Few summer days of Michigan are here again and we have taken our summer break. We won't meet in the month of July and August for our monthly chapter meeting but will be back again the third monday of September !!!!

Following are the  board members for the current year :
 
President – Nic Jain
VP of Programs - Ed Pelic
VP of Finance - Lamont Manley

VP of Membership - Bruce Hyde 
VP of Communications - Mark Hillegonds
VP of Administration - Bill Mahoney
VP of Training - Lanka van Dort
Past President – Brian Cassista

 

We are very excited about the launch of PMI-HVC ToastMasters Club. Please contact our VP of Communications Mark H. for more details.

 

MS Project and PMP classes coming up. Please contact Lanka, our VP of training for more information.

 

PDU for pennies was very successful and Brian is working on getting another one in the fall.

 

Cleary University is offering a Project Management Certificate the purpose of which is to improve your Project Management skills. Since Cleary is following the PMI standard, it also provides learning that will help you with taking the PMP Exam. These courses are offered via distance learning, so you get to collaborate on-line with the other students and the instructor.

 

Eastern University is now offering a Master’s Certificate in Project Management. Please check out the link on our website. The target audience is Project Managers that don’t have their PMP and very little, if any, formal training. Any level of experience is welcome. I attended an informational session and this is a “must see” program that is a good value.

 

The board is always looking for new ways to provide as much value to the membership as possible, through interesting chapter meetings, affordable PDU opportunities and the general interactive nature of our chapter. If you have any suggestions on how we could improve our value to you, the members, please contact me, or any of the board members for that matter.

Don’t forget, there are plenty of opportunities to earn inexpensive PDUs, all it requires is a little time on your part. See any of the VPs about being on committees or helping with some of the extracurricular activities to earn those valuable PDUs. Also, if you are a Project Manager by trade, you can declare up to 15 PDU’s per cycle (5 per year) for professional experience.

 

PMI Housekeeping:
• Check out the PMI Career path link and learn about the CAPM, PMP, and PgMP. http://www.pmi.org/info/PDC_CareerPath_Landingpg.asp
• Keep up-to-date with project management events. http://www.pmi.org/info/AP_ComingPMEvents.asp

 

Nic Jain, PMP
President – Michigan Huron Valley Chapter
PMIHVCPres@pmi-hvc.org.

 

 

 

Today’s collaborative teams may include members who work closely together at a single location as well as members who are dispersed at geographically distant locations.  This presentation synthesizes some of the common issues faced by collaborative groups in both situations. The presentation will review recent research that has examined how collocated collaborators encourage each other to contribute to their joint work, and other research that has studied the organizational issues associated with multidisciplinary, multi-institution collaboration projects.

 

Katherine Lawrence is an independent scholar, collaborating with individuals and groups as a researcher, writer, educator, and facilitator. Previously, she was a Research Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Information where she investigated the design and deployment of cyberinfrastructure to support collaboration among scientists and engineers.  Prior to her PhD, she worked as a case writer at Harvard Business School, an educational technology developer, and a wildlife documentary production manager.

 

Please join us to learn ways that you can support and improve collaboration in your teams.