Time for us to shine the spotlight on our sponsors! Our thanks to the growing number of organizations that have chosen to sponsor group meetings and activities in support of Ocean State PMI. If you're interested in sponsorship opportunities or would be willing to provide discounts to OSPMI members, contact us for more information.

Velociteach is an Atlanta-based company passionate about furthering the discipline of project management through training and disseminating knowledge and best practices. We deliver courses focused on project management education to Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as the private sector. Over the past four years, Velociteach has successfully prepared over 8,000 corporate project managers as well as over 1,000 Federal and State employees for PMP Certification and Best Practices in Project Management. This includes numerous private classes held exclusively for Fortune 500 companies and Federal and State government institutions.

As a Global Registered Education Provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI), Velociteach is bound to quality, professional, and ethical standards for delivery of project management training. This manifests itself in the way we develop and deliver content to our students, as well as our close relationship with the Project Management Institute. Our core text book, "The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try", holds the distinction among bidders of having been officially approved and licensed by PMI. Velociteach is in close partnership with PMI to maintain and enhance the standards of this book.

Our three day PMP course was created to help learners pass the PMP Exam. This course, and all of the associated learning activities focus on helping the applicant prepare for and pass the PMP exam on his or her first attempt. The Velociteach course is a boot camp approach, providing the learner with all materials needed to participate in the class and pass the PMP Exam. Additionally, Velociteach augments the classroom experience through InSite, our proprietary, online system for delivering content and assessing learning progress. InSite helps attendees identify and bolster any areas of weakness prior to the exam.

Velociteach is deeply committed to the principle of Kaizen, a management philosophy of continuous improvement. This means that we do not set quality targets and relax once they are met. Instead, we build ongoing process into our company to continuously improve both our practice and the results. This is upheld by the belief that quality can never be too high. This philosophy and approach applies to our materials, our instruction, and the results of our students.

Since Mona Eliassen founded the company in 1989, the Eliassen Group has been committed to matching the very best technology and software professionals with project, supplemental and permanent positions. Eliassen is the leading source for today's in-demand specialists, including web and software development, database design, wireless systems, desktop support, quality assurance and project management.

Through our specialized divisions, including Contract Consulting (short and long term), Direct-Hire, Project Solutions, Implementation and Training, we offer superior technology employment services and solutions to companies ranging in size from emerging growth to Fortune 1000.

What the URI MBA Programs Offer You!

Since its inception in 1961, the Master of Business Administration programs at the University of Rhode Island match the needs of participants from all degrees and career paths! Choose from the Kingston One Year (full-time day) MBA program, or our Providence Evening (part-time) MBA program. Visit our website at http://www.cba.uri.edu/mba/ or call 401-URI-5000 for details.

All MBA programs offer you:

• AACSB accreditation
• Strong reputation worldwide
• Nationally and internationally recognized faculty
• Updated facilities and technology including wireless classrooms, trading room, and computer lab
• Career opportunities after graduation
• Value
• Great learning environment

CVS Caremark is a Fortune 20 company and the nation's largest retail pharmacy chain with 6,200 stores. Our Store Support Center in Woonsocket, RI has approximately 2000 employees with over 700 dedicated to Information Technology.

We offer a great work environment along with career development opportunities. The Store Support Center is centrally located just north of Providence and 45 minutes south of Boston, MA. The recent completion of the landmark merger of CVS and Caremark enables us to begin delivering substantial benefits to our shareholders, customers and employees.

Please visit us online: www.cvs.com/careers

Modis is one of the world's largest and most respected providers of information technology services and solutions serving Fortune 1000 and leading mid-market companies across every industry. With over 60 offices in the U.S. , Canada , the UK and Europe , Modis has become a market leader by developing a broad network of diverse IT talent with extensive experience and leading-edge skills. We offer opportunities in challenging environments with the resources you need to succeed. Modis consultants deliver value, flexibility and quality with skills spanning a broad range of technical disciplines, including:

• Web Development
• Mainframe Programming
• Project Management
• Business Analysis and Administration
• Software Development and Engineering
• Database Design, Development and Administration
• Systems Analysis
• Network Engineering
• Help Desk and Technical Support
• Technical Writing

For more information please contact Kevin Pellerin at 781-272-3332, Kevin.pellerin at modisit.com , or visit our website at http://www.modisit.com/.

Salve Regina - MBA Program

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to prepare graduates to successfully lead and manage organizations in a constantly changing environment. In both the for-profit and not-for-profit environments, today's executive is faced with a myriad of concerns ranging from ethical and human rights issues to globalization and environmental protection. The Salve Regina University Master of Business Administration curriculum provides the technical knowledge and skills to appreciate and address these and other critical contemporary issues. The program is directed toward developing leaders with a focus on ethics, organizational behavior, finance, economics, accounting and strategic management. Social purpose and workplace humanization are underlying program values aligned with the university's mission. This degree program is accredited by the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
www.salve.edu/graduatestudies

Peak Strategies is an organizational training, executive coaching and leadership development firm, specializing in designing and implementing for project managers and their team members. Peak Strategies offers a variety of training and services for professional development.

Gwynne has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational psychology, an MS specialized in sport psychology, and an MA specialized in counseling. She is an organizational psychologist, organizational trainer and professional coach who specializes in enhancing performance, relations, and successes with project managers, human resource personnel, team leaders, and professional individuals.

Gwynne is author of four published books. Her book and program, The Social Compass evolved after surveying project managers across the U.S. and Canada. Their questions and challenges seemed to deal with people, and how to address people to minimize issues. These are the main issues addressed in "The Social Compass".

GTECH, a leading global information technology company with $1 billion in revenues and 5,000 people in 44 countries, provides software, networks, and professional services that power high-performance, transaction processing solutions. The company's core market is the lottery industry, with a growing presence in financial services transaction processing. For more information please visit GTECH's web site at www.gtech.com.

The Bryant University Executive Development Center is pleased to announce a 10% discount to all OSPMI members. The discount is applicable to all Project Management and Six Sigma offerings.

Our highly successful Project Management Certification program both helps you become a better project manager by incorporating the Project Management Institutes Body of Knowledge and prepare for your PMP Certification. If you are already a PMP our Advanced Project Management program will bring your learning to a higher level while earning you addition PDUs for recertification.

Our Six Sigma Certification program will build upon your established project management skills while focusing on continual process improvement utilizing the DMAIC process. Bryant is also well equipped to help you with a pre-implementation assessment. Our Black Belts will assist you in establishing a plan from project s election, company buy in, to training and readiness. We are your source for Six Sigma Assessment, Support, and Training. For more information visit: http://bryant2.bryant.edu/%7Eedc/

Oak Associates , located in Maynard, Massachusetts, traces its corporate roots back to 1981. Oak is a premier project management training firm, providing both customized and off-the-shelf training solutions to Global 2000 companies.

• A former associate of Oak wrote the 1996 Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK) ® Guide ), the international industry standard.
• Our research shows that a dollar spent on project management training returns $3.00-$5.00 to the bottom line.
• In the 1990s, Oak developed a research-based project manager competency assessment tool.
• Since 2002, Oak organized and directs the Babson Center for Information Management Studies (CIMS) Certificate in Project Management program.
• Oak's programs are closely tied to the PMBOK ® Guide and are interactive, practical, and immediately applicable.
• Oak supports long-term practice development with consulting.

For more information, visit their web site at www.oakinc.com .

Boston University Corporate Education Center (BUCEC) offers award-winning programs in management development, information technology training and professional education. We also provide customized corporate training solutions. All of our programs are taught by practitioner-instructors who are unmatched in the industry. BUCEC offers over 55 management seminars to hone your competitive edge and broaden your business perspective. Classes include: Process Management, Enterprise Business Integration, Six Sigma, and Project Management. The Center also offers on-line adaptive learning project management and Six Sigma courses. Our courses follow the PMBOK standard set by PMI for project management and are designed to include proven traditional practices. Boston University Corporate Education Center is a PMI Charter Global Registered Education Provider and PMI Corporate Council Partner. For more information visit us at: http://www.butrain.com.

Hartford Technology Services Company is a dynamic, full-service consulting company based in Hartford, Connecticut. We help our clients meet their business and technology needs by delivering the right skills at the right time and in the right form. We provide Application Development, Business Analysis, Business Process Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Staff Augmentation and Web Design and Development.

Our project management services is considered a premier service as we have over ninety project managers, all of whom are trained in project management best practices and fifty percent of whom are certified professional project managers. Our project managers have honed their professional skills in many different industries and have guided many different types of business and technology projects to successful outcomes. Project Management services include:

• Program management - the management of multiple, related projects that share common objectives.
• Project management - the management of a single project.
• Project administration - support functions provided to a project manager or team, such as maintaining the project plan, reporting status and other administrative tasks.
• Project Reviews - the review of project progress by an independent project manager to validate that the project is on track.

For more information, please contact Ann Park at 860.547.4320 or AOPark at htsco.com