Project Management Update from Uruguay

Liliana Buchtik, PMP
International Correspondent - Uruguay
Based in Montevideo

Liliana Buchtik, PMP is the President of Buchtik Global, a consulting and training firm in project management (PM) and information technology (IT) based in Uruguay and providing services globally on site or remotely in Spanish and English. She is also an International Correspondent for PMForum and the global PM World Today eJournal. Liliana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems Analysis, is a Project Management Professional (PMP®) certified by PMI®, and has a Diploma in Directing People. She graduated from the PMI Leadership Institute Master Class in USA. She has worked for North America, Europe and Latin America in the IT and PM fields for the past thirteen years, in private industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations. She has been a Project Manager for the Project Management Institute (PMI) and provides training services to PMI. Liliana worked in the Uruguayan Department of Justice, in the Uruguayan Judicial System Fortifying Program and also managed the Jurisdictional Software Development area of the Technology Division of the same corporation. She taught International PM in the Masters Program of the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences in Austria, and taught PM at the ISEDE School of Business in Uruguay. She has published articles on PM in various international publications, and has been a keynote and speaker at various regional and international PM events. In 2007 she was part of the PMI Component Mentor Program Member Advisory Group, and in 2006 she was the PMI Component Mentor for Southern Latin-America. She integrated the PMI Board of Directors Other Committee Ethics Appeals Committee in 2005 and was PMI® Montevideo Chapter President in 2004. She is a PMI® member, PMI IS SIG member, and former Government SIG member of PMI. She is bilingual English-Spanish and understands Portuguese. Liliana lives in Montevideo, Uruguay and can be contacted at Liliana@buchtik.com