IN THIS ISSUE
PMI Volunteer Leaders Plan for 2020 and Beyond
Congratulations to the 2019 PMIEF Scholarship Recipients!
Events Calendar
PMI China and Alibaba Group Share R&D Performance Practices Using Lean-Agile Project Management
Chapter Links
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FROM THE BOARD
Making Ideas a Reality
Tony Appleby, MBA, C.Dir., PMP, Chair, 2020 PMI Board of Directors
There's been a lot of dialogue over the past couple of years about how PMI is enabling its new strategy through a digital transformation, and I'm delighted that in 2020 we will be delivering on our planned strategic goals and objectives. Having spent the last several years building the foundational elements of PMI 2.0, we will now be enabling new functionalities that directly benefit all of our stakeholder communities. The PMI Board is excited to help implement these promised changes, which will provide substantive added value to the organization and the profession in 2020 and beyond.
We are pushing through the constraints of our old legacy systems, and now, we have a clean slate on which we can do so much. For example, a new enterprise resources planning system, which was activated at the beginning of the year, will allow us to transact in local currencies and let us test new membership options. Our new customer relationship management system will allow us to deliver more relevant content to our practitioners based on where they are in their careers and where they want to go. We're also putting structures into place that will allow our upcoming edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) to be digitally enabled.
Beyond these operational and systems-related items, we have also been standing up mechanisms that are going to drive genuine value to our practitioners. As the need for information on a just-in-time basis continues to shift how people learn and succeed, roles and organizations are becoming more project based than ever before. PMI recognizes that the concept of The Project Economy is not on its way, but has already arrived.
Tony Appleby, MBA, C.Dir., PMP Chair, 2020 PMI Board of Directors
PMI is thoroughly exploring this evolution of our profession to better prepare our stakeholders and practitioners across the globe. We are pivoting how we do a lot of our work at PMI in an effort to more rapidly generate content, information and data that project managers need in the field.
While we value our standards approach, it is also important that the Institute looks beyond “most projects, most of the time” to see what is emerging on the horizon and gain an understanding of how that might affect or support projects. It is imperative that PMI gets this information out to our project practitioners quickly, who can then determine how they might want to leverage and employ these findings on “some projects, some of the time.” A number of these items are clearly identifiable and already upon us: Design Thinking, DevOps, big data and artificial intelligence, for example. But what's next that may affect our profession? We're investing in the capabilities to understand that and inform you and all the communities we serve.
In addition to all of the hard work associated with making PMI 2.0 a reality, the Board recently returned from a strategic retreat where we began developing what PMI 4.0 will look like. Why 4.0 and not 3.0? Because we believe we have truly stretched our thinking to take a significant leap forward, bypassing 3.0 altogether. We will continuously look to capitalize on every opportunity that is going to provide meaningful value to our members and certification holders. These are bold, expansive ideas that will ensure the viability of our profession for decades to come.
2020 PMI Board of Directors
The world of work is changing. The way we work in the world is vastly different than 25, 10, or even just five years ago. And while we are looking to the horizon and bolstering new capabilities, it does not mean we are abandoning our more traditional origins. As the Board examines information that helps us understand what the world will look like in the future, we see things such as ongoing climate change and increasing sea level rise, which means there is an immediate need for massive hydrologic and environmental projects. The anticipated population growth in many parts of the world means building cities and implementing the infrastructure projects associated with them, including significant hydraulic projects to move fresh water to newly populated areas.
“The project talent of today and tomorrow is at the forefront of substantial opportunity,” according to PMI's Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap 2017–2027. The report estimates that employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in project management-oriented roles through 2027. We must all continue to charge ahead in service of our diverse, passionate and talented membership who make PMI what it is today. The future of our profession is indeed bright.
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Dear Readers,
PMI's 2019 was an amazing year of transformation as we celebrated our 50th anniversary and launched our new brand. In 2020 PMI continues to evolve, bringing a fresh focus to provide you, our membership, with content and tools to help advance your professional goals.
So with this issue, I am excited to share some changes around PMI's publications. After listening to member feedback, we are moving PM Network® and PMI Today® to bimonthly publications that will continue to provide you with compelling content, new trends, thought-provoking topics and inspiration for you and your organization's continuing innovation and success. From IT to financial services, virtual reality to infrastructure, whether you're a developing project manager in the United Kingdom or a seasoned veteran in China, PM Network and PMI Today will remain your source for new ideas, fresh perspectives and emerging trends. There is so much to learn from each other!
This decision was based on subscriber input from surveys and feedback, along with a review of recent subscription trends. By moving to this new distribution schedule and improving the digital experience, our goal is to engage, inform and educate through every issue.
You may have noticed that PMI Today took a break during February as we moved to this new format. It will join PM Network on its regular schedule as part of the March/April issue and then move to a bimonthly publication going forward. Along with print, keep in mind that PM Network is also available as an app, available for iOS and Android tablets and handhelds, to provide access to this valuable content in the way you want it, when you want it. We ask that you continue to share your feedback with us so that we can meet, and hopefully exceed, your expectations. Let us know which topics interest you most and what you think of the new formats. Our goal is to provide you with content that is engaging and useful to you in your role as a project manager.
I look forward to hearing from you as we evolve PM Network and PMI Today, building publications that you will turn to again and again. Thank you for your understanding as we work to improve your member experience and make PMI your place for all things project management!
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2020 PMI Board of Directors
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Galen Townson, EMBA, MAPP, CDA, PMI-ACP, PMP
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PMI Volunteer Leaders Plan for 2020 and Beyond
By Sandy Farnan
“Family members” reunite at LIVPM
The power of passion always permeates our Leadership Institute Volunteer Planning Meeting (LIVPM) and this year, the energy all but bubbled over!
About 135 volunteer leaders from 35 countries along with PMI staff descended on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 15–19 January to hear PMI's strategic vision, network and plan their work for the year ahead.
The entire event was packed. The first day started with an orientation—which was delivered virtually in advance of LIVPM—and continued with a half-day general session led by the 2020 PMI Board of Directors and PMI leadership. Working sessions among the various committees and Insight Teams rounded out the day, followed by lively networking receptions at night.
A Moment to Reflect
The welcome address and general session provided moments of reflection to celebrate a monumental and productive 2019. Joanne DeSantis, manager, volunteer programs and services; Joe Cahill, COO; Tony Appleby, PMP, chair, 2020 PMI Board of Directors; and Sunil Prashara, president and CEO, each addressed the eager crowd.
In their opening speech, Ms. DeSantis and Mr. Cahill reminisced about several 2019 achievements, such as reaching 1 million active Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holders, partnering with over 14,000 global volunteers, running a pilot program for accepting local currencies in Brazil and India, and acquiring Disciplined Agile and FLEX to expand our agile offerings.
Next, Mr. Appleby welcomed nearly 20 volunteer leaders who were attending for the first time and shared his story of both his professional progression and his progression through PMI—from attending breakfast roundtables at his local PMI San Francisco Bay Area Chapter to becoming the chapter president, then region mentor and now, Board chair. “I grew a family that I didn't even know I had,” Mr. Appleby said.
He continued by introducing the 2020 PMI Board of Directors, and followed by praising attendees for achieving more than 150,000 hours of service toward the United Nations' 2019 Sustainable Development Goals. Mr. Appleby also recognized the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) for its work in supporting more than 160,000 youth through project management resources and for its work toward social good initiatives.
Speaking about the brand refresh and the 50 Most Influential Projects, Mr. Appleby shared how, “One of the best things we did was refresh how we think about ourselves.”
Mr. Prashara spoke last, via skype, reflecting on many of PMI's achievements and how remarkable it was to come into PMI during its anniversary year. “All our achievements required a lot of effort, a lot of hard work … go back to the strategic plan [published in] 2017 and see how much we accelerated. And we did all this while having fun.”
Future-Focused Planning
The mood quickly shifted from reveling in our collective accomplishments to planning for the future. The leaders shared that the 2020 Board of Directors gave PMI's executive leadership team the green light on its future plans, what we're calling “PMI 4.0.”
Mr. Prashara addressed PMI's priorities moving forward, which include a renewed and global focus on attracting youth to PMI and maintaining continued relevancy. “[We need to] begin thinking about what we're going to look like in the next four to five years … and we start that planning in 2020 … and we need your input on where the profession is going …”
He envisions PMI becoming the digital encyclopedia for all things project management by building relationships with other like-minded associations that not only bring additional capabilities, but also serve our customers in ways we haven't before.
Ms. DeSantis spoke to the importance of the volunteer leader role. “PMI volunteers are still the envy of the association world. It's part of our DNA and it's a core value and tradition we'll always maintain,” she said.
She also mentioned the feedback her team has heard about the volunteer experience, such as a desire for more opportunities—especially virtual ones that have a shorter duration—and ensured the crowd that PMI was already hard at work to address these concerns.
As teams prepped to break into their working sessions via their respective committees and newly formed Insight Teams, Ms. DeSantis encouraged everyone to challenge conventional thinking and to keep a laser focus on the customer.
New at the 2020 LIVPM
- PMIEF celebrated its 30th anniversary.
- A live “Straight Talk with Sunil,” a Q&A format facilitated by COO Joe Cahill, addressed topics like the Disciplined Agile and FLEX acquisitions, PMI certifications, global engagement and the Brightline™ Initiative.
- The NextGen Insight Team brought a dozen younger professionals for their first experience at LIVPM.
- The new Insight Teams met to plan the work ahead for the first time.
- The Stakeholder Engagement Working Group attended virtually.
Q&A Session discussing the future of our Certification Program
Attendees' Impressions
“It's very interesting to meet with such a great mix of people from different regions and learn more about how they manage their chapters. The transfer of knowledge and experiences among chapters and from PMI is enlightening and invaluable,” said L Shri Harsha, PMP, PgMP, PMI Chapter Insight Team member and president of the PMI Bangalore India Chapter.
“LIVPM lays the foundation for all the work that needs to happen over the course of the year. Volunteers get an opportunity to understand the bigger picture about PMI's transformation efforts and can visualize how their team's outcomes impact PMI,” said Vinod Kumar Paidakula, PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, PMI Professional Awards Insight Team member and president of the PMI Tallahassee, Florida Chapter.
“I didn't know what to expect coming to my first LIVPM. What I found was a very close-knit but friendly network of people. The NextGen Insight Team gelled pretty quickly but everyone [outside of that team] was very warm and welcoming,” said Kyerra Carter, member of the PMI Central Ohio Chapter.
“I was energized by the enthusiasm and passion of everyone who attended the event. Being new to LIVPM, it felt like I was joining a family as the atmosphere was so supportive. As a member of the new NextGen Insight Team, it's great to see how welcome we are, how much our inputs are valued, and the readiness to embrace change,” said Zeina Assouad, PMP, member of the PMI Melbourne, Australia Chapter.
Educational Foundation
Congratulations to the 2019 PMIEF Scholarship Recipients!
Each year, the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) provides scholarships to individuals who excel in the project management field, those who have made an impact through their commitment and dedication to the profession, or those who want to advance their project management skills. In 2019, PMIEF awarded more than 300 scholarships to individuals who are well positioned to help build the future of the project management workforce by elevating their skill sets and working to advance The Project Economy. The individuals—ranging from college students, teachers, emerging practitioners and nonprofits/nongovernmental organizations—have not only advanced their careers, but also made an impact in their community.
“I am truly grateful to be a beneficiary of this scholarship. As a beneficiary, and with PMIEF's commitment to helping people improve their daily lives through the application of project management skills, I am confident that I am now in an even better position to transform lives at the national and community levels through the use of project management knowledge.”
– Akierah Binns, 2019 Academic Scholarship Recipient
2019 Academic Scholarship Recipients
Over 40 academic scholarships were granted to students in project management-related degree programs in 2019.
2019 Professional Development and Training Scholarship Recipients
Training Scholarships
PMIEF awarded full-tuition, online training scholarships and group trainings to teachers, nonprofit/nongovernmental organizations and emerging practitioners, thanks to the generous contributions from the following donors:
- Cadence Management Corporation—Sponsored 23 recipients
- International Institute for Learning (IIL)—Sponsored 46 recipients
- OSP International LLC—Sponsored 160 recipients
- p3m global—Sponsored 36 recipients
- Project Management Academy—Sponsored 23 recipients
Professional Development Scholarships
Through the generous support of the PMI community, PMIEF also awarded over 30 cash scholarships to project management practitioners to assist them in building their project management capabilities.
Apply Now for PMIEF 2020 Scholarships and Awards
Learn how you can elevate your career to the next level and apply for a scholarship or award today! Upcoming deadlines include:
- Professional Development scholarships: 1 April, 1 July, 1 September
- Academic scholarships: 1 May
- Awards: Community Advancement Awards: 20 May
To learn more or apply for 2020 opportunities, visit the scholarships and awards section at pmief.org. Questions can be addressed to [email protected].
Thank You to Our Donors!
PMIEF is grateful for the generosity of its donors, including individuals, PMI members, chapters, communities, Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) and universities, all of whom make these scholarships possible.
Events Calendar
CONGRESSES | CONFERENCES | SEMINARS | SYMPOSIUMS | E-LEARNING
PMI In-Person Events
Take part in PMI in-person events where you can participate in top-notch learning and have access to product and services solutions, PDUs and networking. Wherever you practice project management, our in-person events are an invaluable resource to hear from high-energy presenters and build a powerful global network.
Attending a PMI in-person event is a valuable asset to your career. Make sure to sign up today.
PMI members receive significant discounts on registration for most events.
PMI® EMEA Congress 2020
Prague, Czechia 14–16 June 2020
PMI.org/emea-congress
Every year, PMI® EMEA Congress brings together hundreds of project management practitioners from around the world for three days of cutting-edge education, global perspectives, knowledge sharing and networking. You'll leave with skills you can apply straightaway to solve your challenges and develop your career.
PMI® Global Conference 2020
Seattle, Washington, USA 17–19 October 2020
PMI.org/global-conference
Registration now open!
PMI® Global Conference is our flagship event attracting thousands of project management practitioners for three days of top-notch learning, networking and celebrations. At this year's event, we are pleased to announce the first-ever TED@PMI where you'll hear talks from your colleagues in project management.
PMO Symposium® 2020
Orlando, Florida, USA 8–11 November 2020
PMI.org/pmo-symposium
Save the date for this unique event created for PMO leaders. Learn how PMOs can bring benefits above and beyond completing projects on time and on budget. Share your experiences, build valuable connections and develop practical solutions with PMO leaders from around the world.
SeminarsWorld® Events
Join our expert SeminarsWorld® instructors to network and learn with your peers in small-group, topic-intensive seminars aligned with the PMI Talent Triangle®.
SeminarsWorld® in San Antonio, Texas, USA | 9–12 March 2020
Earn up to 29 professional development units (PDUs) and 2.9 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
pmi.org/events/seminarsworld/seminarsworld-in-san-antonio
SeminarsWorld® in McLean, Virginia, USA | 6–9 April 2020
Earn up to 28 professional development units (PDUs) and 2.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
pmi.org/events/seminarsworld/seminarsworld-in-mclean
PMI CHAPTER EVENT
5 MARCH 2020
PMI Madrid, Spain Chapter MujeresPM – Women in Project Management
#PMIWomen, on 5 March 2020, is an event designed to give visibility to women who have managed projects successfully. The PMI Madrid, Spain Chapter feels a responsibility to empower women who have not yet managed projects, or have not dared to do so, by featuring experiences from women who have already done it. The goal of this event is to help foster equality in project management for the future. pmi-mad.org/mujerespm
As a valued member of the ProjectManagement.com community, you can access webinars that provide insight from the industry's most respected voices on the most relevant and important topics today—and earn PDUs.
6 MARCH 2020 9:00 A.M. EST (UTC-5)
The Agile Enterprise: A Look at Frameworks and Certifications – Are They Helping?
Agile has become very trendy, and it is fashionable to wear the “agile” title before or after a traditional role, such as project manager. To become agile, one of the easiest paths is to become certified. Unlike traditional project management, where globally recognized certifications can be counted on one hand, agile has a myriad of certifications, most of them promoting a single framework. In recent years, the need to use agile beyond small software development teams has resulted in the creation of new frameworks that have added the words “scaled” and “enterprise” to successful team approaches to agility.
This webinar analyzes some of the popular agile frameworks including initial frameworks like XP, Scrum and Crystal, to the recent “enterprise” ones, such as SAFe, from the agile enterprise perspective. We will also compare four lean and agile certifications.
11 MARCH 2020 11:30 A.M. EDT (UTC-4)
3T's for Better Time Management: Tips, Tools and Techniques That You Can Use to Manage Your Time Even Better
Nowadays, we face many challenges surrounding how to find time to do everything that we want to do in our 86,400 seconds per day. Managing your tasks in a more assertive and focused manner—with some assistance from technology—reveals the best way to enhance your project ecosystem as well as to strike a balance in your personal life. In this webinar, the presenter shares a set of tools and tips to enhance your daily routines in order to improve your time management. These techniques help managers and C-level executives to do their work better, allowing them to develop and foster a time-oriented mindset in their teams.
For more information and to register, visit ProjectManagement.com/Webinars.
PMI China News
PMI China and Alibaba Group Share R&D Performance Practices Using Lean-Agile Project Management
It is a growing trend to use agile more frequently and in a larger span of domains than ever before. As the China Project Management Professional (PMP)® Survey 2019 conducted by PMI China suggests, “57% of PMP certification holders in China have applied agile approaches, and over 60% of organizations are considering or have applied organizational agility.” Mature agile approaches and practices—and the individuals and organizations who know how to implement them—are in great demand.
In order to bring these skills to practitioners and facilitate practice exchanges, PMI China and Alibaba Group, one of the eight Chinese enterprise members of the PMI Global Executive Council, worked together to organize two lean-agile project management salons in 2019, held in Shanghai and Beijing, respectively.
David King introducing the new PMI solution on organizational agility—Disciplined Agile
The most recent event, held in Beijing, brought the most current ideas, approaches and best practices on R&D performance from Alibaba. Focused on lean-agile project management, the event inspired new ideas and provided takeaways that could be directly applied by attendees. With over 500 people interested in attending and only 180 seats available, organizers opened a live stream of the event, which attracted over 1,800 participants.
The event kicked off with an introduction to the wide variety of project management activities offered by PMI China, which was led by Lili Yao and David King, key account managers in PMI China's Beijing office. This introduction helped the practitioners in attendance to become better informed about these exchange opportunities. Ms. Yao and Mr. King also introduced Disciplined Agile to attendees, highlighting one of PMI's latest efforts to improve organizational agility. In addition, four keynote speeches highlighted the event, with three speakers from different departments of Alibaba Group, and one from 58.com, a leading Chinese website that operates China's largest online marketplace for classifieds.
The reason why agile grows rapidly and is widely applied is because it can improve organizational efficiency in a fundamental way and deliver value and quality consistently. The event speakers helped outline how Alibaba Group leverages agile to achieve a high level of performance as an internet giant.
Mr. Hong Yongchao, an expert from the Alibaba R&D Efficiency Department, shared practices for improving R&D performance, which is the target of all organizations, even though few actually accomplish this goal with effective systematic approaches. Attendees learned from Mr. Hong how Alibaba defines and measures R&D performance, and gained insight into how to collaborate efficiently to deliver value continuously and quickly.
Ms. Cai Chunhua, an agile coach from Alibaba, delivered a keynote speech titled “From Batch Delivery to Continuous Delivery With Four Steps of Iteration,” which discussed how confusing it can be when problems continue to occur in project delivery despite learning and implementing various agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, XP and lean-agile. Ms. Cai shared case studies to help determine the root cause of problems, deliver measurable results and improve performance continuously.
Mr. Ning Rui, a senior technical expert from Alibaba, focused on scaled agile transformation practices. He shared how Alibaba adopted scaled agile, and showed how to promote it in multiple parallel business lines, including how data drives performance. Attendees were eager to learn more about Alibaba's process of organizational agile transformation, from pilot to promotion to scaled and organizational agile.
The last speaker brought another perspective of agile practice application. Mr. Liang Xujie, leader of the project management office of 58.com, inspired attendees with case studies of agile transformation initiatives at 58.com. He showed how it is essential to find the right target when undertaking an agile transformation. His presentation highlighted how important it is to establish an effective directive principle from the beginning. Based on the key targets identified, 58.com forged an agile ecological mechanism that resulted in high-quality agile practices for the company.
Attendees left ready to meet the challenges of transformation head-on after gaining new perspectives on lean-agile and getting real insight into how to begin building strategies for their organizations.
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PMI Budapest, Hungarian Chapter pmi.hu
Hungarian PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition Translation Now Available
By Dr. Lajos Pálvölgyi, PMP
In the presence of 300 participants, the licensed Hungarian translation of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition was launched in November, during the 7th Art of Projects Conference in Budapest, Hungary.
After more than a year of hard work, this was the largest translation project of the 16-year-old PMI Budapest, Hungarian Chapter. The Hungarian version of the latest PMBOK® Guide has been published in cooperation with the leading academic publishing house of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Akadémiai Kiadó, which has been operating since 1828.
The PMI Budapest, Hungarian Chapter has a long history of publication translation success. The first translation was published more than 13 years ago with the translation of the PMBOK® Guide – Third Edition, which launched in 2006; followed by the Hungarian version of Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success by Alfonso Bucero and Randall L. Englund, DBA, MBA, PMP, in 2009; then PMI's The Standard for Portfolio Management in 2011; the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition with a downloadable practical supplement in 2013; and the Hungarian version of the Agile Practice Guide in December 2018. Each of these translations was based on the local project management community's work and proved to be very popular in the Hungarian book market.
The publication of the Hungarian edition of this book was a goal of the PMI Budapest, Hungarian Chapter. Winner of the Chapter of the Year Award 2019 in Category I (with 25–300 members), the PMI Budapest, Hungarian Chapter serves as a central hub for Hungarian project management by building membership and promoting awareness and application of project management tools and skills throughout the country.
The chapter recognized the lack of accurate and widely accepted Hungarian translations of many English project management terms. As a result, the first step in the translation process was to review and, where necessary, clarify or create Hungarian project management terminology. Consensus on this terminology was reached via committee after much discussion and debate, and has been implemented and expanded upon in each of the Hungarian editions listed earlier, with the goal of promoting their use throughout the profession.
The Hungarian adaptation of the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition was made possible through the contributions of nearly 50 volunteer practitioners. Their names are listed, along with the complete list of translations, at the end of the book and on the chapter's homepage. The project exemplified true teamwork through small, mostly virtual groups. The biggest challenge was meeting the tight deadlines established in the project management plan, while simultaneously creating high-quality Hungarian texts.
Because this was not the chapter's first translation, the project followed a well-established working method developed during previous projects. The translation work consisted of three phases. The first version of the translation was completed by Balázs Horváth, PMI-ACP, PMP, who combined the agreed-upon terminology with parts of the previous edition's translation where available. During the second phase, the robust draft of each chapter was proofread by volunteer contributors, Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification holders and academics. In the third phase, the final integration and editing of the text was completed by project lead Lajos Pálvölgyi, PhD, PMP. Dr. Pálvölgyi paid special attention to the consistency of the translation across all chapters and ensured that they met the publisher's standards.
The success of this translation was due to the strict quality management process established by the chapter and its partners, which included working with a well-established professional publishing house. They managed to find a funding scheme that worked for both the chapter and the publisher, with work responsibilities divided according to competencies. The publisher managed editorial quality with respect to the academic rules of the Hungarian language, marketing and distribution. The chapter also assisted with distribution through its own professional network in order to profit from commission on future sales.
The highly anticipated Hungarian translation of the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition has followed in the successful footsteps of the chapter's previously translated publications, having presold a significant portion of the first printing as a result of the chapter's distribution efforts. With the implemented updates to Hungarian project management terminology, the translation team is looking forward to the readers' reactions to their latest effort. For more information, visit www.pmi.hu.
PMI Southern Italy Chapter pmi-sic.org
The PMI Southern Italy Chapter Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary in Style
The 15th anniversary celebration of the PMI Southern Italy Chapter (PMI SIC) took place in Naples, Italy on 15 November 2019 at Palazzo Serra di Cassano, the home of the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies. This historic location helped provide an atmosphere of art and culture that mixed perfectly with the festive atmosphere of the celebration and the knowledge shared by the event's keynote speakers.
The first talks were given by the three current and former presidents of the PMI Southern Italy Chapter: Paola Mosca, president; Vincenzo Torre, founder and past president who served until 2011; and Giacomo Franco, past president who served from 2012–2017. Their words echoed the same dedication they put forth to help shape the PMI Southern Italy Chapter into what it is today, highlighting the chapter's foundation and its main achievements along the way. Following their speeches, Angelo Elia, the chapter's marketing and communications director, presented a special issue of PMI SIC's DIXIT magazine, which is dedicated to the origin, history and relevant moments of the chapter's first 15 years.
The theme of the event was “Projects Around the World: More Stress or More Wealth?” The event topics addressed what happens when practitioners face projects in different countries and how they can best manage multicultural teams. Speaker highlights included: Chiara Cannavale, professor of multicultural management at the Parthenope University of Naples, who talked about how to design innovation in multicultural environments; Beppe Carrella, Sinfo One's senior business development analyst, who illustrated, through his provocative style with metaphors, an important project he led related to the Arab e-Commerce platform, noon.com; Giorgio Budillon, professor of oceanography and atmospheric physics and director of the Department of Sciences and Technologies at the Parthenope University of Naples, who illustrated the Italian research activities in Antarctica; and Giancarlo Tanucci, professor of occupational and organizational psychology at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, who spoke about leadership and multiculturalism.
A highlight of the event was a roundtable discussion led by Luciana Pennino, where the panelists—who included Giuseppe Esposito, Valerio Lupi, Giovanni Paesano and Vincenzo Testini—discussed some of their challenging and rewarding international project management experiences.
Sergio Gerosa, president of the PMI Central Italy Chapter, then assisted in distributing diplomas to volunteers as part of the “Leaders on the Road” initiative, a master class for volunteers that is carried out with cooperation between the PMI Southern Italy Chapter and the PMI Central Italy Chapter.
The event closed with a great celebration, including the music of the Zeroore Jazz Trio, who played traditional Neapolitan music in jazz style while the chapter cut the cake to celebrate its 15th birthday and its future.
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The PMI Queensland Chapter Advances the 2019 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by Supporting Share the Dignity's Campaign
For the last four years, Maria Robins, vice president of the PMI Queensland Chapter (PMIQ), has participated in the “It's in the Bag” campaign for Share the Dignity, an Australian charity. This campaign seeks to provide disadvantaged Australian women and teenagers with essential hygiene and sanitary products, packaged with a small gift and a handwritten note in a handbag. These precious handbags are delivered by Share the Dignity's volunteers to refuge centers, Centrelink offices and church charities just in time for the Christmas holiday.
In 2018, Ms. Robins; Robyn Antill, PMIQ treasurer; and Monica D'Souza, PMIQ director at large, pooled their resources and built 17 bags for Share the Dignity. For Christmas 2019, the team decided to go further and connect this initiative with PMI's Global Celebration of Service to commemorate PMI's 50th anniversary by contributing to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Goals initiative.
In 2019, PMI committed 100,000 hours to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals through a Global Project Management Celebration of Service.
To support this, the 2019 PMIQ “It's in the Bag” project contributed to the following goals in the United Nations' initiative:
- 1—No poverty
- 3—Good health and well-being
- 5—Gender equality
- 6—Clean water and sanitation
- 12—Responsible consumption and production
The project team first harnessed support for this initiative at the PMI Region 10 Leaders' Meeting in Brisbane, Australia in May 2019. At the meeting, region leaders were asked to donate their unused hygiene products (shampoos, conditioners, shower gel, hand cream, etc.) from their conference accommodations. The team then purchased quality handbags from local charity stores (continuing a reuse/recycle mantra) and essential women's sanitary items. Next came the build day on 10 November, with final assembly of the handbags to ensure delivery by 22 November. Joining the team this year was Heather Biggar, PMIQ's executive officer, who was a welcome pair of hands for the build day.
Over 38 volunteer hours were committed to this project to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The PMIQ project team members were thrilled that their efforts, with the support of their PMI colleagues, helped to produce 33 bags this year!
Step 1: Organize the donated and purchased products by category.
Step 2: Fill a bag with items from each category.
Step 3: Wrap the washcloth gift in ribbon and conduct a quality check on each bag's contents. Then assemble all the items in a sealed plastic bag inside each handbag.
Step 4: Write a personal card to the owner of each bag.
Step 5: 33 bags completed and ready for delivery!
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