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✨ Welcome to the PMI Book Club – September Edition!

This month’s session focuses on one of the most valuable competencies for project professionals: Business Acumen. Join our host, Liz Hector, as we explore how strategic thinking, big-picture awareness, and value-driven decision-making can elevate your leadership and influence across any organization.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or expanding your role beyond delivery, this conversation will give you fresh tools and perspectives to bridge the gap between execution and enterprise value.
? September Reading Theme: Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David

This book focuses on staying five steps ahead. How to gain clarity on your identity, strategize effectively, scale your business, and master decision-making under pressure. The book blends mindset, tactical planning, and leadership development to help ambitious professionals level up with deliberate and visionary action.

Please address any questions to Martin.Bertram@pmi-gc.de 

Dr. Gaurav Kumar Chawla, a visionary leader and dynamic voice in the Architecture

Projects are no longer just about delivering outputs—they are the engines of organizational strategy. This session explores how project professionals can connect execution to strategic goals, strengthen business acumen, and communicate value in the language of executives to drive long-term success.

Organizations succeed or fail based on their ability to execute strategy effectively—and projects are the vehicle for that execution. Yet too often, project success is measured only by outputs such as time, cost, and scope, rather than by the outcomes that matter most to the business. To thrive in today’s competitive and uncertain environment, project professionals must expand their role from task managers to strategic leaders who understand and speak the language of business.
This session will provide practical insights on how to align projects with organizational strategy, ensure benefits realization, and strengthen communication with executives. Participants will learn how to reframe project conversations from “what we deliver” to “why it matters,” positioning themselves as trusted advisors who enable business value, not just project outputs.

Please address any questions to martin.bertram@pmi-gc.de