PMFORUM Breaking News

At the Inaugural function of the 16^th, Global Symposium on ' Project Management - at the Centre Stage of Economic Transformation' held in New Delhi, India from Dec 16 to 18, 2008, Mr. Adesh Jain, visionary PM leader was honored with the first ever Global Project Management Leadership Award.

This new award has been instituted by Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, President, Project Management Association of Japan (PMAJ) and founder of JVQT Alliance. The Award was presented to Mr. Jain on 16 December by Mr. Veikko Valila, President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA), the Switzerland based federation of national PM societies.

Reading the citation for Adesh Jain, Dr. Tanaka said: ‘In view of immense contributions of Adesh Jain, a visionary leader shaping the project management profession globally, co-founder of the extended JVQT Alliance, and the first non-European President and Chairman of the Council of Delegates of IPMA, it is the honor of global project management professionals to honor him with the first Global Project Management Leadership Award."

The Global PM Symposium 2008 in New Delhi was attended by over 400 professionals from all over the world representing 11 countries. Mr Anil Razdan, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, gave the Inaugural Address.

Under the leadership of Adesh Jain, the project management movement in India is now picking up and is expected to play an important role in molding the PM profession globally.