Volume X - Issue II - February 2008
PM Profession News
New Officers announced for the Buenos Aires Chapter of PMI Reported by Ana María Rodríguez in Argentina
The Buenos Aires Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMIBA) has announced that, as a result of the elections held at the end of year 2007, the following officers were elected for the period 2008 :
For more information, please contact PMIBA through its web page www.pmi.org.ar With over 250,000 members in more than 150 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the world’s largest and best known project management organization. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the PM profession, setting standards, conducting research and providing access to a wide variety of information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities. PMI was founded in the USA in 1969, but is now a global organization with members, chapters and offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.pmi.org. PMI®, PMP® and PgMP™ are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute. Cambio de Autoridades en el Capítulo Buenos Aires de PMI Reportado por: Ana María Rodríguez en Argentina
El capítulo Buenos Aires del Project Management Institute (PMIBA), ha anunciado que, como resultado de las elecciones realizadas a fines de año 2007, fueron elegidas las siguientes autoridades del Capítulo, para el período 2008 :
Para mayor información, contactar al capítulo PMI BA a través de su página web www.pmi.org.ar Con mas de 250,000 miembros en más de 150 países, el Project Management Institute (PMI ®) es la organización mundial sobre Dirección de Proyectos más grande y más conocida. PMI está activamente comprometido a la difusión de la profesión de Dirección de Proyectos, estableciendo estándares, realizando investigaciones, y proveyendo acceso a una amplia gama de información y recursos. PMI además promueve el desarrollo de la carrera y la profesión de Director de Proyectos y ofrece certificaciones, redes de colegas, y oportunidades de vinculación comunitaria. PMI fue fundado en Estados Unidos en 1969, pero ahora es una organización global con miembros, capítulos y oficinas a lo largo del mundo. Para más información, visite www.pmi.org. PMI®, PMP® y PgMP™ son marcas registradas del Project Management Institute PMI Madrid celebrates Board of Directors Elections Reported by Alfonso Bucero in Spain Last January 11th, 2008, the PMI Madrid Chapter, with the support of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and the Electoral Committee, celebrated the election of a new Board of Directors (BOD) for the Chapter. Although only 40% of the Chapter members voted, a new Board of Directors was elected. Alfonso Bucero, who was PMI Barcelona founder and former President, was elected as PMI Madrid Spain Chapter President, Valentín Trijueque as 1st Vice President, and Miguel Angel Alvarez as 2nd Vice President. Henk Van Soest, José Luis Lucero, José Luis Muñoz, Felipe Fernández, Victor Alonso, José Moro, Santiago Marquez and Ana Ruiz were elected as voting members.
Now the new Board of the PMI Madrid Chapter has a new challenge – to serve all their membership, and to offer services to attract the Spanish Community. Most of the members of this BOD are new, as Board members, and are really passionate to move the Chapter forward through work, persistence and teamwork. PMI’s Global Congress - EMEA 2006 was celebrated in the city of Madrid in May 2006, and that Congress had about 800 attendees. We strongly believe the PMI Madrid Chapter has enough potential to grow up in the near future, and to contribute much more awareness in the PM Spanish Community. Spain needs project management action. Founded in 1969 and with over 250,000 members worldwide, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world’s largest and best known project management organization. The PMI Madrid Chapter is one of the largest components of PMI in Europe. The chapter actively promotes professional PM in the Spanish business communit y, providing access to a wide variety of PM information and resources. The PMI Madrid Chapter promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities. For more information, visit www.pmi-mad.es. PMI®, PMP® and PgMP™ are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute. PMSA Conference 2008 is open for registration. Reported by Jaycee Kruger in South Africa Project Management South Africa (PMSA) has opened registration for its International Conference 2008: From Strategy to Reality to be held in Midrand South Africa, and is proud to announce that Dr Ginger Levin is the first of four plenary speakers to confirm her participation. Dr Levin will speak in the plenary session on the third and final day of the conference, and will also present a workshop.  USA-based Dr Ginger Levin is a Senior Consultant and Educator in project management. She is the co-author of several books and has also published numerous articles in peer-review journals and conference proceedings and has presented several plenary talks at various international conferences. In her consulting capacity, she has served as Project Manager in numerous efforts for Fortune 500 and public sector clients, including Bank One, UPS, Citibank, General Electric, John Deere, Schreiber Foods, New York City Transit Authority, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, Dr Levin is a Lecturer for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville where she teaches in its Project Management Masters Program. She is the only person who holds all of the Project Management Institute’s credentials – a CAPM, PMP, and PgMP – and is also certified as an OPM3 Assessor and Consultant.  The conference fees have been announced and the registration process is open to a worldwide audience of project professionals. Cost details and an online registration form are available at www.pmsaconference.co.za. Delegates are encouraged to take advantage of the early-bird discount, which expires on March 31, 2008. 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 about PMSA, visit http://www.pmisa.org.za or contact Taryn van Olden at info@cyansky.co.za. PMI Global Congress 2008-EMEA location changed to Malta The Project Management institute (PMI®) has announced that the PMI Global Congress 2008—EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) will now be held in Malta. According to the PMI website, the location of the May 2008 congress was changed from Marrakech, Morocco to Malta “due to unforeseen circumstances, including some logistical challenges that could not be overcome.”  According to Wikipedia, Malta is a small and densely-populated island nation comprising an archipelago of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Malta is south of Sicily, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The country's official languages are Maltese and English. Malta is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, has been a member state of the European Union (EU) since 2004 and is currently the smallest EU country in both population and area.  Malta is home to the oldest freestanding structure in the world: the oldest of all the megalithic temples on the islands is il-Ġgantija, in Gozo dating back to before 3500 BC. One of the very earliest marks of civilization on the islands is the temple of Ħaġar Qim, which dates from between 3200 and 2500 BC and stands on a hilltop on the southern edge of the island of Malta. For additional information about Malta, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta. The PMI congress and associated events will be held at the Hilton Malta, in the heart of the Portomaso waterfront (pictured) in St. Julians, Malta, about 14km from the Malta International Airport. The dates for the congress remain 19–21 May, 2008. For more information, visit www.pmi.org. Places taken for APM Student Activity Weekend 2008 Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
APM’s popular Student Weekend now has a full roster of teams for the popular eventsponsored by BAE Systems. Student Weekend runs from the 18th to 20th April.
Full details about the event can be found at www.Apm.org.ukStudentWeekend.asp in the 'Membership' section of the website. GAPPS Working Session 13 to be held in Conjunction with The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards has announced the next working session for those professional leaders and organizations interested in working towards an open global standard for project management. Working Session no 13 will be held during 12-14 March 2008 at Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan. The Working Session will immediately follow the PMAJ International Project and Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 being held at the same location during 10-11 March.  At GAPPS working sessions, participants work hard over three days to achieve agreed outcome of the Alliance. The work of the GAPPS is done by volunteers, who are busy people but who have recognized that most achievements and progress can be made during these sessions. Preliminary objectives and Agenda for Working Session 13 include the following:
Registration for GAPPS Working Session 13 is now open. Accommodation bookings can be made at the Keio Plaza Hotel with the special GAPPS, but places are limited. For more information, visit www.globalpmstandards.org or contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org. For more information about the PMAJ International Project and Program Management Tokyo 2008 Symposium website at www.pmaj.or.jp. The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) is an independent collaborative not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering mutual recognition for project and program management standards and qualifications. The organization was formed in response to the need for global portability of project management qualifications, certifications and development programs. The GAPPS project manager standards are intended to provide a framework for assessment and development of project management skills. They also support the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations addressing an identified applied skill shortage in many nations. The GAPPS standards can be adopted by organisations for the assessment, development and certification of their project managers, in their entirety or customized to support existing project management cultures, processes, tools and models. Benefits of GAPPS include its independence from proprietary project management methodologies and models, and that it can complement existing structures. All the works produced by GAPPS are developed on a volunteer basis, are publicly available for use by public and private sector organisations, and can be downloaded from the GAPPS website at www.globalpmstandards.org. To become involved, to join the next working session, or for more information, contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org. 1st Anniversary for APM Inspire Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK January marked the first anniversary of the Inspire initiative, APM’s outreach programme to support young Project Managers. Originally centred on the London Branch, the national rollout has been strongly supported by it Steering Committee under the chairmanship of Carol Bell. Eleven of the 12 UK Branches have appointed an Inspire Representative to the Steering Committee to co-ordinate Inspire-branded activities, launch events for the Inspire initiative have been held in six Branches; Scotland, South Wales & West of England, South East with Thames Valley, North West and North East - and a further three launch events are scheduled to take place before Easter 2008 in Yorkshire/North Lincolnshire, Wessex and Northern Ireland Branches. According to APM’s latest newsletter, variety is the key to Inspire events; the tenets of the APM Body of Knowledge are disseminated via seminars, workshops, masterclasses, site visits and social interaction with effective communication being a recurring theme. Inspire is also actively participating in APM's drive to develop an international dimension; a member of the IPMA Young Crew sits on the APM Inspire Steering Group and a Branch and Steering Group member represented APM Inspire at the 2007 IPMA Conference in Poland. Ongoing sponsorship from PMP Professional enables Inspire to offer APM qualifications to members at a reduced rate to encourage them to progress up the career ladder. Individual events are frequently sponsored by APM Corporate members and hosted by Higher Education Institutions, enabling APM to strengthen its ties with key stakeholders. Central events planned for 2008 include the popular two-day student challenge in April and, in July, a national forum for Branch Inspire representatives and a half-day congress for Inspire members from all over the UK culminating in a spectacular summer social at the House of Lords. In the autumn there is the chance to attend the IPMA Young Crew conference in Rome. In addition, local events are planned at Branch level in support of the National roll out. Further details about APM Inspire and its activities can be found at www.apm.org.uk/inspire or on the event page of a local branch.  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.
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