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Benefits Realization Management

THE
Need FOR
Practitioners
Randall T. (Randy)
Black, P.Eng., PMP

TO BE

PMI Today: Can you comment on the

STRATEGIC
What’s more, value is often measured PMI Today: Interest in benefits
evolution of what is seen as successful in the eyes of the client. This changes realization management by project
project management? the entire paradigm of what project managers is relatively new. Why is it so
excellence really is. important for project managers to pay
Mr. Black: If we go back in time in
Continued on page 4
looking at “what a project manager
really does,” we see a shift in the
accountabilities and deliverables
that a project manager is being held
responsible for. In the past, in order to
be successful, project managers had to
deliver the project on time, on budget
and on scope.
Then we evolved to a place where the
project needed to be delivered to the
business case. This was the basis of
“portfolio responsibility” for project
managers.
Today, however, just delivering to the
business case and the triple constraint
is not nearly enough. Organizations
initiate projects to realize business
value. Business value can be reduced
costs, market leadership through new
products or services, or enhanced
service delivery.

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From the Board Continued from page 3
attention to benefits that are realized on
the business side of an organization?
Mr. Black: Organizations have refocused
their reasons for undertaking projects.
Far too often, projects were successfully
delivered (on time, on budget and on
scope), but failed to deliver the “promise”
of value that was the basis of the actual
sanction of the project. Today, the
business side or operational side of the
organization is demanding that projects
realize their envisioned value, and is
holding project managers accountable for
this delivery.
This means that the project manager
needs to understand why a project is be-
ing initiated by the organization and the
value that it represents to the business.
If the project manager knows what is
important to the business, they can then
monitor the project delivery to ensure
that the value desired is the value deliv-
ered. If you want a laptop and I deliver a
desktop, it might be a great project result
but it is not what was valued. Both have
similar functionality, but one does not
meet a key client criterion.
PMI Today: In your own project
management career, when did you
recognize that you had a role in making
sure projects delivered the expected
benefits? What caused you to recognize
this role?
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Mr. Black: In my earlier project
management career, on time and on
budget were good enough. I remember
delivering projects merely meeting
those criteria and being considered
quite successful. It was when I started
in IT delivering software solutions that I
realized that just delivering to the triple
constraint was not nearly enough.
I was working on a project for a major
U.S.-based corporation. As we finalized
the project plan, the client’s president
asked whether or not their intended
efficiencies would actually be a result of
the project. Our lead project manager
responded that we would deliver the
system (as per specification), and that it
was the client’s responsibility to ensure
implementation would result in the
efficiencies desired.
The project was not approved until we
could show how the developed solution
would deliver the desired efficiencies. It
was a question that had not been asked
previously and, quite frankly, threw
the lead project manager into a bit of a
tailspin. It was an eye-opening moment
for me.
PMI Today: What benefits realization
management practices would you
advise project teams to use and how
would those impact the strategic value
they deliver?
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Mr. Black: My advice would be:
n Spend lots of time with the client
and understand why they are doing
the project and the value or future
state they desire as an outcome
from the project.
n If you cannot find out why they are
doing the project, or they won’t
reveal the reason to you, have a
“heartfelt” one-to-one with the
sponsor as to why it is so critical
that you understand their why.
n Plan some fundamental change
management activities (assess
readiness for change, develop a
communications strategy and
plan, know who the detractors and
supporters are, know how to change
the business based upon the insights
of the client, establish measures
of current performance and goals
for the change in performance). As
an aside, I feel that understanding
the processes and tools of change
management is a new core
competency for project managers as
they advance to a more senior level
in their careers.
n Monitor for issues or opportunities
throughout the project life cycle
that can enhance the change and
value that the organization desires.
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PMI Today: What are some of the key
factors to consider when identifying the
business benefits projects will deliver?
How can you measure whether you are
achieving them?
Mr. Black: This is where it gets
really tricky.
In many projects, the business benefits
are intangible. Consider government or
government agency projects. They are
not doing these projects for financial
benefit. The benefits they are seeking
are about public access, public image
or public good. It is hard to measure
whether or not you are achieving those
business benefits.
As well, in many projects, the project
manager does not actually have the
responsibility to realize the ultimate
business benefit. For example, if the
project is the development of an in-house
training program that will increase
capabilities, a return on investment
(ROI) calculation is a great means of
measuring the business result.
But what if staff take the training and
then don’t use the new skills they have
learned? The project was successful,
may have included good change
management practices, but failed
because “elements” have undermined
the potential for benefits.
I would suggest that the key factor
in identifying business benefits is to
measure performance that the project
can actually influence. In order to know
what effect the project has had, the
project should have steps early on to
measure current performance, and then
to remeasure after the completion of
the project.
PMI Today: How can benefits realization
management be improved by good
technical project management? By
good people management and other
soft skills (e.g., stakeholder relations,
communications, etc.)?
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Mr. Black: Good technical project management—but one that clients are
management, as part of this focus on now expecting to be available to them.
benefits realization, means that the
PMI Today: Identifying unintended
project manager has to participate in the
benefits in projects is now considered
entire spectrum of the project life cycle
a good practice. From your project
(let’s call this the ‘cradle-to-grave cycle’
experience, how likely is this to occur,
for a project).
and should this type of discovery
The first exposure for the project manager be encouraged?
has to be at the strategy level. If the
Mr. Black: Actively seeking unintended
project manager can connect strategy
benefits can be a double-edged sword.
to the project they are leading (and
If they can be discovered and can be
therefore the value that the organization
used by the client, and can be realized
desires by sanctioning the project),
without compromising the originally
they can ensure that the project is
intended value of the project, then they
appropriately planned and managed to
are of great value.
realize those benefits.
Project managers need to take care
The second exposure for the project
not to “hijack” a project to realize an
manager has to be at the portfolio or
unintended value that they want to
business-case level. Again, knowing the
achieve, and ultimately fail in delivering
cost/benefit relationship and what is
what the client really values.
valued by the client organization will
allow the project manager to better My advice is to ensure superior
plan for benefits realization and manage communication with the client regarding
during the project implementation. If the the “new” value, and to seek guidance
value that is being driven is intangible, on whether or not the unintended value
knowing the definition of the intangible should be pursued as part of the project.
value is even more critical for the project
manager to drive project success.
Project planning (as part of the normal
life cycle of the project) should therefore
include planning for benefits realization
and change management activities. This
should also include monitoring for value
improvement opportunities.
It is clear that the ability to deliver upon
a cradle-to-grave project requires the
project manager to have a myriad of new
competencies. I believe that we are now
beginning to define a new level of project
management—that of the project leader.
Project leaders need more than just
project management skills. They must
have excellence in communications,
business planning, operational awareness,
emotional intelligence, strategic planning,
business case and economics skills,
and change management competence.
This is a whole new level of project
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create the Agile Practice Guide. As a
companion to the PMBOK® Guide –
Sixth Edition, it can serve as a bridge to
connect predictive (waterfall) and agile
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Since its initial release, the PMBOK®
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
gain insights on how other PMO leaders Tony Scott
are leveraging agile and hybrid practices, An innovative leader in information
empowering team and enhancing organi- technology for global brands and the
zational agility, advancing the PMO in an federal government, Tony Scott has
agile age, delivering strategy in a chang- spent his distinguished career developing
ing environment, improving culture and leading-edge approaches to enterprise
performance, and much more. cybersecurity and advocating for the
transformational power of digital
Over 15 hours are dedicated to network- modernization. In his keynote, Mr. Scott
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intrigues, challenges and inspires attendees business needs to take to remain com-
through the delivery of practical, reliable petitive in a rapidly transforming era.
and relevant content that PMO leaders
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Over a 40-year career, Mr. Scott has
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recognizable brands, including Microsoft,
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Disney Company. As CIO of Microsoft,
Mr. Scott was responsible for all
aspects of the company’s information
technology organization and enterprise
digital supply chain. In 2015, Scott was
appointed by President Barack Obama
to serve as the third federal CIO.
During his tenure, he improved
federal cybersecurity, initiating a
30-day cybersecurity sprint.
Rita McGrath
Rita McGrath, PhD, a professor
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emphasis on corporate entrepreneurship.
She is highly valued for her ability to
connect research to business problems.
She has been recognized as one of
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Thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2013 and
2015. She has also been inducted into
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“Fellows” in recognition of her impact
on the field.
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In her keynote, Dr. McGrath will
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competitive advantage and shows how
firms can manage it by using her updated
philosophy. Her new playbook for
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reconfiguration, using resource allocation
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Anthony Gayter
Transforming an organization is a
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Enterprise transformation and becoming
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Mr. Gayter has held numerous executive
positions, including with Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young LLC where he led the
Oracle Service Line.
Adrian Gostick
How do today’s best leaders accelerate
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the student needed to learn to attain
that badge, which provides a clear picture
of the applicant’s skills and knowledge.
For those reasons, the PMI Educational
Foundation (PMIEF) has implemented
a badging program for students and a
badging/micro-certification program
for teachers.
Badges Aid Applications
If a student attaches a project manage-
ment badge to a job application, em-
ployers are apt to give that application
greater consideration. Digital badges
can also help students who are apply-
ing to college. Skills that students learn
through project management include
time management, organization and
planning. If a college admissions person
understands the value of project man-
agement, they are more likely to admit
students who include a digital badge on
their application.
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A student earns a Fundamentals of
Project Management Badge by passing a
knowledge test that contains questions
that align with PMI standards. A study
guide is available to help students prepare
for the exam.
Teachers can earn badge/micro-
certifications that give them an
opportunity to demonstrate their
expertise in using project management
in the classroom. What differs for the
teachers is that they submit evidence of
student learning projects to demonstrate
what they are teaching in the classroom.
A teacher also submits both student and
teacher reflections.
Sometimes those
reflections are positive.
For example, “We just
finished an
engineering
project
which went
extremely well.
The students
demonstrated good project skills
and were able to master the learning
objectives.” Other times, projects have
not gone as expected and teachers reflect
on what they will do differently in the
future, or perhaps say they would not
repeat the project.
The student reflections have been very
interesting. Students are overwhelmingly
positive about the value of learning
project management. Most profess that
it has been extremely useful both in and
outside of the classroom.
Badging is available to students and
teachers everywhere around the globe.
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We are seeing both students
and teachers from multiple countries
express interest. Currently badging is
available in English, but will most likely
be expanded to other languages as the
program matures.
PMIEF is partnering with NOCTI
(National Occupational Competency
Testing Institute) to facilitate in the
badging process. NOCTI is the largest
provider of industry-based credentials
and partner industry certifications.
It was chosen for their breadth of
services and experience.
Both the student and teacher badging
align with Mozilla Open
Badging Standards, which
means that the badges can be
posted anywhere and that
whoever is viewing
the badge will see
common information.
This makes it very
easy for an employer
or college admissions
officer to understand the student’s skills.
At this time, badging is available at no
cost for both students and teachers.
In many U.S. states, teachers can earn
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs),
making the badge/micro-credential
very valuable to teachers. Eventually
PMIEF expects that all states will award
these credits.
We encourage you to visit our website,
pmief.org, to learn more about badging
for both students and teachers, and to
view additional no-cost resources to
help prepare students to be college and
career ready.
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Events Calendar
PMI Today Deadlines:
NOVEMBER 2017................... 15 SEPTEMBER
DECEMBER 2017........................ 16 OCTOBER
Free listings in the PMI Today® Events
Calendar are reserved for activities organized
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Please see PMI’s online Events Calendar at
PMI.org/events/calendar for more events.
SEPTEMBER 2017
7–9 September
PMI Bogota, Colombia Chapter
VI International Congress on
Project Management
Bogotá, Colombia. Theme: Transforming the
High Cost of Low Performance. This annual
event brings together hundreds of project
and program managers, chapter leaders and
business professionals to share knowledge,
strengthen the community and lead the
evolution of the profession by enabling the
delivery of constant value. Seven keynote
speakers, 17 speakers, workshops, general
sessions, three days of networking and industry
meeting sessions. pmicolombia.org.
18 September
PMI Michigan Thumb Chapter
David and Goliath—How to Battle
Small and Large Projects
Frankenmuth, Michigan, USA. Build your arse-
nal by learning to compare and contrast the
level of project management required for both
small and large projects, as well as simplified
technical processes for all projects, including
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earned value management and Monte Carlo 22–23 September
Analysis. Featuring Doug Boebinger, PMP. PMI Mass Bay Chapter
pmi-thumbchapter.org/overview. Professional Development Day
South 2017
20–22 September
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. The chapter’s
PMI New Zealand Chapter
second Professional Development Day
New Zealand Project Management
event this year will bring together talented
Conference
speakers and quality product and service
Christchurch, New Zealand. Theme—Building firms to produce a high-caliber conference
the Future. Our three-day conference will deliver aimed at increasing awareness of the positive
master classes, keynote speakers and three impact of project management on portfolio
concurrent speaker streams focusing on building management, risk and change management,
the project management profession, sustainable and advanced agile concepts.
projects and examples of using innovative pmimassbay.org/professional-dev-day.
solutions and community engagement from
New Zealand’s experience of rebuilding.
projectmanagementconference.org.nz.
SeminarsWorld® Events
18–21 S
Leading subject matter experts share their experience e
and deep knowledge on a variety of emerging topics. Nashvil ptember
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PMI.org/global-conference topics today—and earn PDUs.

5 September, 11:00 a.m. EDT (UTC –4)

PMO Symposium® Two Types of Thinking—One for Generating and One for Narrowing
2017 Project managers face the task of decision making in scenarios that are complex and/or
Houston, Texas, USA ambiguous. Rarely are we provided explicit training in the divergent and convergent thinking
tools and techniques that lead to a wider variety of options and, ultimately, strong consensus
5–8 November 2017 around the best solutions for achieving the desired objectives. Presented by Teresa Lawrence,
See article on page 7 PhD, PMP.
pmosymposium.org
12 September, 12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC –4)
Business Analysis and Design Thinking—Different Ways to the
Same Goal
Did you know that business analysts and design thinkers perform similar activities, but
their approaches might be completely different? In this webinar, we focus on a number of
activities to be found with a business analysis remit and highlight what exercises a design
thinker might undertake. Presented by Michael Boyle.

21 September, 3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC –4)

Project HEADWAY: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
In the parade of life, there are leaders, there are followers and there are bystanders.
We equate project management with leadership. But being an effective project manager
doesn’t mean that we’re always out in front. We need to revisit and rethink the leadership
roles of truly effective project managers. Presented by Mark Mullaly, PhD, PMP.

For more information and to register, visit ProjectManagement.com/Webinars.

23–24 September 25 September 25–28 September

PMI China
Project Management Congress 2017
Shanghai, China. Come join one of the largest
project management annual events in Asia Pa-
cific. This year’s theme is “Talent. Innovation.
Strategy—The Power of Trend.” The two-day
event will invite competent senior executives
and subject matter experts from China and
abroad to analyze current economic and proj-
ect management trends, share best practices
and tips on how to improve your ability as a
project management practitioner. The event
will offer 60 PDUs for thousands of attendees.
pmi.svell.cn/en.
PMI Norway Chapter
Adapt or Die? PMI Norway Chapter
Annual Conference 2017
Oslo, Norway. This year’s theme is “Trans-
forming Project Management to Embrace the
Challenges of Tomorrow.” The conference
focuses on how projects in the future must
mirror changing business trends and adapt
in scope, domain, content and schedule to
an ever-faster changing world. The event, an
all-English conference with a program that
extends into the evening, features six keynote
speakers. pmi-no.org/arskonferansen.
PMI Minnesota Chapter
2017 Professional Development Days
and Symposium Day
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Be one of hundreds
of participants to attend our 24th annual
event offering up to 30 PDUs over four days.
During Education Days, we offer 28 half-day,
one-day and two-day classes. Symposium Day
provides attendees with an array of choices
with 24 sessions organized along six topical
tracks, our annual vendor fair with a variety of
exhibitors, and nationally known keynote and
endnote speakers. pmi-mn.org
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PMI China News
Agile Management Helps to
Improve Enterprises’ Core Competence
W e are in a quick-changing
era. In our global
atmosphere, enterprises
are temporarily leaders rather than
monopolies. Organizations must be
prepared for risk in times of safety and
take a moment to think about how to be
demand-oriented, how to be customer-
oriented, and how to value product
experience and personalized service.
Concerning these questions, the PMI
China Community visited Hujiang
Company, a Chinese internet learning
platform, and held a forum there. Huji-
ang project management office (PMO)
Director Ma Ronglei, Senior Business
Analyst and Trainer Zhu Shubing, PMI
China Senior Volunteer Steven Zhou and
Alex Cao joined the session and shared
the latest practices and thoughts related
to internet management and agile man-
agement. The forum attracted project
managers from different industries to
share and exchange experiences. More
than 200 people experienced this fruitful
afternoon.
PMI China volunteers and Hujiang PMO core members.
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Mr. Ma shared the best practices and
practical experiences during Hujiang’s
development. Mr. Zhu gave a keynote
speech about agile development and
agile requirements. His talk covered
key agile issues such as how to analyze
requirements in agile projects and
whether we use user stories to define
business requirements.
Mr. Zhou used SaaS cloud service
providers as an example to exchange
experiences about how to build a high
performance team and deliver the Steven Zhou
project on time in an environment of
uncertain demand and price wars. He
also shared lessons learned from a
Scrum transformation.
Mr. Cao shared agile stories from his
working experience. He described the
basic responsibility and capability of
stakeholders in agile management,
evaluated the helpfulness of a user’s
story wall and discussed common
errors made in agile management.
Alex Cao
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The event gained overwhelmingly

positive response and built a great
communication platform for PMI China
and Hujiang. The core members of
Hujiang PMO gratefully appreciated
the arrangement with the PMI China
community. Both sides believe agile
management will help improve
organizations’ core competence.

All seats are occupied.

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OCTOBER 2017
2–3 October
PMI Silicon Valley, CA Chapter
10th Annual Symposium
Santa Clara, California, USA. This year’s
symposium theme is “Creating Business
Value Through Project Leadership.” The
two-day event will feature themed keynote
presentations, concurrent breakout sessions
and networking opportunities. Join hundreds
of project and program leaders to share and
learn with like-minded professionals from
Silicon Valley and around the world.
pmisv.org/overview-symposium-2017.
6–7 October
PMI Mongolia Chapter
4th Annual Conference
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This year, the PMI Mon-
golia Chapter is hosting its 4th annual conference
under the theme “Advancing Project Manage-
ment for National Development.” The aim is to
focus on up-and-coming project management
practitioners and expand the profession nation-
wide. There will be streams for construction/
infrastructure/mining, information and communi-
cation technology, and services/others.
pmimongolia.mn/pmimc-annual-conference.
10–11 October
PMI Southern Caribbean Chapter
9th Biennial International Project
Management Conference
San Fernando, Trinidad. The two-day
conference is the region’s largest project
management event. This year’s theme
is “Versatility in Times of Economic
Adjustments: Doing More with Less.”
pmiscc.org.

PMI Tour Cono Sur 2017

Under the motto DATE CITY CHAPTER WEBSITE
“Learn, Share, Inspire,”
this year’s Tour Cono 2 November Asunción PMI Asunción, Paraguay Chapter pmi.org.py
Sur offers a varied 3–4 November Mendoza PMI Nuevo Cuyo Argentina Chapter pminuevocuyo.org
selection of featured
7 November Montevideo PMI Montevideo, Uruguay Chapter pmi.uy
speakers and cities
where you may 8 November Rosario PMI Buenos Aires, Argentina Chapter pmi.org.ar
strengthen the skills 9 November Buenos Aires PMI Buenos Aires, Argentina Chapter pmi.org.ar
that compose the
14 November Córdoba PMI Córdoba, Argentina Potential Chapter pmicordoba.org
PMI Talent Triangle®.
This will help you 15–16 November Santiago PMI Santiago, Chile Chapter pmi.cl
remain relevant and 16–17 November Antofagasta PMI Antofagasta, Chile Potential Chapter pmiantofagasta.cl
competitive, and will
enhance your ability to 22 November Piura PMI Cajamarca, Peru Chapter pmicajamarca.org
achieve success. 23 November Cajamarca PMI Cajamarca, Peru Chapter pmicajamarca.org
We invite you to visit 24–25 November Arequipa PMI Southern Region, Peru Chapter pmisurperu.org
the chapter websites 27–28 November Lima PMI Lima, Peru Chapter pmi.org.pe
where you will find
valuable information. 27 November Cochabamba PMI Santa Cruz, Bolivia Chapter pmisantacruz.org
28–29 November La Paz PMI Santa Cruz, Bolivia Chapter pmisantacruz.org
30 November–1 December Santa Cruz PMI Santa Cruz, Bolivia Chapter pmisantacruz.org

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Chapter Links
PMI Mile-Hi Chapter pmimilehi.org
2nd Annual Women in Project Management Leadership Conference
New Insights into Diversity and Work/Life Balance
N ew perspectives on diversity,
work/life blending and reaching
out of the comfort zone scored
high with the more than 150 attendees
at the PMI Mile-Hi Chapter’s 2nd Annual
Women in Project Management Leader-
ship Conference. Eighty-one percent said
they were “very satisfied” with the event.
Sponsors were up 54 percent, from six in
2016 to 13 for 2017, and 71 companies
were represented. The event is part of
the chapter’s ongoing effort to offer new
events focusing on networking, relevant
conversations on the profession and
presentations on navigating individual
careers.
Keynoter speakers were Beatrice Opoku-
Asare, director, global inclusion and
New insights on diversity, inclusion and tips on work/life blending
were featured at the PMI Mile-Hi Chapter’s 2nd Annual Women in
Project Management Leadership Conference.
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diversity, Newmont Mining, on “Diver-
sity: What’s in It for Me?” and Ashley
René Casey, owner and CEO, Be Bold
and Speak, on “I Can Juggle: Building and
Maintaining a Healthy Work/Life Blend.”
The conference included an interactive
panel discussion on “Creating Stretch
Roles in the Work Place,” complimentary
lunch, networking and happy hour. The
event attracted individuals at all levels
and within all industries. Those seeking to
maintain their certifications earned 3.5
professional development units.
“New research makes it increasingly
clear that companies with more diverse
workforces perform better financially,” Keynote speaker Beatrice Opoku-Asare, director,
noted Pamela Wagner, CSM, PMP, of the global inclusion and diversity, Newmont Mining.
organizing committee.
to see what the volunteer team brings us
Andrea Buell, PMP, for next year.”
Medtronics, com-
mented, “The keynoters Sreelekha Karunakara, PMP, Children’s
were fabulous as to their Hospital, added, “This event was
insights on diversity and outstanding in the interesting and
inclusion and tips on informative information presented and
work/life blending. The the networking space, [which enabled
highlight of my day was me] to learn from other women and men,
Beatrice Opoku-Asare's too. The keynoters and panel members
presentation on diver- inspired me a lot!”
sity, plus I really enjoyed For further information, contact
Mike Hess, Institute for Pamela Wagner, CSM, PMP, vice
the Blind, who was part president/professional development,
of the panel. I can’t wait profdev@PMIMileHi.org.
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Chapter Links
PMI Canada’s Technology Triangle Chapter pmi-ctt.org
PMI Toronto Chapter pmitoronto.ca
Our Evening with PMI Founder Jim Snyder and
Past Chair Peter Monkhouse
By Bob Heggie, PMP, Liz Michasiw, PMP, and Dale Van Looyen
I n the true spirit of cooperation, two PMI
chapters presented “An Evening with
Jim Snyder,” PMI Fellow, PMI Founder
(and Peter Monkhouse, PMP, PMI past
chair) during the week of 17 April. The
idea was to give our membership a chance
to hear one of the five original founders
of PMI speak about the Institute, from its
beginnings in 1969 through today, and
where PMI and project management as a
profession are going.
The PMI Canada’s Technology Triangle
Chapter event, held in Kitchener, Ontario,
started with casual conversation and
hors d’oeuvres. As Mr. Snyder and Mr.
Monkhouse started sharing their PMI
Jim Snyder, PMI Fellow, PMI Founder, and PMI Past Chair Peter
Monkhouse, PMP.
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history, it was not long
before questions from
the membership initiated
further insight on the past
and predictions for the
future. We could have
easily kept both Mr. Snyder
and Mr. Monkhouse for a
number of hours. Informal
networking continued after
the formal event. Thank
you Mr. Snyder and Mr.
Jim Snyder (center) talking to volunteer Neeta Kulkarni, PMI-ACP, PMP.
Monkhouse; the evening
At right is Bob Heggie, PMP, past president, PMI Toronto Chapter.
was most enlightening!
On the following night, Mr. Snyder As in Kitchener, there were ample
and Mr. Monkhouse continued their questions from the audience about PMI
conversation with the history, project management then and
membership of the now, and where Mr. Snyder saw project
PMI Toronto Chapter. management and the Institute evolving in
As a special guest of the future. We started to go overtime and
the chapter we also had to gently remind the audience that the
had R. Max Wideman, hotel was going to turn the lights out soon.
PMI Fellow, as a fellow
Overall, the joint evenings were very
audience member.
successful and we cannot thank our
Mr. Wideman was
membership enough for their insightful
a founding member
questions, which kept the conversation
of the PMI Canadian
going well into the night. Following
West Coast Chapter
two nights of fascinating discussion, we
and was a developer of
concluded with a Toronto-area reception
the 1987 version of the
where Ontario chapter leaders were given
Project Management
the opportunity to network with their
Body of Knowledge
peers as well as our esteemed guests.
(PMBOK®).
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Chapter Links
PMI Sydney, Australia Chapter pmisydney.org
Meeting the Challenge to Lift Our Game of Success
T hree hundred project practitioners,
academics and business leaders from
Australia, Asia, New Zealand, Europe
and the United States gathered to celebrate
the fifth national PMI Australia Confer-
ence (PMIAC17), hosted by the PMI Sydney
Chapter. Joined together by our common
goal to share best business practices, trends,
research and training in technical project
delivery, our passionate and dedicated
members celebrated project management
successes and valuable lessons learned to
help improve our profession.
The Sydney Vivid Festival, along with the
many iconic landmark projects, provided
a perfect backdrop to showcase the
brilliant achievements of the project
management community.
“The PMIAC17 is a milestone in our
chapter’s history,” said Benjamin Howell,
PMP, chapter president. “Although this is
the second time Sydney has hosted the
event, we have continued to improve the
quality of the conference program and
master classes, with record attendees for
both. These achievements would not be
possible without the many PMI member
volunteers, sponsors, academics and
business organizations who have shown us
tremendous support.”
2017 PMI Award Winners
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The two-day conference shaped up to be a
real game-changer with delegates encour-
aged to “level up” and “lift their game of
success.” The impressive line-up of diverse
speakers were both informative and
entertaining, and included:
n PMI Chair Mark Dickson, MBA,
FAICD, PMP
n Author and practitioner
Stephen Jenner
n Colin Ellis, author of The Conscious
Project Leader
n Chee-Peng Tan, founder and group
CEO, Business Technovise International
n Mike Jenner, founder of in•flu•ence
leadership development consulting
n Ewen Stafford, Deputy CFO, Telstra
The inaugural academic track provided
valuable research linking industry leaders
with our project management community.
For many, the highlight was the PMI
Australia Awards and Gala Dinner.
Congratulations to all those who worked
hard to raise the bar, namely:
n Project of the Year: Tristian Walters,
John Holland and BNMC Alliance for
Burke North McKinnon Centre Level
Crossing Removal, Victoria
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n
n
PMO of the Year: Vertika Sukhwal,
Information Technology Program,
Reserve Bank of Australia
Continuing Professional Education
Provider: Marc Vogts, The University
of Sydney, John Grill Centre’s Execu-
tive Leadership in Major Projects
n Young Project Manager of the Year:
Matthew Beales, Aurecon, Epworth
Geelong Teaching Hospital
n Distinguished Contribution to
Project Management: Benjamin
Howell, PMP, PMI Sydney, Australia
Chapter president
Planning is underway for the next
PMI Australia Conference to be held on
20–22 May 2018, in Melbourne, which
will focus on people and projects via
themes of diversity, performance,
and well-being. Bookings are open:
pmiaustraliaconference.org.au.
Volunteer Spotlight
Kate Morris, MSP, MoP, CSM,
Conference Conveyer
I am the project
manager assigned
to deliver aspects
of our national
conference. This
is my second
time in this role,
which, although
challenging at
times, has been a privilege and so
rewarding. It allows me to use my
skill set and project knowledge in
different applications. Most of all, I
enjoyed working with a dedicated
and talented group of professionals,
focused on delivering a world-class
conference sharing best practices.
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