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Vol. XII Issue III - March 2010

Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management Update from Zurich

By Rüdiger Geist
International Correspondent for PMForum
& PM World Today
Zurich, Switzerland
10th Annual members meeting of the PMI Switzerland Chapter
End of January the 10th annual members meeting of the PMI Switzerland Chapter took place in Zurich.
The meeting was hosted and sponsored by Microsoft in their head office in Wallisellen. Microsoft presented their new 2010 Enterprise Project Management Software and did live demo about the new products. It was the first time in Switzerland the new version was showed to a bigger audience.
The meeting started with the President’s message. The official part included also the 2009 financial report, the discharge of the chapter officers and the election results.
A networking buffet gave the chance for discussions and to meet someone.
15th Congrès du Management de Projet
Once again, the "Congrès du Management de Projet" brings a unique training opportunity during two very dense days in the UNIL beautiful campus in Lausanne-Dorigny. The event is organized by the SMP (the IPMA branch in the French speaking part of Switzerland) and the PMI Switzerland Chapter…
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About the Author Rudiger Geist International Correspondent
Rüdiger Geist, PMP, IPMA Level B, is the Managing Director of Spirit@PM GmbH, a Swiss-based consultancy specializing in coaching, consulting, outsourcing and training in the areas of Project, Programme and Project Portfolio Management. He is also Associate Professor of Project Management at Kalaidos Fachhochschule (Zurich), the International Institute of Management (Fribourg) and IFA AG (Zurich). He was Managing Director for Agora Associates GmbH during 2007-2008, where he was engaged in consulting, coaching and training in project, program and portfolio management. He was previously lead PM coach, project manager and project portfolio manager for Credit Suisse; senior project manager, coach and portfolio manager for SPOL AG; assistant CFO, contract manager, project manager, and coach for CSC Switzerland; project designer, manager and coach for CSC POLENZKE AG in Wiesbaden, Germany; and information systems developer for BVV Versicherungsverein des Bankgewerbes AG, Freie University and others in Berlin. Rüdiger has a Diploma in Political Science from Freie University Berlin (1988) and in Informationsorganisator from Siemens/Nixdorf, Berlin. He is also a CMMI and SPICE certified assessor. Rüdiger holds an IPMA Level B project management certification (GPMF) and the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI®), as well as the PMOS (CSC) and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University (GWU) in the USA. Rüdiger has authored papers and presentations at IPMA and PMI conferences and currently sits on the board of the PMI Switzerland Chapter as Vice President Education & Certification. Fluent in English and German, Rüdiger is based in Zurich and can be contacted at rg@spirit-at-pm.com. |
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