Region 13 LAN Honduras Community Meeting August 30, 2008
Objectives Review and analyze PMI Plans in Latin America Review and analyze real interest from Honduras community to form a Chapter. Identify leaders and volunteers to integrate the potential steering committee Analyze current issues and barriers for PM development in Honduras
Leaders 1. Enrique Cappella, PMI Mentor 2. Alejandro Paredes, local leader 3. Ruben Torres, local l leader Web page: www.pmhonduras.wordpress.com
Sponsors Architects Professional College Private University of
Participants Participants are PMI members and other professionals that are interested in contributing to form the Honduras PMI Chapter. Participated more then 60 aprox. TV and newspapers media
Agenda 8-12 am 1. Our Dream 2. PMI and Latinoamérica i 3. Our contribution as volunteers, roles and benefits 4. Chapter with Branches in Honduras Lunch 2-4 pm 1. Volunteer Meeting 2. Committee Nomination
Results
Our Dream! 1. Transform Project Management into a solid Profession in LA that contributes to the development of the societies of the region 2. Make that PM impacts in the final results of the orgranizations 3. Create employment and new sources of income for may families 4. Create a new life style that allows a life work balance to the professionals, his coworkers and their families. 5. Strengthen and grow the network of PMI friends within the region and from other regions. 6. Create and Strengthen a Chapter in every country in LA
Main topics General Presentation PMI in Latin America and Business Plan Tendencies and forecasts Certification Chapter formation Benefits for Honduras Benefits for volunteers Volunteer contribution and expectation Chapter Governance
Planning and agreements Session plannig with local leader Alejandro Paredes
Leaders and Sponsors The event was sponsored by the local Chapter of the Honduras Architect College and the San Pedro Sula Private University
Welcome Alejandro Paredes welcomed the participants by referring to the importance of PM as a new way for the development of the Honduras society
Participation Participants were active and made questions regarding certifications, volunteer work, chapter formation and other important topics
Participants JUAN DE DIOS FAJARDO BU, ALEIDA BLANCO ROSALES, ALEJANDRO PAREDES TRAPAERO, ALLAN JEHOVANY CASTELLANOS RIVERA, AMY GABRIELA GUTIERREZ, PALMA BLANCA ELIZABETH MENDEZ FLORES, CARLOS DARIO MENDOZA RIVERA CARLOS ENRIQUE HANDAL LOPEZ, CINTYA YAMILETH LOPEZ FUENTES, CLAUDIA PATRICIA HERNANDEZ PAGOADA, DAVID BOTERO ROJAS, DULCE ESPERANZA TURCIOS RODRIGUEZ, EDWIN ROBERTO TURCIOS GARCIA, ERNESTO MEJIA PAZ, ETHEL YAMILET DE JESUS TABORA, EUGENIA MARIA ELVIR RIVAS, GERARDO NUÑEZ, ILIANA CASTILLO NEWEL, INDIRA MARIA MERCEDES MOLINA, JAMIL PERDOMO JAMANIA, JARY ARMANDO TORRES TORRES, JESSICA LISSETE SIERRA, CARIAS JOGE ALBERTO GUTIERREZ R., JOSE DANIEL GOMEZ V., JOSE HUMBERTO GUERRA ERAZO, JOSELINA DAMARIS ZELAYA MONTES, JULIO AARON FLORES TORRES, KAREN SOFIA MURILLO CALDERON, KENSSY JACKELINE LICONA, LENI KARINA RIVERA, LISETTE MARLENY CARCAMO, MARCO ANTONIO MARTINEZ, RODRIGUEZ MARCO TULIO AMAYA REYES, MARIA CELESTE REYES, MARIA EUGENIA TORRES RENDON, MARIO ARTURO TORREZ QUANT, MARVIN MAURICIO MEJIA TABORA, MAX ALFONSO LANDA SIORDIA, MELBIN EDGARDO AVILA ARIAS, MILDRED GUARDADO RODRIGUEZ, NERI AVILA PINEDA, NORMA ZULEMA MARTINEZ RAMOS, NORMAN ERIN TORRES YANES, OMAR FERNANDO ZEPEDA PAREDES, OSMAN ADOLFO AMAYA, RAUL ANTONIO BERTRAND ANDURAY, RENE GEOVANNY MEJIA BARAHONA, A A RIGOBERTO OPAZ ARIAS, AS RINA MARICELA AMANCIA ACHAVARRIA, A A ROSA OSAANABEL A HERNANDEZ GARCIA, ROSSEL NAHUN MALDONADO MALDONADO, ROSSELL ARTURO MARTINEZ PINEDA, RUBEN ROLANDO TORRES YANES, SANDRA MARIA PEREZ TOLEDO, SANTIAGO R. ELVIR, TESLA CAROLINA PEÑA FLORES, WALTER ALFREDO MIRANDA RUBIO, WILMER JOSE FLORES, YADIRA WALESKA JUAREZ SARMIENTO, ZELMA DUDINKA MEMBREÑO MEJIA
Media Coverage The event had media coverage by Channel 6 and On Compus Radio and two national newspapers La Prensa and El Heraldo
Volunteers Several groups of volunteers came to ask questions and offered their contribution and support
Great Ending More than 60 interested participants attended the event from 8 through 12. They took a Saturday morning away from their families to support the chapter formation initiave
Committee Formation Volunteer Meeting During the afternoon we had a meeting with 24 volunteers that are willing to support directly the community grow and the chapter formation
Leaders Chair: Rubén Torres President of construction company Torres, arquitect, master in project management, professor in Unitec College Honduras Liaison: Alejandro Paredes CEO Consultant Firm P&A Consultores, college professor in Honduras and Costa Rica, Phd candidate and Master in Project Management.
Committee Formation Steering Committee The steering team is ready to start contact with PMI to go through the gate formation process Alejandro Paredes, Joselin Zelaya, Zelma Membreño Sandra Pérez, Rubén Torres Max Landa, Eugenia Elvir, Claudia Hernández, Jary Torres, Marco Martínez Carlos Handal, Rossell Martinez, José Guerra, Omar Zepeda, José Molina.
Certification Committee Rossell Martinez, Osman Amaya, Marco Martinez José Molina, José Guerra A group of volunteers were nominated to arrange for certification support to candidates. They will work with the mentor to set up a PBT date to allow candidates to take the PMP certification test.
Membership and Communication Committee Other group was nominated to work on community coomunicaction and PMI member recruiting. Joselin Zelaya, Max Landa, Claudia Hernández, Jary Torres
Special Events Committe Zelma Membreño, Sandra Pérez, Juan de Dios Fajardo, Eugenia Elvir While the Chapter is in its way, a third group was nominated to plan and execute activities ities and events ents that will keep interest high and will deliver value to PMI members
Conclusions Honduras is in need of the support from PMI to impact their society with better business results with Project Management. There is an important group of leaders, volunteers and sponsors willing to contribute to the chapter with branches formation Four committees were set up and from now on they will need mentorship and support from GOC to create their MYBP and comply with other requirements for Chapter chartering. It is expected to have an Honduras PMI Chapter with Branches by 2009.