PMI Pittsburgh Chapter

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Date: Friday, July 12th Time: 4:45 PM
Price: $25 per person
Location: PNC Park - 115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com

Join us to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the New York Mets at beautiful PNC Park. Your price is just $25, which includes a game ticket in the PMI Pittsburgh block (Outfield Box, Section 130) and a replica Roberto Clemente Jersey. Spouses and children are also welcome at $25 per person.

This is more than just a game. We will begin tailgating at 4:45 PM. Hamburgers, Hotdogs, chips, and refreshments will be provided by PMI for every person. So come Hungry! We will be sitting in the foul ball section of the park so bring your gloves to catch all those foul balls. Also, this is an excellent opportunity to network and have fun with fellow PMI Pittsburgh members.

Program Details:

• Arrive at 4:45 PM
• Tailgate begins at 4:45 PM to 6:00 PM (GOLD Lot 2 – Lot next to Stage AE)
• Meet at Left Field Gate by Atria’s at 6:30 PM to get your Tickets.
• First Pitch at 7:05 PM

Register now, seats are limited! (Registration will close on June 10th - No walk-ins can be accommodated.)
Contact: Paul Halenda, PMP @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for any questions

Please select " I am registering as an individual" to buy just one ticket or " I am registering as part of a group" to buy more than one ticket, which then will allow you to enter the number of tickets you want to buy.

PMI Pittsburgh Chapter  Samuel J Provil Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is named in honor of Samuel J Provil, PMP a Co-Founder of the Pittsburgh PMI Chapter in 1980. Over the past +30 years, Mr. Provil has served in various key roles/responsibilities, including Vice President in 1988 and President in 1989, which were two of four consecutive years that the Pittsburgh Chapter received “PMI Outstanding Chapter of the Year” Awards. Today, Mr. Provil is still active with the chapter working with local academic institutions to provide support for the next generation of Project Managers. For the past four years he has been instrumental in the creation and sponsorship of the Intercollegiate Project Management Triathlon (IPMT) which has been recognized globally in PMI Today and showcased as a best practice at the 2011 PMI Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM). Through his volunteer service, Mr. Provil has shown intense commitment to advance the knowledge and understanding of the Project Management profession throughout his distinguished career.

 Anne-Isabelle Zacharias, PMP

 Anne-Isabelle Zacharias, PMP joined the PMI Pittsburgh Outreach team as a volunteer in January of 2012. In one short year, Isabelle has accomplished so much to provide value to our chapter! Isabelle’s initial service was to gather information from many volunteers and board members and fill out lengthy applications for our chapter to compete at the PMI Global level in pursuit of the coveted 2011 “Chapter of the Year” and “Collaboration & Outreach” awards. In return, our chapter was rewarded with an “Excellence Award” which was presented during the 2012 Leadership Institute Meeting in Vancouver, BC. Currently, Isabelle is preparing these same applications in pursuit of these 2012 Awards, as well as a new application for one of our best volunteers to compete for “Volunteer of the Year” Award.

In addition, Isabelle has become our chapter liaison for PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) which through grants, programs, scholarships and educational resources brings the benefits and the power of project management to local communities for social good. Isabelle has been actively working with Non-profit and academic institutions to bring these opportunities to the local Pittsburgh area! Isabelle takes on many other roles and is never shy to volunteer to help. Isabelle is currently our Professional Outreach Relationship Manager working with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and she has volunteered to mentor students from Duquesne University in planning a Black Tie Event for our chapter members and guests.

Please join us in congratulating and thanking Isabelle for her contributions to your PMI Chapter!!!

Valerie Carpenter, PMP

Valerie Carpenter, PMP has done an outstanding job leading the first annual Pittsburgh PMI Professional Development Day to success!

Valerie led the team to break new ground in many areas with this first Professional Development Day. This required initiative to lead the team through a year of planning and preparation execution, and follow-up. New processes were developed to ensure fair selection of high-quality, high-value speakers and sponsors. Valerie led a team of 10 people to a successful PDD with 100 participants. The feedback was great! Valerie offered to take her expertise to the next team leading the second annual Professional Development Day. Lessons learned of successful practices now serve as the foundation for continuously improving PDDs year after year.

Please join us in congratulating and thanking Valerie for her contributions to your PMI Chapter!!!

PMI Pittsburgh recognized the 2012 Project Management Company of the Year!

The Project Management Company of the Year award is given annually to the Pittsburgh area company that best demonstrates a commitment to the practice and furthering of Project Management as a profession. Its purpose is to recognize those companies that promote Project Management as a profession so they continue to do so and become attractive to the best project management employees. Local companies who obtain this level of excellence are leaders in our industry who will contribute to our overall goal of making Pittsburgh a globally recognized “Project Management Center of Excellence”. This award was established by the PMI Pittsburgh chapter in 2012 was presented on Thursday, March 14 at the chapter meeting to the very first company ever to earn this honorable distinction! A special thank you to all companies who competed for this award and we look forward to your participation in the 2013 selection process! As a result of a rigorous application, review and scoring process, we are pleased to announce that L3 Communications has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Project Management Company of the Year award! On behalf of L3 Communications, Dan Rippe accepted the award. Please join us in congratulationing Dan Rippe and L3 Communications for being recognized as the top project management company in Pittsburgh! We appreciate this organization’s contributions to the project management profession and hope winning this award gives their organization the recognition they are due as a top project management employer!

Information is here in the Training page on upcoming live seminars!  Sign up now!

• Program Management Course
• Professional Development Day, Tentatively November 2013.
• Study Groups for PMP, PgMP, and ACP certifications

We need your input to help develop the 2013 PDD.  Please click on the link below to provide your suggestions on topics and locations.  Thanks, and hope to see you on November 6th!  http://www.pittsburghpmi.org/index.php?option=com_surveys&Itemid=220&act=view_survey&survey=6:pdd-2013