The AITP Chicago Chapter PMO SIG's Mission is to provide a forum for the professional exchange of project management knowledge, disciplines, solution opportunities, best practices, challenges, and successes. The PMO SIG through this forum will promote the value of project management as a vital contributor to an organization’s strategic goals, competitive advantage, and success. Recognizing the critical interrelationship among project, program, and portfolio management disciplines, (PPM), PMO SIG programs will be broadly constructed to encourage membership and participation from practitioners in all three disciplines.

Recognizing that there are numerous accredited third party sources for PMO training, certification and bodies of knowledge, this SIG will provide formal programs and sharing of experiences that encourage excellence in practical application of PMO.

Objectives:

        Provide executive awareness on the value of portfolio, program, and project management disciplines to secure their support and buy-in.

        Promote collaboration and integrated approach among governance, portfolio, program and project management disciplines.

        Provide common ground forum and sharing of proven best practices, progress performance measurements, and overcoming challenges that lead to successful solutions 

Meetings are held every 4th Thursday of the month

We encourage that members, attendants and practitioners host a session.  These sessions are provided to all practitioners, IT senior management professionals to raise awareness of our role in developing and executing strategies under constantly changing economic climate on a global scale.  We are committed to add value to our respective industries, professional growth, and mentoring others.

February 25, 2010:  Keeping the PMO Ticking [MicroTrain, Lombard]:

Covering processes, tools and “rhythms” of the office of project and program management, enabling it to facilitate accomplishment of organization goal

March 25, 2010:  PMO Chartering; Project Portfolio Selection, Prioritization and Management/Tracking [MicroTrain, Lombard]:

Members will discuss process and tools related to helping an organization select and manage its projects.

April 22, 2010:  Resource Management [Place TBD]

Our speaker Mr. Gary R. Czubak, IT Executive & management Consultant will discuss tools and processes involved in managing Supply and Demand of project resources once a portfolio is selected.

May 27, 2010:  Governance, Management Reporting and Compliance Frameworks [MicroTrain, Lombard]

Alisa Speese and Steve Egan of ISM will discuss stakeholders, tools and processes involved in creating and maintaining a system of Portfolio Governance.  Also examined will be the implications on management reporting and requirements stemming from various compliance frameworks.

June 24, 2010:  Risk/Opportunity Management and Organizational Change Management, our speaker will be Mr.Scott Stribrny. [Omicron, Des Plaines]

Members will discuss as portfolio work is underway, the tools and processes involved in identifying, mitigating/exploiting risks/opportunities.  As projects in the portfolio begin to complete we examine tools and processes needed to prepare the organization for a new steady-state of operations.

July 22, 2010:  Gleaning Lessons Learned [MicroTrain, Lombard]

Building on the Change Management agenda from June, we welcome our speaker Jeannette Bordelon  who will discuss tools and processes as well as pertinent timing involved in the continuous improvement of the project management and governance disciplines.

August 9, 2010:  Open Networking [Lou Malnati's - Buffalo Grove]

Since many members have summer vacation plans and since the Chicagoland chapter has a general open networking meeting in August, no PMO SIG session is scheduled for August.

September 23, 2010:  The Power of Being a Positive Leader [MicroTrain, Lombard]

To allow additional elaboration on July's topic, Jeannette Bordelon will address the SIG regarding the leadership role of the PMO Leader.

October 28, 2010:  Measurement of PMO Business Value [Omicron, Des Plaines]

Looking back on topics presented thus far in 2010, Tim Linsenmeyer, CIO of Clover Technologies will discuss ways and means for measuring portfolio delivery and the value –add to the business of the PMO.

November 15, 2010:  Implication of Cloud Computing and Social Media on Project/Program Management [MicroTrain, Lombard]