Contents

Presidentrsquos Column 2

Welcome to the February Edition 3

Our Sponsors 4

Events Calendar 5

Take our PMP Exam Coaching Class Autumn 2014 edition 5

From the desk of the Director Events 6

PMI Netherlands Summit 3rd

Edition 7

PMI Frankfurt Chapter presents Project Zone Congress 8

Focus on PM Research 9

Expand your Network Attend the PMP Exam Coaching Class 10

New PMI Netherlands website layout 11

Recently certified PMI Netherlands members 12

Agile Governance of Project Portfolios 12

PMI Journals 13

PMIs Communities of Practice Webinars March 14

Letrsquos stay in touch 15

Project Management Humor 16

February 2014

Volume 42 Issue 2

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

2

Presidentrsquos Column

Be part of a Project Management community low cost high performance

Breaking news PMIrsquos Pulse of the Profession 2014 is released You can download via

httpbitly1miEPn5 In this report titled ldquoThe high cost of low performancerdquo it is stated

that organizations lose an average of US$109 million for every US$1 billion spent on

projects That is getting close to 11 How much is that in your company Even if you are

running a small IT project of letrsquos say euro100000- you are still losing euro 10000-

That is a significant amount of money

More important is that there is a clear distinction between high-performing organizations

and those that seem to struggle For high-performing organizations 89 of projects meet

original goals and business intent Compare that with just 36of low-performing

organizations High-performing organizations lose 12 times less money That is significant Hence project

management should be a topic on the agenda of C-level managers as it would be questionable to not have it

there No company wants to lose money

The research shows that high-performing organizations succeed through a strategic focus on people processes

and outcomes It is as simple as that but still many organizations seem to struggle with this

Successful organizations have a continued focus on the outcomes of their projects and programs The payoff

for organizations maturing their benefits realization process is worth the effort organizations being highly

mature with benefits realization tracking see an average of 73 of their projects meeting original goals and

business intent

The Pulse data collected over the last several years further shows that organizations can clearly benefit from

maturing their Project Program and Portfolio Management processes There are a lot of best practices

available such as those in the standards of PMI (see httpwwwpmiorgPMBOK-Guide-and-Standardsaspx )

Incorporating those into your organizationrsquos Project Management processes is paying off Despite this many

organizations seem to fail and are not taking sufficient action You wonder why as there is a clear business

benefit

The final docus is people High-performing organizations have effective organizational Change Management in

place According to several studies the Executive Sponsor - the person within the organization who champions

change is vital to achieving effective organizational change PMIrsquos guide ldquoManaging Change in Organizations A

Practice Guide1rdquo indicates the importance of Executive Sponsors on projects and programs The latest Pulse

research confirms that actively engaged sponsors are again the top driver of project success With such a

critical element to driving change we felt that it deserved more focus Therefore our latest chapter event so

kindly hosted by TIASNimbas in Tilburg focused on Project Governance We will continue doing so Next time

bring your project sponsor

The Pulse research finally shows that organizations need to focus on the development and training of their

talent in order to achieve superior project performance and become high performers Talent Management is

ultimately important in every organization Besides all efforts that organizations take in this area there is a

simple thing they seem to forget Participating in the Dutch PMI community and encouraging your staff to get

actively involved Our community is based on two principles sharing knowledge and networking For me those

are two very important aspects of Talent Management

So perhaps we should research a mini Pulse to find out if being a member of the PMI Netherlands Chapter

creates a competitive advantage and makes you more successful For me the outcome of that study would be

no surprise Hopefully my message reaches all those HR managers involved in Project Management and Talent

Development Please encourage your staff to explore our community or come and see for yourself It is worth a

try Low cost high performance Meanwhile enjoy reading PMIrsquos 2014 Pulse of the Profession I highly

recommend it

Cees Pijs President

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

2

Presidentrsquos Column

Be part of a Project Management community low cost high performance

Breaking news PMIrsquos Pulse of the Profession 2014 is released You can download via

httpbitly1miEPn5 In this report titled ldquoThe high cost of low performancerdquo it is stated

that organizations lose an average of US$109 million for every US$1 billion spent on

projects That is getting close to 11 How much is that in your company Even if you are

running a small IT project of letrsquos say euro100000- you are still losing euro 10000-

That is a significant amount of money

More important is that there is a clear distinction between high-performing organizations

and those that seem to struggle For high-performing organizations 89 of projects meet

original goals and business intent Compare that with just 36of low-performing

organizations High-performing organizations lose 12 times less money That is significant Hence project

management should be a topic on the agenda of C-level managers as it would be questionable to not have it

there No company wants to lose money

The research shows that high-performing organizations succeed through a strategic focus on people processes

and outcomes It is as simple as that but still many organizations seem to struggle with this

Successful organizations have a continued focus on the outcomes of their projects and programs The payoff

for organizations maturing their benefits realization process is worth the effort organizations being highly

mature with benefits realization tracking see an average of 73 of their projects meeting original goals and

business intent

The Pulse data collected over the last several years further shows that organizations can clearly benefit from

maturing their Project Program and Portfolio Management processes There are a lot of best practices

available such as those in the standards of PMI (see httpwwwpmiorgPMBOK-Guide-and-Standardsaspx )

Incorporating those into your organizationrsquos Project Management processes is paying off Despite this many

organizations seem to fail and are not taking sufficient action You wonder why as there is a clear business

benefit

The final docus is people High-performing organizations have effective organizational Change Management in

place According to several studies the Executive Sponsor - the person within the organization who champions

change is vital to achieving effective organizational change PMIrsquos guide ldquoManaging Change in Organizations A

Practice Guide1rdquo indicates the importance of Executive Sponsors on projects and programs The latest Pulse

research confirms that actively engaged sponsors are again the top driver of project success With such a

critical element to driving change we felt that it deserved more focus Therefore our latest chapter event so

kindly hosted by TIASNimbas in Tilburg focused on Project Governance We will continue doing so Next time

bring your project sponsor

The Pulse research finally shows that organizations need to focus on the development and training of their

talent in order to achieve superior project performance and become high performers Talent Management is

ultimately important in every organization Besides all efforts that organizations take in this area there is a

simple thing they seem to forget Participating in the Dutch PMI community and encouraging your staff to get

actively involved Our community is based on two principles sharing knowledge and networking For me those

are two very important aspects of Talent Management

So perhaps we should research a mini Pulse to find out if being a member of the PMI Netherlands Chapter

creates a competitive advantage and makes you more successful For me the outcome of that study would be

no surprise Hopefully my message reaches all those HR managers involved in Project Management and Talent

Development Please encourage your staff to explore our community or come and see for yourself It is worth a

try Low cost high performance Meanwhile enjoy reading PMIrsquos 2014 Pulse of the Profession I highly

recommend it

Cees Pijs President

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

3

Welcome to the February Edition

I have the pleasure to welcome you to the February PMI Netherlands Chapter

Newsletter This issue will bring you information about the upcoming events

Chapter meetings and our PMI Netherlands Summit conference

Again we have a chance to read the Focus on PM Research column written by

Dr Peter M Storm who will bring you closer to results from research in the

field of Project Management This time Peter is focusing on YOU

Jeffry Turfboer will let you know why it is worthwhile to take our PMP

coaching class They are more than just teaching class Since registration for

Autumn edition is open do not hesitate to register now

With this edition we are also introducing you our new website layout which works also on your

phones Be sure to check it out and letrsquos have your feedback Hope you like it

At the end of the issue please find a collection of PMI news and PM Humor

Please let me know if you would like to submit an article to be published or have an idea how to

improve our Newsletter

Małgorzata Krakowian Director Marketing and Communications

Editorial Office

Małgorzata Krakowian

Karen Obi

Contact communicationpmi-netherlands-chapterorg

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PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

4

Our Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support

GOLDEN SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

FACILITY SPONSORS

Want to become our sponsor Please check our website for more information

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

5

Events Calendar

Take our PMP Exam Coaching Class

Autumn 2014 edition We are happy to announce that next PMP Exam Coaching Class will take place on

11 October 1 November 15 November 29 November

Registration for the next PMP Exam Coaching Class is now open

Deadline for registration 24th September 1400

Already certified

Please forward this information to your colleagues

PMI Netherlands Chapter Other

March 2014

8 PMP Exam Coaching Class 24 More info

22 PMP Exam Coaching Class 34 More info

26 Annual Chapter Meeting and World-cafe session

More info

April 2014

5 PMP Exam Coaching Class 44 More info

9 Chapter Meeting Agile Project Management

Details soon

June 2014

12 PMI Netherlands Summit More info

October 2014 11 PMP Exam Coaching Class 14 More info

November 2014 1 PMP Exam Coaching Class 24 More info

15 PMP Exam Coaching Class 34 More info

29 PMP Exam Coaching Class 44 More info

March 2014

10-11 Passion for Projects ndash A PMI Scandinavian Open Congress (Helsingborg Sweden)

More info

April 2014

21 Northern Star Consulting - Certified ScrumMaster class at Zeist

More info

22 Threon - PMI Risk Management Professional More info

28 PMI Frankfurt Project Zone Congress More info May 2014

22-23 - New trends in Project Management - Agile and Lean Development (Sopot Poland)

More info

June 2014

10 Northern Star Consulting - Certified ScrumMaster class at Zeist

More info

September 2014

10 Threon - CAPM Certification Prep More info

November 2014

13 Synergy 2014 ndash PMI UK Conference (London UK)

More info

26 Threon - Project Portfolio Management More info

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

6

From the desk of the Director Events

Dear PMINLCH Member

As you are accustomed to by now we are trying to plan the nicest

possible monthly events in 2014 once again

In January we started off with the great presentation of Jacques

Dunselman about what a project manager can learn from aviation

lessons followed in February by listening to the interesting insights of

Prof Ralf Muller in the (form of) Project Governance required when

trust and ethics are at play This topic was nicely followed by a

presentation by Ms Karin de Bruin about the impact of personal values on team

commitment

Of course we are doing our best to keep up this high standard of presentation throughout

the year Your input is appreciated so if you have certain wishes or you happen to know an

excellent speaker please let us know

Slowly our Events Calendar starts to take shape

First up on March 26 is our lsquoAlgemene Leden Vergaderingrsquo (General Memberrsquos meeting) which will be amended with a world-cafeacute session in which we would like to hear your opinion and input on topics like trends in Project Management desired learning objectives expectations of our Chapter objectives for 2014 etc

On April 9 we will organize a Chapter Meeting around Agile Project Management for which

we have an engaging real-life case of how Tele2 is doing Agile development

In May besides the fact that you are very welcome to come to the PMI Global Congress in

Dubai on May 5 we are considering a special topic around the world of Oil amp Gas Please do

give us a call or drop an email to eventspmi-netherlands-chapterorg if you have an

interesting case or know a compelling speaker

The remainder of the agenda 2014 will follow shortly

Hope to see you at our events

Henk-Jan Molenkamp

Director Events

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

7

PMI Netherlands Summit 3rd Edition

After the very successful and well-received first two editions the PMI Netherlands Chapter and CKC Seminars organize the 3

rd Edition of PMI Netherlands Summit on June 12

th 2014 at FIGI in Zeist

The PMI Netherlands Summit is the platform for ambitious Project Program and Portfolio professionals

To inspire and to be inspired The program provides high quality content to the project management community presented by national and international thought leaders and experts Central theme of the third edition is The thin line between project success amp failure

Members of the PMI Netherlands Chapter receive a special discount Sign up with your membership code and pay only euro 195- excl VAT

Check PMI Netherlands Summit webpage for more information

Silver Sponsors

An inspiring program of the PMI Netherlands Summit 2014 is guaranteed with keynote speakers such as

Jim Lawless One of the Worlds leading inspirational speakers author of Taming Tigers and CEO of the Velocity Corporation

Dr Thomas Juli Managing Director Thomas Juli Empowerment Partners

Martijn Jong Partner amp Director AMI Consultancy

Visitors of PMI Netherlands Summit

2014 receive a free copy of ldquoTaming Tigers Do things you

never thought you couldrdquo by Jim Lawless

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

8

PMI Frankfurt Chapter presents Project Zone Congress

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

9

Focus on PM Research

Welcome to the Focus on PM Research column of this Newsletter The idea is to brief you about thought-provoking results from research studies about Project Management around the world Sometimes the news item will be brand new sometimes not The purpose is to give you a benchmark to compare against your own insights

This time I would like to focus on you the Project Manager What kind

of Project Manager are you Which kind of project suits you best

Ralph Kliem and Harris Anderson investigated these questions They

identified four different types based on how project managers

process information (seeing the big picture versus attention to

detail)

plan their actions (preference for concrete actions versus

preference for well-developed plans)

deal with change (resist change versus embrace change)

organize their team (rely on individuals versus rely on

teamwork)

The four types are

Reactive Stimulator who prefers concrete action seeks quick results

Logical Processor who is methodical clear and precise

Hypothetical Analyzer who is a problem-solver and who enjoys complexity

Relational Innovator who focuses on the big picture and who likes to explore

different ways of approaching the project

According to Kliem and Anderson different project environments require different types of

Project Managers For instance Reactive Stimulators are best suited for projects in dynamic

unstructured environments Whereas Logical Processors are best suited for projects in

stable structured environments

So what kind of project manager are you and which type of project environment suits you

best Let me know what your experience tells you You can reach me through

peterkennisenconl

Source

Ralph Kliem and Harris Anderson Teambuilding styles and their impact on project management

results Project Management Journal 1996 volume 27 number 1

Cheers and hellip keep believing in your personal strengths

Dr Peter M Storm

KennisampCo AMI consultancy Linkedin Everest manager blog

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

Expand your Network Attend the PMP Exam Coaching Class

In August I wrote a piece about how I got my PMP and about the PMP Exam Coaching Class which helped me achieves my certification The class I participated in started in March 2013 On the last day we all connected on LinkedIn and have been keeping in touch using LinkedIn since We even recently had our first annual anniversary dinner During the dinner we talked about many things both Project Management related and other items What we all agreed on is that itrsquos amazing that we each an individual with a profound love for the profession but otherwise unrelated were sitting together there as a group The PMP Exam Coaching Class made that happen Keeping in touch with your classmates also helps when going to PMI events Itrsquos more fun to go to an event where you at least know someone Yoursquoll find that at almost every event someone from your class is bound to join you For example many of our group will meet again at the PMI Netherlands Summit on June 12th The current PMP Exam Coaching Class started on February 22nd 2014 If you werenrsquot able to join be sure to keep on the lookout for the next PMP Exam coaching Class See wwwpmi-netherlands-chapterorg

Cheers from the Class of 2013

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about a variety of topics but try to

keep your articles short

Much of the content you put in your

newsletter can also be used for your

Web site Microsoft Publisher offers a

simple way to convert your

newsletter to a Web publication So

when yoursquore finished writing your

newsletter convert it to a Web site

and post it

Inside Story Headline

This story can fit 150-200 words

One benefit of using your newsletter

as a promotional tool is that you can

reuse content from other marketing

materials such as press releases

market studies and reports

While your main goal of distributing a

newsletter might be to sell your

product or service the key to a

successful newsletter is making it

useful to your readers

A great way to add useful content to

your newsletter is to develop and

write your own articles or include a

calendar of upcoming events or a

special offer that promotes a new

product

You can also research articles or find

ldquofillerrdquo articles by accessing the

World Wide Web You can write

about a variety of topics but try to

keep your articles short

Much of the content you put in your

newsletter can also be used for your

Web site Microsoft Publisher offers a

simple way to convert your

newsletter to a Web publication So

when yoursquore finished writing your

newsletter convert it to a Web site

and post it

Jeffry Turfboer PMP

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

New PMI Netherlands website layout

We are happy to introduce you our new website layout

We hope that it will make searching for information at the website easier If you have any

suggestions how to improve it please contact our Director Communication and Marketing

We will do our best to make it better

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

Recently certified PMI Netherlands members The PMI Netherlands Chapter Board congratulates the following members with achieving their

credential in January

Name Credential

Mrs Andrea Marques PMP

Mr Carsten Bras PMP

Mr Bhushan Renuse PMP

Great job

Agile Governance of Project Portfolios Goran Banjanin one of the members of our Chapter is performing a survey as part of his doctoral

research at the University of Zagreb

This survey is regarding the Agile Governance of Project Portfolios and is designed in order to

examine the suitability of Agile methodologies and lean practices for the development of

organizational Project Portfolio governance frameworks and processes

Please help our fellow member Goran by taking some time to fill in this survey

Deadline 10032014

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

PMI Membership A Strategic Move

2014 Pulse of the Profession Informs Successful Actions

Initiative Will Help You Navigate Complexity

Conferences and Activities Show Continued Growth of the Profession in

China

PMI Southern Italy Chapter Uses PMIEF Resource for Disaster

Reconstruction Seminar

VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

PMI Journals

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

PMIs Communities of Practice Webinars

March PMI Community of Practice webinars are available exclusively to PMI members and at no additional

cost

Participants may claim 1 Professional Development Unit (PDU) per one hour webinar

3 Social Networking changing the Project Management

3 The Four Cs of Communicating Risk

5 Using Earned Value Management Indexes as a team development

5 The best gym for a PMP Volunteering in primary school

10 Agile Requirements Visual Modelling Techniques

11 Bridging the Culture Gap

12 Effective Relationships with Stakeholders

12 Book Review of The Basics of Benchmarking by Robert Damelio

12 The Soft skills are the hard skills in change management

18 How Can You Best Exploit and Embrace Change Guidelines for Success

19 Contingency Assessment Methods and Trends Dr Stephen Grey

19 Business Ethics - Project Management Professional

21 Road to Agile A Federal Government Case Study

21 Stakeholder Management in Development Projects

25 Leveraging Differences to Make Global Opportunities

26 Big Data is hereAre you Ready

27 Do the Right Things Adapting Requirements Practices for Agile and Traditional Projects with Ellen

Gottesdiener

27 Priority Management with Wayne Greenwood

28 Challenges faced by Program Managers in Global Environments

28 Marketing and Sales Webinar - Back End of Innovation

31 Get it Done Applying Agile Methods to Life or Business

PMI Netherlands Chapter | Postbus 90261 | 1006 BG Amsterdam - Vakvereniging voor Project- Programma- en Portfoliomanagers

wwwPMI-Netherlands-Chapterorg

Letrsquos stay in touch

Our webpage is the main source of information about the PMI Netherlands Chapter

httppmi-netherlands-chapterorg

You can also sign up here to get Chapter news on your email

Join our LinkedIn group

httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsPMI-Netherlands-Chapter-130083

share your thoughts and join discussions We will also inform you about Chapter events Newletters issues

and other PMI news

You can also follow our company page

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Check out our Facebook Fan page

httpswwwfacebookcomPMINetherlandsChapter

which was set up to inform you about recent news and for community building purposes We will let you

know about Chapter events Newletters issues and share with you our meetingsrsquo impressions

Besides the website LinkedIn and Facebook you can follow us on Twitter httpstwittercompminlch

On a regular basis we send tweets to inform you about Chapter events news from PMI etc Have a look

and give it a go and join other followers Looking forward to tweet-connect

If you miss our Chapter meeting or want to hear it again now you can check our YouTube channel where

we publish recordings from our events httpwwwyoutubecomuserPMINetherlands

To make reading our newsletters more convenient for you wersquove created an Issue account where you can

find all our newsletters httpissuucompmi_netherlands_Chapter

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Project Management Humor