GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The 17th Global Symposium on "Managing Projects, Programs and Portfolios" was
held in Delhi from December 14 to 16, 2009. The Global Symposium invited the
best talents from India and abroad to talk about the contemporary trends in project
and program management. The GS 2009 International Advisory Council (IAC)
consisted of eminent professionals under the Chairmanship of B K Chaturvedi,
Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India and Honorary Patron of PMA,
India. It had a representation at the Secretary level of seven Central Government
Ministries, head of three major Business Associations CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM
and Chairman & CEO’s of both Private and Public Sector companies.
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Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Hon’ble Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission, giving the Inaugural
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| Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission emphasized the importance of project management for emerging economies like India. He stressed that there cannot be any room for slippages in time and overruns in cost. He also compared the total number of certified project professionals being far more in China than in India, specially at the higher levels of IPMA Certification like A, B and C. He further stated that like the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), that reports to the President of USA and is the catalyst for promoting project management extensively in the government, Planning Commission should also take a lead in a similar way in promoting project management in the government. |
The GS 2009 was attended by over 450 participants from all over the world. They
represented 85 companies and government institutions. It was very heartening to
note that a set of 34 recommendations were framed by the participants to be forwarded
to the Central and State Governments, CMDs of CPSEs and CEOs of the private companies
in India to create a massive awareness of the phenomenal implications in using scientific
approach to manage projects and programs. India must become one of the countries
where new methods of managing projects should emerge.
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G K Vasan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Shipping, gave a very powerful message in his Valedictory Address on the last day of the Symposium. He mentioned the importance of effective integration of efforts and resources to achieve the ultimate objectives of undertaking projects and programs. He mentioned the good work carried out by PMA, India and CEPM in creating awareness of using latest methods in managing and planning projects and programs.
Since 1992, Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) and Project Management Associates (PMA), India have been organizing Global Symposiums on an annual basis. The GS in India is now considered to be one of the major events globally in the field of project management. |
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