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From the President’s Desk Greetings fellow PMIGL Members!! As Oscar Wilde said, "And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." We have officially welcomed the season of fabulous colors and pumpkins. Summer just flew by us. As a chapter, we had a couple of big hit events during this season...our annual golf outing and the workshop conducted by renowned Networking Guru, Michael Hughes. Just like we are all planning and getting ready for the upcoming cold and snow season, we at PMIGL are also preparing for a change at the Board level. I am happy to announce that Michele Patera, the current VP of Administration, has been elected as the President-Elect for the year 2022. Michele is a thoroughbred professional with an unwavering commitment to volunteering. Elections are underway for the VP positions that will become vacant next year. Please do not forget to vote using the information emailed to you previously. You spoke and we listened…from the results of the In-person VS Virtual Survey conducted last month, Virtual Events was overwhelmingly your preference. So the Professional Development Day (PDD) and the remaining Dinner meeting or 2021 will be virtual. Read on. We
Remember Dave Gingrich
PMIGL is saddened by the passing of Dave Gingrich, former VP of Finance. Our condolences to his family. More details will be posted on the website as they become available. Military Outreach Participates in New Jersey PMI Chapter Workshop and Needs Your Help
PMIGL is Looking for the Next Generation of Volunteers
Read on for more details on the benefits of being a Next Gen Volunteer and contact Akash Ladha at manager.nextgen@pmiglc.net to enroll or for more information. 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 November
Monthly Meeting - Save the date! Visit the website soon and review upcoming emails for more details.
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Your Calendars for the End of Year Happy Hour!
Happy Hour at Craft Breww City in the Orchards 12 Plaza Shopping Center, 27843 Orchard Lake Rd. Farmington Hills No PDU will be provided for this event. Menu: Veggie platter, hummus platter, nachos, quest and salsa with tortillas, chicken sliders.
2021
Construction Quality Week Celebration Celebrating the 2nd Annual Construction Quality Week event with the rest of CQM Community! As we did last year, we will invite all our panelists and CQM members to join for a retreat and yearly community reunion event to celebrate Construction Quality Week with the rest of the Construction Quality Management Community. More details here. There is no PDU for participating in this event. The event is free, but due to limited seat availability, you must register for this event.
Seminar
- Mission: Transition for Hire Presenter: Mike Callahan Drawing on the concepts in The Transitioning Military Project Manager by Jay Hicks and Sandy Lawrence, and I Inc., Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship, by Mike Callahan, we are running a one day virtual event to help veterans be more empowered in their career quest, and to learn how to successfully pursue career opportunities in the field of Project Management and other areas that that might be in line with their personal aspirations. The workshop itself will be focused on helping veterans learn how to think more like an entrepreneur regardless of their job aspirations, participate in an in-depth assessment of their personal plans and interests, gain a deeper understanding of how they can bring value to the job market and ultimately, tell their personal story in a compelling manner. Throughout the day, we will be using examples of career prospects in Project Management as examples of how a veteran can pursue viable career opportunities in that space. We will finish the day with real time networking opportunities with employers who are interested in hiring veterans for different positions within their companies.
2021
Professional Development Day Get READY to Adapt to Rapid Change! Join us on November 19 for PMIGL's Annual Professional Development Day. This year, the chapter has tapped April Callis-Birchmeier to share with project professionals how to recognize and lead change initiatives through constant change in the New Normal. Keynote
Speaker: April Callis-Birchmeier April served on the Standard Working Group to develop the global professional standard for all change management practitioner’s worldwide and co-led the work on the Standard Practice Guide. She is CEO of Springboard Consulting. Additional speakers and topics will soon be posted on the PMIGL website.
Professional Development OpportunitiesWondering what's new in the PMBOK 7th Edition?
The event is free to register and will be worth 1 PDU, divided into .5 Strategic and .5 Technical. This course includes an overview of the PMBOK Seventh Edition and Standard for Project Management. Learn more. CommunicationsPM Musings Invest
in your future self by finishing strong Are you like me? A bit surprised that we’re in the last quarter of 2021? If so, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve accomplished what you set out to achieve this year. Good for you! Setting goals and accomplishing them is a tremendously satisfying feeling. Maybe you’re still striving to meet your goals. The great thing about the start of the fourth quarter of the year is that there’s time to meet some of the goals you might not have yet fulfilled, or to add to the list of what you would still like to achieve. Read the complete article. 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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On
Thursday, September 30, PMI Great Lakes Chapter Military
Outreach completed a three-section workshop for veterans
in partnership with our colleagues PMI’s New Jersey
chapter. The workshops were run over four weeks and consisted
of three, two-hour sessions, all focusing on helping veterans
become more empowered in their career pursuits. Approximately
20 students registered and attended. Overall, they felt
it was a very positive experience. 
The
chapter has launched an exciting new Next Gen Volunteer
Program to enroll PMs in volunteer activities. There are
many benefits, including the ability to share your valuable
insights and feedback that will be used for future membership
offerings.
April
Callis April Callis-Birchmeier is a professional
speaker and an internationally known organizational
change management expert who has implemented
change for government, health care, higher education,
and corporate clients. 
