10 Lessons for PMs, from PMI North America Congress 2014

by Conrado Morlan

From the Voices on Project

Management Blog

Revitalization ofJohn F. Long Elementary

School in Phoenix

1Giving back to the community was the best way to

start the congress.

2HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM — BUT AS PROJECT MANAGERS, WE ALSO HAVE THE SOLUTION

800 guests (most of them congress attendees) evacuated due to hotel fire. Yet by early evening, with the help of

PMI Phoenix Chapter and Congress organizers, all guests were relocated to other hotels in the area.

Tips for being a leader, from a sport legendTips for being a team leader, from a sports legend

To improve our game as projectmanagers, we need to acquire andmaster new skills as well — andnowadays, strategic and leadership

skills are required to better execute

projects and make our

organization successful.

3

4 “think sideways”

Exit from the vicious cycleof addressing issues by

providing a lot of answers

based on hypothesis, andenter a virtuous cycle bystarting asking questions

that will give you hints on

how to resolve issues.

5

Everyone can be my

teacher.

Alfonso Bucero, PMI-RMP, PMP, PMI Fellow

Learn from everyone

Multitasking is not the silver bullet6Multitasking isn’t the silver bullet. Focusing on one task

at a time and partitioning your day into several productivity periods will make you efficient.

7Organizational

Project Management

(OPM) trends

upward.

Presenters pointed out

the importance of

building technical,

leadership and

strategic skills to

deliver excellencetoday and in the future

to emerge as anew breed ofproject executives.

8

PfMP® credential ribbon was available for the first

time at congress. On hand were a few of the first 150 PfMPs® from around the world.

Do what your

is not willing

to do

compe-tition

9

Vince Poscente

Having the chance to interact with 2,000-plus delegates

from over 50 countries was a great opportunity to find

the next challenge in my professional career.

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For full details about lessons learned from PMI Global Congress 2014—North America, please go here:

http://www.projectmanagement.com/blog/Voices-on-Project-Management/11177/

• Led Global Portfolio, Program and Projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia• One of the first 150 individuals to achieve the PfMP credential in the world • Core Team Member for the development of PMI’s “Implementing Organizational Project Management (OPM): A Practice Guide”

conrado@thesmartpm.com

Conrado Morlan, PfMP, PgMP, PMP, CSM