PMN # 514 (Dec. 6-8, 2010)

The historic 18th Global Symposium began in New Delhi on 6 Dec. 2010, with the theme “Managing Infrastructure Projects and Lessons Learnt from the best practices from Asia Pacific Region”. Around 600 people from 137 companies and educational institutes from the Asia Pacific region, Japan, USA and Europe attended the Symposium.

The Symposium was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit, who stressed on and highlighted the importance of managing infrastructure projects in a professional way and the advantages of certified project professionals. She mentioned that often Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi giving the Inaugural Address we lack in detailing which is extremely important and unless we do that projects will not be completed within time and cost. She also mentioned that though we build excellent infrastructure but at the same time, the maintenance related issues are neglected. We must change our mindset to maintain the infrastructure created.

Smt. Dikshit gave the example of buses where we spent a lot of money but maintenance is poor. She said that we should do good risk management as what could go wrong and if we prepare for the worst, we could plan for it.

She mentioned that unless becomes strong in managing projects without time and cost overruns, we would lose the edge in

becoming globally competitive. Smt. Sheila Dikshit giving the CEPM-PMA Fellowship Award to R S Sharma, CMD, ONGC, Dr. A K Balyan, MD & CEO, Petronet LNG & Rakesh Sarin, MD, Wartsila India.

The three-day event covered a wide range of topics around managing infrastructure projects. 'Breaking and creating boundaries for innovation and excellence', 'Orbital shifts in power capacity addition in India', 'Formulation of breakthrough strategy using meta program management', 'Project success – a way forward', 'Global cost engineers perspective', were some of the topics that were covered in the Symposium.

Smt. Sheila Dikshit giving the Honorary Membership Award of PMA, Nepal to Adesh Jain, National President, PMA, India

1 PMN # 515 (Dec. 15, 2010) IndianOil creates history: Chairman, Dir (Refineries) & Dir (Pipelines) conferred IPMA Level A Certification

In recognition of expertise in complex and portfolio management, B M Bansal, Chairman & MD, B.N. Bankapur, Director (Refineries), and K K Jha, Director (Pipelines) of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. were conferred the highest, coveted and acclaimed IPMA Level A certification (Certified Projects Director) by Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI), the Certification Body of Project Management Associates (PMA) which is the Indian Member Association (MA) of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Adesh Jain, National President, PMA, handed over the Certificates to the Chairman and Directors. In 2001, Adesh Jain handing over the certificate to B M Bansal Adesh Jain became the first assessor of IPMA for India. Some of the other first assessors are Dr. A S Pillai, CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace, K Venkataramanan, Member of the Board & President (O), L&T and T Sankaralingam, MD, BGR Energy. Congratulating them, Jain said, “IndianOil is creating history today. There is no organisation globally which has the honour of having three of its top Executives qualified for IPMA level A ( Certified Projects Director) based on rigorous assessment ”. IndianOil, under the dynamic leadership of B M Bansal, has proved that it can meet any challenge today - specially in project execution”.

B N Bankapur with the certificate Speaking on the occasion, Bansal said, “IndianOil has successfully undertaken large projects for a number of years now. Efficient execution of these massive projects would require a large pool of highly skilled executives, with adequate knowledge for world class implementation”. B.N. Bankapur, a proud Certified Projects Director, said, “Personnel from different departments are not as effective as trained professionals for a specific role. Initiative taken by Jain to introduce scientific project management & certification is praise worthy. Project management should become a distinct career path”. K.K. Jha termed this all-important day as a 'Red Letter Day' in the history of IndianOil. He said, “I am priviledge to become Certified Projects Director (CPD)- IPMA Level A". K K Jha with the certificate

PMN # 516 (Dec. 15, 2010) Vedanta Group of Companies start Level D Certification

Participants Examination Award of Certificate Sterlite Energy started IPMA Level D certification for their senior executives at their Centre in Dec. 2010. The Faculty was R K Mandan, Director, International Institute of Projects & Program Management (I2P2M) and the certification exam was conducted by Arvind Agarwal, Director, Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI). The Group also became a Corporate Life Member of PMA-India.

PMN # 517 (Dec. 10, 2010) CIPM Training conducted at IRIMEE Railway Board organised a presentation by Adesh Jain on 'Contemporary Trends in Project Management' for senior level officers of Railway Board. Presentation was followed by extensive interaction between faculty & participants. It was later decided to conduct CIPM training at Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE).

2 PMN # 518 (Dec. 6, 2010) Signing of MoU & Governance Charter by Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan & Nepal

2nd Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management (APFPM) - the countries which participated in this historic Governance Charter signing ceremony, were Australia, Malaysia, Nepal, India and Japan. Adesh Jain was one of the initiators in training APFPM for regional cooperation in the discipline of project management.

(APFPM) meet was held on 6th Dec. 2010. A MoU and Governance Charter was discussed and signed at this meet by Dr. Bill Young of Australian Institute of Project Management, Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka of Project Management Association Japan, Adesh Jain of PMA, India, Adi Prasetyo of IAMPI, Indonesia and Prabesh Aryal of PMA, Nepal.

PMN # 519 (Nov. 25, 2010) CIPM Classroom Training at Areva T&D

Areva T&D, a major multinational in the field of power transmission & distribution, organized 4 workshops for preparing for the CIPM credential. The Faculty was Ruchira Jain, IPMA-B, MD, CEPM Pvt Ltd, the Accredited Training Organization of PMA-India. The workshops were a great success and participants suggested to have more such workshops for their colleagues.

PMN # 520 (Nov. 22, 2010) Breaking boundaries - the key to innovation

Adesh Jain was invited by O S Veerwal, Additional Director, Ministry of Communications & IT, Postal Staff College India, Ghaziabad, to deliver a Guest Lecture on 22-Nov-2010 for P & T delegates and the topic of his talk was - "Breaking boundaries - the key to innovation". The session was made relevant to the management challenges globally.

PMN # 521 (Nov. 2, 2010) IPMA World Congress 2010 held in Istanbul

Adesh Jain, National President, PMA, India was invited to give the Keynote Address at the 24th IPMA World Congress 2010 which was held at Istanbul, Turkey. His presentation was on the topic 'Breaking & creating boundaries for innovation & excellence'. Adesh Jain is one of the well recognised thought leaders & he received a standing ovation at the end of his address. The Istanbul World Congress was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Turkey & was attended by3000 professionals.

3 PMN # 522 (Nov. 12, 2010) 71st Indian Roads Congress (IRC) Annual Session

At the Indian Roads Congress - 71st Annual Session, held at Nagpur on 12- Nov-2010, Adesh Jain, delivered the Keynote address. Adesh Jain also spoke about the need for Certificate In Project Management (CIPM) credential for engineers with specialization in Road Transport.

Later Adesh Jain addressed the senior managers of Reliance Power in Nagpur.

Participants of Reliance Power PMN # 523 (Oct. 25-27, 2010) First PMA-IPAI Conference

Shri Vinod Rai, Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) gave the Inaugural Address at the first PMA-IPAI Conference on 'Managing Projects and Lessons from Audit – Bridging the Gap' which was organized jointly by Project Management Associates (PMA) and Institute of Public Auditors of India (IPAI), from 25-27 Oct. 2010. SCOPE was associated with this event in view its relevance in today's context of managing complex projects.

Shri Vinod Rai, CAG Inaugurating the conference PMN # 524 (Oct. 21, 2010) Project Governance at SCOPE by Håkan Sjöholm

Håkan Sjöholm, Member of the IPMA Certification Validation Management Board & a legendary PM professional from Sweden, who has been earlier associated with ABB, Sweden, was invited by SCOPE, to give a presentation on 'Project Governance'. This was attended by senior level executives & managers from CPSE's.

PMN # 525 (Oct. 19-20, 2010) Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI) Validation

Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI), Certification Body of PMA, India, Member Association of IPMA, underwent rigorous validation by IPMA Validators. Håkan Sjöholm, (Sweden), Member of IPMA Certification Validation Management Board, was the Lead Validator and Mrs. Yan Xue, (China) was the Co-Validator. Arvind Agarwal, Managing Director, PMCI, explained the processes being followed by PMCI for the IPMA 4 Level Certification and the CIPM Certification. IPMA has very rigorous certification guidelines and processes that must be followed.

PMN # 526 (Oct. 9, 2010) Presentation at Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)

Adesh Jain, National President, PMA India, gave a three hours interactive session on "Contemporary Trends in Project Management" to over 150 students of Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad.

Prof. R K Mishra, Director, IPE and Vice President of PMA Hyderabad Chapter, a staunch supporter of project management discipline, introduced Adesh Jain. IPE has recently signed an agreement to provide CIPM credential.

4 Five Day Classroom Training in Punj Lloyd

Punj Lloyd Ltd held first 5 Day PM Training workshop for its employees which comprised of 4 days CIPM preparation and 1 day Primavera training. After receiving excellent feedback from the participants several more such workshops were organized by them. The faculties were Mrs. Ruchira Jain, IPMA-B, MD, CEPM (P) Ltd. and R K Mandan, Director, International Institute of Projects & Program Management (I2P2M).

Participants of Punj Lloyd

PMN # 528 (Sept. 16-17, 2010) 4th Concept Symposium on Project Governance at Oslo

The 4th 'Concept Symposium 2010' on 'Project Governance' was held at Oslo, Norway. 100 decision makers, doers and advisors from 15 countries participated. The program was organised by the Ministry of Finance - Norway. Bi-annually, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and the Concept Research Program welcome specially invited participants from governmental agencies, academia, consultancy firms, and project management associations. Participants are selected resource persons from all over the world with particular experience related to the specific symposium topics. Adesh Jain was the only Asian invited to participate.

PMN # 529 (Aug. 27, 2010) CSIR-CRRI release of the brochure

Arvind Agarwal, Managing Director, Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI) and Dr. S Gangopadhyay, Director, Central Road Research Institute (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), released the brochure of CIPM-RT (Certificate In Project Management with specialization in Roads and Transportation). This course has been designed for Engineering / Management graduates or Diploma holders in engineering with 3 years of experience.

PMN # 530 (Aug. 27, 2010) AIMS Annual Management Education Convention

Adesh Jain was invited at the All India Management School (AIMS) Convention to give the overview of recent trends in management. Adesh briefed the audience on the state of project management and need to introduce project management as a part of MBA Program rather than keeping it as an optional subject within operations or production streams. China has taken project management as a major thrust area both in academia and industry. Over 120 Universities award BS Level degree in PM and over 80 Universities give MS in PM. He mentioned that 16 Universities had already signed an agreement of cooperation with PMA, India and CEPM (P) Ltd. for offering the Certificate In Project Management (CIPM) credential.

5 PMN # 531 (Aug. 16, 2010) Project Management Workshop at HPL

Jaiveer Srivastavaa, CMD, Hindustan Prefab Ltd. took a major initiative to infuse PM training amongst his managers. National President, PMA, India, Adesh Jain, inaugurated the one day workshop on PM. R K Mandan, Director, International Institute of Projects and Programme Management (I2P2M) was the facilitator of the workshop.

PMN # 532 (Aug. 7, 2010) 1st Anniversary of 'CREST' - the learning club of L&T

The 1st Anniversary of 'CREST' – the Learning Club of L&T Ltd. was held on Aug. 7, 2010. Adesh Jain was invited to give a presentation on this occasion. His presentation infused energy and enthusiasm in the audience. He was later invited to hand over the IPMA Level D certificates to the L&T employees.

PMN # 533 (July 30, 2010) Keynote Address by Adesh Jain

A one day programme on Project Management in Healthcare was conducted at IIHMR. It was attended by practicing doctors from Delhi & outside and large number of students of Hospital management course. Adesh Jain was invited to give the Keynote Address.

The session continued with R K Mandan, Director, International Institute of Projects and Programme Management (I2P2M).

PMN # 534 (July 24, 2010) Adesh Jain elected Vice Chair (Technical) of ICEC

In the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) - Council Meeting held on 24th July, 2010 at Singapore, Adesh Jain was elected as Vice Chair (Technical) for the term 2010 - 12. ICEC comprises of 50 countries from all the 5 continents. Adesh said that Cost Engineering needs a big push in India. Our congratulations to him.

PMN # 535 (July 15, 2010) MoU Signed with CSIR-CRRI Roads and transportation is an essential component of infrastructure development. Profession needs delivery with commitment for a sustainable development of the sector. CIPM-RT is major step forward in professionalizing project management” – Dr. S Gangopadhyay, Director, CRRI (CSIR). CEPM (P) Ltd., PMCI & CSIR-CRRI have signed a MOU for CIPM-RT certification with the aim to acquire the latest skills and knowledge in the field of project management with Specialization in Roads and Transportation. It is beneficial for Project Owners, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Designers, Consultants, Contractors, Equipment Manufacturers & Suppliers from Govt./Public/Private sectors. Today, Managing By Projects (MBP) is the key to economic growth and company's competitiveness. 6 PMN # 536 (July 14, 2010) Leadership Development Program at NIIT

NIIT Technologies Ltd. organized a 5 day Leadership Development Program for their Senior Decision makers. Adesh Jain was invited to speak on 'Breaking boundaries: the key to innovation'. He emphasized that as time passes by, we tend to become mechanical and a slave to our habits. We need to provoke ourselves on a continuous basis by asking 'why am I doing what I am doing'. Why & Why not create an innovative frame of mind.

PMN # 537 (July 12, 2010) Workshop on Project Management organised by Mindscape

Mindscape Asia Inc. had organized 2 major workshops on 'Project Management 2010' which were conducted by Adesh Jain. Over 80 participants attended the workshop in Mumbai and Delhi from 35 organizations. Adesh Jain highlighted the importance of pre-construction / project activities, detailed planning and proper assessment of risks and possible mitigation strategies. Through his 250 PPTs, he took the participants through a PM journey covering the entire project life cycle.

PMN # 538 (July 2, 2010) Challenges in Managing Projects in the Power Sector

Adesh Jain gave a keynote address in the Indian Power Conference, New Delhi held on July 2, 2010, on the topic "Challenges in Managing Projects in the Power Sector". Through this conference experts discussed a gamut of issues on India's energy needs and tried to identify various integrated strategies to reach sufficiency, reliability, quality and viability in the Power Industry. Essar Power, Tata Power, BGR Energy Systems, GAIL India, Torrent Power, Lanco Infratech, NTPC etc were some of the participating companies.

PMN # 539 (June 23, 2010) National Consultation on Certification of Project Managers

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Govt of India, organized the 'National Consultation Workshop on Certification of Project Managers' on 23rd June, 2010 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on the importance of certification of project managers and students of Engineering/Management Institutes. Adesh Jain, Honorary President, PMA gave the presentation on PMA, IPMA 4 Level Certifications and CIPM. Presentations from senior executives from NTPC, IOC, SAIL, NHPC etc. highlighted their successful approach to certification based on CIPM & IPMA 4 LC path.

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PMN # 540 (June 5, 2010) First PMA Council Meeting

The first PMA Council Meeting 2010 was held in the auditorium of BrahMos Aerospace (P) Limited. The Council Meeting was attended by key players in the field of project management.

Some of the organizations represented in the Council Meeting were from: Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), ONGC, AICTE, SAIL, NTPC, College of Defence Management, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Wartsila, HEC , BGR Energy, UPES, IGNOU, Ramky Infrastructure, FICCI, GAIL, SAIL , DRDO and M/o HI & PE.

Key participants of PMA council meeting The key points that emerged during the Council Meeting deliberations were: 1. Project management as a discipline should be popularized in all the segments of society. A reference was made to the Commonwealth Games project and lessons learnt from the project management point of view. 2. We must introduce a compulsory curriculum covering the essential aspects of project management in both Engineering and Management schools. Even in the Universities, we should cover the fundamentals of project management principles. 3. We should publish simple books for an average person to understand the basics of project management. 4. Certificate In Project Management (CIPM) is a good initiative taken by PMA and PMCI. It must be promoted heavily. 5. The Council also felt that the Report on Certification of Project Managers submitted to Government of India (Ministry of Statistics and Proramme Implementation) should be followed up for speedy implementation. 6. The Council acknowledged the great contribution made by Adesh Jain, the founding President of PMA to spread project management not only in India but globally. He has been associated with the Executive Board of IPMA since 1999. 7. Dr. DV Kapur, Honorary Fellow of CEPM-PMA, spoke of the need for effective planning and pre-project ground work to be taken note of seriously. He offered his services to take up the matter of introducing project management courses in Technical and Management Schools with the Minister of HRD. 8. Council agreed to form five committees: A. Education Committee headed by Dr. DV Kapur B. Government and Industry Committee headed by Shri Anil Razdan, former Secretary, Ministry of Power C. Membership Committee headed by Arvind Agarwal D. Certification Committee headed by Adesh Jain E. Marketing Committee headed by Dr. AS Pillai 9. Adesh Jain outlined the global trends in the field of Project, Program and Portfolio Management. He outlined the formation of Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI) and the International Institute of Projects and Program Management (I2P2M). I2P2M a not for profit section 25 company is chartered with offerings of Diploma in Project Management and later a Degree program. PMCI, the National Certification Institute is responsible for the award of various certification systems of IPMA and CIPM credential. 10. A demonstration of PMKQ used to measure the depth of understanding of the principles of project management was made. It was suggested that in India, we should promote the concept of measuring PM Knowledge Quotient (PMKQ) as it would make us aware of our strong and weak areas. PMKQ is a good diagnostic tool in identifying strengths and weaknesses. 11. It was decided to hold the PMA Council meeting every year to review the progress in strengthening project management movement. 12. The council meeting was concluded with thanks to Dr. A Sivathanu Pillai, MD & CEO of BrahMos Aerospace (P) Ltd. for hosting the meeting.

PMN # 541 (May 22, 2010) Effective Project Monitoring

VN Choudhary, Executive Director, NTPC Ltd, invited Adesh Jain on behalf of NTPC Limited to talk about the contemporary monitoring technique of Earned Value Management System (EVMS). Over 40 participants from across India attended the talk given by Adesh Jain. It may be mentioned here that EVMS combines Time and Cost dimensions into a single dimension of project performance measurement. It is a must for all government projects in USA costing over US$20 Million. Adesh Jain emphatically mentioned that we in India are far behind in using EVMS and the Government should make it as a preferable option for reporting project progress. EVMS is a great tool to forecast the completion date and cost of completion besides providing enough information about the project health to take necessary corrective measures.

8 PMN # 542 (May 22, 2010) 6th ASSOCHAM International Education Fair cum Seminar

Adesh Jain was invited as one of the Keynote Speakers in the 6th ASSOCHAM International Education Fair cum Seminar. He spoke on the imperatives of managing change through formal methodology of project management and outlined the importance of introducing project management as a core subject in Schools and Colleges including Engineering and MBA Schools. Project Management Associates (PMA), a not for profit registered society and Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI) had taken a stall for showing the major products and services offered by them.

PMN # 543 (May 19, 2010) CIPM certification at Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB)

Adesh Jain giving a presentation to over 200 students of Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB). Later FIIB signed a MoU for providing CIPM certification to their MBA students.

PMN # 544 (May 5, 2010) In-house Training on CIPM

New Holland Fiat (India) Pvt Ltd (NHF), manufacturing world class tractors is one of the well known companies located in Surajpur in Greater Noida. It is a part of the Fiat Group, Italy. NHF decided to expose their Senior Management by involving globally renowned PM Guru, Adesh Jain, to conduct a one day program on PM followed by a 3 day program covering the comprehensive syllabus of 'Certificate In Project Management' (CIPM) by Ruchira Jain, a well known trainer and a Member of the Education &Training Board of IPMA, which comprises of 50 countries.

NHF followed a key aspect of understanding the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and of the group, through undertaking Project Management Knowledge (PMKQ) Test comprising of 48 questions before the training. There was an improvement of 173% in their score of PMKQ taken after they had undergone the training program.

PMN # 545 (Apr. 24, 2010) Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management (APFPM)

A one day meeting was held on Saturday, 24 April 2010 in Hong Kong of the newly formed Asia Pacific Federation of Project Management (APFPM). The Hong Kong Institute of Project Management (HKIPM) acted as a host for this inaugural event. Adesh Jain attended the historic launch of the APFPM. Discussions were held on issues like establishing an Asia Pacific Competency Baseline and International Standards, along with other key topics. APFPM is great strategic move for fostering regional cooperation.

9 PMN # 546 (Apr. 23, 2010) Delhi Business School (DBS) provides CIPM

PMCI, CEPM (P) Ltd & Delhi Business School (DBS) signed a MOU for providing CIPM certification with the aim to acquire the latest skills and knowledge in the field of Project Management for DBS students.

PMN # 547 (Apr. 21, 2010) Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM) provides CIPM

PMCI, CEPM (P) Ltd. & Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM) have signed a MoU for providing CIPM certification with the aim to acquire the latest skills and knowledge in the field of Project Management for MBA students of JIM. Directors fo JIM, PMCI & CEPM (P) Ltd. were present.

PMN # 548 (Apr. 10, 2010) Project Management Presentation at Indian Red Cross Society

Adesh Jain was invited to address the gathering and he spoke on “Breaking boundaries – the key to innovation”. Dr. S. P. Agarwal, Secretary General, Indian Red Cross Society was also present on the occasion

PMN # 549 (Apr. 16, 2010) Excellence in Infrastructure Project Management 2010

This two day workshop on 'Excellence in Infrastructure Project Management 2010' (organized by Synergy India) was conducted by Adesh Jain at Mumbai. Adesh emphasized the importance of latest and scientific project management in the Infrastructure Sector and gave case examples of construction projects (based on the World Bank study).

Some of the participants with Adesh Jain

10 PMN # 550 (April 2010) Project Management Knowledge Test Available

Knowledge is the single most important ingredient in managing complexities of the 21st century. Like Intelligence Quotient(IQ), Emotional Quotient(EQ) or Spiritual Quotient(SQ), PMKQTM measures the Knowledge Quotient in the field of the project management. We must know where we are and understand the knowledge gap before taking corrective measures.

An excellent project management knowledge test is now available through PMForum's partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM (P) Ltd.).

According to David Pells, Managing Editor of PMForum, “I thought that I was pretty knowledgeable about project management. But when I took these simple tests, I found some areas where I either answered a question wrong or needed to refresh my knowledge.”

Designed to be a first step in the project management learning process, PMKQTM involves a set of questions and problems related to managing projects that a well experienced or well educated project manager should know the answers to. The test comes in four versions – Yellow Belt, Green David Pells Belt, Black Belt and Composite Belt. Managing Editor PM Forum

PMN # 551 (April 2010) PMForum Inc., USA, partners with CEPM to offer High Quality - Low Cost Online Project Management Courses

PMForum has entered into a partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM (P) Ltd) of New Delhi, India to offer a set of high quality, low cost, online project management courses, including CEPM's renowned Certificate in Project Management (CIPM) program. The new courses can now be found at www.cepm-pmforum.com

PMN # 552 (April, 2010) PMCI starts functioning from April 1, 2010

Indian member of Certification Body of PMA

Project Management Certification Institute (PMCI), a non profit registered company under Section 25 of the Company's Act is operational from April 2010. Arvind Agarwal was appointed as its first Managing Director. Arvind has done his engineering from BITS, Pilani in 1972 followed by MBA in 1974 from the same institute. PMCI has signed an agreement with IPMA to award their prestigious 4 Level Certification. PMCI is also responsible for the award of Certificate In Project Management (CIPM). PMCI is a nodal agency for various certification schemes. Arvind Agarwal

11 PMN # 553 (Mar. 31, 2010) NTPC leads in total number of certified project professionals

R S Sharma, Chairman and the Managing Director (CMD) must be congratulated for providing dynamic leadership to NTPC Ltd. At the end of March 31, 2010, NTPC Ltd. emerged as the Number #1 Company with the highest number of certified project management professionals. NTPC Ltd. has over 1320 employees holding the Certificate In Project Management (CIPM) credential, IPMA Level D (412), IPMA Level C (6), IPMA Level B (4) and IPMA Level A (2) by former directors.

TM R S Sharma NTPC Ltd. was the first company to assess the PM maturity level of the company through the PMKQ tool (Project Management Knowledge Quotient). Based on the survey conducted across 1187 employees covering 46 Functions, 10 different Levels of employees and 20 Projects.

PMN # 554 (Mar. 25, 2010) NTPC launches Video based monitoring system

A new beginning was made in monitoring power projects throughout the country. Shri , Hon’ble Union Power Minister, inaugurated the Video based Monitoring Room in the headquarters of NTPC Ltd. The Union Minister congratulated the leadership of NTPC Chairman, R S Sharma and the entire NTPC Community in establishing the Video based Real-time project monitoring System. There are 48 distinct video panels on a Video wall reflecting the connectivity of each major site with the Corporate Office. In fact, one could see all the construction activities taking place at various sites through remote cameras. The entire software development for this one of its kind monitoring system was entirely done by the In-house team of NTPC. The Corporate Monitoring Group (CMG) acted as their internal customers. The real-time project monitoring system will improve decision-making and sharing of knowledge and wisdom across the entire NTPC family. NTPC intends (L to R) Adesh Jain, President, PMA, I J Kapoor, Director (Com.), A K to provide a similar video based system at Ministry of Power and Ministry of Singhal, Director (Fin), Rakesh Jain, Jt Secretary & FA, Min. of Power, H S Brahma, Secretary, Min. of Power, Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). of Power, R S Sharma, CMD, I C P Keshari, Jt. Secretary (Thermal), Chandan Roy, Director (Oprn.), R C Shrivastav, Director - HR, & B P Singh, Director (Projects).

PMN # 555 (Mar. 12-14, 2010) IPMA Level B and Level C Certification

PMA, India carried out the 4th Batch of IPMA Level B and Level C certification for seven candidates who are from Ericsson , Ramky, NHPC, ITC, L&T, NTPC & Jindal Power. The schematic diagram for the IPMA 4 Level Certification (4LC) and CIPM certification from PMA, India, is shown below.

Process IPMA Level A (Certified • Report Evaluation (Portfolio Management) Projects • Interview (2 Assessors) • Self Assessment Director)

IPMA Level B • Report Evaluation (Program/Complex Project) (Certified • Interview (2 Assessors) Senior Projects • Participation in one day workshop • Examination Manager) • Self Assessment

IPMA Level C • Report Evaluation (Project) (Certified • Interview (2 Assessors) Latest photograph Projects • Participation in one day workshop • Examination Manager) • Self Assessment

Process Certificate In IPMA Level D Project • Examination only (Certified Project Management Management (CIPM) Associate)

Introductory Fourth batch Level C/B Certification Assessors & Candidates from Certificate In • Examination only Project Management Ericsson Bangladesh, Ramky, NHPC, ITC, L&T, NTPC & Jindal (IntroCIPM) IPMA 4LC administered by PMA India Power at Noida in March 2010.

• Examination only PM Step 1 Recognised and administered by PMA India

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PMN # 556 (Mar. 12, 2010) Adesh Jain gave the Keynote at JIMS Annual Function

Adesh Jain was invited by Jagannath Institute of Management Group (JIMS) to give the Keynote Address at its annual function. Adesh Jain was quite loud and clear in sending the message that only ‘delivery counts’ and that would happen through effective team building and integration of functional expertise like HR, Systems, Finance, Marketing etc. being taught in MBA schools. He said: ‘While I appreciate the functional and domain expertise but in the ultimate analysis, it is the outcome and results which are of relevance. The implementation strategies hold the key for the societies to prosper and companies to improve their market share’. He also gave the statistics that in China, there are over 120 Universities giving BS level degree Adesh Jain with Amit Gupta, Chairman in project management and over 80 Universities awarding MS level degree in Project JIMS Group Management. Indian Business Schools, can take few lessons from this trend.

PMN # 557 (Feb. 19, 2010) Hardwar Management Association (HMA) celebrates it’s Annual Day

HMA had invited Dr. J J Irani, Director, Tata Sons, as Chief Guest and Adesh Jain, Director, Centre for Excellence in Project Management, as Guest of Honor to celebrate their Annual Day. The function was held on February 19, 2010 in Ranipur, BHEL premises. D K Mody, Patron of HMA took special care to welcome the participants. There were over 200 participants from HMA Membership and special guests. In his Keynote Address, Adesh Jain gave a special coverage in having the confidence to admit having made mistakes and sharing the same with peers. He highlighted the change definition of project management. 'Project' implies projection of 'dreams, ‘vision’, 'strategies' or 'abstract ideas'. Management, (L to R) N Khandelwal, President, HMA, Adesh Jain, President, PMA, therefore has a challenge in ‘awakening the dreams’, 'realizing the vision', India, Dr. J J Irani, Director Tata Sons, D K Mody, ED, BHEL and Arun Singhal, GM In-charge, CFFP 'delivering the strategies' or 'concretizing the abstract ideas'.

PMN # 558 (Feb. 9, 2010) Adesh Jain addresses NASA Conference

Adesh Jain was privileged to address the participants of the PM Challenge 2010 Conference organized by NASA in Galveston, Texas, USA. Since 2004, NASA organizes PM Challenge on a yearly basis. They invite their own and other top- notch PM Gurus to share their experiences in managing projects, programs and portfolios. There were 17 parallel streams and in the 2 day Conference, there were over 180 speakers world wide. Adesh Jain gave an hour long presentation on ‘Breaking boundaries – the key to innovation’. His new theory of innovation through asking questions as ‘Why’ and ‘Why not’ was highly appreciated. He emphasized that we must clean our mind regularly and one of the ways is not to act like a robot but to ask questions challenging the status quo. Most of our time is spent in traditional way of thinking without much value addition and following ‘business as usual’ approach.

Adesh Jain invited by NASA to address the participants of PM Challenge - 2010 in Galveston, Texas, USA on ‘Breaking boundaries – the key to innovation’

13 PMN # 559 (Jan. - Dec. 2010) Major growth in signing of MOUs with Universities / Institutions

Indian member of PMA

Centre for Excellence in Project Management (P) Ltd.

The last 12 months has seen the exponential growth of management institutions signing the tripartite agreement with PMA, India, a not for profit registered society and Centre for Excellence in Project Management (P) Ltd. (CEPM (P) Ltd.) for project management training and certification. CEPM (P) Ltd. is the Accredited Training Organization (ATO) of PMA, India. The following Institutions have signed the agreement in the last 12 months. Vel-Tech Dr. RR & Dr SR Technical University (January 8, 2010), Times Business School (February 12, 2010), Inderprastha Engineering College (March 8, 2010), Jagannath International Management School (March 23, 2010), Jaipuria Institute of Management (April 21, 2010), Delhi Business School (April 23, 2010), Fortune Institute of Intl. Business (May 19, 2010), Central Road Research Institute (July 16, 2010), Institute of Management Technology (Sept 15, 2010), Sharda (L to R) Rakesh Kumar, CEPM, Vibha Lakhera, Times Business University (Sept. 16, 2010), Imperial College of Business Studies (Sept. 16, School and Arvind Agarwal, PMA after signing the MOU. 2010), Institute of Public Enterprises (Oct. 9, 2010) and ITM Business School (Dec. 2, 2010). It is expected that by the end of 2011, there would be 100 Universities/ Management Institutes / Engineering Colleges that would have signed such a tripartite agreement. PMCI is the certification body of PMA, India administering and awarding the IPMA 4 Level Certification examination. PMCI also awards the CIPM credential. Certificate In Project Management (CIPM) is a world-class credential in project management. CIPM syllabus covers 8 Project Life Phases, 36 Knowledge Areas and 110 PM Concepts. CIPM syllabus can be covered either through Internet / Web enabled Online mode or Face to Face 4.75 days class room training. As there is a shortage of trainers in India in the field of project management, the CIPM contents have Shri. Surjit Singh Barnala, Hon’ble , been developed with global subject matter experts. Over 4500 professionals (Centre) flanked by Adesh Jain, Hony. President, PMA working in over 180 companies have already acquired the CIPM credential in less (Right) and Prof. N Sethuraman, Registrar, SRM than 3 years. The feedback received from the participants is rather amazing. University (Left) and Arvind Agarwal (extreme left).

(L to R) Sanghursh Jain, Director, CEPM, Prof. V R (L to R) Arvind Agarwal, Dir., PMA, Dr. (Cdr) (L to R) Vinay Auluck, Sr. Professor, Dr. A K Puri, Rangarajan, Chancellor, Vel Tech, & Adesh Jain, Satish Seth, JIMS & Nitin Sharma on behalf of Director, FIIB and Arvind Agarwal, Director, President, PMA after signing the agreement. CEPM after signing the agreement. PMA signing the MoU.

14 PMN # 560 (Dec. 14, 2009) Global Symposium 2009 Inaugurated by Dy Chairman, Planning Commission

The 17th Global Symposium on 'Managing Projects, Programs and Portfolios' was held in Delhi from December 14 to 16, 2009. The GS 2009 International Advisory Council (IAC) consisted of eminent professionals under the Chairmanship of B K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India and Honorary Patron of PMA, India. It had a representation at the Secretary level of seven Central Government Ministries, heads of three major Business Associations CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM and Chairmen & CEO’s of both Private and Public Sector companies. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission who Inaugurated the conference emphasized the importance of project management for Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Hon’ble Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission, giving the Inaugural Address. emerging economies like India.

The GS 2009 was attended by over 450 participants from all over the world. They represented 85 companies and government institutions. A set of 34 recommendations were made and were forwarded to the Central and State Governments, CMDs of CPSEs and CEOs of the private companies in India to create a massive awareness of the phenomenal implications in using scientific approach to manage projects and programs. G K Vasan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Shipping, gave a very powerful message in his Valedictory Address on the last day of the Symposium. He mentioned the importance of effective integration of efforts and resources to achieve the G K Vasan, Hon’ble Minister, ultimate objectives of undertaking projects and programs. He commended the Ministry of Shipping, giving the Valedictory Address work carried out by PMA, India and CEPM in creating awareness of using latest on the 3rd day of the Symposium. methods in managing and planning projects and programs.

Since 1992, Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) and Project Management Associates (PMA), India have been organizing Global Symposiums on an annual basis. The GS in India is now considered to be one of the major PM events globally.

PMN # 561 (Dec. 15, 2009) PMN # 562 (Dec. 16, 2009)

Historic panel discussion L&T Employee bags the Adesh Jain Award under the chairmanship of T K A Nair for Excellence in IPMA Level D Exam Principal Secretary, PMO held in May 2009

(L to R) Pratyush Sinha, Cental Vigilance Commissioner, T K A Nair, Dr. Nitish Sengupta, Chairman, BRPSE, (Right) giving the Principal Secretary, PMO (Chair), Dr. S N Dash, Secretary, M/o Heavy “Adesh Jain Award for Excellence in IPMA D Exam” to Sushmita Mittra, Industries & PE & David Pells, USA, during the Panel Session.

15 PMN # 563

Executive Diploma in Project Management (EDPM)

plus EDPM EDPM

Month 1 : 4 Days Classroom + Assignments Understanding the Totality of Project Management Yes Yes This would enable the participants to get Certificate In Project Management (CIPM), an excellent credential to have Month 2 : 4 Days Classroom + Assignments Yes Yes Transformational Corporate Strategy

Month 3 : 4 Days Classroom + Assignments Project Risk Assessment and Management Yes Yes

Month 4 : 4 Days Classroom + Assignments Leadership and Team Management Yes Yes

Month 5 : 4 Days Classroom + Assignments Contemporary Project Management Yes Yes Plus One week Trip to George Washington University, Washington DC (3 days) + followed by 2 days Industry visits) No Yes Month 6 : 3 Days for Workshop, Report, Assessment & Interview for IPMA Level C certification enabling candidates to become Yes Yes Certified Project Manager, a globally recognized credential For more information contact: Adesh Jain, Chairman, I2P2M, Email: [email protected] Mob:+91 9999684621

PMN # 564 (Dec. 10, 2009) PMA Chennai chapter Inaugurated

Shri. Surjit Singh Barnala, His Excellency, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, inaugurated the PMA Chennai chapter on December 10, 2009. Dr. T S Vijayaraghavan, former Secretary to Government of India was elected as the Founding President of Chennai Chapter. This is the fifth PMA Chapter and PMA, India is chartered to start a Chapter in each major state capital. The other 4 chapters of PMA are located at Pune, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Ranchi. Adesh Jain is the National President of PMA, India. In his inaugural speech, the Governor of Tamil Nadu highlighted that ‘Project Management is the key discipline to manage change. Projects are undertaken Shri. Surjit Singh Barnala, His Excellency, The Governor of to build future and to add value. There should be no compromise on quality nor Tamil Nadu inaugurating the Chennai Chapter. Adesh Jain, laid back attitude in overcoming hurdles in ensuring projects no face time and National President-PMA is on his left and Dr. T. S. Vijayaraghavan, President, PMA Chennai Chapter, on his right. cost overruns’.

19th Global Symposium on

Dec. 5-6-7, 2011, New Delhi, India

Ten Parallel Streams: • Politics • Government • General Management • Economy • Education • Society • Portfolio Management • Program Management • Project Management • Professional Development

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Ruchira Jain, IPMA Level B, Director, CEPM Minoo Sahoo, General Manager, PMA 16 Cell: +91 9999684622 Fax: (91-120) 2421482 Cell: +91 9999684621 Fax: (91-120) 2421484 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] or [email protected] 01032011