quick Reference Material Review

The goal of this call is to empower Project Managers, and people studying for the PMP test.
Thursday, Aug 7th^, 2008 9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767616#

Please Note: New Phone Number

Topic: Review of Quick Reference Material - Hosted by David Radkovich, PMP

Join us on this free interactive conference call hosted by David Radkovich, PMP. On this call we will continue our review of the quick reference material provided by Robert Perrine, PMP, ITIL-SM, MBB, CISA on his web site http://www.robertperrine.biz/Perrine2004/Perrine_PM_Notes.html You can provide your experience, tips or ask questions. Our goal is to make this as interactive as possible so your participation is very important. Some of the topics to be discussed include:

¨ WBS Structure
¨ Critical Path method
¨ Earned Value quick reference
¨ Quality quick reference
¨ HR quick reference
¨ Finance quick reference

Additional topics will be presented on the 1^st Thursday of each month. The topic for our September 4^th call is how to start a local or online PMP Study group. We would like your input for future topics. If you are interested in presenting please let us know.

Visit our Web site at: http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/

Note: There is no presentation material for this call as we will be reviewing the material on this web site:

http://www.robertperrine.biz/Perrine2004/Perrine_PM_Notes.html

PMLL Episode 0041 Risk Language and Getting Specific (PMlessonsLearned.com PM Best Practices subgroup)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Topic: "Risk Language and Getting Specific"
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Author and Speaker, Carl Pritchard, PMP, Principal and Founder, Pritchard Management Associates (PMA) (carlpritchard.com)
Date: 17Jul2008
Podcast number: 0041
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

You may want to listen to the MP3s of past conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:

The online presentation is located here:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmlessonslearned/files/Materials%20for%20Conference%20Calls/Past%20PM%20Lessons%20Learned%20calls/
filename is: PMLL Risk Language-17Jul2008.pdf
You must be logged into our free yahoo group first (which you can join for free) in order for this link to work.
This is in the Yahoo group under Files in the subfolder: Materials for Conference calls/ Past PM Lessons Learned calls/

Risk Language and Getting Specific

Many people claim to manage their risks, but in many instances, they don't even know how to speak the language properly. In this compelling workshop, Carl Pritchard (Lead Chapter Author, Risk Management, PMBOK, 4th Edition) discusses the importance of creating a risk language that others can understand and live with. Carl examines the challenges in both identifying risk events and clarifying how to talk about which risks are truly worthy of our concern. He applies his light-hearted comedic style to a topic that often seems weighty and depressing and gives you the ability to engage in healthier and clearer risk conversations with your teams and management.

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Bio:
Carl Pritchard, PMP, EVP is the author of five project management texts and co-produced the landmark "Portable PMP Prep: Conversations on Passing the PMP Exam" audio series with LeRoy Ward. Carl is an internationally recognized lecturer and instructor. He is the lead chapter author for the risk management chapter of the soon-to-be-released "Guide to the PMBOK, 4th Edition" published by the Project Management Institute. He has served as a PMI Project of the Year judge, and is the U.S. Correspondent for the British project management magazine, "Project Manager Today."
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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website. Also, you may freely use the information in our Archives of past calls.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

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Free CONFCALL Thurs. 7/17/08 Carl Pritchard PMP, EVM on "Risk Language and Getting Specific"

Note: The recording of this PM Lessons Learned PM Best Practices conference call is now available to be listened to by phone until the nest conference call is recorded. The number to listen to the recording is: (641) 715-3441 Access Code: 767 616# (PM Best Practices is one of three sub-groups of the pmlessonslearned.com parent group)




What: FREE PM Lessons Learned PM Best Practice conference call
Topic: "Risk Language and Getting Specific"
Who: Author and Speaker Carl Pritchard, PMP, EVP
When: Thursday Jul. 17, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#


Risk Language and Getting Specific

Many people claim to manage their risks, but in many instances, they don't even know how to speak the language properly. In this compelling workshop, Carl Pritchard (Lead Chapter Author, Risk Management, PMBOK, 4th Edition) discusses the importance of creating a risk language that others can understand and live with. Carl examines the challenges in both identifying risk events and clarifying how to talk about which risks are truly worthy of our concern. He applies his light-hearted comedic style to a topic that often seems weighty and depressing and gives you the ability to engage in healthier and clearer risk conversations with your teams and management.

Carl Pritchard's bio:

Carl Pritchard, PMP, EVP is the author of five project management texts and co-produced the landmark "Portable PMP Prep: Conversations on Passing the PMP Exam" audio series with LeRoy Ward. Carl is an internationally recognized lecturer and instructor. He is the lead chapter author for the risk management chapter of the soon-to-be-released "Guide to the PMBOK, 4th Edition" published by the Project Management Institute. He has served as a PMI Project of the Year judge, and is the U.S. Correspondent for the British project management magazine, "Project Manager Today."


Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in evenings.

PMlessonsLearned.com is all about Project Managers helping Project Managers and open to all.

PMLL Episode 0040 PM Job Trends and How to Set Yourself Apart (PMlessonsLearned.com PM Job Shop Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM JOB SHOP
Presentation Title: PM Job Trends and How to Set Yourself Apart
Leader: Henry Will, PMP
PM Job Shop Group Hosts: Mike Chrepta and Scott Percival
Presenters: Kimberly Shands, CEO & President, Maggie DaRonco, ITStaffing Specialist; VegaConsulting Solutions, Inc.
Date: 10Jul2008
Podcast number: 0040
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

Notes from the call: Thursday, July 10th, 2008: Introduction of Vega Consulting Solutions:

* Trends we are seeing in PM opportunities
-- What are the hot priorities: tech skills, PMP, methodology...?
-- What are employers really talking about when they say "soft skills"?
-- What is the skill employers don't advertise for, but every employer wants from a PM?

* How can you set yourself apart in the eyes of the recruiter?
-- What should you expect from this relationship?

* Are you managing your job search, or is your job search managing you?

* A few points to consider when preparing for the interview

Kimberly Shands, CEO & President
MaggieDaRonco, ITStaffing Specialist
VegaConsulting Solutions, Inc.

http://www.vegaconsulting.com 973-335-7800
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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

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Free PM JOB SHOP confcall Thursday July 10, 2008

Note: The recording of this PM JOB SHOP conference call is now available to be listened to by phone until the next recording. The number to listen to the recording is: (641) 715-3441 Access Code: 767 616# (PM Job Shop is one of three sub-groups of the pmlessonslearned.com parent group)


Thursday, July 10th at 9:00pm EST, is our next PM JobShop teleconference call.

We have a great agenda, with Vega Consulting Solutions, who will be presenting their organization and PM career strategies.

Leading the presentation will be Kimberly Shand, Chief Executive Officer and President of Vega Consulting Solutions, Inc., and Maggie DaRonco, IT Staffing Specialist.

We will begin the call promtly at 9pm EST. All of us will kick off the session with introductions and "elevator speeches"

Remember the new dial in number is: 269-320-8300; Access Code: 767 616.

We look forward to having you on this call!

Best Regards,

Scott Percival
Mike Chrepta

PMLL Episode 0039 Teaching Old Dogs to do New Tricks? A Primer on Change (PMlessonsLearned.com PM Best Practices Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Topic: "Teaching Old Dogs to do New Tricks? A Primer on Change"
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Author and Speaker Peter De Jager
Date: 26Jun2008
Podcast number: 0039
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

You may want to listen to the MP3s of past conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:

The online presentation is located here:
http://www.technobility.com/docs//cmpresentation.htm

1. Change is not an event, it is a process that takes time and has distinct stages.
2. A certain amount of 'resistance to Change' is crucial to ANY organization. There is far too much Change possible for us to embrace every Change available. And, organizations MUST foster an environment that permits rational resistance to Change, in order to intelligently select the most appropriate Changes available.
3. People do not really 'resist' Change, they resist being changed and they resist uncertainty. The goal of management is to entice people to Change when appropriate, AND to plan the Change as effectively as possible to minimize the uncertainty.
4. If people are 'resisting' Change, it is because they do not believe it is necessary. In other words, not enough of the right form of communication has taken place.
5. The overriding importance and value of clear, constant, honest communications.

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Bio:
Peter de Jager is a Keynote Speaker, writer and consultant focusing on issues relating to Change Management and the Future. His primary focus is on how we manage change, technology and the future. His presentations use humor to challenge the myths surrounding our understanding of the Change process and the benefits of technology. In addition to speaking at conferences worldwide, he has also written monthly columns for Globe & Mail online, CIO Magazine, and Computing Canada. His goal is always to question what we think is so, and in so doing perhaps open up new opportunities. You can more information at his website:
www.technobility.com
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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

PMLL Episode 0038 Project Management of Virtual Teams (PMlessonsLearned.com PM Best Practices Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Topic: "Project Management of Virtual Teams"
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Kevin R. Wegryn, PMP, CPM Senior Project Manager and Vice-President at Bank of NY Mellon
Date: 19Jun2008
Podcast number: 0038
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

You may want to listen to the MP3s of past conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:

Presentation material for this call and past topics are available in the files section of the PMLL yahoo group. You can access this area after joining our free Yahoo group.

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Bio:
Kevin R. Wegryn is a bottom-line improvements specialist and problem solver, driven by measurable goals and strong communication skills. Kevin’s unique background has enabled him to successfully manage projects that demand business development, expense management, strategic positioning, and program management.
Kevin is currently a Vice-President, Senior Project Manager, for Bank of New York Mellon. He is a seasoned Senior Project Manager and has managed complex projects, budgeted up to $73 million, and led teams of project managers. Kevin’s ability to quickly analyze business conditions, determined a course of action to motivate personnel, implement programs and strategies that improve sales, processes and individual performance.

Kevin has a Master’s Degree (MA) in Business Economics.

Kevin is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP), member of PMI National Organization, 2007, 2008 volunteer for PMI- Professional Awards Member Advisor Group, volunteer for the PMI-PMBOK Guide 2004 Update team, member of panel of judges for PMI-Educational Foundation 2004 Student Scholarship Awards, and is a member of many other professional association activities. He is a Certified Project Manager (CPM) from International Association of Project and Program Management and is a member of International Association of Project and Program Management.

Kevin has published articles for various publications including Project Management Weekly, PM Boulevard Newsletter and Allpm.com Newsletter. Interviewed by InfoWorld Magazine for article, March 1998. He also co-authored a book on Virtual Project Management “Managing without Walls” in 2006.

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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
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Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

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PMLL Episode 0037 How to Get the Most From Your Recruiter (PMlessonsLearned.com PM Job Shop Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM JOB SHOP (our first podcast from this group)
Presentation Title: How to Get the Most From Your Recruiter
PM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMP
PM Job Shop Group Hosts: Mike Chrepta and Scott Percival
Presenter: Angela Verachi - Teksystems
Date: 12Jun2008
Podcast number: 0037
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

Notes from the call:

Everyone’s Trying to Make a Buck

Contract Recruiters: Relationship Builders VS Permanent Recruiters: Job Finders

Various Industry Recruiters

IT Recruiters

Recruiters that like to meet with you verse recruiters that don’t

Build the relationship; more about being consultant intimate

Getting to know the real YOU as a candidate

Take candidates out for lunch/coffee

Build a strong relationship – when you are comfortable telling your recruiter about friends that are looking because you know he/she has YOUR best interest at heart and will continue looking for opportunities for you even though you’ve referred a friend with better skills. Feel free to give them names of managers that you know at companies in order to have their trained account manager call to setup meetings and establish contact. THIS way, we can hopefully uncover some needs that they didn’t know were there, or can get your foot back in the door to a place where you already have contacts or possibly have even worked before.

Recruiters that aren’t interested in building the relationship are interested in what we call speed to market. Hopefully can send over a few resumes and see if they stick – first phone call should be to try and setup a meeting and if not, you will know that the person is just out to fill the position and doesn’t care to establish a long term relationship with the consultant; easier for permanent recruiters to do this, not to their own fault, but that is how they will make their $$$.
In the same respect that the recruiters want to meet with you, their account managers are meeting with the clients and getting to know the real need for the client to build the relationship on that end so they are not disappointed when they get a few resumes that certain recruiters would just like to “stick.” Helps our hiring managers have confidence in us.

Built up a relationship with consultant I knew I couldn’t place but we were up front with her about this issue and we still continued the relationship hoping she’d come down a bit on rate meanwhile she continues giving us referrals upon referrals of people, and we met with one and put him to work right away.

In order to “get the most from your recruiter” continue contacting this person on a weekly basis as will the recruiter and be “in their face.” They will think of your first if they are always on your mind.

Find the right recruiters by searching for job postings and contacting the recruiters directly. Google staffing firms find some of the largest, most reputable

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If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

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PMLL Episode 0036 Quick Reference Material Review Part 1 (PMlessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PMP Exam Study Group
Presentation Title: Review of Quick Reference Material - Part 1
PM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMP
PMP Exam Study Group Host: David Radkovich, PMP
Date: 05Jun2008
Podcast number: 0036
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:
On this call we will review the quick reference material provided by Robert Perrine, PMP, ITIL-SM, MBB, CISA on his web site http://www.robertperrine.biz/Perrine2004/Perrine_PM_Notes.html
Some of the topics discussed include:

• WBS Structure
• Critical Path method
• Earned Value quick reference
• Quality quick reference
• HR quick reference
• Finance quick reference

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

Free Recording available of tonights "Sold-out" Call on "Change" by Peter De Jager

We seem to have filled up every available line on the conference call this evening

A Free Recording is not available of tonights "Sold-out" Call on "Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks; A Primer on Change" by noted Author, Consultant, and Speaker Peter De Jager

The recording is available at (641) 715-3441 Access Code: 767 616#

We will be posting the podcast soon; keep your eyes on this space

Visit our webpage at PMlessonsLearned.com and sign up for our free Yahoo group for announcements of our free calls and other relevant PM information.

The online presentation is located here:
http://www.technobility.com/docs//cmpresentation.htm

PMlessonsLearned.com - it's all about Project Managers helping Project Managers

Free Confcall: Peter De Jager on "Change" Thurs. 6/26/08

What: PM Lessons Learned PM Best Practice conference call
Topic: "Teaching old dogs to do new tricks? A primer on Change"
Who: Author and Speaker Peter De Jager
When: Thursday Jun. 26, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: NEW Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

Do you want to know how to CHANGE your environment in some way?
Do you have a team that could use to change the way they do things?
Do you have an organization that doesn't believe in Project Management?
Do you wish your environment at work would be more in tune with PM?
Do you want to Change the organization you work in to be more PM minded?

Then, this call is for you!

Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in evenings.

The online presentation is located here:
http://www.technobility.com/docs//cmpresentation.htm


Presented by Peter de Jager. Peter is a Keynote Speaker, writer and consultant focusing on issues relating to Change Management and the Future. His primary focus is on how we manage
change, technology and the future. His presentations use humor to challenge the myths surrounding our understanding of the Change process and the benefits of technology. In addition to speaking at conferences worldwide, he has also written monthly columns for Globe & Mail online, CIO Magazine, and Computing Canada. His goal is always to question what we think is so, and in so doing perhaps open up new opportunities. You can more information at his website:
www.technobility.com

PM Best Practices Call Thurs 6/19/08: "Project Management of Virtual Teams"

This call is now available for replay by phone at (641) 715-3441 Access Code: 767 616#
We will soon be making the MP3 recording available on our "Archives" page. It will also be available with our other podcasts (on itunes).

What: PM Lessons Learned PM Best Practice conference call
Topic: "Project Management of Virtual Teams"
Who: Kevin R. Wegryn, PMP, CPM Senior Project Manager and Vice-President at Bank of NY Mellon
When: Thursday June 19, 2008 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: NEW Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#



“How to be an effective Virtual Project Manager?”

A Project Manager needs to understand many aspects of project management to be effective, but three key elements are e-mail, conference calls and phone calls.

The Project Manager needs strong skills using all three of these communication methods to be an effective Virtual Project Manager.

The e-mail send to your team should be short and specific items/questions sent to your virtual team member. The e-mail should not contain complex wording or be confusing for the reader. A Project Manager must remember that a virtual team member reading e-mail will not have opportunity to ask questions or listen to the emphasis of the request as a person would give working in the same office would.

Another strong communication skill needed by the Virtual Project Manager is the ability to lead conference calls. This is a skill learned by much practice and much listening on the part of the virtual Project Manager. It is important to remember that the purpose of the conference call is not for the team to hear the Project Manager’s voice talk over and over about the project topics, but to get the teams input in key areas/topics that need to be covered in a group forum.

Finally, phone calls to the virtual team members must be kept short and to the point. Again, the virtual team members have a day full of meetings and tasks and a half-hour call from the virtual Project Manager two or three times a day, will make the team member ineffective.

In summary, the Virtual Project Manager needs to have many skills to be effective to manage his/her team. Key communication skills needed by these Virtual Project Managers are strong skills with e-mail, conference calls and individual phone calls. Only with a strong understanding of these communication skills can a project manager be an effective Virtual Project Manager.


Speaker's Bio:

Kevin R. Wegryn is a bottom-line improvements specialist and problem solver, driven by measurable goals and strong communication skills. Kevin’s unique background has enabled him to successfully manage projects that demand business development, expense management, strategic positioning, and program management.

Kevin is currently a Vice-President, Senior Project Manager, for Bank of New York Mellon. He is a seasoned Senior Project Manager and has managed complex projects, budgeted up to $73 million, and led teams of project managers. Kevin’s ability to quickly analyze business conditions, determined a course of action to motivate personnel, implement programs and strategies that improve sales, processes and individual performance.

Kevin has a Master’s Degree (MA) in Business Economics.

Kevin is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP), member of PMI National Organization, 2007, 2008 volunteer for PMI- Professional Awards Member Advisor Group, volunteer for the PMI-PMBOK Guide 2004 Update team, member of panel of judges for PMI-Educational Foundation 2004 Student Scholarship Awards, and is a member of many other professional association activities. He is a Certified Project Manager (CPM) from International Association of Project and Program Management and is a member of International Association of Project and Program Management.

Kevin has published articles for various publications including Project Management Weekly, PM Boulevard Newsletter and Allpm.com Newsletter. Interviewed by InfoWorld Magazine for article, March 1998. He also co-authored a book on Virtual Project Management “Managing without Walls” in 2006.

New Conference Call and Record phone numbers

We are now using a new Conference Call line

Conference Dial-in Number: (269) 320-8300
Access Code: 767 616#
*6 to mute / unmute


The Recording of the last call will also be available at the following new number:

Playback Number: (641) 715-3441
Access Code: 767 616#

*1 Rewind 30 seconds
*2 Fast forward 30 seconds
*5 Pause/resume playback

(note: the PM JOB SHOP call recorded on June 12, 2008 is still available on the old playback number: (641) 715-3413 Access Code: 675 748#)

Free PM JOBSHOP Confcall 6/12/08 Getting the Most From your Recruiter

PM Job Shop This Thursday 6/12

Free PM-Job shop Interactive Group Conference Call

The goal is to empower Project Managers

*Increase your PM Knowledge
* Build Business Relationships
* Increase your Marketability
* Gain Professional Support`

Thursday, June 12^, 2008

9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675748#

Topic: Getting the most from your Recruiter

Hosted by Mike Chrepta, PMP

On this conference call we will discuss how recruiters are responsible for some of the most confidential, critical, and lucrative staffing situations in the industry. If you have a relationship with a quality recruiter, chances are, you will be one of the first potential candidates called for the unbelievable opportunity. But do you know how to find a good one? Where do you start?

On the call will be Angela Verachi and Allison Maltese both from TekSystems (Parsippany NJ ) Angela is a recruiter for Project Managers and Business Analysts. Allison is a Delivery Manager

· On the call we will discuss categories of recruiters and the differences between the recruiter types.

· Angela and Allison will also discuss the type of recruiter they are and the processes they've found to work best (with an real-life examples and stories of how it worked)

Both Allison and Angela are long term friends of the PMlessonsLearned.com group, having been on our calls sharing information before and have both helped several of our members with their job search.

TekSystems is an international IT Staffing, Recruiting, and Services company with 90 offices in the US, Canada, and Europe dealing in the Communications, Financial Services, Government, and Information Technology industries. A listing of their project management jobs available for all their locations is listed at http://www.teksystems.com/Careers/Project-Manager-jobs.aspx

Join us on this free interactive conference call hosted by Mike Chrepta, PMP. Where you can share your experience, tips or ask questions. Our goal is to make this as interactive as possible so your participation is very important:

We would like your input for future topics. If you are interested or know of someone who might be interested in presenting please let us know.

Visit our Web site at: http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/

Please join our PM Job Shop website to share Project Management JOB OPENINGS http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop/

Free PMP Study Group Confcall Thur. June 5, Topic: Quick Reference

Note: The recording of this call is now available to listen to by phone (see the left side of our website for the phone number). We will be posting the MP3 and podcast soon

PM Lessons Learned

Free PMP Study Group Conference Call

Quick Reference Material Review

The goal of this call is to empower Project Managers, and people studying for the PMP test.

Thursday, June 5 2008

9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675748#

Topic: Review of Quick Reference Material

Hosted by David Radkovich, PMP

Join us on this free interactive conference call hosted by David Radkovich, PMP. On this call we will review the quick reference material provided by Robert Perrine, PMP, ITIL-SM, MBB, CISA on his web site http://www.robertperrine.biz/Perrine2004/Perrine_PM_Notes.html You can provide your experience, tips or ask questions. Our goal is to make this as interactive as possible so your participation is very important. Some of the topics to be discussed include:

¨ WBS Structure

¨ Critical Path method

¨ Earned Value quick reference

¨ Quality quick reference

¨ HR quick reference

¨ Finance quick reference

Additional topics will be presented on the 1^st Thursday of each month. There will not be a call on July 3^rd due to the 4^th of July holiday in the US. We would like your input for future topics. If you are interested in presenting please let us know.

Visit our Web site at: http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/

Note: There is no presentation material for this call as we will be reviewing the material on this web site:

http://www.robertperrine.biz/Perrine2004/Perrine_PM_Notes.html

Visit us at http://pmlessonslearned.com
We now have 3 calls per month:
* 1st Thursday@9pm (Eastern): PMP Study call
* 2nd Thursday@9PM (Eastern): PM JOB SHOP call
* 3rd Thursday@9PM (Eastern): PM Lessons Learned Best Practices call

Join our Low-volume-email Yahoo group (details below)

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* Increase your PM Knowledge
* Build Business Relationships
* Increase your effectiveness
* Increase your Marketability
* Gain Professional Support

PMLL Episode 0035 Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Topic: "Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building"
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Timothy D. Bidlack Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) Manager, First Vice President- The Bank of New York Mellon
Date: 15May2008
Podcast number: 0035
MP3 / Podcast: Download MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

You may want to listen to the MP3s of past conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:

Goal of PM Community Building:
* Set the Agenda for Project Management
* Increase Project Management Professionalism
* Bridge the gaps between various Project Management communities
* Gain consensus on Project Management practices

The Business Case…
* Fostering a work environment to attract and retain quality project managers
* Ensuring IT has the right numbers of skilled project managers to support business partners
* Minimizing execution risk associated with IT projects

7 Key Success Factors:

1. Link to Business Strategy
2. Obtain Buy-in ensure Sponsorship
3. Keep focused on this that matter
4. Have a Quick wins strategy, Demonstrate value
5. Consider your organizations culture
6. Marketing and communications is important
7. Stay the course. Treat community building as an ongoing campaign

Bio: Timothy Bidlack:

As Manager of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) for The Bank of New York Mellon, Tim Bidlack is responsible for the oversight of major projects across the organization. In this role, he oversees a group of senior project manager responsible for objective project oversight as well as the project management tool team. Mr. Bidlack is a member of the Technology Operating Committee.

Mr. Bidlack joined Mellon Financial Corporation in May, 1998. Since then he has held the positions of Project Manager, Program Manager, and Project Office Manager. Prior to joining Mellon, Mr. Bidlack held business and operation positions in the Airline Industry including experience in Yield Management.

A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Bidlack received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Colorado Technical University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute). Mr. Bidlack is also a decorated United States Army Veteran.

Mr. Bidlack is active with a number of community and industry organizations and is a local and national speaker on project management topics. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Project Management Institute having served on the Education Committee.

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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

PM Lessons Learned Best Practices Call Thursday May 15, 2008

NOTE: THE RECORDING OF THIS CALL IS NOW AVAILABLE TO LISTEN TO VIA PHONE (See info on left of website). We will be posting it as a podcast soon.


What: PM Lessons Learned Best Practice conference call
Topic: "Don't Go It Alone...Lessons Learned From PM Community Building"
Who: Timothy D. Bidlack Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) Manager, First Vice President- The Bank of New York Mellon
When: May 15, 2008 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#

Our calls are open to anyone with interest.


Timothy Bidlack:
As Manager of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) for The Bank of New York Mellon, Tim Bidlack is responsible for the oversight of major projects across the organization. In this role, he oversees a group of senior project manager responsible for objective project oversight as well as the project management tool team. Mr. Bidlack is a member of the Technology Operating Committee.

Mr. Bidlack joined Mellon Financial Corporation in May, 1998. Since then he has held the positions of Project Manager, Program Manager, and Project Office Manager. Prior to joining Mellon, Mr. Bidlack held business and operation positions in the Airline Industry including experience in Yield Management.

A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Bidlack received a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree from Colorado Technical University. He is a Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute). Mr. Bidlack is also a decorated United States Army Veteran.

Mr. Bidlack is active with a number of community and industry organizations and is a local and national speaker on project management topics. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Project Management Institute having served on the Education Committee.

FREE PM JOB SHOP call May 8, 2008

Facts:

Who: PMs and people with PM job openingsWhat: PM Job Shop call:
connecting PMs to People with PM jobs
When: Thursday May 8, 2008 9pm (US Eastern time)
Where: Free* Conf call (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#
How: You can subscribe to our additional FREE email list just for PM
JOB SHOP by following this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMJOBSHOP

(*=long distance charges may apply, check with your carrier)

Dear Project Manager,

Are you looking for your next assignment, better paid projects?

Yes you are! I know many of you wondering how long this recession will
last and how it affects your near future. There are a growing number
of people whom I have in the networking groups, who are getting
nervous thinking when their project will be gone!!!

I think we can help each other! " PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM" and
PMJOBSHOP.COM are both career networking groups whose has a common
goal which is to empower PMs, and people studying to be PMs.

PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM is a group that strives to promote and support
project mangers to Increase their PM Knowledge, Build Business
Relationships and Gain Professional Support

PMJOBSHOP.COM is a group that shares Project Management JOB OPENINGS
with Project Managers when they're looking for work.

What we need from you is your participation and your ideas to make PM
JOBSHOP conference call better and valuable to you. We need to hear
from you about your needs, here are some suggested topics, we need
more from you:

* Interview with Recruiters – market trends, open jobs, help PM
jobseekers
* Questions typically asked by Recruiters and how to handle them
* Discussion on selected PMP topics to help you
* Would you like to role play an Interview with Actual Recruiter?
* Help you prepare Elevator speeches
* Help with Identifications of skill sets in demand and Trends in
the Industry.
* Help with negotiating your next job and or salary
* Summary Letters
* Etc

What we can do for you is provide you with search for your next job or
current search, help you with resume, handling interview questions,
Negotiating Job and or Salary among others.

Your ideas are welcome to develop this forum that delivers value to you

I would like to invite you to join our FREE project management
networking group to connect with enthusiastic project mangers and PM
Recruiters.

Just join our group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMJOBSHOP and you can
begin searching for your next open project management position
immediately.

PMlessonsLearned.com was started by a group of project managers. The
goal of this group is to empower and support Project Managers, and
people who are studying to be Project managers. For more information,
visit our website at http://www.pmlessonslearned.com

It's that really that simple!

NEXT CALL May 8, 2008

Call in! FREE Interactive call; just listen or join in the sharing!
Second Thursday of each Month 9:00pm
Conference Call Telephone Number: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#
Career Tidbits, PM Tidbits, and more

PMLL Episode 0034 Scope Management (PMlessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PMP Exam Study Group
Presentation Title: Scope Management
PM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMP
PMP Study Group Host: David Radkovich, PMP.
Date: 01May2008
Podcast number: 0034
MP3 / Podcast: Download or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:
The file of the presentation is stored in the files/materials for conference calls area of our FREE yahoo group (FREE yahoo group membership required). Login to the Yahoo group, then follow the links on the left side of our website at PMlessonsLearned.com


Other Notes:

Project Management Cruises!

Note: Members of PMlessonsLearned.com are going on the Seminar At Sea cruise to Bermuda!

• Southern New England Chapter - Aug. 2008 - New York to Nova Scotia (http://www.snec-pmi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=10&id=77&Itemid=123)

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

PMP Study Group: Free confcall 9PM May 1st on Scope Management

PM Lessons Learned

Free PMP Study Group Conference Call

Scope Management

The goal of this call is to empower Project Managers, and people studying for the PMP test.

Thursday, May 1^st, 2008

9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675748#

Topic: Scope Management

Hosted by David Radkovich, PMP

Join us on this free interactive conference call hosted by David Radkovich, PMP. This call will be an open forum where you can provide your experience, tips or ask questions. Our goal is to make this as interactive as possible so your participation is very important. Some of the topics to be discussed include:

¨ Scope Management Processes

¨ WBS creation

¨ Control Accounts

¨ Change Management and Configuration Management

Additional topics will be presented on the 1^st Thursday of each month. The topic for June 5^th , 2008 is TBD. We would like your input for future topics. If you are interested in presenting please let us know.

Presentation material for this call and past topics are available in the files section of the PMLL yahoo group. Please download prior to the call.

PMLL Episode 0033 Project Management Humor (PMlessonsLearned.com)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PM Lessons Learned
Presentation Title: PM Humor
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Arthur Hedge – President of Castle Ventures LLC
Date: 17Apr2008
Podcast number: 0033
MP3 / Podcast: Download or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or Join our podcast on itunes

You may want to listen to the MP3s of past conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

See the files section of our PMlessonslearned Yahoo group for the presentation


Links from the Call and other great PM Humor sites:
http://www.projectcartoon.com/

www.project-training-uk.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm - Create your own "What the customer wanted cartoon"

www.dilbert.com
www.savagechickens.com
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Project_management
http://asapm.org/asapmag/a_humor.asp
http://cvr-it.com/PM_Jokes.htm
http://asapm.org/asapmag/m_millstones.asp
www.visitor-tracking.com/pm-jokes.php
http://www.pmthink.com/2005/12/project-management-useful-analogies-or_12.htm
http://kalsey.com/simplelinks/project_management/

Douglas Adams - "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."

"I don't know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." - Bill Cosby

Other Notes:

Project Management Cruises!

• Southern New England Chapter - Aug. 2008 - New York to Nova Scotia (http://www.snec-pmi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=10&id=77&Itemid=123)

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

Project Management Humor - on our next Confcall on Thur. April 17, 2008!

Who: You and our presenter: Arthur Hedge – President of Castle Ventures LLC
What: Next Thursday's PM Lessons Learned conference call on Project Management Humor
When: April 17, 2008 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#
How: your phone or cell phone

BONUS! Until this call on PM Humor, you can listen into the recording of the great PM JOB SHOP call held on 4/10/08 using the information on the left of our home page:
Listen to last confcall recording: (641) 715-3413 Access Code: 675 748#

PMLL Episode 0032 Open Discussion (PMlessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group)

These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: PMP Exam Study Group
Presentation Title: An Open Discussion on PMP Exam Study
Host: Henry Will, PMP
Moderator: David Radkovich, PMP.
Date: 03Apr2008
Podcast number: 0032
MP3 Podcast: Download or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or subscribe to our podcast on itunes

If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

Notes from the call:

A great PM website:
http://www.pmhub.net

A few yahoo groups that are helpful:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PMP_study

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmpbest


Other Notes:

Project Management Cruises!

Note: Members of PMlessonsLearned.com are going on the Seminar At Sea cruise to Bermuda!

• Southern New England Chapter - Aug. 2008 - New York to Nova Scotia (http://www.snec-pmi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=10&id=77&Itemid=123)

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

A conference call to help you as a PM: this Thursday!

Dear Project Manager,

Are you looking for your next assignment, better paid projects?

Yes you are! I know many of you wondering how long this recession will last and how it affects your near future. There are a growing number of people whom I have in the networking groups, who are getting nervous thinking when their project will be gone!!!

I think we can help each other! ” PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM” and PMJOBSHOP.COM are both career networking groups whose has a common goal which is to empower PMs, and people studying to be PMs.

PMLESSONSLEARNED.COM is a group that strives to promote and support project mangers to Increase their PM Knowledge, Build Business Relationships and Gain Professional Support

PMJOBSHOP.COM is a group that shares Project Management JOB OPENINGS with Project Managers when they're looking for work.

What we need from you is your participation and your ideas to make PM JOBSHOP conference call better and valuable to you. We need to hear from you about your needs, here are some suggested topics, we need more from you:

• Interview with Recruiters – market trends, open jobs, help PM jobseekers
• Questions typically asked by Recruiters and how to handle them
• Discussion on selected PMP topics to help you
• Would you like to role play an Interview with Actual Recruiter?
• Help you prepare Elevator speeches
• Help with Identifications of skill sets in demand and Trends in the Industry.
• Help with negotiating your next job and or salary
• Summary Letters
• Etc

What we can do for you is provide you with search for your next job or current search, help you with resume, handling interview questions, Negotiating Job and or Salary among others.

Your ideas are welcome to develop this forum that delivers value to you

I would like to invite you to join our FREE project management networking group to connect with enthusiastic project mangers and PM Recruiters.

Just send and email to pmjobshop-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and you can begin searching for your next open project management position immediately.

PMlessonsLearned.com was started by a group of project managers. The goal of this group is to empower and support Project Managers, and people who are studying to be Project managers. For more information, visit our website at http://www.pmlessonslearned.com

It's that really that simple!

NEXT CALL April 7, 2008

Call in! FREE Interactive call; just listen or join in the sharing!

Second Thursday of each Month 9:00pm
Conference Call Telephone Number: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748# Career Tidbits, PM Tidbits, and more

PMLL Episode 0031 Project Management is a Dead-End Job. Is There Life After Project Management?

This is the MP3 Podcast of the PMlessonLearned.com PM Best Practices presentation topic of "Project Management is a Dead-End Job. Is There Life After Project Management?" as presented by Steve Blais, PMP on 20Mar2008.

Steve Blais, PMP shared with us some of the many options available to Project Managers for the "next step" in their careers.

Steve Blais is the founder of Parkson International and PM since 1969

Download or Listen to the MP3 of PMLessonsLearned.com Episode 0031
(if your computer doesn't support that link, then this Internet Archive link or this OurMedia link may work)

Notes are below, but first this...

A Project Management Cruise - vacation with other PMLL members and learn PM info at the same time! We're traveling with the New Jersey PMI Chapter - May 17, 2008 - New Jersey to Bermuda on RCL (http://pminj.org/08-sea/085smp.htm). Deadline for registration: 2/29/2008

PM Best Practice Session:

Where can we move from Project Management? Is it really a dead end job?

Steve referred to the book "What Color is Your Parachute" (see links below)

Steve also mentioned about Alpha Project Managers - the Alpha's love what they do - they're successful! (see links below)

Well, as PMs, we can move: Up, Over, or Out.

Here are some of the options that Steve discussed with us:

* Process management - keep with the product your project produced
* Business Manager - start or join a company
* Move into the aspect of Project Management you like (customer interaction, administrative)
* Business Analyst
* If you love doing Project Management, then you can stay as a PM - there's options there too:
* You can move up as a PM doing Portfolio Management or working as a Program Manager in a PMO
* You can move out: you can work as a contract Project Manager. You can travel and get into places you might not get otherwise (you may also be restricted from some assignments)
* You can move over: teaching, training, and other options

After the call recording was stopped we talked with someone who asked about how to find a specific type of project management. She was referred to a few members of the group, the local PMI chapter (see pmi.org for links to the local chapters) and the various SIGs (Special Interest Groups) that exist in a myriad of specialties including IT, Marketing, Pharmaceutical, PMO, etc. (see pmi.org for information on SIGs). Another person who was in transition asked about how to continue to learn.

References from the call:

A few links that you might find helpful:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Parachute-2008/dp/1580088678/

http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-Project-Managers-What-Everyone/dp/0972967338

http://www.pmstudent.com/2007/02/traits-of-alpha-project-managers.html

www.pittsburghpmi.org/documents/meetings/presentations/Alpha_Managers_2.0.ppt


About PMlessonsLearned:

Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.

We highly recommend that you join the free yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

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Join the FREE Confcall: "Project Management is a Dead-End Job" 3/20/08

Steve Blaise just informed me that the topic of the discussion on the 3/20/08 PM Lessons Learned call will be "Project Management is a Dead-End Job" subtitled "Is There Life After Project Management?"

Doesn't that just peak your interest?

Here are the details:


What: This month's PM Lessons Learned (PM Best Practices) Confcall presentation - This month our speaker is Steve Blais, PMP

Who: Everyone who wants to participate - invite people you know

When: Thurs. March 20, 2008 9pm Eastern Time (U.S.)

How: Conference Dial-in: (641) 715-3200 Access Code: 675 748#

We will also take a few minutes to discuss how we can better our calls
and our group!

If you can't join us, join our yahoo group at PMLessonslearned.com and get info after the call to listen to the recording!