PM-Greece is an Affiliate Member of

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

1. Greece in Brief & Useful Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

2. Olympic Games – From the beginning of time to the XXVIII Olympic Games in Athens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

3. Projects, Project Management & Greece : A brief perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

4. PM-Greece - The Network of Project Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

5. Project Management Agenda: Forthcoming events in Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

6. An Example of PM Research in Greece: The NCPM project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1100

7. Project Management Education in Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1111

8. The Project Management Market: Employment Opportunities in Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1122

9. Greek Diaspora: Working in Project Management but afar from Ithaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1122

10. Diaspora in Academia: The Book on the "Story of Managing Projects" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1133

PM IN GREECE: A BRIEF PERSPECTIVE & USEFUL INFORMATION - THE WEB VERSION OF THIS BROCHUREWITH ACTIVE WEB LINKSInternet: http://cem.civil.ntua.gr/pmgreece

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT - FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING –NATπ√¡∞L TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENSInternet: http://cem.civil.ntua.gr

PM-GREECE – THE NETWORK OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN GREECEInternet: http://pm-greece.cjb.net

EGNATIA ODOS S.A. – MANAGING THE CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION OF THE 680 KM EGNATIA MOTORWAYInternet: http://www.egnatia.gr

∏ELLINOTEXNIKI S.A. – ENGINEERING - PROJECT MANAGEMENT - INFORMATION SYSTEMS8, Zaimi st., 106 83 Athens, Greece, e-mail: hpandis@ellinotexniki.gr

IDATE - GREEK INSTITUTE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTInternet: http://www.idate.gr

TECHNOEKDOTIKI - PUBLICATIONS – EXHIBITIONS - CONFERENCESInternet: http://www.technoekdotiki.gr

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© J. P. Pantouvakis, 2004. Reproduction is permitted provided that full reference is made to the source (Pantouvakis, J.P., 2004, “Project Management in Greece:

A Brief Perspective & Useful Information”, Athens, Greece) and the brochure’s website (http://cem.civil.ntua.gr/pmgreece).

This is a brochure about Greece and Greek Project Management (PM). It is not an exhaustive guide; it is a rather softand short introduction to the country and the practice of PM. Additional references, in the form of Internet links, arealso included. Use this brochure as your tour guide to the Greek PM. In a period where thousands of projects areunderway in Greece, thanks to the 3rd Community Support Framework (CSF) and the preparations for the OlympicGames, we considered this brochure very timely. We hope that you will find it useful.

But who are we? I feel privileged to be able to write these lines on behalf of PM-Greece, the Network of ProjectManagers in Greece. PM-Greece is a PM society affiliated to the International Project Management Association(IPMA). Over the years, PM-Greece has become the most popular PM society in Greece. It has also been invited torepresent Greece at the 18th IPMA World Congress on Project Management by organising the Greek National Stallat the "Rue des Nations" exhibition.

So, here we are! We may focus a bit more to construction project management as there are a lot of infrastructureprojects in Greece at the moment, but our interest in PM remains intact. We hope we have assembled a guide toProject Management & Greece you would like to keep. Even if the information you are looking for is not here, it isvery likely that it can be located easily through our carefully selected internet links.

In this brochure you can read about Greece and the Olympic Games from a somewhat PM perspective (at least thatwas intented). A concise overview of Project Management in Greece and of interesting forthcoming PM events canalso be found here. Research has its own stand as an example research effort called the "NCPM" project issummarized herein. Special sections are devoted to PM education and to the employment opportunities for PMs inGreece. The closing sections are dedicated to the Greek diaspora; more precisely to those Greeks living outside thecountry who make a living through practising or researching PM.

Many have assisted in the effort of producing this brochure. Among them special mention should be made to oursponsors and promoters who made the whole venture possible. My special appreciation is also due to Dr. S.Lambropoulos, Mr. C. Pandis and Ms. V. Mourta for their support. Professor E. Carayiannis, Dr. P. Ipsilantis, Dr. O.Manoliadis, Mr. D. Antoniadis, Mr. N. Vandoros and Ms. M. Mavroeidi have contributed to the creation of thisbrochure. The help of Ms. K. Alesta, Ms. E. Nikolaou and Ms I. Kampiti should also be noted. Responsibility for thecontents, any errors and contentious issues, remains, however, mine.

I hope that this brochure will prove useful and referential to you and that it will be the start for many successfulprojects with Greeks and/or in Greece.

Happy reading!

Dr. John-Paris PANTOUVAKIS.Assistant Professor of Construction Management,National Technical University of Athens.

PM-Greece Founder & Co-ordinatore-mail. jpp@central.ntua.grInternet: http://cem.civil.ntua.gr

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PREFACE

To deal with Project Management in any country, one needs to appreciate the local environment in order to understand thebackground within which a project will be implemented. Knowledge of the culture, the history, the legislation and thestandards, but also of the local customs, perceptions and the language are desirable and may prove invaluable. In this sectionyou will find a few words about Greece and a selected number of recommended web links.

Greece, officially known as "The Hellenic Republic" or "Ellada", is the southernmost country on the European mainland.Greece has a population of 10.6 mil and occupies an area of 132 sq Km. Greek is the official language whereas 98% of Greeksare Christian Orthodox. The currency is Euro (€) and the per capita income is around €19,000. Inflation is about 3.6%. Themajor industries of Greece are: Tourism, shipping, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products, miningand petroleum products. The climate is mostly dry and temperate, though it snows in the mountains and in the north.

Greece is best known for its ancient history but at the same time it has also been part of all empires -the Roman, theByzantine and the Ottoman- that ruled the region at different points in time. Greece has strong historical ties withsoutheastern and western Europe, Asia and Africa.

At the crossroads of so many civilisations, Greece is gifted with a rich and fascinating cultural heritage. The country'sturbulent history has, however, had a remarkably small effect on the Greek language. Modern Greek is easily recognisable asthe descendant of the language of Aristotle, Socrates and Plato.

When to go?Conditions are perfect between Easter and mid-June when beaches and ancient sites are relatively uncrowded; publictransport operates on close to full schedules and accommodation is cheaper and easier to find than in mid-June to end ofAugust high season. Conditions are once more ideal from end of August till mid October as the season winds down.

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1. GREECE IN BRIEF & USEFUL LINKS

Useful Links

THE HELLENIC PRESIDENCY 2003 – A PORTAL OF RESOURCES http://www.eu2003.gr/en/cat/6/

GREEK GOVERNMENT – FROM THE NAT. TECH. UNIV. OF ATHENS http://www.ntua.gr/gr_ked/www6_en.htm

WIKIPEDIA : THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA–GREECE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

CIA THE WORLD FACTBOOK–GREECE http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gr.html

GOVERNMENTS ON THE WWW –GREECE http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/gr.html

LONELY PLANET GUIDE TO GREECE http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/greece/

THE LAST ELECTIONS IN GREECE – FINAL RESULTS http://ekloges.ypes.gr/en/index.htm

YAHOO! DIRECTORY GREECE http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Greece/

TRANSPORTATION IN GREECE http://www.travelinfo.gr/greece/info/transportations.htm

DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT GREECE – MEET THE GREEKS! http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Greeklife.html

GREEK WEATHER – FROM THE NAT. TECHNICAL UNIV. OF ATHENS http://www.ntua.gr/weather/

ATHENS TRAFFIC MAP – FROM THE NAT. TECH. UNIV. OF ATHENS http://www.transport.ntua.gr/map/index.html

HR-NET – HELLENIC RESOURCES NETWORK http://www.hri.org

WORLD LINGO – FREE TRANSLATION TO/FROM GREEK http://www.worldlingo.com/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html

FILOGLOSSIA – LEARN GREEK ON-LINE! http:/ www.xanthi.ilps.gr/filog/uk_menu.htm

GREEK NATIONAL TOURIST ORGANIZATION –DISCOVER GREECE http://www.gnto.gr

GREECE NOW – AN INTERNATIONAL WEB SITE ABOUT GREECE http://www.greece.gr

GOGREECE.COM – YOUR INTERNET GUIDE TO GREECE http://www.gogreece.com

GREECE.COM – INFORMATION AND SERVICES IN GREECE http://www.greece.com

ATHENS TODAY – THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CITY OF ATHENS http://www.athens-today.gr

ATHENS NEWS AGENCY – NEWS FROM GREECE IN ENGLISH http://www.ana.gr

AIRTICKETS.GR - BOOK A FLIGHT, RENT A ROOM OR RENT A CAR http://www.airtickets.gr

The games held in Olympia Greece - the Olympic Games - were primarily a part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus, thefather of the Greek gods and goddesses. The athletic racings in the ancient years were foot racing, wrestling, boxing, horseracing and the pentathlon. The only prize for each contest was a branch of wild olives cut from the sacred trees with a goldensickle.

So important did these festivals become that the Greeks measured time by the four-year interval between them - called an"Olympiad". In A.D. 391 the games were abolished by the Emperor Theodosius and forgotten for nearly 1,500 years. Then, after the suggestion of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the representatives of athletic associations from nine differentcountries decided to hold the Olympic Games again. Greece was given the honor of restarting the Games in 1896.

Since then the Olympic Games have been held every four years in great cities of all over the world. Olympic Games havealways brought peace and people together. In 2004, 108 years after the first international Olympics, the Games will returnto their original birthplace in Athens, Greece.

In parallel with the Olympic Games, a new institution has been introduced: the Cultural Olympics. It constitutes a Greekinitiative for the revival of the Olympic spirit during the period between the games.

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2. OLYMPIC GAMES – FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME TO THE XXVIII GAMES IN ATHENSñ

ñ Dr. Odysseas Manoliadis, Head, Department of Geotechnology and Environmental Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of West Macedonia, Greece and Member of PM-Greece contributed to this section.

Useful Links

ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES – THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.athens2004.com

GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES http://www.ggoa.gr

MAP OF THE 2004 INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS http://www.ggoa.gr/olympiaka_erga%20.asp?lg=en

INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR THE 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES http://www.ggoa.gr/eC_PageItem.asp?id=211&lg=EN

HELLENIC UNDERSECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR SPORTS http://www.sportsnet.gr/main_en.html

MINISTRY OF CULTURE – THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN ANCIENT GREECE http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21107a/og/games.html

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – THE OLYMPIC TRUCE http://www.mfa.gr/english/satelites/olympic_truce

MINISTRY OF CULTURE – CULTURAL OLYMPIAD http://www.culture.gr/6/68/681/index1.html

OLYMPIC MOVEMENT – THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp

THE WEBSITE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF OLYMPIA http://www.olympia.gr/main-e.htm

YOUTH 2004 – OLYMPIC GAMES FOR THE YOUNG http://www.olympiceducation.gr

ALL THE OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALISTS http://www.gbrathletics.com/olympic/

THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES VIRTUAL MUSEUM http://minbar.cs.dartmouth.edu/greecom/olympics/

ANCIENT OLYMPIC SPORTS http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/sports.html

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architectural,engineering and

project managementservices”

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the buildingsponsor / owner”

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8 Zaimi str., Athens 106 83 - Tel.: 2103306360, 2103306370, Fax: 210384021814-16 Iroon Av., Komotini 69 100, Tel.: 2531035355, Fax: 2531035115E-mail: hpandis@ellinotexniki.gr

Although the necessity for managing projects is as old as the human race’s struggle to tame the elements, it was not beforethe 19th century that F.W. Taylor proposed a systematic approach to industrial production aiming at maximizing profits.Project Management (PM) is an even younger discipline; its growth in terms of professionals engaged, in methodologies, ingeneration of new knowledge and in new fields of application is, however, enormous. Memberships to the ProjectManagement Institute (PMI), established in 1969 in USA, grew from 8,500 in the ‘80s to over 100,000 today in over 125countries worldwide. Similarly, the International Project Management Association (IPMA) comprises over thirty NationalAssociations representing approximately 20,000 members in Europe but also in Africa and Asia. One could argue about arapidly growing PM culture, which however presents significant differences in its dissemination in different countries,because of different local economic conditions and cultures.

In Greece, at the eve of the 2004 Olympic Games, thousands of projects have been completed, whereas many more arecurrently under implementation. A great proportion of these projects (1 out of 3) are directed towards the effort ofmodernising the country’s infrastructure. New motorways of a total length of 1,400 Km, the upgrade of the 2,500 Km railwayinfrastructure, the longest cable bridge in the world at Rio-Antirio, the new Athens International Airport, the extension of theMetro system, the new 70 Km Ring-Road in Athens are among the most well-known such projects. A number of other projects,such as the Athens suburban railway, the Athens tram, new recreational areas, as well as the construction and upgrade ofstadiums, are among the infrastructure projects directly or indirectly related to the organization of the Olympic Games.

The impact from the realization of these projects resulted in a yearly GDP increase of 4% in Greece. Approximately onequarter of this GDP is attributed to construction. The construction EU agenda, the FOCOPE (Forum in the EuropeanParliament for Construction) initiative and others support the view that the construction sector has proved to be one of thedriving forces of the Greek economy.

How PM "behaved" in this environment? Let us start from the beginning. In Greece until the early ‘90s, PM was almostexclusively associated with construction management. Professor Efremidis, a pioneer of PM in Greece, introduced thediscipline at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1969. There is little evidence,however, that PM was really applied in the construction industry or, in fact, in any other industry until the mid ‘80s. The smallsize of most construction projects, the socio-economic conditions at the time, the absence of large organized constructioncompanies and the lack of know - how are some of the reasons explaining this fact.

The need to apply PM techniques became apparently evident in both the public and private sector after Greece joined the EUand European funding was made available to facilitate the convergence of the economy to the EU norm. Today, for example,there are more than 10,000 projects of a total budget of € 48 billion under implementation in all sectors of the economy;projects that must be completed until 2006. The necessity for rational and effective use of the investments, for timely projectcompletion, the increased public interest for quality, the somewhat obligatory cooperation between the public and the privatesector, the restructuring of the economy, the need to increase the public sector’s efficiency are some of the reasons thatresulted in an urgent need for competent PM professionals. At the same time, the organization of the 2004 Olympic Gamesadds to the short-term demand of PM skills. This demand is expected to be sustained in the long term because of changes inthe structure of the economy and for other reasons.

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3. PROJECTS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT & GREECE - A BRIEF PERSPECTIVEñ

Useful Links

PM-GREECE: THE NETWORK OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN GREECE http://pm-greece.cjb.net

DEPT. OF CEM, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS http://cem.civil.ntua.gr

DEPT. OF PM, TECHNOLOGICAL EDUC. ESTABLISHMENT OF LARISSA http://dde.sdo.teilar.gr/en/default.asp

EGNATIA ODOS S.A. – PM OF THE EGNATIA ODOS MOTORWAY http://www.egnatia.gr

IDATE - GREEK INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT http://www.idate.gr

HELLINOTECHNIKI S.A. – PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES e-mail: hpandis@ellinotexniki.gr

TECHNOEKDOTIKI – ORGANIZATION OF SEMINARS & EVENTS http://www.technoekdotiki.gr

ñ Dr. Pantelis Ipsilantis, Head, Department of Project Management, Technological Educational Insitute of Larissa, Greece and Member of PM-Greece contributed to this section.

The disciplines of construction management, construction economics, project management, quantity surveying, constructionsoftware applied in the Greek construction projects are included amongst the Network of PM-Greece (Project Managers inGreece) membership.

PM-Greece was founded on 18 September 2001 to link together people from Universities (staff and students), contractors,construction management companies, designers, specialized software houses etc with an active interest in the application ofproject management procedures and practices in Greece.

In December 2001, PM-Greece promoted the Workshop on "Project Management Software in Greece" organized by theDepartment of Construction Management, National Technical University of Athens.

In April 2002 PM-Greece joined SENET (Central and South East Europe Project Management Network) as an affiliate memberat the 2nd SENET Conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia, 17-19 April).

In January 2003 PM-Greece promoted the 2nd Scientific Workshop on Project Management, which was jointly organized bythe Department of Construction Management, National Technical University of Athens and the Technical Chamber of Greece.

PM-Greece has also promoted the workshop organised by the Democritus University of Thrace (Xanthi, Greece, 16-17 May2003), the 2nd International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-02) "System-based vision forstrategic project and design development" (Rome, Italy, 23-26 September 2003) at which a special session on "Information& Decision Systems in Construction Project Management" has also been organised, the 16th National Conference of theHellenic Operational Research Society on Project Management (Technical Educational Institute of Larissa, 25-27 September,2003), the 2nd International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (Hong-Kong, 10-12 December, 2003) and theresearch project entitled "NCPM – network of Construction Project Managers in Greece". PM-Greece has also promoted thecall of papers of the 18th IPMA World Congress (Budapest, 19-20 June) in Greece and has organized the Greek National Stallat the exhibition of the Congress.

PM-Greece is currently promoting: ñ The 3rd Scientific Conference on Project Management (PM-03), Thessaloniki, Greece, 24-25 September 2004.ñ The 3rd International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-III), Athens, Greece, 15-17 September 2005.ñ The 3rd International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-03), Japan, 20-23 September 2005.

Today, almost three years after its establishment, PM-Greece with more than 170 registered members is by far the mostpopular PM society in Greece. In its immediate plans are to be further affiliated with other related national and internationalorganisations, participate in joint research and consultancy efforts and work towards the promotion of the projectmanagement discipline in Greece.

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4. PM-GREECE: THE NETWORK OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN GREECE

Useful Links

PM-GREECE– THE NETWORK OF PROJECT MANAGERS IN GREECE http://pm-greece.cjb.net

PM-GREECE – GREEK STALL AT THE 18th IPMA WORLD CONGRESS http://cem.civil.ntua.gr/pmgreece

3rd SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PM-03)– http://users.ntua.gr/jpp

THESSALONIKI, GREECE, 24-25 SEPTEMBER, 2004

3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY (CITC-III), http://www.fiu.edu/~citc/

ATHENS, GREECE, 15-17 SEPTEMBER, 2005

3rd INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE (ISEC-03), http://www.tokuyama.ac.jp/tcss1/ISEC_03

SHUNAN, JAPAN, 20-23 SEPT. 2005

THE NCPM PROJECT WEBSITE http://cem.civil.ntua.gr/ncpm

SENET - CENTRAL & SOUTH EAST EUROPE PM NETWORK http://www.senet.org

IPMA – INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION http://www.ipma.ch

Additional information for both these events is also available by phone at +30 210 772 1268 or by fax: +30 210 772 3781.

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5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AGENDA: FORTHCOMING EVENTSIN GREECE

3rd Scientific Conference on Project Management (PM-03), Thessaloniki, Greece, 24-25 September 2004. Conference Web Site: http://users.ntua.gr/jpp

3rd International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-III), Athens,Greece, 15-17 September 2005. Conference Web Site: http://www.fiu.edu/~citc

PurposeThe creation of a scientific network in construction project management, the theoretical and practical professional trainingof concerned participants, the invitation of renowed foreign experts and the organisation of a scientific conference.

TargetThe assimilation of innovative methods and technologies, the enlightenment of each other and the contribution towards theformation of common practices and standard procedures that will assist the participating companies at first and theconstruction industry in general in the attainment of competitiveness in the international context.

Network StructureThe network consists of six different entities: two Universities (National Technical University of Athens & Aristotle Universityof Thessaloniki), the Technical Chamber of Greece -Chapter of Thrace, one state-owned company (Egnatia Odos S.A.) and twoprivate companies (Edrasis Group of Companies and Hellinotechniki S.A.) which represent three different geographical areasof Greece (Attica, Central Macedonia and Thrace). The participants - network members will be forty-five (45) professionals.

DurationOctober 2003 - September 2005

Relevant Papers at the 18th IMPA World CongressPantouvakis, J.P., “Applying Porter – Best’s Theory in Construction Project Management in Greece: The NCPM Project”,Included in the 5th Stream "Best Practices in Project Management" of the Congress.

Project FundingThe project is incorpotated in the Operational Programme “COMPETITIVENESS” - Community Support Framework 2000 -2006 which is co-funded by the European Social Fund (75%) and by national resources (25%).

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6. AN EXAMPLE OF PM RESEARCH IN GREECE: THE NCPM PROJECT

Useful Links

NCPM – THE PROJECT WEBSITE http://cem.civil.ntua.gr/ncpm

DEPT. OF CEM, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS http://cem.civil.ntua.gr

DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI http://www.civil.auth.gr/

TECHNICAL CHAMBER OF GREECE – CHAPTER OF THRACE http://www.teethrakis.tee.gr/

EGNATIA ODOS S.A. - PM OF THE EGNATIA ODOS MOTORWAY http://www.egnatia.gr

EDRASIS GROUP OF COMPANIES http://www.edrasis.gr

HELLINOTECHNIKI S.A. – PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES e-mail: hpandis@ellinotexniki.gr

A number of PM modules are offered at both Greek Universities and Technological Educational Institutes (TEI). Postgraduatecourses are available at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (usually referred to as simply the "University ofAthens"), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), the AthensUniversity of Economics and Business (AUEB), the University of Piraeus, the Hellenic Open University etc. The TEI of Piraeus(in cooperation with the University of Kingston, U.K.) also offers postgraduate opportunities.

Undergraduate courses related to PM are offered at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), the DemocritusUniversity of Thrace (DUTH), the Technical University of Crete (TUC), the University of the Aegean (Aegean), the TEI of Larissaetc.

The number of educational modules offered at various Universities in Greece is summarized in the figure belowñ:

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7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN GREECE

Useful Links

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS http://www.uoa.gr

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS http://www.ntua.gr

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI http://www.auth.gr

ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS & BUSINESS http://www.aueb.gr

UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS http://www.unipi.gr

DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE http://www.duth.gr

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN http://www.aegean.gr

HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY http://www.eap.gr

TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA http://www.teilar.gr

TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PIRAEUS http://www.teipir.gr

ñ Analysis based on data assembled by Mr. N. Vandoros, M. Eng., M.Sc., Member of PM-Greece.

DUTH

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8. THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT MARKET: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN GREECE

9. GREEK DIASPORA: WORKING IN PROJECT MANAGEMENTBUT AFAR FROM ITHAKIññ

Let us start with a fact: "we are not always bearing gifts". Most of the times we are blunt, straight talking individuals thatforgot we invented politics and democracy.Speaking about democracy; Does it and should it exist in a project? And does teamwork really absolve the PM from hisresponsibility to deliver the project to stakeholder requirements? Does our culture come out in our day-to-day behaviour anddealings in projects?

Absolutely.

ñ Based on data collected by Ms. Maria Mavroeidi, M. Eng., M.Sc. Member of PM-Greece, in Arpril 2004.ññ This section was written by Mr. Dimitris Antoniades, M.Sc., Member of PM-Greece who lives and works in the UK.

It can be argued that the Project Management profession has not been well established in Greece. There are no cleareducational or training paths and PMs do not enjoy special professional rights. Nevertheless, a recent analysis performed byPM-Greeceñ showed that the demand for PMs has been growing steadily in recent years, a trend expected to continue in theforeseeable future (see also section 4 of this brochure).

In engineering, for example, an analysis of the jobs advertised in the Technical Chamber’s of Greece bulletin (TCGb), the majorpromoter of engineering jobs in the country, an analysis of the job offerings from January 2003 to March 2004 revealedthat 1 in 5 jobs advertised was related to PM. The figure is quite impressive keeping in mind that jobs advertised in TCGb arerelated to all engineering disciplines!

A further analysis of the data revealed that the particular skills sought were related to time and cost control (32% of thejobs), construction management (26%), site supervision (24%), quality, safety and environmental aspects (18%).

Arguably, there is considerable penetration of the engineering field by PM. Further action is, however, needed, before fruitsare harvested…

(According to data assembled from the bulletin of the Technical Chamber of Greece)

In most of us there is no "low" volume control when we speak, but you can sense it when something has gone wrong. Shortfused and explosive? Most of the times yes but it does wear out, especially as you grow older and wiser.To paraphrase the team building process - forming, storming, norming, performing, we form teams by storming, storming andmore storming and it works miracles.However, and despite what some of the psychologists say about forming your character by the age of four, we do change,and adapt, and analyse and we take corrective action - we find our way. Let’s not forget Ulysses returned to Ithaki even thoughhis labours’ lasted 10 years.

We love the challenge and usually the impossible and there is only one acceptable result - perfect.

It is funny, however, how one feels more comfortable and understanding in a multi-ethnic project. You see how, when youspeak to your German colleagues in the morning, lunchtime to the guys in the States and late in the afternoon to the Clientin Hong Kong, the whole team becomes more tolerant.

Issues in all the projects are the same whatever your race, but what difference does it make when you have to deal andcomprehend the local contract law and the bidding process (to mention but few). You wish Alexander the Great could appearonce more to cut this "Gordium’s inextricable knot" and make things much simpler for us poor Project Managers.

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10. DIASPORA IN ACADEMIA: THE BOOK ON "THE STORY OF MANAGING PROJECTS"

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Useful Links

GREEK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – GREEK DIASPORA http://www.mfa.gr/english/satelites/diaspora/

GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR GREEKS ABROAD http://www.ggae.gr/default.en.asp

OMOGENIA.COM – THE GREEKS ON LINE http://www.omogenia.com

DIADIKTION.COM – LIVE GREEK TV & RADIO STATIONS http://www.diadiktion.com/diadiktiondirectory-diaspora.htm

Professor Elias Carayannis, School of Business and Public Management, George Washington University, USA, has recentlyfinished editing a book on the "Story of Managing Projects".

In this book, a number of chapters have been compiled that deal with the process as well as the content, context, and impactof project management (PM) from a number of disciplines and industries. This manuscript is indeed meant to serve as aplatform for project management practitioners to team up with project management academics in order to provide cross-disciplinary threads of insights, lessons learned, and best practices from a variety of professions and settings as well asregions of the world where project management is enacted and shaped in the process.

Thematically, the book has a "multi-legged T" (MLT) structure with the introductory chapters providing an overview / overlayof key PM concepts and subsequent chapters delving into specific PM context and practice areas (such as PM in health care,PM in construction, PM in S/W, PM in telecom etc.). The concluding chapter synthesizes and integrates insights and lessonslearned across thematic areas and functional contexts for best practices in PM. It also provides the foundation for identifyingand forming interrelated communities of practice and interest with regards to PM across different practices (law, engineering,medicine, movie-making, research etc) and a roadmap for future research based on the foundation this book provides.

We believe that the reader will benefit from the juxtaposition and critical sunthesis of the insights and findings in thosechapters to provide a more solid foundation for developing better Project Management theories as well as tools,methodologies and practices.

Relevant BookCarayannis, E.G., Anbari, F. & Kwak, Y.H. (eds) (2004) "A Cross-Disciplinary, Global Anthology of Local Experiences on ProjectManagement Best Practices from The Private And Public Sectors", Praeger Publishers, Washington DC, U.S.A (forthcoming).

Useful Links

GREECE.GR - GLOBAL FAMOUS GREEKS http://www.greece.gr/GLOBAL_GREECE/GLOBAL_GREEKS/global_greeks_index.htm

WWOORRLLDD CCOOUUNNCCIILL OOFF HHEELLLLEENNEESS AABBRROOAADD http://www.sae.gr/

ñ Text by Professor E. Carayannis, Ph. D., Member of PM-Greece who lives and works in the U.S.A.