NEWS LETTER – APRIL 2011
The Presidents Column – Spring is in the Air I guess you all noticed over the last couple of days: spring is in the air. What a lovely weather, finally the sun is there giving its first warmth, making people happy, giving new energy and spirit not only to nature that shows its first flowers but also to human beings. What a glaring contrast to all the dramatic news that came to us from Japan. Of course we like to extend our sympathy to our PMI colleagues, their family and friends that suffer so deeply from the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear disaster. I hope spring and all that that stands for soon will return to Japan as well. Spring is the season that in the PMBOK probably belongs to the initiating process group. Initiating new ideas, re‐fresh older ones, regain energy and re‐start. Hit Ctrl‐Alt‐Del and let’s go! Our Chapter wasn’t exactly quiet during winter but with the turn of the seasons even more is ahead of us. Some really recommendable events at Microsoft and Philips but also the Young Professionals are now kicking off. Sandra good luck with your first YP meeting. Many more I am sure will follow and I and the board will support this initiative since it is our belief that our chapter should “spring” itself by attracting lot’s of PM
youngsters. Youngsters that could benefit greatly from getting PMI certified, in particular since a lot of companies show great interest in PMI and more and more require PM certificates as career enabler. Furthermore there are new Program Management LIG meetings scheduled. Henk and Karel are looking for an alternative approach. I am very curious to see what that will lead us to as I know it will be great. And of course there is many more, a PMI EMEA conference in Dublin, the new PM ISO standard progressing well and please, although an autumn event, mark October 1st in your agenda for this year’s BeneluxDay at the Koningshof in Veldhoven. For sure our chapter is alive and kicking. Does all this maybe raise a spring itch. Do you want to re‐start yourself and maybe contribute to the chapter. Let us know. Some thought are that we could do with more Local Interest Groups for instance for Agile Project Management, Portfolio Management, PMO and what about Woman in Project Management that was touched upon at our annual meeting? Scratch out that itch and become a volunteer. Help us growing the World of Project‐, Program‐ and Portfolio Management. Cees Pijs President
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