From the President's Desk

Bob Blaney, PMP

PMI-NH Chapter President

September 2007

To the PMI New Hampshire Chapter Membership,

I want to start this letter, my first as the President of the Chapter, by thanking you for expressing your confidence in my leadership by electing me President for this year. I want to extend two additional thank yous. The first Thank You goes to our current Past President, Howie Lyhte for turning over the duties to me in an organized fashion and for mentoring me in the more obscure corners of my responsibilities. The second Thank You goes to the Board of Directors for its ready support and willingness to move forward with a dynamic agenda.

My term ends next June 30, so I need to get busy. I will focus on continuing to encourage change where necessary for the PMI New Hampshire Chapter to:

• Accommodate a growing membership;
• Vigorously address Chapter needs while;
• Persisting in fostering the growth of the organization in its service to the membership and the wider community of New Hampshire and New England.

The key to these points and their success is quite simple, your individual participation. I would like all of you to take a moment and assess why you joined the PMI. I would ask you to add service to your list of motivators, if it was not on your original list.

We have a position open for Director of Volunteer Recruitment. The work involved will be to reach out to the membership and find members willing to volunteer. Some may want to organize an event. Some may want to teach a Saturday class in something that will benefit other members. Some may wish to publish an article in our Journal or give a presentation at a Chapter meeting. Some may wish to help the board in the myriad of change opportunities that we are evaluating. And then again, some may want to take a class in a particular topic area or prepare for the PMP exam. There is much work and opportunity to tackle. Take it from me, there is nothing quite like joining a peer team of volunteer project managers and creating pro bono results. It may not get you into heaven, but you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have done something simply because it was good. And who knows, there may be some PDUs thrown into the mix.

I ask for someone to step forward to take the role of Director of Volunteer Recruitment and I challenge the membership to come forward with ways to serve the Chapter and the Community. You can pull any of these levers by simply sending me an email to start the conversation (president@PMI nh.org).

I will take on the challenge of making your PMI New Hampshire experiences more meaningful, if you will all take up the opportunity to help me succeed. After all, what do project managers do? They drive success for their Team and then move on to making another group successful. I ask you to simply practice your skills in, and with, the Professional Association to which you have chosen to belong.

Meeting attendance is usually higher in Manchester then in Portsmouth. I would like to see our Portsmouth members join together at the next Portsmouth area meeting and demonstrate that you can generate attendance that will put the local Manchester members to shame. I would be thrilled if in a two-month series, I could count all members in attendance. Join the fun. Widen your network, make friends and support your organization. Participate. The PMI New Hampshire is YOU.

I will wrap up by thanking you again for your confidence in me and I thank you in advance for the effort that you will give to the Chapter to make it a stronger and more vibrant community. It can happen without me, but it will not happen without you.

Sincerest Regards,

Bob Blaney, PMP

President

PMI New Hampshire Chapter

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me at president@pmi-nh.org

Official Documents
	Chapter Bylaws (pdf, 61KB) Cancellation Policy (pdf, 28KB) Organization Chart (pdf, 20KB)

We are governed by a board of directors, consisting of elected and appointed volunteers from our chapter.

PMI-NH Chapter Vision
The PMI New Hampshire Chapter is the recognized leader in New Hampshire for the promotion and application of Project Management and its principles, serving as a Center of Excellence for the state’s commercial and educational communities.

PMI-NH Chapter Mission
The PMI New Hampshire Chapter creates a state-wide community of Project Managers that:

1. Provides our members education, a forum for shared information and experiences, and opportunities for individual contribution, fostering our principles and profession;
2. Advances a wider understanding of the value of Project Management, promoting its implementation in the business and education communities throughout New Hampshire;
3. Promotes the Project Management Institute and its workings, supporting its Certification Programs and sharing its resources with the community at large.