ABOUT
PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS
- Project Management – highlighting PM skills, emerging trends, and strategies needed to enhance effectiveness and success as a project manager
- Career Development – focusing on how to strategize and plan for the next stages in your project management career
- Leadership – improving skills in areas like conducting high-stakes conversations, building influence, and fostering trust-based relationships
This program isn’t a way to prepare for your PMP exam(could be a secondary objective), receive academic tutoring nor a way to get a job or job referral.
BENEFITS TO MENTORS
- Recognition – PMI MB will feature mentors’ profiles in dedicated space and on social media.
- Earning PDUs – Mentors can earn PDUs in the 'Giving Back' category, accumulating 1 PDU per hour of volunteered time (up to a maximum of 25 PDUs).
- Giving Back – Contribute to the PMI community by sharing your experience, knowledge, and wisdom to support Protègès' success.
- Developing Interpersonal Skills – Enhance your leadership, teaching, and coaching abilities, fostering a more reflective practice.
- Insights – Gain fresh perspectives through your interactions with Protègès.
- Exclusive Access - To Professional Development events, this benefit is under development
BENEFITS TO PROTÉGÉ
- Skills Development – Learn from seasoned professionals' expertise, experience, and wisdom.
- Networking – Access key career contacts and build a valuable network.
- Earning PDUs – Accumulate PDUs in the ‘Education’ category for informal learning.
- Problem-Solving – Use your Mentor as a sounding board for situations or problems where you need guidance.
- Direction – Receive support in considering future directions and setting goals for your career development.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Stage 1: Initiate
Stage 2: Register
Stage 3: Match
Stage 4: Engage
Stage 5: Close
Initiate
REQUIREMENTS FOR MENTORS AND PROTÉGÉS
- Membership: Both Mentors and Protègès must be PMI MB Chapter members in good standing (not mandatory for Winter cohort 2024).
- Application Process: All participants are required to complete the application forms and participate in the recruitment and matching process.
- Mentor Qualifications: Mentors should be seasoned professionals with at least 10 years of direct Project exposure and experience and must hold at least one PMI certification, preferably PMP. Exceptions are made for certain leaders outside the Project Management domain at the PD Director's discretion.
- Protègè Qualifications: Protègès should be in project-related roles or education with a strong commitment to learning and professional development.
- Time Commitment: Mentors and Protègès must commit to meeting for a minimum of 2 hours per month throughout the 6-month program.
APPLICATION
Interested participants are encouraged to attend the mentorship information session scheduled on November 16, 2024, 12-1 pm CST.
Mentor and Protègè applicants are required to complete the online application forms:
Completion of the forms does not guarantee a spot in the program.
Once the application process has closed, selected applicants will be informed of the Kick-off meeting dates.
TIMELINE 2024-2025 (Winter '24 Cohort)
- November '24 - Winter intake, introduction, matching making, kick-off
- December '24 to May '25 – Mentoring
- Feb/March '25 - Winter 2024 Cohort Mid Program Checkin (Face-to-Face Meet & Greet for all participants)
- March '25 to April '25 – Spring 2025 intake, introduction, matching making, kick-off
- April '25 to September '25 – Mentoring
- June '25 - Spring 2024 Cohort Checkin (Face-to-Face Meet & Greet for all participants)
*Some sessions might take place virtually.
UPCOMING DATES
- First Information session for Mentees/Proteges – (ONLINE) November 16, 2024
- Application deadline – announcement coming soon
- Matchmaking/Pairing – November 18-21, 2024
- Kick-off workshop – announcement coming soon
- Program survey – completed at the end of each intake
MEET OUR MENTORS
Vikram Jalan PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL, SAFe, PROSCI, LOMA
Sr. Consultant Sr. Consultant Online Business Systems
Jose Manuel Castellon Alvarez, MBA
Founder & CEO @IB7 Consulting LTD. Driving Business Growth & Development
Tharim Sánchez- PMP, Prince2® Practitioner, CSM, CSPO
IT Project Manager, Informanix Technology Group
Arindam Sarkar CSM®, CSPO®, CAL1®, PMP®, ALMI, ACS
Sr. Project Manager, Capstone Ridge Group
Karin Eunson-Ross, PMP® PMI-ACP® ITIL Leader®
Department Manager, Service and Infrastructure - Innovation and Technology Department City of Winnipeg
Juan Saldivar, P.Eng., PMP, Prince2
Director, Information Technology Advisory Services Informanix Technology Group ·
Peter Owoade, P.Eng., MBA, PMP, ACP
Senior Program Manager at DXC Technology
Trish Bishop
MoP, PMP, PROSCI, ITIL4
Michael Hanna, P.Eng, PMP
Senior Manager PMO, at Bell MTS
Yanik Sourisseau PMP P2P SMC
Director, Project Management Practice at Informanix Technology Group