CHAPTER UPDATE

February 2021

Our new Chapter President...Jay Arrera

I am inspired by the teams that I work with both professionally and socially. Never before has the need to gather and maintain a professional community of Project Management professionals been more needed. In Government work, we are redesigning processes and delivering critical services to those in need. In Academics, we are finding new ways to facilitate education and deliver tools for fostering collaboration. In Sciences, we are literally working on preventing and curing disease and exploring space. In the Private sector, we are finding new ways to drive innovation and production, despite all traditional facilities and supply chains being disrupted.  I look forward to this opportunity and couldn't be more excited about leading this chapter forward while following the great example of our past president, Kevin Hollinger!

Jay

You can find information and register for our chapter and branch events on the chapter website.  Here's a list of upcoming events: 

Central Oregon Project Managers Virtual Meeting - February “It takes Two..….PM/CM for project success” presented by our Bend member, Gail Sorensen, Organizational Change Management Consultant and former project manager.  She will provide an overview of the change/transition management discipline and explain why projects are six times more likely to meet their objectives when project managers partner with change managers. Event Date: 02-09-2021 5:00 pm Click Here to Register!

Lunch Meeting: Integrating Project Management and Change Management Deliberately managing the people side of change is key to project success.  After a change-intensive year, it is more important than ever that Project Leaders develop strategies for deliberately managing change in a way that reaches the heart. Event Date: 02-19-2021 12:00 pm Click Here to Register!

Volunteer Opportunities!

"Open Eugene" is a Code for America brigade in Eugene.  They work with local agencies and organizations on civic software projects like safety net guides and resource discovery apps.

They are looking for Agile coaches to  help the teams manage their backlog, conduct sprints, release and iterate quickly, and perform retrospectives.

For more information and/or to volunteer,  contact Mark Davis at mark@openeugene.org. 

PMI 2021 Megatrends

Fraught with uncertainty, 2020 was a year that tested even the most exceptional organizations. There was no escaping the pandemic and the tremendous toll it took on communities and industries across the globe. But leaders also had to contend with political upheaval, civil rights protests, and stark social inequalities—all while navigating new ways of working. The result? Severe socioeconomic and technological shockwaves that were impossible to escape.

To deepen project leaders’ understanding of the major developments reshaping our world, PMI has identified five megatrends, which all share a common thread: they are exacerbating the endemic exclusion, disruption, and discontent that have crept into our society.  Read more...

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About PMI Willamette Valley Chapter

The PMI Willamette Valley Chapter serves over 400 members in the Central, Western, and Southern regions of the State of Oregon. We have active branches in the Salem, Eugene, and Corvallis areas, and support growing project management communities in the Bend and Klamath Falls areas. Our Mission is to Encourage and Facilitate education, certification, and professional growth in Project Management.

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