PMI UK Chapter Jonathon Simon PMP Committee PMI UK Chapter Evening Event: London Join Globally – Connect Locally

Wednesday 2nd March Evening Meeting & AGM IT financial skills – mind the gap! Why PMs and their teams need to raise the bar in financials Michael Gentle IT project teams may be well-schooled in project delivery, but they generally have a low level of financial awareness, with little idea of how their everyday work impacts the company’s financial statements. You can assemble the best project teams and meet all of your milestones and deliverables, but your projects live or die by their financials, right across the life cycle, from Investment planning to charge backs. Michael will explain the current state of IT project financials, quick wins and long-term change, and why PMs and their teams need to raise their level of financial awareness. The good news is only 20% of IT project financials is accounting-the rest is all process.

This meeting will also include the UK Chapter Annual General Meeting. The evening will be an opportunity to meet a number of current Chapter Board and hear a brief review of the Chapters main activities during the past year. When: Registration : 5.30pm Welcome: 5.45pm – 5.50pm AGM Meeting: 5.50pm – 6.20pm Introduction: 6.30pm – 6.40pm Presentation: 6.40pm – 7.45pm Where: Credit Suisse, 1 , , E14 4QJ Telephone: 0207 888 8888 Costs: Attendance: Free for PMI UK Chapter members, £20.00 for non-members. Guests: Guests are most welcome, subject to payment of entrance fee. PDUs: Attendance at the PMI UK evening events attracts 1 PDU towards your PMP certification. The ID Code will be issued on the evening which you can claim using category 3.

Please book as soon as possible and at least one week before the event via our web site at www.pmi.org.uk . Look under Events/London then click on the “Check availability and Prices” icon at the bottom of the page. We encourage you to attend these events to take advantage of the opportunity to network with your colleagues and learn more about this growing profession. I look forward to seeing you there. Jonathon Simon PMP Chair, London Committee, PMI UK Chapter

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Our Speaker - Michael Gentle Michael Gentle is a consultant and founder of IT Project Financials, a consultancy and training company based near Geneva, Switzerland. He has over 20 years of project management and financials experience in IT departments and software vendors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Michael has managed international projects with complex financials, mainly in the sectors of pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. He was also responsible for pre- sales and professional services at a leading PPM (Project Portfolio Management) software vendor, which significantly increased his exposure to the financial practices of IT departments around the world.

He is the author of An Introduction to IT Project Financials – Budgeting, Cost Management and Chargebacks (2010), IT Success! (2007) and The CRM Project Management Handbook (2003).

He is multi-cultural and multi-lingual (English, French, Spanish), with a degree in mechanical engineering and further studies in aerospace and computer science.

Meet your PMI Colleagues! Share your experience and ideas with other project management professionals at Chapter meetings. This is London’s regular networking forum for Project Managers. Interest in project management and its development as a professional discipline is growing. The Chapter meetings in London provide a great opportunity for members to express and develop their ideas with colleagues.

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Venue Location

Full Postal Address Credit Suisse 20 Columbus Courtyard Entrance London E14 4QJ United Kingdom

How to get there By tube Zone 2 Canary Wharf (5 min walk) on the Jubilee Line

BY DLR Zone 2 Canary Wharf (2 min walk) on the Docklands Light Railway

By bus The following bus services operate in this area: D7 D8 D3 and 277 and all stop on South Colonnade.

Go to the 20 Columbus Courtyard entrance of Credit Suisse. This is past the main entrance in Cabot Square, further down West India Avenue on the right.

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