introduction to pmi global sustainability community of practice

Global SustainabilityCommunity of Practice

Ing. Monica Gonzalez, MBA, PMP®

September 21st, 2011

Global Sustainability Community of Practice

Agenda

0101 IntroductionIntroduction

0202

0303 Vision, Mission Statement and Strategies Vision, Mission Statement and Strategies

0404 Value DeliveryValue Delivery

Global Sustainabily Community of PracticeGlobal Sustainabily Community of Practice

0505 Organization StructureOrganization Structure

0606 AudienceAudience

0707 Final word: SustainabilityFinal word: Sustainability

To PMI

Global sustainability is the attainment of enduring economic, social, and

environmental well-being of all elements of society


What is Global Sustainability?

Why is PMI Embracing Global Sustainability?

• GS is a critical societal imperative which can benefit from applying project, program, and portfolio management to achieving it.

• PMI is positioned uniquely as a neutral third party professional membership society.

• GS is truly a value transformation of how all elements of society must think and act in regard to the integration of economic, social, and environmental factors.


Environmental Analysis

Market Understanding

20 million PM Practitioners

One-fourth of the “Gross World Product” is spent on projects

Over $15 Trillion (US) is spent on projects each year

Increasing global focus on global sustainability

450,000 PMI members and professional certificates in over 170 countries

2.008 Market Research

58% Corporate Social Responsibility as a "viable growth strategy"

78% “Have the responsibility to align project activities with the social, economic and environmental expectations of all stakeholders”

70% PMI should take an active role

Source: PMI Global Sustainability: A Strategic Transformational Endeavor for The Project Management Institute, The Project Management Profession, The Extended PMI Community, and Society-At-Large, Version 1.1; 27 March 2009, Market Analysis, page 10).


Environment Summary• Sustainability is no longer a target outside of developed nations

• Immediacy

• Integrated complexity of the problems

We are operating in a highly integrated global

system of limited resources, and interrelated

financial systems.


• The need for Global Sustainability cannot be ignored

• Project, Program and Portfolio Management are critical competencies for enabling society to achieve The Greatest Strategic Plan: Global Sustainability

• Establishing of the PMI Global Sustainability CoP will make it an integral element within all PMI Virtual Communities

• Needs and Wants Surveys to identify specific and dynamic Community demands



Vision


The Community of Practice “Project Management

Global Sustainability” will be recognized as the global

driving force for implementing Sustainability in

Organizational Project Management.


Mission


The Community of Practice “Project Management Global

Sustainability” will provide a forum to promote PMI

standards and to strengthen stakeholders knowledge,

awareness and understanding of integrating Global

Sustainability in Project Management principles, tools and

techniques.



Strategies to “achieve” Global Sustainability

On behalf of society, PMI and GS Community of Practice will:

• Create awareness of GS importance for society

• Advocate on the value of project, program, and portfolio management

• Ensure its own operations are conducted in a globally sustainable way

• Integrate GS into PMI programs, products and services for practitioners and

organizations

• Engage the broader PMI community in embracing GS

• Integrate GS into the philanthropic work of the PMI Educational Foundation

PMI Knowledge Strategy

BP Global Sustainability Community of Practice

Three PMI strategic objectives:

• Provide knowledge, information, resources and tools with service

• Thought Leadership - facilitate innovative thinking and exchange of ideas

• Profession Enablers - provide the means to improve the practice of PM

Means to “achieve” Global Sustainability Knowledge Strategy


• Have a separated group of knowledge experts on GS

• Bring outside experts into the community

• Bring non-PMI members as speakers

• Integrate sustainability into PM professional knowledge

• Provide broad knowledge sharing and knowledge application for PMI staff and

PMI volunteers

• Create connections with all other PMI Virtual Communities

• Establish a knowledge repository

• Spread, Share and consolidate the culture of the GS to every PMI

stakeholder

Key Stakeholders around the world


• Universities/Colleges

• PMI REPs and other PM Education Providers

• Significant Employers in the Area of Focus

• Other PM Organizations

• Other Associations/Organizations/Government AgenciesUnited Nations Global Compact

United Nations Millenium Development Goals - ISO 14000 Environmental Management Family - Worldwatch Institute

The Global Reporting Initiative ASAE and the Center for Association Leaderhisp Social

Responsibility Initiative -The World Bank

Carbon Disclosure Project The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)

Energy Information Administration (US Government) - World Business ……………………..

Ethical Considerations

• Members of the PMI Global Sustainability Community of

Practice will be expected to uphold ethical behavior.

• Guidelines are provided and further defined in the PMI Code of

Ethics and Professional Conduct.


Community Value

To membersLearning about ways to incorporate sustainability into everyday

projects….

To volunteers Working collaboratively as a community and closely with PMI GOC,

gaining valuable exposure and enhancing the transition process...

To other PMI communities Increased collaboration leading to better promotion of other

communities’ programs and services….

Utilize PMI Literature, eReads and reference materials

To PMIIntegrate global sustainability across all PMI virtual communities…


Organization Structure


Community Council Members

Community Council Manager: Mohamed Khalifa (Egypt)[email protected]

Knowledge Management Leader: Paola Morgese (Italy)[email protected]

Service Delivery Leader: Kwadwo Bediako (Ghana)[email protected]

Marketing Service Leader: Mónica González (Argentina)[email protected]

Virtual Administrator: Leasella Owens (EEUU)[email protected]

Mentor: Arum Das (India)[email protected]

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Industries to focus


• In the first year, the focus of the Global Sustainability Community of Practice have been the areas where the council has gathered professional experience and has already contacts partners who are involved or deliver material/resources.

• Depending on the regularly executed membership surveys it will be defined which industries will be added to the Global Sustainability Community.

AudienceUser Personas


Personal/

Profession Profile

Young project manager at the PMO of a medium size private company, PMP certified.

Experienced head of the environmental department at a government administration, with or without PMI certifications

Motivation for joining the community

Obtain advancements in the career and new job opportunitiesObtain other PMI certificationsTraining needs

Business needs, Be updated, Reach subject matter experts, Know more about a specific subject Attend seminars, Consultation needs

Frequency of visits Weekly Weekly

Business Objectives

Updates, colleting information, sharing information, knowledge of business trends

Be in contact with reliable people sharing the same business, with trusted experts of the sectors. Know timely new trends and researches. Know case studies, lessons learned, best practices. Follow innovations

Career Goals Promotion, new job opportunities, industry change Consolidate the top position, Expand and consolidate the knowledge in the sectorAcquire a valuable team

Information Needs Occasional and general information needs to create and increase the personal knowledge in the PM GS field and be able to improve the position or to change the job. He typically visits other similar websites and joins similar communities to fill those needs.

Be relevant to a specific subject or groups of subjects. High, deep and structured knowledge. Regular and timely updatesBooks, seminars, congresses, meetings with colleagues and other experts of the sector

Final Word: Sustainability

• On a small planet, nothing is

truly out of scope

• “PMI shall take actions and

make decisions in a socially

and environmentally

responsible way”
