The Project Management Institute (PMI®), established in 1969 and headquartered near Philadelphia, USA, is the world's leading not-for-profit project management professional association, with over 200,000 members representing 125 countries. Currently there are over 240 chartered and approximately 20 potential chapters geographically dispersed over 67 countries. PMI professionals come from virtually every major industry including, aerospace, automotive, business management, construction, engineering, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and telecommunications. PMI establishes Project Management standards, provides Seminars, Educational Programs and Professional Certification that more and more organizations desire for their project leaders.

PMI is dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art in the management of projects. PMI membership is open to anyone actively engaged or interested in the application, practice, teaching, and researching of project management principles and techniques.

PMI's objectives are to:

• Foster professionalism in the management of projects.
• Advance the quality and scope of project management.
• Stimulate the application of project management to the benefit of the public.
• Provide a recognized forum for the free exchange between Institute members, of ideas, applications and solutions to project management problems.
• Identify and promote the fundamentals of project management and advance the body of knowledge for managing projects successfully.
• Provide an interface between users and suppliers of hardware and software systems.
• Collaborate with universities and other educational institutions to encourage appropriate education and career development at all levels in project management.
• Encourage academic and industrial research in the field of project management.
• Foster contacts internationally with other organizations, both public and private, which relate to project management, and cooperate in matters of common interest.
• Maintain methods for ethics, standards, and accreditation.

PMI Atlanta Chapter serves the North Georgia and Metro Atlanta area. Ranked as the top five chapters in the world for Membership, PMI Atlanta's 3,700+ members are employed across all industries, with a majority in the IT and Telecommunication fields. Our consistent growth has made us one of the largest PMI chapters. However, size in itself is not the goal. As a large chapter, we are able to offer better programs and better networking. We also have a more significant impact on businesses in the metro Atlanta area as we strive to bring serious recognition to the profession of Project Management.

The vision, missions and goals of the chapter are the following:

Vision
To be a forum for excellence in project management that will increase the awareness, effectiveness and value of professional project management for practitioners and organizations.

Mission
Lead, Understand, Communicate, Educate -- to increase the stature of the project management profession.

Goals

• Make project management the most highly respected, highly valued profession in the metro Atlanta area
• Identify the project management community in metro Atlanta and understand its needs
• Create an environment to support networking
• Facilitate cross chapter communication
• Develop a committed membership that encourages new members and retains existing members
• Implement an organizational infrastructure
• Encourage and increase volunteer support
• Build and share a world class mentoring program

PMI Atlanta achieves its mission through scheduled events and activities. Our monthly meetings, held typically on the second Monday of the month, serve as forums for invited speakers to share their experience, stimulating thought and discussions. Also, a monthly series of events are held in downtown Atlanta to facilitate networking among members and sponsors and serve to inspire and help further success in member's careers. In addition to monthly events, special events are also planned and organized annually by PMI Atlanta. PMI events are great forums for Project Management professionals to learn essential elements of succeeding in business.

Key activities of the chapter include the following:

• Monthly Dinner Meetings
• Monthly Downtown Lunch Meetings
• Monthly Lunch meetings in Alpharetta
• PMP Exam-Prep Classes
• Certification & Educational Seminars
• PM Essentials Classes
• PM Mentoring Program
• Networking Events
• Chapter Website, Newsletters and other publications
• Officer Elections and Volunteer Opportunities
• Newcomer's Receptions
• Job Postings & Announcements
• PMP Study Groups
• Scholarships
• Regional Events with other Chapters
• And Much More!

One of PMI Atlanta's missions is to offer mentorship to its members. PMI Atlanta promotes a unique mentoring program to meet the need for unbiased guidance and counsel through its qualified and successful members. Mentoring at PMI Atlanta goes beyond areas of business planning, and covers other areas like career counseling and general mentoring. Our mentoring program has gained national exposure across PMI and now sought after by many of PMI Chapters.

A PDF version of the by-laws is available here.

What We Need
To grow and serve, we need:

• Your ideas
• Your skills and knowledge
• Your commitment to join PMI and the Atlanta Chapter

We look forward to meeting you soon!