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from the Board

Certification—
Victoria S. Kumar,
MM, PMP

You Know
SHOWING WHAT

AND WHAT

You Have Done

PMI Today: What is your personal My employer processed and paid for Looking back, I am very appreciative
experience with certification— my PMP certification application of my employer’s support and
your motivation to get certified, and examination. Continued on page 4
the process, keeping your Project
Management Professional (PMP)®
certification current, the benefits
you’ve received from certification?
What do you hear from the
membership?
Ms. Kumar: As a successful senior IT
project manager in 2000, I was not
particularly motivated to get the PMP®
certification. I felt I had sufficient
educational credentials. Having
managed global teams effectively
and consistently delivering business
value with every project and
program, I took the PMP certification
examination simply based on my
employer’s encouragement.
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From the Board Continued from page 3
encouragement, and for its being
proactive in the processing and
payment of PMP certification for its
project managers.
Fifteen years later, more and more
organizations require PMP certification
for their project practitioners. This
includes providing the project
management training, application
process and certification process.
Training and financial support for PMI
certification provided by employers
greatly benefits project practitioners.
Overall, for most organizations,
PMI certification is a win-win for
the organization and the credential
holders. Both the organization and the
project practitioners experience its
value and benefits.
PMI Today: What do you hear
from the membership and from
organizations about why a PMI
certification shows that the holder
is ready to meet the needs of
employers and project sponsors
around the world?
Ms. Kumar: PMI credential holders
demonstrate to their project teams
and their project sponsors the
knowledge, experience and skills to
lead and manage their programs
PMI Fact File
TOTAL MEMBERS
480,164
…in 207 countries
and territories
PMI has 279 chartered and
13 potential chapters
and projects effectively, with their
ability to deliver business value in
implementing strategy through
successful project results. PMI-
certified project managers possess
project management and leadership
competencies and the professional
experience to lead and direct their
project teams and contribute to
organizational success.
PMI Today: What do organizations
say to you about the benefit from
hiring certified practitioners?
Ms. Kumar: Certified practitioners
enable the project teams and the
organization as a whole to speak
the same language, with a common
understanding of project management
terminology, and follow a consistent
(and standard) project management
framework. This leads to the project
team achieving the expected
successful project results.
PMI Today: Data from the PMI’s
Earning Power: Project Management
Salary Survey, Ninth Edition, shows
that certification holders have
higher salaries than those without
certification. Does your experience or
what you’ve heard from others in the
profession support this?
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Total Active Holders of:
CAPM® Certified Associate in Project Management
PMP® Project Management Professional
PfMP® Portfolio Management Professional
PgMP® Program Management Professional
PMI-RMP® PMI Risk Management Professional
PMI-SP® PMI Scheduling Professional
PMI-PBA® PMI Professional in Business Analysis
PMI-ACP® PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
Ms. Kumar: I find that PMI
Salary Survey data indicating
that certification holders have
higher salaries than those without
certification is accurate. While
PMI certification does not always
guarantee continuous employment,
PMI-certified project practitioners
have a better earning power than
those without certification.
PMI Today: How does the continuing
certification requirements (CCR)
program, aligned with the PMI Talent
Triangle™, increase the value of
PMI certifications?
Ms. Kumar: The CCR program,
which has been around since 1998,
was created as an acknowledgement
of the need for practitioners to
continue to develop along with
the profession. This already sets us
apart from other certification bodies
and educational diplomas. As the
profession has evolved, it became
clear from employers what areas they
need their practitioners to develop,
so it was logical (and the right thing
to do) that the PMI Talent Triangle
(technical project management,
leadership skills, and strategic and
business management) be reflected
within our professional development
requirements.
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As more and more organizations to identify and assess project risks, Ms. Kumar: The CAPM® offers
expect versatile project practitioners mitigate threats and capitalize recognition to practitioners who
skilled in technical project on opportunities, thereby are starting a career in project
management, leadership, and enhancing and protecting the management, as well as project team
strategic and business management, needs of an organization. members who wish to demonstrate
I find the value of PMI their project management
Regarding agile,
certification is improved knowledge. What the CAPM means
If you are interested our PMI Agile
with the CCR program is the certification holder knows the
Certified Practitioner
aligning with the PMI principles and terminology of A Guide
(PMI-ACP)® spans
Talent Triangle. in working to help to the Project Management Body of
many approaches
Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), which is
PMI Today: What is to agile such as
the value proposition
ensure the quality Scrum, Kanban,
globally recognized as the preeminent
standard for the profession. The
for those seeking PMI’s Lean, extreme
and relevance of PMI knowledge a practitioner gains from
specialized certifications programming
earning the CAPM can be applied to
in scheduling, risk and test-driven
certifications to the on-the-job experiences that develop
management, agile or development. So
growing levels of competence in the
business analysis? What it recognizes the
global profession, practice of project management. Not
is the value proposition versatility of the
only can CAPM-certified individuals
for hiring companies? individual wherever
speak the language of projects, they
I advise you to projects may
Ms. Kumar: For also demonstrate a high level of
take them.
scheduling, this is a credibility from PMP certification
participate in exam
fundamental element As far as business holders, employers and peers.
of project management, analysis goes,
development or in PMI Today: What PMI volunteer
yet nearly half of inaccurate
opportunities are available in the
all projects—49 requirements
the development of world of certifications?
percent—are not gathering is the
completed within the second highest Ms. Kumar: PMI certifications are
initially scheduled standards and role cause of project built by practitioners for practitioners.
timeframe according failure, yet only half Periodic reviews and updates are
to our 2016 Pulse of delineation studies. of organizations required to help ensure certifications
the Profession report.
® have the resources remain current, and subject matter
Projects and teams are in place to perform expert (SME) volunteers are pulled
increasingly global and virtual, and this function properly, according in to work through that process. As a
project schedules are key to managing to the PMI Pulse of the Profession® new certification is being developed,
activities, resources, dependencies research. Through 2019, over half of SMEs are needed to define the
and ultimately, project outcomes. The organizations expect to see an increase experience, knowledge, skills and
PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® in their demand for business analysts abilities that define the area of focus.
certification recognizes the knowledge and the integration of requirements SMEs also develop questions and
and skill to drive the improved management and business analysis vet them.
management of project schedules for with project management. The PMI
So if you are interested in working to
an organization. Professional in Business Analysis
help ensure the quality and relevance
(PMI-PBA)® spotlights valuable skills
For risk, the effect of uncertainty on of PMI certifications to the global
in defining requirements, shaping
one or more project objectives such profession, I advise you to participate
project outputs and driving intended
as scope, schedule, cost or quality in exam development or in the
business outcomes.
can significantly impact the ability development of standards and role
to successfully deliver results. The PMI Today: Please explain the delineation studies. Through any of
PMI Risk Management Professional value proposition for PMI’s these volunteer roles, you can be
(PMI-RMP)® highlights the ability Certified Associate in Project involved directly or indirectly with
Management (CAPM)®. PMI’s credential program.
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Keynote Speakers Announced for
North America Congress
P MI recently announced three
exciting and motivational keynote
talks for PMI Global Congress
2016—North America. This event will
attract thousands of practitioners,
thought leaders and business
professionals to San Diego, California,
USA, 25–27 September.
The theme of this year’s event is
“Anticipate. Influence. Elevate.”
The opening keynote, “Leading Flawless
Execution from the Top,” will be
presented by Afterburner, Inc. This
team of elite current and former military
professionals provides a powerful mix
of combat experience combined with
extensive business skills. Several of the
four members are graduates of top
business schools and academies.
Afterburner will share combat-proven
methodologies of elite military
professionals to achieve victory in a
rapidly changing business environment.
Their methods are dynamic and powerful
because they are simple to use; yet,
the effects are lasting. The results are
disciplined, coordinated and predictable.
The Afterburner team has successfully
conducted training at 100 Fortune 500
companies. The Flawless Execution™
methods are used by elite military teams
around the world.
Afterburner’s leaders are:
David “Finch”
Guenthner, a
2003 graduate
of the United
States Air Force
Academy and a
current member of
the Montana Air
National Guard. He
flawlessly executed
80 combat
missions in Iraq
and Afghanistan, where he was awarded
four Air Medals for his actions. Based on
his performance, he was selected as one
of just 90 Air Force representatives to
handle the movement of Air Force One,
Scott Leonard is a former Gulf War-era
M1 Abrams tank gunner, weapons
instructor and
combat lifesaver.
He is one of the
the plane used by the U.S. president. newest members
of the Afterburner
Mr. Guenthner holds two master’s
team, bringing
degrees in military leadership and
experience in the
aeronautical science. In 2013, he was
development, real
honored when his graduate thesis,
estate, hospitality
“Weapon of Mass Information:
and consulting
Incorporating Social Media in the
sectors. As both
Information Instrument of National
an employee and
Power,” was selected for the Future
a consultant,
Trends Study Award and named the best
Mr. Leonard has trained, managed
out of 507 graduate theses.
and advised consultant associates,
Patrick “Lips” Houlahan was an HR directors, compensation and
instructor pilot and has flown the A-10 employment professionals, operations
Warthog, accumulating over 2,800 staff, sales professionals, line and
hours of flight management call center employees and
trainers in the U.S. and abroad within
time. Mr. Houlahan
multiple sectors.
graduated from The
Citadel in 1992 and
Mr. Leonard has more than 12 years’
from “Top Gun”
experience in the vacation ownership,
in 2000. In 2003,
hotel, real estate and development
he was selected as
sectors, operating in nearly every
the Instructor Pilot
vertical. He is a strong communicator at
of the Year. He
home in the presentational environment
has also received
and as a leader practicing servant
numerous awards
leadership with his teams.
recognizing his
ability to instill Joel “Thor” Neeb,
tactical readiness in his students and as an F-15 pilot,
directly contributing to the training and escorted the U.S.
readiness of the operational squadrons. president through
Mr. Houlahan also excelled as a logistics, the sky and flew
maintenance and training officer. missions to ensure
the safety of the
After leaving active duty in 2004, Mr.
country after
Houlahan brought his wealth of instruc-
the attacks of 11
tional experience to the Afterburner
September 2001.
team. He was selected as the San Diego
He was the tactical
Meeting Professionals International
leader of 300 of
Speaker of the Year for 2006, and he
the most senior
was involved with the start-up of two
combat pilots in the Air Force, and he
companies as an operations and business
oversaw the execution of a US$150
development executive.
 PMI Today May 2016 Page 7

million/year flight program. Mr. Neeb life sentence for the killing of a police years spent leading Wikimedia—
was named the top instructor pilot at officer during an armed robbery. Burning a period of substantial organizational
Air Force Flight Training Headquarters, with curiosity as growth—Ms.
and he’s flown thousands of missions to why he and the Gardner looks
teaching pilots from 25 countries. He is other Wes were so at the new
an honors graduate of the United States radically different, leadership
Air Force Academy with a major in Mr. Moore models that
operations research and minors in math investigated the have emerged
and Japanese. man with the same and explains
name. The result how they apply
As Afterburner’s President, Mr. Neeb
was an instant New to your own
has helped create strategic objectives
York Times and company.
and facilitate execution alignment for
Wall Street Journal
such organizations as AT&T, Columbia Since beginning
bestseller which
Pipeline, Principal Financial Group, her career in
captured attention
Capital One, LexisNexis, AstraZeneca 1990 at the
on what draws
and the Buffalo Bills football team. radio program,
the line between
“As It Happens,”
Go Home Inspired success and failure
Ms. Gardner
in our communities.
The closing keynoter at congress will be has worked
Wes Moore, New York Times best-selling As a writer and speaker, Mr. Moore in all forms of media to create award-
author and youth advocate. Mr. Moore shares the illuminating lessons he winning programming. As a journalist,
is a veteran, learned on his she specialized in pop culture, social
Rhodes Scholar journeys—lessons issues and media analysis, covering
and the founder from, among stories such as manipulation of the news
of BridgeEdU, others, an Afghan media during the first Gulf War, the rise
a program translator who of gated communities in California, the
reinventing taught him to find racial implications of the return of the
the first year spirit in the midst death penalty to New York, the dawn of
of college. His of war, the resilient interactive media and the rise and fall of
most recent students of post- rave culture in the United Kingdom.
book, The Work, Katrina-ravaged
was received Mississippi who Check PMI.org for Further
as a model for showed courage Global Congress Information
how we can in the face of Find out more about PMI Global
weave valuable adversity and his Congress 2016—North America and
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different people service can save. high-caliber keynotes described here,
in order to forge attendees can look forward to:
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sale at the event. The second-day keynote speaker is presented by project, program and
Sue Gardner, the former executive portfolio managers and thought leaders
Mr. Moore’s first book, The Other Wes
director of Wikimedia, speaking on n 18+ PDUs
Moore, is a story of mentorship and
the future of leadership. Businesses
support networks that refused to let the n 60+ exhibitors
are moving from formal, bureaucratic
author fall into crime and drugs. It tells n Hands-on workshops
organizations into agile, decentralized
the tale of two people with the same n PMI Professional Awards gala
workplaces with teams having higher
name living in the same city. One (the n On- and off-site networking activities
autonomy and authority. In this context,
author) grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar
Ms. Gardner argues that leadership is n Community service project
and White House Fellow after serving in
changing too. Effective leaders need to n Much more...
the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S.
be flexible, collaborative, transparent
Army. The other is currently serving a See you in San Diego!
and non-authoritarian. Drawing on her
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PMI Wants Your Input on the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition
we refer to as the guide. There you
will find detail about the key concepts,
inputs, outputs, tools and techniques
associated with project management
processes.
Two Stages
If you’ve participated in a previous
exposure draft for the PMBOK® Guide,
you’ll notice that this year, for the
Sixth Edition, the process has changed.
Rather than a single review period for
the entire publication, the exposure
draft has been divided into two stages,
the first of which is already complete.
The upcoming second stage will be a
review of the guide section, which
makes up the majority of the publica-
tion. The exposure draft of the guide
section will be a limited consensus
review, which means the PMBOK® Guide
committee will carefully consider all
comments to ensure we are reflecting
good practices used on most projects
most of the time. But the committee
will not provide a formal response and
comments will not be eligible for appeal.
This will ensure that the latest
edition of the PMBOK® Guide will be
published sooner than in previous
editions. It will also manage the
workload for the volunteers dedicated
to updating this vital resource for
project managers worldwide.
PMI.org is Becoming Mobile-Friendly
I f you are one of the many who read
and use web content on mobile
devices, PMI is about to make your
experience a lot better. In June, the
PMI.org website will be updated to be
“responsive.” That means it will look
good on any device on which you view
it, whether a full-size monitor attached
to a desktop computer, a laptop,
a tablet or a mobile phone.
Continued from page 1
New Content
Past editions of the PMBOK ®
Guide have benefited from the
valued contributions of the project
management community, and you
are welcome and encouraged to
participate in commenting on the
PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. As a
result of your input in recent years,
as well as a review by PMI volunteers
and subject matter experts of good
practices and new approaches to
project management, the PMBOK®
Guide – Sixth Edition will offer content
on agile and other iterative practices.
It will include:
n Information about agile and other
practices often used in an adaptive
environment in each Knowledge
Area section (Sections 4–13)
n An appendix to The Standard for
Project Management on agile and
other iterative practices
The Sixth Edition will also include a
new chapter on the role of the project
manager and how it relates to the PMI
Talent Triangle™. Notably, there will
be a greater emphasis on the strategic
and business management aspect of
project management.
The PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition
will be published in the third quarter
of 2017.
Over time, this flexible and secure web
platform will allow an increasing level
of content personalization.
The new PMI.org is currently in beta
testing with staff and volunteers. The
public launch is expected in late June.
Although this is not a complete
redesign, a number of pages, including
the home page, will look different.
The Standard for Program Management
and The Standard for Portfolio
Management are also scheduled for
exposure draft in the second half of
2016 and are scheduled for release
in 2017.
Get Involved!
For those of you who have commented
on our exposure drafts in the past or
plan to in the future—and for those
dedicated volunteers who work on the
teams updating our standards—PMI
expresses its sincere thanks.
We hope you will take advantage
of this unique opportunity to help
PMI shape the material that project
managers around the world will read
and reference, and encourage your
colleagues to participate as well. The
exposure draft is open to anyone who
has an interest in PMI’s global project
management standard, regardless
of certification or professional
membership status.
It is easy to participate, all that is
required is registration on PMI.org;
if you’re not yet registered, registration
is simple and free.
We will be releasing more information
about the second stage of the
exposure draft in the coming months
on our website, social media channels
and other member communications.
They will be lighter, brighter and
fresher. Additionally, the site
navigation will be improved.
PMI.org is continuously evolving
with new content and new visuals.
Keep checking the site for ongoing
improvements that better serve you
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If you only need to bring a small
personal item, such as a back cushion,
check the guidelines for medically
related, pre-approved items. For
these items, you need not make an
accommodations request.
For other types of accommodations, such
as extra time or extra breaks, you must
place a request. Once you’re approved
for the exam, complete and return an
Accommodations Request Form with
supporting evidence, which can be a
brief note from your health care provider.
We’ll respond within 30 days. Refer to
the Accommodations Guidelines for
more information.
What Are Test
Accommodations?
PMI provides reasonable and appropriate
test accommodations to individuals
with documented disabilities who
demonstrate a need for them. The
purpose of test accommodations is to
provide candidates with full access to
the test—not to guarantee improved
performance or test completion.
Test accommodations are individualized
and considered on a case-by-case
basis. Consequently, no single type of
test accommodation (e.g., extra time)
would necessarily be appropriate for
all individuals with disabilities. Simply
demonstrating that an individual meets
diagnostic criteria for a particular
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The PMI certifications program is committed to providing full access to its cre-
dentialing products and services to individuals with documented disabilities. PMI
is also committed to ensuring that the security, integrity and validity of examina-
tions are not compromised.
We strongly encourage applicants requesting test accommodations to share
these guidelines with their evaluator, therapists, physicians and/or other parties
of interest so the appropriate documentation can be assembled to support a
request for test accommodations.
disorder does not mean that the accommodation. Candidates should
person is automatically entitled to test work with an evaluator, such as a
accommodations. doctor or other professional familiar
with their functional limitations, to
Test accommodations may include, but
determine which test accommodations
are not limited to, the following:
are appropriate for them.
n Large-font exam
n Additional time All candidates who are requesting test
accommodations due to a disability
n Reader
must provide current documentation
n Separate testing room
of their condition that explains how
n Adjustable-height desk
it is expected to affect their ability to
n Additional breaks
take the test under standard conditions.
n Scribe
This would include supporting
Note: Most computer-based testing documentation from the professional
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do not need to submit a request for
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However, to assure that your preferred
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cert.examdelivery@pmi.org.
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Right for Me?
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related to functional limitations. For
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prevents him or her from writing, typing
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Events Calendar
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MAY 2016
5 May
PMI Madison/South Central
Wisconsin Chapter
25th Annual Professional
Development Day Conference
Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The theme of this
event is “Learning from the Past, Preparing
for the Future.” Keynotes are Jairek Robbins,
author of Live It! Achieve Success by Living
with Purpose, and Gina Schreck, discussing
“Thriving in the New Digital Landscape.”
pmi-madison.org.
12 May
PMI Turkey Chapter
“Shaping the Future” with Projects
Ankara, Turkey. PM Summit 2016 Ankara is
an important gathering of project manag-
ers, CEOs, senior staffs, leaders and futurists
interested in building the future of project
management. “Shaping the Future” is a jour-
ney through the project management world
from the past to the near future. Spend a day
with us and take advantage of expert ses-
sions, presentations, half-day workshops and
networking to learn the latest tips and tech-
nologies. pmiturkey.org/summit/Ankara.
16–17 May
PMI Serbia Chapter
Project Society Conference 2016
Belgrade, Serbia. The highlight of this third
international Project Society Conference
will be managing risks. The first day will
be dedicated to university students, their
achievements in project management and
opportunities for career advancement. The
main conference takes place on the second
day. pmi-serbia.rs.
19 May lessons. Be inspired by keynote speakers
PMI Finland Chapter including Jim Snyder, PMI Fellow, PMI Founder;
Project Management Forum: Diversity Peter Taylor, global head of PMO, Kronos;
and Knowledge Management and Stefan Hajkowicz, PhD, principal scientist,
CSIRO. Topics include leadership, technical,
Espoo, Finland. PMI Finland Chapter is pleased strategy and business management, innovation
to announce its 2nd annual conference, and trends. Network with more than 250
themed “Diversity and Knowledge Manage- international and Australian delegates, and
ment.” Subtopics will include strategy imple- earn up to 14 PDUs. pmiac.org.au.
mentation and sustainability and project
management. This exclusive event will attract
an expected audience of 200–250 of the coun-
JUNE 2016
try’s top public and private sector managers. 10 June
conference.pmifinland.org. PMI Michigan Huron Valley Chapter
Professional Development Day
30–31 May
PMI chapters in Australia Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. This year’s theme is
PMI Australia Conference 2016 “From Good Project Manager to Great Leader.”
Join our educational workshop to earn 7 PDUs.
Adelaide, Australia. Collaborate with some of Our featured speaker is David Barrett from the
the profession’s most notable and experienced Schulich School of Business, York University in
project practitioners and learn valuable Toronto. pmi-hvc.org.
SeminarsWorld® Events
Leading subject matter experts share their experience and deep knowledge on a
variety of emerging topics. Whether you are looking to build your leadership skills,
work on soft skills such as communications and collaboration, or delve deeper into
agile, these events provide unique opportunities to learn and connect with the
project management community.
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Location
9–12 May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
12–13 May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barcelona, Spain
16–19 May. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas, Texas, USA
27–30 June. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mega SeminarsWorld, Orlando, Florida, USA
18-21 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, Oregon, USA
8–11 August . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Learn more about PMI SeminarsWorld courses being held in
these locations and throughout the world. Use PMI’s search
tool for project management training matched to your
specific needs. Visit learning.PMI.org.

22–25 June
PMI Mexico Chapter
PMTOUR Mexico 2016
Mexico City, Mexico. The event will feature
four full days with keynote speakers,
conferences, workshops, training sessions,
vendors and networking opportunities. Day
one will feature workshop sessions, training
and a free beginners’ conference; days two and
three are highlighted with keynote speakers
and paper presentations. The fourth day is
PMTOUR Kids, with a workshop for children
and keynote speakers about PMIEF.
pmichapters-mexico.org/PMTOUR.
AUGUST 2016
6 August
PMI Central Mississippi Chapter
Central Mississippi Professional
Development Day
Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The theme for the
event is “Everything is a Project,” as there are
individuals who lead or manage things, yet are
never called project managers. This event is
designed to develop a way of thinking and a
structure that makes it easier to advance deci-
sions and increase the likelihood for success.
It will also provide continuing education for
certified project managers. The day features
more than 10 speakers representing the public
and private sectors. pmicms.org.
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c on gre sse s | c on fe re n c e s | se mi n ars | symposi um s | e - Learning
Live Webinars from ProjectManagement.com
As a valued member of the ProjectManagement.com community, you can access
webinars that provide insights from the industry’s most respected voices on the
most relevant and important topics today—and earn PDUs.
4 May 2:00 p.m. EST (UTC –4)
Measure Twice, Change Once: Practical Strategies for
Change Management
Attendees will learn a comprehensive approach to making your organization more responsive
to change with effective structuring, planning and measuring of change management across
portfolios, programs and projects.
12 May 12:00 p.m. EST (UTC –4)
How to be a Project Delivery Hero: Map the Lay of
the Land
How do you “know your customer”? Through process mapping. Get to know your customers
better than they know themselves. Sean Hull, PMP, will share a technique to effectively map
your customer’s processes and see how your project fits in, from a high level into an
actionable level of detail.
19 May 3:00 p.m. EST (UTC –4)
Project HEADWAY: Adapting Project Management for
the Real World
As noble a profession as project management might be, it still can be perceived with mistrust
by some. It can be seen as overly rigid and bureaucratic, or overly linear and traditional.
Mark Mullaly, PhD, PMP, will discuss navigating project management in the real world and
ensuring success in any environment.
For more information and to register, visit ProjectManagement.com/Webinars.
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Donors Make a Difference
PMIEF Thanks All Those Who
Supported Our Mission in 2015
D onors to the PMI Educational
Foundation (PMIEF) truly make
a difference! This past year, you
helped bring project management skills
to 20,000 children around the world. And
that’s just a fraction of all that our sup-
porters have made possible. With your
generous support during 2015, we have
made a positive impact around the globe.
Here are just a few ways your gift was
used in 2015:
n PMIEF awarded 10 grants totaling
US$1.1 million for initiatives that help
integrate project management into
secondary school education, increase
nonprofits’ capacity to deliver services
and devise solutions for disaster man-
agement challenges.
n The foundation launched its Disaster
Management Grants Initiative through
grants awarded to American Red
Cross, Cooperative for Assistance and
Relief Everywhere (CARE) USA and
Plan International. These grants will
deliver project management training
US$1 MILLION+ DONORS
Supporting the
PMIEF Mission Mission Partners
PMIEF could not
accomplish its work
without the generous
support of others. PMIEF
extends its thanks and
appreciation to its
donors for their support
and would like to give
special recognition to the
following major donors
for their leadership.
to professionals within each organi-
zation and support their thoughtful
application of that training to counter
challenges in their delivery of services.
n A grant to MBAResearch & Curriculum
Center delivered in-person project
management training to 70 U.S.
secondary school career and technical
education (CTE) teachers to prepare
them to pilot project management
instruction in their classroom
during the 2015–16 academic year.
Using PMIEF’s newly created CTE
curricula, these teachers are helping
students acquire and apply project
management through lessons
customized for business management,
finance and marketing courses. PMIEF
will globally disseminate the curricula
once the pilot concludes and user
feedback informs its enhancement.
n Since 2012, the foundation has
invested more than US$3 million in
innovative, grant-funded initiatives
assisting individuals in 28 countries
on five continents.
CORPORATE SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
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PMIEF relies on the generous and con-
tinuing support of the entire PMI com-
munity to achieve its goals. Thank you for
your loyal support and for partnering with
us to leverage project management for
social good®. To learn more about PMIEF
and ways you can support our mission,
please visit pmief.org. Thank you!
PMI Communities
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and Communities of Practice BNY Mellon Community Jeanne & Allan* Mills Valerie Shay Weiss &
Former PMI Automation Former PMI Partnership Peter Monkhouse* Brian A. Weiss
Systems SIG Information Systems Christophe N. Bredillet William A. Moylan, Jr. Hazem Zeitoun
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College of Performance Development SIG Steven V. DelGrosso Consulting, LLC.
Management * Former PMI Michael DePrisco Beth Partleton &
US$500–$999
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Gifts of US$100 – $499

Rosman Abd Aziz Axel Heidecke New Corporate Donor Sponsors New
Jeffrey Adams
Solace Akade
Edward Hoyt
Robert Humphrey
Community Advancement Award
Frank T. Anbari David Hutchison PMIEF recognizes our new corporate
Russell D. Archibald ISO Solutions partner, Hewlett Packard Enterprise,
Ondiappan Arivazhagan Technology PMO leadership sponsor of the PMI Chapter
John Atkins Fabien Jean Category of the PMIEF Community
Manoj Behera Ben Johansen Advancement Through Project Management Award. The award
Drazen Johannes John Koren
acknowledges the contributions of individual project managers,
Berblich Deanna Landers
John Berretz Yeun Lim
PMI chapters and corporations/government agencies to increasing
Bruce A. Bertram Theresa Luebcke the capacity of nonprofit organizations through the delivery of
Narendra Bhat Deepak Malhotra project management for social good®.
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Michael Branch Honor M. Mello UMT Extends Its Support with a
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High School Scholarship Program
Chuck Cadle Terry K. Moede A special “thank you” to the University of Management and
Stephen Clark Yushi Noguchi Technology (UMT) for extending their support through the creation
Dale E. Crandell Mitch Mircea Panzar of a new PMIEF scholarship opportunity available to U.S. public high
Madeleine Dery Hau Pham school career and technical education (CTE) students or recent grads.
Margaret Dolbear Bhaskar Ravuru These scholarships provide self-directed students the opportunity to
Olatokunbo Oludeji Dale Resch
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Chapter Links news | people | projects

PMI Southern Alberta Chapter pmisac.com

Spotlight on Recognizing Project Excellence

A s the work week wound down

in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
the spotlight was on the
Metropolitan Center where the PMI
Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC) was
PMI-SAC Project of the Year Winners for 2016

celebrating project and organizational

excellence with a prestigious awards
event. This annual, sold-out occasion
recognized outstanding project
managers and organizations in southern
Alberta. The event hosted many of the
top project managers, their families,
project sponsors and members of the
PMI-SAC community. Wonderful food,
fabulous people, great entertainment
and an engaging speaker made the night
something to remember. Project of the Year: Business & Information Systems, presented to Sierra Systems for the
MyRECA Project.
Guest speaker Major John Hallet
captured the audience’s attention as he
shared his experiences from his military
deployment in Afghanistan as a combat
engineer and as a volunteer for Habitat
for Humanity in Cambodia. Major Hallet
came away from those experiences
with a unique understanding of project
management challenges in military
operations, leadership lessons applicable

Project of the Year: Engineering & Construction, presented to Tarpon Energy Services Ltd. for Modular
E-Houses and Remote Instrument Building Project.

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to personal and professional life and a

fresh perspective on life as a Canadian.
PMI-SAC would like to congratulate
the finalists and chosen winners of this
year’s awards. A short video clip of the
submissions of all the finalists and
winners can be viewed on the PMI-SAC
YouTube channel.
Finally, we would like to recognize the
volunteers and contributing vendors,
without whose support this event would
not have been possible. Volunteers were
involved with event planning, marketing
and communications, award nominations
and judging.

Awards sponsored by:

Organizational Excellence: Professional Development, presented to Sierra Systems.

Organizational Excellence: Project Management, presented to Emerson Process Project of the Year: Community Advancement, presented to SAIT
Management for Canada Engineering Center. Polytechnic for High School Energy Literacy Project.

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Chapter Links
Khaleeji FZ LLC (UAE) Chapter pmi-uae.org
Talk by Football Coach Highlights
Sports-Themed Event
T he United Arab Emirates (UAE)
project management community
recently had its first major event
of 2016, with a sports theme chosen as
a unifier between different nationali-
ties, genders, beliefs and industries—in
the same way as project management is
relevant to nearly every job.
The celebratory event was exclusively
sponsored by the conglomerate com-
pany Al Futtaim, and hosted around 300
professionals in project management.
Keynote speaker and celebrity Mahdi
Ali, the head coach of the UAE foot-
ball team, spoke about the importance
of project management in sports and
shared insights from his own career as to
UAE football team head coach Mahdi Ali (second from left) with chapter leaders and attendees.
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how project management contributed to
his success. Mr. Ali was an engineer at the
Road and Transport Authority and said,
“Project management has always been
important in my career.”
Among other things, Mr. Ali highlighted
thorough planning for his players—yearly,
monthly, weekly and daily plans as key
factors toward success. Planning needs
to be further customized for each player,
taking into account their specific strengths
and weaknesses, and must be continu-
ously measured.
“I think that both project management
and sports require a number of meaningful
[key performance indicators] that are con-
stantly measured, assessed and improved
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in order to be
successful,”
said Mr. Ali.
“In project
management,
this is schedule
Chapter President Laila
Faridoon with Mr. Ali.
performance
index, cost
performance index and benefits index—
and in football, it is maximum distance
covered, maximum heartrate achieved
by the player, number of ball contacts,
number of shots on goal and so on.”
Participants were excited to be part of
this event. Among the highlights of the
evening was the introduction of the 2016
chapter board of directors and the official
honoring of volunteers who contributed
in 2015.
“It is our vision to create a platform in
which professionals in project manage-
ment can network, exchange ideas, learn
and grow,” said Laila Faridoon, the PMI
UAE chapter president. “It is my utmost
priority to give back to my country and to
invest in young professionals in the UAE,
thereby actively contributing to Sheikh
Mohammed’s 2021 vision of the UAE as
a knowledge-based economy.”
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Chapter Links
PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter punechapter.org
Symposium Focuses on Smart Cities
A recent project management
symposium organized by the
PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter
was themed “Building Smart Cities—
A Project Management Perspective.” It
was held at and co-hosted by Symbiosis
Centre for Management and Human
Resource Development (SCMHRD),
a business school in Pune.
The initiative was aimed at advocating
adoption of project management best
practices in the implementation of
large-scale and complex projects like
building smart cities. The event was in
sync with the announcement of the
Smart City program rollout by the central
government. Since Pune is involved, the
chapter felt that it was imperative that
citizens get a better understanding and
perspective of the Smart City initiative.
More than 130 project management
practitioners, including aspiring project
managers, business entrepreneurs and
academics across Pune and Mumbai, as
well as students from SCMHRD, attended
the event. With over 200 tweets on
Twitter and over 100 Facebook comments,
the event exhibited usage of virtual
collaboration technologies for reaching
out to audiences across the world and
various communities.
From left, PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter
President Girish Kadam and keynote speakers
Dr. S. B. Mujumdar and Kunal Kumar.
Team from the chapter and SCMHRD business school.
The conference started with a ceremo-
nial candle lighting followed by welcome
speeches from Girish Kadam, PMP, presi-
dent, PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter and
Pratima Sheorey, director of SCMHRD.
In their addresses to the dignitaries, they
emphasized the project management
perspective on building smart cities and its
cascading effects on the existing socioeco-
nomic climate across India and the world.
The round of sessions began with a speech
from S. B. Mujumdar, PhD, a recipient of
the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civil-
ian award. Hailing from an academic back-
ground, Dr. Mujumdar brought a unique
perspective on project management and
strategy from India’s war history. He shed
light on specific responsibilities of aca-
demia and industry toward collectively
building a smart city. The session was fol-
lowed by another keynote speaker, Kunal
Kumar, commissioner of Pune Municipal
Corporation, a spearheading organization
in the Pune Smart City program.
The symposium included three panel
discussions centered on the citizen’s
perspective, the ecosystem perspective
and the project management perspective.
The symposium also included speeches
and/or panel participation by:
n Sandeep Kumar, managing director,
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n Asif Shaikh, an architect who is actively
involved in the Pune Smart City initiative
n Girish Kelkar, managing director
of V3C3E3 consultancy and past
chapter president
n Shyam Bhawsar, infra lead at IBM and
chapter vice president of development
n Rahul Sudame, PMI-ACP, PMP, senior
executive at Persistent and a globally
known personality in the agile sphere
n Nitin Patwardhan, PhD, PMP, PgMP,
PfMP, who touched on why applying
a project management framework for
implementing such a large-scale and
complex project is critical for success
There also was a project report
presentation by SCMHRD students on
the Pune Smart City initiative.
Amidst these sessions, the delegates
networked with each other and with
the panelists. There was also ample op-
portunity for attending MBA students to
interact with mentors and seek guidance
on their respective careers.
Attendees had a chance to thank the
volunteers who contributed in many ways
to the success of the conference. The event
concluded with a vote of thanks by PMI
Pune-Deccan India Chapter Symposium
Director and Vice President for Programs,
Rajarama Rao Bannengala, PMP.
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Chapter Links
PMI St. Petersburg Potential Chapter Chapter pmi.org.ru
PM Bridge Conference Connects Project Professionals
T he PMI St. Petersburg Potential
Chapter (St. Petersburg, Russia)
organized the PM Bridge
Conference, the first top-level project
management event aimed at meeting new
challenges of the profession, discussing
burning topics and announcing our new
professional PMI platform in Russia.
The conference featured talks by
leading speakers enjoyed by about 100
delegates. The
meeting’s theme
was “Practice.
Efficiency.
Leadership.”
The conference
focused on:
n Practical
ways project
management
László Kremmer, PMI region
and its tools
mentor for Eastern Europe
can increase
organizational efficiency
n Technologies behind project
management offices in public
and municipal administration and
commercial organizations
n Technologies behind management of
project teams
n Best project management case studies
Events Calendar Continued from page 11
30 August–1 September
PMI Ghana Chapter
2016 PMI Africa Conference
Accra, Ghana. The second PMI Africa
Conference will focus on achieving greater
business results through project management.
More than 350 delegates are expected from
all over Africa and the world. Come join
attendees from industry, government and
academia who are determined to advance
Africa as an emerging global economy
through project deliveries and initiatives.
pmiafricaconference.com.
In the plenary part of
the conference, Dmitry
Yalov, the deputy
prime minister of
the Leningrad region
for economy and
investments, spoke
on the importance of
project management
methods for realization
of initiatives in the
public sector. The
special guest was Chapter steering committee and guests.
László Kremmer, PMI
region mentor for Eastern Europe.
He discussed how project management
practices became a strategic
competence for lowering risks, cutting
expenses and increasing KPIs—vital
factors for enterprises in conditions of
economic instability.
Pavel Shestopalov, the representative of
the Russian Government’s Department
of Economics and Finance, talked about
state standards on project management
in Russia.
Chapter President Evgeny Bumagin
explained PMI activities to provide
member value involving knowledge,
professional networking, volunteering,
career development and certification.
SEPTEMBER 2016
8 September
PMI Honolulu, Hawaii Chapter
Professional Development Day
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Themed “Rock the
PMI Talent Triangle™,” tracks will be orga-
nized by leadership, strategic and business
management, technical project manage-
ment, business analysis and career develop-
ment. Featured keynote speakers are Jeff
Tobe, M.Ed., CSP, on “Coloring Outside the
Lines,” and Andy Crowe, PMP, PgMP, on
news | people | projects
The second part of the conference
was devoted to practical reports,
analysis of best practice cases and
master classes on project team
creation. The main emphasis was
placed on practical applicability of
techniques and development of skills
that could be immediately used at
attendees’ organizations.
The conference ended with an
informal networking of participants
at a popular sports bar.
The PMI St. Petersburg Potential
Chapter sincerely thanks the speakers
and guests who attended the PM
Bridge conference and looks forward
to hosting future events.
“Managing Your Own Talent.”
sites.google.com/a/pmihnl.org/pdd/
home/2016pdd.
10 September
PMI Orange County Chapter
Building Leaders for Business
Anaheim, California, USA. PMI Orange County
Chapter presents its 2016 conference, “Building
Leaders for Business.” This event will expose,
inform, educate and bring together practi-
tioners to learn about PMI Talent Triangle™-
aligned topics. pmi-oc.org/conference.