PMI Singapore Chapter’s Outreach Programme goes to Citibank Singapore

Our Chapter was cordially invited by Citibank to contribute and actively participate at Citi’s Project Management Awareness Week 2015 annual event, which was held from 11-15 May 2015 at Citi's Changi Business Park office.

At Citi, PM Awareness Week is a best practices sharing and training forum designed to increase awareness of the Program and Project Management core competency at Citi. It enables PMs and other interested colleagues to participate in an assortment of virtual and in-person seminars on the discipline of project management.

For this important event, SPMI contributed by sending our Board Member, Rashid Mohiuddin, to present an exciting and mind-provoking presentation which was titled “Join the Dance – Key Trends for Project Managers”.

In line with Citi’s innovative and foresight view in adopting emerging technologies, Rashid’s presentation to Citi’s Project Managers was well received and applauded, as he outlined the importance of acquiring new skills and knowledge in anticipation of such projects, which may be complex and highly challenging to deliver.

In addition, SPMI was also instrumental in organising another well renowned Speaker and a Guinness World Record holder, Nishant Kasibhatla, who demonstrated his extraordinary memory skills and thrilled Citi’s 100 over audience.

For years, Nishant has been thrilling his audience of Executives, Managers and Leaders to attain peak mental performance and boost their productivity. His talks and workshops are always packed with powerful demonstrations, motivational stories.

Nishant is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). He is also an international speaker and trainer with over 18 years’ experience in conducting training in areas such as Peak Mental Performance, Learning to Learn, Information and Memory Management, Speed-reading, Motivation and Success. 

Nishant was able to share his memory expertise, giving valuable tips to Citi’s Project Managers in using such technics in their project delivery, which was well appreciated by Citi’s Project Management community. 

Our Chapter's contributions to Citi's PM Awareness Week were indeed an enriching experience, as we continue to engage Corporations via our Outreach Program.

30 July 2015 | Professional Networking Event

This event is hosted by SPMI Board to give an opportunity for members to network with fellow Project Managers from various industries, exchange business cards and also attend a free presentation.

Event Details Date: Thu, 30 July 15 Time: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Topic: Risk Management For Project Managers Takeaway: Free Tips on PMI-RMP Exam Preparation Presenter: Michael A. DiDonato, PMP, PMI RMP, MPM PDU: none

27 Oct 2015 | Professional Development | Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm|
Your Estimates Are Always Wrong! (Why, and How to Fix Them)
PDUs: 2

INTRODUCTION

The amount of time (and the resources) needed to implement projects is far too often underestimated. This is particularly true when the project manager is not familiar with the work to be undertaken. Very commonly we hear that "unexpected events" or "unscheduled high priority work" occurred and caused the time or cost overruns. In far too many cases project managers just simply fail to allow for the full complexity inherent in any project, or the ever present potential for errors and stuff ups.

What is most surprising is that this is nothing new! Shewart, Goldratt, Brooks, Graham, Leach, Lewis, and many others have written about this. So why do we still struggle with our estimates?

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

ü  The nature of estimates
ü  Why "an exact estimate" is an oxymoron
ü  How uncertainty, bias and behaviour affect estimates
ü  How Monte Carlo analysis, PERT and Critical Chain Project Management can make estimates more realistic.

TOPIC OUTLINE:

SPEAKER PROFILE -  Bob Mittelsdorf

02 Sep 2015 | Professional Development | Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm|
Best Practices of Master Negotiators and the Negotiation Ecosystem
PDUs: 2

What differentiates world-class master negotiators like former Secretary of State, James Baker; founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), Robert Johnson; Super Sports Agent, Leigh Steinberg; Singapore’s Ambassador at-Large Tommy Koh ; Indonesia’s former Trade Representative, Marie Pangesto, and Infosys’ chairman, Naranya Murthy from average negotiators? Based on personal interviews with these negotiators in business, diplomacy, labor, and sports, Dr. Michael Benoliel will describe their negotiation best practices.

In the second part of the presentation, Dr. Benoliel will suggest how organizations should build an effective negotiation ecosystem.

SPEAKER PROFILE  - Dr. Michael Benoliel

Five reasons why you should not miss this special event…

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help you achieve phenomenal results.

Obtain 8 PDUs learning in a 5 star hotel setting at unbeatable pricing.

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Seminar Overview

Leadership is a state of mind – the attitude we display. All of us can show the right, inspiring and empowering attitude, with a little guidance and self-discovery.

If you do not want to settle for the ordinary but seek outstanding results, experience this seminar to learn how you too can be counted among the best. Gain essential skills to lead, inspire and influence positively and transform your personal and professional life.

Benefit from two world-class speakers who will reveal breakthrough techniques that will enable you to lead projects successfully. This is also a powerful opportunity to connect with other executives and project managers and expand your professional network.

Seminar Highlights

19 September 2015 | 1 Day PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Professional) Boot Camp

Date: 19 September 2015, Saturday Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Registration starts from 9.00am, inclusive of lunch and 2 teabreaks Location: ParkRoyal on Kitchener Road | 181 Kitchener Road | Singapore 208533 | Sapphire Room 3 PDUs: 7 SPMI Members: SGD 330.00 Non-Members: SGD 385.00 Early-Bird Discount, off SGD 55.00 - valid till 31 August 2015 SPMI Members please log-in to avail members' rate

The agile approach is gaining increasing importance in project management. The collaborative and adaptive nature of agile methodologies can help reduce the overhead of development, including documentation, upfront planning, and controls on development. It focuses on frequent delivery of working software, featuring a continuous interaction with customers, and paying great attention to the human factor in a project environment. It is able to produce business value early in the project lifecycle and is more responsive in dealing with changing user requirements than the traditional methods of project management.  

This 1-day PMI-ACP Bootcamp is intended for those who are interested to learning the agile methodology. It is also for those who want to prepare themselves for the PMI-ACP certification exam.

Key Takeaways

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

1. Understand the Agile Manifesto and Principles
2. Understand the basics of common agile frameworks such as SCRUM, XP, Lean and KANBAN
3. Apply agile techniques in requirements definition, story point estimation, iterative planning and execution, retrospectives, and more
4. Become familiar with the requirements and process for PMI-ACP® certification

Intended Audience

Project Managers, and anyone from product developer to senior management, who has already used agile practices, or whose organization is adopting agile methods, including those who want to obtain the PMI-ACP® certification.

Trainer Profile

Lee Boon Kee
B. Sc. (Computer Science & Information Systems), NUS
PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, BPMP

7 November 2015 | 1 Day PgMP Boot Camp

Date: 7 November 2015, Saturday Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Registration starts from 9.00am, inclusive of lunch and 2 teabreaks Location: ParkRoyal on Kitchener Road | 181 Kitchener Road | Singapore 208533 | Sapphire Room 3 PDUs: 7 SPMI Members: SGD 330.00 Non-Members: SGD 385.00 Early-Bird Discount, off SGD 55.00 - valid till 31 August 2015 SPMI Members please log-in to avail members' rate

About the Speaker

Mr Chan Jen Jee is currently a certified PMP®, PgMP®, PMI-RMP®, MAPM and has 20 years of professional project management experience. An engineer by training, he also holds a MSc (Electrical Engineering) from the National University of Singapore. He is currently the Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield, an international real estate advisory firm and spearheads Cushman’s Project Management consultancy business in the South East Asia region.

Jen Jee started his career with the then Port of Singapore Authority, moving on to ST Electronics managing international transit projects in Taiwan and Istanbul, Turkey. He then moved on to Parsons Brinckerhoff Pte Ltd, an engineering consultancy firm, and grew his portfolio to include the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resorts Development, Research Laboratories and Cleanrooms for the ASTAR, and IT systems with the Singapore Institute of Management.

He moved on to Confluence Project Management, recently acquired by Faithful+Gould before recently joining Cushman & Wakefield. During this time, Jen Jee provided oversight on multi-million dollar projects in hospitality, industrial, data center as well as corporate fit-out projects.

Although a boot camp of such a nature can be rather routine, as it concerns topics such as eligibility, application and documentation, Jen Jee’s aim during this session will be to dedicate a significant portion of his time in interacting and discussing the intrinsic benefits of being a PgMP®. Drawing on his experiences and thoughts, this one day camp promises to be informative but more importantly hugely entertaining learning experience for all.

Agenda

The Project Management Institute Singapore Chapter (SPMI) Annual General Meeting 2015 was successfully held on 24th April 2015.

Congratulations and welcome the new elected Board for the term, 2015-2016.

Executive Committee
President - Mr. Umesh Ursekar
Vice President - Mr. Rama Prasad Mamidi
Vice President - Mr. See Chim Hock
Secretary -  Mr. Michael A. DiDonato
Assistant Secretary -  Mr. Rashid Mohiuddin
Treasurer -  Mr. Balasubramanian Ramesh Rajangam
Assistant Treasurer -  Mr. Ganesh Ramanathan

Board Member
Mr. M Supaya
Ms. Jessica Sanchez
Mr. Raghavan Surianarayanan
Mr. Krishnamoorthy Mani Senthilnathan
Ms. Aishwarya Prasad
Mr. S. Harihara Subramanian
Ms. Deepti Monga
Mr. Seow Aik Hoe
Mr. John Lee Ching Lee

Auditors
Mr. Sarbojit M. Bose
Mr. Brian Alves

We thank all the members who attended the AGM and all those who have contributed to the election, and the well standing of the Chapter. We are also grateful to all the volunteers who served in the Nomination and Election Committee on conducting their job successfully.

Sincerely Yours,

Election Committee 2015
PMI Singapore Chapter

SPMI extends its Academic Outreach ….

Hot on the trails of signing its first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with local academic institution on August 7, PMI Singapore Chapter (SPMI) extends its academic outreach with another academic partner in Singapore.  On November 28, 2013, SPMI signed a MoU with Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre (NAA).