PMINEO

About PMI

Project Management Institute (PMI) has over 250 geographic chapters in more than 185 countries. Worldwide membership in PMI® is more than 500,000 professionals! To find out more about PMI and membership options go to the PMI website at PMI.org. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of PMI is listed as code C048 (pronounced as: see zero four eight) in the PMI register.

About PMINEO

PMINEO, one of more than 300 PMI chapters worldwide, is the premier association for project management professionals in Northeast Ohio. Founded in 1999 with 100 members, the chapter has grown to more than 1,300, remaining the top organization for local project managers. Membership includes experience levels from students and recent graduates to retired professionals — as well as affiliated agency attendees interested in networking. The top five industries represented are IT, manufacturing, health care, financial services, and consulting. The most common titles are Program Manager (15%), Project Manager III (14%) and Director of Project Management/Director of PMO (10%) and Functional Manager (7%).

2023 Survey feedback tells us that networking is a significant part of PMINEO’s growth strategy, with about half of respondents indicating they heard about the chapter from word of mouth. Membership is relatively long term, with the majority of respondents saying they have been a member either six to 10 years, or more than 15 years. The next largest segment is in the three-to-five-year category. This compares to 2020 and 2021 surveys indicating 14% of member practitioners possessed five years or less experience and 9% were 25- to 35-years-old. (The smallest percentage.) The majority of members were age 46 or older. In addition, most members are either “Very” or “Somewhat” satisfied with their relationship and are likely to renew. Of those planning to not renew, most plan to retire.

If in person, meetings held at a central Cleveland location are preferred during a weekday evening. Hybrid and virtual options are here to stay. Leadership, Strategy, Agile, Change Management, and PMO are the top five preferred meeting topics. Most members read the newsletter weekly or every two weeks, with almost unanimous feedback indicating they a satisfaction with chapter communications frequency. Emails, followed by the newsletter, are preferred channels.

Chartered January 1990, our local chapter serves a diverse membership from the greater Cleveland area including east to the Pennsylvania border, west to Sandusky and south through Akron, Canton, Youngstown and surrounding suburbs.