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Project Plus News
PMO Symposium a Huge Success...
The recently held PMO Symposium gathered 500 leaders from different parts of the world to Orlando in the USA for 4 days of immersion in all aspects of PMO. The PMI Community of Practice group delivered an outstanding event in which our CEO, Iain Fraser commented "This was one of the most content rich programmes I have been involved with for quite some time". Iain was there to deliver the opening Keynote presentation where he spoke with his usual passion on the need for better goverance and the opportunities that PMO's could leverage by embracing his better goverance roadmap for organisational success.
Other Project Plus involvement was via a sold-out workshop on governance; a fill-in 60 minute presentation on organisational talent risk and also as a panelist that had an audience driven agenda.
Delegates were from a wide cross-section of sectors and geographies that included senior executives as well as practitioners and others. As a consequence the informal networking was as rich as the formal programme.
Details can gained from here.
Project Plus Gains ATO for PRINCE2...
Project Plus Ltd has become the very first NZ owned organisation to be approved as an ‘Accredited Training Organisation’ (ATO) by APMG. APMG has sole licensing rights to the UK Office of Government and Commerce (OGC) suite of products including the PRINCE2 methodology. This accreditation forms part of our strategic growth plans.
The ATO status allows Project Plus to offer the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certifications directly to clients in different parts of the world. Project Plus also offers the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification, another OGC product. These certifications are virtually mandated throughout central government sectors in the UK and on both sides of the Tasman Sea.
Read full Media Release here.
Project Plus Reaches 20 years!
From our humble beginnings back in April 1991 we find, 20 years later, an organisation that works around the world and has created a reputation of thought-leadership within the portfolio, programme and project management profession.
Initial services quickly expanded into the full service 'one-stop-shop' range of professional services that clients can access today. A number of our leaders have gone on to influcence the global profession of project management at the very highest levels both nationally as well as internationally.
Today its about being adaptive to change and to our clients needs but yet maintaing a high level of expertise that's leveraged from our many experiences. Group Managing Director Iain Fraser says "Whilst it's fantastic to achieve what we have its crucial that we remain nimble and focussed on our customer base here in the UK and further afield".
Look out for various initiatives and offers as we celebrate this unique position over the next few months.
First on new Consultant Registry in UK & Asia Pacific...
Project Plus has been accepted into the newly introduced Project Mananagement Institute (PMI) Consultant Registry. We were the very first organisation from the UK and from the Asia-Pacific regions to be awarded this status. Our acceptance followed from an extensive validation of capability as well as the provision of a demonstrated track-record.
Our experience across a range of sectors and our track-record within many practice areas has allowed us to list a comprehensive capability that will meet most organisational needs.
To view our listing and learn more about the registry click - PMI Consultant Registry,
Balanced Scorecards and Projects...
An article titled 'A Balanced Scorecard Overview from a Portfoilio, Programme and Project Persepctive', written by Iain Fraser, has been published in the UK and USA. The whitepaper that has been created to assist organisations gain a deeper understanding into the use of BSC's within their portfolio, programme and project environments. It touches on the integration aspects and alignment betweeen strategy, operations and project execution.
Check it out in the Project Manager Today magazine or sign up via the column on the right if you'd like to receive a free copy of the whitepaper. Alternatively give us a ring.
Thought-Leadership and Advocacy for PM Profession...
Iain Fraser, was in the North and Midlands recently to deliver a keynote presentation on talent management. The venue was the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon and the audience included a large number of project professionals from Jaguar LandRover as well as others from a variety of sectors. Iain is well know for his passionate and insightful presentations which draw from his global experience as Group Managing Director of Project Plus and Past Chair of the Board of PMI.
Dave Rochford, one of our senior associates, recently presented to a group of local government people and APM members in Suffolk. Dave's theme was on the value of PMO's to organisations and also touched on cost reduction techniques to optimise investment and maximise return.
Ministry of Defence Source Global Learning...
Adding to the existing 'Approved Learning Provider' status for the Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELCAS), Project Plus has also now gained 'Approved Supplier' status with the Career Transition Programme (CTP) via the Ministry of Defence. This service is offered through our UK and NZ offices.
Already some defence personnnel have taken advantage of the comprehensive training and certification options that Project Plus offer by completing a programme of learning that provides them with enhanced skills in project management. Most UK defence personnel, irrespective of their geographical location, can take advantage of the enhanced learning that the Project Plus training and certification options provide and gain internationally recognised accreditations in project management.
Our Opinion on Topical Aspect...
Adjacent to this News section is an area where we offer some thought-leadership and opinion on a topic that is relevant to project-based management and business across all sectors. Each article will extract from the large library of 'whitepapers' that Project Plus has developed and presented to business, government and project audiences around the world.
The current article offers an opinion on the increasing skill gap associated with ever increasing levels of complexity of initiaitves. Click on the tab to read more.
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Current Opinion:
Reversing the Project Failure Trend
Around the world, the failure rate of technology based projects has risen dramatically for the first time in 10 years. This mini-whitepaper provides some commentary and perspective plus reasons as to why this is so and what to consider to arrest the trend. A must read for any leader.
Previous Opinions:
PMBOK® vs PRINCE2®
This short article offers an overview of the differences and similarities of each approach. It also provides a case for collaboration between both.
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