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PMI® Global Conference

The Futureproof
Game Plan

INSIDE
Looking Back at 2017: 3 Combined Leadership Institute Meeting and
Transformation Begins… PMI Global Conference keynote session with Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
A Year of Excitement
Introducing the 2017 PMIEF 13 By David Brummer

Y
Scholarship and Award Recipients
oshimitsu Kanei knows he must shared the knowledge they gained in a
Reports Help Organizations 19
Achieve Greater Agility be ready for change. But—and no presentation to IBM Japan co-workers in
surprise here—day-to-day work December. Mr. Kanei planned to discuss
Events Calendar 20
responsibilities often get in the way of how he was able to refresh his technical
Chapter Links 22 preparing for the future. So Mr. Kanei, an skills and explore trends that will steer
PMI China News: Experiencing 24 associate project manager at IBM Japan tomorrow’s project environment.
the Miracle of Alibaba in Osaka, Japan, saw the PMI Global
Continued on page 6
Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA as
Biggest, Best, Coldest “a trigger to start learning and gathering
Yet Warmest Leadership new information everyday.”
Institute Meeting Yet Mr. Kanei and 14 other project
See page 9 professionals from his organization

Available online for PMI members only at PMI.org

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from the Board

Looking Back at 2017

Mark Dickson,
MBA, FAICD, PMP,
Immediate Transformation
Begins…
Past Chair

A Year of Excitement
T he year 2017 has been an
exciting time for PMI, and it has
been my great honor to serve as
chair this year.
transformation journey (toward what
we’re calling PMI 2.0) will change
the shape and face of PMI, bringing a
variety of offerings that will further
enhance the value we provide to our
constituents.
Continued on page 4

One of 2017’s first events was the

annual Leadership Institute Volunteer
Planning Meeting. There, our global
volunteers learned about PMI’s
evolution through the strategy
refresh that will put a strong focus
on individuals selecting project
management as a profession.
As I told these senior-level volunteers,
PMI is in an enviable position of being
able to plan for sustained success
while being in a position of strength.
Our changes will rest on the strategic
pillars of strategic focus, customer
centricity and organizational agility.
As my Board colleague Roberto Toledo
noted last month in PMI Today®, this

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From the Board Continued from page 3
Great Face-to-Face Time
Our chapter-level volunteers (about
1,600 of them) enjoyed and got great
value from three PMI® Leadership
Institute Meetings (LIMs) in 2017—
Hong Kong for the Asia Pacific region,
Rome for EMEA (Europe–Middle
East–Africa) and Chicago for North
America. At these gatherings, PMI
President and CEO Mark A. Langley
and myself updated attendees on
the transformation process and
answered questions.
Practitioners had great opportunities
to learn and network at two major
events this year—the PMI EMEA
Congress in Rome and the PMI Global
Conference in Chicago. For the first
time ever in 2017, the end of LIM
corresponded with the beginning of the
PMI Global Conference, allowing for
more networking opportunities than
ever. Additionally, those interested in
project management offices and how
organizations deal with disruption
attended the highly rated PMO
Symposium in Houston. Also, thousands
of others in the project management
community took part in our popular
virtual events, covering topics such as
business analysis, talent management
and organizational agility.
PMI Fact File
TOTAL MEMBERS
497,337
…in 207 countries
and territories
PMI has 289 chartered and
17 potential chapters
PMI-642 PMITodayJanuary2018(P).indd 4
The most enjoyable and fulfilling part Management Body of Knowledge
of my year has been attending chapter (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition also
and regional events, and meeting incorporated content on agile. PMI
so many volunteers, practitioners partnered with the Agile Alliance® to
and consumers publish the new Agile
of project Practice Guide at the
management same time as the PMBOK®
“Thousands…in the
services. Thank Guide. Additionally, we
you for your project management published updates of the
dedication, program and portfolio
support, community took part standards, a new standard
hospitality and in our popular virtual and guide dealing with
friendship. In business analysis, and
2017 the Board events, covering an update of the Project
made an effort Manager Competency
to widen
topics such as business Development Framework.
its meeting analysis, talent
PMI set out to make it
locations and
management and possible for those whose
to network with
first language is not
its stakeholders organizational agility.”
English to have access
when we do so.
to the newest edition
This has proven
of the PMBOK® Guide
to be of great
at the same time
value and will continue in 2018
as English speakers. This feat of
and beyond.
scheduling was accomplished
New Standards and Processes through a new process that had
Our standards group had an groups of volunteer translation
outstanding year, easily meeting verifiers working concurrently to
deliverable goals that might have achieve their tasks in a timely
seemed daunting at first. Listening manner. As noted in an article in
to practitioner input, the volunteers October PMI Today, the volunteers
who updated A Guide to the Project appreciated the new process.
Statistics through 30 November 2017
More than 5 Million PMBOK Guide Editions Now in Circulation!
®
CERTIFICATIONS
Total Active Holders of: PUBLISHING
CAPM® Certified Associate in Project Management 34,243
PMP® Project Management Professional 809,666
PfMP® Portfolio Management Professional 489
PgMP® Program Management Professional 2,120 5,772,863
PMI-RMP® PMI Risk Management Professional 4,398 Total copies of
all editions* of the
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PMI-PBA® PMI Professional in Business Analysis 1,870 in circulation
*includes PMI-published
PMI-ACP® PMI Agile Certified Practitioner 18,329 translations
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Making It Easier for Improving the Experience for Another report we disseminated in
Certification Candidates Chapter Leaders 2017, the Talent Gap Report, shows
Our certification team has been Chapters are very important to PMI, the amazing potential of the project
hard at work in 2017 with several and this year we helped volunteer management profession. The report
innovative and customer-centric leaders perform their roles more sees employers needing close to
improvements to certification easily. For the first time in 2017, 88 million individuals in project
candidates’ experience. Internet- chapter leaders could take advantage management-oriented roles by 2027.
based testing now allows Certified of a virtual chapter leader orientation It says more than 75 percent of future
Associate in Project Management specific to certain roles. Volunteers project management employment in
(CAPM)® candidates to take their and staff produced resource guides 2027 will be in China and India.
exams at home, a great convenience to assist and support chapter leaders Finally, we conducted research to
to many who live or work far from and in 2017, new guides for chapter update Earning Power, PMI’s project
a testing center. And we rolled out annual planning and nominations management salary survey. You will
new score reports for and elections were be able to dive into the details when
all PMI certifications. made available. that report and members-only query
The new reports “I feel proud to have In addition, the functionality goes live in the first
help exam-takers technology role quarter, but I can tell you that the
with more detailed been part of the PMI in chapters was news is good, especially for Project
performance data. A community—over created and Management Professional (PMP)®
new exam analysis included in the certification holders surveyed across
page offers domain 14,000 exceptional Chapter Role 37 countries.
and task-level Delineation
performance insight
people, both staff and Study, and the PMI Board of Directors
as well as tips and volunteers, across PMI Educational It has been a very busy year for PMI,
next steps. Foundation chapter and for me personally. I would like
the globe. I take liaison role was to thank my fellow directors for
In other certification
updated. their service, their support and the
news, hundreds my motivation and
courage and wisdom to learn, to
of thousands of Chapters continue
inspiration from you.” grow and to make some bold and
certification holders to sponsor many
seminal decisions this year. I would
have taken advantage outstanding
particularly like to thank the two
of digital badging, activities across
directors who concluded their tenure,
and almost all have shared their the globe, providing educational,
Steve Sawle and Wagner Maxsen, for
digital badge on social media mentoring and networking
their service to PMI.
platforms. Finally, item-writing opportunities for members but also
work is underway for the next set of providing advocacy for the profession I feel proud to have been part of
certification exam updates, which for and working with their communities the PMI community—over 14,000
the most part will take place in the for social benefit. Our chapters are exceptional people, both staff and
first quarter of 2018. These updates not only key to the PMI community, volunteers, across the globe. I take my
are related to the publication of they are a valuable part of their motivation and inspiration from you.
new standards or new editions of communities.
As I pass the chair title to Cathy
existing standards.
Research and Reports La Tona, I know that the Board will
Another customer-friendly We published several reports based on be in good hands in 2018 as we
improvement for our members Pulse of the Profession® research. The continue the transformation to
launched this year—membership reports, as well as the 2017 Thought PMI 2.0 and continue to provide
auto-renewal. This feature provides Leadership Series, were themed on outstanding customer-centric value
members with the convenient option achieving greater agility, helping for our stakeholders, our community
of having their annual membership organizations quickly sense and and the profession.
renewed automatically. adapt to deliver results faster,
smarter and better.

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The Futureproof Game Plan

Continued from page 1

The IBM Japan team members were

among 2,000 project and program
professionals from more than 1,100
organizations and 60 countries who
descended on Chicago. The city proved
an apt host, its towering skyline and
lakefront preservation showcasing
not only the city’s beauty, but also
the power of project management.
And the conference reinforced that
commitment. Attendees had an array of
learning options, with sessions covering
everything from the future of artificial
intelligence to next-gen leadership.
A line for a book signing in the PMI Store.
Spark the Flame
To cultivate tomorrow’s trailblazers,
Sometimes that means just getting out Sir Tim urged organizations and project
organizations must empower people
of their way. teams to meet disruption head-on
to explore new ideas and make good
by turning projects into movements
decisions, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator “When you see a twinkle in somebody’s
that generate buzz—like Facebook or
of the World Wide Web, said in the eyes, that’s when it’s time to give them
driverless cars. But the teams behind
opening keynote. some space,” he said.
such projects also must understand
and manage the knowns and unknowns
surrounding their moonshot efforts.
“Don’t just plan for the initial project as
you see it. Imagine it as a user would,”
he said. “Call in people with different
skills. Try to figure out how it’s going to
affect humanity.”

Walk a Mile
Feedback—whether it’s from user
groups, executive sponsors or other
team members—is only valuable if it’s
accurately received.
To ensure effective communication,
project professionals should show hu-
mility, listen patiently and be painfully
explicit, said keynoter Nicholas Epley,
author and professor of behavioral sci-
ence at The University of Chicago Booth
School of Business. And don’t read too
much into a person’s body language—
it can create misleading conclusions.
“When we look at other people, we’re
not engaged with their minds, and this
creates all types of problems for us,”
he said. “It makes it hard for us to
Nicholas Epley

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resolve conflict or to motivate people

effectively. And if we don’t understand
what motivates people, it’s hard for
them to get excited about their jobs.”
Mercedes Ramirez-Johnson made the
case for situational awareness in a
personal closing keynote. In 1995, she
survived a commercial plane crash
that killed 160 people, including her
parents. Investigators later revealed
that pilots mistakenly entered the
wrong coordinates into the flight
computer when they started their
descent. The plane was thrown off
course and the pilots were unable to
regain control as they crashed into
the Andes Mountains in Colombia.
The lesson for project professionals:
“When we put projects on autopilot,
we lose situational awareness,” she
said. “We don’t have the sense of
what dangers are around the corner
or what opportunities exist.”
Mercedes Ramirez-Johnson Continued on page 8

Professional Awards Gala.

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The Futureproof Game Plan
Continued from page 7
Expanding Horizons
Beyond workshops and educational
sessions, PMI’s Exhibit Hall provided
interactive experiences, private
coaching and a wealth of networking
opportunities. “You never feel like
you’re lost or alone because we’re
always talking and bouncing ideas off
each other about issues that we’ve
encountered,” said Pamela Artis, PMP,
managing consultant, Q-Sys Technical
Services, Chester, Virginia, USA.
For Lud Vidal, engineer, business analyst,
of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the event was
a first step in restarting his career at
Emerging professionals meet-up at a local brewery.
Exhibit Hall.
PMI-642 PMITodayJanuary2018(P).indd 8
Petrobras after four years working in
engineering and operations roles at
the company. Mr. Vidal said sessions
he attended allowed him to refresh
existing skills such as risk management
mitigation, and to explore new skills,
like motivating teams in a time of crisis.
“It’s a world of knowledge here,” Mr.
Vidal said. “There’s great energy for
projects, and it’s really motivating.”
Looking for your own project
management motivation? Get ready
for the next PMI Global Conference,
slated for 6–8 October in Los Angeles,
California, USA.
PMI Confidential
“Conference provided inspiration
to overcome the professional and
personal challenges ahead of me.
There’s increased need for project
managers to keep up with the latest
trends in the profession to gain a
competitive advantage over others.
Conference helps achieve that.”
— Cinzia Pellegrino, PMP,
procurement program manager,
Zobele Group; branch director,
PMI Northern Italy Chapter, Trento, Italy
“My organization is thinking
about incorporating some agile
approaches. Conference is a chance
to build agile knowledge, so I’m
ready for the changes at work. Now
I can add my voice to the discussion
on how agile might work with some
of our projects.”
— Adeleke Adetunji, PMP,
project manager, George Washington
University, Washington, D.C., USA
“I wanted to get to know other
professionals and learn from the
sessions. The knowledge I gained
will help me to have a more open
mind, so I’m ready for changes,
especially in technology.”
— Alba Rosina Sagastume Muralles, PMP,
team leader for software projects,
Conduent, Guatemala City, Guatemala;
vice president, PMI Guatemala Chapter
“Conference has always been a
platform for me to learn, gather
new ideas and see how I can
integrate them into what I’m doing
and be able to add value to the
company I work for.”
— Vitalis Ndu, PMP,
general manager, operations,
AfriHub Nigeria Ltd., Enugu, Nigeria
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Biggest, Best, Coldest Yet Warmest
Leadership Institute Meeting Yet
By Beth Ouellette, PMI-PBA, PMP, PgMP, and Dino Butorac, PMP, Members, PMI Chapter Member Advisory Group
W hen we arrived in Chicago
the weather was cold, the
winds were blowing and it
was raining—the chill was more than
anticipated even in Chicago in October.
The climate was very different inside, as
returning Leadership Institute Meeting
(LIM) attendees greeted friends from
across the globe. So many friendships
have been built through chapter leaders’
volunteer journeys, and from the onset
of this meeting, more friendships were
being forged.
The attendance at this LIM broke all
the records of prior LIMs, clocking in
at 1,053 attendees representing 239
chapters from 56 countries.
2017 PMI Chair Mark Dickson, MBA, FAICD, PMP, talks about PMI’s strategy.
PMI-642 PMITodayJanuary2018(P).indd 9
In his opening remarks, 2017 PMI Chair
Mark Dickson, MBA, FAICD, PMP, shared
the recently approved strategic plan.
The new strategy focuses on individual
practitioners and delivering value to
them. PMI President and CEO Mark A.
Langley described the three pillars of
the strategy: strategic focus, customer
centricity and organizational agility—
all aligned with PMI's new winning
aspiration, “Empowering people to
make ideas a reality.”
Mr. Langley further discussed the PMI
transformation, stating that the goal
is not just growth but relevance of
PMI to practitioners and organizations
worldwide. He said members are
PMI Today January 2018 Page 9
expecting PMI to help them learn the
project management language, gain
credibility and prepare them to advance
in their careers.
Keynoter Story
Keynote speaker Derreck Kayongo was a
young child of a soap-maker father and
seamstress mother in Uganda. Through
his entertaining and interesting story,
he shared how he came to the United
States on a scholarship—and staying
in his first U.S. hotel, he realized how
much soap was thrown away.
Through this awareness, recalling how
precious soap was in Uganda, the
wheels started turning. He realized the
Continued on page 10
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Continued from page 9

value of a project business case, as he

made his first pitch to Hilton Hotels and
was rejected. With more investigation,
research and planning, his second pitch
was a go. He was then faced with how to
take old, used soap and clean it up and
make it “fit for use.”
This clean-up is what he called the
“yuck factor” of projects. We all have
to deal with the “yuck factor” at some
point, he said. “Forget the whining and
do something—and cleverness counts—
“said Mr. Kayongo. Today his nonprofit
organization distributes soap to
92 countries.

Session Tracks
Multiple breakout sessions and educa-
tional sessions allowed chapter leaders
opportunities for learning, skill building
and planning. Included this year were
mindful meditation, breathing and re-
laxation sessions to help clear and focus
the mind. There were also a number Derreck Kayongo

of opportunities for networking, such

as breakfast for first-time attendees,
end-of-day hosted events and lunchtime
round tables.

Fearless Leadership
On the second day, Carey Lohrenz
delivered an inspiring presentation
about fearless leadership through
many challenges. She was the first
female U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter
pilot, and shared her journey through
dedication, persistence and countless
lessons learned. Ms. Lohrenz encouraged
attendees to be the catalyst. Get people
signed on to the project, so you get to
where you want to go quickly. To do this,
you need three building blocks: purpose,
focus, discipline. She reminded the
leaders that, as they say in the sky, “You
lose sight, you lose the fight.”

Closing/Opening Keynote
This year’s closing keynote overlapped
with the PMI® Global Conference
Carey Lohrenz

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LIM attendees.

opening keynote. The auditorium

attendance was now tripled in size and
the energy and buzz was magnified. This
is the first year that the LIM and the
PMI Global Conference had overlapping
sessions. Given the energy in this room,
it was a resounding success.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee provided a high en-
ergy, data-packed talk about his journey
through technology as the true creator
of the World Wide Web. His original port
number for his server, 2784, was selected
simply because it was his parent’s phone
number and he could remember this, and
so his journey began in 1989. Comments
about his idea initially were “vague, but
exciting.” How many of us would pursue
an initiative with these words of encour-
agement? He did.
Continued on page 12
Illustrating takeaways at a meeting for leaders of chapters in Region 3.

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It’s a Wrap
Following this closing session, all
participants were invited to the exhibit
hall for a combined networking event.
The new PMI podcast was introduced
live and on stage. This networking
event was filled with participants from
the LIM and Global Conference—old
friends connecting and making new
acquaintances. The photos, selfies and
chatting were constant and with high
energy. Soon the time came to move
on to the PMI Professional Awards
Ceremony venue, and as people
exited the Exhibit Hall, the lights
were officially turned out on a most
successful 2017 North America LIM.
Though the Chicago air continued to
be chilly, the warmth of colleagues and Leadership Institute Master Class of 2017.
friends radiates still, and will until next
time, when we meet again.

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Introducing the 2017 PMIEF

Scholarship and Award Recipients
PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) awarded over 200 project management-related scholarships to college students,
teachers, practitioners and nonprofits/non-governmental organizations. PMIEF is grateful for the generosity of its donors,
including PMI members, chapters, communities, Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) and universities, all of whom make
these scholarships and awards possible, thereby helping to build the best and brightest future project management workforce.

2017 Academic Scholarship Recipients

PMIEF administers academic scholarships for students in project management-related degree programs. These scholarships are
funded by PMI, University of Management and Technology (UMT), International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), and various PMI
chapters. In 2017, PMIEF awarded over 50 academic scholarships to the following recipients:

Supporting Donor Scholarship Name Recipient

Colleen Briggs
International Institute for Learning, Inc. Irfan Hakan Kutgun
Dr. Harold Kerzner Scholarships
(IIL) Thomas Lippiatt
Queeneth Odimegwu
PMI Alaska Chapter PMI Alaska Chapter Scholarship Sherita Bennett

PMI Atlanta Chapter PMI Atlanta Chapter Scholarship Nikhil Kulkarni

PMI Baltimore, MD Chapter Bishop Kloch Memorial Scholarship Kirian Villalta

PMI Buffalo, NY Chapter PMI Buffalo, NY Chapter Scholarship Darshan Odeyar

Continued on page 14

Taiwo Abraham Abdullah Al-Ghamdi Albert Appouh Madhurika Bafna Michelle Bates Dylan Boudreau

Erkan Boztas Felicia Burch Colleen Briggs Tyler Brown Juan-Sebastian Chaquea Joseph DelGrosso

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2017 Academic Scholarship Recipients Continued from page 13

Supporting Donor Scholarship Name Recipient

Carissa Moyna
PMI Central Iowa Chapter PMI Central Iowa Chapter Scholarships
Claire Fleming
Taiwo Abraham
PMI Coastal Bend Chapter PMI Coastal Bend Chapter Scholarships Gabriel Odreman-Noriega
James Passley
PMI Columbia River Basin Chapter PMI Columbia River Basin Chapter Scholarship Ryshun Sampson
Wayne K. Latham Project Management Scholarship Vikas Dethe
PMI Dallas Chapter James Rankin Memorial Scholarship Justin Tuley
Dwaraka R. Iyengar PMI Dallas Chapter Area Scholarship Madhurika Bafna

PMI Eastern Iowa Chapter PMI Eastern Iowa Chapter Scholarship Emily Leaverton

PMI Great Lakes Chapter PMI Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship Erkan Boztas

PMI Hampton Roads Chapter Ranzy Gammal Memorial Scholarship Kofi Merritt

Lee Ann Mills

PMI KC Mid America Chapter PMI KC Mid America Chapter Scholarships
Angela Viehland
Meagan Loyst
PMI Long Island, NY Chapter PMI Long Island Chapter Collins Williams Memorial Scholarships
Kerri Sallie
PMI Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter PMI Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter Scholarship Gabrielle DeRouen

PMI Minnesota Chapter Robert J. Yourzak Scholarship Award Michelle Bates

Gabrielle DeRouen Vikas Dethe Lovely-Frances Domingo Lauren Embley Claire Fleming Charlene Franke

Donald Griesmer Adrionna Hatfield Kole Hicok Anna Ibrahim Steven Kopischke Tiffany Ku

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Supporting Donor Scholarship Name Recipient

PMI Montana Chapter PMI Montana Chapter Scholarship Thomas Whyte

PMI New York City Chapter PMI New York City Chapter Scholarship Albert Appouh
Gokul Dass
PMI North Carolina Chapter PMI North Carolina Chapter Scholarships
Tyler Brown
PMI Montana Chapter PMI Montana Chapter Scholarship Molly Porter

PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter PMI Northeast Ohio Chapter Scholarship Donald Griesmer

PMI Nova Scotia, Canada Chapter PMI Nova Scotia, Canada Chapter Scholarship Kathryn Pumphrey

PMI Phoenix Chapter PMI Phoenix Chapter Scholarship Adrionna Hatfield

Tiffany Ku
PMI Portland Chapter PMI Portland Chapter Scholarships
Allison Van Horn
Anna Ibrahim
PMI Silver Spring Chapter PMI Silver Spring Chapter Scholarships
Justin Oparau
PMI Tampa Bay, Florida Chapter PMI Tampa Bay, Florida Chapter Education Fund Steven Kopischke
Erica Crain
PMI Tulsa Chapter PMI Tulsa Chapter Scholarships
Braden Edwards

PMI Washington, DC Chapter Clayman C. Myers, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Juan-Sebastian Chaquea

Continued on page 16

Irfan Hakan Kutgun Emily Leaverton Thomas Lippiatt Meagan Loyst Shakira Mahzabeen Kofi Merritt

Carissa Moyna Darshan Odeyar Queeneth Odimegwu Gabriel Odreman-Noriega Justin Oparaugo Jeremy Reese

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2017 Academic Scholarship Recipients Continued from page 15

Supporting Donor Scholarship Name Recipient

Lovely-Frances Domingo
Lauren Embley
PMIEF PMIEF Academic Scholarships Nadege Macauley
Ravi Ramsingh
Susanne Tedrick
PMI Eric Jenett Founders Scholarship Joseph DelGrosso
Project Management Institute PMI Robert Kimmons Memorial Fellows Scholarship Shakira Mahzabeen
Matthew H. Parry Memorial Scholarship Charlene Franke
PMIEF Academic Scholarship Program at UMT - Full Associates Timothy Bolen
University of Management PMIEF Academic Scholarship Program at UMT - Full Masters Marlon Christie
and Technology PMIEF Academic Scholarship Program Deans Scholarship at
Not awarded this year
UMT - Partial Undergraduates and Graduates

Former PMI Oil, Gas, and

Petrochemical SIG, PMI Clear Lake/ Ray Piper Global Project Management Education Scholarship Kole Hicok
Galveston Chapter, other friends of
Ray Piper

Former PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter Former PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter Scholarship Abdullah Al-Ghamdi

Former PMI College of Performance Gaylord E. (Gary) Christle Scholarship Dylan Boudreau
Management

Former PMI Information Systems PMI Information Systems Community of Practice Global
Felicia Burch
Community of Practice Scholarship Fund

Former PMI Quality Specific PMI Academic Scholarship for Quality Jeremy Reese
Interest Group

Kerri Sallie Ryshun Sampson Susanne Tedrick Justin Tuley Angela Viehland Thomas Whyte

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2017 Professional
Development Scholarship Recipients
Below is the listing of 2017 PMIEF Professional Development Scholarship
recipients. PMIEF scholarships are made possible by the many donors who help
recipients further their careers in project management.
Training Scholarships Project Auditors LLC
In 2017, PMIEF awarded full-tuition online Project Management Training PMI Chapter
training scholarships to teachers, nonprofit/ Scholarship Recipients Milestone
nongovernmental organizations and emerg- Sponsored by Project Auditors LLC Scholarship
ing practitioners, thanks to OSP International 27 Recipients Recipients
LLC and Project Auditors LLC in 2017. Sponsored by the Project
Professional Development Management Institute
OSP International LLC Scholarships • Alesia Diaz
Project Management Training PMIEF awarded over 30 scholarships to project • Rodrique Kouam Deffo
Scholarship Recipients management practitioners during 2017 thanks • Terri McLeod,
Sponsored by OSP International LLC to PMI, former PMI specific interest groups, • Yarimel Rodgers
186 Recipients PMI chapters and various donors. • Anuradha Satthiyamoorthi

Professional Development Scholarships

Sponsored by former PMI specific interest groups
Donor Scholarship Name Recipient
Samuel Odemo
Former PMI College of Scheduling PMI Professional Development Scholarships for Scheduling Hemanthkumar Revalli
Sunil Palande
Mojirola Adepetu
Former PMI Consulting Specific PMI Professional Development Scholarships for Project
Adria Kwan
Interest Group Management Consulting in the Name of Philip Marriott
Sibel Unal
Tegan Broderick
Tarek El Chediac
Former PMI Design, Procurement and
PMI Professional Development Scholarships for Construction Sajjad Haider
Construction Specific Interest Group
Branko Mitrovic
William Walkhouse
Former PMI Information Systems PMI Professional Development Scholarships for Jonathan Mondejar
Specific Interest Group Information Systems Pamela Russell
Former PMI Learning, Education and PMI Professional Development Scholarships for Learning, Natalie Degerstrom
Development Specific Interest Group Education and Development Debbie Tawzer
Former PMI Pharmaceutical Specific
PMI Professional Development Scholarship for Pharmaceutical Dana Linnes
Interest Group
Former PMI Program Management
PMO Professional Development Global Scholarship Arsalan Tariq
Office Specific Interest Group
Former PMI Utility Industry Specific
PMI Professional Development Scholarship for Utility Industry Not awarded this year
Interest Group
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Continued from page 17

Professional Development Scholarships

Sponsored by various donors

Donor Scholarship Name Recipient

PMIEF Board of Directors Mahendra Chozhan

Suresh Chandra Memorial Professional Development Scholarships
and Friends of Suresh Chandra Nithin Vasanth

Gregory Gomel Gomel Group Professional Development Scholarship for Security Systems Waqas Ali Ahmed

Neeraj Dable
Kenneth Hartley and
Kenneth Hartley Project Leadership Development Scholarships Ahmed Mohammed Nabil
Anonymous Donor
Maria Tretiakova

PMI Fort Worth Chapter PMI Fort Worth Chapter Professional Development Scholarship Vivian Thomas

PMI Houston Chapter and

Eric Jenett Professional Development Scholarship Fund Russ Bandong
Friends of Eric Jenett

PMI Northern Alberta Chapter Judy Hardement Memorial Professional Development Scholarship Aisha Greene

Cris Bottjer
PMI San Diego Chapter PMI San Diego Chapter Professional Development Scholarships
Cameron Newell
Charlene Dowdy
PMI Washington, DC Chapter PMI George Patton Memorial Scholarships Damon Jones
Chimeziri Onyewu

Apply Now for PMIEF 2018 Scholarships and Awards

The PMIEF Scholarship and Awards Applications for 2018 are listed below. Please visit the scholarships
and awards section at pmief.org to apply. Questions can be addressed to pmiefscholarships@pmi.org.

Type of Application Title of Application Opening Date of Application Application Deadline

James R. Snyder International Student Paper of the Year

Award Open Now 15 February
Award (ISPA) Application

Award The Donald S. Barrie Award Application Open Now 15 February

Professional Professional Development and Training Scholarship Date Varies Based on Date Varies Based on
Development
Scholarship(s) Application Scholarship Scholarship

Academic Scholarship Academic Application for Undergraduates and Graduates Open Now 1 May

Kerzner Award for Excellence in Project Management

Award Open Now 15 May
Application

Community Advancement Through Project Management

Award Open Now 20 May
Award Application

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PMI Thought Leadership Series
Reports Help Organizations Achieve
Greater Agility
D isruption, technology, social
change and heightened competi-
tion are major factors in the cur-
rent business environment. Organizations
are finding that greater agility—the ability
to quickly sense and adapt to external
and internal changes, and deliver results
in a productive and cost-effective man-
ner—is helping them reach their goals.
With those thoughts in mind, PMI has
been studying, analyzing and reporting
on all aspects of agile transformation
throughout 2017. The Thought
Leadership Series of reports, released at
PMO Symposium®, focuses on achieving
greater agility.
Agile Transformation:
What It Takes
An agile transformation is an ongoing,
dynamic effort to develop the ability to
adapt rapidly within a fast-changing envi-
ronment and achieve maximum business
value by engaging people, improving pro-
cesses and enhancing culture. Everyone
in the organization has a responsibility to
lead the transformation and drive positive
change. Cross-functional collaboration,
an innovative attitude and support are
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essential. If well-trained people, effective
processes and a supportive culture are
employed together to build greater
agility, organizations will have the
groundwork for success.
Most C-level executives agree
n
organizational agility is critical to
successful digital transformation.
Yet many organizations are ill-
prepared to quickly adopt and
implement new strategies.
In taking a look at the roles in agile
The advantages of agility are far-
n
transformation, we saw that:
reaching—from driving revenue
n All project management approaches—
and accelerating speed-to-market
predictive, agile and a hybrid of the
to attracting talent and meeting
two—support agility.
customer expectations.
n PMOs can be a beacon or the enabler
In addition to key capabilities,
n
of greater agility.
culture is one of the biggest enablers
n People and processes are important of organizational agility.
for higher levels of agility, and culture People management, procedural
n
is the key that unlocks agility’s value. overhaul and a new mindset are the
three pillars of cultural change.
Key Findings: Achieving Greater
A CEO must act as a key catalyst for
n
Agility: The Essential Influence
cultural change and an evangelist for
of the C-Suite greater agility. However, CEOs come
This report was developed in collabo-
in many flavors and bring about
ration with Forbes Insights. It takes a transformational change in more
closer look at the role the C-suite can
ways than one.
play in driving greater organizational
Savvy organizations fully utilize
n
agility. The report includes insights from
the PMO to shape and influence a
executives of Parker Aerospace, Volvo
responsive culture.
Car Group, Bosch, Xerox, NorthWestern
Energy, Walmart and Fujitsu.
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Reports Help Organizations Achieve Greater Agility Continued from page 19

Key Findings: Achieving Greater
Agility: The Critical Need for
Cross-Functional Support
The drive for greater agility is perhaps
nowhere more visible than among
project teams. This report examines the
lines of business and how companies
can create a culture that encourages
dynamism and innovation.
n Greater organizational agility
correlates with success.
n An organization’s culture can foster
higher levels of agility with their lines
of business.
n Functions with high agility operate
smarter, better, faster than others.
n Functions with high agility receive
more organizational support from
other parts of their businesses that
they depend on to accomplish
their work.
n PMO support is critical in creating
agility at the line of business level.
Key Findings: Achieving Greater
Agility: The Vital Role of Culture
and Commitment
This report, developed in collaboration
with KPMG, explores key factors that
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transformation and offers a clear path
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The report recommends focusing on the
following areas for a successful agile
transformation:
n Take a top-down (or PMO-first)
approach, rather than transforming
and then scaling.
n Establish a formal agile transformation
program that reports to the CEO.
n Divide up the effort to control
change impact.
n Coordinate change management
across the enterprise.
n Focus on the people with training
and coaching to transition to their
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n Transform in waves with associate
business, technology and infrastruc-
ture groups becoming agile together.
n Monitor and drive maturity to prevent
the program from stalling and to
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Download these valuable reports today at
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Chapter Links
PMI Central Italy Chapter pmi-centralitaly.org
PMI Northern Italy Chapter pmi-nic.org
PMI Southern Italy Chapter pmi-sic.org
First National Forum of Project Management in Italy:
Three PMI Chapters Deliver Value Together
I taly’s first joint chapters forum, titled
“Complex Projects: From Megaprojects
to Mission Impossibles,” was held in
October with a sold-out attendance of
over 450 participants. The event was
held in Florence and hosted by the PMI
Central Italy Chapter in cooperation with
the PMI Northern Italy Chapter and the
PMI Southern Italy Chapter. The success
of this event confirmed the strategic
collaboration approach implemented
in the last year by the three chapters.
The next forum has already been
scheduled for 19 October 2018 and
will be held in Naples.
From left, Giacomo Franco, PMP, president, PMI Southern Italy Chapter; Stefano Setti, PMP, president,
PMI Northern Italy Chapter; Sergio Gerosa, PMP, president, PMI Central Italy Chapter.
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Opening remarks by the presidents of
the three Italian chapters (Sergio Gerosa,
PMP, for Central Italy; Stefano Setti,
PMP, for Northern Italy; and Giacomo
Franco, PMP, for Southern Italy) and the
and Tony Welch (Making Sense of It
All—Getting the Basics Right).
The afternoon sessions saw
presentations by Alessandro Dolci
(Mastering
project manager of the event (Walter
Complexity
Romano, PMP), were followed by the
in Oil and
morning presentations: PMI Board of
Gas Projects);
Directors member Thomas Walenta,
Giovanni
PMP, PgMP, PMI Fellow (The Value of
Azzone (The “Casa Italia” Project); Marco
Project Management); David Hillson,
Lunardi, PMP (A Cruise Ship—Managing
PMP (From Mission Impossible to
Complexity); Chiara Montanari, CAPM,
Mission Accomplished via Managing
and Gianluca Bocchi (A Mindset
Risks); Mark Kozak-Holland, PMP
for Uncertainty); with the closing
(Lessons from Florence Duomo Project);
presentation by Enrico Martines (Typical
and Atypical Factors in Change—The
Peculiarities of Complex Transformations
Within a Company).
While summarizing the contents of a
full-day event is beyond the scope of
this article, some of the presentations
highlighted how project management
for complex projects can have an
impact in areas both obvious and less
obvious. So, while the complexities of
time management and construction
costs of a cruise ship struck at least a
familiar chord, we also heard about the
complexities of managing the enormous
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Chapter Links news | people | projects

uncertainties of a mission to Antarctica. chapter and international events; and scenarios will better fit with the needs
Additionally, we spanned the ages from branch best practices. A collaboration and interests of the community of
the complexities in building one of the roadmap and several joint actions were volunteers and members.
world’s most renowned cathedrals, the identified. The objective was to further
The workshop was highly productive and
Duomo in Florence, to a new look at strengthen inter-chapter collaboration
generated a high degree of enthusiasm
risk management and how to deal with or even consider merging into a single
from all participants.
unforeseeable risk. Italian chapter, whichever of the two
The whole day was enhanced by a simul-
taneous translation service, which al-
lowed participants coming from all over
Italy and Europe to enjoy the content.
This extraordinary day of project
management was made possible
thanks to the efforts of several chapter
volunteers, coordinated by the Event
Manager Filippo Alessandro, PMP, who
delivered high-value support before,
during and after the event. Thanks to all
of them for their dedication and passion!

Cooperation Workshop
The joint closing remarks of the forum by
the three chapter presidents were also
Forum attendees.
the “leitmotif” for the following day’s
workshop: how to improve cooperation
among PMI Italian chapters to further
leverage PMI’s presence and impact on
project management best practices in
the country.
Taking advantage of the presence in
Florence of almost all the members
of the three boards of directors and
selected chapter volunteers, the
workshop had more than 40 attendees,
including representatives from the PMI
office in Brussels. There were four round-
table discussions organized during the
day to focus on specific collaboration
subjects: membership and volunteering;
education and academic outreach; inter-
The volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly.

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PMI China News

First Trip to PMI’s New Partner in China

Experiencing the Miracle of Alibaba
A fter two years of successful
collaboration, Alibaba Group,
the world’s largest retail
commerce company, has become PMI’s
corporate partner in China. To reinforce
management achievements were
recognized by PMI. He commented
that as Alibaba expands its business,
the company is paying more and more
attention to new developments in the
its business model, the achievement
of Alibaba’s Global Shopping Festival
and the successful PMO operational
model. Su Yi, Alibaba’s EPMO leader,
introduced the PMI China award-
the relationship and also congratulate project management arena, especially in winning project, highlighting the
them for their entry into PMI’s Global fields like change, unexpected incidents challenges of the project and the
Executive Council, a senior global and agility. He noted that the PMI Global corresponding solutions the team
delegate group headed by Craig Killough, Executive Council could be an effective adopted to ensure the project was
PMI’s vice president of organization platform for Alibaba to obtain new completed successfully and ahead of
markets, and Bob Chen, PMI China’s insights into project management, and its original schedule.
managing director, paid their first visit at the same time allow the company to
During the session, Alibaba arranged
to Alibaba Group’s corporate campus in share its experience and lessons learned
a campus tour to give a better
Hangzhou following the recent 2017 PMI with other Council members.
understanding of the organization’s
China Congress.
Following the ceremony, project history, corporate culture, talent
Stephen Xu, senior project expert management experts from multiple development and some historical
of Alibaba’s Infrastructure Service Alibaba business sectors presented an milestones in project success. PMI’s
(AIS) team, on behalf of Alibaba, information session to guide the guests senior management, chapter leaders
extended the PMI delegation group through a journey of the success at from Northeast Asia and other
a very warm welcome. Kevin Meng, Alibaba. Gao Guowei and Zhang Lei, delegates had a very productive
branch manager of the PMI China senior project experts from Alibaba and discussion and networking session
Shanghai office thanked Alibaba for its ANT, introduced the history of Alibaba, with the Alibaba team.
reception, and then briefly reviewed
the collaboration history between the
two parties in the last two years. This
includes PMI’s engagement of Alibaba’s
PMG conference, a successful PMONG
roundtable at ANT Financial (ANT), an
affiliate of Alibaba Group, and multiple
divisions of Alibaba winning the PMI
China Project Management Award for
two consecutive years.
At an initiation ceremony, Mr. Killough
spoke of Alibaba’s continuous support
and active engagement with PMI, and
extended a warm welcome to the
company for joining six other Chinese
organizations as members of the PMI
Global Executive Council. Zhou Ming,
vice president of AIS, accepted PMI’s
congratulations and expressed his
appreciation that Alibaba’s project PMI China and Alibaba.

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