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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Opportunity to Compare International Project Management Approaches available at Expert Seminar on 6 June in Vienna
Reported by Martina Huemann in Vienna, Austria
An Expert Seminar on "International Project Management Approaches" is being offered on 6 June on the concluding day of the happy projects '09 project conference - being held during 4-6 June 2009 in Vienna, Austria. This seminar will compare and explore such international project management approaches as the International Competence Baseline (ICB) of the IPMA, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) of PMI, PRINCE 2 of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the UK, and the Project Cycle Management of the European Union (EU). The consequences for project-oriented companies will also be discussed.
This expert seminar is aimed at programme and project owners and managers, managers of project-oriented companies, consultants and training course leaders. It should also be of interest to project management leaders and professionals who want a better understanding of the differences and commonalities of various international project management standards and methods. The participation fee for the expert seminar is EUR 550,- excl. VAT. For information or to register, visit http://www.happyprojects.at/index.php?id=1171&L=2
The leader of this expert seminar will be Dr. Wolfgang Vrzal (pictured left) of ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING. According to Wolfgang, "There are now a lot of choices regarding project management standards, bodies of knowledge, certifications and basic approaches. What are the issues, differences and similarities of these various approaches? Which should a company consider or choose these days, depending on global acceptance, corporate culture, types of projects or industries?."
The happy projects`09 conference, often the biggest project management event in Austria, is the annual international Project Management Conference of PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP - Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration - and ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING. Information can be found at http://www.happyprojects.at/.
The happy projects '09 conference will include presentations and discussions on various aspects of Change Management, including: Change Management Approaches; Interventions in the Change Process; Projects & Programmes for the Design of Change Processes; Change in Projects & Programmes; and Individual and Organizational Change Management Competences.
Pre-programme workshops will include: International Students Workshop (1-3 June 2009) and PMUni Workshop (3 June 2009). Post-programme expert seminars on 6 June 2009 are on Programme and Project Portfolio Management, Management Auditing of Projects, Assessment of Individual Project Management Competences, International Project Management Approaches and Change Management and Projects. Registration for the conference and workshops is open now. To register or for more information, visit http://www.happyprojects.at/index.php?id=593&L=2.
Established in 1898, the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU Wien - formerly called the Imperial Export Academy) is one of Austria's main universities with 20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and staff. The University's close cooperation with the business world affords it an especially practical relevance, which is one of the reasons why it has been ranked among Europe's Top 50 Business Schools. WU Wien has over 180 partner universities throughout the world and acknowledged expertise in a number of fields, including that of East-West business. Additional information can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english.
The PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP (PMG) is a department of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (since 1994) and offers high quality education and research in process and project management. The PMG offers a special subject "Project management" for master and bachelor students at the University and cooperates both in education and research with an international network of project-oriented enterprises and universities. Additional information about PMG can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/pmg.
An Expert Seminar on "International Project Management Approaches" is being offered on 6 June on the concluding day of the happy projects '09 project conference - being held during 4-6 June 2009 in Vienna, Austria. This seminar will compare and explore such international project management approaches as the International Competence Baseline (ICB) of the IPMA, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) of PMI, PRINCE 2 of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the UK, and the Project Cycle Management of the European Union (EU). The consequences for project-oriented companies will also be discussed.
This expert seminar is aimed at programme and project owners and managers, managers of project-oriented companies, consultants and training course leaders. It should also be of interest to project management leaders and professionals who want a better understanding of the differences and commonalities of various international project management standards and methods. The participation fee for the expert seminar is EUR 550,- excl. VAT. For information or to register, visit http://www.happyprojects.at/index.php?id=1171&L=2
The happy projects`09 conference, often the biggest project management event in Austria, is the annual international Project Management Conference of PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP - Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration - and ROLAND GAREIS CONSULTING. Information can be found at http://www.happyprojects.at/.
Pre-programme workshops will include: International Students Workshop (1-3 June 2009) and PMUni Workshop (3 June 2009). Post-programme expert seminars on 6 June 2009 are on Programme and Project Portfolio Management, Management Auditing of Projects, Assessment of Individual Project Management Competences, International Project Management Approaches and Change Management and Projects. Registration for the conference and workshops is open now. To register or for more information, visit http://www.happyprojects.at/index.php?id=593&L=2.
Established in 1898, the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU Wien - formerly called the Imperial Export Academy) is one of Austria's main universities with 20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and staff. The University's close cooperation with the business world affords it an especially practical relevance, which is one of the reasons why it has been ranked among Europe's Top 50 Business Schools. WU Wien has over 180 partner universities throughout the world and acknowledged expertise in a number of fields, including that of East-West business. Additional information can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english.
The PROJEKTMANAGEMENT GROUP (PMG) is a department of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (since 1994) and offers high quality education and research in process and project management. The PMG offers a special subject "Project management" for master and bachelor students at the University and cooperates both in education and research with an international network of project-oriented enterprises and universities. Additional information about PMG can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/pmg.