Corporate Outreach Program

Mission

The Mission of Corporate Outreach is to partner and support project, program, and portfolio managers within corporations, build a sustainable network of them with linkage to the chapter, and advance the practice, and profession of project management among businesses throughout the greater Chicago area.  

Objective 

Anja Van Ostrand, Former Director of Corporate Outreach: “Our objective is to help businesses embrace, value, and utilize project management and attribute their success to it. The Ambassador Program is our “flagship” project which is connecting the chapter to member organizations and businesses.” 

What Corporate Outreach can do for you?

We can support you, your corporation and employees in the use of project management; enhancing knowledge and skills, sharing the latest tools, techniques, and best practices to increase efficiency throughout your organization and accomplish strategic goals. Please tell us what you need and we will help you. Complete a short corporate needs assessment and request our services.

Services

Are you looking for something that will not only get your company name out there, but will also bring a team of project management professionals and the business community together?

One great solution is to get your company involved in the PMI Chicagoland Chapter’s Corporate Outreach services. Besides helping your PMI Chicagoland chapter and your project management community, getting your company involved in the program can have many benefits. Check out some of the biggest below.

• Ambassador Program: certified project management professionals from your company may apply to receive support in achieving defined goals and training

• Quarterly Roundtable: discussions about topics relevant to multiple corporations

• Open House: informational event about PMI events, certificates, member benefits Project Management for Non-Project Managers: presentation with tools, templates, and best practices

• Lunch & Learn: presentation about topic based on your request

• Executive Strategic Benefit Presentation: presentation about strategic benefit of project management and other topics relevant to your corporate leaders

Request Our Services

Complete a short corporate needs assessment and request our services.

Corporate Outreach is a part of Business Outreach

Business Outreach's goal is to create strategic partnerships with local businesses and executives to promote and drive the value of project, program and portfolio management as a core capability to support organizational success; and to provide career services to enhance member value.

There are three program areas:Corporate Outreach, Professional Association Outreach and Executive Outreach.