News Letter
July 2010
Pass your CAPM or PMP Exam before the end of 2010 This Coaching class consists of four Saturdays to prepare for the rigorous questioning at your PMI Exam. It is a self-study coaching class, explaining the PMI certification process, offering exam-taking tips and providing the facility to take & interactively discuss the answers on simulated exam questions. The class size is 10-15 students. The language in the class is English and/or Dutch. th th th th Next dates: 25 September, 9 October, 6 and 20 November from 10:00 till 16:00. Location: Hotel De Biltsche Hoek in De Bilt, close to Utrecht. Bus stops right next door. Parking free. The fee is ₏ 545, - (inclusive 19% VAT) covering four days of coaching class by experienced PMP’s, and including study books & materials, accommodation, lunch and beverages. More information: see http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/index.php Education and Standards
or contact Rommert Stellingwerf, Director
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EVA Europe 2010 The second annual Earned Value Analysis conference for Europe: EVA Europe 2010 (http://www.eva-europe.eu), to be held November 24 & 25, 2010 at Het Pand, Ghent (Belgium) will be dedicated to topical issues at the forefront of Earned Value Analysis/Management (EVA/EVM) practice and research. EVA Europe is organized by an independent team of high level experts in the domain in conjunction with Ghent University, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) and the Geneva School of Business Administration (HEG). EVA Europe is the pivotal event propagating EVA (EVM) Best Practice throughout continental Europe. Over the years, EVA (EVM) has become a vital project management tool. This technique has been widespread in the Anglo-Saxon world for a number of decades and continental Europe is increasingly following suit. It is essential that researchers in this field of expertise have a European forum to stimulate interaction on the theme. Project Controls for Every Body: EVA Europe 2010 will propose a balanced combination of technical presentations, training and an academic track on the project control and performance measurement theme. Attendees Attendees can register on the website for a single day or for the full two days. All full conference registrations include entry to all conference sessions, morning and afternoon tea breaks and lunch. An optional evening dinner can be added as an ideal network opportunity. Students, speakers and partners (members of PMI Belgium) can register at reduced rates. Early bird registration is possible until September 30, 2010. Speakers Speakers can submit short or extended abstracts (see conference website). All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings (USB or booklet). The DEADLINE for submitting your abstracts is September 4, 2010. For those papers accepted on the basis of the extended abstract, a possibility to submit a full paper will be evaluated by the organizing committee.
PMI Membership Benefits The coming newsletters, we’ll show you some of the less well known benefits of your PMI membership. Today the digital PMI library and how to access it. Our global websitewww.pmi.org states: “An exclusive PMI member benefit, eReads & Reference provides online access to 250 complete and unabridged books from PMI and other leading publishers. Topics include project management, leadership, teams, cross-cultural business, knowledge management and more. Search, read, learn With eReads & Reference it’s easy to expand your project management horizons online, anytime. Powered by Books24x7’s sophisticated search engine, eReads & Reference lets you find books by keyword, phrase, title, author, publisher, or International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Use eReads & Reference as an on-the-job guide, a research and study aid, or to preview books before you buy. For quick reference, bookmark titles of interest or build your own bookshelf.“ That sounds great, but how do you access and use it. What follows here is a practical guideline in how to access the over 200 digital books that are available in PMI’s digital library.: 1. Go to the website www.pmi.org and logon with your user account 2. Click on the resources button at the top of the screen, and select “eReads& Reference” under the heading Virtual Library.
3. Go to the colum on the left side of the screen and click on the grey button “Go to eReads & Reference� which is situated under the orange bar.
4. Your browser now opens the: http://pmi.books24x7.com/partnerspecial.asp website.
5. Then click on the “My Home” button at the right side of the screen, to open your personal screen on PMI’s virtual library. 6. Use the navigation options available, for example “Top Title” to find the desired PM knowledge.
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7. Click on the a title, for example to open the e-book. For example a top title like “Harold Kerzner’s, 10 ed. of: Project management, a systems approach to planning, scheduling and controlling”
Enjoy, another benefit of your PMI membership. PMI your number 1 source for project management knowledge and information.