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Nation to Nation event in Rome brings PM leaders together
Reported live from the IPMA World Congress in Rome
The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management was held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. A major event preceding this year’s congress was the Nation to Nation Forum (N2F), which was conducted on Sunday, November 9. This event, held for the first time in Krakow, Poland preceding last year’s IPMA World Congress, was a follow-on to the series of Global Project Management Forums (GPMF) that began in 1995 and continued through 2005.
The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management was held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. A major event preceding this year’s congress was the Nation to Nation Forum (N2F), which was conducted on Sunday, November 9. This event, held for the first time in Krakow, Poland preceding last year’s IPMA World Congress, was a follow-on to the series of Global Project Management Forums (GPMF) that began in 1995 and continued through 2005.
The 2008 IPMA N2F brought project management leaders from various countries together to discuss the future of this type of meeting; the agenda was therefore the purpose, vision, objectives, strategies and plans for future N2F meetings. The N2F in Rome was chaired by Adesh Jain (pictured at right), IPMA Chair, with the support of IPMA President Veikko Valila. Approximately 40 PM leaders participated in the Rome meeting.
After some opening remarks, the floor was opened to speeches. David Pells, Managing Editor and former chair of the GPMF meetings during 1995-199, provided some background and personal perspectives. Tom Taylor, former chair of APM in the UK, questioned the need for these sessions. Helen Cooke from the USA suggested a purpose might be to mobilize PM resources across borders. Allan Harpham of The APM Group in the UK suggested that we focus on the “big picture”, issues important to the planet. Steve Armstrong from the Open University in the UK suggested the creation of an online forum, and Andrew Lester from Bond University in Australia proposed that the participants break up into discussions groups, a suggestion that was accepted.
The second half of the three-hour meeting was spent in four discussion groups, with results presented in a plenary closing session. Some of the suggested objectives for future N2F meetings included: renaming the meeting to “One World PM Forum”; creation of an open forum for collaboration and sharing knowledge; establish a set of global speaking resources for national leaders to use for promoting project management to local industry and government leaders; and several other concepts. The results of the breakout sessions were collected on large white sheets of paper, will be documented, and will be made available at some future date, along with a list of participants.
Photos below: Adesh Jain speaking to N2F; breakout group led by Helen Cooke, PMI Fellow from the USA; breakout group led by Gilles Caupin, former IPMA chair from France)
The local host organizations for the ROMA 2008 World Congress – Project Management to Run – are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Mr. Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Mr. Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is Mr. PierMarco Romagnoli. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.
Founded in 1967 and registered in Switzerland, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) is the world’s oldest project management professional organization. IPMA is an international federation of more than 45 national PM societies in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. IPMA’s Annual World Congress is one of the largest and most important gatherings of project management authorities and leaders each year. The president of IPMA for 2008 is Veikko ValilaM; president-elect for 2009/10 is Brigette Schaden. Additional information about IPMA is available at www.ipma.ch.
Reported live from Rome by David Pells and Nelson Soucek who were covering the IPMA world congress for PMForum, along with a number of PMForum global advisors and international correspondents.
The IPMA 22nd World Congress on Project Management was held in Rome, Italy during 9-11 November 2008. A major event preceding this year’s congress was the Nation to Nation Forum (N2F), which was conducted on Sunday, November 9. This event, held for the first time in Krakow, Poland preceding last year’s IPMA World Congress, was a follow-on to the series of Global Project Management Forums (GPMF) that began in 1995 and continued through 2005.
The 2008 IPMA N2F brought project management leaders from various countries together to discuss the future of this type of meeting; the agenda was therefore the purpose, vision, objectives, strategies and plans for future N2F meetings. The N2F in Rome was chaired by Adesh Jain (pictured at right), IPMA Chair, with the support of IPMA President Veikko Valila. Approximately 40 PM leaders participated in the Rome meeting.
After some opening remarks, the floor was opened to speeches. David Pells, Managing Editor and former chair of the GPMF meetings during 1995-199, provided some background and personal perspectives. Tom Taylor, former chair of APM in the UK, questioned the need for these sessions. Helen Cooke from the USA suggested a purpose might be to mobilize PM resources across borders. Allan Harpham of The APM Group in the UK suggested that we focus on the “big picture”, issues important to the planet. Steve Armstrong from the Open University in the UK suggested the creation of an online forum, and Andrew Lester from Bond University in Australia proposed that the participants break up into discussions groups, a suggestion that was accepted.
The second half of the three-hour meeting was spent in four discussion groups, with results presented in a plenary closing session. Some of the suggested objectives for future N2F meetings included: renaming the meeting to “One World PM Forum”; creation of an open forum for collaboration and sharing knowledge; establish a set of global speaking resources for national leaders to use for promoting project management to local industry and government leaders; and several other concepts. The results of the breakout sessions were collected on large white sheets of paper, will be documented, and will be made available at some future date, along with a list of participants.
Photos below: Adesh Jain speaking to N2F; breakout group led by Helen Cooke, PMI Fellow from the USA; breakout group led by Gilles Caupin, former IPMA chair from France)
The local host organizations for the ROMA 2008 World Congress – Project Management to Run – are the Italian Project Management Academy and the Italian National Association of Industrial Plant Engineering (ANIMP). The President of ANIMP is Mr. Fabrizio Di Amato; the President of the Italian PM Academy is Mr. Roberto Mori; the Congress Chairman is Mr. Luigi Iperti; and the Project Manager for IPMA 2008 is Mr. PierMarco Romagnoli. For registration, schedule and other information, visit the conference website at www.ipmaroma2008.it.
Reported live from Rome by David Pells and Nelson Soucek who were covering the IPMA world congress for PMForum, along with a number of PMForum global advisors and international correspondents.
