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PM Wars Tournament, 6-8 October, 2018 PMI Global Conference
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Back by popular demand, the PM Wars Tournament will again be hosted this year at the 2018 PMI Global Conference! Attendees of the conference can compete and demonstrate their skills and knowledge in a fun competition throughout Conference in the Exhibit Hall. Click this link to sign up in advance and reserve your spot in the competition. Registration will also be available in the Exhibit hall on Saturday only. Space is limited; reserving today can ensure you get to participate! PM Wars at PMI Global Conference 2018 pitches you head to head against other PMs in a test of your Project Management knowledge! This tournament will be conducted using a single elimination style bracket where the most knowledgeable PMs will advance. You'll have 90 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. You get +2 points for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong answer. You are allowed to skip questions, but only three times. The tournament rounds will be played on Saturday, 6 October and Sunday, 7 October, culminating in a final battle on Sunday, 7 October to determine whose PM knowledge stands above the crowd! Prizes will be granted for first and second place:
NOTE: Participants must be in attendance at Global Conference and able to compete in their chosen or assigned time slots. Anyone not able to compete at their time(s) will forfeit their competition and the other PM will advance. Date: 10/06/2018 (Sat.) |
PMI Student Virtual Event, 30 October 2018
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Academic event
Categories: Academic event
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Register Now for the Free PMI Student Virtual Event, 30 October 2018 Students and entry-level professionals are invited to join us for a free virtual event on 30 October 2018 from 10am-4pm Eastern time. This virtual summit offers real opportunities for students studying project management or an allied discipline, and those who have recently started to practice in these fields, to learn and network. The event will feature keynote presentations, technical and informational sessions, collaboration space and a virtual exhibit hall. This event is designed to help students and new professionals learn more about project management, connect with their colleagues, and gain insight into the transition from student to professional. The event is free and registration is open now. Visit the event registration page to sign up and learn more. The 2018 event will feature: Keynote presentations:
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Collaboration space: Network and interact with your peers based on geographic region or industry of interest. Exhibit hall: Learn about PMI certifications, membership and other resources for students and emerging professionals. Sign up now to join the PMI Virtual Student Summit on 30 October 2018 from 10am-4pm Eastern. Contact [email protected] with questions. |
August Book Club
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book club.
Categories: book club.
| August Book Club We are excited to announce the ProjectManagement.com August book club! The book club provides an opportunity to participate in webinars and discussions around selected books relevant to the overall practice of project management. The book club occurs in three parts:
The first 25 PMI members registered for the closing book club webinar will receive a complimentary copy of the book and will be notified via email. Additional participants will have the opportunity to purchase a copy of the book at their own expense. All community members will be able to view the book club opening webinar and participate in the discussion forum. We will evaluate the content of each opening and closing book club webinar to determine the eligibility and breakdown for PDUs. Our book club book for August is Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach by Michael M. Bissonette Mike Bissonette is a seasoned business executive, entrepreneur, adjunct professor, training consultant and author. He has over 37 years of research and development experience within several industries (i.e., Aerospace, Commercial Electronics, Industrial Equipment and Services, Clean Technology, IT and SaaS), and has led the development of a myriad of products and services. Mike began his professional career as a radar system engineer and progressed into several technical and project/program/portfolio manager roles. His experience spans Fortune 500 companies and small start-up companies. He has held executive level positions over many functional disciplines, including: Project Management Offices, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Product Management, and Quality Assurance. He has also held the position of division General Manager (SVP and Officer) of a public company. Mike co-founded RTConfidence, Inc. (a company that is developing and innovative cloud-based management system which contains specialized IP, including Machine Learning technology), and Build2Scale, Inc. (a company that works with start-ups and young companies seeking investment and accelerated growth). Mike is a certified PfMP® (Portfolio Management Professional), an EIR (Expert in Residence) at UC Irvine’s Applied Innovation Center, and currently teaches a blended (both in-person and on-line) class in Clarkson University’s MS in Engineering Management curriculum, entitled “Strategic Project Management.” Mike is considered a thought leader in certain industries, has spoken at numerous events, and has taught many project management and product development related courses. His unique professional experience has afforded Mike a broad and diverse perspective of project management and what it takes to be a successful project manager, not to mention, what it takes to be a successful company in this ever-changing, highly competitive, global marketplace. He published a text book “Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach” through the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and has contributed to PMI’s recently released PMBOK® (Project Management Body of Knowledge) Guide, Sixth Edition, and The Standard for Portfolio Management, Fourth Edition. Mike holds a BSEE degree from Clarkson University, a MSEE from CSU, Long Beach, and an MBA from UC, Irvine. Mike is a volunteer in probation at juvenile detention facilities (in Orange County, CA), is a sports enthusiast, enjoys oil-painting, is married, has four children, and lives in Southern California. About the book:
It’s not exactly news that putting the concepts of risk management into action can help make a project more successful. In fact, a solid understanding of risk management is a vital component of any project management professional’s training, regardless of the industry in which he or she might work. In today’s fast-paced, constantly changing, and extremely competitive environment, risk management is more important than ever for businesses hoping to find their footing in the global market. In Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach, author Michael M. Bissonette not only provides insights into the best ways to implement the traditional techniques of risk management, but also explores innovative new methods that can help modern organizations build their culture, improve financial performance, and ultimately achieve greater success in all of their projects. Our August book club host is David Maynard, PMP. Dave is a native New Yorker who after graduation from engineering school from the State University of New York, traveled to Houston to work for NASA at the Johnson Spacecraft Center for many years. He gradually gained responsibilities and participated in the Shuttle avionics architecture design, the “glass cockpit” development and in crew training. Incrementally David’s level of responsibility increased, and he became a Senior Engineer, Project Engineer, a Project Manager and Program Manager. David then moved to the Space Operations and Planning Complex (SOPC) where he again participating in overall technical design efforts. After leaving NASA, Mr. Maynard was asked to become the General Manager of Systems Management Inc. (SMI) in Orlando whose mission was to turn-around troubled projects, programs or operations. Mr. Maynard left SMI for another attempt at retirement. David now teaches at Purdue University in Indiana, is active the PMI-Northeast Indiana Chapter and volunteers for PMI in various capacities. To register for the closing live book club webinar, please visit the webinar page on ProjectManagement.com, find the book club closing webinar and click on the “Register for this webinar” link. Please visit the book club information and discussion on the Project Management.com books page. For additional questions, please visit the ProjectManagement.com Book Club FAQ page. |
Project Management Scholars Receive 2018 PMI Academic Awards
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Education
Categories: Education
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Professor Avraham Shtub of Technion Israel Institute of Technology receives the 2018 PMI Teaching Excellence Award from PMI Academic Programs Manager Heather Ramsey at a presentation at the EURAM Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 21 June.
Dr. Mark Keil of Georgia State University with PMI Academic Programs Manager Heather Ramsey. Dr. Keil received the 2018 PMI Research Achievement Award at a presentation at the EURAM Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 21 June. On 21 June, three members of the project management academic community were honored for their contributions to education and research. These international scholars and teachers accepted PMI Academic Awards during a ceremony in Reykjavik, Iceland, at the 2018 EURAM Conference at the University of Iceland. The PMI Teaching Excellence Award recognizes and honors an individual faculty member for excellence in teaching project management, and for their strong commitment to improving and enhancing project management curricula in higher education. The 2018 Teaching Excellence Award recipient is Professor Avraham Shtub, PhD, PMP, Head of the Project Management Research Center, and Stephen and Sharon Seiden Professor of Project Management at Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Prof. Shtub teaches project management, integrating traditional lectures and textbooks with advanced methodologies at several leading universities around the world. He has also developed a new curriculum for teaching project management; it is based on the flipped classroom approach and simulation-based training, and uses the award-winning Project Team Builder, a project management training simulator that Prof. Shtub and his team developed. He has tested this new curriculum in a controlled study with positive results, and recently published a book on this engaging new approach. Professor Ofer Zwaikel, PhD, PMP, who nominated Prof. Shtub for the award, praised him for his engaging style, use of rich content, and sharing of anecdotes and observations from his professional experience. "Prof. Shtub’s teaching philosophy is to integrate traditional lectures and textbooks with advanced methodologies,” Prof. Zwaikel explained. Further, the results of the research on Prof. Shtub’s curriculum “indicate that the integration of the flipped classroom concept with simulation based training has a strong positive effect on the students compared to traditional teaching based on lectures and textbooks.” The Project Management Journal Paper of the Year Award recognizes the best paper published in the Project Management Journal in the previous year. The winning paper was “The Multivocality of Symbols: A Longitudinal Study of the Symbolic Dimensions of the High-Speed Train Megaproject (1995-2015)” (Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018) by Prof. Dr. Alfons van Marrewijk. The paper provides an anthropological look at megaprojects as symbols in society, with a focus on the Dutch High-speed train megaproject. “The paper depicts how megaprojects are used as symbols for strategic and political reasons and how they cause issues and power struggles,” explained Dr. Ralf Müller, co-Editor in Chief of the Project Management Journal. “The paper provided new insights into megaprojects as cultural and societal phenomena and the implications stemming from different perceptions of megaprojects by different stakeholder groups.” Prof. Dr. van Marrewijk is Professor of Business Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After beginning his career as a project manager, he moved to the field of anthropology as an academic. Today he integrates both of these fields, researching project management through an anthropological lens. The PMI Research Achievement Award recognizes individuals whose work has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practices of project management through a published body of academic research. The 2018 Research Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Mark Keil, Distinguished University Professor and John B. Zellars Professor of Computer Information Systems at Georgia State University. Dr. Keil has been conducting research on information technology project management for over 26 years. With more than 17,000 citations on Google Scholar, he was the most cited researcher for IT project management. “Dr. Keil is world-renowned for his work on escalation of commitment in IT projects - the continued commitment to a failing course of action despite negative feedback,” said Maheshwar Boodraj, PMP, Past President of the PMI Jamaica Chapter, who nominated Dr. Keil for the award. “His research has both illuminated our understanding of the causes of escalation of commitment and provided practical advice on how to de-escalate troubled IT projects. He has also made significant contributions to the literature on project status and bad news reporting and managing project risks.” In addition to his prolific research career, Dr. Keil generously shares his knowledge in the classroom, having taught at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. He has also published a number of teaching cases, and has received multiple awards from Georgia State University for his achievements in scholarship, teaching, and service. The PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award recognizes the author(s) of a published book that significantly advances project management knowledge, concepts, and practice. The 2018 Cleland Award will be announced on 6 October 2018 at the PMI Awards Gala during the 2018 PMI Global Conference in Los Angeles, California. Congratulations to these 2018 PMI Academic Award winners! The call for nominations for 2019 PMI Academic Awards will open on 1 November 2018. Find more information and submissions guidelines at https://www.pmi.org/about/awards/research-academic. |
July Community News You Can Use
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Can you believe 2018 has surpassed the half-year mark! I don’t know about you, but I’m still in shock! PMI has been busier than ever….rolling out exam changes, publishing new books and articles, travelling the world producing fabulous events, all of which could not have happened without each and every one of you! So give yourselves a pat on the back, because there’s only more in the pipeline about to set sail. The Critical Path provides a sneak peek of wants happening and what’s yet to come, as we trek into 2019. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!
Project Management Saves the Day—At Creative Agencies – Project management shows its value in so many fields (software development, construction, pharma, etc.), but one that does not immediately come to mind is creative agencies. Yet project management is invaluable there as well, according to this article linked from PM Port. The creative process, and the business, suffer when budgets or schedules are unrealistic and talent is stretched too far. Check PM Port frequently for news of what’s happening in project management.
What’s New in Project Resource Management (pt 3: Acquire Resources)? – Elizabeth Harrin will fill you in on the wealth of knowledge useful to practitioners in various project management fields. Check out the The Money Files blog which may be benefit you in the long run!
Are you aware of the “5 Words That Strike Fear?” – If not, delve into Andy Jordan’s article in which Andy claims “have signaled more sleepless nights than I care to remember. I would still have a full head of hair if not for that question, and I wouldn’t hide behind the couch when there are sudden loud noises.” If this doesn’t pique your interest to unlock those 5 words, I don’t know what willJ
Only 15 more days to register for the early bird discount for PMI® Global Conference, 6 – 8 October in Los Angeles, CA! Join Thousands of Other Change Champions For Three Days of Learning and Fun! Register by 25 July and save $300! Click here for details. We hope to see you there!
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