Welcome 2019!
Wishing You All A Wonderful New Year.
Best Wishes From The PMI-SVC Board of Directors
2018 was Fabulous !!!
With over 1800 members,1200 + PMPs, and countless new volunteers it was our best year yet,
and 2019 is looking to be even better!
To our volunteers and current members -Thank you!
To our new members - Welcome!
We look forward to working with you in the new year!
Come, Celebrate with us PMI-SVC’s 30th Anniversary in 2019.
Promote Our Profession – By Engaging Middle School Students in Future City!
Engineers Week is upon us again. This is your chance to help out future Engineers and Project Managers. Hundreds of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students throughout Northern California and Northern Nevada have been signing up to compete in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Future City is a great way to get middle school students involved in engineering while learning the best practices in project management. The winning team from our region will be sent to Washington DC in February to compete at the Future City National finals during E-Week.
What is Future City?
Future City is a national, project-based learning program where middle school students imagine, research, design and build cities of the future. Students work with an educator and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) mentor to create cities that incorporate the team's solution to a citywide sustainability issue. This year’s challenge is Powering Our Future. Teams will design a resilient power grid for their future city that can withstand and quickly recover from the impacts of a natural disaster. We’re looking forward to seeing what innovative ideas our young participants will dream up, especially given the relevance of this topic in recent events around the world. The Future City Website can provide you with additional details about this exciting program.
NorCal Future City Regional Competition Day – Saturday, January 26th:
Location: Antelope High School 7801 Titan Drive, Antelope, CA 95843
How can you help? We need Sponsors/Donors, judges, mentors, volunteers and sponsors.
Our Volunteer Of the Quarter - Anthony Chen
The PMI Sacramento Valley Chapter thanks and recognizes you for your outstanding efforts.
How many years have you been volunteering for PMI-SVC?
Since 2015 so just a little over 4 years
What roles have you filled?
2015 PMI-SVC Professional Development Day Co-Lead
2016 & 2017 PMI-SVC Professional Development Day Mobile App Product Owner
2018 PMI-SVC Attendee and Event Organizer Mobile Apps R&D Team Liaison
What do you enjoy about being a volunteer for the Chapter?
Making connections both personally and professionally with other chapter members and volunteers
Experiencing firsthand how volunteers keep the PMI-SVC chapter and all the various events running
Seeing the difference PMI-SVC is creating for everyone looking for new roles and careers
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Playing with and coaching the Jesuit High School Tennis Team
Mentoring UC Davis MBA and PhD students in Entrepreneurship
Advisor for NorCal Section Future Business Leaders of America
Get your first PDU of 2019!
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February Dinner Meeting |
Traditional Waterfalls and Agile Trickles … Learn How to Navigate the Waters!
Agile is alive and doing well in the greater Sacramento area. Are you curious to know more about what it’s all about?
This presentation will cover the basics of the Agile approach and help waterfall-minded project professionals understand what’s the same and what’s different when we compare traditional project management and the agile-based approaches. Roles, practices, processes, artifacts, and reporting will be addressed, along with other organizational change management topics.
Attend the February PMI-SVC Dinner Meeting for an informative look at these two perspectives.
Advance reading of the current Scrum Guide is recommended but not required. (Link)
Speaker: Nancy Wright
Nancy Wright is an active instructor and speaking volunteer for PMI-SVC. In 2018, she taught a one-day Agile Application workshop, was a guest speaker at the Career Development Forum in Roseville, and shared Product Planning expertise at a recent Agile Forum. She’ll continue to give back to the local PMI community through 2019 training and speaking engagements.
Nancy’s career has focused on project, program, portfolio, and strategic management within the health care and IT industries. Her Agile knowledge and skills have been honed through a variety of business experiences in both the private and public sectors, always with a focus on delivering positive and successful client outcomes.
Nancy is passionate about training and coaching the Agile/Scrum framework, developed through practical experience on enterprise-wide business/IT project implementations and enhanced through certifications and coaching contracts. Nancy considers herself a lifelong learner and holds many Agile certifications: CSM®, CSPO®, CSP®, PMI-ACP®, SAFe SPC4, ICP-ACC, and CAL I. She teaches Agile workshops through Sacramento training organizations, emphasizing application and adoption with hands-on exercises. Nancy’s PMP® certification and early experience following waterfall practices provide her with the unique ability to help others “bridge” the transformation and mindset shift required for successful Agile adoption.
Upcoming Training Course in Sacramento!
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Course
This course provides Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master certification, 16 PDUs toward PMP recertification and 16 PDUs toward PMI-ACP certification
WHAT: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
WHERE: Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center
3121 Gold Canal Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
WHEN: February 28 & March 1, 2019 - 8:00am – 5:00pm both days
16 PDUs towards PMI's PMP and PMI-ACP certifications and 16 SEUs towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
PDU Breakdown: Technical: 6, Leadership: 8, Strategic: 2.
Registration: https://platinumedge.com/event/certified-scrummaster-386
$850 Standard Pricing until February 21, 2019
$995 Just-In-Time Pricing until February 25, 2019
Registration closes end-of-day February 25, 2019
The Project of the Year (POY) Award
Have you submitted YOUR project yet? PMI-SVC is accepting nominations for the 2019 Project of the Year!
The POY award is a fantastic way to show your gratitude and appreciation for a team’s effort. The chapter considers all projects Large and Small, Agile or Waterfall, and those in between.
Nominating a project gets your company three free tickets to the prestigious Recognition Dinner & Awards Ceremony which is a great opportunity to network with other professionals across all industries while celebrating your efforts. Email poy@pmi-svc.org or visit the pmi-svc.org website for more info.
Previous Recipients of the PMI-SVC Project of the Year Award
2017: Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Virtual Integrated Mobile Office (VIMO) Project
2016: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project Phase IV
Earn PDUs while you celebrate our community’s best projects!
Project of the Year Submission deadline is January 31, 2019
Don’t forget – prospects will need time to put their applications together – so start now!
We look forward to continuing to spotlight your exemplary projects!
Information Links:
PMI-SVC-Project-Nomination-Guidelines.pdf
PMI-SVC-Project-Nomination-Tips.pdf
Point of Contact: POY Committee: POY@pmi-svc.org
HISTORICAL-WINNERS---PMI-POY-SVC-.pdf
Upcoming Training Course in Sacramento!
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Course
WHAT: Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
WHERE: Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center
3121 Gold Canal Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
WHEN: May 16 & 17 - 8:00am – 5:00pm both days
16 PDUs towards PMI's PMP and PMI-ACP certifications and 16 SEUs towards becoming a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
PDU Breakdown: Technical: 6, Leadership: 8, Strategic: 2.
Registration: https://platinumedge.com/event/certified-scrum-product-owner-61
$850.00 Standard Pricing until May 9, 2019
$995.00 Just-in-Time Pricing until May 13, 2019
Registration closes end-of-day May 13, 2019
The 2018 PMI-SVC Board of Directors' Nomination and Election process is now complete. The voting and ballot process officially closed on August 21, 2018 at 11:59 PM PDT. On behalf of this year's Elections Project Team, we thank you for your support of this year's nomination and election process.
We are very pleased to announce your new 2019-2020 term PMI-SVC BOD members. Please join us in extending your congratulations as well as your support for the current and newly elected BOD as they work on our behalf to meet the chapter’s objectives, goals, and projects for the coming term. The new board transitions to and commences office on January 1, 2019.
Newly Elected Officers
Vice President of Governance and Administration: Bruce Marinace
Vice President of Marketing: Sonali Kimsen
Vice President of Professional Development: Meena Kumar
Vice President of Volunteers: Sarah Vinson
As with last year’s elections, a small percentage of members voted this year. The elections are important because they influence who will guide the chapter and help shape how the chapter will evolve. We would like to see increased participation by our members in the succeeding elections.
If you have any suggestions, questions, issues or concerns, please contact the Elections Project Team at elections@pmi-svc.org.
Linn Hom (Elections Lead)
Wayne Hart
Natasha Brereton
Charles Schaefer (Oversight)
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| Total Members | 1807 |
| New members this year | 19 |
| PMP® Members | 1219 |
| CAPM® Members | 23 |
| PgMP® Members | 5 |
| PMI-SP® Members | 5 |
| PMI-RMP® Members | 7 |
| PMI-ACP® Members | 43 |
| PfMP® Members | 0 |
| PMI-PBA® Members | 1 |
| Name | PMP Date |
|---|---|
| Dhea Maloney | 2018-12-17 |
| Trinh Ngo | 2018-12-17 |
| Heather Sheridan | 2018-12-21 |
| Raymond Loui | 2018-12-29 |
| Brenda Finn | 2018-12-30 |
| Michael Sterrett | 2018-12-30 |
| Joyce Starosciak | 2019-01-11 |
| Julia Bianucci | 2019-01-11 |
