The following are links to web sites of organizations I support and recommend as valuable resources . PMI Organizational Project Management Community of Practice (OPM CoP) http://opm.vc.pmi.org/Public/Home.aspx The PMI Organizational Project Management Community of Practice (OPM COP) targets a newly recognized and still evolving area of project management. It provides a forum for discussion and support for topics on Organizational Project Management (OPM). OPM is the area of business that provides a way for business to determine what investments it will make in a portfolio representing “projectized activities” that support the organization in achieving its strategic objectives. The purpose of this site is to support a community of professionals interested in understanding the benefits of being aligned with the organization purpose and strategy for achieving business goals through the use of projects. This site will also support a community of professionals interested in the space between projects and business operations, developing an understanding of how projects further the business strategy. The goal is to create knowledge and learning about the interfaces among projects, programs and portfolios, and how they help businesses achieve their purpose. This community is completely volunteer-driven. Our team of global volunteers include professionals with senior level experience in business operations, project/portfolio management & consulting, project management training & publishing, and change management leadership across various business sectors. Rosemary Hossenlopp - Service Delivery; responsibilities include: manage and schedule webinars, create milestones and deliverables to achieve the metrics in delivering stakeholder value Jeannine P. Jean-Pierre - Marketing and Community Outreach; responsibilities include: coordinate events, create marketing collateral & media, open communications in new markets, outreach to business, PMI global communities and other professional organizations Nigel Williams - Interim Community Manager; provides CoP team leadership definining strategic directions, and chairing team meetings. Larry Witham- Knowledge Management; responsibilities include: manage knowledge process, including identification, sharing, inclusion, updates, and improvements. Brendan Kane - Operations (Community Involvement); responsibilities include: foster and facilitate member interactions, performance metrics, volunteer recruitment and annual community election and transition process hppt://www.velociteach.com Velociteach is passionate about furthering the discipline of project management. They believe that every project manager, every team member, and every stakeholder on every project deserves the best and most up-to-date knowledge, practices, and skills. Better project management always leads to better results. Better is what we want, not only for our students, but also for our company. They have found that their students are passionate about better results as well. After every class, they get enthusiastic emails and evaluations, telling them of their success. Tehy cheer every student’s achievement, whether it’s a passing score on the PMP® exam or an immediate improvement on an ongoing project as a student applies new insight gleaned from our class. Our students’ successes are what make us better, too. Velociteach project management courses lead the industry in quality and results. Let them show you why they are Better. http://www.amazon.com http://www.crosswindpm.com The Crosswind philosophy from inception has been to help people and businesses advance via project management. As they grow the profession of project management via the PMP Certification and project management knowledge and skills, the emphasis of Crosswind has been to help people become better project managers, not just PMPs. www.pmi.org Project Management Institute (PMI)