NewsLetter

Dec2009

Hoofddorp 16 December 2009 - Chapter Meeting One Fox

The last chapter meeting of 2009 will be organised together with One Fox at the location of Accedis inHoofddorp. The presentations will be held in the Dutch language and is about the strong relation betweenEnterprise Content Management and Enterprise Project management, or , how managing the paperflow well,can increase the effectivity of project management proces . Mario Pasker of voestalpine Polynorm will talk from auser perspective and Niels de Winter of One Fox from a theoretical perspective.

For more information follow this link:

http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=278&Itemid=118

Interessegroep ISO 21500 - A Guide for Project Management

On December 17th, 2009 there will be a meeting of the Interessegroep ISO 21500. For more information see

http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/_pmi_documents/Events/interessegroep%20iso%2021500_uitnodiging_sessie1_09.12.17.pdf

This PDF also contains the information how to register.

Presentation Chapter Meeting Certa Legal and SIGThe presentation made on the Chapter Meeting of November 19th by Certa Legal and SIG is available onour websitehttp://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/M_images/20091119_certalegal_presentatie.ppt.pdf

Report on the 10th PMI Benelux Day

Please refer to http://www.associationhq.com/pmi/e-link/emeaelink.html#community2 for a report on the 10th PMIBenelux Day.

Call for students for PMP/CAPM coaching class Feb-Apr-2010

Of course you can prepare yourself for the PMP or CAPM exam by self-study, but you can also enrol in the nextPMI Netherlands Coaching class. Because we are currently updating the presentation material for the newPMBOK Fourth Edition, we have skipped the autumn class and will start the next class early in the new yearfrom February to April 2010.

For several years the Chapter has organized this class, in which experienced member PMPs prepare you for theexam. Since 2006 we organize this class twice a year, and it its popularity is growing. Most of the students havepassed their exams on their first try short after the class. The class is spread over four Saturdays with twoweeks in between. The first three days you will make questions in specific knowledge areas, and the coacheswill explain in an interactive way the rationale of the answers. It is expected that you study the material at homethoroughly. Each day is concluded by giving a brief overview of the areas for the next session. On the last dayyou will make a test exam, of which the results are discussed with the coaches.

Tentative class dates are 13th February, 6th and 20th March, and 17th April.All classes start at 9:30, and run till 17:00.The location is Hotel De Biltsche Hoek in De Bilt, close to Utrecht.

The language is English and/or Dutch.

For the class to be effective for students and coaches we recommend you to attend at least 3 of the Saturdaysand to have passed the experience and education eligibility requirements (which you can find on www.pmi.org,under “Get Certified”) and to already have planned your online exam soon after the class.

The fee is €545 (inclusive 19% VAT), which includes study material (PMBOK Fourth Edition - English versionand Rita Mulcahy’s PMP® Exam Prep, Sixth Edition), accommodation, lunch and beverages. The price increaseis due to higher costs for accommodation and more study material.

Payment should be done immediately after the registration using the Paypal Button. Registration is not valid ifpayment s bot completed. After payment you will receive an invoice via email.The class size is 10-15 students. Enrolment is limited to PMI Netherlands Chapter members. First come, firstserved.

For registration http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/index.php?option=com_performs&formid=44

Project XY – The Project Management Chromosomes

Source: PMI Northern Italy Chapter (PMI-NIC)

PMI-NIC has recently launched a research which addresses the value of diversity in the project environment.The research, called "Project XY: the project management chromosomes", aims to asses the way feminine andmasculine paradigms (i.e. ways of thinking, decision-making, relational approach) are integrated in the variousareas of knowledge and most of all in the practices of professionals.Our goal is to identify "the" project management chromosomes as a result of a combination of personal attitudes(either feminine or masculine), PMBOK© guidelines and best practices.In order to reach this goal, the research needs to collect the experience of Project Managers from variouscountries, with different seniority, experience and professional background.For this purpose a questionnaire will accessible on line from mid-December 2009 to end of January 2010.The result of the research will be presented among the initiatives the Northern Italy Chapter is planning for the2010 PMI® EMEA Congress to be held in Milan.The questionnaire and the results will be validated by SAS®, the research technical sponsor,The address for the questionnaire will be published shortly.

IPMA Newsletter

You can find the latest IPMA Newsletter athttp://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/Mail/IPMA/ipma%2020091113.pdf

ISSIG Information

The Information Systems SIG (ISSIG) dedicates itself to promoting the value of project managementin Information Systems and Technology. It serves as a forum for communicating project managementknowledge, principles, and practices by bringing practical solutions to our members and the industry worldwide.

You can find the October 2009 ISSIG Newsletter athttp://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/_pmi_documents/Events/issig_oct09bits.pdf

Crossing Borders

We are proud to inform you that the first collaborated Chapter Meeting on Tuesday the 17th of November wasan enormous success.This meeting, organized by the Chapters Cologne, Belgium and The Netherlands was hosted by T-Systems inAachen.After a welcome and an introduction of the 3 Chapters and T-Systems to the more than 100 (!) attendees wecould listen to speeches of Professor Christopher Schlick from the University of Aachen about Managingcomplex Technical projects with Design Structure Matrices and Professor Allard van Riel from the University ofNijmegen about Knowledge management of project teams.Between these 2 speeches we enjoyed a buffet offered by T-Systems and after the speeches the opportunity fornetworking.Altogether a very successful Chapter Meeting which should be the start of a wonderful tradition.See you at the next event.

Jan Cardol

Director Knowledge Sharing – PMI Netherlands Chapter

You can find the presentations at

http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/_pmi_documents/Events/pmi_meeting_aachen_contribution_schlick.ppt

and at

http://www.pmi-netherlands-chapter.org/images/_pmi_documents/Events/pmi%20aachen%2017-11-2009.ppt