2013.11 - PMI Netherlands Newsletter

Contents

Presidentrsquos Column - Getting up 2

Welcome to the November Edition 3

Our Sponsors 4

PMI Netherlands Events calendar 5

Other Events calendar 5

Update on Events 5

Risk Management ndash Royal Dutch Air Force 6

PMI Netherlands Summit 3rd Edition 7

PGM OPEN 2014 Developing Program Management 7

Project Management Education and Dutch Universities 8

PMP Exam Coaching Class An insight into how PMI thinks 10

Take our PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2014 edition 10

Donrsquot Manage People Manage Projects 11

Four Foundational Standards Now Available 13

PMBOKreg Guide Extension for Software Projects Published 13

Chapter Guest Pass program 14

PMI Journals 15

PMIs Communities of Practice Webinars December 16

Letrsquos stay in touch 17

Chapter Sponsorship information 18

Project Management Humor 19

November 2013 Volume 39 Issue 11

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

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

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Presidentrsquos Column - Getting up Welcome to the November 2013 edition of the PMI Netherlands Chapter newsletter To start this column I would like to thank all of you that took some time to fill in the chapterrsquos annual survey We received some 123 responses and that is close to 15 lsquoNot a bad responsersquo Marketers would say More important of course and very much appreciated are all suggestions and feedback on how and where the chapter can improve We will review all your input and carefully consider how to incorporate your suggestions in our activities If necessary we will consider launching new activities Perhaps you would like to volunteer Some of you already indicated that you can see yourself participating as a volunteer Thank you for that Make sure your volunteer profile is known to us in VRMS as well During mid- December the board will meet for a full-day event to prepare the 2014 annual plan On the agenda is a review of the 2013 Survey results The annual plan for 2014 will be shared at the annual meeting held in February 2014 This will allow us more time to prepare as well as include a new meeting format following up on some suggestions we received last year We will communicate the date and agenda soon

Having a quick glimpse at the survey I noticed that the main reason for you joining the PMI Netherlands Chapter remains unchanged knowledge sharing and networking So you can imagine that our focus stays on those two topics What also caught my eye is that 40 of you consider that other Project Management certifications offer greater added value The main reasons given were a) other accreditations were required by customers or b) better opportunities on the job market So we have our work to do here to promote the high value of PMI accreditations By far PMI accreditations are truly global Look at the numbers below Convincing arenrsquot they Nonetheless we need to promote the PMI more in the Dutch market We are working with our counterparts in the PMI EMEA office in Brussels and is clearly a goal for 2014

Then what I appreciated most is that your overall rate of the chapter is getting up form a 7- to a 7+ or to precisely from 68 to 72 In line with this you indicated that we are moving away from ldquoNot Impressedrdquo (down from 9 to 36) to ldquoImpressedrdquo (up from 406 to 527) That is the best feedback the Board and all other volunteers that contributed to the chapter can have Thank you very much for this appreciation

What goes up can come down so the Board needs to consider how we on the one hand can secure your appreciation and on the other hand can improve That is our key goal for next year and probably for the years ahead as well I am looking forward to working with the board on these challenges in the understanding that some good accomplishments have been realized since the chapter was established in 2001

Cees Pijs President



3

Welcome to the November Edition Welcome to the November 2013 edition of PMI Netherlands Chapter Newsletter Normally December is not as busy as November As a preparation for the winter break we will have only one webinar this month (see Events calendar) For those of you who attended our autumn PMP Exam coaching class it will be time to study or give yourself a break to prepare for the PMP exam in January We wish all of the attendees best of luck In this issue you can read another impression from the PMP classes written by Maria Francesca Manca We would be happy to hear from you in the next edition early next year Classes start in February Last month Manoj Vadakkan started an interesting discussion on our Linkedin group about managing people ndash is it possible We would love to hear your own opinion But first have a read of his article in this Newsletter Wersquove also got two pieces of interesting news from PMI The first news is that the 3rd Edition of the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3reg) mdash is recently released The second news is the Software Extension to the PMBOKreg Guide Fifth Edition has been released Both can be downloaded free of charge on wwwPMIorg after logging in Next year we would like to invite you to two conferences Our annual PMI Netherlands Summit organized by your favorite Project Management association

The second conference is the PGM OPEN (in Dutch) organized by Twynstra Gudde Phaos and Jo Bos amp Co More details can be found in this later in this edition At the end of the issue please find a collection of webinars provided in December by PMI Communities of Practice and PM humor

Małgorzata Krakowian Director Marketing and Communications

Editorial Office bull Małgorzata Krakowian bull Karen Obi

Contact communicationpmi-netherlands-chapterorg



4

Our Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support

GOLDEN SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

FACILITY SPONSORS



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PMI Netherlands Events calendar

Other Events calendar

Update on Events On November 15th we were hosted by ASML in Veldhoven during a Friday afternoon session The topic of this session was Risk Management Commodore Dennis Luyt of the Royal Dutch Airforce and Karel de Bakker (University of Groningen )shared some ndash real life ndash experiences and views Finally on November 28th we had our last Chapter Meeting of this year at Philips Healthcare in Best The topic of this event was Project Management Culture We learned about the urge for standardization and getting to a higher level of PM maturity at Philips from Eric Black and Peter Storm shared findings from research and a vision on the topic followed by a lively QampA and great networking The total number of attendees in November for both Meetings was about 200 and that is really a figure that makes us proud The Chapter Meetings for the first quarter of 2014 including our Annual Meeting are ldquounder constructionrdquo Keep an eye on our website and your mailbox for further information As of December 1 we welcome 2 new silver sponsors Service provider CXS from Den Bosch and Northern Star Consulting from Washington DC Both sponsors will introduce themselves in the newsletter next month

December 2013

18-12-2013 Webinar Art of Influence More info

December 2013 April 2014

3122013 Cadence ndash Programma Management More info 22042014 Threon - PMI Risk Management Professional More info January 2014 September 2014

13012014 Threon - Accelerated PMP Prep More info 10092014 Threon - CAPM Certification Prep More info

February 2014 November 2014 6022014 PGM Open 2014 Developing Program

Management More info 26112014 Threon - Project Portfolio Management More info

Jan Cardol CEO



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Risk Management ndash Royal Dutch Air Force By showing secret footage from a cockpit video recorder we were witnesses of a thrilling experience in an F16 cockpithelliphellip In his presentation Commodore Dennis Luyt explains that in the air force risk is needed---and part of--- --the road to the target So we speak about risk mitigation rather than risk control In planning a mission a team is trying to understand the risks In doing so they plan how to meet the eventuality of an occurrence of hostile contact or any defect There are clear abort criteria to change the course of the mission or not to engage the enemy In fact the pilot is lsquorsquoowningrsquorsquo the risk There are standards in place dorsquos and donrsquot-s eg rules of engagement Situational awareness is a key-word in any mission A pilot is top aware of any change in the elements that surround him apart from his instruments he is continuously scanning the environment Also debriefing is a crucial element of any mission so that there are always lessons learned to integrate into future operations

Rob Evers



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PMI Netherlands Summit 3rd Edition

On June 12th 2014 we will hold the third Edition of PMI Netherlands Summit at the FIGI conference center in Zeist The theme of this Edition will be The thin line between Project Success amp Failurerdquo

Mark this day in your agenda and benefit from our special offer

For first 80 PMI Netherlands members who will register before January 31st 2014 and use the discount code PMI14-EXC100 in registration form will be able to attend the Summit for only euro 100

This offer extends only to PMI Netherlands Chapter members To enroll for the summit please click here Member-id will be checked

PGM OPEN 2014 Developing Program Management

On February 6 2014 (1200 to 2000) itrsquos time for the third edition of the PGM Open A day fully dedicated to developments in Program Management With about 325 visitors and 70 inspiring sessions the 2013 edition was a great success The organization invites you to participate in the 2014 edition (Dutch)

Over 40 interesting sessions in one day Again we will have a lot of interesting contributions Ranging from expert program managers talking about their programs like Menno van Vechgel Program Manager at Shell to workshops in which we will investigate several topics like the power of storytelling and the golden circle One of the keynotes will be Menno Lanting innovator and author of The Smart Organisation

Still one month early booking discount The PGM Open will take place in The Fabrique in Utrecht For more information please visit wwwpgmopennl and follow us on Twitter pgmopen and pgmopen Subscribe before December 1 2013 and receive an early-bird discount of euro 100 Kind regards on behalf of the organization

Bjoumlrn Prevaas (Twynstra Gudde) Mirella Jacobs (Jo Bos amp Co)

Robertjan Uijl (Phaos)



8

Project Management Education and

Dutch Universities Some of you may remember back in April 2013 taking part in a (rather long) survey on PM education Well the results are in As part of my MSc dissertation I investigated the perceived educational needs of the Dutch PM community and compared that to what Dutch universities have to offer From the 100 project managers that took part in the survey the vast majority had some form of certification higher education and considered themselves as senior in the PM profession This means we can safely assume they had a sound understanding of what good PM education consists of making this a robust study In this article I will summarize some of my findings The results are both inspiring and discouraging

The Dutch PM community seems to be split on whether PM is a pure science or whether it depends heavily on the industrial context such as IT construction energy etc Interestingly this does not greatly influence how the community feels PM should be taught Most felt it should be taught in generic context That majority of respondents were almost evenly split between those who believe in industrial context and those who do not This leads me to believe that more value is placed on generic PM for a university education and assume that industrial context would be taught on the job if that context even exists While the existence of a uniquely Dutch PM culture was acknowledged by a third of respondents they thought it had little place in university education perhaps leaving that as well to on-the-job training

The study made a distinction between hard skills (like PM techniques and methodologies) soft skills (like leadership and networking) and critical thinking skills Respondents generally thought these were all of equal importance in an education although outliers did show extreme preference at least once for every skill type This was surprising because the literature showed most education developed from the certification regime focused on hard skills soft skills only started being noticed in PM literature in the last 10 years and the critical thinking skills is barely coming to the fore right now as complexity becomes a theme in PM literature

What is also surprising is that the Dutch PM community seems to understand that the prerequisite to good critical thinking skills which are necessary to handle project complexity is a robust grasp of PM theory This is not something I expected to find in such a lsquopracticalrsquo group of people especially considering the lack of formal PM theory in existence compared to other domains There was almost unanimous opinion that it was important to know not just the use but also the theory behind techniques (like Gantt charts) and methodologies (like CCPM) and the intensity of belief was much stronger in this than in other opinions in the survey This is excellent news as it means that the community is hungry for a holistic PM theory and justifies the theoryrsquos raison decirctre

Now the bad news The respondents either did not have a high opinion of Dutch universities when it came to providing PM education or admitted ignorance of the universitiesrsquo capabilities which itself does not speak well for the universities advertising themselves as places for advanced PM learning I studied the curricula of the six research universities in the Randstad Universiteit van Amsterdam Vrij Universiteit Universiteit van Leiden Universiteit van Utrecht Erasmus University and Technische

Fabio AJ Luelmo fabioluelmogmailcom Linkedin



9

Universiteit Delft After examining their undergraduate and graduate curricula I conclude that these feelings are justified

With all non-technical universities combined in all faculties there were only a handful of courses dedicated to PM All these universities have prominent Management Schools and four of them have prominent IT faculties The courses covered only basic PM concepts at both Bachelor and Master level The only technical university in the sample Delft had more PM specific courses than all other universities combined These courses tended to be taught within a domain context and only one course on advanced generic PM existed which was available to multiple faculties However even here there was little room for PM theory

Teaching methods are also fairy poor The community wanted to see more mentoring internships and class projects as a way of teaching all skill types Unfortunately the universities almost always had traditional methods of teaching lectures and case study Not surprising given the difference in operating costs between traditional methods and more hands-on methods The traditionally methods seem fine for hard skills but were deemed inadequate to teach soft or critical thinking skills New forms of teaching like software simulations could not fill the gap

In conclusion Dutch universities are not providing the PM community with the education they desire It is not good enough to consider PM the purview of the technical university the respondents represented dozens of domains many of them non-technical PM is a subset of business administration a social science and touches upon all industries Lack of PM specific education impacts the development of PM theory which is so desperately needed or do the universities feel PM development should be left to the post-doc researchers The PM community seems to know what it wants For example helping students get PM certification along the way The universities should listen or risk becoming irrelevant as centers of advanced PM learning

I would like to thank you the PMI Netherlands Chapter members for taking part in my survey which formed the bedrock of my dissertation This valuable data paves the way for more research in PM education which ultimately benefits you I would like to thank the Board for helping me reach out to the membership and encourage the Chapter to continue working with students and researchers to have access to such a rich pool of project managers

Read How the Dutch Project Management Communityrsquos Needs Can Be Met Through University Education dissertation



10

PMP Exam Coaching Class An insight into how PMI thinks

When I learnt that PMINLCH was organizing PMP coaching classes I immediately recognized a certain appeal I had been thinking about taking the PMP exam for some time but never really got down to gather the necessary information and make a booking Finding the time outside my busy work schedule proved quite difficult To pay to attend a class on the other hand seemed to be exactly what I needed to finally make a commitment and to concentrate my efforts in a reasonably short period of time The course comprises of 4 full day sessions divided over a period of 6 weeks The group I joined includes 13 people from different nationalities and various professional backgrounds The reasons for wanting to take the exam are also diverse for some the certification is required by the company they work for for others it is to expand job opportunities to progress on the career path and also for one of usto increase the chances of passing the exam (already failed once) We are now almost at the end of the course and what we all realize is that although the course does not teach in-depth theory of project management it provides very useful insights into how PMI thinks about Project Management and its organization The trainers (all volunteering PMI members and certified PMPs) make us work on typical exam questions for every chapter of the PMBOK They then use the answers that most of the class gets wrong as a basis to explain the rationale behind the questions This is a very useful exercise not only because it is a very practical way to learn but also because it makes you realise that some questions are difficult for everyone Furthermore it pinpoints very clearly which chapters each individual needs to study more thoroughly Since we started the course some of us have already booked their exam date and timeslot One colleague has already re-taken the exam (and passed) while others will be using the Xmas holidays to complete their preparation before taking the exam early next year Overall I would recommend the course to any colleague who is considering qualifying for PMP certification I would also like to thank the trainers for their willingness to sacrifice Saturdays to help other PMs succeed on the exam a very remarkable commitment to the PM profession

Take our PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2014 edition

We are happy to announce that next PMP Exam Coaching Class will take place bull Day 1 22 February 2014 bull Day 2 8 March 2014 bull Day 3 22 March 2014 bull Day 4 5 April 2014

Registration will be open soon Read more about PMP Exam Coaching Class

Maria Francesca Manca Program Manager



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Donrsquot Manage People Manage Projects Reprinted from httpblogvadakkanorgmanageprojectsnotpeople

What is more difficult Managing Projects or Managing People A user asks in a LinkedIn group discussion for Project Managers Apparently this was a very popular discussion There were 294 comments and 54 likes on this discussion By the time I got around looking at the discussion they closed responses for it So I had to write this article Here are some of the answers to the question I found on the forum Many of them were centred around

People are always more complex than systems That wasnrsquot surprising Then it started to hurt when I saw answers such as

Project Managers are responsible for managing human capital The Project Manager is involved with the planning controlling and monitoring and also managing and directing the assigned project resources to best meet project objectives People are resources Itrsquos always easier to manage IT cost and logistics but if you take the emotion out of managing people you have a chance There is no such thing as lsquomanaging a projectrsquo ndash you can only manage the activities performed by people

And finally one person said

A PM manages the process of the methodology and leads the project team Interestingly almost all of them who responded wanted to manage people alas the name of their role is Project Manager They were trained to manage Projects they were hired to manage Projects they are paid to manage Projects but they are saying hey this Project Management stuff is easy but interesting amp challenging work is on the side of managing people so I want to do this challenging stuff called managing people Repeat after me Mr Ms Project Manager My role is Project Manager I shouldnrsquot be managing people I should be managing Projects You ask why I am glad you asked First of all letrsquos look at what is the meaning of the word lsquomanagersquo A Google search of the word manage brought the following result

verb be in charge of ( a company establishment or undertaking administrator run Origin Latin mdashgt Italian manus mdashgt maneggiare mdashndashgtmanage ( put a horse through the paces of the manege mid 16th century)

Manoj Vadakkan Certified Scrum Trainer Agile Consultant Agile Coach httpwwwlinkedincominmanojvp



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The online etymology site says

manage (v) 1560s probably from Italian maneggiare rdquoto handlerdquo especially ldquoto control a horserdquo ultimately from Latin noun manus rdquohandrdquo (see manual (adj)) Influenced by French manegravege rdquohorsemanshiprdquo (earliest English sense was of handling horses) which also was from Italian Extended to other objects or business from 1570s Slang sense of ldquoget byrdquo first recorded 1650s Related Managed managing Managed economy was used by 1933

As it appears that a managerrsquos job in the 16th century was to put a horse through the paces A manager was to put a horse through its paces to train Also if you are buying a horse you would want to put it through its paces such as ride it at walk trot pace etc to check if it moves easily at all these gaits and comfortable to ride at all of them Are you a manager living up to that archaic meaning of the word manager in the 16th century Also see the meaning of Manager (httpwwwthefreedictionarycommanager)

manmiddotagmiddoter n 1 One who handles controls or directs especially

a One who directs a business or other enterprise b One who controls resources and expenditures as of a household

2 One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer Are you a manager who ldquohandlerdquo or ldquocontrolrdquo people Mr Ms Project manager I am not a horse for you to put through the paces I am not a ldquoresourcerdquo for you to manage I am a person Jurgan Appelo says

Manage the system not the people Reference ndash Management 30 As the Project Manager please manage the project help us create a shared goal within the team and with the business help us reach the right stakeholders so we can work with them to understand their needs help us create constraints including milestones and roadmaps help us track our progress towards those goals help us to understand why this work really matters (Purpose ndash see reference for Drive below) protect us ( team) from outside interference help us remove impediments In other words do not be the manager putting the horse through paces but be the one who feeds the horse Then please step out of our way so we can have our space to figure out how to achieve those goals to satisfy the customer Be sure to keep us accountable by asking us to deliver often and incrementally But once you help us the team to figure out what we need to achieve let us figure out how to achieve them We donrsquot need someone to manage us and our work Empower us We are motivated when we have a say in how we do our work (Reference Autonomy Mastery and Purpose as three attributes that motivates people ndash Drive by Daniel Pink) So the question we started with is the wrong question to ask Project Manager you may feed your horse now I mean you may manage your project now Thank you

Join discussion on PMI Netherlands Linkedin



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Four Foundational Standards Now Available Every four years PMI updates its four foundational standards to reflect changes in the practice of project program and portfolio management We have recently completed this cycle with the release of Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3reg)mdash3rd Edition OPM3 joins the other foundational standards updated this year which include bull A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKreg Guide)mdashFifth Edition bull The Standard for Program ManagementmdashThird Edition bull The Standard for Portfolio ManagementmdashThird Edition The foundational standards are the core of PMIrsquos 15-title library of standards Download an electronic copy of PMI standards at no cost or purchase a printed copy The library of standards and products based on those standards will continue to grow as PMI identifies additional areas important to our stakeholders

PMBOKreg Guide Extension for Software Projects Published

PMI has collaborated with IEEE Computer Society to jointly develop the Software Extension to the PMBOKreg Guide Fifth Edition This new standard provides readers with a balanced view of methods tools and techniques for managing software projects across the life cycle continuum Designed to be used in tandem with the latest edition of the PMBOKreg Guide it helps to bridge traditional and iterative approaches The committee that developed the Software Extension to the PMBOKreg Guide Fifth Edition was comprised of volunteers from both PMI and IEEE Computer Society and drew upon the expertise of programmers IT professionals and project managers from around the globe As is the case with all PMI standards members may download a free digital copy of Software Extension to the PMBOKreg Guide Fifth Edition by logging in to PMIorg and visiting the library of standards page Printed versions of the standard are available for purchase through PMI Marketplace



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Chapter Guest Pass program Are you a PMI member living or working in the Netherlands and who has not joined our chapter yet

Want an easy way to find out how great the programs of the PMI Netherlands Chapter are Make use of the Chapter Guest Pass program now

There are more 1200 PMI members in the Netherlands but less than 70 are members of the PMI Netherlands Chapter The Chapter Guest Pass program is aimed to make that gap smaller It allows you to experience all the benefits join many activities and appreciate the value of joining our chapter by trying it out at no cost for you for the remainder of your PMI membership

So if yoursquore not a member of the chapter yet use this program to join our chapter and discover all it has to offer for you If yoursquore a member of the chapter and know other PMI members in the Netherlands who are not a member of the chapter please share this information with them and let them know that they can now join PMI Netherlands Chapter for free

How does the program work

Get in touch with us by sending an email to our Operations Officer (operationspmi-netherlands-chapterorg) and refer to the Chapter Guest Pass program After validating your request our Operations Officer will provide you a code to activate the Chapter Guest Pass program The Chapter Guest Pass is valid for one time use from the point of initiation through the end of the memberrsquos current PMI membership cycle We encourage you to activate the code as soon as possible to get to become fully immersed in the chapter and its activities and enjoy the benefits for a maximum amount of time

Get connected and start enjoying the benefits of the PMI Netherlands Chapter



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2013 PMI PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER SEA CHANGE The Adelaide Desalination Project team weathers drought and rain to become Project of the Year TECH TREK Disruptive technologies may appear risky but smart organizations turn them into opportunities 5 SIGNS THAT ITS TIME TO GO Certain red flags should tell you its time to update your reacutesumeacute and start looking elsewhere for work WEATHER ALERT FLOODING AHEAD With oceans rising flood-control projects are also on the rise around the world POLICING THE AGILE EXPRESSWAY Agile approaches produce deliverables quickly but may require different approaches to team discipline MERGE WITH CAUTION Merging organizations must carefully assess their portfolios to ensure a correct mix of projects VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

Acting Ethically is Vital for the Profession PMI Acquires Assessment and Benchmarking Company Community of Practice Volunteers Recognized Project Management Camp Programs Engage Children Around the World PMI Sponsors UK Civil Service Awards Pulse Report Reveals Strategic Competencies for Navigating Complexity in Projects Volunteers Team Organizes Salon on Agile VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

PMI Journals



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PMIs Communities of Practice Webinars December

PMI Community of Practice webinars are available exclusively to PMI members and at no additional cost Participants may claim 1 Professional Development Unit (PDU) per one hour webinar 2 Mission Zero A Global Sustainability Trailblazer

PMI Global Sustainability Community of Practice More info

2 Better Requirements=Better Project Outcomes in Govt PMI Government Community of Practice

More info

4 Change Management Issue Management Escalation Management PMI Information System Community of Practice

More info

4 Building High Performance Teams PMI Human Resource Project Management Community of Practice

More info

5 How To Stop Project Failure Becoming a Career Derailer PMI Pharmaceutical Community of Practice

More info

5 Myths and Truths of Construction Project Schedules PMI Construction Industry Community of Practice

More info

5 The Project Manager Who Smiled PMI IT amp Telecom Community of Practice

More info

6 Banking 101 ndash A Visual Guide for Project Managers who are new to Financial Institutions PMI Financial service industry Community of Practice

More info

10 Communicating to Connect and Influence PMI Global Diversity Community of Practice

More info

11 What is the Value of Implementing an Earned Value System PMI Scheduling Community of Practice

More info

13 Healthcare Project Management ndash Tools and Techniques that Work PMI Healthcare Community of Practice

More info

16 Social Media for Project Managers PMI Learning and development (lead) Community of Practice

More info

17 The Journey of Expectation Management PMI Innovation and New Project Development Community of Practice

More info

18 Book Review - Whats Your Problem PMI Management Quality Community of Practice

More info

18 Can Government be Lean Learn these Lean Tips and Tricks Government Community of Practice

More info

19 Managing Risk in Projects New Concepts with The Risk Doctor PMI Requirements Management Community of Practice

More info



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Letrsquos stay in touch

Our webpage is the main source of information about the PMI Netherlands Chapter httppmi-netherlands-chapterorg You can also sign up here to get Chapter news on your email

Join 524 members of our LinkedIn group httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsPMI-Netherlands-Chapter-130083 share your thoughts and join discussions We will also inform you about Chapter events newletters issues and other PMI news You can also follow our company page httpwwwlinkedincomcompanypmi-netherlands-chapter with 511 other followers

Check out our Facebook Fan page httpswwwfacebookcomPMINetherlandsChapter which was set up to inform you about recent news and for community building purposes We will let you know about Chapter events newletters issues and share with you our meetingsrsquo impressions

Besides the website LinkedIn and Facebook you can follow us on Twitter httpstwittercompminlch On regular basis we send tweets to inform you about Chapter events news from PMI etc Have a look and give it a go and join the 277 followers Looking forward to tweet-connect

If you miss our Chapter meeting or want to hear it again now you can check our YouTube channel where we publish recordings from our events httpwwwyoutubecomuserPMINetherlands

To make reading our newsletters more convenient for you wersquove created an Issue account where you can find all our newsletters httpissuucompmi_netherlands_chapter



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Chapter Sponsorship information If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of PMI Netherlands Chapter or in case you have detailed questions regarding the various sponsorship opportunities please contact our CEO

PMI Netherlands Chapter has three types of sponsorship opportunities

bull Chapter Sponsor bull Event Sponsor bull Summit Sponsor

Chapter Sponsor

The sponsorship period has a minimum of one year

Sponsorship Category per annum Partner Gold Silver Bronze Cost (exclusive VAT of 21) euro 11400 euro 2400 euro 1200 euro 800 Benefits Frequency Sponsor logo on Chapter website

with link to Sponsor website

Logos of sponsors are displayed in a random

manner radic radic radic radic

Sponsor logo during Chapter meeting

in Welcome presentation Every chapter meeting radic radic radic radic

Sponsor logo in Chapter Newsletter

in Current Sponsors page Monthly radic radic radic radic

Sponsor logo in Chapter Broadcast

in emails send to all members

Logos of sponsors are displayed in every email send

to members radic radic radic radic

Chapter Twitter

post about our sponsors At least once a month radic radic radic radic

Contribution to Chapter Newsletter

format A4 provided by sponsor Yearly 4 4 2

Entries in event calendar

input provided by sponsor Yearly unlimited unlimited 4

Mailing to the Membership

input provided by sponsor Yearly 3 3 2

Tweets through Chapter Twitter

input provided by sponsor Yearly 6 6

Free ticket for PMI Netherlands Summit

Each ticket worth euro 395 Once a year 10 1

Founding Partner Summit Sponsor Package (2 years contract)

PMI Netherlands Summit Once a year radic

All sponsors logo exposure will be removed 30 days after contract expiration



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Event sponsor

Event sponsor will host (provide venue for approx 60 seats between 530 - 930 PM) 1 Chapter event including refreshments

bull coffeetea bull sandwiches bull networking drinks

Benefits Chapter Sponsor

bull 15-20 minutes for speaker during the event bull 2 month long exposure on PMI Netherlands Chapter website and social media in the event

related communication

Summit sponsor

For more information about PMI Netherlands Summit congress sponsor possibilities please check PMI Netherlands Summit website

Project Management Humor

You know it is time to get out of Project Management when

1 You refer to your other half as the Budget Holder 2 Your personal life is planned to the nth degree 3 You write a Project Brief for your next holiday 4 Safe sex involves a Risk Log and Contingency Plan 5 You organize your family into a more efficient team-based structure 6 The deliverables for Saturday are the shopping and washing 7 You mitigate the risk of your in-laws visiting 8 You finding yourself explaining what Gantt PERT and CPM diagrams are to people

down in the local pub 9 You enjoy reading the Project Management Body of Knowledge in bed

Presidentrsquos Column - Getting up

Welcome to the November Edition

Our Sponsors



Update on Events

Risk Management ndash Royal Dutch Air Force



Project Management Education and Dutch Universities



Donrsquot Manage People Manage Projects

Four Foundational Standards Now Available


Chapter Guest Pass program

PMI Journals



Chapter Sponsorship information




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Presidentrsquos Column - Getting up Welcome to the November 2013 edition of the PMI Netherlands Chapter newsletter To start this column I would like to thank all of you that took some time to fill in the chapterrsquos annual survey We received some 123 responses and that is close to 15 lsquoNot a bad responsersquo Marketers would say More important of course and very much appreciated are all suggestions and feedback on how and where the chapter can improve We will review all your input and carefully consider how to incorporate your suggestions in our activities If necessary we will consider launching new activities Perhaps you would like to volunteer Some of you already indicated that you can see yourself participating as a volunteer Thank you for that Make sure your volunteer profile is known to us in VRMS as well During mid- December the board will meet for a full-day event to prepare the 2014 annual plan On the agenda is a review of the 2013 Survey results The annual plan for 2014 will be shared at the annual meeting held in February 2014 This will allow us more time to prepare as well as include a new meeting format following up on some suggestions we received last year We will communicate the date and agenda soon

Having a quick glimpse at the survey I noticed that the main reason for you joining the PMI Netherlands Chapter remains unchanged knowledge sharing and networking So you can imagine that our focus stays on those two topics What also caught my eye is that 40 of you consider that other Project Management certifications offer greater added value The main reasons given were a) other accreditations were required by customers or b) better opportunities on the job market So we have our work to do here to promote the high value of PMI accreditations By far PMI accreditations are truly global Look at the numbers below Convincing arenrsquot they Nonetheless we need to promote the PMI more in the Dutch market We are working with our counterparts in the PMI EMEA office in Brussels and is clearly a goal for 2014

Then what I appreciated most is that your overall rate of the chapter is getting up form a 7- to a 7+ or to precisely from 68 to 72 In line with this you indicated that we are moving away from ldquoNot Impressedrdquo (down from 9 to 36) to ldquoImpressedrdquo (up from 406 to 527) That is the best feedback the Board and all other volunteers that contributed to the chapter can have Thank you very much for this appreciation

What goes up can come down so the Board needs to consider how we on the one hand can secure your appreciation and on the other hand can improve That is our key goal for next year and probably for the years ahead as well I am looking forward to working with the board on these challenges in the understanding that some good accomplishments have been realized since the chapter was established in 2001

Cees Pijs President



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Our Sponsors


GOLDEN SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

FACILITY SPONSORS



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