PMI SA Newsletter 2nd Quarter 2015 Issue

South Africa PMI Chapter Newsletter

From the President’s Desk

It seems every newsletter I have

something new and exciting to discuss, I

hope this trend keeps coming!

This month we see the resignation of

Wikus Engelbrecht from the role of VP

Volunteering. Wikus brought life back into

the volunteering with PMI, and has been

instrumental in developing and

maintaining PMI South Africa volunteering

systems. As much as we will miss him in

the role we are also pleased that he will

continue to be involved with our Chapter

and will continue his recruiting at meetings

and everyday interactions – Wikus’s

enthusiasm is very catchy!

With every cloud is a silver lining, and we

welcome Suneel Barra as our new VP

Volunteering (Elect). Keeping succession

planning in mind Wikus has groomed

Suneel and we look forward to voting him

in formally at this years’ AGM.

(continued on page 2)

Second Quarter 2015 Edition

In This Issue:• From the President’s Desk 1

• To all our Gauteng Branch Members 2

• News from the Cape Town branch: 3

• Cape Town Events 3

• News from PE Branch 4

• PE Branch Events 4

• Benefits of Volunteering 5

• New Community Home 5

• Gauteng Branch Events Lead 6

• The First Annual PMI Africa Project

Management Conference 6

• Opportunity: Website Administrator 7

• Tekle Baraki Recognised In Cape Town 8

• Launched! 2015 Pulse of the Profession®9

• PMP / CAPM Orientation Session 10

• PMI SA Chapter Pictures 10

• KZN Branch Re-Launch Meeting 12

• Gauteng Branch Upcoming Events 13

• Opportunity: Marketing Assistant 14

Second Quarter 2015 Edition

In This Issue:• From the President’s Desk 1

• To all our Gauteng Branch Members 2

• News from the Cape Town branch: 3

• Cape Town Events 3

• News from PE Branch 4

• PE Branch Events 4

• Benefits of Volunteering 5

• New Community Home 5

• Gauteng Branch Events Lead 6

• The First Annual PMI Africa Project

Management Conference 6

• Opportunity: Website Administrator 7

• Tekle Baraki Recognised In Cape Town 8

• Launched! 2015 Pulse of the Profession®9

• PMP / CAPM Orientation Session 10

• PMI SA Chapter Pictures 10

• KZN Branch Re-Launch Meeting 12

• Gauteng Branch Upcoming Events 13

• Opportunity: Marketing Assistant 14

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• 18 June 2015, June Members Meeting,

Johannesburg.

• 18 June 2015, Cape Town June Members

Meeting.

• 25 June 2015, PE Members Meeting.

• 25 June 2015, KZN Branch Re-Launch Meeting

• 7 July 2015, Pretoria Members Meeting.

• Thu 23 July, Cape Town June Members Meeting

• 16 July 2015, July Members Meeting,

Johannesburg.

• 30 Aug - 2 Sept 2015, PMI EMEA Africa

Conference Johannesburg

• 18 July 2015, Gauteng Volunteers meeting.

(See more details inside)

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To all our Gauteng Branch Members

I hope you guys are enjoying our

newsletter. It is still early days so please

let us know if there are any suggestions for

improvement, it is actually your newsletter

and you must enjoy what you get.

I have been fortunate to recently attend

the EMEA LIM in London and came back

fired up with new ideas for our branch and

I plan to launch new and different events.

Having said that we would need a lot of

hands on deck to arrange and bring these

ideas to life and that is why I am asking

anyone that is interested in arrange new

and exciting events to please contact

myself or our Volunteer Lead – Suneel and

we will get you started. (Also see the

article regarding the benefits of

volunteering.)

The Launch of the Pretoria Branch in

Gauteng has been very successful thanks

to Karen van Deventer and all her hard

work. If you have not attended an event in

Pretoria yet do not miss the next one.

To keep in touch and up to date with the

latest events please connect with us on

LinkedIN:

https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=

2262602

All of the best for June 2015!

By Annabe Jacobs, Gauteng Branch Lead

Check our web site www.pmi.org.za2

From the President’s Desk

(continued from page 1)

Suneel has much in common with Wikus, as he is also

extremely enthusiastic and always has an ear (and

shoulder) for any volunteer. A wonderful people person

I am excited to be working closely with him in future.

For any volunteering queries or to become more

involved with chapter (and be swept up in this amazing

industry) please contact Suneel at

[email protected].

KZN Branch is back on track! With Molly Govender

heading up the branch and directing it, I have no doubt

that KZN is in for some branch developments not to be

missed! More details regarding their launch follow in

the events scheduled section of the newsletter. Do

please attend if you are in town, and show your

support. If you are interested in helping Molly and

joining her team please contact her at

[email protected] or Suneel at

[email protected].

We have had some ups and downs with our website

over the past month (and behind the scenes it’s been

going on for a long time). We have finally renovated the

site and moved, and would love to develop it further to

meet our member’s needs. We have advertised for a

volunteer position specifically to look at this, and focus

on our internet presence. If this appeals to you and you

would like to get involved – or know of someone who

would like to help us out please see the

requirements/preferences in the volunteer section of

the newsletter and join our team.

As always, if volunteering is not for you or you do not

have the time – simply attend your local branch

meetings and show your support for the volunteering

team (and earn your PDU’s at the same time). The

branches are also need your feedback – perhaps you

know of a speaker or topic you feel should be discussed

at your next meeting? Send them our way!

All the best,

Dominique Mulholland, PMI SA Chapter President Elect

Do you have a newsletter article to

submit? Please forward to Annabe at

[email protected].

News from the Cape Town Branch

We had our third event since the branch

inception in November last year and our core

group is growing slowly but surely with every

event that goes by. In the past few weeks,

several people outside of the core group

indicated they are willing to dedicate some of

their time in order to help out. Slowly, all the

pieces are falling into place as we are busy

putting some structure in place. For the time

being, our main focus is around finalizing the

events roster for the year. We have already

made some good progress on this as we have

some venues and speakers lined up already. All

This should be enough to get us decent PMI

exposure in Western Cape and also, critical

mass of people that will attend future events in

order to carry the branch forward.

Our next event is scheduled for 18 June and is

bound to be rather interesting. We are looking

forward to this talk that will be given by Lorne

Sulcas, former game ranger-guide and

internationally published wildlife photographer.

Lorne has two decades of African bush

experience as a game ranger-guide and

internationally published wildlife photographer.

In his Thriving in a Wild World presentation, he

will speak on the powerful success and

business lessons from Africa’s Big Cats, around

winning, sustainable growth, teamwork and

leadership in the face of change and

competition.

Next meeting details:

Date: Thu 18 Jun

Venue: ACG Architects, Salt River

Topic: Thriving in a Wild World - Success

lessons from Africa's Big Cats, Presented by

Lorne Sulcas.

By Marko Divac, Cape Town Branch Lead.


Date Venue Presenter Topic

Thu 26 March

2015

ACG Architects,

Salt River

Misha

Teasdale

The power of well-orchestrated events and

organisation bodies in the face of creating mass

action

Tue 21 April DVT, Gardens Faith Wood Ready to break away from Wilful Blindness

May 2015 N/A N/A Note: no meet was held in May

Thu 18 June

2015

ACG Architects,

Salt RiverLorne Sulcas

Thriving in a Wild World - success lessons from

Africa's Big Cats

Thu 23 July TBC TBC TBC

Thu 20 Aug TBC TBC TBC

Thu 17 Sep TBC TBC TBC

Thu 22 Oct TBC TBC TBC

Thu 19 Nov TBC TBC TBC

Thu 17 Dec TBC TBC Note: there might be no December event (TBC)

Cape Town Events

News from Port Elizabeth Branch

The PMI SA PE Branch consists of a very small

group and is still very much in the early

formative stages. There are two volunteers

whose sole focus is to grow the member base

by creating awareness throughout the PE

region.

A big challenge facing the PE branch is that this

initiative has been on & off within the region

and those who had the interest either no

longer have the interest or have somewhat

been de-motivated and thus pulling others in

the same way, therefore as the volunteers of

PE branch, we have a huge task on our hands

to ignite and boost the interest to get a lot of

participation going in the branch meetings.

What we have tried to do differently in the

meetings held this year is to have meetings

that are more interactive and steer away from

a theoretical approach.

Volunteering Vacancies

For now, there isn’t a real need to expand the

volunteer base, as the administration functions

are still quite at a minimum due to the

attendance numbers being very low.

Although in future we will be revisiting this, as

the demands and functions grow.

Special Event

Initially planned for later in the year, but at the

rate of attendance experienced, may lead to

having one in the new year.


Call for Volunteers

Our chapter is seeking volunteers to help with marketing efforts, member profiles and articles for

our newsletter, community outreach, and other activities. PDUs are provided.

Contact your local branch for more information.

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Date Topic Presenter

5 February 2015 Topic – Risks & Issues in Projects Danie Fouche

23 March 2015 Volunteers Committee Meeting

16 April 2015Topic – Customer-centric Project Management –

running projects with a Customer’s perspective

Belita von Steiger

10 June 2015 Volunteers Committee Meeting

25 June 2015 Members Meeting. Topic TBA TBA

Port Elizabeth Events

Benefits of Volunteering


Celebrate Our New Community Home on ProjectManagement.com

The PMI Community of Practice sites closed on 15 March 2015, we invite you to visit the new PMI

community home on ProjectManagement.com.

ProjectManagement.com is the next generation of knowledge and networking for PMI members

and practitioners worldwide. It will bring you greater connectivity, easier access, enhanced

content and more ways to contribute and be recognized.

Best of all, connect with peers around the world and get to know our new home for knowledge

and networking.

We are excited about our new home and look forwarding to seeing you there!

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PMI South Africa Chapter Gauteng Branch

Events Lead - Karen van Deventer

challenges she met were very stimulating.

Before Deloitte, she was employed for 19

years at the Auditor-General of South

Africa (AGSA), where she managed the

office of Executive members who were in

charge of regularity audit-, forensic audit-,

performance audit- and Information

Systems audit business units. She assisted

with International collaboration and

conferences/congress, both international

and local at a very high level.

Karen is married and has two sons (18

years and 23 years). As entertainment she

read intellection material, health

magazines and the odd novel. She is a

proud supporter of the cricket and likes

going to the gym.

She looks forward to 2015 and all the PMI

events. She will be in contact with you on

a regular basis with regards to the monthly

meetings. Please feel free to contact her

anytime if you have any suggestions about

presenters or specific topics that you want

us to cover at the next meeting.

The First Annual PMI Africa Project Management

Conference

The First Annual PMI Africa Project Management

Conference, entitled “Project Management in

Developing Africa”, will be held at the Birchwood

Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 August –

1 September 2015. The three-day conference is

hosted by PMI South Africa Chapter in cooperation

with PMI Africa Region 16. The symposium will

focus on topics relevant to organizations,

industries and the economy in Africa.

Stay tuned for more information with our

conference website.

PMI SA Chapter Newsletter

We hope you are enjoying our newsletter. It will be

published quarterly. The objectives is to;

• Promote the PMI SA Chapter

• Foster professional development through PMI

resource

• A means of communication for the chapter

members

• Retain current members by facilitating active

engagement and providing a vibrant community

• Attract potential members

Please submit your content now for the next issue.


Karen van Deventer joined

Deloitte in 2012 as Business

Development Manager in

Deloitte Risk Advisory. She

worked on a number of

interesting projects and

enjoy every moment. The

Join ‘PMI South Africa Chapter’ on LinkedIn

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South Africa PMI Chapter Contact Details

Chapter General: [email protected]

Chapter Administration: [email protected]

Chapter President: [email protected]

Chapter Membership: [email protected]

Chapter Volunteering: [email protected]

Chapter Communications: [email protected]

Gauteng Branch Events/RSVP: [email protected]

Gauteng Branch Lead: [email protected]

Cape Town Branch Lead: [email protected]

KZN Branch Administration/Events: [email protected]

KZN Branch Lead: [email protected]

PE Branch Lead: [email protected]

South Africa PMI Chapter Contact Details

Chapter General: [email protected]

Chapter Administration: [email protected]

Chapter President: [email protected]

Chapter Membership: [email protected]

Chapter Volunteering: [email protected]

Chapter Communications: [email protected]

Gauteng Branch Events/RSVP: [email protected]

Gauteng Branch Lead: [email protected]

Cape Town Branch Lead: [email protected]


KZN Branch Lead: [email protected]

PE Branch Lead: [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity: Website Administrator

The Communications Portfolio Requires a Website Administrator. A volunteer for this position

does not require any coding or technical skills, but rather an eye for web design and 24/7 internet

connectivity. Internet connectivity is essential, do not apply if this is not available to you.

You can be based anywhere in RSA.

You will mainly be responsible for content management, the content will be sent to you from the

Branches and you will in turn update the website. In particular new events for the calendar,

photos from events, news items and banners/logos. The website is through Afrihost.

You will not be required to attend branch meetings so transport and such is not a concern. This

position also allows the volunteer the ability to think out-the-box and improvements,

opportunities and advancements are encouraged! The reporting line would be Richard Smith, VP

Communications.

It will help if the volunteer has some (but not all) of the following experience:

• PR/Marketing expertise/experience,

• Copywriting/Editing,

• Basic Graphic Design i.e. to edit images - resize correctly, create banners e.t.c. - mid level

design experience to create good quality graphic content is an advantage,

• Website design and content management,

• Time availability to do updates ad hoc on any day of the week – this is flexible, but as

maximum of a 24 hour turn around will be required.

Please send your bio and any questions you may have to [email protected] and/or

[email protected].

Volunteer Opportunity: Website Administrator

The Communications Portfolio Requires a Website Administrator. A volunteer for this position

does not require any coding or technical skills, but rather an eye for web design and 24/7 internet

connectivity. Internet connectivity is essential, do not apply if this is not available to you.

You can be based anywhere in RSA.

You will mainly be responsible for content management, the content will be sent to you from the

Branches and you will in turn update the website. In particular new events for the calendar,

photos from events, news items and banners/logos. The website is through Afrihost.

You will not be required to attend branch meetings so transport and such is not a concern. This

position also allows the volunteer the ability to think out-the-box and improvements,

opportunities and advancements are encouraged! The reporting line would be Richard Smith, VP

Communications.

It will help if the volunteer has some (but not all) of the following experience:

• PR/Marketing expertise/experience,

• Copywriting/Editing,

• Basic Graphic Design i.e. to edit images - resize correctly, create banners e.t.c. - mid level

design experience to create good quality graphic content is an advantage,

• Website design and content management,

• Time availability to do updates ad hoc on any day of the week – this is flexible, but as

maximum of a 24 hour turn around will be required.

Please send your bio and any questions you may have to [email protected] and/or

[email protected].

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Tekle Baraki Recognised In Cape Town

As you know branches cannot function without

the support and organisation of the volunteers.

Every now and then we would like to highlight

a volunteer who has really made a difference,

and in this case it is Tekle Baraki from Cape

Town Branch.

At the beginning of the year we had a crisis as

Erik had to rush overseas for personal reasons,

which is very understandable. We however

found ourselves without a venue and the

reason the event still went ahead was due to

Tekle. At a very short notice (in a matter of

hours), Tekle offered us the use of his

company's venue (ACG Architects,

http://www.acgarchitects.co.za/).

Further to that, Tekle negotiated with his

company that we can use this venue for our

future events - free of charge; Although this

venue has capacity for a maximum of 20

people, we can always add in more chairs (if

needed) but most importantly, we know that

we have the venue secured – which is essential

for the continuation of the branch. Further to

that, Tekle arranged with his company that

they would also include refreshments with the

venue (water, coffee, tea) and biscuits - again,

free of charge.

Even more importantly, Tekle recently received

the 1st prize from the PMSA (awarded each

year), for his MSc dissertation in Project

Management (programme at UCT). Tekle's

dissertation, in the opinion of a select

committee of PMSA Western Cape, is highly

relevant to the project management

profession. The award includes an invitation to

an event hosted by PMSA (WC) at which the

recipient will be given the opportunity to

present the findings of his/her research to

leading stakeholders in the industry to which it

applies. The decision of the award was based

on an assessment from a pool of 3

dissertations submitted for consideration by

UCT.

As the branch grows we may require use of a

larger venue – if your company would like to

offer their venue every second month, please

contact [email protected] or

[email protected]

Tekle Baraki Recognised In Cape Town

As you know branches cannot function without

the support and organisation of the volunteers.

Every now and then we would like to highlight

a volunteer who has really made a difference,

and in this case it is Tekle Baraki from Cape

Town Branch.

At the beginning of the year we had a crisis as

Erik had to rush overseas for personal reasons,

which is very understandable. We however

found ourselves without a venue and the

reason the event still went ahead was due to

Tekle. At a very short notice (in a matter of

hours), Tekle offered us the use of his

company's venue (ACG Architects,

http://www.acgarchitects.co.za/).

Further to that, Tekle negotiated with his

company that we can use this venue for our

future events - free of charge; Although this

venue has capacity for a maximum of 20

people, we can always add in more chairs (if

needed) but most importantly, we know that

we have the venue secured – which is essential

for the continuation of the branch. Further to

that, Tekle arranged with his company that

they would also include refreshments with the

venue (water, coffee, tea) and biscuits - again,

free of charge.

Even more importantly, Tekle recently received

the 1st prize from the PMSA (awarded each

year), for his MSc dissertation in Project

Management (programme at UCT). Tekle's

dissertation, in the opinion of a select

committee of PMSA Western Cape, is highly

relevant to the project management

profession. The award includes an invitation to

an event hosted by PMSA (WC) at which the

recipient will be given the opportunity to

present the findings of his/her research to

leading stakeholders in the industry to which it

applies. The decision of the award was based

on an assessment from a pool of 3

dissertations submitted for consideration by

UCT.

As the branch grows we may require use of a

larger venue – if your company would like to

offer their venue every second month, please

contact [email protected] or

[email protected]

In the picture:

Tekle Baraki(L)

receiving the

award for his thesis

form Peter

Richards (R) the

PMSA Western

Cape

representative.

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Launched! 2015 Pulse of the Profession®

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2015 Pulse of the Profession®:Capturing the Value

of Project Management. The report focuses on how organizations would benefit by returning to

the basics of project, program and portfolio management. It shows how the fundamental aspects

of developing a culture of project management, cultivating talent, and defining processes, enable

organizations to capture value and gain competitive advantage.

The report is now on the home pages of PMI.org and ProjectManagement.com. Please direct to

PMI.org/Pulse to access the report.

Key Findings

What helps an organization build and sustain its growth capacity and become a high performer?

Our 2015 Pulse research shows a number of factors contribute to this success, including a focus

on what we consider the basics:

• Fully understanding the value of project management

• Having actively engaged executive sponsors

• Aligning projects to strategy

• Developing and maintaining project management talent

• Establishing a well-aligned and effective PMO (project management office)

• Using standardized project management practices throughout the organization

The 2015 Pulse findings detail and demonstrate a clear path forward through a focus on the

following fundamentals:

• Culture: High-performing organizations fully understand the value of project management and

are creating a project management mindset.

• Talent: High-performing organizations are significantly more likely to focus on talent

management, establishing ongoing training, and formal, effective knowledge transfer. This is

especially important in project management, where technical skills are enhanced by the

leadership and strategic and business management capabilities that are nurtured through

experience.

• Process: High-performing organizations support project, program, and portfolio management

though standardized practices and by aligning projects and programs to the organization’s

strategy.

Throughout this report, you’ll discover what high-performing organizations do differently—and

how they are creating competitive advantage by embedding a project management mindset in

their organization’s culture.

By Abubakar Saidu Umar, Chapter Administrator – PMI Middle East and Africa



PMP / CAPM Orientation Session

We held our first PMP / CAPM Orientation

session on the 16th of May at the Global

Prospectus Development Institute. There was

a lively discussion around the requirements for

achieving your PMP or CAPM certification and

it was decided that we need to have more

session like these.

Are you looking to differentiate yourself in the

job market and show that you are committed

to a career in Project Management? Maybe

you are already employed as a project

manager, but you want to increase your skill

and gain an edge in the advancing your career.

This is the opportunity you are looking for.

The Project Management Institute provides

various certifications that can help you in your

career as a project manager. These sessions

will focus on the Project Management

Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate in

Project Management (CAPM) certifications and

what experience and knowledge you need to

acquire the certifications.

We will present two more sessions in June

2015. The first will be on the 13th of June at

the Deloite offices in Garsfontein, Pretoria.

The second session will be on the 20th of June,

at the Global Prospectus Development

Institute. The sessions will be from 9:30 in the

morning to 12:00 and there will be no

attendance fee.

We kindly request that you RSVP to

[email protected] by the Wednesday preceding

the event to enable us to prepare for the

number of attendees and that each will at least

have a cup of coffee or tea.

Please also pass this on to your colleagues and

to anybody that may be interested in or be

able to gain from the session.

The address for the two events is as follows:

• Jacaranda boardroom, Deloitte, Block B,

Riverwalk Office park, c/o Garsfontein and

Matroosberg road, Ashleigh Gardens,

Pretoria.

• Global Prospectus Development Institute,

366 Pretoria Avenue, Ferndale Randburg.

PMP / CAPM Orientation Session

We held our first PMP / CAPM Orientation

session on the 16th of May at the Global

Prospectus Development Institute. There was

a lively discussion around the requirements for

achieving your PMP or CAPM certification and

it was decided that we need to have more

session like these.

Are you looking to differentiate yourself in the

job market and show that you are committed

to a career in Project Management? Maybe

you are already employed as a project

manager, but you want to increase your skill

and gain an edge in the advancing your career.

This is the opportunity you are looking for.

The Project Management Institute provides

various certifications that can help you in your

career as a project manager. These sessions

will focus on the Project Management

Professional (PMP) and Certified Associate in

Project Management (CAPM) certifications and

what experience and knowledge you need to

acquire the certifications.

We will present two more sessions in June

2015. The first will be on the 13th of June at

the Deloite offices in Garsfontein, Pretoria.

The second session will be on the 20th of June,

at the Global Prospectus Development

Institute. The sessions will be from 9:30 in the

morning to 12:00 and there will be no

attendance fee.

We kindly request that you RSVP to

[email protected] by the Wednesday preceding

the event to enable us to prepare for the

number of attendees and that each will at least

have a cup of coffee or tea.

Please also pass this on to your colleagues and

to anybody that may be interested in or be

able to gain from the session.

The address for the two events is as follows:

• Jacaranda boardroom, Deloitte, Block B,

Riverwalk Office park, c/o Garsfontein and

Matroosberg road, Ashleigh Gardens,

Pretoria.

• Global Prospectus Development Institute,

366 Pretoria Avenue, Ferndale Randburg.

PMI South Africa Chapter In Pictures - Gauteng Branch Pretoria Members Meeting, 5 May 2015

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PMI SA Chapter Pictures


The Region 16 Team (Africa) represented at the EMEA LIM in London. The next Region 16 meeting

will take place on 29-30 August 2015 at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg.

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KZN Branch Contact Details: KZN Branch Lead: [email protected]


KZN Branch Contact Details: KZN Branch Lead: [email protected]


KZN Branch Re-Launches at the June Members

Meeting

Date: 25 June 2015

The KZN Branch team extends our apologies

for the delays in commencement of the

member meetings for this year.

Come meet and greet some new team

members and see the exciting line up for the

year.

Hear more about the exciting PMI Africa

conference being hosted by South Africa for

the first time in August this year.

Topic: A Project Management Guide to “Living

Longer, Living Better ,Stress free”

Presenter: Riona Sewnarain

About the Presenter:

Riona Sewnarain is an Architect working for

Transnet Capital Projects. She has been

working in the built environment for more than

20 years. She is a wife and mother of two

young children and has a passion for working in

the projects environment. She encourages

professionals to look after that which is

important to them, i.e. themselves, their

health, their loved ones, career and finding

their own balance to live authentically to “the

beat of their own drum”.

You will hear about the world’s longest-lived

people.

She will ask the question, “Are you using your

Project Management wisdom to manage and

enjoy a fulfilled life.”

Riona is a well established Senior Architect and

project manager who is a registered

professional as follows :

• Pr. Arch

• SAIA

• KZNIA

• PMP

Her passion for excellence has seen her lead

many award winning projects such as The

Siyaphambili project which received an

international honour award for the best project

in the Industrial/ Working Ports Category from

the Waterfront Centre, Toronto that promotes

excellence on the waterfront.

Meeting Date: Thursday, 25 June 2015

Time: 17H45 Registration, 18H00 Presentation,

19H00 - 19H30 Networking & Refreshments

Venue: Transnet Capital Projects, Queen

Elizabeth Board room, 237 Mahatma Ghandi

Road, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/OZHfJ

RSVP: [email protected]

Parking Arrangements: Open area parking is

available on the premises with gated security.

Parking is free.

1 PDU can be claimed for attending this event.

Please ensure your name and PMI Member

Number are on the attendance register.

KZN Branch Re-Launches at the June Members

Meeting

Date: 25 June 2015

The KZN Branch team extends our apologies

for the delays in commencement of the

member meetings for this year.

Come meet and greet some new team

members and see the exciting line up for the

year.

Hear more about the exciting PMI Africa

conference being hosted by South Africa for

the first time in August this year.

Topic: A Project Management Guide to “Living

Longer, Living Better ,Stress free”

Presenter: Riona Sewnarain

About the Presenter:

Riona Sewnarain is an Architect working for

Transnet Capital Projects. She has been

working in the built environment for more than

20 years. She is a wife and mother of two

young children and has a passion for working in

the projects environment. She encourages

professionals to look after that which is

important to them, i.e. themselves, their

health, their loved ones, career and finding

their own balance to live authentically to “the

beat of their own drum”.

You will hear about the world’s longest-lived

people.

She will ask the question, “Are you using your

Project Management wisdom to manage and

enjoy a fulfilled life.”

Riona is a well established Senior Architect and

project manager who is a registered

professional as follows :

• Pr. Arch

• SAIA

• KZNIA

• PMP

Her passion for excellence has seen her lead

many award winning projects such as The

Siyaphambili project which received an

international honour award for the best project

in the Industrial/ Working Ports Category from

the Waterfront Centre, Toronto that promotes

excellence on the waterfront.

Meeting Date: Thursday, 25 June 2015

Time: 17H45 Registration, 18H00 Presentation,

19H00 - 19H30 Networking & Refreshments

Venue: Transnet Capital Projects, Queen

Elizabeth Board room, 237 Mahatma Ghandi

Road, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/OZHfJ

RSVP: [email protected]

Parking Arrangements: Open area parking is

available on the premises with gated security.

Parking is free.

1 PDU can be claimed for attending this event.

Please ensure your name and PMI Member

Number are on the attendance register.

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Gauteng Branch Upcoming Events

Date Time Event Venue

18 June 2015 17:30

June Members Meeting

Johannesburg

Programme and Project Risk Analyst by

Quinton van Eeden.

7 July 2015 17:30

July Members Meeting

Pretoria

Programme and Project Risk Analyst by

Quinton van Eeden.

16 July 2015 17:30

July Members Meeting

Johannesburg

Monthly networking sessions for project

managers

18 July 2015 17:00Volunteer's meeting

20 August 2015 17:30August Members Meeting

Johannesburg


managers

30 Aug - 2 Sept

2015TBA

PMI EMEA Africa

Conference

Birchwood Hotel Johannesburg

9 September

201517:30

September Members

Meeting Pretoria

Bi-Monthly networking sessions for

project managers

17 September

201517:30

September Members

Meeting Johannesburg


managers

15 October 2015 TBA October Members Meeting

Johannesburg


managers

17 October 2015 TBA Professional Development

Day

Create awareness of PMI and the

certifications they represent

PMI South Africa Chapter Newsletter, Second Quarter 2015


For more information on Gauteng branch events

contact:

• Annabe on [email protected]

• Karen on [email protected]

Consider load shedding, most of our venues are available 1 hour before start of event if you want

to arrive earlier, network and have a snack. Please join us for excellent presenters, powerful

discussions, mind blowing knowledge sharing and meeting interesting people in various industries.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Marketing Assistant

Administration Portfolio requires a Marketing

Assistant. This position as Marketing Assistant

requires internet and phone access. If you have

interest in moving into a Marketing position

this role would be a good stepping stone and

introduction to PMI South Africa Chapter. Your

attendance at branch events is encouraged,

but not essential. Marketing

experience/background is preferred, but your

self-motivation and enthusiasm is more

important.

This position would initially be reviewing

advertising avenues for PMI on a national level.

Publications, internet websites and the like –

how much are the advertising options, is there

opportunity for mutual benefit between

ourselves and the publication and do they

reach our target market. Thus initially much

research is required and if you do not have any

background in this area you will certainly

develop it on completion of the initial review.

You will report to the President.

Please contact Suneel at [email protected]

and/or [email protected].

Volunteer Opportunity: Marketing Assistant

Administration Portfolio requires a Marketing

Assistant. This position as Marketing Assistant

requires internet and phone access. If you have

interest in moving into a Marketing position

this role would be a good stepping stone and

introduction to PMI South Africa Chapter. Your

attendance at branch events is encouraged,

but not essential. Marketing

experience/background is preferred, but your

self-motivation and enthusiasm is more

important.

This position would initially be reviewing

advertising avenues for PMI on a national level.

Publications, internet websites and the like –

how much are the advertising options, is there

opportunity for mutual benefit between

ourselves and the publication and do they

reach our target market. Thus initially much

research is required and if you do not have any

background in this area you will certainly

develop it on completion of the initial review.

You will report to the President.

Please contact Suneel at [email protected]

and/or [email protected].

Who’s Your Product Owner?

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Documents

PMI SA Newsletter 2nd Quarter 2015 Issue