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- Training update from IS&T HR
- general skills: essential facilitation, pubic speaking, presentation skills, vendor management, IT service and outreach, negotiation skills, better business writing, conflict resolution
- PM skills: team building, PM 101, transitioning from project member to project manager (MS Project not a priority)
- BA skills: requirements solicitation (hands on approached, deep dive)
- also mentioned David Allen's "getting Things Done"
- Debrief on PM QA meeting with Israel Ruiz on 9/15: September 15, 2011 Presentation On PM and QA
- project reviews
- quarterly forum for project updates
- this seems to have value in particular for Marilyn
- this is information sharing
- should all of sr staff attend?
- provide project status (similar to sponsor updates)
- every PM would answer same questions
- should all PMs be present for the whole thing?
- limit projects reviewed?
- monthly learning forum
- change brown bag format to be less top down
- open to any and all staff
- need to develop topics based on what staff are interested in
- monthly help forum
- needs to be timely
- possibly like a "project pipeline"
- focus on specific projects
- what is PMBAs role in this?
- ideally all PMs participate
- this is the place that PMs talk about issue and help each other
- stable of experts you can consult at any time (coaches/mentors)
- focus on leading projects and improving delivery
- quarterly forum for project updates
- community of practice
- revisit charter for PMBA by early October
- is focus traditional PM or accidental PM or both? don't want to water it down to much
- could this group evolve into something more?
- dedicated PM resource
- needs to be some one who is doing the work
- do not want to recreate something that we tried before
- does this feel to much like a PMO?
- project review/community of practice
- project reviews
- Community of Practice Wiki demo and feedback: IS&T Community of Practice Home - TABLED FOR NEXT WEEK