Welcome to PMI Palmetto
PMI Palmetto is the local chapter of PMI serving the Upstate of South Carolina since 1985.
Our mission is to provide valuable resources to our chapter members and credential holders by promoting the knowledge of project management.
PM in the PM: Monday April 9 at 5:30pm at the Palmetto Ale House 103 E. Beacon Dr. Greenville, SC 29615
MDI will be sponsoring this free networking event. Come join us to network with fellow PMs, meet recruiters, and hear about local job opportunities. This marks the 1 year anniversary of PM in the PM. Join us for a special celebration!
Dinner Meeting: Thursday April 19 at 6:00pm at the Embassy Suites 670 Verdae Blvd, Greenville, SC 29607
Dave Davis, PMP, PgMP, & PBA, is one of our featured speakers for 2018! Join us for dinner and 1 PDU.
Dave's Topic: "Santa Claus and the impact of Values, Virtues, and Vices" As a person who portrays Santa Claus every Christmas season, Dave finds it important to ‘live the role’. Santa is expected to determine who is naughty or nice. This determination is made by comparing actual behavior against various values, virtues, and vices and a decision is made. This session discusses these behaviors and how they mesh with project management leadership, as well as the requirement of activity listening to wishes of young and old in various situations. A creative approach to a serious subject. Dave will focus on how values, virtues, and vices affect us on a personal and professional level on a daily basis. What are your personal values and your organizational values? What do you consider a virtue and a vice? In this presentation, Dave will explore these questions and provide examples of each within a professional context. Dave will share the ‘family values’ of an organization he was a part of and how team behavior was affected by leaders living the values. There will also be a discussion regarding virtues of being a leader / team mate and exercising soft skills within an organization. Finally, Dave will examine the vices that project managers may fall into due to the pressures of doing the job.
Dave's Bio: Dave Davis is a practitioner of project and program management and a recognized professional in the field of helping businesses implement change. Dave has over 30 years’ experience in private enterprise as a trainer, manager, project manager, program manager, business analyst, and knowledge manager. Dave is currently a Senior Program Manager for Ohio Healthcare implementing an ePMO and managing Merger & Acquisition projects. He is also chairman of the Judy Hug annual Christmas Event and an active member of several other service organizations including: Mobile Meals, ALS Walk, S.A.V.E., and Nightingale's Harvest.
April 26 - Tools of the Trade
In April, learn to use some of the advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations from templates, animations, drawing and graphing.
Then incorporate these skills into an effective presentation by considering your proposed audience, what information you want to convey, engagement tactics to use with your PowerPoint presentation, the main points of your presentation and the use of PowerPoint pictures, videos and drawings.
As a member of PMI there are multiple avenues for networking. One of the largest Project Management networks available is ProjectManagement.com. Within this network you will be able to find mentors, friends, or new contacts. You will be enabled to connect with over 1 million global project management peers and experts through live events, learning seminars and an online community. Also, build a network of peers that you can rely on for guidance, support and idea sharing. Converse with peers locally, in other countries, in and outside of your industry that share the same core passion for project management. There are many useful templates, articles, and tools that will be beneficial to you as well. As a member of PMI you have access to this network by visiting https://www.projectmanagement.com/ and using your PMI credentials to login.
THANK YOU for helping us continue to grow and to help other PMs! Talk to your colleagues and let them know how PMI Palmetto can help them!
