Project XY

The Project Management Chromosomes 

"Project XY: the project management chromosomes" is a research project addressing the notion of gender diversity in project management.

Read the story below about how Henk Smits got certified as the first PgMP in the Netherlands

Persbericht : Den Haag, 23 november 2009

Bouwen aan het vertrouwen in Nederlandse projecten 

Grote publieke projecten hebben een slechte naam in Nederland. Ondanks diverse onderzoeken, van onder andere de Rekenkamer en (parlementaire) commissies, lijkt er nog geen duidelijke verbetering te zijn bereikt. Deze problematiek zit de projectmatige slagkracht van Nederland danig in de weg. 

Experiences of the first RMP 

Being a volunteer for the EMEA Congress 2009 last spring in the RAI in Amsterdam I wandered around the PMI Bookstand and noticed many books about Risk Management. Amongst others I am a consultant in Functional Safety and therefore I am especially interested in Risk Identification and Risk Management. One of the books I found was about the Credentials for PMI Risk Management Professional (RMP) Certification. Up to then I was not aware of the existence of such a certificate. I bought all the books I could get on Risk and started to find out how to subscribe for the examination. For me becoming a certified RMP I thought would be a great added value to my cv and subsequently to my career.

Subscribing to the RMP Examination is step 1 of the whole procedure of certifying. Maybe the hardest step to take. With help of my cv and my old agenda’s I produced an Excel spreadsheet that I copied to the credential application page on www.pmi.org/certapp. My expertise as Safety consultant helped me a lot to get the minimum required hours of risk management experience within the last 5 years. The minimum target is set quite high. 

Follow-up on Election PMI Netherlands Chapter Board 2010

Based on the Chapter By-Laws we previously called to your attention the coming Election of the Board of the PMI Netherlands Chapter for 2010. On our request for nomination two candidates applied each for one of the vacancies. Hence an election is no longer necessary and hereby cancelled.

Based on the Chapter By-Laws we herewith like to call your attention for the coming Election of the Board of the PMI Netherlands Chapter for 2010.

Sinds 2007 bundelen ruim dertig landen hun inzichten in een internationale standaard voor projectmanagement: ISO 21500. Er is ook een Nederlandse Normcommissie gevormd, waarin IPMA-NL en PMI Netherlands Chapter zijn vertegenwoordigd. Deze twee vakverenigingen initiëren gezamenlijk de interessegroep ISO 21500.