Shared Insights on the PMI EMEA Congress
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Generational PM
Categories: Generational PM
| The PMI Global Congress 2016 - EMEA offers three days of unprecedented professional development and a great opportunity to expand your network of contacts. The Congress is aimed at enhancing the set of personal skills and influence to boost the strategic goals of the Organization through the promotion and advancement of the project manager profession. The Congress is an opportunity to reflect on the reality and practice of project management. Experts from different sectors will present practical solutions and case studies on the challenges posed by the evolution of projects and businesses today. The program of the Conference, whose main theme is Accelerating Progress, Improving Performance, will focus on these themes: Day 1: Globalization and its impact on the community of PPM Day 2: Industry location and connectivity Day 3: Organizational influence and impact
Not able to join us in Barcelona?You can still be involved!Kristin Jones, blogger at The Critical Path, a ProjectManagement.com site, leads the Congress Community Team to bring the news and talks to those who cannot attend. This is a new experience in the community for this year's Global Congress - EMEA. The Community Team will cover all the presentations and will be live to share the best of the Congress: Kristin Jones, Yves Cavarec You'll have the opportunity to experience the Congress right along with the attendees.
"Good things happen when you become involved with PMI"
I’m honored to have been invited to participate in this exciting communication project, of which I have my particular expectations. On the one hand, the Congress is a great opportunity to meet professionals and companies dedicated to projects. In short, it is the networking event par excellence for PMI on an EMEA level. But there are many reasons for networking. As I commented in the following article, one of The real reasons for Networking was to discover ways to help others (who may one day be able to help you). In this sense, our work next week as members of the Community Team is very focused on adding value to colleagues who follow us, our network of contacts. We will share with them valuable first-hand information from the Congress. This is what we meant when we mentioned in that article Growing within the Network: bringing real value to our network of contacts. This is a good opportunity to bring value and information to all my network of contacts on social networks, but also to make new professional contacts in person. As we said in the previous article, personal branding on social networks must be consistent, i.e., be a reflection On the other hand, the PMI Global Congress EMEA is the biggest event to learn and discover new challenges and trends In today's complex and volatile environment, the success of the Organization depends on the proper alignment and integration of projects and programs with the strategic objectives of a greater size. In this sense, Project Managers have a complex picture of changes before us in which we must act as catalysts, implementing innovations that directly affect performance and competitiveness. PMI gives us the opportunity to discover under its main protagonists’ guidance, how this is affecting the organizations, what trends are defining the needs of the market and what makes mature companies in project management be more competitive. The extensive PMI network provides an overview of the market and companies in various sectors around the world. I will personally attend sessions related to the construction and civil work sectors, new trends in leadership, change management and the impact of project management in the strategy of companies through project management offices. I invite you to join the Community Team staff during these intense days and share all this knowledge with your network and contacts.
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Why attend PMI EMEA Global Congress .. Be part of a great family!
| Quick changing environment make us weaker in some aspects and really stronger in others. Cooperation, sharing, ethics, professionalism and knowledge make us not only better people but better project managers. In 2012 I attended my first EMEA event in Europe and in 2014 my first in US and I can tell you I was really impressed, I felt like never before. We are a big family where we all feel and share passion for project management ... Before attending I had hundred questions ... How people would be? from where? Would they work for big corporations or small companies? Will they be approachable? What PMI sessions would add to my knowledge? Would they be practical or just theoretical? Would I feel like in the right place as project manager? How about the speakers? I must say I was really delighted about the professionalism and the quality of the sessions and people. I met people from all over the world, working for different types and sizes of companies, from different markets, sessions where theoretical and practical, people was really open to meet you and learn from you .. so what are you waiting for? If you want to learn, enhance, share, innovate, recharge your batteries and enjoy a great atmosphere while you network meeting people around the world this is your place! We want to see you at PMI EMEA Global Congress in Barcelona starting tomorrow! |
"Forecasts" from and at the PMI EMEA Congress 2016
| Usually, attempts to predict the future are based on past and present data and analysis of trends. They are based on forecasts. Just think how many forecasts we have read before leaving for the PMI EMEA Congress in Barcelona: weather forecast, traffic forecast and so on and so forth. We had the past data (Barcelona was sunny in May for the last 5 years or so) or the present one (for my town, some of the main central roads were closed this week-end due to some special events). We just needed the trend analysis so we could predict the future and, most important, prepare for it. (leave early for the airport, pack some waterproof jackets etc.). This is actually what I am most looking forward to get from this PMI EMEA Congress: Project Management-related "forecasts". This way, we will be able to alert the organisations and prepare better so the future will have less (unwanted) surprises. Are you ready to join us and start preparing for the future in Project Management? |
PM War Stories - Communications Confusion over words
| I wanted to share a recent event that is in line with our communication war stories topic. Over the last couple of days, my team has been trying to work a project and secure some critical data that is hard to get. Our different teams were tripping over each other trying to understand what we were doing. Here is our situation: My company qualifies customers for services on estimated guesses. After the customer is installed and using the services, my company now gets real data and knows how well a customer can use a service and what additional services and speeds for which a customer can qualify. What we needed was the original qualification (the promise given to the customer), not what the actual data after the install says. We were using words like original loop qual, loop qual at point of sale, service promise, estimated loop qual, and calculated qualification. Impact: This part of the project was in confusion and getting no where. Subsequent analysis dependent upon this data downstream could not proceed. This data was on the critical path. If the wrong data is pulled, we come up with the wrong conclusions or have to restart the data pull. Then, the project gets delayed or is implemented poorly. Next steps and results: We had to get everyone on the phone and clear up the confusion immediately. Next, we had to clearly define what the actual ask is for that data. Last, we memorialized that definition so that there was no more confusion. Sounded like a lot of work, but it was absolutely necessary. Did we do it right? Was there something else we should have done? |
From Kill the PMO to Creating an Elite PMO
| From Kill the PMO to Creating an Elite PMO there are some exciting sessions to look forward in the PMO area of focus at the congress. I will be leading the first session on Sunday morning, Kill the PMO! Some of you are probably excited about this idea of killing the PMO and others are wondering, why? “When will the PMO stop us from conducting business…” was a comment I heard recently from a frustrated executive in a financial services organization. Often, PMOs are guilty of unclear, complicated processes that are costly in terms of time, rework, frustration and simply conducting business. These complicated processes are like creepers and weeds that can spread and strangle healthy plants and trees if not controlled in time. What comes to mind when you think about the “PMO?” 78% of the respondents in our survey said more work, documentation, red-tape and bureaucracy. This perception of bureaucracy is a critical issue for PMOs and a number one reason for push-back and lack of buy-in and acceptance for many PMOs. Today’s DANCE-world (Dynamic & changing; Ambiguous & uncertain; Non-Linear; Complex and Emergent & unpredictable) has caused increasing disruption in business and beyond. To survive in a disruptive world speed and agility are key and simplicity is a strategic imperative. How do you create a start-up culture that gives you a competitive advantage and guard against bloat and bureaucracy that slows you down? As one executive in a global conglomerate remarked, “our enemy is not the competition, it is unnecessary complexity in our processes.” You have to create a culture where you can work together and focus on initiatives and projects that matter the most, make jobs easier, simplify processes and enhance customer experience. Organizations like General Electric, ConAgra, Vanguard and others have embraced simplification as a strategic initiative. Just like the Phoenix the PMO can rise from the ashes and resurrect itself as the Department of Simplicity. The vision for starting and sustaining PMOs should be that they are the Department of Simplicity within the organization. There is a rallying cry to simplify organizations and government in today’s disruptive world and simplification is become a strategic imperative for speed and agility in many organizations. In this not-to-miss session we will discuss how the PMO needs to kill the traditional perception of bureaucracy and re-invent itself as the Department of Simplicity. We will discuss how the PMO can take a leadership role to identify opportunitiesto focus on simplicity and dedicate itself to identify and reduce unnecessary overhead and complicatedness. You will walk-away with practical ideas and techniques from real-world PMOs that will help you to increase buy-in, support and win raving fans for your PMO. The other PMO sessions range from building a PMO from the Ground-up to Starting-up an Enterprise PMO. Also Change Management and Creating an Elite PMO through collaboration are featured. I am also excited about finding out more about how to Incorporate PM Best Practices even when the PMO is not supported by the organization. Here is a listing of the PMO area of focus sessions: NA14INP01: Kill the PMO! Resurrect the Department of Simplicity
IntermediateSunday, 26 October
IntroductorySunday, 26 October
IntermediateSunday, 26 October
IntermediateSunday, 26 October
IntermediateTuesday, 28 October
IntroductoryTuesday, 28 October Even if you are not directly involved with PMOs, attending PMO sessions at the congress will provide a broad perspective on contemporary issues facing organizational project management (OPM). If you want to find out what is trending in PM it might be a good idea to attend some of these sessions. |
