November 2011

A Special Thank You to PMI Asia Pacific Members!

In this last issue for the year (we’ll be back with more next year), we want to give specialacknowledgements to the contributors we have been working with to make this e-publication an exclusiveresource that you can benefit greatly from as a member.

Zahara Khan – Ways the Global Project Management Community Can Help 2010 Pakistan Flood VictimsVimal Kumar Khanna – Top Five Challenges in Running Offshore Development CentresKhalid Ahmad Khan – Project Challenges and Professional Development in PakistanKamrul Ahsan – Project Manager Skills Desired in Australia and New ZealandNaveen L Nanjundappa – Challenges While Adopting Agile in the Asia Pacific Region

Not forgetting our region mentors: Shaligram Pokharel (Region 15), Ramam Atmakuri (Region 11), andKevin Chui (Region 9); for providing their personal experiences on volunteering with PMI.

Thank you for being a PMI member and for all you have done to advance the profession.

From all of us at PMI Asia Pacific Service Centre, best wishes for a safe, enjoyable holiday seasonand a happy New Year.

Feature Articles

Interview with PMI Region 9 Mentor

Challenges While Adopting Agile in theAsia Pacific Region

Discuss Ideas Online and Build YourKnowledge at PMI Communities ofPractice

Upcoming Events Highlights

PMI Mumbai Chapter Set to PresentProject Management Conclave inDecember

PMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter Set to HostProject Management Symposium inJanuary 2012

Asia Pacific Events Calendar

What's New

Celebrate Project Management Excellence– Submit a Nomination for a 2012 PMIProfessional Award

The PMIEF Brings Project Management forSocial Good for Society

You're in Good Company

PMI® Registered Education Providers (NewR.E.P.s)

Past Events (August – October 2011)

Project Management National Conference2011 in Bengaluru

Highlights from PMI China Congress 2011

Chapter Leaders Gather at FourDestinations to Share Best Practices and

Project Management Highlights

Laguindingan Airport Development Projectin Philippines Expected to be CompletedAhead of Schedule

Asia Pacific Regional Service Centre

Contact Information

Suggestions for the Editor

Develop Strategies

Marketplace

Improve Your Knowledge of Agile withMaking Sense of Agile ProjectManagement—New in PMI Marketplace

Feature Articles

“The following Chinese Proverbbest summarises my journey asa volunteer: ‘Tell me and I’llforget, show me and I mayremember, involve me and I’llunderstand’.” – Kevin Chui,PMP, Mentor, PMI’s Region 9(Northeast Asia)

Interview with PMI Region 9 Mentor

Thousands of people make time in their busy lives, amidst their careers,families and other obligations to volunteer for PMI. Why do they do it?

Asia Pacific e-Link gets up close and personal with Kevin Chui, PMP,mentor for PMI's Region 9, to find out more.

Asia Pacific e-Link: What made you decide to become a volunteer andstay involved with PMI?

Mr. Chui: As a volunteer, I have the freedom to choose what I enjoyworking on (jokingly). On a more serious note, I love the professionalnetwork within PMI as it connects me to other project managementprofessionals from other parts of the world. What's amazing is thateveryone speaks the same project management language and faces moreor less the same challenges, wherever they are from.

In my current position as Region Mentor for Northeast Asia, the exposure tothe professional communities in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong,Macau and China is valuable experience for me. Needless to say, all thesenetworking opportunities have helped my professional career.

Asia Pacific e-Link: We hear that that you are currently residing inToronto, Canada, which is a distance away from the region in AsiaPacific that you are a mentor of. Can you share three quick tips onhow you manage your time and priorities with the high frequency oftravelling required?

Mr. Chui: I used to travel a lot as the Regional Programme Director of myformer employer. The fact that I now live in Toronto, and work in AsiaPacific (mostly Hong Kong and China) just means I have to plan my travelmore carefully. In fact, I travel less frequently but the duration of each trip islonger. The maturity of virtual management technology definitely helps mycommunication with colleagues and clients.

Back to the three quick tips:1. Know your priority as only then you can decide what to do and what notto;2. Refrain from minor but tedious tasks that drain all your energy and time,and focus on work that brings about impact and change; this is particularlytrue for my volunteer role at PMI;3. Enjoy life as it is.

Asia Pacific e-Link: What are some of the key challenges a newvolunteer can expect to face? How can these challenges be

overcome?

Mr. Chui: The biggest challenge for a new volunteer can be to find asuitable role within PMI. The first few months for a new PMI volunteer are ahoneymoon period — he or she is well taken care of by chapters or virtualteam leaders and his or her role is usually well-defined. After theassignment is complete however, the volunteer may face a period ofuncertainty during which they may not be able to identify a more permanentrole within PMI.

My advice is, as a new volunteer you have to be more aggressive in lookingout for volunteer opportunities beyond your current role. It also helps if youreach out to more people and expand your network within PMI. Finally, stayconnected with PMI and be patient even if there is no immediate volunteeropportunity. Opportunities will come by eventually and you have to bethere.

Asia Pacific e-Link: What skills have you gained by volunteering withPMI and do you plan to continue volunteering?

Mr. Chui: By volunteering with PMI, I've learned how to motivate othervolunteers. That is not as easy as it seems. All volunteers are highlyrespected individuals in their own profession and there is no monetaryreward in doing volunteer work for PMI. I guess the key is to help fulfill theirneeds for self-esteem and always respect their differences — in workpatterns, communication styles and cultures.

As for me, I definitely will continue volunteering with PMI. This has been ahighly satisfying experience for me and I see it as another track of mycareer.

Get involved. Make a difference. Be a volunteer.

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Challenges While Adopting Agile in the Asia Pacific RegionBy Naveen L Nanjundappa, PMP

Agile is fast becoming popular in Asia Pacific across all industries. However, adopting agile is not always asmooth transition. Unlike other processes, agile requires a shift in the mindset and working culture.

Agile cannot be effectively adopted without proper guidance — the agile coach plays a major role foreffective agile transformation. Having a phased approach for agile adaptation with a strategic plan will helpsafeguard the ongoing projects and also introduce the necessary change in the organisation.

Barriers While Adapting to Agile

There are many barriers that organisations in Asia may encounter while adopting agile. VersionOne “Stateof Agile Development” survey (2010) reported the ability to change organisational culture and generalresistance to change as the top two barriers encountered (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Barriers while adapting to agile

Change in Organisational CultureEmployees from the Asia-Pacific region are usually more reserved by nature. Team members often hesitateto give constructive feedback or comments during the decision-making process, resulting in managementcontinuing to blindly plan for their business deliverables. With communication gaps, the responsibilities will“float around” without clear accountability. Involving stakeholders and customers in frequent and regularfeedback sessions might also be challenging.

Open communication while adopting agile will help to narrow down the project impediments and effectivelyhighlight discrepancies in development and business needs.

General Resistance to ChangeAnother barrier is resistance to change. Employees who are required to practice agile may not necessarilybe convinced about effectiveness or may use it out of fear of their current position being threatened. Thus,implementing agile within a reserved nature is a challenge by itself.

Practitioners need to trust in the agile process in order for it to be effectively adopted. Working in agiledoes not equate to loss of identity, rather, it works better coordinating with the team. Lack of self-disciplineand absence of teamwork will only introduce new challenges in the process of agile transformation.

Success in Agile AdoptionTraining on agile alone cannot ensure successful adaptability and deliver results. The changes in attitude,values, practice and acting agile way are also required. Some of the reasons for failure in agile projects arelack of experience with agile methods, lack of cultural transition and inappropriate training (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Leading causes of failed agile projects

There are no shortcuts in the agile adoption process — they can only lead to failures. It takes constantiterations before the team is completely functional at its optimal performance.

An example of ineffective agile adoption would be teams continuing to work in traditional ways, and useagile nomenclature during meetings and planning sessions only. This maintains productivity as their toppriority as opposed to effective agile work processes.

A successful transition can be achieved when teams develop sound agile working styles from the start.Agile is not a one-stop solution for all; depending on the organisation’s needs, it can be customised forbetter results. Although the notion of adopting agile is easy, one must develop the “agile mindset” beforesuccessful results can be achieved.

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM

To meet the great demand of adopting agile, PMI has introduced the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner(PMI-ACP)SM certification.

The PMI-ACPSM recognises knowledge of agile principles, practices, and tools and techniques acrossagile methodologies. Find out more about the PMI-ACP certification and agile resources.

Naveen L Nanjundappa, PMP, is working at Nokia India as a productmanager. He has worked in agile, capacity of Scrum team member, ScrumMaster and project manager since 2004. He has mentored organisations inAgile XP and Scrum methodologies during agile adaptation andtransformation.

Mr. Nanjundappa presented “Key Challenges of Agile Adoption” at theProject Management National Conference organised by PMI India on 8–10September 2011.

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Discuss Ideas Online and Build Your Knowledge at PMI Communities ofPracticeExclusively available to PMI members, our communities of practice are interactive places for you to meetwith other practitioners online, discuss ideas and build the profession’s body of knowledge.

Collaborate with your peers worldwide through wikis, webinars, discussion forums and blogs. Use shareddocuments, surveys, announcements, popular links and a member directory. Learn from others who shareyour interests in specific industries or areas of practice.

Participate in as many communities as you like. The more you get involved, the more you’ll enjoy your PMImembership.

What’s more, you get to earn professional development units (PDUs) toward maintaining your PMIcredential at the same time! Click here to find out more.

Featured Community of Practice: Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD)

Learn useful tips from fellow project management professionals through their blog posts available at theLEAD Community of Practice:

How Important is it to Manage Business and Organisational Risks in Large Business TransformationInitiatives?by Allen Stines

My PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)SM Exam Study Tips!by Sally Elatta

Coaching – Helping to Grow Leaders and Drive Changeby Kari Klein

Explore other PMI’s Communities of Practice today.

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Project Management Hightlights

Laguindingan Airport Development Project in Philippines Expected to beCompleted Ahead of Schedule

Northern Mindanao's Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP) is said to be around 82 percentcomplete and expected to be operational in January 2012, ahead of its initially targeted operation date. Thedesign of the new airport will facilitate accommodating around 1.6 million passengers yearly.

The full text is available through PM Port®. PM Port helps you keep in touch with your profession throughPMI’s online global news service powered by LexisNexis.

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What's New

Celebrate Project Management Excellence – Submit a Nomination for a2012 PMI Professional Award

Every profession has a way of recognising those who move it forward. For project management, PMIpresents the PMI Professional Awards.

Each year, PMI honours those who do an outstanding job advancing the knowledge and practice of projectmanagement — those who manage successful, innovative projects; conduct research; publish excellentbooks; create outstanding training products and programmes; and help their communities prosper throughthe use of project management.

All of these awards require someone like you to nominate a person, project, organisation, training productor literature. Some awards permit self-nomination. We cannot celebrate project management excellencewithout your help.

Let PMI know who you think deserves to receive a 2012 PMI ProfessionalAward by nominating or applying for these prestigious honours.

Nominations for the highly coveted PMI Project of the Year Award are dueby 1 March 2012. The nomination deadline for most other PMI ProfessionalAwards is 1 April 2012. Submissions for the PMI Eric Jenett ProjectManagement Excellence Award and PMI Distinguished Project Award areaccepted throughout the year.

Honour the great work of your colleagues or organisations. Getrecognised for your work. Please visit PMI.org/Awards and join us incelebrating project management excellence.

The 2012 PMI Project of the Year Award – PMI’s most prestigious award recognises theaccomplishments of a project and project team for superior performance and exemplary execution ofproject management using processes and approaches that are consistent with A Guide to the ProjectManagement Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition). Projects from around the worldare invited to participate, regardless of size, industry type or location. The nominated project must havebeen completed in 2011.

Learn more.

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The PMIEF Brings Project Management for Social Good for Society

The PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF) is a public charitableorganisation and the philanthropic arm of PMI.

The PMIEF views project management as a critical life andprofessional skill for everyone and focuses on the seven billion peoplearound the world who are not familiar with project management.

The PMIEF concentrates its work in three areas:

1. Building a better prepared workforce through academic and professional development scholarships,awards, internships and doctoral research grants.

2. Preparing youth for success in life through educational resources, programmes and workshops.3. Helping people in need and those struck by disaster by aiding not-for-profit and non-governmental

(NGOs) organisations through PMIEF grants, scholarships and workshops.

Hundreds of donors and many new partnerships generously support the PMIEF and have allowed fortremendous growth and opportunities in the past four years.

Snapshot of Recent Accomplishments:

Awards more than US$400,000 in scholarships, awards and doctoral researchgrants annually. Scholarships are available to students, teachers, not-for-profits/NGOs and project managers.

Partners with not-for-profit organisations to incorporate project managementinto youth programmes and workforce development programmes.

Provided more than US$300,000 in grants to develop youth programmes, not-for-profit/NGO training materials, teacher training materials and workforcedevelopment programmes for unemployed workers.

Offers no cost educational resources that include curricula for youth aged 6–20, career resources, training materials for teachers and not-for-profits/NGOs,and materials to build project management skills for life.

Works with U.S. states and ministers of education to promote projectmanagement as a critical life and professional skill, as well as to implementproject management related curricula.

The PMIEF continues to seek opportunities and partnerships to leverage project management for socialgood.

Visit the PMIEF online to learn more about its programmes and educational resources, which are availablefor no cost download for non-commercial use. You can also email PMIEF for further information or withquestions.

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Upcoming Event Highlights

PMI Mumbai Chapter Set to Present Project Management Conclave inDecember

The PMI Mumbai Chapter is pleased to celebrate its 10th year with an

The Lahore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage

annual conference “Project Management Conclave,” 3–4 December.Themed “Insights into Risk Management,” the conference is set tofeature:

Tracks focusing on event trends in risk managementPanel discussions involving internationally acclaimed subjectmatter expertsKeynote sessions by eminent business leadersCase studies discussionsAcademia track for “New Generation Project Managers”

Risk management workshopsIdeate 2.0 – Live project competitionEmblazon – Industry project presentations

Felicitation of outstanding contributions to the projectmanagement profession

Delegates will also stand to earn up to 16 professional developmentunits (PDUs) toward maintaining their PMI credential(s).

Other modes of participation are by way of nominating speakers, applying for the “Project of the Year”award or providing sponsorships.

PMI Mumbai Chapter - Project Management Conclave 2011Date: 3–4 DecemberVenue: Holiday Inn, Mumbai International Airport

For further details, please contact PMI Mumbai Chapter or visit the chapter website.

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PMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter Set to Host Project Management Symposiumin January 2012

PMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter Project ManagementSymposium 2012 will be held on 7–8 January at theRoyal Palm Country Club & Golf Course. Thesymposium aims to provide project management bestpractices and excellent networking opportunities in aregional context.

Nine sessions will be presented by leading projectmanagement practitioners, academicians and thoughtleaders at the symposium. Encouraged by the lastattendance, the location for this event is at the luxuriousRoyal Palm Country Club to accommodate a largernumber of attendees.

Delegates will also be enthralled by the history of the cultural capital Pakistan. Mughal structures such asthe Badshahi Mosque, the Lahore Fort, Shalimar Gardens, and the mausoleums of Jehangir and NurJehan are popular tourist attractions for the city.

PMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter looks forward to extending a warm welcome to delegates from around theregion at the symposium. Register now before the early bird registration expires on 30 November!

PMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter Project Management Symposium 2012Date: 7–8 JanuaryVenue: Royal Palm Country Club & Golf Course, Lahore

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Past Events

Award winners with renowned guests

Getting insights from experts during thepanel discussions

Beth Partleton, PMP, speaking on the StrategicPMO

Project Management National Conference 2011 in Bengaluru

Hosted by the PMI Bangalore, India Chapter, the ProjectManagement National Conference 2011 was held inBengaluru, 8–10 September, under the theme“Architecting Project Management for Nation Building".

This year’s conference featured a track on “ProjectManagement in e-Governance.” A white paperhighlighting the role of e-governance projects anddetailing the way forward was released by the NationalInstitute for Smart Governance (NISG) in conjunctionwith PMI.

More than 1,200 delegates attended the conference andwitnessed the launch of the Hindi translation of PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body ofKnowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Fourth Edition.

The award winners for PMI India Project of the Year andContribution to Community were presented to GAIL India andInfosys’ Sneham Shiksha Trust respectively.

The three-day event showcased an illustrious panel ofspeakers, such as:

APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India;Narayana Murthy, former chairman of the board and chiefmentor, Infosys;Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister on publicinformation, infrastructure and innovations;Radhakrishnan Pillai, author of Corporate Chanakya;Mark A. Langley, PMI president and CEO;Ricardo Triana, PMP, director, 2011 PMI Board of Directors;and,Sanjay Manchanda, director and group head, InformationWorker division, Microsoft India.

“India is at a very important juncture in its journey to becominga developed economy with vast infrastructure needs and one cannot rule out the importance of projectmanagement as a strategic tool to bring about this much needed development in a time-bound manner,”concluded Raj Kalady, managing director, PMI India.

Click here to view the technical papers presented during the conference.

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Highlights from PMI China Congress 2011

The recent PMI China Congress held from 16–17September, in Beijing, received an overwhelmingresponse from over 1,300 project managementpractitioners who attended the conference. Themed“Project Management Shifts the Future”, the positiveturnout emphasised the strong demand for learning ofbest practices in project management and networkingwith other project management practitioners.

The congress featured renowned local and internationalspeakers such as Beth Partleton, PMP, chair, 2011 PMI

Delegates sharing their experiences duringthe networking sessions

Board of Directors, Mark A. Langley, PMI president andCEO, PMI chapter leaders in the Asia Pacific region and many more.

Best practices and latest developments in project management were presented during the general andbreakout sessions.

The congress facilitated the exchange of valuable learningpoints towards the improvement of project managementcapabilities and connecting with other talents. Such talentswere recognised during the award ceremonies for ProjectManagement Office (PMO), Project of the Year andPractitioner Awards of the year 2011.

Tsinghua and Beijing Post & Telecom Universities were alsoofficially accredited by The Project Management InstituteGlobal Accreditation Center for Project Management

Education Programs (GAC) during the congress, highlighting the advancement of project managementeducation in China.

Participants said the congress not only provided a very good communication platform for common practicesof project management in China, but also offered a window to the trends of project management throughbenchmarking with leading organisations.

Event organisers look forward to hosting many more professionals at future congresses.

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Chapter Leaders Gather at Four Destinations to Share Best Practices andDevelop Strategies

Region meetings are held once yearly to gather PMI chapter leaders of the region to share their chapterprogress and develop strategies collectively.

September was a busy month for the Asia Pacific region with the Regions 9 (Northeast Asia), 10 (Australiaand New Zealand) and 11 (Western Asia) meetings taking place almost back-to-back. These meetingsfollowed the Region 15 (Southeast Asia) meeting that took place in Bali, Indonesia earlier in July.

Here are the highlights from the various meetings:

Region 15 (Southeast Asia)

Date: 9–10 JulyVenue: Bali, IndonesiaMentor: Shaligram Pokharel, PhD

Fifteen chapter leaders from the region attended the two-dayprogramme with the following objectives:

Improving the level of understanding in terms of PMI vision and mission and its implication at theregion and chapter levels;Sharing the best practices of chapter governance through lateral information exchange;Developing a common understanding within the chapters in Region 15; andDeveloping strategic goals for the region for the coming years.

Chapter leaders believed that best practices can be shared through region-wide webinars. PMI Jakarta,Indonesia Chapter will take the lead on webinars in the beginning of 2012.

PMI Asia Pacific Service Centre staff briefed chapter leaders on the changes in the charter renewalprocess and the need to focus on financial information, election and the delivery of core services to themembers.

Region 10 (Australia and New Zealand)

Date: 3–4 SeptemberVenue: Canberra, AustraliaMentor: Anca Slusanschi

A total of 31 chapter leaders across all seven Region 10chapters participated in the meeting. There were chapterpresentations highlighting some of the achievements andinitiatives:

The Sydney, Australia Chapter shared the chapter’s activities in three community programmes thatwere successfully delivered with assistance from the PMI Educational Foundation under the‘Building Better Futures’ themeCanberra, Australia Chapter’s update included details on its mentoring programmeThe chapters also discussed the option of initiating a Shared Resources Model for all Region 10chapters pertaining to contracts and administrative services

There were also sessions discussing PMI’s Institutional Knowledge and Association Governance in thefollowing areas:

Chapter governancePMI tools and resources for chaptersPMI’s strategy and initiativesChapter Development updatesChapter membership value

Region 11 (Western Asia)

Date: 7–8 SeptemberVenue: Bangalore, IndiaMentor: Ramam Atmakuri, PMP

Held in conjunction with the PMI India Project Management National Conference, Mr. Atmakuri stated thatthe meeting saw its biggest participation to date with nearly 70 chapter leaders and volunteers. The meetingfocused on volunteer management and resources covering several topics:

Overview and activities of the PMI Volunteer Appointment Committee and the PMI TechMAGVolunteer strategies and PMI’s volunteer resourcesPMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and its applicationBest practices for chapter elections

There was also a presentation about PMI’s key initiatives in 2011 and its plans for 2012. Additionally, guest

speaker, Shereyar Vakil, corporate consultant, GE conducted a workshop on leadership. The session wasvery interactive and Mr. Vakil shared many of his personal insights on leadership skills and qualities, andanecdotes from his nearly 50 years of experience.

The meeting was concluded with a leader-to-leader panel discussion with 2011 PMI Board of DirectorsVijay Prasad, M. Tech, PMP, and Ricardo Triana, PMP, and PMI President and CEO, Mark A. Langley.

Region 9 (Northeast Asia)

Date: 23 SeptemberVenue: Hong KongMentor: Kevin Chui, PMP

The Region 9 meeting coincided with the AsiaPacific Regional Project Management Forum –Hong Kong.

Each Region 9 chapter provided updates on their activities and achievements in the past year. In addition,there were several takeaways from PMI staff in these areas:

Strategic Planning in PMIOverview on PMI Online LearningRegion 9 Organisation MarketsChapter governance challenges and essentials of PMI leadership

The chapter leaders also actively participated in the Hong Kong Chapter’s Regional Event after themeeting, collaborating to exchange ideas and knowledge as well as participating as panelists in thesessions.

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Marketplace

Improve Your Knowledge of Agile with Making Sense of Agile ProjectManagement — New in PMI Marketplace!

With agile practices are becoming more popular in project management, adding agile tools and techniquesto your toolbox will give you greater breadth as a project manager.

Let Making Sense of Agile Project Management: Balancing Control and Agility, be one of the resources toimproving your knowledge of agile and your ability to use it.

Title: Making Sense of Agile Project Management: Balancing Controland Agility

Author: Charles G. CobbDescription: This book:

provides a deeper understanding of agile principles,methodologies, and practices;shows how blending and tailoring agile and traditionalprinciples, methodologies and practices can create anappropriate balance of control and agility to fit abusiness environment and the risks and complexities ofany individual project; andsheds light on how to fit agile into an overall strategythat provides the right balance of control and agility foryour business.

Making Sense of Agile Project Management can also serve as one of your references in preparing for thenew PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM.

Member Price: US$52.25

Gain more insights through papers and books devoted to agile. Find all of these items in PMI Marketplacewith a full description of the contents. You can also search the topic “Agile” on PMI.org for many morechoices.

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You're in Good Company

There are 58,359 members in the PMI AsiaPacific region as of September 2011,representing over 15% of the total PMImembership.

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New R.E.P.s in Asia Pacific

Welcome New R.E.P.s in Asia Pacific:

MindTree Ltd – India www.mindtree.comUFIDA University – China, Mainland www.ufida.com.cnAES Inc – Japan www.argo-aes.co.jpFujitsu Kyushu Systems Limited – Japan jp.fujitsu.com/group/kyushu/Shangjia Zhi (Beijing) Education Technology Company – China, Mainland www.sunland.org.cnKPS – Vietnam www.kps.vnBeijing VENCI Consulting Co. Ltd – China, Mainland www.venci.cnChina Productivity Center – Taiwan (Republic of China) www.cpc.org.twBeijing Hengjiatimes Management Consulting Co. Ltd – China, Mainland hengjia.utraining.netBeijing EXED Management Consulting Co. Ltd – China, Mainland pm-cert.exed.net.cnEast China University of Science and Technology – China, Mainland bs.ecust.edu.cn,bs.ecust.edu.cn/edp/index.jspNanjing Smart Management Consult Co., Ltd – China, Mainland www.smartconsult.com.cnShenzhen Talent Collection Consulting Co., Ltd – China, Mainland www.sztc.orgPT Prima Mandiri Internasional – Indonesia www.projectmanagement.co.id

There are currently 307 R.E.P. organisations enrolled in the PMI R.E.P. Programme in the Asia Pacificregion.

Registered Education Providers (R.E.P.s) are organisations approved by PMI to offer projectmanagement training for professional development units (PDUs) to maintain your PMI credentials.

View the R.E.P. web pages on PMI.org to learn more about R.E.P.s or log in to the new CCR System tofind a provider of project management education activities and products in your country.

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Asia Pacific Calendar

If you are organising a PMI event in the AsiaPacific region and would like us to list it in the e-Link, please contact SoHyun Kang.

4–6 NovemberPMI Taipei, Taiwan Chapter InternationalCongress

14–15 NovemberPMI Singapore Chapter Regional Symposium

3–4 DecemberPMI Mumbai Chapter - Project ManagementConclave 2011

7–8 DecemberPMI Jakarta, Indonesia Chapter ProjectManagement SymEx 2011

7–8 JanuaryPMI Lahore, Pakistan Chapter ProjectManagement Symposium 2012

ExaminationPMI’s certification programme is an internationallyrecognised, globally accredited programme that istransferable between methodologies, standards andindustries; applies valid and reliable ways to assesscompetence and is designed by project managers forproject managers.

All candidates for Project Management Professional(PMP)®, Certified Associate in Project Management(CAPM)®, Program Management Professional(PgMP)®, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)®,PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)®

and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM

must first meet specific educational and experiencerequirements and then pass an examination.

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Asia Pacific Regional Service Centre

Contact the PMI Asia Pacific Regional Service Centre at:

Email: customercare.asiapac@pmi.org (preferred method)

Telephone: +65 6496 5501Fax: +65 6496 5599

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PMInstituteTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/PMInstitute

The Asia Pacific Service Centre is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Singapore time(GMT +8).

The Asia Pacific Service Centre will be closed on the following dates due to public holidays inSingapore:7 November 2011 – in lieu of Hari Raya Haji26 December 2011 – in lieu of Christmas Day 2 January 2012 – in lieu of New Year’s Day

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