PMO LIG Meeting

The Project Management Office - Local Interest Group, or PMO-LIG, is a component of the Austin PMI Chapter and is meant to work in conjunction with the local chapter and provide additional opportunities to conduct focused discussions on the topics of Project and Portfolio Management. The Austin PMI Chapter PMO LIG (Project Management Office, Local Interest Group) provides a forum to:

• Share common interests and issues
• Provide continuing project management education
• Share tools and templates that work and
• Learn from other PMO professionals.

Meetings are held quarterly during lunch. Programs for the PMO LIG meetings include specialized project, program, and portfolio management training as well as round table discussions and speaker panels. PDU credit is offered for all PMO LIG meetings. On-line registration is available via the PMI Austin Chapter website. Meetings are normally held at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) building, 12007 Research Blvd, Austin, Texas 78759. Cost for the meeting and lunch is $12 for PMI members and $15 for non-PMI members. The presentation only cost is $5 for both members and non-members. Past meetings topics have included:

• Presentation on Project Management Standards for the Real World
• Open table discussions of PMO start-up questions and concerns
• Presentation on Agile & Integrated Project Management 
• Round table discussions on Tools and Templates for Project Management Success with tools and templates to take away
• Presentation on Project Portfolio Management

For more information on the Austin PMO LIG, to join the mail list, or to volunteer, contact the PMO LIG Chair or Director of LIGs below.

PMO LIG Steering Committee:

Judy Wallis, PMP
PMO LIG Chair
pmolig@austinpmi.org

Karen Marshall, PMP
Director of LIGs, PMI Austin Chapter
lig@austinpmi.org

Chuck Newell, PMP
Joane Rylander, PMP
Nicole Weith
Rae Lynn Hayes, PMP
Jodi Ashlock, PMP
Rose Wheeler

2009 Meeting Dates:
July 15th
September 16th
November 8th - 10th - PMO SIG Symposium in Atlanta, GA