De Montil, 6 October 2017
PMI Belgium Annual Congress
PM Fair 2017
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Project Manager Compass
Mark your calendars for the Project Management event of the year – the PM Fair 2017 that will take place on Friday, 6 October 2017.
The PM Fair is a very special event for the Project Management Community in Belgium where we make your learning experience fun; an event that will encourage you to enhance your professional knowledge and skills by providing you the latest tools, techniques and trends that are essential for your success.
The objective of the PM Fair is to help you develop and expand the compass of your project management skills each year. With this in mind, the theme we have chosen for PM Fair 2017 is The Project Manager Compass.
The Project Manager Compass is based on the Project Manager Competence Development Framework and is aligned with the PMI talent triangle. The especially designed tracks of the PM compass will assist you to orientate yourself towards your personal development goals, and to navigate in the direction that best fits your chosen path and targets.
Venue
De MontilMoortelstraat 8
B-1790 Affligem (Essene)
http://www.demontil.com
Our venue team has carefully selected De Montil for the PM Fair 2017 keeping in mind the quality of amenities and services required for a high class congress. De Montil offers a central location with a large car park and excellent catering. The meeting rooms are equipped with modern audio-visual facilities.
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Speakers
Downloadable slides are publicly available for some of the presentations in the sections below. Please note that these are only for your personal use, and any commercial or non-commercial presentation of these material, in whole or in part, requires a formal permission from the author.
Keynote Speak: Project Management in Film-making
Jan Verheyen
Jan Verheyen will demonstrate “Project Management in Film-making” in a clear, comprehensive and exciting way with real examples from his legendary movies. Lights! Camera! … Action!
Bio…Jan Verheyen is one of Belgium’s most famous movie directors, renowned for “Alles Moet Weg”, “Het vonnis”, “Team Spirit”, “Vermist”, “Dossier K.”, etc. He is the winner of several awards including the Montreal Award for best director, Chicago’s Silver Hugo, Cairo’s best screenplay. He has also authored two books and appeared on multiple TV and radio shows.
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Keynote Speak: Looking East
Harley Lovegrove
Harley will take us through the Eastern track of Project Manager Compass and will talk about “Looking East”, to help us find the answers to big questions – about finding ourselves, understanding diversity, seeing the world differently and so on…
Bio… Harley Lovegrove is one of the founders of The Bayard Partnership, a multi-disciplinary group practice specialized in solving complex business problems, either via hands on project and change management or via coaching and consulting.He is a thought leader in the field of change, program and project management. He has a very broad experience within both SME’s and large multi-national companies. He is today a business coach and expert in running visionary workshops at all levels in organizations.
Author of four books: ‘The Change Manager’s Handbook’, ‘Transition’, ‘Inspirational Leadership’ and ‘Making a Difference.’ He is a guest lecturer in Change Management at various management schools.
Harley likes to challenge the status-quo in order to ensure that what is needed gets delivered and not necessarily what was originally asked for.
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Masterclass: STOP! Superstars are your worst source of inspiration
And a few other weird ideas about decision making in project and portfolio management
Nader K. Rad
During this master class, you will work in a small group to solve 3 problems that were dealt with incorrectly by individuals or governments in the past and led into trouble. Then we’ll talk about the reasons they went wrong, and the way the same mistakes can happen in our project management systems. [more]
At the end of the session, we work on a fourth problem. This problem is about a theory that I have developed in the past few years, on being inspired by others’ success. The theory is that the most-successful companies and individuals are not a good source of inspiration for you, and trying to copy them decreases your chances of success! We will cover the theory on the previous three exercises.
This master class is useful for you if you are concerned about making the right decisions in your life and work. It is especially useful if you are an entrepreneur, an executive, someone involved in portfolio management, or anyone else involved in managing the products created in projects (e.g. a Product Owner in a small Scrum project).
Bio…Nader K. Rad is a project management author and adviser, and a managing partner at Management Plaza: a Belgian company that helps individuals and companies improve their project management systems.
Nader has 14 years of experience in IT projects, as well as process plant and construction projects. He has experienced both predictive and adaptive environments in the project, program, and portfolio levels, from small IT startups to large oil and gas companies.He has authored more than 40 books, and designed multiple training courses on the topic. He has been the official reviewer of PRINCE2 Agile™, and he is an official reviewer of the new edition of PRINCE2® in AXELOS.
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Presentation: Functioning in virtual teams
Fabio Panzavolta
Global teams are becoming the norm; for a Project Manager, dealing with virtual teams is becoming the norm. Being effective in managing virtual teams implies taking care of aspects that are not always at stake with co-located teams.
For the past two years, I have got the chance to work as Scrum Master on a global project, based in Paris, with part of the DevTeam in Romania and stakeholders all over the world. During this presentation, I will share my experience in managing virtual teams and stakeholders, share with you what has worked well and what I would like to change on my next global project.
Bio…Founder of Collective Genius, Fabio Panzavolta is an international Graphic Project Facilitator and Seminar Leader with 15+ years’ experience in multi-cultural environments. He’s a specialist in delivering complex multi-million projects. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science, is a Project Management Professional (PMP), and AGILE Scrum Master certified. Known for his positive attitude, his “forte” is leading teams using collective intelligence as key for success.
An active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Fabio has addressed international conferences on Organizational Project Management and has published articles and white papers on the subject.
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Presentation: A Personal Development Framework for PMs
Frank Turley
Is it enough to take project management courses? Is it necessary? What else is needed? I am going to explain a simple, practical framework for personal development of project management. It is a cycle of four elements: learn, see, practice, reflect.
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If your goal is to become a project manager, you must have all these four elements, and you must do them iteratively.
During the presentation, I will tell you why this framework works, and I will give you tips and ideas for each element.
Bio…Frank Turley is a project management author, speaker, and adviser, with more than 15 years of experience in project management. He covers both PRINCE2® and Agile concepts.
Frank is on a mission to help aspiring project managers gain practical experience. He does this through his writings, sample projects, tips, and innovative ways of teaching the PM methodologies.
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Presentation: Productive Paradoxes in Projects
Ivo Velitchkov
When projects are seriously regarded as social systems, the most striking realisation is that they are full of paradoxes. Understanding and working with these paradoxes will help project managers deal with the increasing complexity, when methodologies and good practices reach their limits of applicability. It will not be an easy task as the Western culture has been trying for centuries to avoid paradoxes. But the efforts will pay off. The new skills will bring unconventional and useful perspective on project decisions, team roles and plans. It will help realise and work with the unavoidable divergence between project success and client satisfaction, the important difference between risks and hazards, the value of trust, and new ways to look at and manage project communications.
Bio…Dr. Ivo Velitchkov is an independent management consultant, working in the areas of Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Business Strategy, Business Process Management, and Data Management. He’s been involved in these management areas for over 20 years in various capacities: as entrepreneur, CEO of a software company, university professor, project and program manager, consultant and researcher.
Dr. Velitchkov has managed international projects and delivered Project Management seminars and workshops. He is the author of the blog StrategicStructures.com, and co-author of the book “Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government: Practices and Innovations.” He speaks at EA, BPM, Project Management and Management Cybernetics events.
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Presentation: Weathering the Storm with a Pro-active PPM Mind-set in the 21st Century
Kamil Mroz
Pro-activity is a mindset. Pro-activity is the ability to think ahead and connect the dots, before others. As Stephen Covey famously said his book ‘The seven habits of Highly Effective People’ it is about “starting with the end in mind”. Pro-activity is about doing the right thing without asking for permission. It is about being anticipatory, change-oriented and acting in advance of a future situation, rather than just reacting when things go wrongly. [more]
It means taking control and making things happen rather than just adjusting to a situation or waiting for something to happen. In today’s competitive business environment, those responsible for PPM in their organization must be consciously pro-active in their approach to ensure project success.
This presentation will enable PPM professionals to focus first and foremost on pro-actively taking charge of their own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around them. Simply put, a Pro-active PPM professional is like a musical conductor who orchestrates and extracts the best traits out of each team member to make the most of the performance through pro-actively building a culture of success.
Bio…Certified P2 practitioner, Lean Six Sigma professional & strategic consultant (in BSC & EFQM techniques) combined with many years of experience leading projects for clients in Biotech & Pharma. Kamil Mroz is deeply involved in the PM community as an International Correspondent for PMWorldJournal – regularly speaking at PM conferences, actively contributing to publications and enthusiastically sharing his experience with the next generation of project managers! In 2013, he received the prestigious International Project Management Association (IPMA) ‘Young Project Manager of the Year Award’ for outstanding leadership and project management excellence, and since then he has been part of the yearly Global IPMA Jury to select future.
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Presentation: Leadership skills for project managers who work in virtual teams
Katherina Swings
Part one: What are the needs of virtual team members to stay motivated? How to take care of the diversity within a virtual team?
Part two: How can you, as a project lead, stay connected with a virtual team? How will you be able to assess your virtual team members when you might have never met them face to face? What are possible organisational structures that can impact the success of the project?
Bio…Katherina Swings is a highly focused, results oriented person whose trademark values are integrity, authenticity and team dynamics. Her background has been firmly rooted in the field of HR; reaching senior executive level in a giant multi-national. She has worked in a variety of industries and in several locations worldwide. she understands people and how to ensure their alignment with the needs of the business, from hierarchical top down structures to complex multi-national matrix organizations with virtual teams. She works with a positive ‘we can do this attitude’, in a transparent way that is customer focused and sustainable.
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Presentation: What about the Quiet ones?
Erik Leung
Estimates show that a large portion of the workforce is introverted. In a world where extraversion is the ideal, are we getting the full potential out of our introverted project leaders and team members. Some myths about introverts need to be challenged such as “introverts are always shy” and “introverts don’t seek connection”. After reframing the concept of introversion with the latest scientific data and insights, practical strategies are presented to either enhance or develop skills for project leaders and team members to operate in a world that hasn’t fully accepted introverts yet.
Bio…After earning his MSc. in Electrical Engineering, Erik Leung pursued a career geared towards people. Having served in several blue-chip companies such as Toyota, Caterpillar, he has acquired a broad range of experiences in the field of Project Management. His PM passion shows in his volunteering: he served on the board of PMI Belgium during 2014 and he was the content curator for the Belgian PM Congress 2016.
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Workshop: Tragic Steerco – A murder party in project management
Patrice Blanchard
Ever wondered how stakeholders were taking decisions in a Steering Committee and what was their real agenda? Do they want this project to succeed or do they chase another objective?[more]
During this workshop, participants will play the stakeholders in a Steerco.
However the project goes fine but the project manager is found dead, murdered!
Murderer is in the room. He is even one of the Steering Committee members.
At the end of each Steering, the audience will investigate the murder under the guidance of the Master of The Game. The audience will also vote for a potential suspect.
After the interrogation phase, the public jury will decide who is guilty.
After having designated the guilty stakeholder, the Master of the Game will debrief the whole game and explain the various reactions of the stakeholders.
Bio…Patrice Blanchard is a successful senior project manager for 30 years, managing large projects internationally in Benelux, France, UK, and USA. He worked in domains like railways security, internet banking, business intelligence but also radiology.
He pretends that human development and humor are the basic foundations for a project, hence he performs regularly as a stand-up comedian and uses these skills to explain Project management and personal development. His approach relies on outrageous humor, good old common sense and respect.
Patrice is the author of the book “10 ways to be hated as a Project Manager”.
Presentation: Making the world a better place through project management: the Accra Flooding Initiative
Kris Troukens
Kris is leading a collaborative program between PMWB and the Ghana Branch of Project Management Institute. The collaboration is aiming to tackle the recurrent flooding program in the Accra region of Ghana.[more]
Kris and the program team are exemplifying a real-world application of project management skills to support community leaders solve their problems.
Their work on the Accra Flooding Initiative reflects themes project managers may be familiar with in their everyday professional roles. Beyond project managers, we are teaming up with engineers and experts from the water-treatment industries. These are the main areas where action plans will need to be compiled. However, other more general project management skills are also required. For example, when a topic such as “how to develop a garbage collection system from scratch” is on the table.PMWB acts as the coordinator of the workshops that will deliver the WBS [work breakdown structure] plans. These workshops are happening in various international cities, with the help of local PMI chapters. Bio…
Kris is a certified PMP and has been involved with PMI for more than 15 years. He is a Belgian citizen, speaks several languages, his latest responsibility for PMI was being the Regional Mentor for Europe-South.
He has been working as Project Manager and senior consultant at renowned companies such as Hilton, IBM and EuroDisney. Active in the Project Management world, as a speaker, teacher and consultant, he is running his own company, and specialises in all forms of PM advise, training, and consultancy. He is currently active in promoting and launching a certification program for hotel security called SAFEHOTELS. He is also running several programs for PMWB (Project Managers Without Borders), a non-profit organisation using volunteers with PM skills to solve world problems.
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Presentation: Converting Businesses Into Systemic Selling Organizations
Amir Kahani
The VSO (Value Selling Organization) methodology is a customer- value-centric model that ensures all company resources are focused on the selling process in order to get customer satisfaction. This new concept helps to define a business’ sales value by consulting its selling approach and orienting its full organization to achieve revenue growth.[more]
VSO is a strategic project that implements the following elements:
- Salespersons are trained, in training sessions and coached, to use innovative selling processes that make them partners of their customer’s value purchasing strategy and decision making.
- Knowledge of the customer’s buying process that was derived by analysis from surveys, is integrated into the business’ organizational value declaration, and provides advantages over the competition.
- The use of IT strategic projects, such as CRM, BPM, BI software, provides continuous customer analysis on an organizational level in order to support successful sales activity in all departments throughout the entire business infrastructure
This session will cover the practical know-how and process of implementing VSO.
Bio…Amir Kahani holds degrees in economics & computers from Bar Ilan University-Israel, MBA in Marketing from Manchester University and is currently working on his PhD from CFU Bulgaria. Amir Kahani lectures professionally and writes across different media. He brings more than 25 years of business experience in sales & management in high tech arena and is currently working in Business-To- Business market with local and international companies, including Brinks in order to help them create profitable sales that increase profit redundancy.
Kahani has developed a new business methodology called “Value Selling Organization” created in cooperation with a US consulting company which focuses on determining the value sought by customers and integrating that knowledge systematically into the business as means to increasing profit.In his lectures Amir Kahani, incorporates methods that use teachings of Taoism and his practice of martial arts.
Presentation: The Key to Benefits Realization
Brad Bigelow
Benefits Realization is one of the most popular buzzwords in project and program management today and project managers and project teams continue to struggle to link this concept to project plans and deliverables.[more]
This interactive presentation will provide PMs with tips and techniques to help project teams identify outcomes linked to project deliverables, associate them with strategic benefits, and propose measures to enable and monitor benefits realization, even long after the project is completed.
Bio…Brad Bigelow is the technical advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff for ICT and Cyber Defence for SHAPE, NATO’s military operations command. He served in the US Air Force for 25 years, working in space, network, and cyber programs. He worked for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a project manager and portfolio manager and established the first program management office for NATO’s key command and control and information systems. He is a member of the core committee for The Standard for Program Management – Fourth Edition and has spoken at PMI North America and EMEA Congresses.
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Workshop: The wondrous world of sleep
Claudine Drees
- What is the impact of bad sleep on the short and long term?
- Why is sleeping well so important?
- What can you do about it?
- Quiz: what do you actually know about sleep and what about its myths
- The impact of sleep on your physical and mental wellbeing
- Biological clock and sleep phases
- What can you do to enhance your sleep: evening ritual, relaxation, mental and material hygiene, environment, food and sports, tips and tricks to sleep like a log.
- Passionate trainer/coach who opens minds, inspires and helps participants and trainees to make concrete changes in beliefs and behaviour. Supports participants/trainees to find their inner compass and evolve from there in the desired direction.
- Active in training and coaching since 1999; within Inner compass: her “brand”, she unites her activities regarding stress, burn-out, sleep and career solutions. She trains and coaches individuals and companies with clients like: Coca-Cola, IPS, TNS, Worldline, VAB, Deutsche Bank.
- Her methods are scientifically validated. The treatment of sleeping problems or insomnia with sleep pills is not without side effects. Scientific research has proven that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the most effective method in the long run.
Presentation: Why is Management of Change Crucial?
Kris Gielen
Change is everywhere. Disruption is not just a buzzword, it is central to every business. Managing change is therefore essential for the success of anything we do. Kris will not only explain what Management of Change is, but also how you as a PM play a crucial role in it. And he will give you a couple of hints and tips of effective communication along the way.
Bio…Kris Gielen is a Management of Change Consultant and Senior Trainer with 25 years of experience in leading communication and training activities, designing learning solutions, facilitating workshops and educating people.
Kris has a passion for productivity and effectiveness and is always looking for inventive ways to ensure a message really comes across. He has a high interest in effective communication and a master in using a variety of presentation skills.
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Presentation: Yes, you can deliver faster by combining Agile and Waterfall !
Nicholas Mierowski
- Learn how to manage “two separate but coherent styles of work, one focused on predictability and the other on exploration” as defined by Gartner as the “bimodal approach”.
- Discover how Sciforma is marrying Agile and Waterfall/CCPM approaches in one single PPM tool.
- Discover how you can implement a PPM tool and deliver faster!
Sciforma 7.0 is a flexible and easy-to-use tool designed to help businesses manage their projects and portfolios to their greatest advantage. Its features can improve your return on investment, maximize efficiency, and allow you to capitalize on experience. Nicholas Mierowski, the UK/Benelux Sales Manager, actively works with his clients to assist them in a personalized manner based on their level of maturity. Involved in all of the phases of the project, his responsibility is to provide tailored assistance and advice, with the aim of creating a synergy between the tool and the company’s framework. With over 35 years of expertise, Sciforma provides a highly-scalable and cost-effective solution, and incorporates customer feedback into its updates.
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Presentation: The Power of Vision
Diepak Kasi
Have you ever heard the expression “without vision people perish”? This is for a good reason.
Most people wander through life without any direction, purpose, or inspiring long-term goals, which leaves them feeling unfulfilled.
If you want to be a leader, you need to have a vision that inspires you and others as well. It impacts everything you do, and you will know why you do the things you do. With a powerful vision, you create more certainty in your life, you perform better and you feel more fulfilled.
At this highly interactive session, you will learn to utilize the Power of Vision for your professional life as well as your personal life.
Bio…Diepak Kasi is a trainer and coach in the field of Personal Leadership Development. He has progressive leadership experience in helping managers and executives to expand their personal leadership skills. He is passionate, proactive, and purpose-driven with the ability to connect with people and inspire them to improve the quality of their life. He has created his own training program to teach people what is needed to get to the next level in their career, health, finances, relationships and any other area they want to improve.
He also has almost 20 years of experience in project and program management with different companies and sectors and has been a board member of the PMI Netherlands Chapter.
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Presentation: Effective communication with “Blue, Red and Green” Project Team Members and Stakeholders to Build Trust and Reduce Conflict!
Theofanis Giotis & Panos Chatzipanos
The Project Managers spends 90% of their time communicating with stakeholders. But no one can ensure the quality and the effectiveness of their communication method. All of us we hear messages transmitted by others in our own way – interpreted by our own Motivational Value System (MVS).[More]
How can this happen? Our MVS system relies on the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) principle that is based on an American model of psychological testing. SDI likens people’s different “core motivations” to 3 colors: BLUE, RED and GREEN. The BLUE color is for altruistic careers, the RED color is for go-getting leaders and the GREEN color is for analytical, independent types. Flexible, visionary people displaying all 3 colors in equal measure are called “HUBS”.
Following the teachings of the “The One Minutes Manager” (from Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson) and based on the MVS theory, this presentation will allow you to strengthen your communications method and improve the quality of your interactions. You will be armed to discover your communication partner’s value system, see whether he is a GREEN, BLUE or RED type of person. You will be empowered to encode your message to fit to your discussion partner’s MVS, and you will acquire the knowledge to assure that the feedback you receive from your stakeholder is aligned with your original message.
Bio…Theofanis Giotis (MSc, Ph.D. C., PMP, PMI-ACP, CTT+, PRINCE2 Practitioner, CSM, CSP) has been managing projects and programs in the EMEA region since 1987. He is a Thought Leader, Chief Storyteller, Agile Coach, Instructor, Consultant, Author, Trainer, Entrepreneur and senior Project/Program Manager. He is CEO of ITEC-CONSULTING (12PM Consulting) since 1988, and first President of The Greek Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI-GREECE) 2005-2014. He is teaching Project, Program and Portfolio Management at postgraduate level. Theofanis now serves as Vice President of PMI-GREECE (2017-2019) and Leader of ScrumAlliance, Agile and Scrum Greek User Group. Email: Theofanis.Giotis@12pm.eu, LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/TheofanisGiotis
Panos Chatzipanos is a construction industry C-Level Executive for over 20 years. (President, CEO, Managing Director and COO in three major construction companies). Transformational leader. Consultant, World Bank Group – Consultant, the European Commission – Principal, PMO Advisory Inc. Panos is a resourceful and diverse revenue producer with considerable engineering knowledge, large construction experience and strong competencies that span more than 30 years in the construction industry. Played a key role in the merger of the second with the third company and for the successful IPO at the Athens Stock Exchange for all three companies. Panos has extensive knowledge and experience in managing large and complex EPC, Construction and Real Estate Development programs and projects. Currently Panos serves as President of PMI-GREECE and President of ASCE Hellenic International Section. Email: panos0753@gmail.com , LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chatzipanos/
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Masterclass: Embracing the dark and light sides of your inner force
Christophe Vandecaveye & Mieke Bruneel
This masterclass will bring each participant to the core of his/her own being, recognizing this core as a home place within which inner peace, force and energy can be found and from which the world can be observed, handled and enjoyed. We will show the participants how the principles of nature (like the elements of nature, the seasons, the directions of the wind, their own body and mind, …) can help them and how to integrate these things in their daily life. To deepen the experience, we will put participants in circumstances of pressure and uncertainty to playfully let them discover the added value of “embracing the dark and light sides of your inner force” in their projects and leadership positions.
Bio… Christophe Vandecaveye: +20 years of experience in Projects, Change & Entrepreneurship and working to bring life, love & evolution to the (business) world. Christophe works/worked for various clients (public & private) in Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Germany & Saudi Arabia, exposing him primarily to the sectors of Telecoms, Media, Public Transport (road, rail & air), Utilities, Government, … and is an experienced speaker for PMI, Vlerick, AMS and many others.Keywords: leadership, project, program, change, life, love, alchemy, human, humor, integrity, passion. Mieke Bruneel: Running her own business in showing the way to innate wellbeing and a strong feeling of self-worth since 2008. Mieke has always been driven by her deep understanding of the natural human potential. Knowing that there is more in every human being than that what meets the eye, she has worked with clients of all levels of society and helped them develop their own uniqueness and inner strength. Since the beginning of 2017 she is participating in a new alliance to bring the natural principles of alchemy into all areas of society.
Keywords: self-leadership, resilience, alchemy, fun, passion, strength, human
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Sponsors
Organizing the PMI Belgium National Congress is challenging without sponsors. Sponsoring the event will give you an ideal opportunity to showcase your brand and company directly to all participants as well as to the large project management community in Belgium through our well-developed communication network. You will also have direct access to over 3000 professionals and through them to their companies and their business contacts. We have several sponsor packages that fit all budgets.If you wish to exhibit your products or services or sponsor PM Fair 2017, or need further information, please contact info@pmfair.org.
Organization Team
The organization of the PM Fair is a huge project with varied tasks that requires many skilled hands from start to finish, in order to deliver a high class congress. This important annual event is realized with the help of a dedicated team of volunteers. We are looking for more volunteers to join our passionate PM Fair 2017 team.
Volunteering with PMI can provide you with opportunities that enable you to share your knowledge and experience with other professionals. It will give you a global perspective of how project managers work in various industries. It will also help you to further strengthen your project management skills.
If you wish to join our enthusiastic team, please contact info@pmfair.org.
About the PM Fair
The PMI Belgium Chapter has a long standing tradition of organizing an Annual Congress, now known as the PM Fair, in the beginning of October each year.The conventional congress landscape dotting the professional calendar with events filled with the traditional content and structure is slowly giving way to new and innovative approach. PMI Belgium has been a front runner in challenging the traditional format and giving to the project management professionals an event that is not only professionally rewarding but also an invigorating experience filled with fun while delivering on the core professional content.
In 2015, PMI Belgium took the first step to innovate by introducing the “Market Place” concept in the form of the “PM Fair”. In 2016, the focus was turned to not just delivering value but to delight the customer as well as to be a delighted project management professional by addressing the aspects related to the personal well-being.
This year, the PM Fair 2017 continues in the path of “the delighted” by providing the project management professionals a compass that guides them or navigates them towards being delighted and overall well-being that ultimately leads to higher personal and as well as customer satisfaction. The theme of the PM Fair 2017 therefore is aptly “The Project Manager Compass” or in short “The PM Compass”, where the congress will provide the necessary inputs, tools, techniques, tips, networking, health and well-being aspects etc., all bundled as a virtual compass that can steer their projects, teams and themselves to a grand success.
The congress is aimed at delivering key values by providing ample opportunity for professional interaction, networking and knowledge sharing in a relaxed environment. A central area will be provided that will allow sponsors/authors to demonstrate their products or services to a targeted group of professionals.
Building on the innovative ideas, the objective is to deliver PM Fair as a congress that is THE Project Management event of the year, and an event that everyone looks forward to attending each year.
Next year?
There will be another great congress next year, as well as many satellite events. You can stay informed of them by subscribing to our newsletter at PMI Belgium Chapter website.
Contact Us
You can contact us at info@pmfair.org, or using the following form.