PMFORUM Breaking News
Breaking News in the Project Management World
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
GAPPS Working Session 13 to be held in Conjunction with PMAJ International Project and Program Management Symposium in Tokyo
The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards has announced the next working session for those professional leaders and organizations interested in working towards an open global standard for project management. Working Session no 13 will be held during 12-14 March 2008 at Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan. The Working Session will immediately follow the PMAJ International Project and Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 being held at the same location during 10-11 March.
At GAPPS working sessions, participants work hard over three days to achieve agreed outcome of the Alliance. The work of the GAPPS is done by volunteers, who are busy people but who have recognized that most achievements and progress can be made during these sessions.
Preliminary objectives and Agenda for Working Session 13 include the following:
Registration for GAPPS Working Session 13 is now open. Accommodation bookings can be made at the Keio Plaza Hotel with the special GAPPS, but places are limited. For more information, visit www.globalpmstandards.org or contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org. For more information about the PMAJ International Project and Program Management Tokyo 2008 Symposium website at www.pmaj.or.jp.
The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) is an independent collaborative not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering mutual recognition for project and program management standards and qualifications. The organization was formed in response to the need for global portability of project management qualifications, certifications and development programs.
The GAPPS project manager standards are intended to provide a framework for assessment and development of project management skills. They also support the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations addressing an identified applied skill shortage in many nations. The GAPPS standards can be adopted by organisations for the assessment, development and certification of their project managers, in their entirety or customized to support existing project management cultures, processes, tools and models. Benefits of GAPPS include its independence from proprietary project management methodologies and models, and that it can complement existing structures. All the works produced by GAPPS are developed on a volunteer basis, are publicly available for use by public and private sector organisations, and can be downloaded from the GAPPS website at www.globalpmstandards.org. To become involved, to join the next working session, or for more information, contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org.
Preliminary objectives and Agenda for Working Session 13 include the following:
- Further development of program manger standards
- Review of endorsed provider pilot process
- Review of mapping exercise
- Revisit idea of G3 project managers
- Review of Road Map
- Update of Global Pilot
- Discussion of Operational Issues (Business Case, Budget, Communications, Membership)
- Conducting of Board Meeting
Registration for GAPPS Working Session 13 is now open. Accommodation bookings can be made at the Keio Plaza Hotel with the special GAPPS, but places are limited. For more information, visit www.globalpmstandards.org or contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org. For more information about the PMAJ International Project and Program Management Tokyo 2008 Symposium website at www.pmaj.or.jp.
The Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) is an independent collaborative not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering mutual recognition for project and program management standards and qualifications. The organization was formed in response to the need for global portability of project management qualifications, certifications and development programs.
The GAPPS project manager standards are intended to provide a framework for assessment and development of project management skills. They also support the Millennium Development Goals proposed by the United Nations addressing an identified applied skill shortage in many nations. The GAPPS standards can be adopted by organisations for the assessment, development and certification of their project managers, in their entirety or customized to support existing project management cultures, processes, tools and models. Benefits of GAPPS include its independence from proprietary project management methodologies and models, and that it can complement existing structures. All the works produced by GAPPS are developed on a volunteer basis, are publicly available for use by public and private sector organisations, and can be downloaded from the GAPPS website at www.globalpmstandards.org. To become involved, to join the next working session, or for more information, contact secretariat@globalpmstandards.org.
