We’re sure you’re also marvelling at how the year has started so quickly, and that April is upon us already! We hope your first quarter has been prosperous and challenging!
For those of you winding down your financial year end, this is a tim...
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Building your successes in 2013
Building your successes in 2013
We’re sure you’re also marvelling at how the year has started so quickly, and that April is upon us already! We hope your first quarter has been prosperous and challenging!
For those of you winding down your financial year end, this is a time for reflection and forecasting; evaluating what worked and what didn’t (your Lessons Learned) and looking to the future to anticipate market changes, upcoming trends and setting your goals for the next 12 months. We are sure that the hard work and effort you put in the last 12 months is going to start paying off!
We are also looking ahead for new and exciting opportunities. Read on for more information on our brand new PRINCE 2® Foundation and Practitioner certification courses.
We also branched into the medical field with UNESDA (University-based Nursing Education South Africa) to assist them with the closing process in a number of their projects. We are delighted with the feedback we received from this implementation.
In our featured articles, Robert Kent provides an opinion piece as to whether Agile and Waterfall can coexist. The word “agile” has caught on as a buzzword in the world of product development. The great thing about buzzwords is that they attract a lot of attention. Agile has been touted as the next best thing in the mystical world of project management with many believing that it is the logical replacement for the “older” waterfall method. There is a “however”, in there, as waterfall methods do hold value for certain projects.
We wish you determination and perseverance for the next few months, and invite you to share your success stories with us. Stay focussed, and be fired by passion to deliver your best!
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Welcome to 2013 – A new year brings new beginning and industry change!
A Happy New Year to you! We wish you a healthy and prosperous 2013, filled with challenges, and new opportunities! We are in full swing, and look forward to bringing you exciting offerings during 2013.
Our two day course in
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Welcome to 2013 – A new year brings new beginning and industry change!
A Happy New Year to you! We wish you a healthy and prosperous 2013, filled with challenges, and new opportunities! We are in full swing, and look forward to bringing you exciting offerings during 2013.
Our two day course in Lean Enablers for Managing Complex Engineering Projects will be our first new offering in 2013. We have come to accept that complex engineering projects and programs, means loads of issues, huge bills and massive delays. This course is designed for those projects, program and portfolio personnel and engineers who are willing to take on the challenge to deliver successful projects and programs.
With a new year, comes a new beginning and change. PMI® have launched the updates to the foundation standards - The Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) PMBOK® Fifth Edition, The Standard for Program Management Third Edition and the Standard for Portfolio Management – Third Edition. For all our certification learners, this is important information for you! With the PMBOK® Fifth Edition updates, new exams will be launched from 1st July 2013. If you have not yet written your exam, you will need to do so before PMI launches their new exam. Read on for more information on the PMI® exam launch dates.
In addition, to assist you to stay ahead of your game, we will start running the 1 day PMBOK® Fifth Edition Alignment Course starting on the 25 February 2013. Read on for more information on PM.Ideas PMBOK® Fifth Edition Alignment Course.
Our article and Top Ten Tips this month focus on growing junior team members, assisting and guiding them in their career paths. As senior team members, you have a responsibility to pass on your knowledge and mentor junior team members by inspiring them to develop their competencies.
We look forward to sharing an awesome 2013 with you and assisting you every step of the way in your Project Management and Leadership development.
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Closing Out ‘Project 2012‘
We are sure you’ll all agree that 2012 has been a dynamic and challenging year!
Project implementation has been on the rise and companies have highlighted an increased need for project, program and portfolio management offices, collaboration tools and best practice methodologies to assi...
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Closing Out ‘Project 2012‘
We are sure you’ll all agree that 2012 has been a dynamic and challenging year!
Project implementation has been on the rise and companies have highlighted an increased need for project, program and portfolio management offices, collaboration tools and best practice methodologies to assist in their success.
One of the ways we’ve helped to implement this success is by giving back to the project management community through various conferences and events. One of the highlights of 2012 was being involved in the Project Management Exchange in Harare, Zimbabwe. Read on for more details on the conference and how we were involved.
In our main articles, Bahia Sarlie and Karin Deacon will give you some Tips and Tools on Managing the Human side of Change in projects, and discuss how by implementing effective change management can improve your project success and ROI.
We have trained 100 additional certification learners since last year, and our overall course attendance almost doubled, with us growing and developing 4500 learners in the project management and leadership fields.
We have launched the Agile Project Management (PMI-ACP®) certification this year, which has been received with huge enthusiasm from our clients. The purpose of this certification is to recognize an individual’s expertise in using agile practices in their projects, whilst demonstrating their increased professional versatility through agile tools and techniques. In addition, the PMI-ACP® certification carries a higher level of professional credibility as it requires a combination of agile training, experience working on agile projects and examination on agile principles, practices, tools and techniques. For more information on this programme, visit our website, or Subscribe to our User Portal to download a presentation on the difference between Agile and Traditional Project Management.
As you wind down the year, and take a well-deserved holiday, we wish you all a happy festive season and we look forward to sharing a prosperous 2013 with you.
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Helping you to tackle Time, Cost and Quality
While time stops for no man, it is important to take a step back every now and then to reflect on how you are currently working. We are all so busy working that we seldom come up for air in our busy days, to evaluate our progress and plan for the future.
The key issues that continuousl...
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Helping you to tackle Time, Cost and Quality
While time stops for no man, it is important to take a step back every now and then to reflect on how you are currently working. We are all so busy working that we seldom come up for air in our busy days, to evaluate our progress and plan for the future.
The key issues that continuously come up in discussions with our clients are Time (not enough!), Cost (too much!) and Quality (needs to be the best!)
Since we know our clients are so pressed for time, our new pmBiotix BioBOOST sessions are only 3 hours long, giving you quick tips and tools to address specific issues such as coaching, defining user requirements, dealing with difficult stakeholders, creating opportunities out of problems, and most importantly building your personal brand!
In order to reduce your training spend, our newly launched Knowledge Accelerator Programme offers more than R 7000 in savings per individual! Read on for details of this exciting programme!
The reason for our existence is to deliver the right products and expertise to our clients and to enable individual and organisational improvement. Our client testimonials in this issue look at the ‘raving fans‘ we have recently created through our commitment to you - our valued clients!
Our passion is to deliver the rights products to the right organisations, driven to be the best, and we hope to be assisting you staying on top of your game through our expertise and passion for what we do!
As many of you are facing financial year ends, we wish you well during this stressful time and look forward to meeting up with again in the not too distant future.
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Serving YOU!
We hope our first newsletter of 2012 finds you refreshed, and with a renewed sense of purpose to accomplish your goals!
Our mission in 2012 is to grow Project Management maturity at all levels as we believe, in the not too distant future, business and Project Management will converge as...
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Serving YOU!
We hope our first newsletter of 2012 finds you refreshed, and with a renewed sense of purpose to accomplish your goals!
Our mission in 2012 is to grow Project Management maturity at all levels as we believe, in the not too distant future, business and Project Management will converge as one. Organisations continue to trade in a tough economic climate and their ability to adapt, move quickly and smartly will be key to their survival.
One of the many exciting programmes we have launched to assist you in growing your knowledge, skills and competence, is the PM.Ideas Knowledge Accelerator Membership Programme.
The PM.Ideas Knowledge Accelerator Programme is aimed at Project Management professionals who understand the importance of staying on top of their game. The membership programme will provide you with access to training programmes, coaching and mentoring as well as networking opportunities with like-minded professionals.
Time flies when you are having fun... so find the job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life! At PM.Ideas we have done just that our passion is project management and today we celebrate you on International Project Management Day - 3rd November 2011!
To coincide w...
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PMBiotix has arrived!
Time flies when you are having fun... so find the job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life! At PM.Ideas we have done just that our passion is project management and today we celebrate you on International Project Management Day - 3rd November 2011!
To coincide with International Project Management Day, we are launching pmBiotix ... our latest training intervention which is aimed at all of you "movers and shakers" who can‘t take extended periods of time out of the office, but understand the importance of continual development, growing our awesome profession - project management and ensuring you stay on top of your game.
pmBiotix is a range of jam-packed, snappy, fun and effective 3-hour BioBOOST modules, which target specific areas of business, leadership and project management skills to bring out the best in you. The loaded pmBiotix BioBOOSTS are loaded with effective tools and techniques which give you instant results. And if you are a certified professional, you will earn yourself 3 PDU points!
Book yourself on a pmBiotix BioBOOST module today for only R499-00 ex VAT and get the boost you deserve!
The first of many to come pmBiotix BioBOOSTs include:
PMB01 - Your opportunity enabler techniques BioBOOST 25th January 2012
During this 3-hour BioBOOST, you will acquire a variety of opportunity enabler techniques to dissolve problems quickly and effectively and turn them into opportunities. Think about your typical day... you have it all planned out and probably only get to deliver 10% of what you had planned due to unscheduled meetings, "interruptions" and people asking for your input to solve problems or issues which have arisen. By applying quick and effective opportunity enabler techniques (a.k.a problem solving... so 80‘s) you will outshine your competition and deliver your projects more effectively.
PMB02 - Your personal brand BioBOOST 30th November 2011
During this 3-hour BioBOOST, you will gain insights into what people around you see, which you don‘t! Irrespective of your role, the people around you have formulated an opinion about you based on your demonstrated behaviour irrespective whether their opinions are correct, perceptions are real. Think about the brands which blow you away.... and the ones which leave a bad taste in your mouth... What has created this emotion? The time to start creating your exceptional personal brand starts now! What are you waiting for?
PMB03 - Your difficult stakeholders turned into your greatest supporters BioBOOST 8th February 2012
During this 3-hour BioBOOST, you will learn a variety of tools of techniques which will turn your difficult stakeholders into your greatest supporters. How much time do you spend in business trying to get people to buy-in to concepts and initiatives you are working on. This takes a huge amount of time, costs money (ching ching) and drains your energy. Think of your favourite sport... Who is your favourite team? How passionate are you about them? Turning your difficult stakeholders into your greatest supporters is not as daunting as you think. Book yourself on this BioBoost and your stakeholder management toolbox will be turned into a treasure chest!
PMBO4- Your secret weapon in defining User Requirements BioBOOST 6th December 2011
During this 3-hour BioBOOST, you will be exposed to a secret weapon which will make defining user requirements a walk in park. Okay, after you attend this BioBOOST it won‘t be so secret... How many times have you encountered stakeholders who say what they want, but when it comes to putting it on paper, you are lucky if you get a one liner. It feels like you are pulling hens teeth! By applying some quick and effective techniques you will be able to get into your stakeholders heads and transform the user requirements elicitation process from being a painful experience into one that delivers instant results.
For more information on the pmBiotix BioBOOSTs, please contact our Sales Team on +27(0)11 706 6684 or email Phillippa Dilley
Team PM.Ideas wishes you all the best for the remainder of 2011 and we thank you for your continued support.
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Spring is in the air!
Spring is in the air and the timing is perfect to rejuvenate your organisation and people!
The awesome team at PM.Ideas has been burning the midnight oil and delivering a variety of interventions in the organisational Project Management maturity assessment, individual competency assessme...
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Spring is in the air!
Spring is in the air and the timing is perfect to rejuvenate your organisation and people!
The awesome team at PM.Ideas has been burning the midnight oil and delivering a variety of interventions in the organisational Project Management maturity assessment, individual competency assessment and people development space.
PM.Ideas has been awarded various global and local contracts provide Project Management and Leadership training across the globe. The key objective of these programmes is to equip our client‘s staff with enhanced project management and leadership skills to effectively and efficiently manage a wide range of projects and ultimately improve project performance.
PM.Ideas unique approach to developing competence in individuals caters for a wide variety of training interventions, which include face-to-face training, blended learning (combination of eLearning and face-to-face interventions), eLearning, on-the-job and virtual coaching and mentoring. As a result, PM.Ideas is well positioned to meet the needs of geographically dispersed teams.
In addition, the CAPM®, PMP®, PgMP®, PMI-SP® and PMI-RMP® Certification Preparation Programmes target different levels of Project Management across the organisation. In order to determine which certification programme the participant should attend, PM.Ideas conducts an online project management assessment, which is followed up with a 1- hour validation session to provide a development path based on the individuals needs in terms of development to ensure that the training interventions are targeted to cater for the individuals specific needs. Once the participant has completed the training programme and applied their newly acquired skills in the workplace for a period of 6 -12 months, PM.Ideas conducts a re-assessment to determine whether the gaps in the participant‘s competence have improved and to measure the effectiveness of the training interventions.
We have developed customised skills training programmes for a variety of our valued clients, in many areas including: Risk Management, Negotiation Skills, Leadership Skills, Business Skills and Communications Skills.
The latest trend amongst our clients is to truly understand where the organisation is functioning at this point in time and what they need to do to take them to the next level and ultimately achieve their strategic goals. By using the PM.Ideas Organisational Project Management Maturity Model, Individual Project Management Competency Assessments and DiSC Personnel and Team Profiling tools, they ensure that the organisation has timely and accurate information in order to make informed decisions.
The PM.Ideas team wishes you all the best for the remainder of 2011 and we thank you for your continued support.
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Exciting times at PM.Ideas
A lot of exciting things have been happening at PM.Ideas recently.
Our latest certification programme will be launched in August, with the PMI-SP® (Scheduling Professional) Certification Preparation Programme. If you‘d like to become the first PMI-SP® in South Africa, get in touch wi...
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Exciting times at PM.Ideas
A lot of exciting things have been happening at PM.Ideas recently.
Our latest certification programme will be launched in August, with the PMI-SP® (Scheduling Professional) Certification Preparation Programme. If you‘d like to become the first PMI-SP® in South Africa, get in touch with us!
We are delivering training throughout South Africa in Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, as well as Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal. In addition to this, we are expanding globally to meet our clients needs in the U.S.A, Australia and Austria.
Remember the deadline for our Project of the Year Award is 1 August 2011, so don‘t forget to send in your nominations!
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PM.Ideas turns 10 on 1 April 2011
In appreciation of you, our valued customers, making PM.Ideas the awesome company it is today, we have slashed our short course prices.
Book yourself on any 1, 2 or 3 day course and pay 2001 prices... that is correct 2001 PRICES!
PM.Ideas turns 10 on 1 April 2011
In appreciation of you, our valued customers, making PM.Ideas the awesome company it is today, we have slashed our short course prices.
Book yourself on any 1, 2 or 3 day course and pay 2001 prices... that is correct 2001 PRICES!
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PM.Ideas Community of Practice
PM.Ideas successfully launched a series of Community of Practice sessions in 2010, covering Project Management and Leadership topics. Click Here to join our User Portal and view previous presentations.
In 2011, we continue with t...
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PM.Ideas Community of Practice
PM.Ideas successfully launched a series of Community of Practice sessions in 2010, covering Project Management and Leadership topics. Click Here to join our User Portal and view previous presentations.
In 2011, we continue with these sessions to encourage networking, collaboration and communication among colleagues and like-minded professionals.
Invites for the next session will be sent out shortly. To celebrate our upcoming 10 Year Anniversary, we‘ll be taking a look back on the last 10 years and looking forward to the next 10 years - what does the future hold?
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eLearning Solutions
PM.Ideas offers a variety of eLearning options to provide learners with the opportunity to develop and acquire new skills beyond the traditional classroom experience. You are able to target specific developmental needs and enhance your skills and competencies anyplace, anytime and anywhere.
For m...
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eLearning Solutions
PM.Ideas offers a variety of eLearning options to provide learners with the opportunity to develop and acquire new skills beyond the traditional classroom experience. You are able to target specific developmental needs and enhance your skills and competencies anyplace, anytime and anywhere.
For more information, visit our eLearning page
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PM.Ideas User Portal & Online Coach
Did you know PM.Ideas has an Online Coach available to assist in your career development? Subscribe to our User Portal and gain access to newsletters, project management templates, advice on project management or leadership issues, or to conta...
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PM.Ideas User Portal & Online Coach
Did you know PM.Ideas has an Online Coach available to assist in your career development? Subscribe to our User Portal and gain access to newsletters, project management templates, advice on project management or leadership issues, or to contact our Online Coach for any questions you may have!
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Sun City Competition
Should you know of anyone who may be interested in attending our Project Management and Leadership courses enter our competition! By supplying 3 or more names you could stand the chance of winning a weekend away for two at Sun City.
Email your referrals to
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Sun City Competition
Should you know of anyone who may be interested in attending our Project Management and Leadership courses enter our competition! By supplying 3 or more names you could stand the chance of winning a weekend away for two at Sun City.
