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Thursday, October 15, 2009
PMI Unveils Project Management Circa 2025 - New Book that Predicts the Future - at Global Congress in Florida
The Project Management Institute (PMI) unveiled its latest major book, Project Management Circa 2025, at the PMI Global Congress 2009 - North America at the Gaylord Palms Resort Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. The unveiling was made with much pomp and circumstance on Monday, 12 October, on stage in the Vendor Exhibition area by PMI Chief Operating Officer Mark Langley.
Photos: Left - Professor David Cleland, Mark Langley, Professor Popaya Bidanda; Right - Mark Langley offers a toast to the book, editors and authors.
"Growth and change can make looking ahead a real challenge. As a result, it's imperative that we carefully consider the future impact of environmental forces on our profession," said Mark Langley, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PMI. "Project Management Circa 2025 reveals how those of us who work in and serve the project management profession can think strategically about how the landscape will evolve in the years to come."
Edited by project management luminaries David Cleland, PhD, and Bopaya Bidanda, PhD, Project Management Circa 2025 brings together 41 project management experts to envision and describe the practice of project management across regions and industries, in the year 2025. The book, officially released on 11 October 2009, is the first of its kind to discuss what future changes can be expected in the use of project management, and how organizations around the world might be impacted by these changes.
Project Management Circa 2025 is comprised of 29 chapters grouped into five sections that depict the following aspects of the future practice of project management:
"Project Management Circa 2025 represents the first step in the conversation that will define the future of project management for the next 20 years and beyond," said Bidanda. "Project management tools and techniques are critical to future business success, as tactical and strategic changes impact forthcoming products, services and organizational processes."
"Project management is the principle means by which we manage change, which is inevitable in any organization," said Professor Cleland. "Project Management Circa 2025 will create awareness of what future changes can be expected in the use of project management, and help facilitate the management of these changes."
The launch of the new book was followed by a book signing event by the editors and a few authors near the stage by the PMI bookstore.
Photo above Left - Dr. David Cleland unveils book cover poster in Florida. Photo on right: Professors Cleland and Bidanda sign copies of the PM Circa 2025.
Photo: PMForum managing editor David Pells, author of two chapters in the book, with editors David Cleland, PhD, and Bopaya Bidanda, PhD, and cover poster for the new book.
Tuesday, 13 October at the Global Congress in Florida included an entire track of presentations by chapter authors of the new book, culminating in a roundtable discussion with authors, editors and participants. Project Management Circa 2025 is available at PMI.org/Marketplace (US$49.95).
PMI(R) Global Congress 2009 - North America, held in Florida during 10-13 October 2009, included a celebration of PMI's 40th anniversary. In addition to being a venue for project management education and networking, the PMI Global Congress is a meeting point for experts and project practitioners at all levels to discuss project management trends, experiences and best practices. For information about this year's event visit http://congresses.pmi.org/NorthAmerica2009/TheCongress.
With over 500,000 members and credential holders in 180+ countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's largest member-based project management organization. Since its founding 40 years ago, PMI has impacted more than one million practitioners, businesses, governments, students and training organizations. PMI's products and services include standards for project, program and portfolio management and five professional credentials, including the widely-recognized Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. For more information, visit www.pmi.org.
Photos: Left - Professor David Cleland, Mark Langley, Professor Popaya Bidanda; Right - Mark Langley offers a toast to the book, editors and authors.
"Growth and change can make looking ahead a real challenge. As a result, it's imperative that we carefully consider the future impact of environmental forces on our profession," said Mark Langley, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PMI. "Project Management Circa 2025 reveals how those of us who work in and serve the project management profession can think strategically about how the landscape will evolve in the years to come."
Edited by project management luminaries David Cleland, PhD, and Bopaya Bidanda, PhD, Project Management Circa 2025 brings together 41 project management experts to envision and describe the practice of project management across regions and industries, in the year 2025. The book, officially released on 11 October 2009, is the first of its kind to discuss what future changes can be expected in the use of project management, and how organizations around the world might be impacted by these changes.
Project Management Circa 2025 is comprised of 29 chapters grouped into five sections that depict the following aspects of the future practice of project management:
- Geographic and industry applications
- Systems applications
- Organizational applications
- Government
- Trends
"Project Management Circa 2025 represents the first step in the conversation that will define the future of project management for the next 20 years and beyond," said Bidanda. "Project management tools and techniques are critical to future business success, as tactical and strategic changes impact forthcoming products, services and organizational processes."
"Project management is the principle means by which we manage change, which is inevitable in any organization," said Professor Cleland. "Project Management Circa 2025 will create awareness of what future changes can be expected in the use of project management, and help facilitate the management of these changes."
The launch of the new book was followed by a book signing event by the editors and a few authors near the stage by the PMI bookstore.
Photo above Left - Dr. David Cleland unveils book cover poster in Florida. Photo on right: Professors Cleland and Bidanda sign copies of the PM Circa 2025.
Tuesday, 13 October at the Global Congress in Florida included an entire track of presentations by chapter authors of the new book, culminating in a roundtable discussion with authors, editors and participants. Project Management Circa 2025 is available at PMI.org/Marketplace (US$49.95).
PMI(R) Global Congress 2009 - North America, held in Florida during 10-13 October 2009, included a celebration of PMI's 40th anniversary. In addition to being a venue for project management education and networking, the PMI Global Congress is a meeting point for experts and project practitioners at all levels to discuss project management trends, experiences and best practices. For information about this year's event visit http://congresses.pmi.org/NorthAmerica2009/TheCongress.