PMI Olympia Chapter

Welcome to Our New Website

The PMI Olympia Board is pleased to introduce our new chapter web site!

We are excited to bring new features and functionality to our membership. Our goals are to increase value and benefits of the PMI Olympia website to our chapter members, enhance the chapter’s overall image and public awareness, and improve the professionalism, content, and presentation being delivered to external parties and other organizations, such as partners, sponsors, local corporations in the community, and potential new chapter members.

February 2012 Dinner Announcement

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Time: 5:30 to 8:15 pm

Process Transformation Enabled by Project Management Fundamentals

Scott Barnard, PMP

When transforming a business there are 5 key components - Capabilities, Technology, Organization, Process and People. Each of these provide a perspective of of the business operations and ultimately its success, or lack of success. While at Barnard Howard LLC, Scott, along with other thought leaders developed a method known as Acceleration 360, to perform an accurate assessment of business. The goal is to uncover, examine and transform the areas that can bring the most benefit to the enterprise. Project Management is an essential element of the business analysis. The Knowledge Areas of PMBOK are used to guide the creation and execution of the project, such that the client participates in the process of discovery and transformation. Whether it is the executive team looking down at the overall operation their business or it is a manager targeting in on their team, a process approach with strong project management can have a swift and profound impact business transformation. The presentation will give insight as to how project management is an enabler to successful business transformation when partnered with a defined process engineering approach.

Christmas Food Drive

Many thanks to all of you that participated in our anual Christmas Food Drive. We collected over $500 in cash and a car load of food. There are many people that are truely appreciative of this support. A special thanks goes out to Glenn Briskin for his significant contribution and to our President Mary Jelvik who asked her family and friends for donations for the food bank in lieu of gifts and recognition for their wedding anniversary. Great job everyone and thanks.