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SIG
Updates
SIG
Operations
 SIG
Events - Hello and welcome to 2007.
This year is proving to be another action packed year for the
WiPM SIG. The Board kicked off 2007 with a SIG planning session
on 12-14 Jan. It was an excellent session held in Detroit,
Michigan (where two board members reside) with a LOT accomplished
- the result was an updated Strategic Plan, a SWOT Analysis and
an Operational Plan for 2007. We will be posting some of this
material web soon.
Another topic discussed by the board was the next phase of the
PMI virtual community transformation initiative, which will kick
off this month at PMI GOC. As you may (or may not) know, the first
phase of the transformation project dealt with the chapter structure
and a pilot is current underway in Poland. Now several key virtual
component leaders and representatives, including myself, have
been selected to participate in the Virtual Communities Project
which will help build our future community model.
- Rose Mary Tyler, PMP, WiPM SIG Chair
 Remember
that March
is Women's History Month, and March 8 is International
Women's Day! Did you know that international women's day has
been celebrated for over 95 years? There are several other websites
with lots of interesting
information and downloads, history
and timelines of significant events, biographies of notable women.
As you can see there is a LOT going on at the Board level. We
are ALWAYS in search of volunteers…without them we won't get everything
accomplished that we hope to. If you are interested in assisting
us in any capacity please contact one of the Board Members. Their
contact information is on the website.
Programs
& Education
e-Mentoring Program -
For more information on this program contact mentoringprogram@wipmsig.org.
WiPM
PMP® eStudy -
If you are interested in participating as an instructor OR a student,
please contact estudy@wipmsig.org.
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Members
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PMPs
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| December
2005 |
2,569
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1,247
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| December
2006 |
2,812
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1,336
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| January
2007 |
2,913
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1,336
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PMI
News
PMI Risk SIG and IIR to Host Annual Project Risk Symposium
16-18
May 2007, San Francisco, CA. This year's theme is "Embracing
Risk as a Opportunity to Create Value for the Organization."
WiPM SIG members save 15%. Mention discount code XM1912HTHE. Download
the brochure
and
register online.
The
PMI Southern New England Chapter is hosting its annual
conference 4 May 2007 at the Connecticut Convention Center in
Hartford, CT. The keynote address will be delivered by the speaking
team of Michel Thiry, MSc, TVM, PMP and Jack S. Duggal, MBA, PMP.
The PMI
Northern Alberta Chapter offers Alberta’s premier
conference experience for project management professionals. This
year's conference will be held on
7-8 May 2007 and offers a forum for qualified and experienced
professionals to share knowledge and offer solutions for success
through case studies, research and best practices.
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Just
Stuff
Learn the Four Keys to the Science of Success
Every January, as we look ahead to the New
Year, we think about our success - both personal and
professional. We write down our resolutions, but what
many of us fail to do is break down those resolutions
and think about how we're going to make them happen.
According to Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, Chief Cheetah,
Cheetah Learning, this "how"
is the "Science of Success." It's the connective
tissue that begins with vision and ends with gratitude.
Here
are the four keys to the Science of Success that Ms.
LaBrosse has experienced at work and at home.
Bad
Grammar May be Costing You the Job
According
to a survey of 266 recruitment firms, job applications
sent to employers are full of basic grammar and spelling
mistakes. 47% of all CVs received by agencies contained
mistakes, with applicants aged between 21 and 25 likely
to be the most error prone. 70% of firms said that female
applicants made fewer mistakes than men. Want to produce
a flawless CV? View
the complete article in the January 2007 Recruitment
Matters Newsletter>
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Location
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Date
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14-16
May 2007
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| North
America |
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6-9
Oct. 2007
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| Latin
America |
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12-14
Nov. 2007
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Plan
on attending the
2007 WiPM SIG Annual Meeting
just prior to the
North American Global Congress
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Did you Know?
As Leaders, Women Rule
New studies find
that female managers outshine their
male counterparts
in almost every measure. "After years
of analyzing what
makes leaders most effective and figuring
out who's got the Right Stuff, management gurus now
know how to boost the odds of getting a great executive:
Hire a female." Read
the complete article>
Source: Business
Week
Do
Females Make Better Project
Managers?
Learn
the qualities that make females qualify as excellent
and efficient
project managers.
Source:
Project Management
Source.com
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 Globalization
- the Working Woman from 1970 until 2005
Tthere are “More women have participated in
paid employment than any other time in history?”
The results is the entry of the working woman into the
labor force which has resulted in many cases the expansion
of economic opportunities available to women that has
grown. (“Globalization, economic policy and employment:
Poverty and gender implications” by James Heintz,
March 2006)
Globalization of women’s employment, may be the single
most important factor for keeping many households out
of poverty. “Today many women have employment opportunities
that would been closed to them a generation ago. Better
education, smaller households, new opportunities and changing
gender norms have been reduced, but certainly not eliminated.”
(Ebit)
Today, women face higher unemployment rates than 10 years
ago. In total 81.8 million women who are willing to work
and actively looking for work are without a job. This
means that there are 22.7 per cent more unemployed women
than 10 years ago (ILO. "Global Employment Trends
Brief” Geneva, January 2007)
Currently,
10 ‘FORTUNE 500’ companies are run by women (up from 9
in 2005), and a total of 20 ‘FORTUNE 1000’ companies have
women in the top job (up from 19 in 2005). And in the
UK it is estimated to take another 40 years to achieve
an equal number of female directors in FTSE 100 companies.
(“The Guardian, ‘In Norway, a woman’s place is in the
boardroom", Monday January 9, 2006)
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