Volume IX - Issue XII - December 2007
PM Profession News
International Project Management Day - Time to Celebrate November 1, 2007 was recognized worldwide as International Project Management Day (IPMD), with celebrations and events observed by many chapters of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and other organizations. The international project management day is intended to encourage project based organizations worldwide or organizations who utilize project management methodologies to schedule some type of recognition event within their organizations or coordinated locally with others to truly demonstrate appreciation for the achievements of project managers and their teams.
According to the International Project Management Day website, here are some examples of events occured on IPMD:
 According to Frank Saladis, (pictured) founder of the International PM Day movement, “Take a minute and write a brief acknowledgment about a project manager or project team. Visit www.internationalpmday.org and send your message via the contact us option or send your acknowledgment to saladispmp@msn.com for posting on the website. Give a project manager a reason to smile today, acknowledge their great work.” The purpose of International Project Management Day is to Increase the awareness of the value of project management within the large business, government, small business, and social communities and promote project management as a true profession and key business strategy. This includes, but is not limited to: construction, information technology, entertainment, government, aeronautics, health care, ecology, social, disaster recovery, community improvement, and quality of life projects. For more information about the above events and IPM Day, visit http://www.internationalpmday.org/index.htm.
4th Annual Project Management Forum in Romania - Reported by Florin Gheorghiu PMP, in Bucharest, Romania On October the 30th at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest, the Fourth edition of the Romanian Project Management Forum took place as a result of a combination involving CODECS, a traditional PM Forum organizer and a well known and reputed training provider on one side, and TotalSoft, Microsoft and Lucent-Alcatel as organizing partners on the other side.
About 250 invitees crowded into the Ballroom for the opening session displaying a panel of keynote speakers among others as Michel Thiry, Managing Partner, Valense Ltd., Organizational Consultants, PMP, TVM, FAPM, PMI Fellow; Mike Poulson, Managing Director, Wilson Learning Europe; and Steve Armstrong, PM Consultant, Training Course Director at - The Open University, Great Britain.
Michel Thiry (pictured) spoke to the audience about portfolio management as a management-approach and tool meant to line up both the corporates’ strategies with the internal resources as well as of the program management as a business strategy for delivering the Companies’ projects. The theme of Program Management came at the very moment of launching the new PMI credential of PgMP (Program Management Profesional) recognizing those valuable practitioners on a broader field of Programs. Steve Armstrong debated and delivered his presentation of success and critical factors deserving to be watched when a project unfolds, and specifically on modeling the relationships and dependencies within the project resource pool towards the project’s goal.
Mike Poulson contributed for about three hours to the Forum topics, keeping the focus concentrated on conflict management issues, conflict prevention techniques, and engaging the public into interactive bi-directional talks. In the end, a Conflict Resolving Plan was given to the workshop attendees, as it was stated that it would help working out conflicting situations within a team. The Romanian PM Forum was structured in two parts, one opening session that gathered in one assembling room both the audience and the speakers’ panel and four separate, parallel workshops having the generic and intuitive names as:
Within the event Dean Williams book “Real Leadership- people and organizations facing the big challenges” was launched and each person in the Room got one.
Thanks to the generous sponsorship provided, apart from the partners named before, by PMI Chapter, Romanian Association for Project Management and Regatta, the Forum has continued further with its mission in 2007. However, the news cannot be concluded without observing some monotony when comparing with the past years event. It must be noticed by all those who organized the Forum that these same predictable topics have remained the same for the past four years even though the number of people coming to see it has remained about the same. One good indicator metric of Forum success could be the “from my pocket money” payers’ attitude prevailing over those attendees whose participation is paid by their companies. Without any intention to lessen the interest of the public, regardless of the fee payment source, it is a desired goal of any event organizer to get “booked out” long before the event to take place. It could be stated thus that the more people striving to get a seat at the Forum on their own money the more successful story it is. And why not, this metric could be a good hint for the next exit poll interview, useful for the organizers first of all.
First PMI GNO Professional Development Summit in New Orleans declared a Huge Success  The 2007 Professional Development Summit (PDS) sponsored by the Greater New Orleans chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI-GNO) concluded on Tuesday, 30 October after three days of speeches, professional presentations and workshops about Project Management. The 2007 PMI GNO Project Management PDS was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in conjunction with the fifth annual LavaCon conference on technical communications during October 28-30, 2007. The PDS was preceded by a Community Service Day on Saturday, October 27 during which chapter leaders and PDS registrants helped build homes at a Habitat for Humanity project site. According to Ana Boudreaux (pictured), PMI-GNO chapter president, “The program ended with so many compliments and everyone seemed to have a smile on their faces at all times. I kept asking the attendees if they learned something and they all said yes.” According to Ms. Boudreaux, highlights of the 2007 PDS included:
Keynote speech on Sunday to launch the PDS by Colonel Jeffrey A. Bedey (pictured), Commander of the Hurricane Protection Office for the US Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. Col. Bedey addressed a crowd of approximately 300 attendees on Sunday morning, providing a summary of efforts underway in the multi-billion dollar infrastructure development and hurricane protection program that he is managing on behalf of the US government. Using the main topics of PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) as a basis for discussing rebuilding efforts, Col. Bedey described some of the major projects underway in the New Orleans region. He also discussed some of the challenges that his office faces, including their race to prepare for any new hurricanes.
Keynote presentation by two US Airways executives on Monday. Joe Beery, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Travis Chris, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, provided an open and frank discussion of the throes of merging two airlines and especially two airline reservation systems, IT operations and operating cultures. Of special significance was how their Project Management Office (PMO) grew into a significant leadership role and is now highly valued in the company.  Lunchtime speech on Monday by Frank Saladis, well known PMI leader from New York City, was a huge hit. With over 35 years experience in the IT, Telecoms, and PM training environments, Frank is the originator of the International Project Management Day, for which he won PMI’s Person of the Year Award in 2006. Mr. Saladis is the author of the Project Management Workbook and PMP®/CAPM® Exam Study Guide. He was the president of the PMI New York City chapter for more than 10 years, has been VP of PMI’s Global Communications Technology SIG (Specific Interest Group), and is a former leader of PMI’s Council of Chapter Presidents.
Keynote speaker on Tuesday, King Milling, who spoke about the importance of preserving Louisiana’s wetlands. Continued land loss in Louisiana threatens the economy and security of the entire nation, dependent on the region for natural resources, oil and gas infrastructure, shipping routes and storm protection. Mr. Milling described how the federal and Louisiana state are coming to the aid of this most important program for the future of the country.  Susan Wood from the PMI College of Performance Management, who gave an all-day and outstanding presentation on Tuesday on the US government’s requirements for earned value on programs and projects. Ms. Wood demonstrated her knowledge and expertise on the topic of earned value management. Also according to Ms. Boudreaux, “Tuesday’s lunchtime speaker, Linda Oestrich, was unable to attend the PDS since her home is in San Diego and she did not want to leave her family with the threatening wildfires. Therefore, for the lunch time PDU session, the PMI-Greater New Orleans board had a panel presentation highlighting PMI, the local chapter and played on the newest acronym - WIIFM (what's in it for me). This highlighted the volunteer aspect of the work in the chapter and how everyone's volunteer time should not only contribute needed skills and experience but also be used as an opportunity to grow. We talked about how to step out of the box with volunteer work and do something that is not a part of your daily routine or work description. Each board member contributed their value in WIIFM.” Individual speakers and presenters over the three days included many local, national and internationally recognized experts on project management. All speakers were well received. For information about the speakers or their presentations, visit the conference website and download the final conference brochure at www.gnopmi.com. The LavaCon/Project Management PDS was held October 28-30 at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Summit included best practices in the fields of technical communication and project management, as well as innovative techniques for meeting project management challenges. The event included national and international speakers, professional leaders and project management experts. There was also a vendor exhibition that was well attended. Next year’s event should be even more successful.
With 250,000 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 PMI 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.
Winners of APM 2007 Project Management Awards Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced the winners of the 2007 APM Project Management Awards. Revealed at the first APM Project Management Conference, winners this year strongly feature public sector projects at home in the UK and abroad, with particular prominence for projects connected to British armed forces.
The Awards, covering eleven categories Winners of the 2007 APM Project Management Awards are
For the past 14 years the APM Project Management Awards have been rewarding and celebrating project management successes, from the Eden Project to record breaking round the world voyages. The awards reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society. The finalists and winners attract national publicity and many benefit from a career boost as a result, both at business and individual levels.  Individual winners received an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in unprecedented publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in all awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website and the APM awards brochure. Winners and Runners-up also appear in the Project magazine awards special.
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. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk
APM 2007 Project of the Year Award goes to BAE Systems Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced that the 2007 Project of the Year Award has been won by BAE Systems for the Availability Transformation Tornado Aircraft Contract (ATTAC), a new and innovative solution developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado Fleet. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference.
APM’s Project of the Year award goes to the company with a project delivered within the UK whose outcomes and results aligned most closely to its objectives, completed or successfully commissioned during the year. The focus is on the project, the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, along with the success of the final outcome, measured in terms applicable to the project. Successful projects deliver results for the customer and the stakeholders, as well as the project itself. Projects turn visions into reality, and project management achieves that reality effectively and efficiently to the benefit of all. Through the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques, it should be demonstrated that the requirements of the project can be met. Runners up this year included Project Kearsley by Siemens and the Thirlmere Aqueduct Refurbishment by MWH. This year’s APM Project of the Year award was sponsored by Siemens. The APM Project Management Awards reward and celebrate project management successes and reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society. Individual winners received an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in unprecedented publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in all awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website and the APM awards brochure. Winners and Runners-up also appear in the Project magazine awards special.
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. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk PMI GLOBAL CONGRESS - CANCÚN 2007 (Spanish) Por: Pablo Lledó (MBA, PMP) Un nuevo Congreso Global Latinoamericano del PMI acaba de finalizar en Cancún (12-14 de Noviembre de 2007). Tal como me lo solicitara PMWT Internacional Correspondent Ana Maria Rodríguez, he preparado estos comentarios de mi experiencia en el congreso, en el cual tuve la gran posibilidad de participar como expositor. Perfección en Dirección de Proyectos Como siempre, el PMI no descuida detalle alguno en este tipo de eventos. Se nota que están rodeados de verdaderos Directores de Proyectos que implementan procesos de gestión eficiente para organizar este tipo de Proyectos.
Además, es notable la “mejora continua” ya que algunas críticas menores del Congreso Latinoamericano del 2006 en Chile, registradas entre sus lecciones aprendidas ya fueron corregidas. Por ejemplo, fue mucho más simple encontrar el lugar de la conferencia donde uno se había anotado y se implementó un sistema de registro electrónico por código de barra para tener información precisa de quién asistía a cada presentación. Apertura con el gran líder Las palabras de apertura de Greg Ballestrero, CEO del PMI, fueron muy motivadoras para los participantes y todo el cuerpo de voluntarios que mantienen la estructura del PMI.  Mencionó sobre la importancia del PMI en la región donde ya existen 26 capítulos, más de 10.000 miembros y más de 50 PMI R.E.P., y que nunca antes había visto tanta urgencia en la región para implementar herramientas de Project Management. Greg sugirió prestar especial atención a los Proyectos que se van a generar en Petrobrás, que pasó de número 20 a número 6 como gran procesador de petróleo en el mundo en pocas horas, luego del anuncio del descubrimiento de nuevas reservas de petróleo en el mar. Como así también, que aprovecháramos las excelentes oportunidades de Proyectos que ya está generando la ampliación del Canal de Panamá. Greg también mantuvo una reunión privada con los PMI R.E.P. de la región antes de comenzar el Congreso y puso mucho énfasis en que al ser los R.E.P. la cara visible de ventas del PMI deben conocer el ultimo producto estrella de PMI denominado “Career Path Framework”. Excelente herramienta de diagnóstico para poder vender capacitación y consultoría, ajustada a las necesidades de cada Empresa. Finalmente resumió con tres palabras lo más importante para seguir desarrollando la región:
Orador Principal en Inglés Rubén Navarrete, mexicano, fue el encargado de la presentación de apertura del Congreso. Llamó la atención que su exposición fuera en inglés cuando su idioma nativo es el español y la mayoría de los participantes eran de habla hispana.
ue una presentación muy motivadora donde desarrolló temas tales como: “humildad con el cliente”, “ser flexible”, “comunicación clara”, “trabajar firme”, “tomar riesgos”, “aprender de los fracasos para ser exitoso”, etc. Al contar el caso Telmex, donde su dueño el mexicano Carlos Slim, no sólo destronó a Bill Gates como el más millonario del mundo sino que ahora está comprando empresas en Estados Unidos, Navarrete presentó un excelente ejemplo de que la sangre latina está para jugar en las grandes ligas. Las presentaciones y los patrocinadores Las presentaciones fueron muy interesantes, donde ya no todo el que aplica al evento queda seleccionado como Presentador, sino que la popularidad que está tomando el Congreso Latinoamericano hace cada vez más difícil el proceso de selección y no todos tienen lugar para exponer. Las charlas de doble jornada no tuvieron gran demanda por parte de los participantes, mientras que los temas relacionados con Riesgo y PMO tuvieron gran aceptación. Este año incrementó levemente el número de patrocinadores en relación al año pasado en Chile donde sólo eran seis, aunque todavía estamos muy lejos del sponsorship que recibe el mismo Congreso cuando se realiza en Estados Unidos y supera siempre los números de tres cifras. Algunos anfitriones mexicanos mencionaron que si el evento se realizaba en México DF hubiera asistido el doble de gente, aunque 500 personas no es un número para despreciar. Además, los extranjeros estábamos muy contentos con las turquesas aguas de Cancún del Hotel Hilton. Por ejemplo, algunos europeos decían “tenía que elegir entre el Congreso de Atlanta o el de Cancún, ¿vos que hubieras elegido?”.  El cierre PMI, haciendo gala del principio que dice que todo proyecto debe cerrarse formalmente, realizó un cierre muy emotivo. Gary Goldstein, quién estuvo siempre encima del más mínimo detalle del evento, realizó las palabras de cierre, felicitó a los voluntarios en forma personalizada y nos solicitó que llenemos la encuesta on-line para seguir mejorando. Gerardo Sierra, Presidente del Capítulo DF, comentó el resumen de todo lo ocurrido, con excelentes imágenes de fondo. Por último, el staff de Sao Paulo nos mostró imágenes de su región donde nos están esperando el año próximo. Allí estaremos! Report from PMI Global Congress - CANCÚN 2007 By Pablo Lledó (MBA, PMP) A new PMI Latin American Global Congress just finished in Cancun (November 12-14 2007). Following PMWT International Correspondent Ana Maria Rodriguez’ suggestions, I have prepared the following comments for PMForum, from my experience as a speaker in the congress: Project Management Perfection As always, PMI does not leave any detail unattended in these type of events. It is clear that PMI is composed by real Project Mangers who apply efficient management processes for the organization of an event such as a Global Congress.
Also, a “continuous improvement” is notorious since some minor critics to the 2006 Latin American Global Congress in Chile that were registered in the lessons learned process were already improved. For example, it was much simpler to find the room of the conference you have previously selected, and a bar-code system for electronic register of attendees was implemented, offering precise information about who attended each presentation. Opening with the good leader Greg Ballestrero's (CEO of PMI) opening words were really motivational for all attendees and all volunteers who maintain PMI structure. He mentioned the importance of PMI in the Latin American region, where 26 chapters have been formed, with more than 10,000 members, and more than 50 R.E.P. (Registered Education Providers) now. Ballestrero highlighted that he had never seen before such urgency in the region for implementing Project Management tools. Greg said we should pay special attention to the projects that Petrobras will generate since it came from number 20 to number 6 world largest petroleum seller in a few hours, after announcing the discovery of new important petroleum reserves off shore. He also suggested us to take advantage of the excellent opportunities for projects that the enlargement of the Panama Channel is already spawning. Greg also held a private meeting with PMI’s R.E.P.s in the region before the Global Congress. In this reunion, he emphasized that R.E.P. are the visible selling face for PMI, therefore R.E.P.s should be familiar with the latest PMI product, “Career Path Framework”, an excellent tool for selling training and consulting according to the needs of each company. He finally summarized in three words the most important aspects to develop in the region:
The main speaker spoke in English Rubén Navarrete Mexican, was in charge of the opening presentation of the Congress. It was noticeable that his exposition was in English, although his native language is Spanish and most of the attendees were Spanish-speakers.
Nevertheless, it was a very motivational presentation where he developed issues as “humility with the client”, “being flexible”, “clear communication”, “working firmly”, “taking risks”, “learn from failures”. By explaining the Telmex case, in which Mexican owner Carlos Slim gained the place as number one richest person in the World over Bill Gates and now he is buying companies in the U.S.A, Navarrete really offered a great example of how the Latin heritage is ready to play in the big leagues. The presentations and exhibitors Presentations were really interesting. Now not everybody who wants to make a presentation is effectively selected as speaker, since the growing popularity of the Latin American Global Congress makes the selection process harder, and not everybody gets a place to speak. The double-session lectures were not in high demand, while topics related to risks and PMOs gained enormous attention. This year there were a few more products’ exhibitors that last year in Chile, were there were only six. However, we are still far away from the amount of exhibitors that the same congress receives when hosted in the U.S.A, where there always hundreds of them. Some Mexican attendees mentioned that if the congress would be held in Mexico DF it would have more attendees. However, 500 people are still an important number. Foreign attendees such as I were really glad to see the turquoise waters of Cancun in front of the Hilton Hotel (pictured). Some European attendees mentioned “I had to choose between the Atlanta and the Cancun congress”, what would you chose?” Closure and the Future Following PMI’s principle of closing every project, the closing session was really emotive. Gary Goldstein, who was always checking even the most minimum detail of the Global Congress, had the closing words. He congratulated all volunteers one by one, and asked us to fill the on-line survey in order to keep improving. Gerardo Sierra, president of PMI’s chapter in México D.F., summarized the entire event with excellent background images. At last, the staff of Sao Paulo PMI chapter showed us images of their region, were they are expecting us next year. We will be there!
Primera Reunión de Camaradería de PMI Buenos Aires Chapter, Mendoza Branch Reportado por: Ana Maria Rodríguez en Rosario, Argentina  La primera reunión de camaradería de la Branch Mendoza del Capítulo Buenos Aires del Project Management Institute (PMI) se realizará el 20 de noviembre en la ciudad de Mendoza, region de Cuyo. Mas de 50 profesionales de importantes empresas tales como ARGENCONSULT, BARESI, BELATRIX SF, DIPROS, GLOBAL CROSSING, IMPSA, ISI SOLUTIONS, MASCONSULTING, MUÑOZ & ASOC., PROMATIC, REPSOL, SICTEC, SILICE, STINGENIERIA, TRASANDINO, YMGH han confirmado su asistencia al evento. Prestigiosas instituciones educativas como Aden School of Business y la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo también estarán presentes en el evento. Para mas información sobre la Branch Mendoza de PMI Buenos Aires www.pmimendoza.org First Networking meeting of the PMI Buenos Aires Chapter, Mendoza Branch to be November 20 in Mendoza, Argentina Reported by: Ana Maria Rodríguez in Rosario, Argentina The first networking meeting of thePMI Buenos Aires Argentina Chapter, Mendoza Branch will be held on the 20th of November at the city of Mendoza, Cuyo region, Argentina. More than 50 professionals from important companies such as ARGENCONSULT, BARESI, BELATRIX SF, DIPROS, GLOBAL CROSSING, IMPSA, ISI SOLUTIONS, MASCONSULTING, MUÑOZ & ASOC., PROMATIC, REPSOL, SICTEC, SILICE, STINGENIERIA, TRASANDINO, YMGH have confirmed attendance. Well known educational institutions such as Aden School of Business and Universidad Nacional de Cuyo will be also represented at the event. For more information regarding the Mendoza Branch of PMI Buenos Aires visit www.pmimendoza.org APM 2007 Programme of the Year Award Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced the 2007 Programme of the Year Award has been won by White Young Green for its tri-service Single Living Accommodation (SLAM) programme for armed forces for the UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD). The award was presented at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference. Representing White Young Green were Clive Anderson (on left in photo) and Peter Hughes (on right).
Introduced for the first time in 2006, APM’s Programme of the Year Award is given to the programme delivered within the UK and completed or successfully commissioned during the last year, whose outcomes and results exceeded or most closely secured its objectives. The Programme of the Year Award is presented for the most effective management of a programme of projects all aligned to a common goal, where some or all of the benefits can be shown to have been achieved during the last year. The focus is on the linkage with the organization's business strategy, effective management of the interdependencies between projects within the programme, and the way that resources have been allocated and reallocated between those projects so as to optimize benefit delivery. Runners-up this year included the Metropolitan Police C3i Programme by Hitachi and the Marks & Spencer Refurbishment by Davis Langdon. This year’s APM Programme of the Year Award was sponsored by Program Framework. For the past 14 years the APM Project Management Awards have been rewarding and celebrating project management successes, from the Eden Project to record breaking round the world voyages. The awards reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society. Individual winners received an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website. Names of award winners and runners-up appear in a mini-feature in Project magazine awards special.
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. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk. PMForum named Media Partner for IPMA's ROMA 2008 The International Project Management Association (IPMA) has selected PMForum to promote and report about their ROMA 2008 Global Congress on Project Management. PMForum announced on Monday, 19 November that it has been named “Media Partner” for ROMA 2008 Congress, to be held in Rome, Italy during the 9-11 November 2008. This will be the 22nd IPMA World Congress and the first in Italy since 1992. It is expected to be one the largest project management conferences in the world next year According to Henrik Jonsson, Vice President of IPMA, “PMForum is now recognized as the world’s leading independent source of project management news. We want to work closely with them in order to increase global exposure and visibility for our 2008 World Congress, and expect their live news coverage directly from the congress in Rome to be especially exciting.” The media partnership agreement was reached during discussions between David Pells of PMForum, Henrik Jonsson of IPMA and Vittorio Cariati, Project Manager of the ROMA 2008 World Congress, during meetings in the USA in October. (Pells, Jonsson & Cariati pictured) Under the banner of “Project Management to Run”, the conference will feature professional papers and presentations in the following streams: 
The ROMA 2008 World Congress will be conducted during 9-11 November 2008 at the Palazzo dei Congressi, located in the heart of the Rome business center. Participants from more than 50 countries are expected. The sponsoring organizations are the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP), the Italian Project Management Academy, and the IPMA. The Chair of the 22nd IPMA World Congress project manager is Mr. Luigi Iperti; the Project Manager of IPMA 2008 is Mr. Vittorio Cariati. For more information about the ROMA 2008 World Congress, including call for papers and invitation to sponsors, visit www.ipmaroma2008.it. As a PMForum media partner, the ROMA 2008 World Congress will receive banner ad promotion on PMForum web pages; listing in PMForum’s online Events Calendar, pre-event news coverage of announcements and developments, live breaking news coverage directly from location during the event, and post-event reporting. Examples of PMForum partnering efforts and media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.
Founded in 1965 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. Additional information is available at www.ipma.ch. Great Success of First Meeting of PMI Buenos Aires Chapter, Mendoza Branch Reported by Ana Maria Rodriguez in Rosario, Argentina On November 20th the first networking meeting of PMI Mendoza Branch was held with great success. This Branch will depend of PMI Buenos Aires Chapter. The meeting was hold on “La Cava de La Marchigiana” with the assistance of well-known business men, consultants, professors and project managers, and also with the presence of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and Aden School of Business.
This courtesy invitation was made by the volunteer committee that has been working on the formation of a PMI Chapter in Mendoza to those professionals that have shown an explicit interest on becoming members of this initiative. Showing the best project management level, the meeting was planned to be developed in a conference room for 50 people, inviting 70, receiving confirmation of attendance from 60, and finally counting with 50 attendees! An excellent result!  The meeting was started with a presentation from Pablo Lledó, PMP, about the benefits of counting with PMI in Mendoza as a great support for improving probabilities of business success. PMI’s decision of transforming the Buenos Aires Chapter into a Chapter with branches was informed; this decision of PMI allows formalizing the work this community of Project Managers in Mendoza as the first Branch in Argentina. Mr. Jorge Moreno, who has been designed as Branch Leader by PMI Buenos Aires chapter was introduced to the audience. The event also allowed thanking to all the volunteers in Mendoza that have been working during the last year in the conformation of this branch. Finally, and as a surprise for all attendees, the volunteer committee thanked their presence with a wine taste offering Mendoza’s wines, the best of Argentina and the world.
The success of the presented proposal was confirmed by the fact that 40 solicitudes for becoming member of PMI were received. Also, some business men showed interest on sponsoring activities for 2008. This total success shows the growing interest for PMI in the regions inside Argentina. And as the Project Managers in Mendoza have communicated to PMForum, all in the Project Management world are invited to the next meeting; they will pay for the wines. Cheers!
Gran éxito en la Primera Reunion del PMI Buenos Aires Chapter, Mendoza Branch Reportado por Ana Maria Rodriguez en Rosario, Argentina Con gran éxito se realizó el 20 de Noviembre la primera reunión de Camaradería del PMI Mendoza Branch que dependerá del PMI Argentina Chapter, Buenos Aires. La reunión se realizó en la Cava de La Marchigiana, con la presencia de reconocidos empresarios, consultores, docentes y directores de proyectos, además de la presencia de la Universidad Nacional de Cuyo y Aden School of Business.
Esta invitación de cortesía la realizó el comité de voluntarios que está trabajando en la formación de un capítulo PMI en Mendoza a aquellos profesionales con un interés explícito en ser miembros de esta iniciativa. Dando muestras del mejor nivel de Dirección de Proyectos, se planificó la reunión en un auditorio para 50 personas, invitando a 70, obteniendo confirmación de 60 para finalmente contar con exactamente 50 asistentes! Un excelente resultado! La reunión inició con una presentación de Pablo Lledó, PMP sobre los beneficios de contar con PMI en Mendoza como una gran ayuda para aumentar la probabilidad de éxito en los negocios. Además se comunicó a los asistentes la decisión de PMI USA de apoyar la transformación de PMI Buenos Aires en un capítulo con Branches, lo que permite formalizar el trabajo de esta comunidad de Project Managers en Mendoza como la primera Branch en Argentina. Se presentó al Sr. Jorge Moreno, designado por PMI Buenos Aires como Lider del Branch Mendoza, y además en el evento también se dio la oportunidad de agradecer a todos los voluntarios mendocinos que han trabajado durante un año en la conformación de esta Branch.
Finalmente y para sorpresa de todos los asistentes, el comité voluntario les agradeció su presencia con una degustación de vinos mendocinos, los mejores de Argentina y del Mundo. El éxito de la propuesta presentada se confirmó al recibir 40 solicitudes de adhesión formal a PMI. Además, algunos empresarios se mostraron interesados en financiar actividades para el año 2008. Un éxito absoluto, que demuestra el creciente interés por PMI en las regiones del interior de Argentina. Y tal como los Project Managers mendocinos le han hecho saber a PM Forum, todos en el mundo de Project Management están invitados a la próxima reunión, ellos aportan los vinos. Salud! Para más información sobre PMI Mendoza: info@pmimendoza.org APM's 2007 Community Project of the Year Award Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK The Association for Project Management (APM), the main project management professional society in the United Kingdom (UK), has announced that its 2007 Community Project of the Year Award has been won this year by Turner and Townsend for the restoration of the grade 1 listed Birkenhead Park, the first publicly funded park in the country, completed this year for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony during the APM Awards Dinner on Tuesday 30th October at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, on the first evening of APM’s two-day national Project Management Conference (Mike Grace of Turner and Townsend pictured).
APM’s Community Project of the Year, introduced in 2005, recognizes the project that has provided a major benefit to a local community, the environment, a disadvantaged group or to society as a whole. The winning project could therefore be anything from creating a children’s playground to accomplishing a residential care home on-line. It could involve the establishment of a new service, or the reorganization or remodeling of an existing one. The award is open to professional project managers and others who have shown the best project management skills in delivering their work for a community or stakeholder group. The criteria for this category are based upon a clear demonstration of community benefit, alongside the APM Body of Knowledge and Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide. The focus is on the project, the difficulties encountered and how they were overcome, along with the success of the final outcome, measured in terms applicable to the project. Runners up this year were the Dalby Forst Visitors' Centre project by Turner & Townsend and Myguide Project by LogicaCMG. The 2007 APM Project Management Company of the Year award was sponsored by Project magazine. For the past 14 years the APM Project Management Awards have been rewarding and celebrating project management successes, from the Eden Project to record breaking round the world voyages. The awards reflect the invaluable contribution project management and project managers make in all sections of society. Individual winners receive an exclusive trophy (pictured) by British designer Nigel Cripps presented at the Awards dinner, a winner’s certificate, use of a winner’s logo, featured in publicity throughout the year, featured as a case study on the APM Awards website and in the APM Awards brochure. Runners-up receive a certificate, use of a finalists’ logo, featured in awards publicity, announced as a finalist at the awards dinner, featured on the APM awards website.
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. Additional information can be found at www.apm.org.uk
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