The first full day of global congress sessions is over in Denver. Seems that one common theme is the elevation of the status of project managers. They are getting respect.
At lunch yesterday, I met Kyle A. Mabin, program manager, consumer electronics for Intel Corp., based in Chandler, Arizona, USA. He told me that he "thinks it's wonderful to see that most industries realize the importance of focusing on program and project managers as key to their organizational succcess, and not just as a role."
Listening to presenters and their audiences, he thought that a movement was starting--that in this economy, organizations are realizing that project managers are the ones who can do it better, faster, cheaper.
Mabin is a first-time congress attendee and a new PMI member. He has been managing international programs since 1993 and plans to study for his PMP credential. When he gets back to work after Denver, he plans to ask his executives what his company is doing to advance project management as a career, not a role. Great action plan!
The focus of federal government project work is changing from just doing work to getting results, according to a session on identifying future trends in U.S. public sector and program management. Another trend is that the role of programs/project manager is no longer being seen as a collateral duty.
Gary Heerkens, PMP, discussed this theme in his presentation yesterday on strategic project management maturity. As project managers become more in tune with making project decisions based on sound business judgment, and as they learn the strategic alignment of their projects and educate their team on it, executives will see that projects are the way to gain positive financial return and reach long-term goals.
At lunch yesterday, I met Kyle A. Mabin, program manager, consumer electronics for Intel Corp., based in Chandler, Arizona, USA. He told me that he "thinks it's wonderful to see that most industries realize the importance of focusing on program and project managers as key to their organizational succcess, and not just as a role."
Listening to presenters and their audiences, he thought that a movement was starting--that in this economy, organizations are realizing that project managers are the ones who can do it better, faster, cheaper.
Mabin is a first-time congress attendee and a new PMI member. He has been managing international programs since 1993 and plans to study for his PMP credential. When he gets back to work after Denver, he plans to ask his executives what his company is doing to advance project management as a career, not a role. Great action plan!
The focus of federal government project work is changing from just doing work to getting results, according to a session on identifying future trends in U.S. public sector and program management. Another trend is that the role of programs/project manager is no longer being seen as a collateral duty.
Gary Heerkens, PMP, discussed this theme in his presentation yesterday on strategic project management maturity. As project managers become more in tune with making project decisions based on sound business judgment, and as they learn the strategic alignment of their projects and educate their team on it, executives will see that projects are the way to gain positive financial return and reach long-term goals.
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