PMFORUM, Connecting the world of Project Management.

The Institute of Project Management of Ireland (IPMI) was founded in 1989 to help individuals and organisations in both the public and private sectors to develop knowledge of and high-quality capability in Project Management. IPMI provides a focal point and mechanism for the development and promotion of Project Management in Ireland on a professional basis. IPMI is at the forefront of the development of Project Management theory and practice in Ireland. It is recognised as "Ireland's premier Project Management Authority". It has researched and published papers and has been involved closely with the application of programme management techniques in major Irish organisations. IPMI is a non-profit organisation sponsored by the training and courses organisation, the Institute of Project Management. The Institute has cooperation agreements with the world's leading project management bodies, including the International Project Management Association (IPMA) based in Zurich and The Project Management Institute (PMI®) based in the United States. Within the IPMA family of 40 countries, it is the National Association for Ireland. The Institute is recognized internationally as the leading Irish organisation for the promotion of project management.

The Institute spearheads certification, education and research in Ireland. It also establishes standards, provides seminars, and seeks to promote Irish PMs and the project management expertise of Ireland Inc. to the world community. Principal objectives of IPMI include (1) To advance the theory and practice of Project Management in Ireland; (2) To establish, maintain and heighten public awareness in general, and business awareness in particular, of Project Management as a critical, clearly defined and recognisable business knowledge and skills set, with relevance to all types of organisations, in both the public and private sectors, at all levels of the organization; (3) To work with educational institutions to provide for the training and career development needs of Project Management and to promote academic and industrial research in Project Management; and (4) To define standards for entry level qualification for competency in Project Management and to establish and administer a certification process that has Irish and International recognition and acceptance. For additional information, visit www.projectmanagement.ie.

Vienna University of
Economics and Business
Administration (WU Wien)

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 services 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 companies and universities. Moreover the PMG contributes to the acceptance of the job profile “Project Manager” in Austria. The systemic-constructive research approach applied by the PMG and developed by Professor Roland Gareis, Head of PMG, is internationally accepted. The main research fields of the PMG for the next few years include: (sectorial) project management, project-oriented company, project-oriented society, family of mature models. Additional information about PMG can be found at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/pmg.

The Vienna University of Economics and Business administration (formerly called the Imperial Export Academy) was established on October 1, 1898, with the aim of imparting knowledge to businessmen engaged in foreign trade. Immediately following World War I, the Academy became a public World Trade University (Hochschule für Welthandel), offering a three-year degree program. Renamed in 1975 to Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration), WU Wien has now grown to 20,000 students and more than 1,000 full-time and adjunct faculty and staff members.  Recent reforms, new degree programs with more flexible structures and revised course regulations are making WU Wien even more up to date and geared towards the needs of today’s business world. The University’s close cooperation with the business world affords it an especially practical relevance, which is one of the reasons why the Financial Times ranked the university among Europe's Top 50 Business Schools. Additional information about VU can be on the website at http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/english

Program Management Academy

The Program Management Academy was created to help companies, organizations, and individuals better understand the principles of program management and to improve their program management practices.

The need for information on program management as a product, service, or infrastructure capability development model is more critical now then ever before.  Today, products, services, and infrastructure capabilities are designed to meet increasing complexity demands of the customer, developed by a global workforce, manufactured by offshore partners, marketed through a myriad of media in a dozen languages, and must be immediately evolved to include the latest innovations.  The requirement to effectively and efficiently manage in this complex environment and deliver intended business results is the reason why program management practices are as relevant today as they were 50 years ago when created.

The primary goals of the Program Management Academy are:  (1) To increase the awareness of program management as a critical business function; (2) To provide training, coaching, and consultation for individuals, teams and organizations practicing program management; and (3) To perform research and continued publication to further evolve program and business management practices worldwide.  For additional information about the Program Management Academy, visit www.programmanagement-academy.com.