Diamond Tier
Become part of a global community dedicated to the advancement of the project management profession and making ideas into reality.
PMI-SAC offers professional development and continuing certification hours via webinars to help you earn prerequisite training hours to apply for PMP/CAPM exam, and professional development units (PDUs) to maintain your PMP and PgMP certifications.
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The Company Ambassador Program is an opportunity to be part of Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMI-SAC and act as your organization’s voice. You can bring in ideas, share experiences, and become an inherent part of the PMI-SAC on behalf of your organization.
The program also allows you to help improve and streamline the flow of information between PMI-SAC and the companies in our area, and allow those organizations to help contribute to the success of the chapter.
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PMI-SAC brings jobs from across the community together in one place.
Are you looking for your next big opportunity? Then check out the roles available in our community of practice!
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PMI-SAC is proud to offer our virtual PMP exam prep course taught by an experienced instructor with years of recent industry experience.
In addition to standard course materials and instruction, registrants will receive a 3-month subscription to PM Illustrated, a visual study aid that includes access to a virtual LinkedIn study group, with their registration.
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PMI-SAC is proud to offer both traditional project management and agile project management mentorship programs. These programs are inteded to connect mentors with mentees and help them take their careers to the next level.
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Through local PMI chapters, members and volunteers meet their peers, make new contacts, network, build knowledge, share solutions and ideas, and enjoy activities and events.
Volunteer positions with local chapters range from formal positions (such as president, vice president of membership, vice president of professional development, vice president of finance and vice president of volunteers), to less formal positions such as membership liaison, course lead, recruitment lead, communications associate and many others assisting with various chapter programs, events and committees.
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PMI-SAC offers regularly scheduled events that allow our members to grow their networks, engage with their peers, expand their knowledge, and earn PDUs towards the maintenance of their certifications.
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I get a very strong sense of fulfillment! It's a real privilege to be part of the team that supports the project managers within the chapter in achieving their goals for joining the PMI organization.
Joining PMI-SAC is easy! You can join when you sign up for your PMI membership through www.pmi.org.
Following the below steps will make you a bonafide member in no time.
If you don't already have a PMI account, navigate to PMI’s website and click Register. Fill out your information, then click "Create Account."
Once logged into the PMI website, go to the Become a Member page, then click "Join PMI." The website will take you to a checkout page.
On the checkout page, click “Explore Chapters,” search for the “Southern Alberta Chapter," then select “Join Chapter”.
Finish the checkout process by paying and you are good to go! Welcome to the Project Management Institute Southern Alberta Chapter!
Navigate to the Join PMI page on the PMI International website and follow the instructions there. Don’t forget to add the Project Management Institute Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC) Chapter to your communities. The benefits of PMI-SAC membership will far outweigh the nominal cost!
If you require information on PMI’s family of professional credentials (i.e. PMP, CAPM, PgMP, PMI-SP, and PMI-RMP) or credential maintenance, visit: http://www.pmi.org/Certification.aspx. If you still have questions or need clarifications after reading each respective credential’s handbook, please email mrc@pmisac.com
You can apply to take the PMP certification exam through PMI’s website. They will assign you a testing site and provide you with all the information you need to take the test in Southern Alberta.
You do. PMI-SAC obtains approval from PMI International for events the Chapter coordinates that fall under Category 3. Members are responsible for keeping a record of the events they attend and submitting their own PDU claims with PMI International.
You need to keep a record of the events you attend during any given certification cycle in case PMI International audits your PDU claims. Many members choose to track their PDUs using a spreadsheet, but everyone must keep either electronic or paper records including a description of each event and the receipt provided to you by PMI-SAC.PMI-SAC provides receipts for all events they facilitate, including Brown Bag events.
PDUs are measured in terms of time spent in a structured learning activity and can be recorded in increments as low as .25 of an hour. You can safely assume all PMI SAC Lunch & Learn and Dinner Meetings each earn 1 PDU. If the event is long enough to warrant additional PDU credit, PMI-SAC will let you know before and during the event.
PMI International suggests you record your PDU activities as soon as possible after they occur. This way, you are less likely to miss claiming an event and, should PMI International decline a claim, you will still have time to replace it with something else before your certification cycle ends.
You can always contact PMI International Customer Care for assistance. If you are not getting any satisfaction there, please contact the PMI-SAC VP Professional Development.
