It's been all together too long since I last posted anything here, but a number of exciting events affecting the Chapter have prompted me to jot down a few lines at least. Last week the UK Chapter Board agreed to invest a considerable amount of money in what we hope will become the largest Project Management event in Europe, if not world-wide - Synergy 2011. We hope to run the event next November at an iconic London location to coincide with International Project Management Day (see http://www.internationalpmday.org/) The event is intended to be a celebration of Project Management and we will be ensuring that costs are kept to a minimum so as many of the Project Management profession as possible can participate in this landmark event. This is not something we are planning in order to make huge profits, but to provide a platform to raise the profile of the Profession here in the UK. I will endeavour to post much more on this event over the coming weeks, but in the meantime we are embarking on a major marketing campaign to generate as much interest in the event as possible so please feel free to reach out to me or any other member of the Board.
In additional to Synergy 2011 we have also recently launched the PMI UK Chapter Corporate Council which we hope will become a real opportunity for major employers of Project Managers in the UK to work with the Chapter and PMI at large. I am delighted with the level of interest that this has received and hope we will be able to host the innaugural meeting of the Council this year. The Council is particularly exciting as it offers organisations in the UK a real opportunity to contribute to the development of PMI in the UK specifically.
Incidentally, I have noticed that there is an increasing trend for those involved with the Project Management profession to write a blog, perhaps I should start to give them something of a run for their money! As a starter for ten, and as a recurring theme for future posts I will perhaps start to share my thoughts on my latest project, a Project Management manual entitled, 'Process is for Wimps'. I invite anyone who happens to stumble on this article and is intrigued by the title to reach out and learn more.
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