Knowledge, skills and networks for projects and profitability for business

Project Management Association Finland is the country’s most significant organisationin the field of project management

23 Nov 2010 / Jyry Louhisto ©2010 Project Management Association Finland

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Contents

• What is PMAF? 

• For whom?

• Knowledge and skills

• Profitability

• Networks

• International certification

• Exercising social influence

• International operations

• Become a member

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What is PMAF?

• PMAF is a non‐profit organisation

• Mission: PMAF is a promoter of networking‐based project activities and project management that• strengthens Finnish society by developing the profitability and results of 

corporations, private sector projects and public projects 

• improves project competences and skills among Finns

• Vision 2020: • A promoter of networking‐based

project activities and

• a pioneer in projectmanagement

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What is PMAF?

• PMAF is IPMA’s member association in Finland

• IPMA• over 50 associations around the world• over 60,000 members in total

• PMAF has operated for over 32 years• 2,700 members representing 600 organisations

• over 150 organisational members

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For whom?

• Individuals• Operations directed at top management, decision‐makers in the field of projects, project professionals, project owners, service and product suppliers, researchers, young professionals and students

• Organisations• Target group comprises private sectorcorporations and organisations as well as municipalities and state‐ownedorganisations

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Knowledge

• ”Projektitoiminta” magazine

• ”Project Perspectives” magazine

• Member newsletters

• IJPM journal, 8 issues

• Books on the subject matter

• www.pry.fi

• Members’ meeting place

• Events and groups

• Research activities

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Skills

• Project activities and their development• PMAF develops project skills• PMAF and its network members offer all the servicesand products needed for PM in organizations

• The skills on offer are listed in the Directory of Service Providers

• Project days and other events• Perspectives, experiences and tools

• Special Interest Groups (SIG) and Comparison of Project Practices groups• Specialised expertise in various areas, benchmarking• Best and worst practices

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Skills 2

• IPMA Advanced Courses• Skills enhancement for senior project managers, consultants and trainers

• PE Awards• Project Excellence Awards

• Assessment of Projects

• IPMA Delta• Assessment of organisations

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Profitability

• Projects are an effective way of managing and developingorganisations

• Good project skills create competitiveadvantage, ensure profitability and produce cost savings

• Competent people and organisationsmotivate everyone to perform at a high level

• A developed project culture makes anorganisation interesting and appealing

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Networks

• Domestic• 2,700 PMAF members

• PKV and SIG groups

• Young Professionals Crew

• Partners and other organisations

• International• IPMA (International Project Management Association)

• 50 associations with a total of 60,000 members

• Nordnet, ICEC, IACCM, PMI, IRNOP

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International certification

• PMAF certifies project management professionals under the IPMA system

• Certification• develops individuals’ competences and skills

• provides international and objective projectmanagement qualifications

• develops organisational competence and competitiveness

• The assessment of three competence areasmakes IPMA certification unique!

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Exercising social influence

• Developing Finnish society• Project skills to become a new core competence for Finland

• Project training in Finland on a broad basis and across all levelsof the education system• Project skills as citizen skills

• Improving the profitability and results orientationof public administration projects• state and municipal organisations

• Promoting R&D in the project sector

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International operations

• Developing international project activities

• Taking advantage of international networksto bring knowledge in the field of projects toPMAF and its members

• International speakers in Finlandand Finnish speakers abroad

• Exercising influence throughIPMA and PMAF

• PMAF members attending the IPMA World Congress are eligible for the member discount

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Become a member!

• It’s easy to join PMAF!• Attractive membership fees!

• individual membership EUR 50 (+ 23% tax) • organisational memberships even cheaper

• Member services are free to all members!• member discounts for chargeable services

• We invite you to join PMAF –let’s identify the most economicmembership option for your needs!

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