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From the President’s Desk Greetings fellow PMIGL Members!!
Our annual golf outing on August 28th at Sanctuary Lake Golf Course was a BIG HIT, with over 60 golfers! It was a wonderful feeling to meet and golf with our members after two years. We had fantastic weather in the morning, which turned very hot towards the end of the round. Overall, everybody enjoyed good food, nice weather, an excellent round of golf and above all, had a very nice time together with fellow members, whom they were meeting after a long time. On behalf of the entire Board, a big "thank you" to all our sponsors, volunteers and participants. Read on. Annual Golf Outing Returns as a Big Hit!PMIGL hosted its 6th annual golf outing on Saturday, August 28 at the beautiful Sanctuary Lake Golf Course in Troy. Turnout was great, with 60 golfers participating out of the 62 who registered. Platinum sponsor DTE, gold sponsor Intellibee and event sponsors Blue Chip Talent and Strategic Staffing Solutions helped to make the outing a wonderful event. Gaura, Shawn McLeod, Tim Moilanen and Steve Pellegrom from team Blue Chip Talent took first place. The ‘Closest to the Pin’ winners were Michelle Phillips and Cinco Frances. Longest drive contests were won by Carla Patrick-Fagan and Rajesh Sivakumar. Many raffle prizes were given away and the money raised offset the event’s costs. Special thanks to our committee members who helped to make this a great event: Synthia Adams, Patrick Cavanaugh, Sheila Dugeon, D’onna Dean, Sandesh Gandhi, Murthy Guduguntla, Justin McAvoy, Erica Nunes, Michele Patera, Carla Patrick-Fagan, Surya Prakash and Brian Roy.
The chapter has launched an exciting new Next Gen Volunteer Program to enroll PMs in volunteer activities. Review the flyer for details on the benefits and contact to get involved. Learn more. Spread the WordHelp promote PMIGL. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and share our upcoming events and volunteer opportunities as you see posted. You never know what door that may open! Upcoming Events Workshop:
Driving PM Peak Performance Driving
PM Peak Performance: Relationship Strategies to
Maximize Influence, Build Consensus and Drive Results
in a World of Constant Change Networking is a required skill in today’s matrix-oriented corporate environment. It is the critical success factor that underlies every successful relationship, both in business and in life. This highly interactive session addresses the most common networking myths and supplies practical, proven success strategies to impact and accelerate the relationship process. Speaker:
Michael Hughes His
client list includes Project Management Institute, Association
for Service Quality (ASQ), APICS Alcatel-Lucent, Dell,
Sun Microsystems, Staples, RBC Royal Bank, Fannie Mae,
Ball State University and the University of Ottawa’s
Telfer Executive MBA program.
September 28 - 4:30-6:30 pm In our September 2021 discussion panel, LCI Michigan and PMI Great Lakes Chapter will host a panel of industry leaders to elaborate on their challenges and share best practices and success stories in applying LEAN Methodology to their Projects and Organizations. PMI will offer its perspective on how PMI Philosophy and adopting the PMBoK framework would facilitate and champion a successful implementation of LEAN tools and methods. Thanks to our endorsing sponsors, this event is free of charge, complimentary to our guests and the CQM community. However, there are limited Zoom Participation spots available, so please register early. More information to follow here.
October
Monthly Meeting
October 18 - 6-7 pm Unleashing
the Power of Lean Innovation Businesses and employees are still adjusting to new ways of working. We are utilizing new digital tools and finding ways drive success despite the challenges the global pandemic has brought us. Organizations are increasingly attempting to add value whilst simultaneously cutting cost. Businesses, realizing that change cannot be imposed from the outside, are looking inward to harness innovations within their workforce. As such, existing processes, people, and tools need realignment to these new business strategies and ways of working. Our help and skills as consultants and project managers are needed now more than ever! But how? Have you heard of Lean Innovation? Maybe you know about Lean and Innovation as separate constructs; you might even be familiar with Six Sigma. Lean Innovation is an approach to facilitating value stream mapping and rapid improvement cycles within an organization. The methodology blends the three disciplines of Design Thinking, Lean Start-up and Agile at Scale into one construct. It integrates the needs of the people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success into one scalable framework. All to enable your teams to get more value out of your work. Speaker:
Breanna Recker
Professional Development OpportunitiesNow is the Time to Get Your PMP, PMP-ACP, DASM, or CAPM Certifications
CommunicationsPM Musings The
Principled Project Manager - Negotiating for Win-Win-Win One of the most important skills of the savvy Project Manager is the ability to negotiate the best outcome that satisfies the needs of all stakeholders. Reaching the consensus agreement may require compromises between the parties to meet or exceed the necessary project goals while building and maintaining important relationships among the project stakeholders. The Principled Project Manager follows the twelve principles detailed in PMI’s recently updated Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide - 7th edition, 2021), These 12 Project principles serve as the PM’s compass, road map and mantra in preparing, executing and controlling their negotiation scenarios. In particular, the first four principles of 1) being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward, 2) creating a collaborative project team environment, 3) effectively engaging with stakeholders, and 4) focusing on value. [The complete list of the 12 Project Principles is included at the end of this article.] Read the complete article. Volunteer SpotlightSurya Prakash
Surya immigrated from India in 1989 with his wife Suneeta. Together they have raised their children in Michigan. In his spare time, Surya enjoys running and has participated in several half marathons. Surya is very active in his community, such as serving as treasurer on the Deerbrook Subdivision board, membership with the Asian Middle Eastern Employee Resource group and has raised funds for many charities. Learn more about Surya. Chapter Sustained SponsorsInterested in becoming a sponsor? There are many opportunities for event and sustained sponsorships, but they fill quickly! For more information view our Sponsor Information Packet. Platinum Level
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Hope
you all enjoyed the last long weekend of summer over Labor
Day. Kids are heading back to school and we are cautiously
trying to get back to the "old normal". 
Michael
specializes in helping professionals increase results
by improving their ability to develop and leverage relationships.
For the last twenty-plus years, he has been coaching
business, corporate and sales professionals to achieve
better results. 
Breanna
Recker is Principal Consultant and Senior Team Lead at Mi-GSO|
Pcubed. She has been a Project Management professional for the
last 8 years focusing primarily in the Information Technology
(IT), Financial Services, and Automotive Manufacturing sectors.
She enjoys helping people and solving problems; especially growing
and developing other PM consultants. Breanna loves working for
Mi-GSO|Pcubed as they are truly a global company that seeks
diversity of thought and experience and happily shares knowledge
to bring the best solutions to our customers. Click 
Surya
Prakash is a Principal Project Management Professional with Ally
Financial, headquartered in Detroit. Surya has years of experience
in Project Management, with companies such as KPMG, PwC, GM, and
the City of Detroit. 
