On 24th of March 2012, Alex Jalalian (PMAC’s Vice President) and Beverly Pasian (PMAC’s Past President) presented PMAC’s application for IPMA’s full membership to the Council of Delegates (CoD) of IPMA, in Valencia. The presentation included a video message from Kevin Aguanno (PMAC’s president) to the CoD. One day later, i.e. on the voting day, the CoD voted by 83 votes in favour, 0 votes against and 0 votes abstained, and hence, PMAC became officially a full member of IPMA.
Congratulations to all PMAC-AGPC members !
The University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) has been offering preparation courses for our Certified Agile Project Manager exam for the past couple of years now, and the demand for the Cert.APM credential in the Kitchener-Waterloo area has remained steady. The latest batch of students wrote the exam at the university on April 4, 2012.
Morley Selver, the PMAC Director of Certification is pleased to announce that all of the students passed the exam and have been granted the Certified Agile Project Manager (Cert.APM) designation. Please see our Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers for our updated listing.
[Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers]
PMAC Director of Certification, Morley Selver, has written another excellent article, this time on project budget breakdowns. Please click the link below to read the full article.
[Read the Article]
PMAC Director of Awards, Alex Jalalian, and the remainder of the Board of Directors of PMAC would like to announce that Kevin Aguanno has been awarded the 2011 PMAC Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of his dedication to the association, his eagerness to help out with any activity, and the long hours he puts in helping to run the association. Award voting was conducted at the 2011 PMAC Annual General Meeting held earlier this year.
Join us in extending our congratulations!
Morley Selver, the PMAC Director of Certification is pleased to announce that 2 more people received their Certified Agile Project Manager designations in March 2012 by passing the online exam. Please see our Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers for our updated listing.
[Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers]
Do you know the best ways for Project Managers and Product Managers to improve their interactions in developing new products? Have you seen cases where the two disciplines work together well? Have you seen cases where they do not?
In the recently-completed global Study of Product Team Performance, 2012, only 12% of organizations report that their product development projects are completed on time, on scope, and on budget. Come join us on Thursday, March 29th to learn how your organization can become more successful in bringing together project managers and product managers to deliver products to your market.
Following our recent Annual General Meeting, PMAC President, Kevin Aguanno, welcomes two new members to the PMAC Board of Directors:
- The first, Romeo Mitchell, is our new Director of Professional Development. He brings extensive program management experience and is well-known in the Canadian project management community, having served terms as the president of PMI Southern Ontario Chapter and Vice President of the Ontario Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
- The second, Daniel Fay, is our new Director of Communications. Dan teaches project management and leadership topics as a guest lecturer at universities around the world. He is also an adjunct faculty member for the Peter Drucker Executive Development Program in China. He is current on the Board of Directors of the PMI Newfoundland Chapter.
The 2011 PMAC Annual General Meeting minutes have been posted to our Members Forum. To access them, you need to be a member and log in to the web site, then use the link below:
[2011 PMAC AGM Minutes]
The IPMA Research Award and the IPMA Young Researcher Award applications are due 15 May. This highlight of the research community recognises and promotes excellent research to enhance project and programme management.
For more details and application forms, go to http://ipma.ch/2012/ipma-research-awards-applications-due-15-may
Morley Selver, the PMAC Director of Certification is pleased to welcome Steve Wickens to our roster of Certified Agile Project Managers. Congratulations, Steve!
[Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers]
