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Vol. XI Issue III - March 2009
Project Management eJournal
Project Management Update from Uruguay
By Liliana Buchtik, PMP International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today Montevideo, Uruguay
PM Profession News
During the first week of March 2009, the PMI Montevideo Uruguay Chapter will be hosting its first annual membership meeting and the election for new officers for this year will be held.
Project Updates and other News Affecting Projects & PM
in Uruguay
The 2008 figures regarding the local economic growth were recently published. 2008 was a very good year for Uruguay and its projects, especially compared to previous years. According to the BCU, Uruguayan Central Bank, the economy grew 11.6% during 2008 which is far above its neighboring countries, especially the “big ones” like Argentine and Brazil which grew around 4% to 5%. So the year was very positive especially from June to September.
In 2008 imports increased by 58% when comparing Dec 2008 to Dec 2007. It is common to hear among local people that “we still don’t feel the international crisis”. We are in the summer season and especially January was an important month for the Tourist sector and related projects. This year we received more than 80 international cruises arriving to our harbors, to include Queen Mary 2, one of the largest ones in the world, and several others from the most important cruises companies globally. That implied groups of thousands of tourists visiting our capital and one of the most important beaches in South America as it is “Punta del Este”, located at one hour and a half away from the capital.
What all of this means for projects in Uruguay and what we expect as we move forward? Talking about Punta del Este, this is a great example of very good projects held in the construction industry in the recent years in Uruguay. In the past few years an incredible quantity of world class buildings was constructed in the Punta del Este beach bay. Companies like Campiglia, a national construction company, are not only executing new projects for buildings in beaches, but also important projects for the country as it is the case of the new international airport terminal (pictured at right) which is located in Montevideo. A USD 37.416.000 project for a building of 45.000 m2.
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Liliana Buchtik, PMP 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
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