Volume X - Issue V - May 2008
Future PM Events
Latest News from the 22nd IPMA World Congress: The ROMA 2008 World Congress team has released a new advertisement that states: "Run safely and quickly throughout the complexity of handling resources, activities, risks and stakeholders. Get your project results on time, within your budget and with high quality - Now!"
Other latest news released by the Roma 2008 project team includes the following:
Project management executives and professionals around the world are invited to come to Rome for the 22nd IPMA World Congress, to meet the best of international project management and to experience best practices in an innovative way! 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, with keynote speeches and 12 streams of presentations over three days, as many as 200 presentations on important project management topics can be anticipated. The congress is expected to attract leading project management authorities and over 1,000 participants from the 45+ countries represented by IPMA membership. The Roma 2008 World Congress will be one of the largest project management events in the world this year. The 22nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome.
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. Pier Marco 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. Next PMUni workshop set for 28th May 2008 in Vienna! Reported by Renate Prantner in Vienna International project management experts from universities (of applied science) and pm experts from industry, with a special interest in pm education and research are kindly invited to the next PMUni workshop, taking place on the 28th May 2008 at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria. This workshop will be just one of the highlights of the happy projects’08: “PROJECTS & SALES” – Austria’s major project management conference. PMUni is an international network of 14 universities and companies, striving for excellence in project management education In this next workshop, the results of the first common research project pm education mature, will be presented and discussed. A jointly developed maturity model enables to analyse and benchmark project management education programs with each other, which is the first step of learning from each other within the network. Besides networking with pm top experts, the most recent developments in project-management related education and research will be discussed. Participation is free of charge! For information & Registration, contact Renate Prantner at PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Franz Klein-Gasse 1, 1190 Vienna, Austria or via e-mail at renate.prantner@wu-wien.ac.at. 
Project Management Conference announced in Iran The 4th International Project Management Conference (IPMC2008) is to be held in Tehran, Iran, on August, 19-20, 2008. The 3rd conference on project management, organized by Aryana Industrial Research Group, in Tehran, May 2007, was very warmly welcomed by and related parties from inside the country, as well as participants throughout the world.  Based on this warm welcoming, Aryana Group and Tehran University are pleased to proudly introduce the holding of the 4th conference with outlook of providing a forum for researchers, and practitioners to share their knowledge and experiences in project management and with a focus on "Developing and improving project based organizations". This forum will be intended to promote the coordination of knowledge and experience. Project management professionals and leaders around the world are invited to attend this major event. Registration fee is US$300 before July 1. For more information, visit www.iipmc.com or contact iripmc@gmail.com Government UK IT Summit returns as The Public Sector Performance Summit 23 June 2008 Reported by Miles Shepherd in London The Public Sector Performance Summit, formerly the Government UK IT Summit, returns for its fifth year. This year's theme, 'Delivering Service Transformation', takes a fresh look on the issues that are crucial to achieving performance excellence. 
An impressive line-up of speakers will bring to life a programme that highlights successful projects, best-practice case studies and examples of breakthrough performance. Senior central and local government specialists have confirmed their participation to hear: John Blundell, Deputy Director, Service Transformation, Government Office Network Registration and further details are available from www.lansdown.com/psp . MedNet Seminar to be offered during 22nd IPMA World Congress The project management team for the 22nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management - ROMA 2008 Project Management to Run - have announced that a special MedNet Panel and Seminar will be held during the November congress  The news was announced in Rome following a MedNet board meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey on March 30, 2008. Chaired by Mr. Gilles Caupin (pictured) and with the presence of Mr. Luigi Iperti, Chairman of the IPMA 2008 World Congress, the Istanbul meeting included the board of directors of MedNet, the Organization created by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) to develop the Project Management culture within the Countries of the Mediterranean Area. According to Mr. Caupin, “The Board decided to organize in Rome, within the forthcoming World Congress in November, a Panel and a Seminar dedicated to the cooperation between the IPMA Project Managers, Governments and private entrepreneurs of Countries of the Mediterranean Area, where the Project Management culture can be promoted to the advantage of all parties involved. ”“Special attention will be paid to the best means to develop project management competences in the area,” he added. “This will include discussions and proposals to enhance training opportunities. Rome will be the place where training providers and competence development enablers will be able to meet organisations and individuals looking forward to improve the quality of their projects.”  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, with keynote speeches and 12 streams of presentations over three days, as many as 200 presentations on important project management topics can be anticipated. The congress is expected to attract leading project management authorities and over 1,000 participants from the 45+ countries represented by IPMA membership. The Roma 2008 World Congress will be one of the largest project management events in the world this year. The 22nd IPMA World Congress and Exhibition will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi near the heart of downtown Rome. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.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.  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. Interactive Sessions to be featured at Best Practice Showcase 2008 in UK - Free event on 24 June in Westminster The Best Practice Showcase, an event showcasing best practices in programme and project management, will take place at the QE11 Conference Centre in Westminster, UK on June 24th 2008. Project and programme managers are invited to attend this free learning event. Now in its sixth year, more interactive and innovative sessions have been announced for the program this year.  According to event director Emma Hilditch, “Delegates tell us they enjoy the chance to air their views, join in discussions and talk to other delegates and speakers, so we’ve added more opportunities for them to do just that.” Interactive sessions at the Best Practice Showcase will include:
The final session of the day will be an interactive presentation by Nick Fewings, Director of The Colour Works. Nick’s session ‘Fired Up For Success! Managing Change Effectively’ will showcase how the Shropshire Fire Brigade worked with The Colour Works to become one of the leading Fire & Rescue services in the UK. “I am really looking forward to this year’s event and hearing some very healthy debating during the course of the day,” stated Hilditch. “Delegates always report they enjoy the Best Practice Showcase, but this year I think they will find it even more useful. Our ultimate objective is that they will go away with the confidence to run even more effective programmes and projects.” The Best Practice Showcase is free to attend for programme, project and risk managers. Delegate registration is via the web site at www.bestpracticeshowcase.com  (Photo: Westminster district of London – QUII is directly across from the Sanctuary outside Westminster Abbey) According to Wikipedia, The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre is a conference centre in London, England. It is located right in the heart of the city, a minute's walk from the Palace of Westminster. It was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1986. It is operated by the British government as an executive agency of Communities and Local Government. The centre has four main auditoria, seven conference rooms and many smaller rooms. It specialises in events for between 40 and 1,300 delegates. Due to its location it attracts many high profile meetings. It also has 2,000 square metres of exhibition space.
Lean & Agile Project Management: Workshop An important workshop has been announced by the Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment at the University of Salford in Manchester, England. According to the flyer received by PMForum, "research has shown that lean and agile project management has yielded significant benefits, particularly within the information systems industry over the last five to ten years. However, take up has not been universal and there are significant barriers to change in certain sectors - for instance, in construction." This workshop will seek to address some of those issues and will also illustrate some of the successes achieved to date. The breakout sessions will provide opportunities for exploring the opportunities for change in your own industry.
Organiser and Chair for the day will be Bob Owen (pictured), Senior Research Fellow in the Salford Centre for Research and Innovation with a great interest in lean and agile project management. Bob also has Committee roles with the UK’s leading Association for Project Management – the APM are co-hosts for the event. Keynote speaker will be the incredibly successful Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, Sir Howard Bernstein who will, on past performance, be very open to questioning on his approach to strategic change within our dynamic city. Will Lichtig, Shareholder and Special Counsel for McDonough Holland & Allen (CA), will also speak on his development of a new collaborative relational contracting model (Integrated Forms of Agreement) which facilitates distributed project leadership and decision making, while preserving rights for the owner to direct the process and redress failures of the team. His work is making real change and he has been recognised by Engineering News Record as one of the top newsmakers of 2007. Speaker to be confirmed: Laing O’Rourke (UK) have made determined strides towards intelligent and lean production and project management; integrating their supply chain and using strategic procurement in order to reduce waste and improve value delivery. Speaker to be confirmed: Supply Chain 21 (UK) is designed as a change management programme to maintain and increase the competitiveness of one of the UK's last remaining oases of manufacturing success – the consolidation of a supply chain improvement programme is seen as critical to the long-term future of the industry. Relationships and partnerships are seen as vital to this effort. Nick Nickolaison, CIO and Director of Strategic Planning at Headwaters, Inc. (UT) will illustrate his talk with a case study to show that it is possible to improve project quality – without changing project scope – while decreasing both project time and cost. The Purpose Alignment Model can be used to improve the multitude of project decisions which occur. Nick has focused on improving organizational and IT agility, process simplification and the passionate application of lean concepts, and is a very popular speaker. Hal Macomber (MA) started his Reforming Project Management blog six years ago and it is now one of the ‘must read’ blogs on the subjects of lean and agile project management, and much more. Hal is a partner in Lean Project Consulting, Inc. From the work of Flores, Goldratt, and Ohno/Shingo, Hal is setting out to bring about a transformation in how projects are led and delivered. The bulk of today's improving efforts are spent on doing a better job applying the same old techniques – in conjunction with the Lean Construction Institute, Hal has set out to change that.
Eric Dean founded and is Chief Executive of Panaloc (UK), a seamless manufacturing company at the very leading edge of lean manufacture and construction. This leading edge includes sustainability and a drive towards zero waste, the re-use of the dormant ship canal for supply and delivery, and remote off-site manufacture. Eric is achieving things in construction that others merely talk about. Participants will also have an opportunity to tour the Panaloc factory at the end of the day, though numbers will be limited, so reservation is essential. Further details are available at: http://scri1.scri.salford.ac.uk/iglc2008/industryDa Free International Expert Project Management Seminar The ZPM International Expert Seminar (ZPM Ex-Se) will be held on 4 June 2008, as part of the traditional ZPM Project Management Annual Forum, scheduled for 4-6 June 2008 in Terme Radenci, Slovenia. The ZPM Expert Symposium is an event for industrial researchers and experts to come together, collaborate, discuss and create strategies with industry representatives from different countries inside and outside the Central European Region. The seminar is FREE to all!
The main focus of the ZPM Ex-Se 2008 will be “SMEs Production Networks & Open Sourced Software”. The agenda will include:
Announced participants so far include: Dr. Brane Semolic (P&TMI, TCS, Slovenia), Ali Imtiaz (FIR, Germany), Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge (BIBA, Germany), Margherita Forcolin (INSIEL, Italy), Ivan Popov (IT Partners, Bulgaria), Mitja Jermol (IJS, Slovenia), Anton Zlicar (TCS, Slovenia), Drago Trebeznik (Quintelligence, Slovenia), Tone Sagadin (TCS, Slovenia).
The ZPM IAF will be a half-day event (14:00 – 18:00) and will be relevant for SMEs with project-based production, production management experts, organizational experts, IT experts, business consultants and as well as managers and end-users. ZPM Ex-Se venue: Terme Radenci, HOTEL RADIN, Slovenia, http://www.terme-radenci.si/
Co-organizers of the ZPM Ex-Se 2008 include the Project and Technology Management Institute (P&TMI), University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics, Mariborska c.2, 3000 Celje; Toolmakers Cluster of Slovenia (TCS), Kidričeva 25, 3000 Celje; and the Tool East Consortia. EU IST Project Tool East (No. IST-FP6-027802), http://www.tooleast.org/. The event is supported by the Project Management Association of Slovenia (ZPM), International Project Management Association (IPMA) the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC). The Chairman for the ZPM Ex-Se is Dr. Brane Semolic, Head of Project & Technology Management Institute, President of the ZPM Experts Council, IPMA Research Management Board Chairman, brane.semoli@siol.net
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