Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 25, 2019 6:23 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Stéphane -
For something like a brand refresh, I can imagine getting a statistically representative sample would be very challenging as it strikes at emotions more than industry alignment, age or geographic location.
What I can say is that the folks who were invited (myself included) were very candid with their feedback and for every person who was fully on board with a proposed change, there was at least one who was vehemently opposed to it.
However, all of us had been informed up front what our role was - it was not to change the course of the exercise but to be aware of it and to provide PMI's team with pilot group feedback and to be equipped to act as brand ambassadors.
Kiron
It makes it sound like PMI was more interested in contingency, rather than mitigation, planning. Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 25, 2019 12:00 AM
Replying to Jackson Bruno
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I think the engagement was way too limited, a brand change like this requires broad consultation from the membership.
Looking from the outside I can see several areas with severe shortcomings:
- Communications
- Engagement
- Change Management
- Alignment between Global and Chapters
- PLANNING!!!!!
To me the WORST offender is Change Management, PMI failed to create awareness, desire and knowledge...
although Planning is another hot topic!
it's honestly frustrating...in and out.
BUT worst of all....I read the article from Cindy and she thinks the problem is that WE ARE FAILING to embrace change!! OMG!...
I see it more as a stakeholder management decision, Jackson.
Based on Kiron's answer, I suspect the stakeholder register probably had recalcitrant members identified. The decision was probably made that little could be done to switch their support to even just neutral. Saving Changes...
It feels that there was no one standing for public at large - you know, people who would strongly prefer that the branding remained professional- and institucional-looking...
Pitch to the involved stakeholders: Here, do you want to be nobody, or one of a selected few? approve this expectations-subverting bold new branding, then join us dismissing valid criticism in condescending "we understand, change must be hard" :D Saving Changes...
Hi Kiron, In the first few seconds, I thought there was something wrong with my eyesight, but now it’s second day, I am beginning to notice several features which is super beneficial, for example whilst writing this update, the font is bigger than the rest of the page, which means, I don’t need to squint my eyes to type my comments and the VERY best thing is I don’t need my glasses either! Definitely works for me, thank you PMI!
My only critic would be on the new logo, am no professional but I felt it’s lacking oomph, looks like uninteresting muddle of shapes with no definitive dimension in one look. Unsure how others see it or how best to appreciate it as I may have just missing the art here... help!
Just to reiterate found an example of what an ordinary person like me would expect PMI logo may be at least look like. Definitely not the most perfect but just to highlight two things:
2) The ‘I’ has double meaning , an ‘open door’ (am guessing perhaps manifest the objective of that organisation) and obviously the alphabet ‘I’ (which is clear also).
There’s many more examples which am sure PMI can beat, otherwise cannot think of anything wrong with the plain basic PMI logo??? Saving Changes...
John HarbeckSpecial Projects Advisor to the CFO| MacEwan UniversityEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Well let’s see…
The “P” is for Project(s), got that.
The orange part is a stylized “M”, however it also looks a bit like a stylized infinity sign.
The Blue part is a stylized “I”, however it also looks like an hourglass.
The purple is similar to the “danger” chevron use in many parts of the world.
So I guess the new PMI logo stands for, “Projects Forever Waiting in Danger”.
Somehow seems apropos! Hee-hee! Saving Changes...
Victor GinobaBusiness Analyst| HarmoniaDumfries, Va, United States
I think its looks great! The old logo seemed to be a bit outdated and was time for a change. The new logo is contemporary and eye catching. I believe it will catch the attention of millennials and Gen-Zers.
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1 reply by Diana E. A. García Sánchez
Oct 29, 2019 1:22 PM
Diana E. A. García Sánchez
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I'm a millennial and I dont really care about the logo (looking it closer its... 'fun' , not in a necessarily good way). What catches my attention is the horrible lack of testing for accessibility of the site due to fonts and colors that hurt the eyes.
Saving Changes...
Diana E. A. García SánchezDoctorate in Direction of Organizations, Master in Computer Systems and IT| CFECiudad De Mexico, Mexico
Oct 28, 2019 4:56 PM
Replying to Victor Ginoba
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I think its looks great! The old logo seemed to be a bit outdated and was time for a change. The new logo is contemporary and eye catching. I believe it will catch the attention of millennials and Gen-Zers.
I'm a millennial and I dont really care about the logo (looking it closer its... 'fun' , not in a necessarily good way). What catches my attention is the horrible lack of testing for accessibility of the site due to fonts and colors that hurt the eyes. Saving Changes...
Eric EvansSenior Project Manager | Savannah River Nuclear SolutionsAugusta, Ga, United States
I don't see any updates on the PMI.org website regarding logo adoption deadlines or rules. Can someone please provide a link to this information? Saving Changes...
There is a poll they've done at the bottom of the article - interesting results relative to the feedback received here...
Kiron
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1 reply by Suzi MS
Nov 08, 2019 6:19 PM
Suzi MS
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Thanks for sharing the link Kiron definitely seems to be a different set of voters there!
To my (very limited) knowledge I thought certain degree of lighting, sound, color etc. could disorientate certain groups of people and hence I’ll be dreading to google on what these changes may have on people with certain health condition if they attend events with these effects on...
