VCP Transition - We Need Your Vote!

The transition from a "SIG" to a PMI Community of Practice is fast approaching. We need your vote to dissolve our SIG Charter and begin to use the free* Community of Practice services. Ballots will be mailed to your address on record on Monday, 23 November 2009. We target 1 Jan 2010 for a full transition. Read on to learn what's in the works.
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Request a FSSIG Membership Lapel Pin

As a token of the FSSIG's appreciation for your participation in the SIG, we would like to send you a lapel pin. We encourage all members to wear the pin at PMI^® chapter and international events and to look for, and network with, other FSSIG members wearing their pins. Show your pride in the FSSIG!

Request a FSSIG pin
Be sure to include your mailing address.
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We're Looking for Contributors to the FSSIG Newsletter!

We're looking for individuals to contribute articles or news items to the FSSIG newsletter,
The Project Exchange:

• Write an article telling us about your experiences with financial services-related projects
  (PMPs can earn PDUs for articles they have written).
• Contribute an interesting article or news item that you have found.
• Share your knowledge and experiences with others by providing useful tips.
• Direct us to informative PM and financial services-related web sites.

Deadline for Winter 2009 newsletter submissions: December 1, 2009

Submit to communications@pmifssig.com.

GMAC Financial Services CEO Resigns

Alvaro de Molina, the chief executive officer of troubled auto loan maker GMAC Financial Services, resigned abruptly on November 16, 2009, replaced by former Citigroup executive Michael Carpenter.
Read on>
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Amex in $300M Deal to Buy Revolution Money

American Express announced plans to jump into the growing online-payment business by acquiring Internet-transaction company Revolution Money for about $300 million.
Read on >
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CRM for Financial Services: Unmet Potential

Financial services firms have spent heavily on customer relationship management in the last 10 years, often adopting it with a defensive attitude: If our firm doesn't invest in CRM, then we may lose customers to our competitors. Getting customer accounts was the primary goal, and automating marketing through CRM was the means. CRM hasn't delivered all that the industry expected, however. Why?
Read the complete article>
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Banks Boost Free Financial-literacy Programs, Hope for Good Returns

For Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the Debt Savvy program couldn’t have started at a better time. The Minneapolis-based financial-services firm launched its financial-education program two years ago in response to high levels of consumer debt. Demand for Debt Savvy has grown enough that Thrivent took the program into account when it doubled its retail-banking staff over the past two years to 30 people
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PMI Invites Paper, Poster and Symposia Proposal Submissions for 2010 PMI Research and Education Conference

Academic researchers and educators are invited to submit papers, posters and symposium proposals for presentation at the 2010 PMI Research and Education Conference, the world’s premier event for project management knowledge creation. The conference will take place in Washington, DC, USA, 11-14 July 2010.

PMI solicits proposals on any topic related to the theory and practice of project management. Submissions can be based on empirical, theoretical or methodological research, as well as on educational theory or practice (e.g. new teaching strategies, curriculum design and service learning).

All papers and posters will be subject to double-blind peer review by members of the global project management research and education community.

Students are also encouraged to apply. Student posters will be entered in a separate student-level competition, where PMI will award a prize to the best student poster.

All papers, proposals and posters must be submitted to PMI before 1 December 2009.

View submission guidelines and submit a proposal.
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PMI President and CEO Gregory Balestrero Blogs on
Project Management

PMI President Gregory Balestrero delivers a CEO's take on the challenges and responsibilities of project management around the world via his blog. Some past discussions include:

• Greg Discusses Global Sustainability, Reflects on Congress
• Rock My Leadership World!
• A trip through diversity
• Move over Dubai; Make room for Hamburg, Germany
• Accelerating Out of the Bottom

Subscribe to this blog's feed.

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What's the Future of Project Management?

PMI Unveils Project Management Circa 2025 - New Book that Predicts the Future -
at Global Congress in Florida

"Growth and change can make looking ahead a real challenge. As a result, it's imperative that we carefully consider the future impact of environmental forces on our profession," said Mark Langley, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PMI. "Project Management Circa 2025 reveals how those of us who work in and serve the project management profession can think strategically about how the landscape will evolve in the years to come." Read on.