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LIM 2015 MIL LIAISON Final
1. 7 Reasons your chapter needs a
Military Liaison
LTC(R) Jay Hicks, PMP
Sandy Hoath Cobb, PMP, PfMP, PgMP
Oct 10, 2015
2. As a Chapter Leaders, What are Your:
• Pain Points?
• Goals?
• Membership?
• Leaders?
• Certification?
• Diversity?
• Cross Market Support?
3. PMI Military Liaison
Global Awareness
Mark Langley, CEO of the PMI, spoke directly to the project
management opportunity for military personnel by stating that
“…many veterans have project management experience – just
under a different name.”
Government & Military are highly projectized environments
“Veterans are a Natural Fit in the project management world.”
Source: Why Veterans Make Good Project Managers, January 30, 2012, Fox Business.
Http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/01/30/why-veterans-make-good-project-managers/
A mission is to a military
professional, as a project is
to a civilian project manager
4. 80% of Chapters In the US
Have a Military Base or Armory
Within 20 Miles!!
US Military Base LocationsPMI Chapters with Military Liaison
Or Outreach Program!!
5. Chapter Challenge!
7 Reasons Why Your Chapter Benefits from a…..
Why?
How many Veterans are in your chapter?
Military Liaison
6. Veterans and Military
are becoming a Formal
Channel
Reason 1… Grow Membership
1.2 Million over the 5 year period will exit service through
Force Reduction and Attrition!
7. • Does Your Chapter Need More Leaders?
• Veterans have Military Leadership Experience
• Therefore, Military Liaison is:
Excellent Opportunity to Call Upon Natural Leaders
2 ….. Enhance Leadership
Team Players
Performance Under Pressure
Discipline
AdaptabilityDiversity
Quick Learners
Leadership
Global Perspective
8. Reason 3 ….. Increase Certification
• Translation of Military Skills Into Commercial PMI Certification
• Bow Wave - Military Professionals Next 5 Years
• Increasing # - PMP Certifications from Defense Sector
• Aggregate numbers to increase with Effective Skills
PMP is understood in DOD
9. • Outreach Provides for Diversity through Knowledge and
Understanding
• Fulfill PMI Leadership desires / strategic objectives
• Share Experiences and Knowledge
• PMI Links Business Relationship Between Government and Private
Sector
Reason 4 ….. Enrich Diversity
Removes Military Myths
10. • Gaps Practitioner - Organizational Markets
• Cross-Channel Kinship
• Translatable Skills for Military in Transition
• Create a Market Connection for Military
PMI Chapter Military Liaison
Reason 5 ….. Cross-Market Support
(Practitioner to Organization)
11. • Leverage Community - Endorse Transitioning Military
• Assist other Organizations with Commitment to Veterans
• Exchange and share activities and actions across PMI network
• Kinship in Aiding Veteran Education
• Assist Successful Military Transition
Reason 6….. Servant Leadership
“Serving those who have Served”
Kendall Lott, Past President, PMI Washington D.C.
15. So…..
How does a Chapter Create a
Military Liaison Position?
• Road is Paved – customizable
• ‘Cookbook’ offers how-to’s including:
– Value statement for Chapter
– Position description
– Presentations
– Local activities
– Offers success right out of the gate!
http://www.pmi-tampabay.org/index.php/get-involved/outreach/military-outreach
PMI Military Liaison LinkedIn Group
16. Selecting a Military Liaison
• Commitment, Commitment, Commitment
– Liaison, President, Chapter, Region
• Sustainable Team
– Select 2 Military Liaisons (Buddy System)
– Willing to Cover for Each Other (Got your Six)
– Commit Today !
“Truly, this is a noble purpose, if you are committed you must build a sustainable team!”
~ John Watson, Former Region 14 Mentor
17. Project Management Talent Gap Report, March 201
Chapter Awareness
– # Bases Geographically Close
– # Prior Military/Veterans Existing In Your Chapter – NOW
– # Prior Military/Veterans & PMPs Existing In Your Chapter –
NOW
– # Organizations / NPOs With Veteran Hiring Campaigns
Geographically Close
18. Military Liaison - stages
• Support Ensemble
• Military Liaison (2)
• Board – Leaders
• Community Liaison
• Prep Class
• Scholarships / $$
• Marketing/Advertising
• Dinner Meeting Coord
• Special Projects
Start here
YOUR CHAPTER SECRET SAUCE GRASS ROOTS
• Cook Book
• Idea Jar
• “Collaboration”
• Transparency
• Resources
• Military Liaison
Database
• Distribution list
• PMI TB site
• Linked In
• Add to Idea Jar!!!!
Yoda
No Try. Do
Sun Tzu Quote
19. Idea Jar
• Baseline
• Services
• Networking
• Marketing / Advertising
• Internships
• Training
• Scholarships/##
19Professional Career Ahead!!
22. Jay Hicks is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who
successfully transitioned as a civilian project manager after
20 years of global responsibility. As a civilian, he has been
PMO Director for USCENTCOM and USSOCOM, and
Deputy Program Manager for L-3 and BAE. Jay is a PMP,
author, and has driven the idea and grass roots efforts of the
PMI Military Liaison.
Sandy@Gr8MilitaryPM.com
Jay@Gr8MilitaryPM.com
Sandy Cobb is an IT Strategy Planner at United States
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). She has 30+
years IT and consulting experience with government and
business, including running her own software company for 12
years. Sandy volunteers for numerous PMI groups, has
written and authored books in the field of Project
Management, and has achieved the PfMP, PgMP, and PMP.
Editor's Notes
We are here to help you make your life easier -- -So we offer a chapter challenge.
What are the biggest pain point
Mark Langley gets it.
VPs Get it.
Global Level Gets it.
Now we get it.
By a show of hands, how many chapters know how many veterans are in your chapter?
Over the past year, we have asked this question at pre-dinner meetings and was STUNNED at the response….not 20%, not 30% but every audience had over 60%......that is an untapped market!
Why for several reasons…. 7 that we will highlight
**Reason 1 ….. Grow Membership - Veterans and Military are becoming a Formal Channel
New Membership, Sustainment, Grow Number Of Chapter Members In Local Area, Increase PMI Membership Across the Country
Increase PMI Membership Globally, Fulfill PMI Leadership Desires / Strategic Objectives
1.2 Million over the 5 year period will exit service (Untapped market, Natural Fit)
**Reason 2 ….. Enhance Leadership
Veterans have inherent - ingrained Characteristic from the Military Experience
Volunteer Leadership Challenge (Sustainability, Learning curve, Behavior and skills, Veterans = Natural Leaders)
Military Liaison Position Offers An Excellent Opportunity to Call Upon Natural Leaders
Offers Additional Leadership Capability at the Local Chapter Level
*** Sleeper Cell****
**Reason 3 ….. Increase Your Certification Numbers
Military Love CAPM and PMP!, MOU between PMI and DAU, PMP skills recognized
**Reason 4 ….. Enrich Chapter Diversity
Skills Translation – gain perspective, Share Experiences and Knowledge, More Project Managers -- validation
**Reason 5 ….. Enrich Chapter Diversity
Community footprint, Create a Market Connection for Military, Strengthen Community Relationships, Bridge the Gap
PMI – 3 main markets (Practitioner, Organizational, Academic) How many chapters have a community outreach?
(Practitioner to Organization)
**Reason 6 ….. Enrich Chapter Diversity
Personal Knowledge (Diversity, Enhanced Commercial Skills)
Community (Who is PMI? We are! We support the military – do you?)
**Reason 7 ….. Enrich Chapter Diversity
Leverage Community - Endorse Transitioning Military, Assist other Organizations with Commitment to Veterans
Kinship in Aiding Veteran Education, A Honorable Cause
Veterans have inherent - ingrained Characteristic from the Military Experience
Military Liaison Position Offers An Excellent Opportunity to Call Upon Natural Leaders
Offers Additional Leadership Capability at the Local Chapter Level
Translation of Military Skills Into Commercial PMI Certification
Educate a Previously Untapped, Willing, and Capable Population
Targeted Source for Increasing Credentialing Numbers as Downsizing Occurs Over the Next Five Years in the Military
Bridges the gap from Practitioner to Organizational markets within PMI
Cross-channel kinship - Allows PMI to meet with organizational leaders in supporting a common and extremely topical nation-wide concern
Outcome is successful transition into Civil, Contractor and Commercial market positions
Translatable Skills for military transitioning into the commercial practitioner market
Opportunities exist to create a market connection for military seeking commercial work.
Mark Langley, CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI), spoke directly to the project management opportunity for military personnel by stating that ….
Your skill sets need to be translated and repackaged so that hiring managers spot your skills. Terms like “mission-related” often translate to “projectized”.
According to Mr. Langley, both the government and military are “highly projectized environments, which makes many veterans a natural fit in the project management world.”
Did you know that between 2010 and 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created globally across seven project-intensive industries (Information Services, Construction, Business Services, Finance & Insurance, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, and Utilities)?
And did you know that the U.S. is expected to experience double-digit growth (more than 12%) in demand for project management professionals during this same time frame, resulting in almost 6.2 million jobs in 2020?
Finally, did you know that the median annual salary for project managers in the U.S. is $105,000? And getting the PMP bumps salaries on average 16%!
That’s right. The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) research confirms what businesses, job boards and the media have been stating for some time now: Project management is one of the hottest professions in the world.
