Volume IX - Issue X - October 2007
Future PM Events
Help Rebuild New Orleans! PMI GNO Professional Development Summit in October to include Community Service Day The Greater New Orleans Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI GNO chapter) is inviting PMI members and project management professionals to come to New Orleans and contribute to rebuilding. The chapter has announced that day one of the upcoming Professional Development Summit (PDS) will be a Community Service Day, offering conference attendees opportunities to help rebuild New Orleans (from Hurricane Katrina damage). The PMI GNO chapter is partnering with LavaCon to co-host a Professional Development Summit (PDS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA during October 27–30, 2007. This four day event will be one of the biggest project management conferences ever held in New Orleans.
 Community Service Day – Saturday, October 27, 2007 The PMI GNO chapter is coordinating a community service day on Saturday
Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans is helping people in hardest hit areas rebuild their homes and would welcome anyone wanting to participate. This event will run from approximately 7:30am until 3pm. Transportation and lunch will be provided.
New Orleans City Parks needs volunteers to help replant trees and other plants lost during the hurricane. This is a good opportunity for attendees who want to help but cannot allocate a whole day. City Park is a short streetcar ride from the conference hotel, so you can set your own hours and come and go as needed.New Orleans City Park needs volunteers to help replant trees and other plants lost during the hurricane. This is a good opportunity for attendees who want to help but cannot allocate a whole day. City Park is a short streetcar ride from the conference hotel, so you can set your own hours and come and go as needed.What about the Summit? According to the conference organizers, the PDS in New Orleans will take the professional development model to a new level, by:
The Project Management PDS will be held October 27-30 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The PMI GNO Chapter is partnering with the LavaCon(R) Conference to co-produce the 2007 PDS. LavaCon is a conference for advanced technical communication professionals-senior technical writers, documentation managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects.The Summit will present proven best practices in the fields of technical communication and project management, as well as innovative techniques for meeting project management challenges. The event will include national and international speakers, professional leaders and project management experts. Help rebuild New Orleans; attend this conference! For those in the southern USA, it should not be missed.
With more than 240,000 members in more than 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession. The PMI Greater New Orleans (PMI GNO) chapter serves members in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with project management programs and educational events. The President of the PMI GNO Chapter for 2007 is Ana Boudreaux, PMP. For more information on the PMI Greater New Orleans chapter, visit www.gnopmi.com. For more information about the October Professional Development Summit in New Orleans, visit http://www.gnopmi.com/PDD2007/PDD%202007%20Index.html.
Exhibition Sold Out for October APM The exhibition for the October APM Project Management Conference in London has been sold out. The 2007 apm national conference - The Business of Projects – will be held at The Brewery Conference Centre in London during 30-31 October 2007. The first such event for the association in its long history, the 2007 conference will focus on project management “issues of national importance” in the UK.
 According to conference organizers, all exhibition and advertising opportunities at the conference were fully taken by the end of August. This represents unprecedented interest and support for the conference by the project management vendor community. The following companies will be exhibiting
According to apm executive director Scott Walkinshaw, “These exhibitors have recognized the significance of our first national conference, and of the topics to be discussed. We will be raising the visibility of some key national issues in the UK. The participating exhibitors of project management products and services will be helping us move project management onto the national agenda.” For an opportunity to take part in developing the national and international project management agenda in the UK, complete the application form at www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp. Discounts for groups of 4 or more.
 The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, apm is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. apm 's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of the association is the apm Body of Knowledge; containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. apm promotes the use of the apm Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. apm is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, apm has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk. PMI Chapter Partnering with LavaCon to Maximize Value The Greater New Orleans Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI GNO chapter) is inviting PMI members and project management professionals around the world to come to New Orleans for one of the biggest project management events of the year. The PMI GNO chapter is partnering with LavaCon to host a Professional Development Summit (PDS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA during October 27–30, 2007. This four day event is expected to be one of the biggest project management events ever held in New Orleans.
LavaCon is a conference for the advanced technical communication professionals – senior technical writers, documentation managers and other professionals involved in technical communication projects. LavaCon brings a proven track record of successful conferences. The combination of PMI with LavaCon will provide more speakers, more topics, more attendees and more opportunities for all participants to learn, network and advance their careers. This year the PMI GNO chapter has expanded its annual professional development day to a three-day conference with over 60 breakout sessions and workshops. Conference attendees will find answers to the following questions:
Other highlights will include:
The Project Management PDS will be held October 27-30 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Summit will present best practices in the fields of technical communication and project management, as well as innovative techniques for meeting project management challenges. The event will include national and international speakers, professional leaders and project management experts. Help rebuild the project management profession in New Orleans; attend this conference! For those in the southern USA, it should not be missed. For more information about the October PDS in New Orleans, visit http://www.gnopmi.com/PDD2007/PDD%202007%20Index.html.
With more than 240,000 members in more than 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession. The PMI Greater New Orleans (PMI GNO) chapter serves members in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with project management programs and educational events. The President of the PMI GNO Chapter for 2007 is Ana Boudreaux, PMP. For more information on the PMI Greater New Orleans chapter, visit www.gnopmi.com.
Plenary Speakers Announced for October Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK Plenary session speakers for the October APM Project Management Conference in London have been announced. The 2007 apm national conference - The Business of Projects – will be held at The Brewery Conference Centre in London during 30-31 October 2007. The first such event for the association in its long history, the 2007 conference will focus on project management “issues of national importance” in the UK. The two day conference is being formatted to include a plenary session to begin the conference, three main tracks of presentations and discussions each day, and a closing plenary. For the plenary sessions, the main speakers will include the following:  Martin Barnes, PhD, apm President (Opening Address) – APM President Martin Barnes is a project management pioneer, a founding member of the Association, an honorary fellow and past chairman. During his wide and varied 30-year career, he has pioneered, amongst other things, the time-cost-quality triangle and the New Engineering Contract (NEC). He has presented papers and lectured all over the world, talked about project management on TV and radio, and has designed and run training courses. He became one of the first to sign up to the fledgling APM when it was formed in 1972 and has contributed his knowledge and experience to the development of the profession. As the Association’s chairman during1986-91, he helped lay the foundations for the Certificated Project Manager qualification, introduced in 1992, and APM’s regional branch network.
 Terry Cooke-Davies, PhD, Conference Chair (Opening & Closing Plenary) – Winner of apm’s 2006 prestigious Sir Monty Finniston Award for lifetime achievement, Dr Terry Cooke Davies is executive chairman of Human Systems and a pioneering practitioner well known for his efforts in integrating project management into mainstream management techniques. A true thought-leader and always ahead of his time, Terry founded Human Systems' project management knowledge networks in 1993 to demonstrate the value of assessment and benchmarking best practices. Terry Cooke-Davies has contributed to a great many industry initiatives over the years. He is an expert adviser for the apm, reviewed the then CCTA’s Managing Successful Programmes initiative in the early 90s, was programme manager for PMI’s OPM3 initiative and was a key participant in ‘Rethinking Project Management’, a UK based research network funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Terry remains passionate about changing and improving things in the world of project management and is currently involved in a number of research programmes including analysis of the value of project management, the role of the project sponsor and the relevance of complexity theory. Terry Cooke-Davies will chair the Plenary session that will also include Tom Taylor, Geoff Reiss, Peter Harpum, Mary McKinlay, and David Shannon. They will discuss the five strategic areas of the conference: the business of projects, the project management skills gap, governance, mega projects and sustainability.
 Mike Nichols, APM Chairman (Closing Remarks day 2) – Mike has been a member of apm since 1980 and was elected to Council in 2004. A career project manager, Mike is currently chairman and chief executive of Nichols Group, a UK firm specialising in large and complex infrastructure projects and major business change initiatives. Mike has directly managed or advised on numerous mega projects and programmes for the transport, telecommunications, energy and finance sectors in the UK and Far East. He has introduced improved project management to more than a hundred organisations and trained a generation of managers in project and programme management. He has also advised on PFI projects, outsourcing, franchising, placement of concessions and the Government’s Strategic Defence Review. Mike is a board member of the Major Projects Association, a member of BSI Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, DfT’s Governance Panel for Crossrail, chairman of STRATrisk Steering Group and is currently undertaking strategic review of Highways Agency’s major roads programme on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. According to APM executive director Scott Walkinshaw, “Our plenary speakers will help set the tone for the conference. They will set the stage for two days of serious discussion and debate on some of the most important issues facing the project management profession in the UK today.” In between the plenary sessions, during the afternoon of day one and most of day two, on the following important project management topics of national interest in the UK:
For more information and for an opportunity to take part in developing the national and international project management agenda in the UK, visit www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp.
 The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, apm is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. apm 's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of the association is the APM Body of Knowledge; containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. apm promotes the use of the apm Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. apm is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, apm has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk.
Date and Place for the PMI Latin American Global Congress 2008 Announced The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has announced that the Latin American Global Congress 2008 will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2008. Traditionally, this congress was held every year on the month of November. This change of dates leads to a change on dates for presentation proposals.  Project Managers interested in lecturing at this event should send proposals no later than October 21st 2007 to http://congresses.pmi.org/introduction.cfm Presentations can be done in Spanish, Portuguese or English. . Four PMI Global Congresses are held each year, in the Asia Pacific region, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) region, in North America and in Latin America. PMI Global Congresses are often the largest project management related events in the world and include educational seminars, tracks of professional paper presentations, vendor exhibitions, networking and social events, and professional meetings. PMI also conducts regional leadership meetings in connection with each Global Congress, at which leaders of PMI components, committees and operations staff meet on PMI business. For more information about PMI Global Congresses, visit: http://congresses.pmi.org. With nearly 250,000 members in over 150 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s largest and best known project management professional society. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the PM profession, setting standards, conducting research and providing access to a wide variety of information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities. PMI was founded in the USA in 1969, but is now a global organization with members, chapters and offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.pmi.org PMI®, PMP® and PgMP™ are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute
PMI Anuncia Lugar Y Fecha Para El Congreso Global LatinoAmerciacno 2008 El Project Management Institute (PMI) ha anunciado que el Congreso Global Latinoamericano del año 2008 se realizará en Sao Paulo, Brasil, en Agosto 2008. Tradicionalmente, este congreso se realizaba cada año en el mes de Noviembre. Este cambio en fechas lleva a un cambio en las fechas máximas para enviar propuestas de presentaciones. Los Project Managers interesados en ser conferencistas en este evento deben enviar sus propuestas antes del 21 de Octubre 2007. Las presentaciones pueden ser en español, portugués o ingles.http://congresses.pmi.org/introduction.cfm . Cuatro Global Congresses de PMI son realizados cada año, en la región Asia Pacífico, Europa-Medio Este-Africa (EMEA), Norteamérica y Latinoamérica. Los Global Congresses de PMI son usualmente los eventos con más concurrencia en torno al Project Management e incluyen seminarios educativos, presentaciones profesionales, exhibiciones de productos, oportunidad de relacionarse con colegas y eventos sociales. PMI también realiza reuniones regionales de líderes en ocasión de los Global Congresses , en las cuales los líderes de componentes, comités y staff operativo de PMI se reunen. Para más información sobre los Global Congresses de PMI visite:http://congresses.pmi.org. Con más de 250,000 miembros en aproximadamente 150 países, el Project Management Institute (PMI) es la organización mas grande y reconocida de profesionales del Project Management. PMI está activamente dedicada a la difusión y crecimiento de la profesión del Project Management, definiendo estándares, investigando, y proveyendo acceso a una amplia variedad de información y recursos. PMI también promueve el desarrollo de las carreras profesionales, y ofrece certificaciones, redes de contactos y oportunidades para participación en comunidades de profesionales. PMI fue fundada en 1969 en Estados Unidos, pero es ahora una organización global con miembros, capítulos y oficinas por todo el mundo. Para más información sobre PMI visite www.pmi.org PMI®, PMP® y PgMP™ son marca registrada del Project Management Institute Tradeshow Added to November Suppliers of project management products and services are invited to exhibit at the 7th Annual PMI OVOC Symposium to be held November 6th, 7th & 8th, 2007 at the Hampton Inn, Ottawa. The two themes for this years symposium are: Audit & Accountability and Project Management Best Practices.  This year the chapter has introduced a 2-day tradeshow to complement symposium speakers and seminars. The tradeshow will run during the day on November 6th & 7th and is complimentary to participants and the public. This Symposium this year is anticipated to draw over 1000 participants, so this is being presented to vendors as an excellent opportunity to display to an interested and motivated audience! Exhibition space has been priced significantly less than with similar tradeshows, with booths starting at just $300. In addition to the tradeshow, vendors will have the opportunity to demonstrate their products and services at a Vendor Presentation area during the 2-day tradeshow. Times and dates will be on a first-come, first-served basis only and will run for 30-minutes each. Only 1 timeslot will be available per tradeshow participant. For more information or to register, contact tradeshow@pmiovoc.org. Additional information about the Symposium can be found at www.pmiovoc.org. The Ottawa Valley Outaouais Chapter (OVOC) is a chartered Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Founded in 1984 and chartered by PMI in 1985, the PMI OVOC chapter has enjoyed a substantial growth, led by extremely competent and committed volunteers. At the end of September 2005 membership was 1608, with 1034 members having obtained their PMP Certification. The PMI OVOC Chapter is a non-profit, professional organization dedicated to promoting the knowledge and professional application of project management to organizations and individuals in the Ottawa Valley/Outaouais region.
Biggest Project Management Event in New Orleans The Project Management Institute – Greater New Orleans Chapter (PMI-GNO) is partnering with LavaCon to co-host a Professional Development Summit (PDS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA during October 27–30, 2007. This will be the biggest project management event in “The Big Easy” which shows the strength of the city and its ability to support tourism and conventions since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and region in 2005. It represents a huge milestone for the PM profession in New Orleans.  What’s Different about this PDS? According to the conference brochure:
 The Project Management Summit will be held October 27-30 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel (pictured) in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Chapter is partnering with the LavaCon(R) Conference to co-produce the Professional Development Summit. LavaCon is a conference for advanced technical communication professionals-senior technical writers, documentation managers and other professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communication projects. The Summit will present proven best practices in the fields of technical communication and project management, as well as innovative techniques for meeting the challenges that project managers face in today's workday world. This year’s event will include national and international speakers, professional leaders and project management experts. Help rebuild New Orleans; attend this conference! For those in the southern USA, it should not be missed. With more than 240,000 members in more than 160 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s leading membership association for the project management profession. The PMI Greater New Orleans chapter serves members in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama with project management programs and educational events. The President of the PMI GNO Chapter for 2007 is Ana Boudreaux, PMP. For more information on the PMI Greater New Orleans chapter,www.gnopmi.com. For more information about the October Professional Development Summit in New Orleans, visit http://www.gnopmi.com/PDD2007/PDD%202007%20Index.html.
Project Management "Issues of National Importance" Reported by Miles Shepherd in London The main topics have been announced for the 2007 APM national Project Management Conference - The Business of Projects – to be held at The Brewery conference centre in London during 30-31 October 2007. The first such event for the association in its long history, the 2007 conference will focus on project management “issues of national importance” in the UK.  APM’s 2007 National Conference is being planned as an interactive opportunity for project management professionals and decision makers across the public and private sectors to discuss and debate key subjects on the national project management agenda. The five topics representing key issues on the current PM agenda include: The business of projects - Across both public and private sectors the project management debate is shifting; delivery to time, cost and quality specifications against a defined process is no longer a measure of success. Success is defined in the delivery of lasting economic, social and environmental benefits on an organizational, national and global scale. Efficient delivery, innovation and speed to market are driving organisations to consider project management as the key driver to competitive advantage. The business of projects looks at how project management is changing to meet this challenge. Governance - The link between operational project managers and the board can define project success and failure and deliver competitive advantage. Better project sponsorship and board level understanding of project management are needed to sustain organizational performance. Does the project manager need an obligatory place on the board? Is the title chief project officer a requirement for all organisations? How can a governance structure be built to ensure that project success means strategic success? The project management skills gap - The global challenges of change require a community of intelligent, reflective project managers. Global economies and technology mean that the difference between winning and losing business is at the click of a mouse. Project managers are at the centre of this delivery of product, infrastructure and service; does the UK have the right kind of project manager to compete globally and in sufficient numbers?  Learning from mega projects: The Olympic milestone - In 2012 the UK will host its first Olympic Games since 1948. It was won on an agenda of a lasting legacy that will benefit all society. The Games is a no-fail milestone in the maturing of the discipline of project management. The challenge is to deliver the largest peace-time project the country has ever seen on the 27th July 2012, and then ensure that the benefits promised are realized. What can be learnt from mega-projects like the Olympics? Project management in a sustainable society - The environmental debate has matured, and is now a real concern for business as well as environmentalists. Society has a challenge to shift to low carbon based economy. If customers don’t demand environmental responsibility, legislation will. Many established economic norms and structures will need to change if organisations are to survive; project managers will be expected to grasp this concept and deliver those changes. For an opportunity to join the debate, and to take part in developing the national and international project management agenda in the UK, complete the application form at www.apm.org.uk/conference.asp. Discounts for groups of 4 or more.
The Association for Project Management (APM) is the national body for professional project management in the United Kingdom (UK). With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members, APM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Europe. The organization develops and promotes project management across all sectors of industry and beyond. APM's mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." At the heart of APM is the APM Body of Knowledge ; containing fifty-two knowledge areas required to manage any successful project. APM promotes the use of the APM Body of Knowledge through qualifications, accredited training, research, publications and events. APM is the UK member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With headquarters in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, APM has twelve regional branches throughout the UK and one in Hong Kong. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk. Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 Set for October in Seattle Reported by Marc Zocher in Seattle, WA, USA
The 4th annual Microsoft Office Project Conference is being held October 28 – 31, 2007 at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, USA. This is one of two Microsoft Office Project Conferences scheduled for 2007; the second will be held in Madrid, Spain in early December. According to Microsoft, these conferences aim to help individuals and organizations develop a better understanding of the end-to end capabilities of the Microsoft 2007 family of products and further advance their Project Management Potential. Participants will have opportunities to:
Attendees can learn how organizations are obtaining business value out of Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management Solution. Best practices and approaches will be presented by various project management experts, including requirements for Project Management, organizational project maturity, business process mapping, resource management, time sheets, reporting, and project collaboration. Technical details and information on how to adopt, deploy, configure and customize Microsoft Office Project and the Microsoft Office EPM Solution will be presented. Highlights of the Microsoft Office Project Conference 2007 in Seattle will include:
For more information or to register, visit http://www.msprojectconference.com.
Invitation to Exhibitors & Sponsors for 15th Global Project Management Symposium in New Delhi, India in November 2007  Project management companies are invited to participate as exhibitors or sponsors for the upcoming 15th Global Project Management Symposium in New Delhi, India in November 2007. Organized and sponsored by Project Management Associates (PMA) and the Center for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM), the conference will have the theme “Business by Projects.” The conference, expected to be the biggest project management event in India this year, will be held during 12-14 November 2007 at the Hotel Ashok in New Delhi. This will be the 15th annual global project management symposium sponsored by PMA since its founding in 1993. The following opportunities are being offered to project management product and service companies:
Interested companies should contact pma1@vsnl.com or info@pma-india.org. Attendees are expected to include professionals and executives from such industries as Agriculture, Construction, Finance, Engineering, HRD, Infrastructure, IT, Manufacturing, Marketing, Planning, Projects, R&D, Operations, Software, Services, NGO’s, etc. Executives who wish to make their companies locally & globally competitive will participate, along with officials from Indian central government organizations. The conference is being supported by the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the International Construction Project Management Association (ICPMA) and the International Construction Project Management Union (ICPMU). The event will also be supported by PMGURUONLINE.com. For more information, visit: http://www.pma-india.org/images/GS2007.pdf. In view of the importance of project management as a discipline, the Government of India’s major ministries such as Ministry of Power and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation are also supporting this historic Global Symposium 2007.
 Project Management Associates (PMA) is a non-profit registered professional body of projects and business managers with the aim of strengthening project management in India. It came into existence in 1993 and since then has made tremendous strides in creating massive awareness amongst CEO's, practicing managers and academia in India regarding the importance of balancing time, cost and scope with quality built-in and meeting the diversified expectations of various stakeholders. In 1993, PMA was started with it's President, Adesh Jain's missionary zeal and commitment to see India at the top of the world map in managing projects & change. PMA continues this vision to promote professional project management in India. For more information, visit http://www.pma-india.org/index.htm.
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