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A callout to the silent members/readers of PMC

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George Freeman Thought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States

This is a callout to the silent members/readers of the PMC community. Please drop in and say hello by submitting a comment below and telling us a bit about yourselves. When did you find PMC, and what type of topics are you interested in?

Break the ice before the new year begins!

Posted: Dec 17, 2019 5:53 PM

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Rami Kaibni

Community Champion

Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Dec 18, 2019 3:04 PM

Replying to George Freeman

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Rami,

Since you asked me to put my "thinking cap" on, here’s an idea that could bring in new participants.

Create a program called “Project Management Central – Topical Events.” These events would be advertised through PM.com e-mail campaigns and would be scheduled discussions on specific themes (e.g., Domain knowledge) that would be open for a limited time frame (e.g., one day to a week).

The Discussion group would show up under the current Discussions page:

- Project Management Central
- Project Management Central Topical Event – Domain Knowledge (closes on m/d/y)
- …..

The campaign would tout specific discussions that would be occurring in the themed event, along with the experts that would be participating. These discussions would be pre-created pinned “Topics” in the discussion group. The participants would also be able to create their own topics, no differently then we do now in PMC. There would be a “please read me” pinned topic that would describe the event and the rules for contributing. Part of the message will be an invitation to participate in general discussions on PMC as well. After the event is over, it would be locked and archived for reference under discussions.

The beauty of this type of approach is that it leverages existing feature/functionality within PM.com (to my understanding), not requiring additional development. Although it would be advantageous to have new dynamic features, we could expand the horizons of PMC with the current foundation.

Okay, “thinking cap” has been turned off.

George

That's a goof suggestion and I believe they started incorporating a similar approach on this platform called "Hot Topics".

However, while this is a very good suggestion, I see it increasing participation but I don't anticipate it will attract new members. At least this is my point of view.

RK

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 4:02 PM

Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM Project construction manager | Sonatrach group Batna, Batna, Algeria

Dear George,
I am oil and gas professional and I found PMC very interesting,
thanks
Hamid

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2 replies by Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM and George Freeman

Dec 18, 2019 5:00 PM

George Freeman

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Hi Hamid,

Thank you for posting and welcome!

I looked at your profile and see you have been engaging the community quite actively for the last month and a half. What are your goals with the site and PMC?

Dec 19, 2019 12:20 AM

Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM

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Hi Geoge,
Yes indeed, I have recently joined the PMC and my goals is to enhance my knowledge and contibute to an any developement project.
It is a good opportunity for me to connect with people
Thanks
Hamid

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 4:50 PM

George Freeman Thought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States

Dec 18, 2019 4:50 PM

Replying to Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM

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Dear George,
I am oil and gas professional and I found PMC very interesting,
thanks
Hamid

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 5:00 PM

R S San Jose, Ca, United States

Seeing all your comments, i thought of breaking the ice!!! :)
Hi All
I'm a junior-mid level PM working in the Bay Area,CA.I recently moved into PM about 2 years ago and i got to know of this site after i completed my PMP back in 2015 and started watching the webinars as i found them interesting. I have also done my CSM certification last year in April. Nowadays i frequent this site often, i see the community has grown & i enjoy going through the postings from the senior members. My interests are: Leadership,Agile,Team building,PM etc..and i hope to contribute my skills & learn more from this community as well.
Thank you all for your support!

Rekha

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2 replies by George Freeman and Rami Kaibni

Dec 18, 2019 5:06 PM

Rami Kaibni

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That's great Rekha, welcome to this community. We to see you more active here be it in blogs, discussions or comments. Cheers !

Dec 18, 2019 5:12 PM

George Freeman

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Thank you for breaking the ice Rekha, especially since I used you as an example :) I look forward to your contributions!

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 5:04 PM (Updated by author: Dec 18, 2019 5:07 PM)

Rami Kaibni

Community Champion

Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Dec 18, 2019 5:04 PM

Replying to R S

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That's great Rekha, welcome to this community. We to see you more active here be it in blogs, discussions or comments. Cheers !

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1 reply by R S

Dec 18, 2019 5:11 PM

R S

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Thanks Rami! Sure..

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 5:06 PM

R S San Jose, Ca, United States

Dec 18, 2019 5:06 PM

Replying to Rami Kaibni

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That's great Rekha, welcome to this community. We to see you more active here be it in blogs, discussions or comments. Cheers !

Thanks Rami! Sure..

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 5:11 PM

George Freeman Thought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States

Dec 18, 2019 5:04 PM

Replying to R S

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Thank you for breaking the ice Rekha, especially since I used you as an example :) I look forward to your contributions!

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 5:12 PM

Sreepathi Ramireddygari IT Program Manager| Bethesda, Md, United States

Everything ties back to - What's In It For Me (WIIFM)? and this basic human nature ... but how can we communicate the benefits of this site?

May be we all need to reach out to our friends and fellow PMs in our network and educate them about the benefits of open communications, collaboration and knowledge sharing?

I didn't even know this site/discussion forums/blogs until few weeks ago and I did find it accidentally while browsing thru the PMI site!

Any other thoughts?

Posted: Dec 18, 2019 9:01 PM (Updated by author: Dec 18, 2019 9:02 PM)

Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM Project construction manager | Sonatrach group Batna, Batna, Algeria

Dec 18, 2019 4:50 PM

Replying to Abdelhamid CHELGHOUM

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Dear George,
I am oil and gas professional and I found PMC very interesting,
thanks
Hamid

Posted: Dec 19, 2019 12:20 AM

Boon Siang Tay Project Manager | PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 Agile, Project+, CSM, CSPO, PSM, PSPO| ST Engineering Urban Solutions Singapore, Singapore

I came back searching for "Disciplined Agile vs PMI-ACP".

Posted: Dec 20, 2019 10:08 PM (Updated by author: Dec 20, 2019 11:21 PM)

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