#PMIEMEA18 - #DifferenceMakers : We are making dreams a reality !
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This was my 3rd PMI Congress and first EMEA Congress. My experience is every year the Congress is different. This year I particularly loved the “offsite” learning sessions – the BER airport and the Hauftbanhof excursions. An opportunity to experience the projects under the skin right at the site.
So what did I learn this time ?
As I write this post, midair on my way home to Mumbai, I retrospect on my learnings at the #PMIEMEA18 – Berlin.
Being a project manager of the IT industry, I focused on “Projects of the future” and sessions which provided insights on artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital transformation. What do we need to do different in the era of digital disruption? What I learned was the solution lies in us, the humans. We humans need to start being “more” human.
Starting from
Thommas Wallenta’s opening note:
“We are making dreams a reality. We are the #DifferenceMakers !”,
“Our volunteers make it all happen!”
Rowan Gibson’s opening key note:
“Build a great team, the right people in the right roles at the right time”
Read more about the opening note and Rowan Gibson’s opening key note here
Day 1 : #GameChangers
The BER – airport project manager Thomas’s presentation:
“I spend most of my time in stakeholder management”
More on my Day 2 experience is here
Day 2 : #BoundaryPushers
Inma Martinez’s closing key note:
“It is okay to be imperfect, machines are perfect, so we can afford to be imperfect, be more human”
Read more about Inma’s closing note and Day 3 highlights here
Day 3 : #FutureDefiners
It was all about people, teams and being human.
I have had an extraordinary time with everyone at #PMIEMEA18.
It is much more than the PDUs.
It is about the networking, learning and being inspired by world renowned experts to become a #DifferenceMaker
If you were in-person at the event or have been following our team online, we would love to know
How was your experience?
What did you learn from the conference?
What is it that you are going to do different tomorrow, next week and in the coming months?
Till next time I leave you with this twitter moment on my experiences of #PMIEMEA18- Berlin.
Auf Wiedersehen – Good bye in German
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Priya Patra
on: May 12, 2018 06:36 AM |
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Alok Priyadarshi
Project Manager| Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
It looks like it all went very well.
Anish Abraham
Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington
Auburn, Wa, United States
Priya Patra
Delivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services Ltd
Mumbai, India
Alok, Sante, Anish and Eduin, You are right, I had great fun doing what I love the most, speaking, networking and social media butterflying :)
Thank you everyone for the great support all throughout !
Priya Patra
Delivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services Ltd
Mumbai, India
Thank you Bruce. I am glad you enjoyed the coverage
Atique Khan
Project IT Consultant| Tata Consultancy Services
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Farouq Zaabab
Researcher, Coach, Trainer, Consultant| Freelancer
Sohar, Oman
A great post Priya, thank you!
Priya Patra
Delivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services Ltd
Mumbai, India
Thank you Farouq and Atique
RAJESH K L
Project Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, India
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Karthik Ramamurthy
Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz
Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
@Priya Patra: Thanks a million for your excellent, extensive coverage of the PMI EMEA Conference at Berlin.
It was a terrific experience working with Kristin, Emily, and you on bringing the essence and key learnings of the conference to our vibrant community on projectmanagement.com
I certainly look forward to working with our dynamic team again.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep leading!
:-)
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