PMI Singapore Chapter...• PgMP Boot Camp Social and Networking • Members Night – Great networking opportunity • Community Services / Funding REP Relations • REP appreciation

PMI Singapore Chapter Volunteers’ Night 2013

21st February 2013

Umesh Ursekar

President PMI Singapore Chapter

Making project management indispensable for business results

Singapore Chapter Updates

PMI Singapore Chapter Our humble beginning -- 1999

168 members in 2001


1855 members in 2012

Membership growth and Symposium attendees


PMI Members’ profile in Singapore


35.31%

11.72%

6.43% 5.80%

5.10%

17.42%

IT

FinancialSvcs

Manufacturing

Telecom

Consulting

Energy

Construction

Healthcare

Government

Pharma

Training

Aerospace

Automotive

FoodBev

Mining

Legal

PMI Singapore Chapter Members’ profile


27.72%

11.53%

6.99%

6.74% 6.74%

5.96%

3.11%

2.98%

2.85%

2.85%

2.33%

2.07%

1.30%

1.17%

0.65% 0.26%

14.77%

IT

FinancialSvcs

Telecom

Energy

Manufacturing

Consulting

Government

Construction

Healthcare

Pharma

Training

Aerospace

Automotive

FoodBev

Mining

Legal

Facts • Presently SPMI is the largest chapter

in the Region 15

• 7,562 PMP credential holders

• Ranked 10th in terms of PMP holders,

• Ranked 11th globally in terms of PMI members

(Ranking with countries like USA, Canada, India, Brazil, UK, Japan, Germany)

Facts

• 19 Events organized in 2012-2013

• 5 Events planned for February and March 2013

Major Chapter Functions at a Glance


Professional Development

• 2 Hours evening events

• Leaders from the industries

• Reasonably priced

FOCUS Group

• Case studies

• PMP Boot Camp

• PgMP Boot Camp

Social and Networking

• Members Night – Great

networking opportunity

• Community Services / Funding

REP Relations

• REP appreciation

Breakfast meeting

• Joint REP events

Panel Discussion and Coaching

• To share REAL LIFE experience in PM

• Managing Trouble Projects New

Communication and IT Function

• Website updates

• Weekly newsletter

• Online Payment system

• Social Media

Membership

Listen to the members,

• Recruitment

• Retention

• Volunteer care

Chapter Programs • Regular Programs

– Professional Development: Talks, Seminars (monthly)

– Panel Discussion and Coaching (Quarterly)

– Focus Group: Case Study Discussions, Boot Camps, Workshops (every 2 months)

– Social & Networking: Talks and Activities on Work, Life & Recreation (quarterly)

• Annual Mega Programs – Regional Symposium – Annual Dinner -- members’ night

• Community Contribution (annually) – Charity Visit/Service – Charity funding


“We have attained greater heights

year-on-year, and almost every

target has been met.”

Professional Event


Negotiation for Winning Results – Dr. Melanie Billings-Yun 450 Participated –

SPMI Regional Symposium 2012



Regional 15 Leadership Meeting


Professional Development Events

11 July 2012 - Olympics, Cavemen and the Crazy Psychology of Leading Change

Panel Discussion

4 July 2012 - Having Troubles in Your Project - Meet the Trouble-Shooters

Panel Discussion

4 July 2012 - Having Troubles in Your Project - Meet the Trouble-Shooters

Focus Group Events

19 June 2012 - Overpromoted and Over His Head 28 July 2012 – 1 Day PgMP Boot Camp

25 September 2012 – JetBlue Airways: A New Beginning

PMI Leadership Meeting

PMI Leadership Meeting

Social Events

28 January 2012 & 19 January 2013

Visit to the Red Cross Home for The Disabled

Social Events

28 January 2012 & 19 January 2013

Visit to the Red Cross Home for The Disabled

Focus Group Events

19 June 2012 - Overpromoted and Over His Head 28 July 2012 – 1 Day PgMP Boot Camp

15 March 2012 – Challenge the Boss or Stand Down?

Social Functions – Our services to the community


Visit to Singapore Zoo

Out-Reach – Recognition


Corporate Out Reach


SPMI and APSC with Mr. Kevin Harty,

Managing Director of Nestle and the team

Corporate Outreach


PMI Leadership Meeting – Sydney (2008)


Our Support to Region 15 Chapters


Experience sharing

– Sharing membership development (recruit/retain) programs

– Supporting Indonesia Chapter in SYMEX 2011

– Supporting Bangkok Chapter to organize symposium 2013

Region 15 Chapter Leaders Meeting 2012


Singapore Chapter Initiatives • Contributed to 2011 Japan Tsunami relief support • Students outreach

– Targeted at Polytechnics and University students – ZERO Chapter membership fee for PMI Student members – Book Prize for Top Students from Republic Polytechnic

• Charity Program – Adopted Red Cross home for Physically disables – New Year Hampers and Red Packets

• Panel Discussions and Coaching program – PM to share real life experiences, Tips and Tricks

• Chapter Governance – External audit of accounts – Board of trustees – Review and update of bylaws


PMI membership in Singapore

• 1-in-2 PMPs are PMI member

• 1-in-2 PMI members are Chapter member

• 1-in-4 PMPs join as Chapter member


Our Challenges

7657

4135

1855

PMP Holders

PMI Members

Chapter Members

LEGEND

Data as of Aug 2012

Know the member intimately

New Programs / Initiatives

Project and Project Manager of the Year Award

Mentor and Mentee Program

Loyalty Program…

• Members Loyalty programs

– Loyalty recognition (5, 10, 15… years) on member’s night and publications

– Loyalty discounts program


PMI Members Loyalty Program - example


Swipe this Card and your

PMI membership is ON ME

Terms and Conditions apply

To bring the regional Symposium to the NEXT level

• Today:

– 95% of our symposium delegates resided in Singapore

– 98% of speakers are from (or resided in) Singapore

• The GOAL:

– 30 – 40% regional participations, Region 15 and beyond


To be a Truly Regional event !

PMI Singapore Chapter

Regional Symposium

2013

9th and 10th of October

at the

Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre

Speaker Selection

• 1. Educational

• 2. Project Managers

• 3. SME & Workshop

Communication

• 1) Design

• 2) Exposure

• 3) Engagement

PMI Singapore Chapter Regional Symposium 2013

Sponsorship

1) Sponsor Support

2) Exhibition Area

Logistics

1) Venue

2) Exhibitor

PMI Singapore Chapter Regional Symposium 2013

Governance

• Implement Operational Processes

Communities of Practice

• Aerospace and Defense

• Agile

• Automation Systems

• Change Management

• China Project Management

• Construction Industry

• Consulting

• Earned Value Management

• eBusiness


• Energy, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical

• Entertainment

• Ethics in Project Management

• Financial Services Industry

• Global Diversity

• Global Sustainability

• Government

• Healthcare

• Human Resource Project Management


• Information Systems

• Innovation and New Product Development

• International Development

• IT and Telecom

• Leadership in Project Management

• Learning, Education and Development

• Legal Project Management

• Marketing and Sales

• New Practitioners


• Organizational Project Management

• Pharmaceutical

• Program Management Office

• Project Management Quality

• Project Risk Management

• Requirements Management

• Retail

• Scheduling

• Service and Outsourcing


• Transportation

• Troubled Projects

• Utility Industry

University Outreach

• Create joint programs with local and international business schools and universities

Social Projects

• Identify and manage social projects

Celebrate International Project Management Day

Quotes

Service to others is the rent you pay for

your room here on Earth.“

- Muhammad Ali

Volunteers don't just do the work ~ they

make it work

- Carol Pettit

“Many hands make light work.“

Masai tribal saying

“Discover why some of the richest people in the world are not millionaires, they are volunteers.”

- Unknown

“Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are PRICELESS!”

- Unknown

“Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”-

Margaret Mead

“Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.”

- Danny Thomas

“The highest reward for a person's work is not what they get for it, but what they become because of it.”

- John Ruskin

“Don't ever question the value of volunteers. Noah's Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals.”

- Unknown

“You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give.”

- Winston Churchill

“It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.”

- Tom Brokaw

“Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.”

- Helen Dyer

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

- Ghandi

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”

– Goethe

• Volunteer PMI Leaders have changed how project management is viewed by business leaders in every industry

• PMI has changed how people view the project manager


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PMI Singapore Chapter...• PgMP Boot Camp Social and Networking • Members Night – Great networking opportunity • Community Services / Funding REP Relations • REP appreciation