Piyush Govil


Vice President - Communications

Term: 2010-2011

Piyush Govil has over 15 years of experience majorly into IT software development Project Management. He has major experience in managing software products for US Education domain. In earlier days of his career he was involved in IT infrastructure management before moving into IT software development. Piyush has been involved in many strategic teams at organizational level and was leading a BCP team in previous organization. Piyush has more than 1.5 yrs of Entrepreneurship experience and in his current role managing the Talent Management organization project delivery to new business generation

Piyush is a PMI member since Oct'2006 and has participated extensively with PMI® since then as follows

  • The standard for Program Management –2nd Ed.
  • PMI Risk Item Writing and Review Committee
  • The Practice Standard for Estimation Team
  • PMI Publication Quizzes Dev. program Team
  • School Census Database Review Committee
  • Project Learning development Committee
Piyush is also the Founding member of PMI Ethics Project Management CoP, as a founding committee member he was responsible with other members to draft the business plan for Ethics CoP. Once PMI team approved the Ethics Project Management CoP business plan, PMI Ethics Project Management COP was successfully launched on 5th October'2010 and he is serving as Service Delivery and Technology Leader.

Roles & Responsibilities

The VP Communications shall be accountable for the needs assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of an integrated communication plan that contributes to the achievement of the chapter's long-term strategy and sustainability.

  1. Notify chapter membership not less than fourteen (14) days prior to each chapter meeting.
  2. Notify membership not less that thirty (30) business days before all special meetings approved by the President.
  3. E- mail timely notices to the membership of all scheduled activities and general meetings (including their location, date, time and subject matter) as well as, all other Chapter business that requires notification to the membership. Solicit sponsors for expenses.
  4. Submit regular information of Chapter activities for publication in the Chapter scene of the PMI® Today newspaper, and other publications as required.
  5. Coordinate the development/issuance of a chapter newsletter (as Board prescribes).
  6. Support a timely and clean turn over of Chapter records to the position's successor.
  7. Prepare the Chapter Annual report for submission to PMI® Headquarters.
  8. Prepare submissions for PMI® Awards.
  9. Keep records of all meetings and prepare and issue minutes of such meetings within ten (10) business days of the meeting to the Board of Directors.
  10. Direct the preparation of Annual report to the Chapter members including coordinating submissions from other board members for distribution at the annual business meeting.
  11. Support a clean and timely turn over of Chapter records to the position's successor.
  12. Maintain written record of all resolutions and decisions
  13. Maintain records such that they are available for inspection for a period of not less than three years.