Mentorship Program

PMI Carolina Mentorship Program

The PMI Carolina Mentorship program aims to accelerate the personal and professional development of mentees, with a focus on project and program management. The program fosters trust and provides meaningful growth and networking for its participants.

1. Mentor Benefits include:

• Receive PDUs as a volunteer to maintain credentials.

• FREE or reduced cost access to all PMI Carolina Events & Training.
• Special Leadership or advanced Project Management Training Opportunities.

• LinkedIn Position announcement.
• Pride in the development of your mentee's career.
• Develop Leadership Skills.
• Share lessons learned.
• Be a part of an exciting team while building your network.

2. Mentee Benefits include:

• Receive guidance from another professional.
• Accelerate the personal and professional development.
• Networking opportunities within the group.

3. Provided Resources:

• Best Practice Documents: Well-researched mentor program guidelines and methodologies that illustrate effective mentoring strategies.
• Toolkits and Case Studies: Real-world scenarios and solutions that mentors can learn from.
• Mentor and Mentee Handbooks: Guide participants in building successful mentoring relationships. 

4. Program Timeline

• July 21, 2025: Program enrollment opens
• August 22, 2025: Enrollment closes
• August 26 – September 6, 2025: Pairing process
• September 8, 2025: Pairings confirmed and communicated
• September 2025 – February 2026: Program in session
• February 2026: Program concludes

5. Pairing Process 
   1. Application Pairings - Pairing will be based on certain criteria included:
      • Industry alignment.
      • Match between mentee goals and mentor skill sets.
      • Time availability and capacity commitments.
   2. Seek Your Own Pairing - Mentees may also opt to identify and select their own mentor outside of the internal pairing process.
6. Guidelines for Mentorship

1. Mentor Guidelines: 
   • Does not have to be a PMI Member. 
   • 5+ years of experience.
   • PMP certified.
   • Preferred experience managing larger or cross-functional teams of people. 
   • Prior coaching & developing, or mentorship experience.
   • Previous experience in board or volunteer leadership roles – especially in program or team management – is preferred.
   • Minimum commitment: 4 hours per month. Additional time is welcome and highly valued.
2. Mentee Guidelines:  
   • PMI Carolina Member.
   • On the path to a CAPM/PMP certification, or already CAPM/PMP and looking to enhance or refresh based on industry changes.
3. Rules of Mentorship: 
   • Recruiting within mentorship NOT allowed.
   • Be respectful of your mentee/mentor’s time.
   • Be receptive to feedback.
   • Communicate effectively.
   • Respect boundaries.

Contact Directormentoring@pmicarolina.org for questions.