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Monday, February 04, 2008
Project Management Learning at NASA! Ed Hoffman to provide 2nd Keynote Speech at PMAJ Symposium in Tokyo
The Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) has announced that Dr. Ed Hoffman, Director of the NASA Academy of Program, Project and Engineering Leadership in the USA will deliver a keynote speech at the “International Project & Program Management Symposium Tokyo 2008 – In pursuit of organizational project management value.” The two-day symposium will be held in Tokyo, Japan during 10-11 March 2008.
Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be entitled “Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership - An agency-wide resource for technical workforce development.”
According to the abstract for the speech, we live in a project world that is characterized by frequent change, complexity and virtual expertise. In such a world knowledge identification and sharing is a necessity. When your organization is NASA the challenge is great. Dr. Hoffman will share a story of how some of the best engineering and project manager practitioners from NASA have developed a vibrant community of practice to share knowledge and spread mission excellence. The presentation will describe the approach being taken to lay down a foundation for the development of an engineering and project management learning community in project management. Experiences and lessons for establishing a successful project management workforce will be presented.
Dr. Ed Hoffman is Director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL), Dr. Hoffman is responsible for the development of program/project and engineering leaders and teams within NASA. This includes the development and maintenance of a comprehensive program/project management and engineering competency model, training curriculum, consulting services for project management teams, and knowledge sharing strategies. In this capacity, Dr. Hoffman works within NASA, as well as externally with leaders of industry, academia, associations, and other government agencies in order to establish priorities and enhance capabilities in program and project management.
Dr. Hoffman is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University and Webster University in the United State. He is a frequently invited speaker at conferences and associations worldwide, has authored numerous articles and presentations on program and project management. He co-authored the books entitled, “Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders” published in 2000 by Wiley and “Shared Voyage” published in 2005 by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Division. Dr. Hoffman holds a Doctorate, as well as a Master of Arts and a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in the area of social and organizational psychology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College in 1981.
Dr. Ed Hoffman’s speech will be one of five keynotes at the Tokyo symposium, which will also feature presentations and papers by project management experts and leaders from around the world. Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be the second keynote on Monday, March 10, at 10:50 a.m.
According to Symposium Project Director Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, “Dr. Ed Hoffman is one of the world’s leading experts on program and project management. He is well known throughout the world, and I have had the privilege to hear him speak several times. NASA has important program management experience that we want to bring to Japan. We are very happy to have his participation, and NASA’s support, at our Symposium.”
The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society and will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being supported by major Japanese corporations and government agencies, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI).
The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, with delegates expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus other major public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.
The national Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) was born in 2005 thorough the integration of the Japan Project Management Forum (JPMF – pioneer of Japan’s project management society) and Project Management Professionals Certification Center (PMCC). PMAJ has 3,000 individual and 110 corporate members from all branches of the Japanese industry and governmental agencies. PMAJ offers its own standard “The Guidebook of Project and Program Management for Enterprise Innovation – P2M” and P2M based certification system. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/.
Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be entitled “Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership - An agency-wide resource for technical workforce development.”
According to the abstract for the speech, we live in a project world that is characterized by frequent change, complexity and virtual expertise. In such a world knowledge identification and sharing is a necessity. When your organization is NASA the challenge is great. Dr. Hoffman will share a story of how some of the best engineering and project manager practitioners from NASA have developed a vibrant community of practice to share knowledge and spread mission excellence. The presentation will describe the approach being taken to lay down a foundation for the development of an engineering and project management learning community in project management. Experiences and lessons for establishing a successful project management workforce will be presented.
Dr. Ed Hoffman’s speech will be one of five keynotes at the Tokyo symposium, which will also feature presentations and papers by project management experts and leaders from around the world. Dr. Hoffman’s speech will be the second keynote on Monday, March 10, at 10:50 a.m.
The March 2008 symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Japan’s foundation of the professional project management society and will demonstrate “project management as new economic infrastructure and a driver for social development and transformation”. The symposium is being supported by major Japanese corporations and government agencies, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI).
The symposium will be conducted on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2008 at Tower Hall, Funabori, Tokyo, Japan, with delegates expected from 20 or more countries. The sponsoring organization is PMAJ, with full support expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and The Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, plus other major public organizations. The Symposium Project Director is Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, PMAJ; the symposium project manager is Mr. Tetsuhiro Yamane, Vice President, PMAJ. For more information, visit http://www.pmaj.or.jp/ENG/PPM2008/.
