Dedicated to the advancement of project management in the workplace and community – focused on the needs of project management professionals on Vancouver Island - that’s the Project Management Institute, Vancouver Island Chapter (PMI-VIC) of today.   Since our inception, PMI-VIC has been advancing the discipline of project management on Vancouver Island and supporting the professional development of our members.  Our membership continues to grow and this growth truly reflects the increasing focus on adopting solid project management practices by both public and private sector organizations.

PMI-VIC membership opens up a world of opportunity – sharing ideas and experiences, attending seminars and workshops on leading-edge topics, increasing your professional exposure through networking, and gaining leadership experience.

Become a member of PMI-VIC and experience the many benefits our chapter has to offer you!

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PMI VIC is pleased to offer a Fall 2008 Certification Examination Preparation Seminar

PMI Vancouver Island Chapter will be offering its eighth consecutive Certification Examination Preparation Seminar (CEPS) this coming Fall.  The CEPS program is intended to help practicing project managers who aspire to earn the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification offered by the Project Management Institute.  The CEPS program is also applicable to practicing project team members and entry level project managers who aspire to earn the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), also through PMI.

The CEPS program is designed to facilitate and focus your self-study program as you prepare to take these certification examinations.  In addition to helping you prepare for the certification examinations, CEPS also fulfills PMI’s requirement for 35 hours of formal project management training.

Take your career to the next level and register for the CEPS program now!  Read more FAQs and registration information here.

For those practicing PMP Project Managers who would like to facilitate one of the nine knowledge areas, please contact  Trip Kennedy for more information.

New Project Management Website Created and Hosted by Oxford University, UK and Simon Fraser University

PMPerspectives.org has been designed to discover the most effective project management techniques for the information technology (IT) sector. Projects are the principal vehicle through which industry and government realize the benefits of their IT investment. Yet organizations continue to be challenged as they attempt to reap the expected benefits from their projects. Improvements in performance can be improved if practitioners and researchers work together to understand the contributing factors affecting IT project performance.   PMPerspectives.org is a more direct and effective communication channel between project managers and project management researchers.

Dr. James Norrie, PMP, and his new book guide us to sail through 'Project Fog' 

In February 2008, PMI-VIC's President, Dr. Dale Christenson, PMP, had the tremendous pleasure of sitting down with Dr. James Norrie, PMP after he delivered a keynote address to an audience of executives and project sponsors gathered in Ottawa, Canada for the Conference Board of Canada’s event focused on strategic project management within the public sector.  The focus of the interview was project management which included an advance look at Dr. Norrie's latest book, ‘Project Fog’ which is soon to be released.  Read the full interview...