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Managing any project successfully is all about Team Work combined with years of Accrued Expertise. It is an asset to have an educational background that compliments your field of expertise but "education" without "experience" is like an "arrow" without a "bow." You can never make a perfect shot with a temporary arrow unless you have a permanent bow called: "Life's Experience." Remember, you can never teach experience but you can always teach from experience.

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Where Leadership Is Truly Built: 10 Years of Volunteering

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Grateful. Proud. Energized!

Today, I’m celebrating a milestone that means a lot to me: 10 years of volunteering with PMI.

What started as a simple way to give back turned into a journey of growth, connection, and purpose. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege to collaborate with incredible professionals, contribute to initiatives that shape our profession, and continuously learn from inspiring leaders around the world.

Volunteering with PMI has been one of the most rewarding parts of my journey. It’s where passion meets purpose, and where giving back creates lasting value for others and for the profession.

A heartfelt thank you to the Project Management Institute for creating a global community where professionals can learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Over the years, PMI has provided me with opportunities to contribute, collaborate, and continuously evolve, not just as a professional, but as a leader.

Final Thoughts: Volunteering is often seen as “extra” work but in reality, it’s where leadership is tested, refined, and truly comes to life. It teaches you to lead without authority, to serve before being served, and to create impact beyond titles. To anyone considering it: don’t underestimate what it can do for you and more importantly, what you can do for others.

A big thank you to everyone I’ve worked with over the years. This milestone is just as much yours as it is mine.

Here’s to continued growth, contribution, and making a difference.
Posted on: April 08, 2026 02:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

Citizen Developer Practitioner (PMI-CDP)

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In my last two blogs related to CD, Citizen Development and CD Foundation Course , I dicussed what Citizen Development is, it's benefits, an overview of key roles in Citizen Development and introduction to the CD Foundation course. This blog will be about the Citizen Development Practitioner course which is the second in four planned courses related to Citizen Development. 

Below is some basic information on the course: 

  • 5-Hour Self-Paced course 
  • Course Fee is $249. 
  • 1-Hour Online, non-proctored course-based exam
  • Exam is 40 multiple choice questions 
  • Free soft copy of all templates. 
  • Upon completion of the course, you earn 5 PDU's 
  • Upon successful completion of the exam, you earn a PMI micro-credential and badge (No Expiry)


Feel free to reach out to me for the registration link ! 


This is probably one of the best courses I've taken. It is very well structured and comprehensive supported by case studies which adds a great flavour to the course so I highly advise professionals to take this course as it does add value.

The course will give you the tools and knowledge that you will need to efficiently create effective applications to solve the problems that you and your organization face. It revolves mainly around the "DO" part of the CD Canvas that are related to "Project Delivery" and "Capability Development" which the practitioner is usually heavily involved in. It includes eight modules, as follows: 

  1. Introduction 
  2. Hyper-Agile SDLC 
  3. Ideation 2.0
  4. Suitability Assessment 
  5. Business Analysis and Design 
  6. Project Risks and Enterprise Risk Requirements 
  7. Application Design, Development and Deployment 
  8. Conclusion and Introduction to Maturity Model

 

Stay tuned for more courses and professional development opportunites ! 

 

Posted on: July 28, 2021 12:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (4)

PMI Affiliate Program

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Glad to announce joining the Project Management Institute (PMI) as an “Official Affiliate” for their recently launched PMI Affiliate Program.

Joining this program was by direct invitation from PMI and it revolves around supporting PMI with their new line of products from course offerings, micro-credentials and other exciting products that will be coming soon. 

Stay tuned for more announcements to come regarding exciting courses and products that PMI recently launched and which I truly believe can add value to Professionals and Organizations.  The advise you will receive on those products is coming from first hand experience as I have gone through them personally. 

                 

Posted on: April 26, 2021 12:21 AM | Permalink | Comments (6)

PMI 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book

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Joy and happiness filled my heart upon receiving a paperback copy of PMI 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book as a Thank You Gift from PMI. What an amazing gift to kick-off the year. It means a lot to me because I was part of those first 50 years of growth. 

From cover to cover, the book looks amazing and is very obvious that there was lots of thought put into it. It includes all the story from the day PMI started and with the limited no. of princted copies, this will be a great souvenir to keep forever. 

Being part of PMI and this great community for many years, I estabished a strong sense of ownership and commitment towards the profession, PMI, the Community and it's members. I enjoy volunteering and giving back to the profession and as the famous Elizabeth Andrew say: 

"Volunteers don't necessarily habe the time, they just have the heart."

Giving back to the Profession and Comunity is a noble thing to do and what motivates me most is seeing the people around me succeed.

Looking forward to be part of PMI during the next 50 years and contribute to their growth and success.

I wish you all a fantastic 2020 full of happiness, health, wealth and success ! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on: January 07, 2020 11:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (30)

Certifications Wall of Fame: Joke to Reality !

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During a conversation with a friend last week as we were working on a private project, he threw a joke that I should create a Certifcations Wall of Fame given that I earned lots of valuable certifications over the years. The joke turned into a serious conversation and thinking about it later, I concluded it would actually be a good idea so I decided to turn the joke into reality.

As I look at all those badges all consolidated in one view, I feel so proud of those accomplishments. I can’t even express how much each and every one of those journeys added value and helped me grow both personally and professionally. 

It took lots of dedication, commitment and hard work to build this concrete wall and guess what, I am ready for the next one. When there is a Will, there is a Way !

Posted on: November 26, 2019 03:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (46)
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