Volume X - Issue III - March 2008
Future PM Events
Project Management Learning at NASA! The Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) has announced that Dr. Ed Hoffman, Director of the NASA Academy of Program, Project and Engineering Leadership in the USA will deliver a keynote speech at the “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – In pursuit of organizational project management value.” The two-day symposium will be held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008. Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be entitled “Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership - An agency-wide resource for technical workforce development.” According to the abstract for the speech, we live in a project world that is characterized by frequent change, complexity and virtual expertise. In such a world knowledge identification and sharing is a necessity. When your organization is NASA the challenge is great. Dr. Hoffman will share a story of how some of the best engineering and project manager practitioners from NASA have developed a vibrant community of practice to share knowledge and spread mission excellence. The presentation will describe the approach being taken to lay down a foundation for the development of an engineering and project management learning community in project management. Experiences and lessons for establishing a successful project management workforce will be presented.
Dr. Ed Hoffman is Director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL), Dr. Hoffman is responsible for the development of program/project and engineering leaders and teams within NASA. This includes the development and maintenance of a comprehensive program/project management and engineering competency model, training curriculum, consulting services for project management teams, and knowledge sharing strategies. In this capacity, Dr. Hoffman works within NASA, as well as externally with leaders of industry, academia, associations, and other government agencies in order to establish priorities and enhance capabilities in program and project management.
Dr. Hoffman is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University and Webster University in the United State. He is a frequently invited speaker at conferences and associations worldwide, has authored numerous articles and presentations on program and project management. He co-authored the books entitled, “Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders” published in 2000 by Wiley and “Shared Voyage” published in 2005 by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division. Dr. Hoffman holds a Doctorate, as well as a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in the area of social and organizational psychology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College in 1981. Dr. Ed Hoffman’s speech will be one of five keynotes at the Tokyo symposium, which will also feature presentations and papers by project management experts and leaders from around the world. Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be the second keynote on Monday, March 10, at 10:50 a.m.
According to Symposium Project Director Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, “Dr. Ed Hoffman is one of the world’s leading experts on program and project management. He is well known throughout the world, and I have had the privilege to hear him speak several times. NASA has important program management experience that we want to bring to Japan. We are very happy to have his participation, and NASA’s support, at our Symposium.” The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society and will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being supported by major Japanese corporations and government agencies, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI). The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, with delegates expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus other major public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/. Wayne Abba to Keynote DYNAMICS 2008 Reported by Ahmet Taspinar in Istanbul The DYNAMICS 2008 Project Management Conference team in Istanbul, Turkey has announced that Wayne Abba will deliver the keynote speech at the conference in Istanbul, scheduled for April 4-5, 2008. Wayne will deliver a speech on the topic of Earned Value Management.  Wayne F. Abba is an executive advisor and principal of Abba Consulting, a management consulting firm based in Virginia, USA. Mr. Abba is an internationally-recognized spokesperson for program management using Earned Value Management (EVM). With over 30 years’ experience in program analysis and a worldwide reputation as a leader in acquisition improvement, he was integrally involved in the complete reengineering of US Department of Defense (DoD) contract cost and schedule management policies and implementation. Wayne retired in 1999 from his position as Senior Program Analyst in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology at The Pentagon, Washington, DC. Currently an independent consultant specializing in EVM in the Public Sector, Mr. Abba’s clients include the US Federal Aviation Administration, the US Agency for International Development and the US Navy. He has been an advisor to the Office of Management and Budget, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other US and foreign government agencies. He is a corporate member of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and an officer of the NDIA Program Management Systems Committee. Wayne Abba has a Masters degree in Public Administration from The American University, Washington, DC, and a B.S. degree from the University of the State of New York, Albany, New York, USA. Other speakers also announced for the conference include:
Wayne Abba, Neil Albert and Lauren Bone are all recognized earned value management experts and former leaders of PMI’s College of Performance Management (CoPM). Wayne is a founder and former president of the CoPM. Neil is past president and chair, and Lauren is current Chair of the CoPM Advisory Committee.
 The DYNAMICS 2008 Project Management Conference will be held during April 4-5, 2008 at the MARMARA Hotel (pictured) in Taksim, Istanbul. The DYNAMICS 2008 Project Management Conference is organized by the Istanbul Project Management Association (IPYD) and the PMI Turkey Chapter. For more information, visit www.dinamikler.org. IPYD was officially founded on March 18, 1997 as an association for project management with 415 members now in various sectors mainly of construction, IT and finance. IPYD works in cooperation with the PMI Turkey chapter and delivers to its members knowledge on the practices and developments in the international project management world. For more information, visit www.ipyd.org. The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the leading international association for project management with more than 240,000 members in over 160 countries since 1969. PMI is engaged in setting professional standards, conducting research and providing access to a wealth of information for all professionals. PMI Turkey is one of the 100 regional components of PMI outside North America. PMI Turkey operates on voluntary basis and aims at; Supporting and developing project management education; Gathering project managers together to benefit from exchange of information; and Achieving increased recognition for project management in business world. For further information, please visit www.pmi.org or contact PMITurkey@gmail.com. APM Governance of Change Conference in London - 1 April 2008 Reported by Miles Shepherd in London Governance of Change - 'what to do and how to do it' – is the theme of a conference just announced by the Association for Project Management (APM) in the UK. The event will be held at the Institute of Directors (pictured) in London on 1st April 2008. This is the first major conference to give directors guidance on how to apply governance requirements to project-driven change and development - across all types of project: internal, external and jointly owned; from conception to realisation of results.  “In many organisations there remains a gap in the governing surveillance of project activities. Responsible practice requires that this gap be eliminated [to] improve your corporate performance, reduce shocks at boardroom level and avoid hardship to stakeholders.” Sir Bob Reid The conference builds on the work of the APM’s Governance of Project Management Specific Interest Group and their two practical project management governance guidelines. The foreword to their latest publication; Co-Directing Change: A Guide to the Governance of Multi-Owned Projects has been jointly signed by Mike Nichols, Chairman of APM and Dr. Neville Bain, Chairman of the Institute of Directors, who will be the keynote speakers at this event alongside Tim Banfield, Director of the Defence & FCO VFM Audit, National Audit Office. According to the APM announcement, this conference will benefit board members and their professional advisors as well as other senior managers determined to ensure the greatest benefit from projects through good governance of their management. The event will feature:
This conference will address five hot issues confronting directors requiring good governance in project-driven change and development:
Places are available to APM members at £300+VAT and to non-members at £360+VAT. For additional information, or to book a place, visit www.apm.org.uk/governanceconf.asp.  The Association for Project Management (APM) is the UK’s national body for professional project management. With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, 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 published mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." 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. P2M Highlight at PMAJ Symposium in Tokyo
An overview and update on P2M, the Project and Program Management standard developed in Japan and now recognized as one of the leading guidelines in the world of project management, will be a highlight of the “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – In pursuit of organizational project management value.” The two-day symposium being sponsored by the Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ), will be held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008. A keynote presentation on P2M will be made by Professor Dr. Motoh Shimizu of Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan and Professor Dr. Christophe Bredillet, Dean of Postgraduate Programmes at ESC Lille in France. Their presentation is entitled “P2M, the PM Methodology that Supports the Construction of Business Infrastructures in the Age of Global Economy.” P2M institutionalizes a new way of apprehending program and project management, proposing a flexible and adaptable framework grounded in balanced epistemology. Going far beyond most of the existing standards, P2M offers a clear linkage between strategy (Vision and Mission), and the way of implementing it through programs and projects. P2M provides a flexible and adaptable framework, not just a "one best way" anchored in a western positivism rationalist paradigm of doing things. P2M clearly differentiates programs to projects, their hierarchy. It proposes a specific approach to address programs and projects. Furthermore Project & Program management governance is the management system that enables acting and answering the demands of a wide range of stakeholders for increasingly high levels of accountability and performance. Here, governance is based on two criteria: accountability and performance. Accountability is promoted through transparency and performance is promoted by responsive and responsible decision-making. P2M has included these dimensions in the whole framework. The organization’s competencies are the most relevant driver as sources of competitive advantage and the creation of value. P2M recognizes that competences and learning are at the heart of value creation. P2M aims at providing the Capability Building Baseline (CBB) for mission-achievement professionals."
Professor Motoh Shimizu, Doctor of Engineering, is Professor at the Department of Industrial Management Engineering of The Graduate School, Nagoya Institute of Technology since 2001, and was its vice president between 2004 and 2006. He is one of the leading members of the Revised P2M Guidebook Development Committee for PMAJ, and was in charge of Program Management chapters of the New Edition of the P2M Guidebook. His career over 30 years, before teaching at Nagoya Institute of Technology, included R&D management in communications and space systems programs at NEC Corporation. He was also a project manager of fiber-optic communications projects and inter-satellite laser communications projects, and a program manager of JEM communication and control system program for the International Space Station. He was responsible, as General Manager, for the Space Systems Division of NEC Corporation.
Professor Christophe N. Bredillet, PhD, D.Sc, MBA, Ingénieur EC Lille, CPD Level A, PRINCE2™ Practitioner, CCE, is the Dean of Postgraduate Programmes at ESC Lille (Lille School of Management), in Lille, France. He is also a leading international management expert and the Editor of the Project Management Journal (PMI®) and member of the Editorial Board of PM4Success (APM Group), BetterManagement.com (for project management), and PM World Today(www.pmworldtoday.net). Christophe has more than 20 years of experience mainly in the field of Project and Programme Management in Banking, Sports Goods, IT and Academic institutions. For the past 16 years, he has been the Professor, Chair of Strategy, Programme & Project Management, Dean Postgraduate Programmes at ESC Lille. Based on a praxeological perspective – learning and practice are integrated – the emphasis of their speech will be on some of the main strengths of P2M. Referring to the P2M methodology, processes and examples of integration management will be highlighted. Characteristics and benefits that P2M can contribute to the strategic dimensions of program and project management will be discussed from a global perspective by Professor Bredillet. The keynote presentation by Professors Shimizu and Bredillet will be on Tuesday, March 11, at 10:15 a.m. The Tokyo symposium will also feature presentations and papers by project management experts and leaders from around the world.
According to Symposium Project Director Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, “P2M is now the most recognized and important PM standard in Japan. Professor Shimizu is one of the leading experts on P2M and is greatly respect throughout Asia. Dr. Christophe Bredillet is well known throughout the world and can provide global perspective. His endorsement of P2M is especially welcome.” The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society and will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, with delegates expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI), the Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, and other major public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President of PMAJ. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/. The Big Dig! Dan McNichol to keynote MegaProjetos 2008 International Symposium in Sao Paulo MegaProjetos 2008 conference organizers have announced that Dan McNichol American author famous for his writing about Boston’s Big Dig project, will be a keynote speaker at the April mega projects event in Sao Paulo. The MegaProjetos 2008 International Seminar and Exhibition will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil during 3-4 April 2008.
Dan McNichol is a best selling author and award winning journalist who spent nearly twenty years working on and chronicling the Big Dig project. As a White House appointee to the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., McNichol was keenly aware of the political philosophies that created the project. Later, as the Project Director’s executive assistant, McNichol was at the center of the project’s management team, witnessing its successes and failures while managing risk, scope, and schedule. Promoted to the Deputy Director of Public Affairs, he led the communication of the project’s mission statement while shaping the project’s legacy. Mr. McNichol’s speech in Sao Paulo will review the project’s history and statistics, and the historic contributions the project has made to the built environment and mega-projects management. Some information about the Big Dig:
The Big Dig was one of the largest – most expensive - public works projects in the history of the United States. It is also one of the most complex urban civil engineering projects in the world. During the peak years of construction the project consumed over $3.5 million a day, employing some 6,000 tradesmen, engineers and construction managers while over 200,000 vehicles passed through its construction sites each day. After adjustments for inflation the Big Dig cost twice as much as the Panama Canal. The project has proven to be a messy complexity of ruthless politics; courageous engineering and scope-creep on a mega scale, not to mention its seemingly bottomless budget, in the course of its 20 year long schedule. A mega-project is a special type of project, generally defined as a very large enterprise that requires an investment of over a billion dollars (frequently several billion). These projects attract a high level of public attention and political interest due to their strong direct and indirect impact on the community, on the environment and on public and private budgets. More and more mega projects are being developed throughout the world in various industries, like transportation, infra-structure, energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, information technology, aerospace, automotive, heavy construction, international events, defense, research & development, among others. The International Seminar MegaProjetos 2008 will be the first event in Brazil that brings a wide view of key issues that are involved in major projects. Topics of great relevance to the success or failure of such projects such as management, environmental, financial, technological, organizational, communications, and political aspects will be discussed. Case studies of finished and on-going mega projects from Brazil and abroad will be presented and critical factors involved will be analyzed from the perspective of promoters, contractors, financiers, suppliers, managers, and other stakeholders.
The Mega Projetos 2008 International Seminar & Exhibition will be conducted on April 3rd and 4th, 2008 (Thursday and Friday) at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, Rua Frei Caneca, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event promoter is Projectlab. For more information, visit www.megaprojetos2008.com.br. Contact info@megaprojetos2008.com.br if your company would like to participate, sponsor or provide support to the event. Projectlab, a Brazilian project management training and consulting company, promotes the International Seminar MegaProjetos 2008 as part of its mission to promote PM best practices, elevate the PM maturity level of professionals and organizations, and stimulate the discussion of project management within the society. For information about Projectlab, visit http://www.projectlab.com.br/ or contact info@projectlab.com.br. APM Risk SIG Conference on Soft Skills set for April in the UK Reported by Miles Shepherd in London APM’s Risk Specific Interest Group (SIG) is holding a two day event on the 16th &17th April for everyone undertaking risk management. The event will be held at All Saints Pastoral Centre near St. Albans in London Colney, Herts, the UK. Departing from the normal single day format there will be a facilitated workshop on day 1 followed by an interactive conference. Delegates will have the opportunity to debate soft skills on day 1 with the leaders of risk management in a facilitated workshop. By the end of the day delegates will have practiced and had opportunity to develop soft skills which support their ability to act as a professional risk exponent.
The conference on day 2 will explore different aspects of best practice with case studies, presentations from experts as well as workshops to allow the exploration of soft skills topics. Practise many interpersonal skills such as listening, influencing etc while debating the theory Observe many different styles of interpersonal skill in others Stretch themselves beyond their current boundaries and/or allow you to remain in their comfort zone and… …reflect on why you have done so Participants will be encouraged to personalise their development and record insights and learning points in the work packs handed out. Time will be allowed during the day for personal reflection. The packs will also contain tips and hints, which form the handout notes for the day. Participants are encouraged to begin reflection and improvement of their soft skills immediately by taking responsibility for their own participant value for the day. Places for APM members start at £45 +VAT. For details on how to book, visit www.apm.org.uk/riskconference.asp. The Association for Project Management (APM) is the UK’s national body for professional project management. With over 15,000 individual and 390 corporate members throughout the UK and abroad, 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 published mission is: "To develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit." 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. Award Winning Author Robyn Meredith to address PMI Global Congress on 3 March in Sydney, Australia
PMI has announced that Robyn Meredith, author of the best selling book "The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What it Means for All of Us,” will address attendees at the PMI Global Congress 2008—Asia Pacific on Monday, March 3, during the opening session. “The Elephant and the Dragon,” in which she compares the dynamic rise of India and China as world economic powers, has been on The New York Times Best Seller List and was awarded the "The Best Business Book of 2007" in the Globalization category by 800CEORead.com. Meredith, who lives in Hong Kong, is senior editor-Asia for Forbes magazine. She began her career as a banking reporter for the American Banker and then became a business reporter for USA Today. Before joining Forbes in 1996, she was a correspondent for The New York Times. Meredith is an honors graduate (cum laude) of Boston University in Massachusetts, USA. She also has studied as a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan (USA) Business School. The PMI Global Congress will be a three-day event, March 3-5, at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney. It will offer opportunities for project managers and PM professionals to learn new techniques, tools and best practices, and gain a global and regional perspective of their profession. More than 70 educational presentations within 12 areas of focus are being presented to meet a variety of career development paths. As the premier project management, educational and networking event in the Asia Pacific region, the PMI Global Congress is attracting registrants from Australian, New Zealand, China, Japan, India and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. To register online or for more information on PMI Global Congress 2008—Asia Pacific, visit http://congresses.pmi.org/AsiaPacific2008/.
With more than 260,000 members in 170 countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®), Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Program Management Professional (PgMPSM). Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information or contact Joseph Patterson at joseph.patterson@pmi.org Adesh Jain to address the Global Project Management The Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) has announced that Adesh Jain, Chairman of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), will be a keynote speaker at the “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – In pursuit of organizational project management value.” The two-day symposium will be held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008.
Adesh Jain, one of the world’s best known project management authorities and professional leaders, will speak on the topic of the “Global Project Management Landscape and its Implications for Asia.” According to Mr. Jain, “Fujitsu’s declaration in 2001 that ‘PM is the new economic infrastructure’ captures the basics on which the global PM landscape is being formed. Business by projects is a sheer reality. Boundaries have disappeared. Mind-to-mind connectivity with a click of mouse is a new reality and cannot be managed unless project, program, and portfolio management processes are in place. Processes must be synergized with the human factor and understanding that projects have consciousness too. The basic characteristic of a project is to create value in the future. Those societies and organizations creating future faster than their competitors will have an edge in the market place. A project requires energy as it carves out a path of change from the existing State A of the status quo to the desired new State B as an outcome of the desired change.” Globally, more projects are being undertaken to fulfill both the social obligations generated from the large number of human beings living below the poverty line and business reasons for better market capitalization. Asia is emerging as the continent where maximum capital inflow and development work will dominate a substantial part of the 21st century. While formal PM systems have their origins in the west, Asian countries and corporations can not only to learn from best practices but be creative while moving to the next level of PM excellence. Adesh Jain is the first non-European Chairman of the Council of Delegates of International Project Management Association (IPMA) incorporated in Switzerland in 1965. IPMA has over 40 Member Associations. He is Chair of IPMA Nation to Nation Forum. He is the founding Director of the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) in 1992 and founding President of Project Management Associates (PMA), New Delhi, India. He is a visionary leader shaping the PM profession globally and a popular and sought-after keynote speaker. Recently, on November 27, 2007, he inaugurated the Project World Europe Conference in Spain. He is also the originator of project thinking conceptual framework. Adesh Jain is also a Global Advisor for PMForum. More information about Adesh can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/ambassadors/ambassadors.htm#Jain. Mr. Jain’s speech will be one of five keynotes at the Tokyo symposium, which will also feature presentations and papers by project management experts and leaders from around the world. Adesh’s speech will be the first keynote on Tuesday, March 11, at 9:30 a.m.
According to Symposium Project Director Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, “Mr. Adesh Jain is one of the best speakers in the world on the topic of project management. His concepts on project thinking are very appropriate and necessary for Asia now. His participation will bring a lot of added value to our Symposium.” The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society and will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being supported by major Japanese corporations and government agencies, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI). The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, with delegates expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus other major public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/. Seminar @ Sea III Project Management Cruise - Getting Ready! Work continues with the joint efforts of the PMI Clear Lake / Galveston Chapter (PMI-CLG) and the PMI Houston Chapter (PMIH) in making the next Seminar @ Sea project management cruise the best ever. Little time is left for fellow PMI members to participate in an event that will surely be one to remember. The cruise sets sail on March 27 and available cabins on the ship are getting scarce! The Seminar At Sea III joint planning team is busy finalizing the details of this event. Representing PMI-CLG are Deborah Crouse, VP of Administration, Scott Field, VP of Membership, and Chris Deal, VP of Finance. The PMI Houston Chapter is represented by Bob Masch, VP of Membership and Mike Thacker, Director of Membership. The Project Manager for this event is Don Grosskreutz, 2006 Past President of PMIH.
AJ Collier (on left in photo), 2008 President of PMI-CLG and Walter Viali (on right), 2007 President of PMI Houston, are the co-sponsors for this event, which has so far enrolled over 160 participants. Special guest of honor on the upcoming cruise will be Mr. Eric Jenett, PMI Founder, PMI Fellow, PMI member no. 3 and PMP no. 1. He was recently also honored at a PMI Houston Chapter meeting for his contributions to that Chapter, to PMI, and to the profession. Stay tuned for additional information on meeting speakers and program details. The featured presentations will allow cruisers to earn up to 14 Professional Development Units (PDUs). The cruise will offer fantastic scenery, a most relaxing time, 24-hour dining, and non-stop entertainment, while sailing from Galveston, Texas to Cozumel, Mexico and learning and discussing project management.
Family and friends are welcome to participate in all activities. For further information and registration, please visit www.pmiclg.org or contact Sherry Tinerella (Travel Zone Agent) at sherry@houstontravelzone.com – (281) 326-8050, www.houstontravelzone.com. Formed in 2000, the PMI Clear Lake / Galveston (PMI-CLG) Chapter is a component of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world’s largest membership organization for project management professionals. The PMI-CLG chapter is dedicated to providing professional development and networking opportunities for project management professionals throughout the Clear Lake and Galveston areas of south Texas. Chapter membership comes from a diverse array of industries, including Oil & Gas, Chemical, Engineering & Construction, Aerospace, Insurance, and Communications. The Chapter president for 2008 is AJ Collier. For more information, visit . 1st Annual Women in Project Management The 1st Annual Women in Project Management Conference is to be held during June 12-13, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It will be held at The Columbus Athenaeum at 32 North 4th Street in Columbus, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Attendees can receive up to 7.5 PDU’s or .75 CEUs per day.
According to the conference announcement, this unique 2 day conference is designed to empower women in their management careers, provide skills vital to success in business, and offer insights and real life experiences on how to balance your personal and professional life – transitioning from a work life to a life that works. Each day will feature a keynote speaker. On day 1, Carol Evans, President and CEO of Working Mother Media and Working Mother Magazine and author of the award winning book This Is How We Do It: The Working Mothers’ Manifesto.
Keynote speaker on day 2 will be Donna James, President of Lardon & Associates, past President of Nationwide Strategic Investments, and Board Member of Coca Cola Enterprises and Limited Brands. Other topics to be covered are:
Registration cost before April 1 is $425 (one day) or $750 for two days. Registration increases to $475/850 during April and to $525/950 after May 1, 2008. For more detailed speaker, topic, and registration information, please visit: WWW.ProjectManagementResourceGroup.com or call 614-309-6565. The conferences is being organized and presented by Project Management Resource Group, Inc Danish Mega Projects expert to address MegaProjetos 2008 International Symposium in Sao Paulo Projectlab has announced that Bent Flyvbjerg, one of the world’s leading experts on the management of mega projects, will be a keynote speaker at the April MegaProjetos 2008 Symposium in Sao Paulo. The MegaProjetos 2008 International Seminar and Exhibition will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil during 3-4 April 2008.
Considered one of the world’s most respected experts on the subject of mega projects, Bent is founding director of Denmark´s Aalborg University Research Program on Megaprojects. Doctor of Technology and Engineering and Doctor of Science, Bent also holds a Ph.D. in Urban Geography and Planning. He was twice a Visiting Fulbright Scholar to UCLA, Berkeley and at Harvard, as well as Visiting Fellow with the European University Institute in Florence. Dr. Flyvbjerg’s books and articles have been translated into 18 languages. He has more than 20 years of experience from working as a policy and planning adviser to more than 40 public and private organizations, including the EU Commission, the United Nations, national and local governments, auditors general, banks, and private companies. His book Megaprojects and Risk is one of the leading references on the subject, and a new book is just out, "Decision-making on Megaprojects: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Planning and Innovation", which should be just as successful.
A megaproject is a special type of project, generally defined as a very large enterprise that requires an investment of over a billion dollars. These projects attract a high level of public attention and political interest due to their strong direct and indirect impact on the community, on the environment and on public and private budgets. More and more mega projects are being developed throughout the world in various industries, like transportation, infra-structure, energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, information technology, aerospace, automotive, heavy construction, international events, defense, research & development, among others. The International Seminar MegaProjetos 2008 will be the first event in Brazil that brings a wide view of key issues that are involved in major projects. Topics of great relevance to the success or failure of such projects such as management, environmental, financial, technological, organizational, communications, and political aspects will be discussed. Case studies of finished and on-going mega projects from Brazil and abroad will be presented and critical factors involved will be analyzed from the perspective of promoters, contractors, financiers, suppliers, managers, and other stakeholders. Anyone with an interest in such issues should plan to attend.
The MegaProjetos 2008 International Seminar & Exhibition will be conducted on April 3rd and 4th, 2008 (Thursday and Friday) at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, Rua Frei Caneca, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event promoter is Projectlab. For more information, visit www.megaprojetos2008.com.br. Contact info@megaprojetos2008.com.br if your company would like to participate, sponsor or provide support to the event. Projectlab, a Brazilian project management training and consulting company, promotes the International Seminar MegaProjetos 2008 as part of its mission to promote PM best practices, elevate the PM maturity level of professionals and organizations, and stimulate the discussion of project management within the society. For information about Projectlab, visit http://www.projectlab.com.br/ or contact info@projectlab.com.br. PMSA Conference 2008 - Second International Plenary Speaker Confirmed for May event Reported by Jaycee Kruger in South Africa Project Management guru, Dr Terry Cooke-Davies has been confirmed to deliver a presentation and an interactive workshop at PMSA Conference 2008, taking place from 26 to 28 May at Gallagher Estate in Midrand Johannesburg. He is the second of four international plenary speakers to confirm his participation in the event.  PMSA conducts its international conference, inviting members and other interested parties to benefit from a jam-packed three day programme, featuring local and international plenary speakers in the morning sessions, and topic-specific afternoon sessions, where reviewed research papers and industry presentations are made. In addition, delegates also have the option of attending outcomes-based workshops in the afternoon streams, led by the international experts.
 “This is an excellent opportunity for South Africa project managers to be exposed to the knowledge of international experts, at local conference rates,” says PMSA President, Elmar Roberg (pictured). An unexpected benefit is the current exchange rate which makes this an appealing opportunity for delegates and speakers from outside of South Africa to participate and share their research, and experience what the country has to offer. Registration for the conference is now open at www.pmsaconference.co.za for more information and to register. The early-bird discount expires on 31 March 2008. Dr Terry Cooke-Davies has influenced project management thinking quietly, consistently, but significantly, for the past 30 years. First known for his innovative work on project management benchmarking in the mid-80s, he was also one of the first to vocalise the need to bring project management within the overall context of general management.  A true thought-leader, Terry’s thinking is always ahead of its time. Whilst today, the value of assessment and benchmarking is universally acknowledged, when Terry founded Human Systems' project management knowledge networks, back in 1993, the profession was still young and few had considered this higher level perspective on its value. Terry not only brought together many of the world’s leaders in project management best practice, but he used his facilitation skills to enable these organisations to work together to create new knowledge. Terry realised that what was needed was a critical loop between those at the ‘practice’ end of the industry and those whose focus was academic research: he used the knowledge from his network to feed research that would then help define new directions for the industry. Terry Cooke-Davies has contributed to a great many industry initiatives over the years – directing thinking both through his own clearly stated views and through the subtler role of facilitation. 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’s passion about the development and improvement of project management is reflected in his abundant and continuous writings on the subject, through which he shares his experience and wisdom with the rest of the world. This has culminated in the recent publication of his highly acclaimed book ’The Right Projects Done Right!’ which was co-authored with Paul Dinsmore. Project Management South Africa (PMSA) is a not-for-profit professional association serving more than 1,000 project management practitioners in South Africa. PMSA hosts a conference every second year that features invited international and local speakers, and a broad range of reviewed presentations. The PMSA President for 2008 is Elmar Roberg; and Chairman of the Board is Robert Best. For more information abut PMSA, visit http://www.pmisa.org.za/.. Latest Announcements from IPMA World Congress in Rome The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management will be held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. According to the “ROMA 2008 – Project Management to Run" project team, the latest news includes the following: 
Reminder: project-based organizations and suppliers of project and program management products, services and technology are invited to participate in the Project Management Exhibition that will accompany the 22nd IPMA World Congress in November. The 22nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome.  Exhibitors will have opportunities to showcase their products and services to over 1,000 delegates from more than 80 countries. Several thousand more are expected to visit the trade exhibition. Covering more than 4,000 sqm of space, the Exhibition will be the most important event of the year for those shopping for project management products or resources. The Exhibition will include an Information and Communication Technologies Exhibition, Banking and Financial Services Area, Engineering and Construction Centre, Architecture and Design Arena, Media Village, and Books Shops The 22nd IPMA World Congress also provides an opportunity for sponsors who wish to present themselves to an audience of global experts and leaders in the fields of industrial plant, energy and infrastructure works as well as in the fields of financing, information and communications technology, organization development, research, health and consulting. Project management leaders from across Europe and around the world will be there, as well as many participants from Mediterranean countries. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, contact committee@ipmaroma2008.it. The local host organizations for the ROMA 2008 World Congress in Rome, Italy are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Mr. Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Mr. Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is Mr. PierMarco Romagnoli. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.  Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more than 40 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Local societies serve the specific development needs of each country in its national language. IPMA provides an umbrella organization to represent them at the international level. IPMA’s internationally acclaimed 4 Level Project Management Certification Programme continues to grow worldwide. The IPMA annually presents project management awards to teams that achieve great feats in project management. IPMA maintains its continuous presence in the global PM arena through regular International Symposia, Expert Seminars and its Annual World Congress. The president of IPMA for 2007-2008 is Veikko Valila. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch . Gopal Kapur to keynote CBP Summit 2008 The Center for Business Practices (CBP) has announced that Gopal Kapur, well known consultant, speaker and founder of the Center for Project Management in California, will be the keynote speaker for the CBP Summit 2008 – Strategy & Projects – scheduled for June 24-26, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Gopal Kapur is also a member of the PM Ambassadors™ Speakers Bureau and a popular speaker at project management conferences and events. He will speak on “Imperatives of Success!”
Gopal Kapur, founder and president of the Center for Project Management®, consults, writes and educates in both the public and private sector as a noted authority on business and project management. Since 1975, Mr. Kapur has been developing innovative strategies for providing management solutions to organizations of all sizes and disciplines, which not only help meet the challenges of today’s evolving business landscape, but address the changes imperative to organizational longevity. Through consultation at every level of an organization, Mr. Kapur empowers individuals to achieve optimum performance. He has lectured at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Commonwealth Club, the National Press Club, University of California (Berkeley, Riverside, and Davis), and The Brookings Institution. His keynote addresses and speeches have won him prestigious awards, both in the United States and abroad. His highly acclaimed third book, “Project Management for Information, Technology, Business, and Certification,” was published by Prentice Hall in 2006. Hosted by the Center for Business Practices, the CBP Summit is an opportunity for senior-level portfolio, program, project and strategy management executives to examine and debate the most critical issues their organizations are facing today. Attendees will discover cutting-edge best practices and lessons learned in managing strategy and projects - integrating strategy, portfolio, program, project and performance management - from management thought leaders and knowledgeable senior practitioners. Some of the highlights planned for this year’s CBP Summit include:
The CBP Summit will be of particular interest to senior leaders, decision-makers and those responsible for designing, implementing or supporting project portfolios in order to effectively execute their organization’s strategy. This includes executives responsible for strategy execution as well as vice presidents, directors, and managers responsible for project management, program management, portfolio management, and performance management practices. The Center for Business Practices is the research and publishing arm of the consulting and training organization PM Solutions. The CBP promotes effective strategy execution through sound portfolio, program, project, and performance management by capturing best practice knowledge and integrating it into actionable, fact-based information: research, publications, and benchmarking events. For additional information, visit www.cbponline.com
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