Calendar of Events

Invitation to Participate in a Research Study

Will your project succeed if your project manager is not an authentic leader? Project managers who have completed at least one project — and those filling the role of project manager — are invited to participate in a research study about the relationship between project managers who are authentic leaders and project success. The data will be collected via two brief surveys and should take approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. Survey information is submitted anonymously, and there will be an opportunity to receive the results of the study at its conclusion. Please participate if you have completed at least one project and can spend 15-30 minutes taking the surveys. To participate in the study, click on this link: https://transform.mindgarden.com/survey/28046/1a2 Note: If you must leave the survey and want to complete it later, please clear the cache on your device. For issues with the survey, please contact Mind Garden at (650) 322-6300.

Board Meeting

Board Nominations

Calling All Leaders - Apply NOW for 2019-2021 Board Member Positions It's that time again - time to begin the selection process for next year's Chapter Board of Directors (BOD). Serving as a Board Member is exciting, fun, and rewarding. It's a terrific way to become more involved in the chapter, understand and work with PMI Global, and meet some really terrific people.

BA Users Group

The BA User group is a recurring roundtable event where members provide technical training for each other. The round table explores local issues and discovers solutions to local and role specific challenges. This group is for business analyst and those aspiring to be business analyst. Please register with to BAUserGroup@gmail.com and this registration to receive distribution for business analysis 530 - 730 PM SPSCC, Lacey Campus Room 182

Boot Camp Exam Prep for PMP® / CAPM® Certification

Have you been postponing taking the PMP® or CAPM® Certification Exam because you were not sure you were ready? The Olympia, Washington Chapter of the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)® is sponsoring a 4-Day Boot Camp presented by industry-leading Project Management Expert Steve Norton, PMP and PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.)®. Steve Norton’s Boot Camp will prepare you to take the PMP® / CAPM® exams and earn the prestigious PMI® certifications.

2019 March Dinner Meeting

Presentation Title Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi®): Objective-Driven Test Process Improvement or CMMI for the Testing World Presentation Abstract Project Management has PMI, software development has CMMi, and now testing joins the team with the Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi ®). While both PMI and CMMi address testing under “quality,” they don’t go very deep. As we have seen through industry trends around Agile, Lean and DevOps, quality does not start at the “Test Phase” but rather at the requirement phase. Continual improvement is part and parcel to building quality organizations that are ready to take on challenges rather than just hoping for the best. TMMi provides clarity on an organization’s test process maturity and targets where the organization wants to get to. Originally developed in Ireland in 2007 by the TMMi Foundation, the TMMi concept has been adopted by many by many global software companies. This model is the best thing to happen to Software Development since someone said, “we really should test this code.” This may be an overstatement, but how many improvement projects or methodologies focus on Test as a discipline with standard metrics to gauge what areas need attention to gain maturity? As CMMi does for software development, the TMMi Model separates testing into five Maturity Levels (Initial, Managed, Defined, Measured, and Optimized). Most organizations start at Initial and need to take deliberate, measured steps to reach Optimized. Our presentation has two main goals: Provide an overview of the TMMi Framework maturity Levels, Process Areas, Specific Goals and Specific Practices Discuss how these can be used to do an assessment of software testing maturity and provide actionable areas to create a roadmap for improvement.

Speaker Only - 2019 March Chapter Meeting

Presentation Title Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi®): Objective-Driven Test Process Improvement or CMMI for the Testing World Presentation Abstract Project Management has PMI, software development has CMMi, and now testing joins the team with the Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi ®). While both PMI and CMMi address testing under “quality,” they don’t go very deep. As we have seen through industry trends around Agile, Lean and DevOps, quality does not start at the “Test Phase” but rather at the requirement phase. Continual improvement is part and parcel to building quality organizations that are ready to take on challenges rather than just hoping for the best. TMMi provides clarity on an organization’s test process maturity and targets where the organization wants to get to. Originally developed in Ireland in 2007 by the TMMi Foundation, the TMMi concept has been adopted by many by many global software companies. This model is the best thing to happen to Software Development since someone said, “we really should test this code.” This may be an overstatement, but how many improvement projects or methodologies focus on Test as a discipline with standard metrics to gauge what areas need attention to gain maturity? As CMMi does for software development, the TMMi Model separates testing into five Maturity Levels (Initial, Managed, Defined, Measured, and Optimized). Most organizations start at Initial and need to take deliberate, measured steps to reach Optimized. Our presentation has two main goals: Provide an overview of the TMMi Framework maturity Levels, Process Areas, Specific Goals and Specific Practices Discuss how these can be used to do an assessment of software testing maturity and provide actionable areas to create a roadmap for improvement.

Agile Roundtable

AGILE ROUNDTABLE Abstract: This event is a discussion, learning, and problem solving event where the group explores current issues in Agile and works to understand and resolve those challenges. Event Hosted by Cayzen, PMI Olympia, and DOL Location Cayzen Time 12:00 - 1:00 Agenda 12:00 - Introductions 12:05 - Agile Moment - 12:20 - Topic - Agile Planning 12:45 - Around the Room - Current Issues 12:55 - Wrap-up and next steps