Mentoring
Program
CSIG
Mentoring Definition and Benefits
Definition
 While
there are many different definitions of what mentoring is,
most agree that mentoring relationships work best where
the protégé takes responsibility for his/her
own development. Establishing a framework for regular conversations
to discuss relevant issues and progress towards specific
goals with a more experienced project manager can help speed
the process of development. While the protégé
should begin by identifying his/her needs, PMI mentors will
be needed who can help guide the process.
It is
helpful to consider that the common thread uniting all types
of coaching & mentoring is that these services offer
a vehicle for analysis, reflection and action that ultimately
enable the protégé to achieve success in one
more areas of their life or work. One succinct published
definition of mentoring is... "off-line help by one
person to another in making significant transitions in knowledge,
work or thinking."
|
Coaching
|
Mentoring
|
| Focus
on task |
Focus
on progress |
| Usually
short term |
Usually
longer term sometimes for life |
| Explicit
feedback |
Intuitive
feedback |
| Develops
skills |
Develops
capabilities
(skills, knowledge, and inherent abilities) |
| Driven
by coach |
Driven
by protégé/learner |
| Shows
you where you went wrong |
Helps
you to work it out yourself |
Benefits
While
the most obvious beneficiary of mentoring may be the protégé,
many mentors
report a feeling of satisfaction in helping less experienced
colleagues.
CSIG Mentoring benefits include:
|
Mentors
|
Protégés
|
| Earn
PMI® Professional Development
Units (PDUs) |
Earn
PMI® Professional Development
Units (PDUs) |
| Networking |
Networking |
| Sense
of accomplishment |
Professional
development |
|
Learn from protégés |
Learn
from mentors
Development |
Is
Mentoring for You?
Read the Mentoring and Protégés Checklists
View
the Mentoring Model
View
the Participant Guidelines
Apply
to be a Mentor
Apply
to be a Protégé
1. View list of
Available Mentors Located
in the US and Located
Outside the US
2. Complete
the Protégé Application
Mentoring
Appendix: If you want to know more
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