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Mr. Singaravelan Thangavelu, PMP, PMI-ACP

Spring conference 2012

Published: about 11 hours ago

Spring conference 2012 The new Skills for Project Managers March 20th
2012 9am, @Technopark in Zurich   The project manager switches easily
between meetings in different subject areas and at different
hierarchical levels. He usually responds immediately to changes in
project situations, presents the current status of the project and leads
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Mr. James A. Greene, PMP

Event Report: "Finding fulfillment and happiness in project work" in Basel, Feb 2, 2012

Published: Thu 9-Feb-2012 13:08:59

"Finding fulfillment and happiness in project work." I
wasn't sure what to expect when I registered for this event but,
overall, the event was very enlightening and engaging! The first
speaker of the evening was Beat Dietziker from TenStep, the event's
sponsor. Beat gave a sponsor presentation without a presentation. A
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Ms. Silvana M. Wasitova, PMP, PMI-ACP

Event Report: Agile Project Management Symposium in Milan, Dec 2, 2011

Published: Wed 1-Feb-2012 00:52:39

On December 2, I represented PMI Switzerland at the "Agile PM"
event organized by PMI Northern Italy chapter in Milan. The event had
over 200 attendees, including representatives from 6 PMI chapters from
neighboring countries: Slovenia, Romania, Barcelona, France Sud, Poland
and Switzerland. The high level of attendance was for me a healthy
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Mr. Singaravelan Thangavelu, PMP, PMI-ACP

Switzerland Chapter requests Proposals for Evening events!

Published: Sun 29-Jan-2012 12:25:47

Dear All, Dear Chapter Members, The evening events organized by the
PMI Switzerland Chapter are a very important part of the Value delivered
to the members and the Project Management Community at large. To foster
this Value and reinforce the link between the Chapter and the Community,
we have decided to open a submission form to give the opportunity to
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Mr. Paul William Selwold, PMP

EVENT REPORT : 2012 AMM

Published: Sat 28-Jan-2012 15:07:03

The Key-Note Speaker: The live-action figure of the evening was the
keynote speaker, Alfonso Bucero, who presented an animated lecture on
how project managers can build executive support in their organizations.
Alfonso Bucero spoke to much head-nodding and chuckles from the
audience, but his message was a simple one that anyone can benefit from:
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Mr. Paul William Selwold, PMP

GET TO KNOW YOUR PMPs - new PMPs introduced in NL 201202

Published: Mon 23-Jan-2012 11:24:37

(photo) Alleviation! is how Martin Lauer describes what he felt when
he found out that he passed his PMP examination. Martin is German and
works in the pharmaceuticals industry. It was the expressed desire of
Martin's boss that Martin work on, and obtain, his PMP
certification. Until then, Martin had not been aware of the
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

GET TO KNOW YOUR PMPs - Member introduced in January 2012 newsletter

Published: Thu 5-Jan-2012 23:43:11

(photo) Sergei Kuzmitch is a native from Belarus, who has moved to
Zurich area to work in the energy industry. About three years ago, he
learned from other project managers in his organization about the PMP
certification. Because Sergei wanted to improve and structure his
knowledge in Project Management, he saw the PMP as a logical next step.
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

EVENT REPORT: D.I.S.C. Workshop - Do you know your behavioral strength? (Zurich, November 7, 2011).

Published: Thu 1-Dec-2011 18:42:33

(photo) "Do you know what is the best animal??, asked Guus
Oosterop to start his D.I.S.C. Workshop - Do you know your behavioural
strength? Even though some tried to answer, no one was able to guess.
"The goose is the best anima, "clarified Guus. "Because
its gift is to cheer each other on". And, helping others to cheer
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

EVENT REPORT: International Project Management Day - a special evening event with Jack Duggal (November 23rd, Zurich)

Published: Thu 1-Dec-2011 18:17:16

(photo) "It has become a tradition to celebrate the Project
Management Day here in Partner Re and in the HP headquarters in
Geneva", said Elizabeth Weber, the PMI Switzerland President, to
kick this event off. It was indeed a special occasion: the Swiss chapter
is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The moment couldn?t have been
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Mr. James A. Greene, PMP

PM@CH - The Swiss Project Management Review - 8th Edition

Published: Wed 30-Nov-2011 21:21:24

Publication of the 8th Edition of PM@CH The 8th Edition of PM@CH -
The Swiss Project Management Review will be distributed to all Chapter
Members before the end of this year. This 8th Edition contains the
following articles: Social Media in Project Management (English) by
Dominique C. Brack, PMP - Dominique argues that Social Media (e.g.
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Mr. Sridhar Gande, PMP

GET TO KNOW YOUR PMPs - New PMPs introduced in NL 201112

Published: Wed 23-Nov-2011 20:27:04

(photo) Sergei Kuzmitch is a native from Belarus, who has moved to
Zurich area to work in the energy industry. About three years ago, he
learned from other project managers in his organization about the PMP
certification. Because Sergei wanted to improve and structure his
knowledge in Project Management, he saw the PMP as a logical next step.
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Mr. Singaravelan Thangavelu, PMP, PMI-ACP

REP Workstream opens new volunteering opportunities in Industry & Commerce

Published: Fri 4-Nov-2011 14:34:52

(by Dr. Deasún Ó Conchúir, VP Education & Certifications) The
chapter Executive Board has decided to intensify its contacts with REPs,
the Registered Education Providers which deliver commercial training for
achieving and maintaining PMI accreditations. There are about a dozen of
these companies active in Switzerland and they maintain a rich network
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Mr. Singaravelan Thangavelu, PMP, PMI-ACP

PMI Chapter Strategy Meeting Update

Published: Fri 4-Nov-2011 12:27:31

On the October 15th the chapter board has organized a meeting for
discussing and deciding on the chapter strategy for the forthcoming
year(s). This was an extraordinary meeting commemorating the 10 years
completion of the chapter and lasted more than 24 hours. The meeting
started on Friday 1pm and went until Saturday 5pm and the board members
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Mr. James A. Greene, PMP

EVENT REPORT: IT Risk Management - Principles and Issues (October 25th, Zürich)

Published: Fri 4-Nov-2011 11:26:13

Over 40 people assembled on a warm Tuesday evening, October 25, 2011, in
the Swisscom offices near Zürich's main train station to hear Mr.
Urs Fischer, an expert in area of IT Governance, Audit and Security,
speak about "IT Risk Management - Principles and Issues".
Mr Fischer showed a model how to establish an Effective Enterprise Risk
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Mr. Singaravelan Thangavelu, PMP, PMI-ACP

PMI 2012 Research & Education Conference

Published: Wed 2-Nov-2011 21:26:51

PMI 2012 Research & Education Conference by Justyna Rudnicka
PMP The upcoming PMI Research and Education Conference will take
place on 15-18 July 2012 in Limerick, Ireland. The conference is a
premier international project management research and education event.
It brings together the audience of scholars, senior practitioners and
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Mr. Paul William Selwold, PMP

GET TO KNOW YOUR PMPs - new PMPs introduced in NL 201111

Published: Fri 28-Oct-2011 09:06:11

(photo) Phillip Fu is British, works in the Finance/Banking industry,
and had come to Switzerland first in 2005, and again in 2010 after
having lived in the APAC region for two years. He first heard about the
PMP in 2008, and decided to get the certification two years
later Which PMI-CH activities will you primarily participate in? I
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Mr. Sridhar Gande, PMP

PMDAY Bulgaria Conference - Nov 11, 2011

Published: Fri 21-Oct-2011 12:13:21

PMI Bulgaria Chapter(R) is proud to announce the PMDAY BULGARIA 2011
conference on Friday, November 11th 2011.The conference will be a full
day event of professional discussions, presentations, knowledge transfer
about project management and the latest trends including soft and
technical skills, as well as distinctive networking opportunities.
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Mr. Paul William Selwold, PMP

EVENT REPORT: Before the handshake... Negotiation (September 1st, Basel)

Published: Fri 30-Sep-2011 12:02:23

For my first time at a PMI-CH event in Basel, the first impression was a
good one (and they do say first impressions are lasting). The spirit
of the event and its participants from the beginning of my visit to the
end was casual, informative, and positive. Following the
easy-to-follow instructions I was provided, the location of the event
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Mr. Paul William Selwold, PMP

GET TO KNOW YOUR PMPs - Members whose obtained their certification in August 2011

Published: Fri 30-Sep-2011 11:59:41

We are taking the time to introduce some of the new PMPs more
personally. You can get to know better some of those who obtained their
certification in August 2011 (in order by participation):
(photo) Jan Holleufer is German, and works in the pharma industry.
Jan first heard about the PMP in 2009, and felt that the PMP was a
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

EVENT REPORTS: Projekt erfolgreich - Projektleiter hatte vier Ohren! (September 1st, Zurich)

Published: Thu 29-Sep-2011 13:12:36

(photo) On 1st. September around 30 participants joined the PMI
Education Event to learn more about good communication in
projects. After Peter Kerner's introduction Italo Ponzo, the man
with bow tie - yes this bow tie caught your eyes, what does it tell us
about the wearer? - had to tell us a lot of very interesting things
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

EVENT REPORT: Emotional Intelligence - Use the Power of Your Emotions (September 20th, Zurich)

Published: Wed 28-Sep-2011 21:59:19

(photo) The PMI CH Chapter hosted an event on Emotional Intelligence,
a lecture delivered by Marina Reidi - who combines 11 year experience
as a project manager with her passion for public speaking and
fascination about the topic of emotional intelligence. A huge crowd
turned out for the event since the nature of the topic, everybody was
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Dr. Lucilia Caramelo, PMP

EVENT REPORT: A tale of two cultures: Can you manage a project in a different country and knowledge area? (September 1st, Lausanne)

Published: Wed 28-Sep-2011 21:37:32

(photo) Are project managers limited to their knowledge areas? Can a
Swiss IT person manage a construction in Senegal? Marcel Schuppli and
Jean Binder tried to answer this dilemma using a real life case. What
happens when you are one of the few foreigners in a country with a
completely different culture? And, to add another twist, what if most of
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