Becoming a Member

What's in it for you?

• Excellent networking opportunities.
• Strengthen your public speaking and leadership skills.
• Help Oregon state government with the direction of project, program, and portfolio management for all state employees.
• Help bring new training opportunities to state employees.
• Professional Development Units (PDUs) are available for national certifications. 
  

Board Membership Criteria

To be considered for board membership, you must meet the following criteria: 

1. Be a current full-time state employee
2. Understand that:
• Board members are volunteers
• Working on board tasks and deliverables is optional
• At least 50% attendance at the monthly board meetings is required
3. Understand that board events include:
• One-hour long monthly board meetings
• Two, 3-hour long, in-person meetings per year
• Events related to the work of the board
• Meetings with local project management partners
• Working sessions related to board initiatives and scheduled outside of the monthly board meetings
4. Be in one of the following job classifications, or in a classification where project management is 50% or more of your job duties:
   
• Project Manager 1, 2, or 3
• Operations Policy Analyst 3 or 4
• Information Systems Specialist 5, 6, 7, or 8
• Other Job Classification with Project Management Responsibilities 
5. Have approval from your manager to participate and be able to produce the approval (e.g., email).