Sept 17, 2009

MMM_/_MEM

Dial-In: 866-621-2140 PW: 2865498

Agenda


 * Announcement of November 6th Onsite event and worksession expectations (5 mins)


 * Summary and discussion of the MAC project objectives for 2009-2010 (15 mins) Please see description below.


 * Project Review and Discussion (25 mins)


 * Project Ownership - Which one will you engage? (10 mins)

Onsite Roles: []

This year we want to have our projects defined prior to the meeting so that our face-to-face worksessions are more productive and result in good project definitions and tasks. We are expecting each person to participate in the development of a project prior to the November Onsite.

Task for all Onsite participants: 1 paragraph introduction of yourself to be read by Joe Urban at the beginning of the Onsite meeting.

Project Objectives

1. Maintain and grow the MMM Alumni Council as a communication, advisory and activity hub that enables the MMM Community to become an even greater social and professional asset to all MMMs.

2. Establish active and substantial engagement between alumni and the program (students and administration). Begin with a formalized transition process for soon-to-be graduates to engage the alumni community. Finish with rollout of programs that facilitate alumni engaging students for mutual benefits.

3. Formalize regular alumni events that enhance each others' careers. Build an organization whereby event owners can leverage past events to efficiently manage future events.

Onsite Event Details:

Date: Nov 6th (Friday), 7:30 AM through to an evening dinner

Chairpersons: Joe Urban, Rob DeMento, Nam Ong, (and others roles?)

Participants: All MAC members, MMM Directors, Students

Speakers: Dean Chopra, Don & Sid, Brian Uzzi (to be confirmed), a career management expert

Goal: 2010 Org Objectives ratification and Project Definitions, Networking, "What's On Your Desk" exercise, Career Management insights

Proposed Onsite Projects for Worksessions
Alumni-Focused Projects

1. Annual Calendar of Events. Define objectives for each event and define roles for people to take on. The core of the calendar would be the "Seasonal Connect Series" of which the Summer Connect is one event. There would be a centralized owner(s) and regional owners that might have to be recruited. Each season would have different themes, with Summer being to welcome the new-admits and meet the interns. Spring might be to encourage the new-admits to choose MMM. Any other re-occurring events or objectives would also be outlined and standardized. This project would develop the planning and structure for the events so that they can be executed efficiently. Effective measurement and post-mortem assessments would also be part of it in order to encourage ongoing improvement, but to also incent ongoing ownership and participation by alumni.

2. Summer Connect process documentation. This is a subset of the Annual Calendar of Events project. There is already a three-year history of the Summer Connect event. Each region has executed the Summer Connect event a few times. This project would reach out to each of the past owners and gather up their insights into executing the event for their area. The goal is to build a history of that event that can be re-used across all regions, and within each region (i.e. which restaurant to use, etc). We would leverage this structure for all recurring events on the "Annual Calendar of Events".

3. Review the recent Alumni Survey for insights that the Onsite participants will use for the worksessions. Present the findings, and prepare everyone with documentation. This would be executed prior to the November Onsite.

MMM Program-Focused

4. Onboarding-Outreach Program. New graduate alumni are the catalyst to get the next generation of MMM alumni committed to building the organization far beyond our efforts this year. And, it is an opportunity to begin planning how alumni might be able to reach back into the program for mutual benefit through projects, lectures, continuing education, and mentorship. It would be anticipated that the newest participants will be the source for the next best ideas to encourage engagement with the class behind them. The project would outline the objectives, the strategy, the projects and the roadmap to rollout the program. The process might even begin at the admissions-level and be used as a means to recruit the best candidates into the program. Metrics would also be defined to ensure we are always aligned with the defined objectives.

Other Potential Projects:

° Formalizing the alumni engagement with ongoing education. Classes might be taught locally. This might be the start of a refresher-course concept.

° Provide a forum for alumni to share tips and insights into being more effective as managers

° Advising for an informal "class", for existing students, that is spread across the duration of the 2 years. This would synthesize what was learned at a managerial level and provide continuity for the class' experience.

° Advising for implementation more project/program management discipline into the curriculum

° Promoting the mentoring program - and maybe starting the connection as soon as they are admitted instead of at graduation

Email Message to MAC

Hello MAC Members,

The MAC Steering Committee has scheduled the next MAC conference call on Sept 17th at 6pm PST. It will take 1 hour. At that time we will be discussing the 2009-2010 projects. We are also asking the program Directors - Don Norman and Sid Deshmukh - as well as Steve Fischer (Associate Director) to attend and provide insight into what the program needs from alumni over the next year. An agenda will be emailed prior to the call.

Dial-In: 866-621-2140
 * 1) 2865498

The objective / theme for the following year is "Engagement". This will encompass two directions: Alumni connecting with each other, and students connecting with alumni.

To accomplish this objective we will be proposing two or three projects that will be accomplished by the end of 2010. The validation and design of those projects will begin with the conference call on the 17th and will conclude at the annual Onsite meeting in Evanston this fall. We are tentatively scheduling the first Friday in November for that meeting. This will be confirmed shortly and you will receive an invitation to that event.

A preliminary project list includes:

- Seasonal Connect events. Similar to the ongoing Summer Connect, but include Fall, Winter and Spring with different themes and functions that are beneficial to alumni interests. We are already planning the Fall Connect event and it can be used as a template to design the remaining seasons. - Alumni-Student engagement. This includes an onboarding process for new alumni that institutionalizes ownership of roles in the MAC and connects them to the greater alumni base. This is a way of benefiting from the energy the recent grads bring to the organization. The project's scope would also include means to enable alumni to benefit from connecting with the students. - Formalizing the alumni engagement with ongoing education, maybe even locally-taught - Provide a forum for alumni to share tips and insights into being more effective as managers

Please inform me of any other projects you believe should be considered.

I will also be sending out an Evite to you this evening regarding this conference call. Please either inform me if you will not be able to attend by responding to this message, or respond via the Evite.

Please also let me know if you are no longer taking on the role of Class Co-Captain. I would greatly appreciate if you could find a replacement for your role in time for this conference call.

You will also soon receive an invitation to join the MAC group on LinkedIn. Please accept that invitation as we intend to use that site for ongoing communication and coordination. You might also check out the MMM Alumni wiki at: http://kelloggalumni.wikia.com/wiki/MMM_/_MEM

Kind Regards,

- Joe Urban MAC President 650-279-3336 jurban1997@kellogg.northwestern.edu