Cultural Diversity

Findings from a cross cultural workshop at PMI’s EMEA LIM

August 20, 2008

Our Vice Chair, Petra Goltz, PMP, held a cross cultural workshop during PMI's 2008 EMEA Leadership Institute Meeting (LIM) in sunny Malta this May. The materials that were used during this workshop, as well as the findings from the main exercise are available here.

Being an open source person, Petra invites our members to feel free to share and use information from the slides and supporting materials for any workshop or presentation they may give on this subject (obviously a… Read more »

Review of MITPM3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

August 01, 2007

You should come to Kuala Lumpur (KL) next year. 

Malaysia's government is unique in the way it promotes project management. 

Not only in how it is implementing 'Wawasan 2020' but also in the way it sponsors the country's project managers to attain PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. 'Wawasan 2020' is its 'Vision 2020' which aims broadly to create a progressive scientific society and position Malaysia as a regional hub for leading innovative technology companies. 
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Sharing PM Practices with Flextronics China

January 01, 2007

Sharing knowledge is an important function of the SIG. When our members speak, lead and teach it enhances the reputation of our organization, your membership credentials, and gives the audience 

Last month our Chairman, Mark Lurch spoke to an audience of 100+ project and product managers at Flextronics in Beijing China. This group is responsible for manufacturing and delivery of wireless technology products. He spoke about the following:

• The importance of understanding the… Read more »