Special Offer for Program Risk ID Evaluation 

A leader of the PMI Silver Spring Chapter passed this offer along to the members of PMI Houston. 

Sysenex, based in Sterling, Virginia, is offering PMI members an opportunity in risk identification / risk modeling by using and evaluating Program Risk ID (PRID), a new-to-market risk software tool.  You can also find the tool on PMI’s projectmanagement.com. 

The combined use and evaluation hours are eligible for PMI Giving Back re-certification PDUs.

The offer to use and evaluate Program Risk ID gives you one month free and fully-featured use of the tool, in exchange for completing a 20-minute survey at the end of that time. 

Use of the tool is estimated to give even experienced executives, program managers, risk managers and others that perform risk management a greatly improved understanding of risk identification and cross-risk impact. Here are some of the benefits: 

To participate in this offer, please call Nancy Gromen at 703.910.5913. 

Project Management Toastmasters Clubs - Tips and Discussions 

Quote: "Those who tell the stories rule the world” – Native American Proverb 

-  Toastmaster International's "90 Tips From 90 Years" 

Tip:  Visualize your success. Imagine yourself giving your speech: your voice is loud, clear and confident. Imagine hearing the audience’s applause – it will boost your confidence. 

The Meaning of Work 

Have you heard any of "The Meaning of Work" on NPR's TED Radio Hour podcast?  Give it a try. 

You can learn more about telling your stories at a Project Management Toastmasters Club!  

Project Management Toastmasters clubs are open to all, but members are predominately professional project managers. Houston Area Project Management Toastmasters Clubs are sponsored by PMI Houston and aligned with the goals of PMI International. Certified PMPs receive Professional Development Units (PDUs) for participation.  

Visit a meeting to discover the benefits of membership!  

By LaToshia Norwood, PMI Houston Galleria Director 

The PMI Houston Galleria venue has taken a non-traditional approach to delivering professional development. "We threw out the ‘death by PowerPoint’ presentations, and purposely found engaging topics and speakers for our dinner meeting presentations. We didn’t just step outside of the box, we threw the box away,” says LaToshia Norwood PMI Houston Galleria Director. 

While most assume that project management skill sets are only useful to industries like engineering, information technology, and construction, we as project managers know that the methodology of project management transcends all industries and it is important that we communicate that.  

Our approach was simple yet brilliant; think a PMBOK and Talent Triangle sandwich. With a defined list of the Knowledge Areas, the Talent Triangle categories, and a list of 16 industries, we defined our strategic approach, outlined topics, and identified industry experts. From Sports, the Arts, Emotional Intelligence, Marketing, Conflict Resolution, to Construction; we covered it all. With this approach, we were able to check multiple boxes:  

Needless to say, we received rave reviews from our members, who’ve shared their appreciation for both the diversity of the subject matter we covered and speakers we selected. We’ve said good riddance to status quo and hello to exciting, engaging, and cutting edge topics that showcase the true value and role that project management plans in every industry. 

Visit the Galleria Venue the 2nd Wednesday of every month to experience relevant and engaging presentations and to network with other PMI Houston Members.  Check out the Events and Meeting page to register for the next meeting! 

Galleria Venue 

HESS Club 
5430 Westheimer Road 
Houston, TX 77056 

2nd Wednesday of each month  

Pre-Dinner Presentation at 5:30 and Dinner Presentation at 6:30 pm