MPUG Show Daily: Reports from PMI's Global Congress 2010

• PMI Keynoters Clinton and Kundra Highly Value PMers
• Laser Construction Wins PMI's Project of the Year Award
• MPUG Members: Get Your Free Tee at PMI Global Congress!
• MPUG Member Profiles

PMI Keynoters Clinton and Kundra Highly Value PMers

Two American notables -- former President Bill Clinton and current Federal CIO Vivek Kundra -- appeared separately on stage at PMI's annual Global Congress 2010 taking place this week in Washington, D.C. According to Clinton, the evening keynoter, a project manager is somebody who turns "good intentions into positive outcomes."...

Laser Construction Wins PMI's Project of the Year Award

National Ignition Facility (NIF), a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has been awarded the Project Management Institute's PMI Project of the Year Award. This award recognizes the work of a project team that shows superior performance, excellent project management execution, and innovation in the use of project management technology...

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MPUG Member Profiles

Bill Bringman
Where: Chicago, IL
Who: BlueCross BlueShield Association
What: Project Manager
Tools: Project Pro and Standard 2007, Project Server 2007
Best PMI session so far: The "I Get It Factor": Truly Effective Communications Techniques, presented by Frank Saladis
Comment: "Earned value management is effective for long term projects, which raises the question, why are we trying to implement three-month projects?"

Matteo Becchi
Where: Washington, D.C.
Who: American University
What: Enterprise Systems Project Team
Tools: Project Pro and Standard 2007
Best PMI session so far: Anything with "Agile" in the title
Comment: "Co-locate PMs with project teams... (duh!)"

Tom Herrington
Where: Grand Rapids, MI
Who: Meijer
What: Senior Project Management Specialist
Tools: Project Pro 2007
Best PMI session so far: Mind-Mapping for Project Managers, presented by Cathy Byrnes
Comment: "Contrary to what you might think, Agile and Waterfall project management can co-exist."