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PMI Atlanta Awards the Best of the Best

Announcements June 24, 2013

by Kathi Middleton, MPM, PMP, Communications Committee

Project management can be a thankless job, where successes are rarely publicized and failures are harshly criticized! This was not the case at the June Dunwoody Dinner Meeting where a host of chapter members and guests gathered for the Annual PMI Atlanta Chapter Project of Year Awards. For the past six years, the Atlanta Chapter has recognized local companies and individuals who have accomplished stellar achievements in project management. Also in attendance were representatives from Kennesaw State University, University of Georgia and DeVry University to share about their growing project management programs.

Each award winner and honorable mention provided an overview of their project highlighting key accomplishments, issues and lessons learned. The POY award winners were:

• Retail: Home Depot – Joseph Call Center Project
• Service: SITA – Voyager Project; Honorable Mention: EPMD – PMO Balanced Scorecard Project
• Manufacturing: Primus Builders – Henry Clay Avenue Wharf Project
• Government: Georgia State Road and Toll way Authority – I-85 Express Lanes Project; Honorable Mention: DeKalb County – RFID Project

HOT - Unplanned Exchange Server Cutover

Announcements June 18, 2013

The email migration scheduled for 6/20 occured on 6/18.

Legacy webmail servers located at email.pmiatlanta.org remain up for now and can send email - but they are UNABLE to receive.

Please archive your email off the legacy server and receive and send email through webmail.pmiatlanta.org/owa.

2013 Atlanta Chapter Project of the Year Winners

Announcements June 17, 2013

PMI Atlanta Member Larry Mead Hosts Release of MS Project 2013 at Microsoft Lenox Store

Announcements June 10, 2013

PMI Atlanta is proud to announce Larry Mead is hosting the release of the new version of MS Project on Wednesday, June 25 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at Lenox Square Mall Microsoft Store at 3393 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta. Mead is the Director of US Operations at Campana & Schott, Inc. and a distinguished and active member of Project Management Institute, Atlanta Chapter. Microsoft and MPUG Atlanta will introduce the New Microsoft Project so that project managers across all businesses can see first-hand the rich reporting, collaboration and portfolio management capabilities the latest version has to offer. During the complimentary event, attendees will have a chance to:

• Engage with peers on enhancing usage of Microsoft Project’s portfolio management solutions within organizations.
• Learn how Microsoft Project offers flexible online and on-premises solutions for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work, enabling you to effectively execute and achieve strategic priorities.
• Experience how easily you can plan projects and collaborate with others from virtually anywhere.
• Understand new options for teams, departments, and large organizations to adopt lightweight or rigorous approaches to PPM through SharePoint, Project Server and Project Online.

TIME & AGENDA
• 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Introductions, pizza and refreshments
• 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Introducing the New Microsoft Project (Larry Mead, Director US Operations Campana & Schott Incorporated)
• 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Q&A & Raffles & store tour

Space is limited - Register now to try the New Project!

My Interview With Daniel H. Pink

Announcements June 10, 2013

By: Steven A. Shapiro, PMP

I recently was given a great opportunity to interview Daniel Pink, best-selling and award-winning author of books such as Drive: The Surprising Truth of What Motivates Us, A Whole New Mind, and his latest book To Sell is Human, among others. Pink’s books have had a lasting impact on the way I look at my career and where I am headed and they have caused me to pause, at times, and rethink my goals.
When given this opportunity, I thought long and hard about what I could ask Pink to really make the connection between each of his books and the profession of Project Management, but ultimately I settled on asking just that. What follows is the question I asked and Pink’s answer.

My Question
The practice of Project Management (PM) lends itself to many of the principles of Drive, A Whole New Mind and To Sell is Human. Connect your understanding of PM to the main concepts in each book - Drive (Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose), AWNM (Asia, Automation and Abundance, along with how the practice of PM is very conceptual) and then To Sell is Human (How we are all in Sales, but mainly that the practice of PM is a very non-sales selling job).