Swiss Corporate Networking Group (SCNG)

Inspired by PMIs Global Executive Council, the Swiss Corporate Networking Group (SCNG) aims to be the leading Swiss project management forum for best practice and thought leadership in the areas of project, portfolio, program and change management practices. While the Chapter's focus are the project management practitioners, the SCNG brings together experts who are driving the topic of project management on organization level, such as heads of a corporate PMO, portfolio managers, project delivery responsibles, academic lecturers/researchers, etc.

Founded in 2010, the SCNG meets 3 times a year for a full-day conference (onsite or virtual) on a topic chosen by the members. At these conferences, SCNG members or subject matter experts from their organizations, as well as representatives from PMI and the Switzerland Chapter meet for presentations and knowledge exchange. Also, PMI and the Switzerland Chapter inform the SCNG members about latest activities within their organizations. In addition, the members frequently reach out to each other for advice on specific topics, or even meet each other directly to exchange experiences.

Meeting in January 2023 at RUAG, with the CEO Brigitte Beck 

Member Organizations

Currently (January 2022), the following organizations are represented in the SCNG: Atos, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Holcim, IBM, MSD, Nagravision, Nestlé, OM Pharma, Philip Morris International, Postfinance, Procter & Gamble, Roche, RUAG, Schindler, SITA, SIX, Skyguide, Sunrise, Swiss Re, Syngenta, UBS, Institute for Organizational Viability - ZHAW School for Management and Law (Winterthur), Zurich Insurance.

Topics

Here's a list of topics of the meetings:

FAQ

"My organization is interested in joining the SCNG. What are the membership criteria?"

The criteria are as follows:

• Swiss or non-Swiss organization with at least several dozen project managers in Switzerland
• Must have a central organization driving project management (e.g. a PMO), and a standard project management methodology
• The person representing the organization must be responsible for implementation and development or project management on company level
• The organization must have a good maturity in project management and be willing to share good practices - or must be a Swiss university with lectures and research of relevance to the network
• Companies with potential conflicts of interests (e.g. commercial) cannot become members of the SCNG.

"My organization is a member of the SCNG, can I participate at the meetings?"

Organizations can invite selected subject matter experts on the topic of the day to give a presentation. Other participations are not possible.

"Is there a membership fee for the SCNG?"

There is no membership fee, however, organizations are expected to host a meeting once in a while.

"Does every PMI chapter have a corporate networking group?"

Unfortunately not, the PMI SCNG is quite unique. However, PMI is very interested in supporting other chapters in replicating the Swiss model.

"My organization is interested, how can we apply?"

To apply, please contact Martin Härri or Agata Czopek (via Chapter Office) for a first interview. Candidates then will have to fill in a profile which will be sent to all current members, and if there are no objections, the organization will be added to the SCNG members