Written by: Sateria H. Tinsley, PMP, SSGB

The Dunwoody Dinner Meeting was held on June 9, 2014 at The Westin Perimeter North. The PMI Atlanta dinner meeting is the project management event of the month. Featuring a 30 minute general networking, table power networking, a dynamic presentation, and delicious dinner. This month the keynote presentation consisted of announcing the 2014 PMI Atlanta Chapter Project of the Year Awards.

Paulette Strain, VP of Programs, acknowledged our judges:

    o  Arthur (Art) L. Brown, President – LeScot Enterprises, Inc.
    o  David V. Tennant, PE, PMP, Windward Consulting Group, LLC
    o  Colonel Richard L. Teters, Jr., Retired – U.S. Army and Professor – Kennesaw State University

Each winning project manager presented a summary of their project, including successes, lessons learned, and obstacles they encountered.  Congratulations to our winners and honorable mentions!

1st Place
The Coca-Cola Company--McDash-Business Intelligence Dashboard for McDonald’s Division at The Coca-Cola Company
Manufacturing

2nd Place
Manheim Technology/Cox Enterprise-- Demand Management Implementation Project
Service

3rd Place
The Home Depot-- Blackberry Refresh Project  
Retail

Honorable Mentions
•    The City of Atlanta – IT Department – ATL 311 Program
•    Kone, Inc. – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Vertical Transportation Upgrades, Phases 1 and 2 (KONE EcoMod on 16 Escalators and 2 Moving Walks) Project
•    Northrop Grumman/CDC – Chronic Disease Management Information Systems (CMIS) Project
•    The Rockdale County MIS Department – Rockdale County MIS ITIL Implementation – Phase I Project
•    Genuine Parts Corporation (NAPA and GPC) Catalog Operations – The NAPA Parts Pro SE Project

Now you have access to all volunteer opportunities available with the PMI Atlanta Chapter. Log into the VRMS (Volunteer Relationship Management System) and apply for opportunities of interest to you — if it’s your first time – see the VRMS Guide for detailed instructions on how to use the system.  If you can’t find an opportunity that interests you – review and update your volunteer profile:

      •Update areas of interest (opt-in to receive email notifications when new opportunities are posted that match your selected interests)
      •Update your service history
      •Update PMI Events

Testimonial:

PMI Volunteer Relationship Management System (VRMS) helped me to fully staff my team quickly! My expectation of finding three volunteers within three months shifted to six volunteers within two weeks.  I worked with the PMI Atlanta Volunteer Coordination team and they posted the jobs in VRMS; within 1 week, I received prompt responses and quality candidates for my entire team. The coordinated team effort capabilities of VRMS greatly exceeded my expectations. Great team effort by all partners!
                                                                                                                                                          -Delton Zimmerman, VP of Finance

If you need assistance, please contact:
Lydia James, MBA, PMP
VP of Volunteer Coordination
Project Management Institute - Atlanta Chapter
volunteer@pmiatlanta.org

Volunteers don't just do the work -- they make everything happen!  

PMI Atlanta Calendar of Events: http://www.pmiatlanta.org/events.html

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Presented by TTT – The Technology Team

Written by Venkata Patt, VP of Technology

Do you know that Technology gets outdated very frequently in this fast pace world? According to the recent statistics,

• 68% of consumers think the use of modern technology is critical to the success of a business.
• 57% of consumers agree that small businesses that use modern technology are more competitive in the marketplace.

So, the obvious question is: Why PMI Atlanta Chapter, the 3^rd largest in US, should NOT move ahead to get into the latest and greatest Technology to benefit our Chapter Members and Sponsors, right? That’s why TTT – The Technology Team has put the Think Tanker hat on since the beginning of the year. We understand the current pain points of the Chapter Members, Sponsors and Leadership team, including the Board, to bring a new resolution.Thanks to our Leadership Teams and the Board for providing their help and support in order to make a difference to our Chapter to benefit our Members at large.