PMINYC Honors AAPI Heritage Month!

Welcome to May, PMINYC Community, a special month for celebrating the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. From trailblazing leaders in politics, science, and the arts, to the everyday contributions of AAPI individuals and communities, this is an opportunity to reflect on the incredible impact and resilience of AAPI Americans.

At PMINYC, we understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the unique perspectives and experiences that AAPI individuals bring to our organization. We take great pride in recognizing and paying tribute to the numerous ways in which AAPI professionals have contributed to the enrichment of the project management community.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May Chapter Meeting:

Data Visualization & the Search for the Perfect Dashboard

Event at Arrayo: SOLD OUT!!!

1411 Broadway, New York, NY

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Currently, there is a lack of dashboard coverage by experts. There is data visualization, which focuses on static graphs, and there is UX / UI design, which includes interactivity but focuses more on web and app development.

To make the best executive dashboard, project managers must combine data visualization techniques with UX / UI principles as well as understand the business domain.

Earn 1 PDU, Power Skills

PMO Roundtable:

Making a Strong Business Case for a PMO

Live Virtual Event

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Stop Trying to ‘Sell’ your PMO: Key Strategies to let the value you bring speak for itself!

Instead of focusing on selling the value of the PMO, PMO leaders need strategies to create partnerships within the organization and co-create offerings with business partners. Candice Benson, CEO of Benson Consulting, will provide insights on identifying the PMO's meaning to the organization, highlighting the PMO's value, establishing and communicating processes, and implementing a step for adoption of the PMO's mission. This must-see session is for PMO managers and leaders invested in ensuring their organization's project investments are not wasted.

Earn 1.5 PDUs, Business Acumen

Q2 Chapter Town Hall Meeting

Live Virtual Event

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Why Should You Attend?

This is your opportunity to come together as a Chapter, engage in open conversation, and share updates, successes, and any queries that have cropped up along the way.

Who Should Attend?

All Chapter Members seeking to understand the status of the Chapter and provide their input to Chapter Leadership.

Event Information

This will be a virtual event. Registered participants will receive Zoom details for the live webinar the day before the event.

July Chapter Meeting:

Web3, NFTs and Project Management?

Venue Details to Follow

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Isabella is a Web3 Enthusiast, Integrated Marketing Leader, Program Manager & Strategist. She is currently a Senior Program Manager at Snapchat and former Program Manager at Meta. Isabella is also is the co-founder of Women in NFTs. Women in NFTs is a community dedicated to educating, connecting, and highlighting Women in NFTs/Web3 market. She served as a speaker at the NFT.NYC

Conference last year in June.

Earn 1 PDU, Business Acumen

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EDUCATIONAL PARTNER PROGRAMS

AgileCon2023

Hosted by: IIL

Live Virtual Conference

Thursday, June 1, 2023: Opening Day

June 2 - Sept 4: On-Demand Access

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Agile and Scrum 2023 Online Conference aims to inspire you to motivate, collaborate, and innovate within your teams and organizations. Through engaging keynotes, presentations, and networking opportunities, you will gain the knowledge and skills to foster a culture of motivation and collaboration, ultimately driving innovation in your work.

Earn 26 PDUs and SEUs

PMINYC Members receive a special $15 discount by using code: PMINYC

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE

Portfolio Management Summit

Hosted by: PMO Advisory

Live Virtual Conference

Friday, June 2, 2023

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

As the inaugural event, the theme of this summit is “Making Project Portfolio Management Work: Current and Emerging Practices”. The main focus will be on sharing good practices, currently being implemented by portfolio management professionals around the world.

In addition to gaining new insights, each of the sessions will also provide practical tips and tools to aid in the implementation of these concepts.

Earn 8 PDUs, Ways of Working

PMINYC Members receive a special discount with code PFMS-PMINYC

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE

We at PMINYC are excited to share our partnership with the IIL Advantage Program. Visit our partner site at www.iil.com/pminyc take advantage of PMINYC’s discounts, or reach out to our IIL contact at Michael.borges@iil.com for more information!

CELEBRATING OUR MEMBERS!

Shoutout to Shawna!

Shawna Beach is an exceptional Director of Chapter Meetings and Programs at PMINYC. She is a highly committed, collaborative and innovative team member who consistently goes above and beyond to ensure the success of her programs. She is an excellent team player and works seamlessly with other volunteers, board members and staff to achieve their goals. Shawna is also instrumental in driving innovation and creativity in her department's programs. She is a strong advocate for diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and she consistently pushes for her programs to be inclusive and accessible to all members of the community. Overall, Shawna is a true asset to PMINYC, helping us to grow and achieve more.

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Membership Anniversaries

New Certification Holders

FREE EVENTS, PERKS, AND DISCOUNTS FOR MEMBERS!

New here? Register for our next New Member Orientation!

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8 PM - 9 PM

APRIL RESULTS

You voted. We listened.

As we continue to explore the creation of a members-only section for the website, your input is invaluable. We now know you prefer to only have your LinkedIn profile published and that you are seeking a variety of new services as the majority of you voted for all the services to be added. We want to make sure that the experience is tailored to your needs and interests so expect further questions in the future as we continue to develop the requirements for this new member feature.

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INTRODUCING

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Kim Beynon, PMP, CPA, CGMA

PMINYC President, Board Director, Executive Coach and Speaker

To our PMINYC Community,

Thank you to everyone who completed the April Pulse Survey, your responses were very helpful. In addition to the results published in the survey section of this newsletter, we received a number of write-in responses which we are looking to incorporate into the membership site. In the meantime, I would like to point you in the direction of resources that address some of those comments.

We had a number of questions about providing mentors – we have a flourishing mentoring program (apparently not well advertised) led by Nick Aprigliano. See link below:

PMINYC MENTORING

Another person asked for more tips and techniques in new technologies such as AI, data analytics, data migration, ITOM, etc. The topic of the chapter meeting on May 17th is “Data Visualization - the Search for the Perfect Dashboard” and the July 19th meeting is focused on "Web3, NFTs and Project Management?"; please see:

Data Visualization & the Search for the Perfect Dashboard

Web3, NFTs and Project Management?

As we continue to focus on building our community, I would like to ask for your input again in the May survey. Last year, we hosted a member appreciation event on August 4th – the sold-out harbor lights cruise. The Chapter subsidizes the event to show our appreciation for our members. We want to make sure that the money is well spent, and it is an event that you want to attend so we will be asking some questions in the May Pulse Survey to get your input on this year’s event.

PMI Culture Values

I also want to share with you the recently introduced Culture Values from PMI Global, co-created by the PMI Community, that drive how we volunteer, work, and collaborate and which represent our commitment to each other and to the project management community.

These values underlie everything we do! As we seek to build a better community together, please keep them in mind so our interactions are positive and empowering!

Make It Easy

We are easy to deal with.

When things slow us down, we find a better way.

We prioritize the impact that matters most and take the most direct route to it.

Aim Higher

We set the standard in top quality work to create the greatest impact for the PMI community.

We lead the way by thinking long-term and acting in the short-term.

We fearlessly take ownership of what we do, knowing every action counts.

Be Welcoming

We create genuine belonging for all, because our differences make us stronger.

We act with humanity, showing care, empathy and respect for others’ needs.

We assume good intent and seek to understand, not judge.

Embrace Curiosity

We are always seeking ways to better serve the PMI community.

We see challenges as opportunities to innovate, and take them.

We feel able to fail fast in order to get it right.

Together We Can

We build deep, trusting relationships that help us work towards our mission together.

We use our shared purpose to unite us as a community and drive us forward to create impact.

We act in alignment with our global goals, while being empowered to deliver locally.

Now that the beautiful weather has finally arrived in NYC, I hope you are all out enjoying it and looking forward to an exciting and fun summer ahead!

I am listening.

Until next month…

Kind regards

Kim

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