Mentoring Program

Mentoring is exciting, challenging and rewarding. Mentoring offers support, consistency and a chance for new project managers to develop the knowledge and skills needed to reach their full potential.

By aligning Project Managers with senior and more experienced Project Management professionals, Project Managers will be exposed to an array of information, tools, techniques, and best practices that have been learned and successfully applied throughout their Mentor's career. As a result, Project Managers will increase project performance and the organization will realize the expected return on project investments.

The Metro St. Louis PMI chapter Mentoring Program is a free service. It is designed to provide its members with guidance and advice on moving their career to the next level.

The goals of the mentoring program are to:

Mentoring is:

• a learning partnership between an experienced project manager (mentor) and a less experienced project manager (protégé or mentee) for the purpose of sharing knowledge and information
• access to professional growth and development
• for those naturally drawn to helping and developing others

Mentoring is not:

• a forced relationship
• a job search

There are two types of mentoring, "Natural mentoring" and "Planned Mentoring".

Natural Mentoring occurs through friendship, teaching, coaching and counseling. It requires little or no advanced planning. Participants probably have rapport and mutual respect that has been established through previous informal meetings or business interactions.

Planned Mentoring occurs through structured programs in which mentors and mentees are selected and matched through formal process. Planned mentoring partnerships provide opportunities for individuals who already know each other as well as those who may not otherwise interact and learn from each other. Expectations and limits can be stated and negotiated. Formal arrangements often allow partners to work on more in-depth development. Planned Mentoring utilizes a Coaching Plan which is a tool used to document the Mentee's Project Management development and progress. The Coaching Plan includes activities to both improve project performance and increase the Mentee's Project Management skill set.

Metro St. Louis PMI Chapter is proud to offer a planned mentoring program to all of its members. The Mentoring program charter will be evaluated and revised as needed based on needs of the chapter. 

Interested in becoming a mentor or mentee?
Download Mentor/Mentee Application form, fill the form, submit the application and current resume to mentoring@stlpmi.org. Some one from the mentoring group will contact you for more information.

Mentoring Documents

Mentoring Workshop Presentation  *NEW

Mentoring Program Charter

Mentor Information Form

Mentee Information Form

Mentoring Agreement Form

Coaching Plan Template

Mentoring Meeting Worksheet

Mentoring Final Evaluation Form