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Project Plus News & Views
Project Plus Executive Awarded Fellowship...
 Karen provides comment after receiving her Fellow of PMINZ award from PMI global President & CEO Mark Langley.
Karen Clarke, GM NZ Operations, was bestowed the status of Fellow of PMINZ at a gala awards dinner in Auckland earlier this month. This is in recognition of her many years of volunteer service as well as her huge professional contribution to the project management profession both in New Zealand and overseas.
Karen becomes only the eleventh person to receive this prestigious award from the Project Management Institute New Zealand Chapter which was handed to her by global President & CEO of PMI, Mark Langley from Philadelphia, USA who was keynoting the PMINZ National Conference in Auckland.
This is very deserved recognition and naturally all of us at Project Plus congratulate Karen for her achievement.
We also congratulate the other 6 award recipients on their achievements. Special mention must go to Alice Greer, CPC, CAPM, Prince2, who received the Emerging Project Manager of the Year award. Alice has used Project Plus to assist in shaping and expanding her career horizons immensely.
Project Plus Leads the Way with PRINCE2 Accreditation...
Project Plus Ltd has become the very first NZ owned organisation to be approved as an ‘Accredited Training Organisation’ (ATO) by APMG - Australsia. APMG has sole licensing rights to the UK Office of Government and Commerce (OGC) suite of products including the PRINCE2 methodology. Our accreditation comes from some great work by all involved as is part of our strategic growth plans.
The ATO status allows Project Plus to offer the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certifications directly to clients. Project Plus also offers the Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) certification, another OGC product. These certifications are virtually mandated throughout central government sectors on both sides of the Tasman as well as in other Commonwealth countries.
Read full Media Release here.
Project Plus Reaches 20 years!
From our humble beginnings back in 1991 we find, 20 years later, an organisation that works around the world and has created a reputation of thought-leadership within the portfolio, programme and project management profession.
Initial services were somewhat limited but quickly expanded into the full service 'one-stop-shop' portfolio of professional services that clients can access today. A number of our leaders have gone on to influcence the global profession of project management at the very highest levels both nationally as well as internationally.
Today its about being adaptive to change and to our clients needs but yet maintaing a high level of expertise that's leveraged from our many experiences. Group Managing Director Iain Fraser says "Whilst it's fantastic to achieve what we have its crucial that we remain nimble and focussed on our customer base here in New Zealand and further afield".
Look out for various initiatives and offers as we celebrate this unique position over the next few months.
First on new Consultant Registry in Asia Pacific...
Project Plus has been accepted into the recently introduced Project Mananagement Institute (PMI) Consultant Registry. We were the very first organisation in Asia-Pacific to be awarded this status. Our acceptance followed from an extensive validation of capability as well as the provision of a demonstrated track-record.
Our experience across a range of sectors and our track-record within many practice areas has allowed us to list a comprehensive capability that will meet most organisational needs throughout the Asia Pacific region as well as from our London office.
To view our listing and learn more about the registry click - PMI Consultant Registry.
Project Plus Seeking Further Resources...
An increasing workload has created the need for additional resources to join our 'Plusser' team. A number of positions exist so please refer to the Careers tab of this site for details
Thought-Leadership & Advocacy for the PM Profession...
Project Plus is well known for its great business and project management solutions. Recently it has also created a leading position for it's thought-leadership. This has seen continued invitations being received to participate in various indutry forums. Examples include sharing our thoughts on programme/project-related governance to senior executives at a PMO Forum in Wellington. Also our thoughts on enterprise risk around talent management were shared at a recent conference in Auckland. An executive breakfast in Brisbane, Australia saw our Group CEO share his thoughts on how businesses can leverage the pm profession for greater effectiveness.
This month we shall be leading and facilitating a leadership development workshop in Auckland and participating in an 'Infotainment' panel discussion during the sold-out 17th PMINZ National Conference also in Auckland.
Our whitepaper 'A Balanced Scorcard Overview from a Portfolio, Programme and Project Persepctive' was published in leading business magazines in the UK, USA and NZ.
Get in touch if you'd like some high energy and smart presenters that are passionate, witty and committed to making your gathering or forum successful.
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Current Opinion:
Needing a PMO?
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