If you were able to make the August luncheon, you’ll understand why we are so excited to welcome April Clark back for more information on Reach & Teach. If you missed the meeting, find out more about their program here: https://www.reachandteach.rocks/about-us. You can also check out their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz8KwWxdNzspelmLV7pYB_A/videos.

Our Chapter is teaming up with Reach & Teach to help students and teachers plan and host a rock concert at their school. Students will do all of the work, but it’s a big undertaking…which is where Project Management comes in! We are going to meet with April on Thursday, October 10th, to take a deeper dive into their curriculum and brainstorm ways our Chapter can get involved.

This is open to all members and will count towards “giving back” PDU’s. Even better, this is a great way to get involved in our community and bringing project management to the next generation.

Meeting Details:

When: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Where: Hoover Public Library Café (East 59 Vintage Café)
200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, AL 35216
Note: Food and beverages are available for purchase at the café until 7:00 pm.

Please RSVP to Mindy Wyatt, PMIef Liaison

The PMICAC is excited to announce we will be offering TWO more PMI training courses for the first time ever this year! This fall we will offer Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP®) and Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP®) education. These courses are designed for enhancing skills in managing risks and schedules. Regardless if you pursue these PMI certifications, the learnings from these sessions are sure to add immediate value to your job and organization!
See details for both classes on the following pages.

• Courses:
  • Risk Management Training: Thursday and Friday, October 17-18 (8am-4pm)
  • Scheduling Training: Thursday and Friday, October 24-25 (8am-4pm)
• Location:
  Johnson Controls 1800 International Park Drive, Suite 500 Birmingham, AL 35243
• Cost per Training Course:
  • $1,500 per person (non-members)
  • $1,200 per person (PMICAC members or groups of 3 or more)
  • EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Register before 10/1 and members only pay $999 per person

Agile is the future of project management. Many companies are adopting Agile methodologies to increase team performance and improve customer satisfaction. The Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) is one of the newest certifications offered by PMI and is expected to become the industry standard certification for Agile over the next few years.

Is your organization moving to Agile practices? Are you wanting to better understand Agile methodologies? If so this course is perfect for you! Let us help you not only understand Agile but also help your organization be set up for Agile success.

This is a great time to learn Agile!

New for Fall 2019 - Agile Project Management Course

September 6 & 20

Register Today!

Please send inquiries to Cori Miller Perdue, Ph.D., Director of Professional Education

In today’s business environment, Leaders are known as “Influencers”. The most effective Influencers are natural Leaders, or people who have learned to develop themselves into the Leader that they wish to be. Although, there are hundreds of books, articles and resources that promote which attributes aspiring Leaders should have, this 4-part iLead Series will teach you how to apply them so that you can be an influential Leader who adds real value in life and in business.

Click here for more information!

Join the PMI Central Alabama Chapter in supporting veterans by bringing a donation to the April chapter meeting on April 16, 2019! Attendees will have the opportunity to show their support of veterans in our area by donating items for Priority Veteran care packages. The following items are needed:

• Laundry Baskets
• Pots/Pans
• Cleaning items
• Towels
• Food storage containers
• Ziploc bags
• Toilet paper
• Laundry detergent

Items will be given to Priority Veteran. 

New Year: New Skills!
Earn a Project Management Certificate!

NEW PMP Test Preparation Course!

Register today for one of the UAB Collat School of Business Project Management courses! Earn a Project Management Certificate and more...

• Project Management Foundational Course (5 Saturday mornings: Jan 19th-Feb 16th
• PMP Test Preparation Course (Saturday, March 2nd)
• Microsoft Project Course (Saturday, March 9th)
• Project Management Certificate Bundle (Three courses above)

Please forward this email to anyone you know who might be interested in taking our Project Management course and/or our NEW PMP Test Prep Course
and Microsoft Project Course!

REGISTER NOW!

Deadline to register for the Project Management Foundations Course is January 16th.

Please send inquiries to Cori Miller Perdue, Ph.D., Director of Professional Education
  

The PMI Central Alabama Board did a comprehensive review of the bylaws document and made updates that have been approved by the Board and have been reviewed and approved by PMI Global Operations Center in Newton Square, PA. The updated version of the bylaws have been posted on the chapter's website for your review. You will have approximately 30 days to review the proposed bylaws. Voting for the proposed changes to the bylaws will begin after 30 days or Thursday, 1/17/19.

The bylaws may be found on the Chapter's web site https://pmicac.org/ in their entirety:    pdf PMI Central Alabama Chapter Bylaws (94 KB) . Please submit any questions to General Information.