2011.03 - PMI Netherlands Newsletter

NEWS LETTER – March 2011

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanager

The Presidents Column - Passion

I recently visited a production of the opera Carmen. A truly passionate story, unfortunately with not such an happy end. Despite the

unhappy ending I had a great evening and was in particular amazed by the number of people, singers, musicians but also stagehands,

drivers, a director and so, that are involved by creating such a performance. And only when all share the same “Carmen” passion they

can achieve great results and exceed my expectations. What a project creating such a performance must be.

Passion was also present at a first meeting of our Young Professionals. Of course the phenomena Young Professionals within the PMI

Netherlands Chapter still needs to mature. But with the passion of some of our members and the co-operation of the IPMA-NL Young

Professionals I pretty much belief that this will ripen to a joyful Young Professionals community. Join the initiators and share their passion! By the way

during this event M-Engaged once more showed its passion and enthusiasm for serious gaming in relation to Project Management. I am still puzzled on what

this is and how it will contribute to developing our profession. Nevertheless they triggered my curiosity so I will certainly follow the nearby development.

That is what other ones passion does to one!

Meanwhile it looks like lots of things are happening in the banking industry. No not a new crises, at least not that we know of, but we received several

requests to get in touch and explain what PMI and our Chapter is all about, how to become a member and so one. Professionalizing seems to be the magic

word at the moment and that is something we not only experience in the banking industry. Of course the Chapter Board will, with great passion, go out and

spread the PMI word.

Passion was also present at our latest event at Abbott. Despite dark clouds related to the announced organizational change we were welcomed with an

exceptional hospitality and were presented insights in a truly quality focused organization driven by passionate people. So now the question no longer is

about the chicken and the egg but about the virus and the egg. Amazing how things fit together and what a lively event we had.

In all cases mentioned above passion seems to be the driving force. Passion enables us to achieve things we never thought we could achieve, it helps us to

excite others and it help for sure to exceed expectations. That makes me wonder if we could not share some of your passion for Project, Program and

Portfolio Management and of course PMO on our website, in white papers and other ways. I would challenge you to feedback your passion for our

profession and PMI and the PMI Netherlands Chapter. Your passion to encourage others, growing the World of Project-, Program- and Portfolio

Management. That would be marvelous, don’t you think?

Cees Pijs - President PMI Netherlands Chapter



PMI Netherlands Chapter on Twitter!

Our chapter now has a Twitter account. Follow us: @PMINLCH . There we will mention news and reminders.

You PMI Benefits - Communities of Practice

PMI communities of practice are growing places for PMI members to meet online, discuss ideas and build the body of knowledge in

communities’ areas of interest. Through wikis, webinars, discussions, blogs, shared documents and announcements, community

members can interact and collaborate with colleagues from around the world who share their particular interest.

By participating in communities of practice you advance the profession and satisfy your personal and professional needs ofr information

and knowledge.

For more information go to : http://www.PMI.org/Get-Involved/Communities-of-Practice.aspx

Did you know that PMI Netherlands Chapter ..

• has a Sounding Board, which YOU can join as a volunteer

• has over 675 members

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Innovations…

If there is one word that has become a buzz word in the last few years, then it’s innovation. Almost all companies and organizations do something about or

with innovation. What is it and more important, how are we going to use it within PMI Netherlands Chapter and how can you contribute?

There is extensive description about innovation on Wikipedia. In summary, innovation can be seen as the process that renews something that exists and not,

as is commonly assumed, the introduction of something new. For this renewal to take place it is necessary for people to think out of the box, to change the

way they make decisions, they must choose to do things differently, make choices outside of their norm. These people are called pioneers in their field and

when they are followed by many others, the dominant system may be replaced by the new one. When this happens innovation has occurred.

Within the PMI Netherlands Chapter, we are also looking for doing things in a new way. Whether it’s communicating with our members or the services that

we provide to our members (also for the board members themselves), making ourselves visible in the market place so companies and individuals become

more interested in becoming a member of the chapter, becoming an attractive partner for sponsors by offering them a better way to reach out to our

members and offering them interesting services, the way we run our chapter meetings and the way to access it, the way we use the website and the

services that are being offered on the website.

The key words in the paragraph above are communication and service. The PMI Netherlands Chapter cannot grow or improve performance in any area by

doing more of the same or just a little bit tweaking here and there. Innovation is the key element to reach substantial growth and excellent results. As your

Director Innovation, I will be informing you about the progress we make in these areas. Moreover, we could achieve much more with your help. If you have

any experience with audio/video recording, web services, communication and/or you have a creative mind, then your contribution is highly appreciated. I

invite you to sign up as a volunteer to support me in this exciting area and make our chapter a strong, visible and attractive organization.

This year we celebrate our 10th

anniversary. We have accumulated a lot of knowledge, experience and creativity in the chapter. With the innovations that

we will implement, we keep renewing the chapter and stay interesting, important and attractive for our members, sponsors and supporters.

Take care,

Diepak Kasi

Director Innovation



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