September 2015
January 2016
SepSSSeptember
Volume 54 Issue 5 Volume 58 Issue 1
The PMI Netherlands Chapter Board wishes you all a happy and healthy 2016!
Table of Contents Welcome to the January 2016 Edition ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Our Sponsors .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Upcoming events........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Chapter & Annual Meeting March 1st – Hogeschool Utrecht ................................................................................................ 5 PMI NL Summit 2016 September 15th, 2016 - Early Bird is open! .......................................................................................... 6 Chapter Board News .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 General .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Request for Volunteers .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Upgrade of PMI Netherlands Chapter website ...................................................................................................................... 8 Operational Day 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 KIVI ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Reduced PMI + Chapter Fee for Students .............................................................................................................................. 9 From the desk of the Director Events ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Calendar 2016 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Updates Local Interest Workgroups (LIWG)......................................................................................................................... 12 LIWG ISO for projects ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 LIWG Corporate Governance .......................................................................................................................................... 14 PMI News ................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Sponsors Announcements ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 Introducing the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht ................................................................................................ 18 INSynQ ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 ESI International has become TwentyEighty Strategy Execution ......................................................................................... 20 THREON ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Recently certified PMI Netherlands members ......................................................................................................................... 23 Let’s stay in touch..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
●●● 1 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Welcome to the January 2016 Edition As you all might have noticed we chose to skip the December 2015 issue with as a result this fully packed January 2016 edition! 2016 is a special year for our Chapter as we celebrate our 15th anniversary along with the 5th edition of our annual Summit meeting on September 15th. We will keep you posted through our channels about the upcoming activities celebrating these importants milestones! On March 1st we will organize our 2nd event of the year at the Hogeschool Utrecht: a Chapter event on the Commissie Elias in combination with our Annual Meeting. Read all about it here. Please note that the Early Bird registration is open for our Summit 2016, September 15th, in Spant! Bussum, the Netherlands.
Odilia Kunne Director Communications
We are still looking for Volunteers for several interesting Volunteer positions in our Chapter. Have a look at our vacancies downhere, or check out our dedicated webpage. Good things happen when you get involved with PMI!
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 next deadline February 17th, 2016.
Enjoy reading!
Editorial Office: Odilia Kunne Karen Obi Contact: communication@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org
●●● 2 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Our Sponsors Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support! GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
PARTNERS
FACILITY SPONSORS
Want to become our sponsor? Please check our website for more information. ●●● 3 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Events Overview PMI Netherlands Chapter
Other
February 2016 15-17 15-19
THREON - Project Management Fundamentals THREON - Project Management Excellence
More info More info
March 2016 1
Chapter & Annual Meeting - Findings Failed Governmental Projects
More info
3
22
Soft skills - Using Mindfulness will not only More info make you a stronger individual, but also a stronger Project Manager for your stakeholders PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2016 More info
7
tba
THREON - Free event: Linking Facility More info Management with Program and Project management execution of construction projects AMI Consultancy - Masterclass Project More info Recovery
15-17 15-18
THREON - CAPM Certification Prep THREON - Accelerated PMP Prep
More info More info
TwentyEighty Strategy Execution How to Gather & Document User Requirements Course TwentyEighty Strategy Execution Developing Use Cases Course
More info
23-25
THREON - Program & Benefits Management
More info
More info
6
More info
More info
9
AMI Consultancy - Masterclass Project Recovery THREON - Free event: Linking Facility Management with Program and Project management execution of construction projects TwentyEighty Strategy Execution Foundations of Business Analysis Course TwentyEighty Strategy Execution Testing Techniques for Tracing & Validating Requirements Course
April 2016 28
Tooling - Enabling future project management: the advantages of using State of the Art PM tooling
More info
11-13
tba
PMP Exam Coaching Class Spring 2016
More info
18-20
tbc
Tooling - Executive demo's/case from 4 vendors (25 minutes each)
More info
More info
April 2016
May 2016 13
International - Event with Dortmund & Belgium Chapter Agile – Mini master Agile in two day (Friday afternoon-Saturday morning)
tbc
More info More info
June 2016 tbc
PM Customer case - Stedin Program Management Benefit Mngmnt - Value based PM
tbc
13-15
27-29
More info
More info
More info
July 2016 tbc tbc
Stedin Program Management Case – Stedin Program Management Agile – Mini master Agile in two days (Friday afternoon-Saturday morning)
More info More info
Please note that the PMI NL Chapter Calendar Events are planned for your convenience, even though not all events have been definitely confirmed from a speaker and location point of view. So, please, do keep an eye on changes and do know that our website is leading. When an event is ready for registration all details will be confirmed. Note: the registration process has slightly changed – read the dedicated article in this newsletter).
●●● 4 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Upcoming events Chapter & Annual Meeting March 1st – Hogeschool Utrecht Findings Failed Governmental Projects - Committee presents report on failures of government ICT projects On Wednesday October 13th, 2014, the Temporary Committee on Government ICT Projects presented its final report on failures of government ICT projects. These failures have led to an unnecessary waste of taxpayers’ money. The Committee examined a number of projects, primarily in an attempt to find a common factor or pattern of mistakes from which lessons can be learned to prevent such failures being repeated in the future. The problem as a whole is intractable and will never be brought fully under control. Nevertheless, the committee feels that a few robust organizational measures – provided they are implemented consistently and coherently – will be sufficient to prevent a repeat of a large proportion of the problems identified. The Committee’s recommendations are closely interrelated and should be viewed as a total package of measures for the Cabinet to adopt. The PMI Netherlands Chapter will have a look at the recommendations and has invited prof. dr. Hans Mulder to share the input he provided to the Committee. In addition Mr. Mulder will also summarize and briefly discuss the final recommendations. Our second esteemed guest speaker is mr. Dion Kotteman, who has been interim CIO for the Government. He will share with us what his challenges were and which steps have been taken towards a better governance. Agenda: 17:00 18:00 18:05 18:15 -
Registration, sandwiches and refreshments Opening, welcome and introduction by the PMI Netherlands Chapter Introduction of our hosts Hogeschool Utrecht Lessons Learned from the ‘Commissie Elias’ - Prof.Dr. Hans Mulder, VIAgroup Mr. Mulder is one of the experts that provided input to the special commission instituted by the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) who investigated the enormous cost and time overrun of larger governmental ICT projects. He will share findings from the Standish Group, who evaluated 50,000 projects, on the estimation of Cost and the relation between Size and Complexity vs Risk. In addition we will take a look at the most important lessons learned
●●● 5 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
19:00
-
Project Governance in CIO office: the journey from 2010 until 2016 – Mr. Dion Kotteman - Former interim CIO for the Government > 19:20 - Break <
19:35
-
20:15 20:45
-
Annual General Meeting of Members of PMI Netherlands Chapter looking back at 2015 and sharing plans for 2016 Wrap-up & Networking drink Closure
Location: Hogeschool Utrecht - Koningsbergerstraat 9, 3531 AJ Utrecht Seats: 150 Registration deadline: February 26th, 12:00hrs For more information and registration please go here.
PMI NL Summit 2016 September 15th, 2016 - Early Bird is open! Early Bird registration is open now: The first 50 PMI members will pay only €125,- excl. VAT Non-PMI members will receive the early bird discount until May 30th and will pay only €295,- excl. VAT The regular fee for PMI members is € 245,- excl. VAT The regular fee for non-PMI members is € 345,- excl. VAT. Payment is required within 14 days, after you have received the invoice. Registration fee includes: conference, exhibition, lunch, catering and documentation. For more information and registration please visit the official PMI Netherlands Summit 2016 website. Be quick! ●●● 6 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Chapter Board News General Due to work and personal circumstances our Secretary, Jan Vermeijs has suspended his role in the Board. We are looking for a Volunteer to fill this gap on a temporary basis. See our Request for Volunteers below. Because of a busy work schedule abroad Louis van Norel had to give up his role as Director Membership and Volunteers. We hope to install a remplacement soon. In the first quarter of 2016, we will update our Business Plan 2016-2018. We need assistance to undertake this interesting activity. For more information, see our Request for Volunteers below.
Request for Volunteers Secretary of the Chapter Board (temporary) 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 Q1/2016 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 (estimated 16 hours spread over 2 months). Interested? Please contact Rommert Stellingwerf or André Legerman Other Volunteer positions PMI Summit 2016 2 Volunteers supporting with organization of the Summit 2016 (fame and a free ticket!) Development PMI Educational Foundation NL plan 1 Volunteer to develop a plan for PMI Educational Foundation related activities in the Netherlands. For more info, please contact: dal-gvdg@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org. Work Groups & other Volunteers in the region to organize regional ‘Beermeetings’ 2016 for networking and project discussions in the region
●●● 7 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Program Board Volunteers for supporting the CEO with organizing events, finding compelling speakers and finding locations Interested? Please contact Rommert Stellingwerf or André Legerman
Upgrade of PMI Netherlands Chapter website During the course of Thursday January 28th and Friday January 29th, 2016 the website of PMI Netherlands Chapter has been upgraded to the latest release of Joomla! Allthough there will only be minor changes in the lay-out of the website some additional functionality will become available to our members: In case of registration for a Chapter event it is already useful to first login to the website using the PMI Single Sign On mechanism. After logging in, personal data as known by PMI will be filled into the registration form. In the future this is even more important because it will enable you to cancel your registration yourself. After logging in you will see a menu at the top of the screen to get an overview of your registrations. This overview will enable you to edit and/or to cancel your current registrations. After the event has taken place your attendance will be recorded in the registration database. After this has been done and after you have logged in, you can click on the menu choice My Certificates to get an overview of events you attended. In this overview you can download a statement of PMI Netherlands Chapter that you attended the event and that you are eligible to claim PDUs for this event. This flexible solution will make it possible to discontinue the yearly processing of all registrations to make an overview per member. We are currently investigating if we can use this mechanism for the 2015 events. Please note: the above mentioned mechanism will only work if you login using PMI's Single Sign On before you register for an event. There are also some other functionalities that will be made available in the near future.
Operational Day 2015 On December 12th, 2015 the Chapter Board had its annual Operational Day. In the quiet and broad setting of Aldeboarn, Friesland we had a lot of inspiration to develop the operational plans and make a first draft of the 2016 budget. As the Chapter was established 15 years ago, we are planning to organize extra activities to celebrate this 3rd Lustrum. The plans for 2016 and budgets for 2015/2016 will be presented
●●● 8 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
during our Annual Meeting, targeted for the second half of March. Watch our announcements soon!
KIVI We are in the process of establishing a organizational partnership with KIVI (Koninklijk Instituut van Ingenieurs). KIVI has more than 20,000 members and many of their engineers are involved in the execution of projects and programs. The objective of the arrangement is that the two organizations cooperate in organizing activities for their members and benefit from each other. Together we are stronger! Under the arrangement, PMI NL Chapter members and KIVI members will enjoy the same benefits, such as entrance to events under the same conditions and broadening the opportunities for interesting presentations in their professional fields.
Reduced PMI + Chapter Fee for Students by Ger van der Geld - Director Academic Outreach
Many of us may not be aware yet, but PMI has a reduced membership fee for students. Instead of paying $129 per year, students pay only $32 per year. The only difference with regular membership is that the PMI magazines and PMBOK are only available electronically. For the rest all is the same. New is the fact that starting December 1st, 2015 there is also a reduced Chapter membership fee for PMI NL Chapter for students. This reduced fee is only $5 per year. All this is part of an overall Academic Outreach Program to improve the footprint of PMI in the Netherlands in the coming years. In this program there is also the possibility of so-called Group Student memberships, where the Educational Institute can arrange registration of their student groups. However the Student Membership (Basis + NL Chapter) can be applied directly already on the PMI portal by individual students. If you have any questions or remarks on this, do not hesitate to contact me at dalgvdg@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org.
Good things happen when you get involved with PMI Netherlands Chapter!
●●● 9 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
From the desk of the Director Events Calendar 2016 We are working hard on the program for 2016. At this moment we have a few events confirmed, but there is still much work in organizing an event every month. In the context of the amount of work still required, I am very glad that I have gained the support from Volunteer Getjan Lammers, who will continue to help organizing events throughout this year. One of the things Getjan already did, is summarizing your feedback from the 2015 Chapter Surveys. It is particulary interesting to know what the topics should be, i.e. which topics are the most popular ones. We have categorized the topics in three main containers according to the PMI Talent Triangle: SBM LEA TPM
Strategic & Business Management Leadership Technical Project Management
See the graph below for the top topics:
Preferred Chapter Meeting topics dd 2015 6 5 4 3 2
Change Management
Project mgt for projects not direclty related to core ICT/IT projects.
PM on Mega-projects (government)
Softskills in Project Managment
LEA
LEA
SBM
SBM
TPM
Team building
Strategic; business or leadership topics since the new CCR also requires PDU's in…
TPM
Overview of the state of affairs concerning agile project management methodologies,…
Risk management (incl risk analysis)
SBM
Personal/interpersonal skills (tips n tricks on soft skills)
Programme Mngt
0
Stakeholder management & Confirming the handshake: how to get others to do what…
1
SBM
LEA
SBM
LEA
●●● 10 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
For now this resulted in the following Calendar for 2016: Month Area Category Topic Febr TPM Lessons Learned Commissie ICT (Commissie Elias findings) Mar
LEA
Soft Skills
Apr
TPM
Tooling
Apr
TPM
Tooling
May
LEA
International
May
SBM
Agile
Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Sept
SBM SBM TPM LEA
PM Customer Case Benefit Mgmt Case Self assessment Vacation Summit 2016
Oct
LEA
Oct
LEA
Nov Nov Dec Dec
SBM TPM TPM SBM
Change Management Change Management Telecom case Risk Management Construction Tendermanagement
Using Mindfulness will not only make you a stronger individual, but also a stronger Project Manager for your stakeholders Enabling future Project Management: the advantages of using State of the Art PM tooling Executive demo's/Case from 4 vendors (25 minutes each) International Event with Dortmund & Belgium Chapter Mini-master Agile in two day (Friday afternoon - Saturday morning) Stedin Program Management Value Based PM Stedin Program Management The value of and differences in assessments Full 2 parallel tracks program! www.pmi-netherlands-summit.com Change Dynamics
Date March 1 March 22 April 28 tbc May 13 tbc June tbc July tbc Aug Sept 15
Change Management Workshop 2 OSS/BSS Vodafone (TBC) Projects for privacy Arcadis showcase 2 How to deal with government tenders
See in Upcoming Events the agenda for March 1st Chapter & Annual event. Please do help us finding new locations to have presentations for 70-100 persons! Contact us at: ceo@pmi-netherlands-chapter.org.
●●● 11 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Updates Local Interest Workgroups (LIWG) LIWG ISO for projects by Rommert Stellingwerf - President PMI Netherlands Chapter
Introduction Development of a family of ISO standards for Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (PPPM) is done with worldwide participation of more than 100 subject matter experts from some 40 countries. The overall portfolio of work is managed by the international ISO Technical Committee TC/258 and the actual documents are prepared and compiled by Study and Working Groups. In the Netherlands, members of the NEN standards committee 381236, in which some 10 companies take part, are taking part in the actual development of the standards, while the Local Interest Work Group ISO for projects reviews these documents from the NL perspective and takes part in the promotion of them. The LIWG was established in 2009 as an initiative from PMI Netherlands Chapter and IPMA Nederland. The group consists of some 10-20 professionals, interested in the ISO standards for PPPM. For an overview of this LIWG, see our story in the Chapter Newsletter of October 2015. Update 4Q2015 ISO TC/258 Plenary meeting In October 2015 the ISO TC/258 overall steering group came together in Toronto, Canada to discuss the status of the ISO standards in development and the planning of the future standards in the field of PPPM. Also the work groups had their meeting to further write on their standards: o ISO 21503 Project, Programme and Portfolio Management - Guidance on Programme Management; o ISO 21506 Project, Programme and Portfolio Management - Vocabulary and the study group had its kick-off meeting to scope the maintenance work of the existing standard: o ISO 21500 Project, Programme and Portfolio Management - Guidance on Project Management (revision). Good progress was made and an ad-hoc group was established to update the overall business plan to determine the requirements and roadmap for future work.. ISO 21505 Project, Programme and Portfolio management – Guidance on Governance This International Standard describes the context and guidelines for the governance of Projects, Programmes and Portfolios. This standard is intended to be used by any organization and any group of organizations for Projects, Programmes or Portfolios of any size and complexity, but may require tailoring to the specific needs of the organization. In addition, this standard is designed to provide guidance for governing bodies and is also for ●●● 12 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Executive and Senior Management that may have governance responsibilities with respect to leadership, regulatory, fiduciary and ethical obligations for Projects, Programmes and Portfolios within their organizations. Workgroup meeting In November 2015 a workgroup meeting was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina to process more than 800 comments, that were received from public experts around the world, on the DIS (Draft International Standard) document. An updated draft is going into ballot for further comments next month. It is expected that the final document will be published towards the end of this year. New working groups In the last quarter, 3 new projects have been approved. They started their kick-off in January 2016. The new working groups are: Work group 6: Work Breakdown Structures This International Standard shall provide guidance for the breakdown of project management structures, called WBS, that are established and implemented to contribute to the success of a Project or a Programme, which is often composed of one or more Projects. This standard brings together current practices, describes the context and principles and provides guidance on the implementation of WBS within the frame of Project and Programme Management. Work group 7: Earned Value Management (EVM) in Project and Programme Management The objective of this standard is to provide guidance to those involved in Earned Value Management (EVM), and incorporate key practices to provide strong benefits for Project/Programme in planning and controlling. Use of this standard should clarify and organize activities, the internal scope of EVM, the strong link with Project and Programme Management, and the set up and implementation of EVM in Project /Programme Management. Work group 8: Projects and Programmes Management competencies This standard would be additional to the already published ISO 21500:2012 paragraph 3.9 (Competencies of project personnel)). It will be based on these concepts and would develop them with a generic outlook. As an overarching standard it would take into account the existing standards. If you are interested to join any of these new groups and contribute to this interesting work, please contact the persons below. Contact For further information on the above ISO document and on the LIWG ISO for projects you can contact: -
PMI Netherlands Chapter: Rommert Stellingwerf, rommert@familiestellingwerf.nl
●●● 13 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
-
IPMA Nederland: Lex van der Helm, lex.vander.helm@capgemini.com
The NEN standards committee is always looking for new members, participating in the actual development of the ISO standards in this field. Please contact the NEN standards committee (“normcommissie”) Maarten Peelen, Secretary, maarten.peelen@nen.nl. LIWG Corporate Governance by Henk-Jan Molenkamp - CEO PMI Netherlands Chapter
The Local Interest Workgroup Corporate Governance has kicked off in December 2015 and we already had the second workgroup meeting on January 12th, 2016. During the first meeting we got that much interest, that it was almost about to become too big for one workgroup : almost 30 people were interested. But it also became clear that the expectations of the participants where slightly different: some were interested in governance around projects and some others were more interested in the roles & responsibilities and meaning of corporate governance, which is supported and instated by the non-executive Board of larger companies. So, an easy solution was found in splitting the team in two groups: A. Corporate Governance - looking into how our PMI team can support and advise the non-executive Board with the ambition to become Advisory Board members ourselves; B. Governance of Projects, Programs and Portfolios - which is more related to our daily practice and is aligned with and working towards the new ISO standards on project governance. In order to facilitate the collaboration within and between the teams, we have introduced Yammer as the online discussion forum and file (deliverables) repository. Please see the picture for an overview of the split and focus area as well as the objectives of the two groups:
●●● 14 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
The agreed objectives of the Corporate Governance workgroup are: Get more change and transformation skills into the RvC/A Create a position for project management in CG> demonstrate the value Create a career path for Project Management in CG Become the assessment body for (non-)executive Boards Create a reference forthe PMI CG team supporting/saving the company by coaching and promoting non-executive interference We will keep you posted on our progress!
Good things happen when you stay involved with PMI Netherlands Chapter!
●●● 15 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
PMI News Business Analysis Foundational Standard Coming Soon PMI plans to create a Foundational Standard in Business Analysis by 2017. It will expand on Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide and will create a body of knowledge for BA practitioners. We are committed to supporting the members of the Business Analyst community and recognize their work is essential to Projects and Programmes. Development will start in early 2016 and we want your involvement in the subject matter expert review and public exposure draft. Contact Dave.Bieg@pmi.org for more information. PMs and BAs...Friends or Foes? Project Managers and Business Analysts collaborating fuels project success. But they don’t always play nice. Fear not, PM Network® has advice. Step one: knowing what each role brings to the table. View Now Looking for the Next Step in Your Business Analyst Career? The PMI Business Analysis Virtual Conference is available on demand through February 4th, 2016. Interact with six expert speakers, earn 6 PDUs and connect with the largest global community of BA practitioners. Register today. View Now The New CCR Program is LIVE! On December 1st 2015, the CCR Program was updated to include the employer-demanded skills as outlined in the PMI Talent Triangle™. Placing more emphasis on these skills will help you stay competitive in today’s business environment. Teaching Case Competition: Submissions Now Open! Do you know of an academic professional who is helping to advance the teaching of Project Management? Help spread the word for the open submissions for PMI’s Teaching Case Competition, January 2nd through May 1st, 2016. The competition aspires to build a repository of high-quality cases available for faculty to use in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. This year’s theme is Project Management and creating value for stakeholders. Visit www.PMI.org/TeachingCase to review eligibility and submission guidelines. Feeling the talent crunch? You’re not alone These tips and techniques will help your organization solve three common talent problems and quickly fill skills gaps as soon as they appear. http://ow.ly/Tpb5Q
●●● 16 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Do you know how to develop a wider knowledge of techniques to manage Programmes? Join us at SeminarsWorld® Paris November 23rd - 24th for Programme Management Best Practices. All participants in this course will receive a complimentary copy of the book Program Management by seminar leader Michel Thiry. View Now Talent Triage See how creative talent management helped three global organizations fill critical skill gaps on project teams. View Now How Are Today’s Companies Using Portfolio Management to Improve Outcomes? Implementing the Project Portfolio: A Vital C-Suite Focus draws on a global survey of more than 500 senior executives from a range of industries, plus interviews with 10 corporate leaders and other experts. View Now When People Matter as Much as the Processes Optimum project management can only happen when organizational culture allows it. PMI President and CEO Mark A. Langley discussed this and other topics with Gulf News in Dubai while he was there to present at the Dubai International Project Management Forum. View Now New Salary Report Get a comprehensive look at global project management salaries across cross 15 demographic variables in 34 countries. PMI's Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, Ninth Edition is available at no cost. View Now The Right Talent for Projects: A Gift that Keeps on Giving PMI President and CEO Mark A. Langley speaks with CFO Magazine on why you should help your organization view project talent as an investment rather than a cost. View Now Art Goes Digital The Smithsonian and Rijksmuseum are letting art connoisseurs browse collections online with massive digitization projects. PM Network® paints the project management picture: View Now
●●● 17 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Sponsors Announcements Introducing the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht The PMI Netherlands Chapter is very pleased to welcome Hogeschool Utrecht as a new location and academic sponsor to our Chapter! They offer a real Master of Project Management Program which enables you to continue your personal development journey and it enables us to work closely together on events. So what is their Master Program all about? Well, realizing organizational change is a key competence for any organization in anticipating on and adapting to changing market conditions, a dynamic society and technological developments. Managing these changes in projects has therefore developed from an operational sideline activity into a strategic core concern for management, vital for realizing innovations. Its increasing importance creates a strong demand for highly educated professionals with a thorough understanding of the technical, behavioral and contextual aspects of Project Management. Unique program This is the only Project Management Program in the Netherlands that educates professionals on a Master of Science level. This unique program is an essential contribution to the development of Project Management as a profession. Therefore we are pleased to announce this new collaboration with the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. Want to learn more about their Master Program? Come and take a look at their website www.mpm.hu.nl or visit one the PMI-NL Chapter meetings hosted at the HU.
INSynQ By Johan Bour, Partner at INSynQ - Bringing People, Business and SAP together
Since two years INSynQ is one of the Gold sponsors of the Dutch PMI Chapter. To participate in such a professional and enthusiastic organization makes me proud. It was also a pleasure to see that the Chapter meeting that we hosted, in December 2015, was well attended. Short introduction INSynQ INSynQ was founded in 2008 by 6 experienced SAP consultants/project managers. The last years we established to growth up to 30 people. Our core business is making a difference to our customers by sharing our large experience and knowledge of SAP logistics, finance and VAT. Our experienced, pragmatic team can execute or participate in projects of large and smaller companies all over the world. ●●● 18 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
We distinguish ourselves in various areas like understanding the business processes of our customers, our 15+ years average experience in complex projects and organizations, our world wide presence (implementations in 50+ countries) and last but not least our ability to deliver working solutions. Towards our customers we present our abilities in the form of solutions. In these solutions we combine our abilities and approach towards business topics. We have, amongst others, propositions on SAP WM, SAP maintenance, VAT compliance, merger and disentanglement projects. For the latter you find below some characteristics of a disentanglement project which can help you in making this a successful project. Characteristics of a disentanglement project Why is a disentanglement project different then a normal implementation project? To answer this you need to know first that during the preparation of such a project a small group of people in the organisation is involved. So there is a lot of activity on going behind a smoke screen. This makes the start of the project very difficult especially when you need to get information and makes plans. At the moment that IT is involved, a later stage of this project, the time pressure is already high for a successful project. You have to deal with little and/or late information which can influence your scope, activities, budget and timelines. Quite some decisions are taken last minute. Projects should be shaped to deal with this. Timelines are not dictated by IT but solely by deal parameters. The figure below shows the most important characteristics of such a project.
If you are curious or struggle in a project like this we are happy to help you. ●●● 19 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
ESI International has become TwentyEighty Strategy Execution ESI International has recently merged with to form a new company, TwentyEighty Strategy Execution. At TwentyEighty Strategy Execution, we deliver learning solutions that help professionals to execute their project-based work more efficiently, and to improve the alignment between project execution and strategy. Our core expertise now covers: Technical Project Management Training Project Management Courses Advanced / Programme Management Courses Agile Project Management Courses Business analysis Courses Contract management Courses PMP Preparation Certification Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2016! TwentyEighty Strategy Execution (formerly ESI International) are back with their trends and predictions for 2016 in project management. 2015 trends were all about project management talent, hybrid projects, coaching, change management, technology and strategy. This year, the team of experts have once again got together to outline their trends for the coming year. Here are the headlines: 1. The Permanency of Agile Project Management 1. Broadening Strategic Role of the Project Manager 2. Turn, Turn, Turn — The Fundamentals of Change Management 3. Mastering Modern-Day Complexity 4. Upskilling Talent 5. The Need for Design Thinkers 6. The Significance of Portfolio and Programme Management 7. Diversity Matters 8. Co-location, Global Teams and Distributed Work 9. The Spread of Project Management into Non-PM Arenas ●●● 20 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Download here the Top Ten Project Management Trends for 2016. Courses Foundations of Business Analysis Course Course Duration: 3 days Date: 13-15 June 2016 Course Fee: £1545 – Now £1081 if you choose the 30% offer! Location: The Hague, Crowne Plaza Hotel Den Haag Enrol now for one of our Business Analysis courses in The Hague and receive a 30% discount or a free Apple Watch! Call us now on +44 (0) 203 743 2910 or email registrations@strategyex.co.uk or visit our website www.strategyex.co.uk. How to Gather & Document User Requirements Course Duration: 3 days Date: 11-13 April 2016 Fee: £1795 excl. VAT - Now £1257 if you choose the 30% offer! Location: The Hague, Crowne Plaza Hotel Den Haag Developing Use Cases Course Duration: 3 days Date: 18-20 April 2016 Fee: £1595 excl. VAT - Now £1081 if you choose the 30% offer! Location: The Hague, Crowne Plaza Hotel Den Haag Facilitation Techniques for Requirements Development Course Duration: 2 days Date: 03-04 Oct 2016 Fee: £1195 excl. VAT - Now £837 if you choose the 30% offer! Location: The Hague, Crowne Plaza Hotel Den Haag Testing Techniques for Tracing & Validating Requirements Course Duration: 3 days Date: 27-29 June 2016 Fee: £1595 excl. VAT - Now £1081 if you choose the 30% offer! Location: The Hague, Crowne Plaza Hotel Den Haag
●●● 21 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
THREON Free event: Linking Facility Management with Program and Project management execution of construction projects 03.03.2016 in Ghent 09.06.2016 in Antwerp Learn how to define and manage the facilities management budget and save money while adding value. Let your construction project(s) benefit from project and program management solutions. Register now at: construct.threon.com Upcoming Threon PM Academy courses CAPM Certification Prep | 15.-17.03.2016 in Amsterdam Start your project management career with a CAPM certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). This training includes a CAPM exam simulation Program & Benefits Management | 29.-31.08.2016 in Amsterdam Learn how to steer multiple projects towards a common goal. Map your benefits, master resource conflicts and control the dependencies between your projects Project Management Excellence | 15.-19.02.2016 in Amsterdam Acquire lasting Project Management Best Practices through the PMI PMBOK guide based theory, Threon’s own experience and discussions during in—depth case studies Project Management Fundamentals | 15.-17.02.2016 in Amsterdam Get started into the world of project management with a thorough explanation of all important project management processes. Benefit from our knowledge and our alignment to the PMI Standard Accelerated PMP Prep | 15.-18.03.2016 in Amsterdam Benefit now from our “Accelerated PMP Prep” concept, enabling you to successfully pass your PMP exam (incl. e-learning elements & PMP exam simulation) Threon celebrates 15 years of excellence in project management! During the entire year of 2016 we will celebrate this event together with our customers. Have a look at www.threon.com and celebrate together with us!
●●● 22 PMI Netherlands 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. Great job!
Name
Credential
Mr. Alexander Schreijnders, PMP
PMP
Mr. Lars Bessems, PMP
PMP
Mr. Lucien Perlitius, PMP
PMP
Mr. Wouter Mulder, PMP
PMP
Inge Tigchelaar, PMP
PMP
Mr. Theo Bader, PMP
PMP
Eduard Meijburg, PMP
PMP
Dr. Caitlin Jones, PMP
PMP
Mr. Richard De Beijer, PMP
PMP
Mr. Dirk Jan Wijers, PMP
PMP
Rene Sondeijker, PMP
PMP
Fr. Edmund Kodzo Deku, PMP
PMP
Ms. Elvira Martina, PMP
PMP
Martin Macaulay, PMP
PMP
Katja Furian-Melcher, PMP
PMP
Auke-Jan Veenstra, PMP
PMP
Mr. Johan Hendrik Broersma, PMP, CAPM
PMP
Mr. Rob van Zon, PMP
PMP
Gido Klein Robbenhaar, PMP, CAPM
PMP
Mr. Sjra Maessen Ph.D., PMP
PMP
Mr. Vincent Klein Koerkamp, PMP
PMP
Lobke Stembert, CAPM
CAPM
●●● 23 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org
Let’s stay in touch Our webpage is the main source of information about the PMI Netherlands Chapter: http://pmi-netherlands-chapter.org
You can also sign up here to get Chapter news on your email. Join our LinkedIn group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/PMI-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: http://www.linkedin.com/company/pmi-netherlands-chapter
Check out our Facebook Fan page: https://www.facebook.com/PMINetherlandsChapter
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 meetings’ impressions. Besides the website, LinkedIn and Facebook you can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pminlch On a 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 other followers. Looking forward to tweet-connect. To make reading our newsletters more convenient for you, we’ve created an Issuu account where you can find all our newsletters: http://issuu.com/pmi_netherlands_Chapter
You may also be interested in the latest Newsletter of IPMA-NL
●●● 24 PMI Netherlands 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project-, Programma- en Portfoliomanagers www.PMI-Netherlands-Chapter.org