PMI Newsletter JUNE_singles

PMI Newsletter JUNE_singles

PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE - UK CHAPTER

PRIDE, PASSION, AND PERSPECTIVE WOMEN IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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UK Chapter News

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Through this news round-up, we look to highlight innovative and emerging news, regulation, and research, as well as including experts from the PMI UK Chapter exploring new ideas, technologies, and best practices within project management during these unprecedented times. In this addition, we have a full list of all events happening, as well as an introduction to the thought leadership series and of course being a special month, we are also celebrating Pride Month. As ever, please stay healthy and should you have any questions, then feel free to get in touch with anyone of the PMI team. I hope to bring more good news in next month’s newsletter. Should you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Happy reading. Navjot Editor’s welcome:

Navjot Singh, Newsletter Editor

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UK Chapter News Pride, Passion, and Perspective In celebration of June being Pride Month, we are reminded to celebrate being your authentic self, and that everyone has their voice, their perspective, and their experience. More importantly, that the world needs every voice and talent, as we work toward creating sustainable cultural change. The business case and the human case for support Pride, diversity and inclusion has never been stronger, so now is the time for organisational leaders to invest in creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. Pride Month provides us with the inspiration to do just that. Leaders who invite, celebrate, and create a safe, trusting space for storytelling build an inclusive culture faster and more effectively than those who do not. At the Project Management Institute (PMI), we believe strongly in creating a sense of belonging, connection, and community, and in raising awareness and understanding of our differences, so that our workplace is one where colleagues stand with and for each other.

In 2021, PMI’s former President and CEO, Sunil Prashara, issued a statement to the PMI community driving home our pledge to honoring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) within the project management profession. You can read the pledge here.

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UK Chapter News

This year PMI globally launched the social good initiative in support of DE&I. The initiative’s mission is to ensure that PMI continues to maintain a global culture that recognises the contributions and interests of our diverse stakeholders, including our employees, organisation members, volunteers, certification holders, and all members of the global project management community. PMI value our differences by building on our diverse backgrounds and perspectives to support a positive environment, promote personal and professional development, empower all people to reach their full potential, and advance and advocate for the project management profession globally.

We encourage you to actively participate in conversations, volunteer work and activism that will help contribute to lasting societal change. You can read more about it here:

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UK Chapter News The PMI UK chapter is committed to modelling diversity, equity, and inclusion for the project management industry, and supporting an inclusive environment with equal treatment for all. We encourage by our actions a diverse, inclusive, and fair chapter where all members and volunteers, whatever their gender, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, orientation or identity, education, or development support needs, feel valued and respected. We are committed to a non-discriminatory approach and provide equal opportunity for involvement in all our committees, programs, and volunteer-based initiatives. We respect and value diverse life experiences and heritages and ensure that all voices are valued and heard. Pride Month is a time to remember the obstacles that the diverse community has overcome, and a time to celebrate the achievements of the brave members of the community who have continued to fight for equity and dignity. PMI UK is proud to support our community of diverse project managers, leaders and changemakers. We must all work together to build a more fair and just society – a reflection of PMI’s purpose. Together, we will continue to be One Team. One Song. One Dance. One PMI.

Gerhard Nel, PMP

About the Author:

Gerhard is a PMP certified project manager with 15 years’ experience leading cross-functional business and technical teams, managing multi-year IT programs within the fin-tech industry across the UK, Europe, and US.

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UK Chapter News WIP Mentors & Champions The Women in Projects PMI UK Chapter is on an exciting journey and we are looking for keen volunteers to get involved. Plans are in place to start a mentoring scheme that ensures there is a shift in the gender imbalance. We would like to support women thrive in the Project Management profession and provide tools as well as practical experience to boost personal development and learning.

Mentors: are you passionate about supporting, encouraging and drawing out the best in others? Do you have the time to engage with our mentoring scheme to see others gain the necessary skills and practical experience they need to reach their potential? Champions: we need more people to speak up for the Women in Projects community. Are you interested?

If yes to any of the above, then we would like to hear from you! Contact us at [email protected] and let’s jump into action, together.

Insight from our contributors Women in project management Science says that project management, leadership, and contemporary workplace all are a good fit for women. However;, there are still some obstacles to overcome, you might be surprised by some of the facts. Whether we want to believe it or not, men and women have always been viewed as two different sets of people. And of course, there are stereotypes that go with the sets. Women are supposed to like pink, and men blue. Women are supposed to take care of the children, men are supposed to bring home the bacon. Women are supposed to be emotional; men should never shed a tear. The list goes on. However, if we look past the stereotypes, we see that – in a good way – the world is a lot trickier than that. There are women who want to climb the corporate ladder. And we also have the stay-at-home dads. Something that is more prevalent over the past couple of years, and something I see as a very positive trend, is a trend where women in project management want to change the fact that it’s still an area that’s dominated by men. >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23

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