1. Elevate Your CPI Community Power Index
Presented By: Roger Duke
March PMI-AA Dinner Meeting
March 17, 2016

2. Project Management and Community Impacts
Project Managers
What Unique Talents Do We Have that will Help Community Organizations?
Non Profit Organizations
How can Project Management Practices and Principles Help You?

3. Average Time per Member
Chapter Volunteerism
Average Time per Member
3.5 Hrs/Month
Percent of Members
Volunteer Hours per Month

4. Why Do We Not Volunteer? Didn’t have the time No one asked me
Not clear what was expected
No one contacted me
Bad experience; not needed or given meaningful task
Didn’t match what I hoped to get out of it
I don’t measure up to other volunteers

5. Reasons for Not Volunteering
Percent of Members

6. Barriers for Non-Profits
Percent of Non Profit Agencies

7. Pareto Principle – The 80-20 Rule
20% of Something is Responsible for 80% of the Results
Strategy is to Focus 80% of your Time and Energy on the 20% of your Work that is Really Important
80% of Members Picked “No Time” as Reason for Volunteering
Non Profit Organizations Picked “Time” as Their Largest Barrier to Getting Things Done
What’s the Obvious Solution?
Find More Time
WRONG

8. Why Do We Volunteer? To Support a Cause To Make a Difference
To Develop Personally
To Learn Something
To Develop Professionally
To Meet People
To Feel Better

9. Reasons to Volunteer
Percent of Members

10. Community Power Index (CPI)
CPI = Earned Effort/Actual Effort
Earned Effort is the Value of Work Accomplished
Actual Effort is the Value of Actual Resources Used
By Increasing Our CPI, PMs can Make a Bigger Impact on the Community
What’s the Solution?
Increase the Value of the Work Accomplished
Right!!

11. Chapter CPI Strategy Select Projects that: Motivate Us, and
Develop Our Strengths
CPI = (Motivation + Strengths)
Time

12. Motivational Drivers The Highest Motivator is Passion
Personal Drive
Business, Networking, Political, Experience, etc.
Relational Drive
Friendships, Team Building, etc.
Belief Drive
Passion for a Cause
The Highest Motivator is Passion
Select Projects Based on:
Cause, Passion (77% of Members)
Making a Difference (70% of Members)

13. Charitable Causes
Select the top two charities that you have the most passion to support:
Adults/Family
Youth
Animals
Health
Environment
Arts
Military/Veterans

14. Top Chapter Causes 47% Military/Veterans 42% Youth 36% Adults/Family
19% Health
19% Animals
15% Arts
11% Environment

15. Strength = Talent x Investment
What is Strength?
Strength = Talent x Investment
Strength – An ability to provide near perfect performance
Talent – A natural way of positive thoughts, feelings or behavior
Investment – Time spent practicing, developing skills and building a knowledge base

16. Implementing A Strengths Based Approach
People are Unaware of Their Talents
70% are Falling Short on Focusing on What They do Best
Studies Show that Core Traits, Passions, Interests are Relatively Stable
A 23 Year Study of 1,000 Children Found that Their Personality at age 3 was Remarkably Similar to Their Personality at Age 26

17. My Talents
Futuristic – Inspired by the future and inspires others with their vision
Activator – Makes things happen by turning thoughts into action
Relator – Enjoys relationships with others and finds satisfaction in working with friends to achieve a goal
Arranger – Likes to organize and arrange things and resources for maximum productivity
Ideation – Fascinated by ideas and finds connections between seemingly disparate phenomena
Source: Strengthsfinders 2.0 Assessment

18. Benefits of Strengths Based Approach
People who Focus on Developing Their Strengths are:
Six Times More Likely to be Engaged in Their Activities
Three Times More Likely to have an Excellent Quality of Life
Our Challenge is to Align Goals and Volunteer Tasks with Natural Talents

19. Existing Chapter Opportunities
PMI Board and Committee Roles
PMP Exam Prep Instructors and Mentors
Professional Development Day
Military Liaison Activities
Augusta Warrior Project
Future Cities
Megiddo Project
PMIEF United Way Project
Project Serve

20. Community Management Knowledge Area Processes
Planning
Plan Community Management
Determine Motivation
Identify Talents
Identify Opportunities
Develop Value Baseline
Executing
Perform Investments
Develop Strengths
Create Value
Monitoring and Control
Validate Results
Control Value
Tools and Techniques
Community Power Index
CPI = (Motivation + Strengths)
Time

22. Any
Questions,
Thoughts??

23. Snelling Center Survey
Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Facility (Banquet/Restrooms)

24. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Audio Visuals

25. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Staff

26. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Service

27. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Food

28. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Beverage

29. Facility (Parking/Security)
Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Facility (Parking/Security)

30. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
(Select score based on Augusta meetings)
Location

31. Rank the following on score of 1 to 5, with 1 being Poor and 5 being Excellent
Value for the Price

32. Snelling Center Survey Results
4.90 Audio Visuals
4.75 Service
4.73 Staff
4.62 Facility (Parking/Security)
4.62 Location
4.62 Facility (Banquet/Restrooms)
4.60 Beverage
4.36 Value for the Price
4.36 Food