Andrew SaviniStudent| noneRidgecrest, Ca, United States
Hi everybody, I realize this is probably not the best way to go about this, but I live in a very remote area (3 hour drive to the nearest chapter), where I have not access to any active project managers.
I'm taking a class on Managing Projects Across Borders in my graduate program, and am in need of somebody who wouldn't mind discussing their experience managing international projects for about thirty minutes, once a week, for nine weeks. Saving Changes...
Andrew SaviniStudent| noneRidgecrest, Ca, United States
May 31, 2018 1:38 PM
Replying to Kevin Drake
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I can give some support as well, but remember the time difference between Australia and USA
I would really appreciate that! Please email me at your earliest convenience, and we can start a conversation! My email is [email protected] Saving Changes...
Andrew SaviniStudent| noneRidgecrest, Ca, United States
May 31, 2018 1:02 PM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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Hi Andrew. I can help you but only by email. Let me know.
That would be great! Please email me at your earliest convenience, and we can start a conversation! My email is [email protected]. I tried to message you yesterday, but for some reason, it didn't take. Saving Changes...
Andrew SaviniStudent| noneRidgecrest, Ca, United States
Jun 01, 2018 8:03 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Not wanting to hijack the thread, I won't go into too much detail, but my thought was:
1. Charge a reasonable month-by-month or annual subscription amount to mentees
2. Add advertising revenue from appropriate companies (e.g. PM training, products) as site traffic increases
I've also toyed with the idea of passing along some of the profits to the mentors - the challenge will be to not turn this into an "if-then" financial reward system (as per Daniel Pink's Drive), to avoid turning off mentors who view this as a strictly voluntary service.
Stay tuned - I'd love to turn this idea into reality sometime soon!
Kiron
So, despite this not being at all what I'm posting about, here (and my desperate need to fulfill this mentor need asap) I have an idea for monetization.
Mentors charge a fee, which the protege pays. Website takes a percentage.
That's it. Pretty simple, but I think it leads to a situation where everybody is happy. I'm also pretty sure this type of situation is the standard for "connection" or "facilitator" organizations. Saving Changes...
Iris MeinlBusiness Analyst, Senior PLM Consultant and Project Manager| Meinl Management Consulting DMCCDubai, United Arab Emirates
May 31, 2018 6:24 PM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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There certainly seems to be a need for it. Getting paid is the tricky part.
I don´t see the payment as a tricky part. In Business Coaching it is already usual to offer virtual coaching sessions. Of course, these sessions have to be paid as any other professional service. Why should virtual project management coaching or mentoring be free?
Successful professionals are very busy and many of them don´t have much time for mentoring activities. If a high-skilled and very experienced professional will give up some family-time to support me, I will pay for this time. Saving Changes...
Iris MeinlBusiness Analyst, Senior PLM Consultant and Project Manager| Meinl Management Consulting DMCCDubai, United Arab Emirates
Hello Andrew, I can offer you weekly mentor sessions per Skype. Saving Changes...
Eric IsomOwner| learn.pmguaranteed.comUt, United States
Hello, Andrew. It looks like you have multiple offers for mentoring, some by email only. If you would like to add me to your email distribution list, I would be happy to respond. I have managed projects mostly in the US, but also in Outer Mongolia, India, England, Canada, and worked closely with teams in Australia and South America. You can reach me at [email protected] Saving Changes...
Anish AbrahamPrivacy Program Manager| University of WashingtonAuburn, Wa, United States
May 31, 2018 2:19 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Andrew's ask has to be the third this week. It really seems to add fuel to the fire for a business proposition I've been kicking around of starting a virtual mentoring (1:1) platform focused on connecting seasoned PM practitioners with up & comers...
