Who is the project manager?

A or B
Both have:
• Delivery responsiblities
• People to manage
• Expectations to meet
• Resource constraints
• Concerns and dissapointments
What a project manager can achieve!
But a project manager can also achieve...
The Pyramids of Giza (2,550 B.C.)
50,000 seater stadium

The Colosseum, Rome AD 72-80

Too many Project Managers only concern themselves with
The Secret to effective project management is:

To tackle the real problem

Practical example:

The simplest project ever!

Buy washing powder from the shops…..
The simplest project ever!
Son to the Shops Project:

• Objective: to buy washing powder

• Goals:
• Son to purchase the right product
• From the right supermarket to get the right price
• Before a certain time (back home within the hour)
• To be polite to the shop assistant
• To replace the empty one & wash before going to bed.
Ordering a Taxi
Aunty Milly has died suddenly & you are the oldest surviving
relative (Chief Mourner)
• You have just arrived at Hotel Carmen in Geneva
• Rue Dancet 5, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
• The funeral is tomorrow at 11:00am
• At: ’The Holy Trinity Church’, 14 Rue De Mont Blanc, 1201, Geneva
• Call ABC Taxis
PMI – Project Management Institute
• Founded in 1969
• HQ in Philadelphia (USA)
• 450.000 members in 280 local chapters , global presence
• Largest non-profit provider of PM knowledge and certifications
• Best known for PMBOK book and PMP credential
• Globally recognized as “the leader” in PM
• Can be interlinked with ISO-21500
• Embracing both hard skills and soft skills
Why is the PMBOK® Guide changing?

• Project Management has evolved significantly since PMI published the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth
Edition in 2013.

• Part 2 of the PMBOK® Guide is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and
must be updated every four to five years.

• PMI continually learns more about what drives successful project outcomes through their
research… and they want to share those drivers with the project management community.
Project Management
• Structured approach
• to convert ideas into results
• to wisely use scared resources
• to deal with problems
• to collaborate
• to measure progress
• to deal with inevitable change
• …

• Other benefits :
• common “language” and terminology
• proven results
• continuously evolving practice
• internationally applied across many sectors
Why? = The Objective
• Increase your project management skills by applying a standard-based approach to managing
projects.

• Understand the process and concepts for acquiring, developing, and managing project team
members and participants.

• Experience no surprises when taking the exam

• Gain exposure and awareness of the broad range of project management terms, conditions, and
business situations that mirror the scenarios presented on the exam.

• Have an interactive chance to discuss your life project experience in group with an experienced
instructor with project management experience
Great Team! Bad Team!

Which team is better? & Why!!

 Conclusions...
Great teams can deliver great things when:
1. Everyone understand ‘Why’
2. Everyone is focused in the same direction
3. Complimentary skills are celebrated
4. Diversity is considered a must have
1. Diversity of thought, culture, skills, experience, gender, race...
5. The sponsors feel part of the team, not just the result
6. The Steering committee don’t let anything stand in their teams way to
deliver
7. When there is a genuine sense of fun and adventure!
Certifications
Certifications
Certifications
Certifications
Benefits of PMI Certification
• Internationally known and appreciated

• Recognition and Endorsement

• Career advancement

• Increased earnings

PMI Credential holders “speak” the same language

and have mutual understanding PMI professional certification ensures that
project managers are ready to meet the
demands of projects across the globe.
Coffee pause