Chapter Mentoring Program PMI PMI Central Illinois Chapter
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Chapter Mentoring Program PMI® PMI Central Illinois Chapter Ingrid Holliday, VP of Membership www. pmi-cic. org Ajit Kolekar, Director of Mentoring Program 2018 In a competitive global economy, PMI gives project managers and professionals the tools and support you need to make your mark on the profession.
• Create a model for developing a strategic competency in leadership excellence that would be based on a culture of learning, founded on respect and support for one another. Source: PMI Strategic Plan (November 2004) WHY MENTORING ? One of PMI Strategic Objectives is to make leadership excellence a strategic competency:
• Learning more efficiently • Gaining increased confidence • Receive practical advice • Increase professional network • Pass on years of experience • Broadened perspective M E N T O R I N G B e n e fi ts • Acquire knowledge and enhance professional skills
Mentor/Mentee Expectations • Mentee is a person who seeks to develop with the help of mentor. • Mentee takes responsibility for their personal development including identifying his/her own goals and makes plan to meet them. • A Mentor is an experienced, wise and trusted adviser, counsellor or teacher, who helps mentee build skills to reach their goals. • Mentee owns and drives the relationship. • Mentor and Mentee makes commitment to the relationship.
Mentor/Mentee Expectations • The Mentor and Mentee will collaboratively develop a customized Project Managementoring plan and conduct ongoing reviews to determine progress against the plan. • Discuss and schedule the probable length of formal mentor/mentee partnership. • The Mentoring Plan objectives must be practical, time bound, and specific. • The Mentoring program will be focused on Project Management related topics.
Progress & Next Steps • You are encouraged to • Signup for mentoring program • Review the mentoring information on PMI-CIC site • Quality vs. Quantity – Providing quality benefits to the membership • Additional pairings as well as other events will be arranged in future
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