Author : Ananya Vilaskhamphee Year 2013 was a year of great progression for the Thailand Chapter in multiple areas. In the program’s perspective, the chapter offered an abundance of development opportunities to help project professionals stay abreast of the changing business environment. Throughout 2013, new initiatives have been created to complement the regular monthly events and […]
Read MorePMI Thailand and TPQI (Thailand Professional Qualification Institute) met and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, August 9 at 2:00 pm. Attendees from TPQI included: Director General of TPQI Khun Virachai Srikajon, Dr. Noppadol Piyatrapoomi (Director of Bureau of National Professional Qualification System) as well as support staff. Attendees from PMI Thailand included […]
Read MoreAuthor : Jaiveer Singh In the last few decades, business has greatly transformed to fulfill customer’s fast changing and increasingly higher expectations in order to to delight them by offering high quality products and services at a price and in a manner that customers sincerely value them. Information technology (IT) has been a great enabler to […]
Read MoreAuthor : Skon Lapamnuaypol, PMP Have you ever received the advice from your boss or manager that “To meet the schedule, you have to start with the deadline and work backwards, so we can meet the target date?” Does this message make sense? In other words, is this a scheduling management technique to make a […]
Read MoreAuthor : Glenn Ryan Does any of this sound familiar to you and your organization? Projects are not aligned to your organization’s strategy Stakeholder expectations are not understood or well managed Skilled resources are not available when needed Projects are often completed late Projects often run over budget For decades, companies all over the world […]
Read MoreA renowned bishop once said: “Everywhere a greater joy is preceded by a greater suffering”. Our journey this year has been both challenging and rewarding. All strenuous efforts to prepare for our “One Day Event in Project Management” on May 11 have been realized after witnessing an influx of more than 85 participants into our […]
Read MorePMI Thailand is dedicated to promoting Project Management as a quality profession throughout the Thai industry. The Chapter operates as a non-profit organization by a group of dedicated volunteers. Introducing quality programs to the Thailand Project Management community incurs substantial costs. Venues must be rented, meals provided, and sometimes speakers’ costs are reimbursed when they need to […]
Read MoreThe first half of 2013 portrayed an ongoing success of Bangkok’s chapter effort to continuously promote and foster the professionalism of project management in Thailand. This is reflected by the chapter’s capacity in finding various ways of extend the engagement with members and professionals with an array of events. Apart from the regular monthly events […]
Read MoreWhen I passed the PMP exam back in 2009, it was important to recall the various sources of power available to the project manager. They were Legitimate, Expert, Reward, Punishment, and Referent. Each type of power has its place and time for usage by the project manager. Of these types, referent power was the most intriguing […]
Read MoreThe 11th of September in 2001 was a Tuesday. I was working in New York City, and it was just like any other normal work day for me. At the time, I was employed by a financial services company as an Information Technology specialist. It was a beautiful late summer day. That morning, I was […]
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