PMI Germany Chapter e.V.

In a world that is rapidly changing and includes a wide range of diversity, mutual understanding and adaptability are important competencies for leaders to work effectively in teams in such environments.

We work together in cross-cultural and cross-generational teams whose members all bring their own values, goals and dreams. Mutual understanding and openness to others are very important skills to be successful in projects and organizations.

Digital transformation is taking place at a rapid pace in all areas of society worldwide and is bringing about major changes. Regardless of the challenges we face, it is important to use innovation and creativity to drive projects forward.

To gain a global perspective on how AI works as a catalyst for change in digital transformation, all PMI members worldwide are invited to participate in a survey to provide insights on the use of AI in project management. The project is designed to gain a better understanding of the future of project management and organizational change through digital leadership.

How can we manage crisis situations? We think: Core competencies of project management help us to act in a goal-oriented yet flexible manner in critical situations. Agile methodologies in particular offer a wide range of ways of working and thinking that make it possible to manage complex tasks even in environments with great uncertainty. In a series of lectures we will take a closer look at this.

Promoting and advancing the application of professional project management in all areas of society is PMI's major overarching goal. With almost 700,000 members, PMI is the world's largest organization in this field. For many, simply being a member of this great family is a benefit in itself. However, being a member of PMI and the PMI Germany Chapter brings many additional benefits. These are often not even known. For this reason we are going on a search for you and from now on we will present a "Benefit of the Month" every month.

Starting with this newsletter, we would like to present a "Member Benefit" every month.

Promoting and advancing the application of professional project management in all areas of society is PMI's major overarching goal. With almost 700,000 members, PMI is the world's largest organization in this field. For many, simply being a member of this great family is a benefit in itself. However, being a member of PMI and the PMI Germany Chapter brings many additional benefits. These are often not even known. For this reason we are going on a search for you and from now on we will present a "Benefit of the Month" every month.

We want to start with a work, which should be known to most readers. The basic work of project management par excellence, the PMBOK^® Guide. Due to its great importance for project management as a topic, the work deserves to be mentioned as the first benefit. "Honour to whom honour is due!".

The Special Olympics World Games are the largest inclusive sports event in the world. They are held every two years, alternating between summer and winter games.

This year, the Special Olympic World Games took place in Berlin from June 17 to June 25. The Games were opened with "the flame of hope" in Berlin's Olympic Stadium in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

In September last year, Pierre La Manh became PMI's new CEO. Over the last few months, he has been transforming PMI, creating new organizational structures and gradually filling the leadership positions.

This process is now complete. If you want to know more about PMI's leadership team, you can find an overview here. https://www.pmi.org/about/leadership-governance/pmi-leadership-team.

From a German perspective, two names deserve special mention: Johannes Heinlein and Lysan Drabon.

Project managers play a critical role in realizing an organization's ESG ambitions.

The linked report explores how project managers can drive ESG projects and achieve meaningful results by setting the right goals, measuring impact, leveraging data-driven results, using new technologies, and fostering open communication while ensuring ongoing stakeholder support.

Here is the link to the report:  https://www.pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/esg/measuring-the-impact-of-esg-initiatives

230709 ChapterMagazin After the publication of the Chapter Magazine in May (those who have not yet downloaded the issue can do so HERE) , we are moving directly into the design of the next issue, which is scheduled for August.

In it, we will introduce the Region South and a Board member of the PMI Germany Chapter, report on the result of the board elections, upcoming and past events as well as various topics from the world of PMI.

On June 14th, the kickoff of the first round of the nationwide mentoring program for members of the PMI Germany Chapter will take place - giving the starting signal for the mentees and mentors.

230409 Mentoring Following a pilot project last year in the North, West and East regions, the chapter-wide rollout began in March and April with a total of 1,628 members nationwide and of the PMI Ukraine Chapter who met the criteria for a mentee or mentor communicated transparently in the invitation (here are more details for the criteria).

From the 75 applications received, 68 members have now been "matched" and formed into mentoring pairs, who will be briefed and familiarized with the rules at the "kick-off" on June 14th.

3,285 members were asked to participate in our member survey. Many thanks to the 282 members, or 8.6 percent who participated.

PMI conducts a satisfaction survey of our chapter members each fall. In addition, in the spring we invited our members to participate in our chapter's own member survey. While the PMI survey asks more general satisfaction questions, we wanted to find out how the specific chapter offerings are viewed.