International Project Management Day - 4th November 2010, Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading

The PMI UK Chapter held its fifth International Project Management (IPM) Day Conference on Thursday, 4th November 2010. The theme is: 

"COMPLEX PROJECTS - ELEGANT SOLUTIONS"

The conference lookedvat the main types and causes of project complexity, and project management theories and practice aimed at addressing them. It sought to answer the question "is project complexity increasing?" by looking at case studies of complex projects, as well as highlighting tools and techniques for project managers

Thanks to all who attended the conference! Conference report and speaker presentations will be posted here shortly.

COMPETITION: Selected articles will be posted . MORE HERE

DONATE TO BRITISH RED CROSS:  One of the speakers at this year's IPM Day Conference was Mike Goodhead, Head of Logistics at the British Red Cross. We are asking conference attendees to support the overseas work of the British Red Cross by donating to their Disater Relief Fund. DONATE HERE

 

CLAIM PDUs

To claim 5.5 PDUs for attending this event, please follow the following steps:

1) Go to the PDU registration page: http://www.pmi.org/CareerDevelopment/Pages/CCR-Reporting-Forms.aspx

2) Log in

3) Claim your PDUs using the following information:

• 5.5 PDUs under category 3
• Provider ID C075
• Activity ID 110410
• Activity Name IPM Day 2010

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

The  final agenda and speakers are listed here in the   IPM DAY 2010 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME .

Speakers:

• Elmar Kutsch, Cranfield School of Management (keynote speaker)
• Nick Fewings, Director, The Colour Works (keynote speaker)
• Eamonn Molloy, Said Business School, Oxford University (keynote speaker)
• Trish Thurley, ALS Consultants (keynote speaker)
• David Attmere, Invensys Rail
• David Buisson, BAA
• Terry Dewhurst, lastminute.com
• Mike Goodhead, British Red Cross
• John Humphries, ESI
• Susie Kay, The Professionalism Group

Moderator:

• Michel Thiry, Valense

VENUE

Our venue this year was the Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading.

Thanks to Microsoft for hosting this event!

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Microsoft

ESI

IIL (International Institute for Learning Inc.)

NetCom Software

Turning Point

ThinkingVisually

QUESTIONS?

For any questions relating to the conference, please contact the IPM Day 2010 Project Manager:

Penny Farrar via Service@PMI.org.uk

For any other information:

Please contact: Sandra Newman at Service@pmi.org.uk
Tel: 0208 751 5626