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Table of Contents Welcome to the November Edition......................................................................................................... 2 Our Sponsors ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Events overview ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Upcoming events ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter Meeting December 14th, 2015, INSYNQ, Eindhoven.............................................................. 5 Chapter Meeting January 18th, 2016, Hogeschool Utrecht ................................................................ 6 Chapter Board News................................................................................................................................ 8 Elections for PMI Netherlands Chapter Board 2016 - cancelled ......................................................... 8 BIG10 moving forward ......................................................................................................................... 8 Request for Volunteers ...................................................................................................................... 10 From the desk of the Director Events ................................................................................................... 11 Program Management - Local Interest Work Group - reaction......................................................... 11 PMI NL Summit 2016 September 15th, 2016 – Save the date! .......................................................... 11 My first PMI Leadership Institute Meeting ........................................................................................... 12 PMI News............................................................................................................................................... 14 PMP® Exam Update: Coming Soon on January 11th, 2016 ................................................................. 14 MyPMI app discontinued December 1st, 2015 .................................................................................. 14 Recently certified PMI Netherlands members ...................................................................................... 15 Project Management Humour .............................................................................................................. 15 Let’s stay in touch .................................................................................................................................. 16
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Welcome to the November Edition We warmly invite you to read this brand new November edition of our Chapter Newsletter full of interesting items and announcements. On our October request for nominations for three positions on the Board we did not receive any reactions. Hence an election for the PMI Netherlands Chapter Board positions for the years 2016-2017 was not necessary. Read all about it in this issue. We are looking for volunteers for several interesting vacant Volunteer positions in our Chapter. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested. Have a look at the program of our last event of the year on Sustainable Project Management at INSYNQ, Eindhoven, December 14th. Do not miss it! In 2016 we will continue with an interesting event on reviewing the soft skills required to activate the best in people and teams, January 18th at the Hogeschool Utrecht.
Odilia Kunne Director Communications
Finally an update on the Big10 moving forward and a summary by Rochelle Röber about her first PMI Leadership Institute Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA. Do you have an item of interest that you would like to share with your peers? Please feel free to send us your contribution by the deadline December 16th, 2015.
Enjoy reading!
Editorial Office: Odilia Kunne Karen Obi Contact: communication@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org
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Our Sponsors Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support! GOLDEN SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
PARTNERS
FACILITY SPONSORS
Want to become our sponsor? Please check our website for more information.
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Events overview See our chapter website for the full calendar PMI Netherlands Chapter
Other
December 2015 14
March - April 2016
Chapter Meeting: Sustainable Project Management
More info
PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2016
More info
December 2015 7 7 – 11
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AMI Consultancy – Masterclass Project Recovery IIL – Project Management Certificate Program (PMP)
More info
AMI Consultancy - Change & de kracht van Storytelling
More info
AMI Consultancy – Masterclass Project Recovery
More info
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Upcoming events Chapter Meeting December 14th, 2015, INSYNQ, Eindhoven Our last Chapter event of the year will bring you great ideas and underlines the Corporate Social Responsibility (MVO) objectives of the chapter by giving attention to sustainability and contributing to less waste and more efficiency in projects in general. In essence the theme is that project execution, done in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way can bring you, as Project Manager, added value while meeting your project objectives and contributing to a better living environment. Curious? Mark this event in your Calendar on December 14th and read on! ‘Green’ or ‘sustainable’ project management’ is identified as one of the most important global project management trends today. A growing number of publications link the concepts of sustainability to project management, so it may be concluded that the integration of sustainability in business has now also found its way to the project management domain. Dutch author Gilbert Silvius is considered one of the opinion leaders on the topic, with numerous articles and three books on the topic published. On December 14th Gilbert will introduce us to the why, what and how of ‘Sustainable project management.’ In addition we will be presented some real project examples by André van Naarden, program manager of one of KPN’s largest programs in the last few years, who managed to bring sustainable project management in practice and voluntarily contribute to the strategic sustainability objectives of KPN. Agenda 17:00
Registration, sandwiches and refreshments
18:00
Opening, welcome and introduction by the PMI Netherlands Chapter
18:05
Introduction of our host INSYNQ, Eindhoven
18:30
Sustainable Project Management - the trend - Gilbert Silvius Why, what and how of ‘sustainable project management’
19:15
Short Break
19:30
Sustainable project execution - real examples and the win-win - André van Naarden, Program Manager at KPN
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During program execution sustainability aspects like transport, human rights and recycling were taken into account. André van Naarden will give examples of KPN’s approach for Sustainable project-management and will show that Project Managers can make a difference 20:15
Wrap-up & Networking drink
21:30
Closure
Registration deadline: December 11th, 2015 12:00 hrs. Register here!
Chapter Meeting January 18th, 2016, Hogeschool Utrecht As the PMI Netherlands Chapter tries to offer you a compelling and diverse program of topics, ranging from methodologies, best practices to personal development, this time we will review the soft skills required to activate the best in people and teams. Are we aware that our project team members have different perceptions and backgrounds while looking at the tasks at hand in the project? What does this mean for their motivation? How can Project Managers take away hurdles and provide trust and a productive environment, by looking at their own behavior and approach? During the first part of the Chapter meeting on January 18th, Ivo Hoogland (team & personal coach) will provide us with differences in people based on their points of view, drivers and perception. Knowing their way of looking at reality is where it starts, knowing how to approach them – and how you want to be approached – at least as important. After the break Hans Veenman and Marieke Strobbe (team and personal coaches) will take Ivo’s insights further and show us – being project managers – how our own preferences are helping and blocking the development of our teams. What do we (unconsciously) do that is NOT enabling our teams to move forward? Agenda 17:00 18:00 18:05
Registration, sandwiches and refreshments Opening, welcome and introduction by the PMI Netherlands Chapter Introduction of our hosts and presenters: Hogeschool Utrecht
18:30
Different people, different approaches – Ivo Hoogland Coach & Personal Trainer
19:15
Short Break
19:30
Overcoming your preferences in order to develop your team – Hans Veenman, Marieke Strobbe
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20:15 Wrap-up & Networking drink 21:30 Closure Registration to be opened soon. Keep an eye on our website!
Take our PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2016 edition Do it the first time right We are happy to announce our next PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2016: Day 1 : Saturday March 5th, 2016 Day 2 : Saturday March 19th, 2016 Day 3 : Saturday April 9th, 2016 Day 4 : Saturday April 30th, 2016 Location: Hotel De Bilt, Utrecht De Holle Bilt 1 3732 HM DE BILT Register here! Deadline for registration: January 29th, 2016 17:00hrs. The Class consists of 4 Saturdays within 2 months, with weeks in between for self-study. The first three sessions will get you acquainted with the Exam format and answer questions in the specific Project Management knowledge areas. Our coaches will discuss the rationale behind the answers with you. Each day is concluded with an overview of the topics for next time. On the last day you will make a mock exam. You are expected to have studied the selected chapters of the provided materials at home before every class. To be effective it is recommended that you have passed the experience and education eligibility requirements. More information: can be found here. Already certified? Please forward this information to your colleagues….! Please note that the last day to test under the current version of the PMP® exam is January 11th, 2016. ●●● 7 PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Chapter Board News Elections for PMI Netherlands Chapter Board 2016 - cancelled Based on the Chapter By-Laws we previously called your attention for the Election of the Board of the PMI Netherlands Chapter for 2016. On our request for nomination for three positions in the Board we received no reactions. Hence an election was not necessary. Since there are no other candidates we are happy to announce that: Rochelle Röber Odilia Kunne Louis van Norel
will continue her role as Director Professional Development will continue her role as Director Communications will continue his role as Director Membership and Volunteers
As of January 1st, 2016 the PMI Netherlands Board consists of: Rommert Stellingwerf Jan Vermeijs André Legerman Odilia Kunne Louis van Norel Rochelle Röber Ger van der Geld
President Secretary Treasurer Director Communications Director Membership and Volunteers Director Professional Development Director at Large
Supported by: Henk-Jan Molenkamp René Vielvoije
CEO Operations officer
The 2015 Election Committee, Rommert Stellingwerf, Cees Pijs, André Legerman
BIG10 moving forward As per our PMI Netherlands short term strategy objectives, we are approaching and involving senior managers (of project management) of the 10 companies that provide most of our Chapter members. The aim is to realise how the PMI Netherlands Chapter can improve its services towards them, as well as to work on the profile (and related curriculum) that the project manager of 2020 needs to have. This will enable these larger corporations to adjust their ranking, hiring and training programs according to our joint professional view of the near future! A small team of volunteers has held two live meetings with the BIG10 participant and several internal meetings to streamline the process. The team, existing of Martijn Jong, Henk Smits, ●●● 8 PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Anton Zandhuis, Henk-Jan Molenkamp and led by our former president Cees Pijs, has enabled a platform for the senior managers to develop their vision of the near future. We agreed together that besides valuable discussions and comparison of each other project management profile requirements and framework, we will work towards a joint white paper about the profile of the Project Manager 2020 and its changing roles and responsibilities. The white paper will be published through the PMI channels and made available for internal management and HR to allow for adjustment of their operations, training and resource population accordingly. Big 10 The BIG10 consists of the following companies: De Nederlandsche Bank, Wartsila, Alcatel, Lucent, Shell, Philips, NXP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Ericsson, T-Systems and nominee Tebodin. Updates We intend to provide our members with short updates on our progress via the newsletter and LinkedIn, but at least in the Spring / early Summer of 2016 we hope to publish the white paper with our findings, ideas and recommendations. Perhaps a new standard (agreed and commonly used) corporate framework of project manager skills and abilities will emerge…. Henk-Jan Molenkamp – CEO
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Request for Volunteers Secretary of the Chapter Board (temporary ) Due to work and personal circumstances our secretary, Jan Vermeijs has suspended his role in the board. To fill this gap temporarily, we are looking for a Volunteer to take over the Board Secretary duties for the next three months. A nice opportunity to get an inside look in the Board activities! Project manager for the update of the Chapter Business Plan 2016-2018 (1Q2016) In 1Q2016 we are going to update the Chapter Business plan for the period 2016-2018, based on the existing Chapter’s Strategy. We are looking for an enthusiastic Volunteer with business plan experience and some spare time. Interested? Please contact Louis van Norel - Director Membership and Volunteers: mobile 06-53 74 93 76 or membership@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org Other Volunteer positions PMI Summit 2016 2 Volunteers supporting with organization of the Summit 2016 (fame and a free ticket!) Development PMIEF Liaison 1 Volunteer to attend the monthly conference call and to work along with a 2nd Volunteer to develop a plan for social responsibility initiatives for 2016
PMO Workgroup leader 1 Volunteer to organise meetings of interested persons with the theme: PMO. Types, how to start one up, tools and the PMO as a permanent project management organisation. How to become the glue or bridge between the Business and temporary project organisations
Work Groups & other Volunteers in the region to organize regional ‘Beermeetings’ 2016 for networking and project discussions in the region Program Board Volunteers for supporting the CEO with organizing events, finding compelling speakers and finding locations
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From the desk of the Director Events Program Management - Local Interest Work Group - reaction Since the revival meeting last year in the office of The PMO Company, I've been an enthusiastic member of the Program Management - LIWg. Due to changes in my work I am increasingly exposed to Program Management activities. These sessions have interesting topics followed by good discussions. After such a meeting I usually drive home with some new ideas and approaches, something to consider and a few new contacts. The organisation ensures the various topics of Program Management are covered: soft skills, benefits, governance, etc. against a diverse background of industries. Since I work in the Energy sector which is increasingly driven by national and European politics, for me this mix is both educational and inspiring: I am exposed to program content I never expected to know anything about. And as we all know, business knowledge is an important element of our work, so every little bit helps. There is usually a good turn-out, but fresh faces with diverse backgrounds are always welcome to spice up the meetings! So feel free to look at the event calendar and join the next meeting! Harry van Rijn
PMI NL Summit 2016 September 15th, 2016 – Save the date! The 5th edition of the PMI Netherlands Chapter Summit will be held on September 15th, 2016. If you are interested in (re-)viewing the Summit 2015 presentations, you can download them here: http://www.pmi-netherlands-summit.com/presentations/ by using the following password: PMSUM20%15#. A photo impression of the Summit 2015 can be found here: http://www.pmi-netherlands-summit.com/2015-photo-impression/
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My first PMI Leadership Institute Meeting by Rochelle Röber - Director Professional Development
In October this year I had the privilege to be able to attend my first PMI Leadership Institute Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USA. What an experience! But wait….PMI Leadership Institute…does that ring any bells by you? Do you know what that is? PMI Leadership Institute
The PMI Leadership Institute is an organization that is dedicated to helping PMI’s volunteers to be the leaders that they are. PMI invests generously in training and support e.g. by means of LIM’s (Leadership Institute meetings) that are held for each region (which constitutes a group of countries) and Region Meetings. Region 8
The Netherlands falls into Region 8: North West Europe, along with Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Region 8 also has other groupings namely South West Europe, Central Europe and Eastern Europe. I will be happy to let you see which countries fall into those groupings, so just tug on my arm at the next Chapter meeting and ask me about these Regions. Support network
The PMI Leadership Institute has built up a large support network of Advisory groups and Mentors, to assist each Region with their operations and issues, and to provide resources and assistance to the Chapters in each region so that we can continuously improve and offer value to our members. Our Region Mentor for 2016 is Matthias Georgson Petrén, PMP – a young and energetic leader from Sweden whose good command of the Dutch language will surprise you! Yes, we’re in good hands! Besides the Region Mentors, PMI assigns a staff member as well from the EMEA office in Brussels. And, I mentioned the Advisory Groups? There’s the AMAG which provides resources and advice to academic institutions, the CMAG which is a Chapter Advisory group, a Registered Consultants Advisory Group, a Registered education Provider Advisory Group, a Social Media advisory Group, and more….Besides these the Board of Directors of PMI global are supported by Board support committees. All of these people are volunteers and leaders in their own right. The Leadership Institute makes it possible to have shorter and more effective lines of communication between all of these organisations and the Chapters and communities out in the world. What a volunteer needs to know
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presented with a day’s programme filled with project management knowledge. The focus here is on what you need to know in order to do your project management jobs. Well, the focus at the LIM is on what a volunteer needs to know in order to perform his or her volunteer role more effectively. So I got to choose from association governance tracks, leadership tracks, marketing tracks, volunteer engagement tracks and my personal favourite, professional development tracks. In each track various sessions or talks were held and one had much choice. You came into a room where others from many different Chapters sat, knowing that they were all doing the same thing that you do – networking was therefore great fun because we all had similar things in common and could share experiences, tips and make alliances for the future. Best of all for me was being selected to participate in the Leadership Institute Master Class for 2016. This is a yearlong programme of leadership development – the ultimate opportunity for a PMI volunteer. Next Newsletter
In the next newsletter I will go deeper into what this is and how the Chapter will benefit from it, but for now, have a look at the photographs to get a sense of the LIM and the fun to be had if you volunteer with PMI in service of your peers in the global and local project management community! Enjoy!
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Picture – Clockwise from top left: 1. The NA LIM was held in Orlando, Florida, USA. 2. Captain Chesley B. Sulliberger, the captain of the aircraft that landed on the Hudson River (see YouTube) was our Keynote speaker and besides entertaining us with recounting what happened that day, he stressed the importance of Lessons Learned, training for all eventualities, and being prepared to carry out contingency plans, even though one hopes to never ever have to do so. 3. The graduating Leadership Institute Master Class of 2015 were honoured throughout the LIMC, the NA LIM and the Congress! 4. Merete Much Lange, president of the Norway Chapter, Mark. A. Langley, PMI President and CEO and Rochelle Röber, Director Professional Development, The Netherlands 5. LIMC class of 2016 meets with the Global Operating Centre staff of PMI. Much of what is done by the volunteers in the Chapters is directed by the GOC 6. Connie Plowman, Mentor of the LIMC class of 2016 7. The really cool ribbons made for some fun at the LIM! 8. Hard at work in the sessions 9. Rochelle Röber and the past, present and future Directors of Professional Development of the Hawaii Chapter and a work breakfast to discuss alignment to the Talent triangle…..
PMI News PMP® Exam Update: Coming Soon on January 11th, 2016 January may seem far away, but when you’re preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam (remember?) it’s just around the corner. Please direct anyone you’re mentoring to the Exam Hub for all the details on just what is changing. You too can make a good start in your career in 2016 by unleashing your full potential and take the next step toward earning the PMP before 25% of the exam focuses on the new content topics. Therefore, the countdown to January 11th is underway…
MyPMI app discontinued December 1st, 2015 On December 1st, 2015, the myPMI app will be discontinued. At that time, you can begin using the new, mobile friendly Continuing Certification Requirements System (CCRS) website to check your certification status, report PDUs, and find PDU-providing activities from your favourite device. Through the PMI website, you can continue to access myPMI to update your profile, print your membership materials and renew your membership. If you have questions, please contact Customer Care at customercare@pmi.org. ●●● 14 PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Recently certified PMI Netherlands members The Board of PMI Netherlands Chapter congratulates the following members with achieving their credential:
Name Mr. Babak Asadizeydabadi, P.Eng., PMP Mr. Pedro Perez, PMP Mr. Fabio Amico, Sr., PMP
Credential PMP PMP PMP
Great job!
Project Management Humour
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You may also be interested in the latest Newsletter of IPMA-NL
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