PMFORUM Breaking News

The Project Management Institute (PMI^®) has announced that Lawrence (Larry) E. Bull (pictured below) of Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania, USA, has been promoted to director of organization products for PMI. He is responsible for establishing and operating PMI’s strategy to develop and deliver project management products and services to companies, government agencies and other organizations.

Prior to his promotion, Larry was manager of the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3^®) – PMI’s project management maturity assessment product. He joined PMI in 2004 as a consultant. Before PMI, Bull was chief of financial planning for CSX Transportation’s Equipment Division. He also served as director of information services for CSX Transportation.

A native of Mentor, Ohio, USA, Larry graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial engineering. He also earned a Master of Education degree in instructional systems design from Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, USA, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

He is a founding member of the Penn State University’s Alumni Advisory Board for Great Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.

With more than 260,000 members in 170 plus countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI^®) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. As the leading advocate for the profession, PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of globally-transferable professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM^®), Project Management Professional (PMP^®) and Program Management Professional (PgMP^®). Additionally, the Institute provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. PMI is highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities. PMI Registered Education Providers are authorized to teach PMI approved project management courses. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information or contact Joe Patterson at joseph.patterson@pmi.org.