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CEO Gregory Balestrero to serve on panels addressing sustainability in project management
Newtown Square, Pa., 2 November 2009 — Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading project management professional membership organization, joins a global community of organizations celebrating International Project Management (IPM) Day on 5 November 2009. IPM Day, now celebrating its 6th anniversary, is dedicated to recognizing the extraordinary efforts made by project management professionals everywhere – across industries and geographies.
In recognition of IPM Day, PMI president and CEO Gregory Balestrero will participate in a webcast, hosted by International Institute for Learning (IIL), with other project management experts to discuss critical issues facing project managers and project teams today. He will also serve on two panels on the subject of “Achieving Sustainability in a Shifting Global Economy” with renowned project management thought leader Dr. Harold Kerzner, IIL. Other participants for the two panels will include Bonnie Nixon, manager of Hewlett-Packard's Ethical Sourcing Program; David DeLaire, CTO for wind energy pioneer Eolfi; and Steve DelGrosso, PMP, director of Project Management Center of Excellence at IBM. Both will be moderated by IPM Day founder Frank Saladis.
“In honor of International Project Management Day, it is fitting that the foremost project management leaders are gathering together to discuss what I believe to be one of the most important topics for the future of project, program and portfolio management – global sustainability,” said Balestrero. “Far from simply looking at the carbon footprint of our projects, project managers must consider the ‘triple bottom line’ – people, planet, profit – as they look to truly add value to the organizations they serve. Through my conversations with project managers around the world, I have witnessed very thoughtful and productive discussions surrounding the role project managers can take to advance more sustainable organizations through their work. While no one has all the answers at this time, I believe the sustainability panels on IPM Day – and conversations occurring simultaneously around the world – will get us one step closer to developing a consensus and identifying common practices for the profession.”
In order to further engage project management professionals on the topic of sustainability, PMI has established the Project Management Global Sustainability Community of Practice, a Web portal that allows members the opportunity to learn, share and contribute more to the role they have in meeting this important responsibility.
About Project Management Institute (PMI)
The world’s leading project management professional membership organization, PMI shares knowledge with nearly 500,000 members and credential holders in over 185 countries. Since 1969, PMI has impacted more than one million practitioners, businesses, governments, students and training organizations. Today, PMI’s products and services range from world-class standards for project, program and portfolio management to five professional credentials, including the gold standard Project Management Professional (PMP)®. PMI’s exclusive Global Corporate Council and European Corporate Networking Group engage large multinationals and government organizations in endorsing the value of project management. The only project management association with an established academic research program, PMI has invested more than US$14 million in support of dozens of research projects since 1997. Learn more at PMI.org.
