PMFORUM Breaking News

According to the Project Management Institute (PMI^®), attendees at PMI's 2008 Research Conference in Poland in July will hear the preliminary findings of a three year-long research study on the "Value of Project Management." Academicians, scholars and project management professionals from throughout the world will gather in Warsaw, Poland, on 13-16 July 2008 for PMI's bi-annual project management research conference. Commissioned by PMI and conducted by researchers at Athabasca University in Canada, the study will look at more than 60 case studies from a globally dispersed array of industries. The study will provide benchmarks for organizations to calculate their return on investment from implementing standardized project management programs.

“The Value of Project Management research findings have attracted special interest at our fifth biennial research conference,” said Edwin J. Andrews, PhD, director of Academic and Educational Programs & Services at the Project Management Institute. (pictured at left).

“This is the most definitive research ever commissioned to study the value of the implementation of project management. The findings are expected to quantify that project, program and portfolio managers are making significant contributions to organizations by implementing standardized project management programs to deliver projects and programs on time and within budget. Full report findings will be published and released in October.”

The Warsaw conference will feature seven plenary presentations and 51 double-blind peer-reviewed papers across a variety of management topics. Program highlights will include:

• The Global Accreditation Center (GAC) Academic Forum that will be held on Sunday, 13 July prior to the Research Conference. The GAC Academic Forum is focused on academic and industry partnerships.


• Presentation of the study, Researching the Value of Project Management, on Monday, 14 July, by Janice L. Thomas, PhD, from Alberta Canada and Mark Mullaly, PMP, from Edmonton, Canada.


• Presentation research findings by PhD candidates and other students of project management in a poster format, a new feature of the Research Conference.

Registration for both the research conference and the academic forum are available at www.PMI.org. The conference is being held at the Marriott Warsaw.

With more than 265,000 members in 170 plus countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the world’s largest membership association for project management. As a 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 professional credentials: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM^®), Project Management Professional (PMP^®), Program Management Professional (PgMP)^® and PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)SM. The PMP is held by more than 267,000 project managers and professionals worldwide. PMI provides members with access to PM knowledge, skills, education, and networking opportunities. PMI is also highly regarded for its research, accreditation of colleges and universities, and Registered Education Provider program. PMI was founded in 1969. Please visit PMI.org for more information.