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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"

FY12 TRAINING 

• 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
  • 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?
  • how do we offer incentives to staff for executing correctly?
  • do we have the skill sets to comprise that "stable of experts"?

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