Message from the President Welcome PMI Minnesota and Outreach Community! In the month of November, we recognize our veteran members (and those interested in becoming members!) within PMI Minnesota and throughout our outreach communities. Thank you for your service on our shores and abroad! PMI Global and PMI Minnesota are committed to giving back to the Veterans that have served our country. Similar to our standard member benefits, there are benefits offered that serve our Veteran Member Community to help our service members find success in new ways as they the transition into the workforce following their service commitment. We are proud to offer these benefits to our Veteran Member Community: - 10% off PMI Minnesota’s PMP Preparatory Course
- 1 year of membership to PMI Minnesota at no cost to new members
- 1:1 review of past work experience to help determine readiness for PMP Certification
- Assistance with filling out the PMP application
- Resume review
- Mock job interview with feedback and coaching to follow
If you would like more information about the programs mentioned in this communication, would like to be more involved as a volunteer with the services we provide to our Veteran PMI Minnesota Members, or have any other questions about our Veteran programs and services, please send an e-mail to: PMIMinnesotaMilitaryLiaison@pmi-mn.org .
Last month we had our second virtual Professional Development Days (PDD) conference due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic conditions. Thank you to those that joined us for the two-day event of networking, learning, and exceptional level of interaction with the speakers…and each other! Such a fun experience for all who participated! The PDD Committee has already started planning for our 2022 conference event, and we are excited for what our next conference will look like. You can be a part of next year’s PDD event and help shape the experience for yourself and others! If you are interested in assisting with one of the many committees that make our PDD learning event possible, please reach out to: ChairPDD@pmi-mn.org . Throughout the year, we have been highlighting the programs and services that offer to our PMI Minnesota members. We strive to partner with PMI Global on progressing the field of Project Management, and use our role as Changemakers within our companies, our industries, and our individual programs/projects to make incredible differences to change the world! Whether we are hosting “hot topics” presentations at PDD or our monthly Programs meeting, partnering mentors and mentees, or helping our members (and other community participants) ready themselves for their upcoming certification exams…we strive to deliver for our PMI Minnesota member community. In making sure we can meet our members expectation, enhancing our technology for the virtual NOW, and providing the best service and programming possible for the future, we will be implementing a slight increase in member chapter fees, as of January 1, 2022. We look forward to being able to bring you the excellent service and programming that PMI Minnesota has traditionally delivered, and incorporating the new programming in progress from PMI Global as we transition to PMI 4.0! From all of us at PMI Minnesota and throughout our Outreach Communities, November is a month of gratitude. We appreciate our members who support our organization over and through the year(s), our many volunteers that make everything possible in every aspect of the PMI Minnesota organization, our Sponsors that provide support year after year, and our vendor partners that assist with our critical operations. Thank you all for your many contributions throughout 2021 to PMI Minnesota!
Sincerely, Ruth Birkholz, MMIS, PMP® PMI MN President, CEO |
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Board Member Spotlight | Aaron Kielhack, PMP®, CSM®, MSPM®
 | Aaron Kielhack, PMP, CSM, MSPM has been a member of the PMI MN Chapter since 2011. Aaron is currently serving his first term as the Director of Governance/Board Secretary. As the Director of Governance, Aaron plays a key role in making sure the board and leadership are behaving in a manner worthy of the role they hold and are representative of PMI Global and PMI Minnesota. Since 2011 Aaron has been working as a Senior Project Manager for the Project Management Office of the North Dakota Information Technology, a state government agency headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota. In 2019, Aaron completed his Master of Science in Project Management at Northeastern University Aaron’s approach to leadership is to: - Listen to your stakeholders and act
- Foster an environment where success is achievable, and failure is just another step of that journey
- Know that one doesn’t know everything about project management- keep learning every day
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PMI MN Presents Veteran Appreciation Month!!
"All Staff Non Commissioned Officers and all Military Officers are Project Managers." We have often heard this statement and feel it is definitely true. If we think about a mission, just about everything we are doing or did during our service can be considered a project. The military uses the same basic processes that mirror those described by the Project Management institute (PMI). That is, they plan, execute, and manage operations. One advantage of working with PMI MN to get your PMP is that we have veterans who understand military terminology. They can translate that into PMP terminology to ensure you are getting the full credit for your military projects. Please reach out to PMIMinnesotaMilitaryLiaison@pmi-mn.org to find out how PMI MN can help you achieve not only your goals in obtaining your certification but also in transitioning from the military to the civilian work force. - 10% off PMI MN’s PMP Certification Prep Course
- 1 year of membership to PMI MN at no cost to new members
- 1:1 review of past work experience to help determine readiness for PMP Certification
- Assistance with filling out the PMP application
- Resume review
- Mock job interview with feedback and coaching to follow
December Chapter Breakfast December 14 | 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Virtual | PDUs:1
Join Todd Olson, Senior Project Manager for CBRE, Global Workplace solutions, as he shares the challenges he faces and the strategies he uses to manage multiple commercial construction projects in the wake of the supply chain issues created by the pandemic. Healthcare Executive Panel: Lessons from the Pandemic | PDU:1 | Strategic & Business This session features a panel discussion with 5 prominent healthcare executives, answering questions on what they learned and how they managed through the COVID-19 pandemic. The session focuses on the innovation opportunities presented by COVID-19 and underlying issues uncovered in the process. The panel features medical providers, technology leaders and clinical leaders from leading healthcare systems, and will be jointly moderated by Manish Kalra (Chief Operating Officer, PMI MN) and Brantlee Underhill (Global Managing Director, PMI).
Building & Maintaining Team Momentum During a Pandemic | PDU:1 | Leadership In the midst of a crisis where the way we work, communicate & collaborate has drastically changed, leading to some feeling isolated and disconnected, leaders have to get creative when it comes to motivating team momentum. While more meetings don't always mean closer teams, and less meetings may stifle connectivity, the right events and activities can build & motivate team momentum! By attending this session you will: Learn 5-virtual team activities you can do to add to more inclusive team fun! Discover easy to administer virtual team building events that get results! Find out how to use polls to your advantage to take team pulse checks!
Leading Without Authority | PDU:1 | Strategic & Business Behaving like a leader is important for everyone in the organization, no matter where they sit. Project Managers are perfectly positioned to do more than manage--you fill a critical leadership role in project success. This session will take you through traits, intentions, characteristics, and look into methods to drive change that can make you a great leader. You will learn tools of the trade that are critical to your professional success. We will touch on topics like: communication, facilitation, trust, motivation, empathy, change and transformation, managing conflict and stakeholders, and building teams.
Persuading the Bear: How to Influence Without Authority | PDU:1 | Leadership In this practical and insightful presentation, the audience will learn best practices for leading and influencing without authority, giving them the skills they need to effectively persuade others, lead diverse teams, and get projects done on time.
How to Generate Happiness & Love Using Portfolio Management | PDU:1 | Leadership Speaker Craig Kilford will share engaging stories from his experiences of creating successful enterprise project portfolio management ecosystems within various companies. Using real life examples, his interactive talk will discuss a rapid high-energy approach, the things that work great, the things to watch out for and how focusing on creativity and authenticity will help increase the overall happiness of leadership and portfolio teams by 48.8%.
Let's Really Talk Culture | PDU:1 | Leadership The type of culture that any work team, department or company develops is not from the words that are framed on the wall, titled: Our Vision. A culture takes shape by the attitudes and behaviors of its everyday people. In this session, you will build your skills to address tough issues, and learn the little things that make a big difference in keeping a healthy team culture.
New Members for the Month of October | Becky Bergquist | Margaret Flategraff | Tracy Larson | Ryan Quern | Susan White | | Tiffany Butler | Jennifer Hale | Shabbir Memon | Joseph Rydell | Allison Wildenborg | | Brendan Cohen | David Hester | Merribeth O'Keefe | Katlyn Seuntjens | Emma Cherney | | Aaron Ellingson | Hoa Huynh | Magda Paraskeva | Michael Sullivan | Rebecca Illingworth | | Markus Fasel | Margaret Knodl | Anya Point | Savannah Wedell | Steven Kensinger | | Joseph Paniccia | Ellen Heine | | | |
New PMP® Certifications for the Month of October | Justin Finger | Kristin Yentes | Megan Jackson | Timothy Bass | Rodney Kouba | | Katlyn Seuntjens | Terry Nygaard | Jessica Rust | Bryan Stem | Syed Habibullah | Ruth Birkholz, MMIS, PMP®, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CDPSE
President, CEO - 2021
| Aaron Kielhack, PMP®, CSM®, MSPM
Director of Governance/Secretary | Kimberly Berger, PMP®
Director of Finance | Manish Kalra, PMP®
President Elect, COO - 2021
| Jacque Ince, PMP®
Director at Large | Michael O'Connor, PhD
PMP®, PgMP®, IPMA-B, NPDP
Director at Large | Sara Swanson, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, CSM®
Past President - 2020 | Brandon L. Guthman
Director at Large | Matt Mehring, PMP®
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