Membership Communication December 2006

Project Management Institute
Healthcare Specific Interest Group

Membership Update Fourth Quarter 2006

Healthcare SIG on the Fast Track

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read the second quarterly Healthcare SIG membership update. These quarterly updates, first described in the August HealthcareSpeaks, provide direct communications on the strategy, plans, and progress of the SIG. We want your feedback and recommendations!

This past quarter has been very busy for the board and our committee members. The SIG hit a very important milestone this past quarter by adding our 2000th member. We are very proud to announce that the Healthcare SIG is one of the fastest growing within PMI. Our goals, vision and strategy remain strong, but your continued support and feedback is paramount to our continued success. It is in the hands of each one of us to make this happen. If you have any questions, comments, recommendations or would like to join our team, please feel free to contact the board.

Best wishes and have a happy and healthy New Year!

Please refer to the minutes from our last board meeting, listed below, to review the progress of our 2006/2007 objectives:

1. Objective - Support and advance the recognition of project management as a profession in the healthcare industry
Strategy - To Promote Value of PM to Healthcare C-Level Executives	Articles to periodicals targeting executives and marketing materials targeting executives - searching for a marketing coordinator to fill this role. (Director of Development)
	Radiology Association of America Conference - Marketing at this event. (Director of Membership and Communication)
Strategy - Promote Member Successes	Project Manager of the Year - Presented the 1st annual Project Manager of the year to Myra Ricceri of Alegent Health Systems at the annual membership meeting. (Director of Membership and Communication)
	Will present the 2nd annual Project of the Year to Alegent Health Systems at the 2007 annual membership meeting (Director of Membership and Communication)
2. Objective - Create a supportive professional community & networking opportunities
Strategy - Enhance Membership Networking	Member Directory - Added to secure area of the website in December 2006. (Director of Membership and Communication)
	Discussion Groups - Adding to secure area of website by in 2007 (Director of Membership and Communication)
	LIGs - Developing a LIG packet. (Director of Membership and Communication)
Strategy - Establish Relationships with Complimentary Organizations	HIMSS relationship - Drafting a job description for someone to take the lead on the HIMSS relationship. (Director of Development)
	NAPHIT relationship - Drafting a job description for someone to take the lead on the NAPHIT relationship. (Director of Development)
	Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA ) - Discussing the possibility of a strategic liaison between CHIMA and the SIG. (Director of Development)
3. Objective - Leverage PMI content and methods to deliver benefits to members
Strategy - Enhance Website to Increase Membership Value	Provide a Secure Member's Section - available December 2006. (Director of Membership and Communication)
	Job Posting - Website coordinator working with Director of Development to assess needs. (Director of Membership and Communication)
	Blog/Discussion Group - Add to secure area of website in 2007. (Director of Membership and Communication)
Strategy - To Implement Educational Programs	HIMSS07 - HCSIG submitted for 4 of the presentations and received approval on all 4. (Director of Events)
	HIMSS pre-conference workshop 204, "Building Your Project Management People Skills." (Director of Education and Certification)
	New England Consortium 2007 - Identifying speakers for this event. (Director of Education and Certification)
	Nashville Symposium 2007 - Will be sponsoring this event. (Director of Education and Certification)
Strategy - To Grow Membership	Surveyed international members in November to obtain their input on how the SIG could better serve their needs. (Director of Development)
	Officers contacting non-renewing members to get feedback on why they have left the SIG. (Board of Directors)
	Second fastest growing PMI SIG. Moving in the right direction for retention. Want to be the top organization with the highest rate of retention. Need to improve in order to hit that benchmark for 2007. (Director of Membership and Communication)