Version Approved Date Comments
Version 2024 02/12/2024 Update
Version 2023 xx/xx/2023 Update
Version 2020 xx/xx/2020 Update

Version 2017

12/13/2017

Initial establishment of requirements for holding Board Office; under Bylaws version 2017
 
This policy establishes the minimum requirements to hold office as a PMI-SV Board of Director, whether elected or appointed. The intent is to ensure the Chapter’s officers have experience in current operations, understand project management and its knowledge base, are locally available to execute the duties of their office, have exhibited exemplary and ethical behaviors through their career, and are trustworthy.

 

President
 

● Must be past Board member of PMI-SV, serving at least one full term of office in the last five years (E.g: to be eligible for President in 2024 must be a board member and completed full term after 2018)

● Must not have left the last hold board position without completing full term for any reason.

● Must have maintained membership and been an active volunteer, in a senior leadership position(s), in PMI-SV, over the past 4 years and is a current member, in good standing.

● Must hold a 4-year college degree.

● Must have 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects, in the last 10 years.

● Must have at least one project management certification from PMI .

● Must not travel greater than 20% of the normal work week.

● Must NOT have any record of censures or disciplinary actions by PMI-SV, PMI® and/or any other components of PMI®.

● Must pass a criminal background check and credit report check.

● Must not be an active volunteer of another PMI Chapter

● Performance will be evaluated in April of the year by VP Strategy (incumbent), VP Finance and VP Administration and if found unsatisfactory may be asked to follow an improvement plan or may be asked to step down

 

Vice President – Administration
 

● Must have maintained membership and been an active volunteer, in a senior leadership position(s), in PMI-SV, over the past 3 years and is a current member, in good standing.

● Must hold a 4-year college degree.

● Must have 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects in the last 10 years

● Must have 35 hours of formal project management certification from PMI

● Must not travel greater than 20% of the normal workweek.

● Must NOT have any record of censures or disciplinary actions by PMI-SV, PMI® and/or any other components of PMI®.

● Must not be an active volunteer of another PMI Chapter

● Performance will be evaluated in April of the year by the President, VP Strategy (incumbent), and VP Finance and if found unsatisfactory may be asked follow an improvement plan or may be asked to step down

 
Vice President – Finance
 

● Must have maintained membership and been an active volunteer, in a senior leadership position(s), in PMI-SV, over the past 3 years and is a current member, in good standing.

●Must not have left the last hold board position without completing full term for any reason inlast 3 years.

● Must hold a 4-year college degree.

● Must have 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects in the last 10 years

● Must have 35 hours of formal project management certification from PMI

● Must not travel greater than 20% of the normal workweek.

● Must NOT have any record of censures or disciplinary actions by PMI-SV, PMI® and/or any other components of PMI®.

● Must pass a criminal background check and credit report check.

● Must not be an active volunteer of another PMI Chapter

● Performance will be evaluated in April of the year by the President, VP Strategy (incumbent), VP Administration and if found unsatisfactory may be asked to follow an improvement plan or may be asked to step down

 

Vice President – Operations
 

● Must have maintained membership and been an active volunteer, in a senior leadership position(s), in PMI-SV, over the past 3 years and is a current PMI-SV member, in good standing.

● Must hold a 4-year college degree.

● Must have 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects in the last 10 years

● Must have 35 hours of formal project management certification from PMI

● Must not travel greater than 20% of the normal workweek.

● Must NOT have any record of censures or disciplinary actions by PMI-SV, PMI® and/or any other components of PMI®.

● Must not be an active volunteer of another PMI Chapter

● Performance will be evaluated in April of the year by the President, VP Strategy (incumbent), VP Finance and if found unsatisfactory may be asked to follow an improvement plan or may be asked to step down

Vice President – Strategy

● Must have served one or more full terms as a Board Member of PMISV in the last seven years (e.g. 2021 Must be a Board Member 2014-2020), with a Board service gap of at least six months before appointment.

● Must have maintained membership and been an active volunteer, in a senior leadership position(s), in PMI-SV, over the past 5 years and is a current member, in good standing.

● Must hold a 4-year college degree.

● Must have 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects in the last 10 years

● Must have 35 hours of formal project management certification from PMI

● Must not travel greater than 20% of the normal workweek. Must not have left the last hold board position without completing full term for any reason in last 3 years.

● Must NOT have any record of censures or disciplinary actions by PMI-SV, PMI® and/or any other components of PMI®.

● Must not be an active volunteer of another PMI Chapter

● Performance will be evaluated in April of the year by the President, VP Finance and VP Administration and if found unsatisfactory may be asked to follow an improvement plan or may be asked to step down

 

In addition to the above, the PMI-SV bylaws contain additional limitations applicable to all prospective officers; For example, and not limited to:
● Article V; Section 13 – A limitation to 5 consecutive terms of Board service.
● Article X; Section 6 – No Board members can be related.
Change to this policy is detailed in Bylaws Article V; Section 8, which specifies a delayed effective date based on approval date.
 

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