EDITOR'S NOTE:

Changes in current business models are becoming more frequent. As part of this disruptive environment triggered by increasing demands from customers and the deployment of new technologies (especially in the digital domain), leadership teams must take into account a number of aspects. For instance, the business value proposition, customer relationships, target segments as well as project management in order to drive the change.

In the past, projects were considered successful once they met their targets (e.g. on time, scope completed and under budget). However, our modern business environment demands real success which can occur later when the expected business value is reached. Project managers have the responsibility to conduct their projects keeping in mind the strategic relevance to their organizations. Resources are scarce and new priorities are established to keep up with the changing market.

As a result, sometimes project managers have to take difficult decisions such as stopping a project because it isn't adding value to the company. In line the previous scenario, I would like to quote the great business guru Peter Drucker who said “there is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which shouldn’t be done at all".

Taste Change Management in a Digital Transformation Setting
Activate your change management skills

As a professional, you are facing the task to manage and activate the change. For example where an organization is executing in a Digital Transformation initiative. In the end it’s all about transforming people by awaking and activating their change. But...how to do that?

In this highly interactive workshop we pick some cherries from a collection of twenty change activation topics (see below):

The Board of PMI Netherlands Chapter congratulates the following members with achieving their credential:

When the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is introduced this year, the bar for data privacy protection in the UK will be raised.

For thousands of businesses GDPR highlights daunting issues of compliance. Organisations that fail to comply with the regulation will face massive fines: up to £17 million or four percent of global revenue, whichever is higher.

The May 25, 2018, deadline for GDPR compliance is drawing closer but many businesses, including some Microsoft Partners and customers, are unsure where to begin. Businesses cannot afford to waste time in GDPR preparation.

GDPR Assessment: Are you ready for the GDPR?

Microsoft released a comprehensive online GDPR assessment. The multiple-choice assessment is geared towards helping organisations review their overall level of GDPR readiness.

Complete the assessment and your business will receive a grade alongside a summary of your preparedness. You'll also get detailed guidance on how GDPR will affect your business, including the supporting Microsoft technologies and features that could be leveraged to help achieve compliance.

Microsoft Project Online

Microsoft Project Online can help your business manage the delivery of a GDPR compliance programme: access this page to gain access to an exclusive set of resources that will explain how this can be accomplished:

-Video #1: Planning for success with GDPR.

-Video #2: Enabling the successful delivery of a GDPR programme.

-Video #3: Introducing a template for the perfect GDPR rollout.

Editor’s Note: 
PMI global study shows that companies and specifically executive leaders underestimate the importance of applying efficient project management practices to drive successful implementation of business strategies. As a result, organizations waste resources and billions of Euros per year that can be invested to gain competitive advantage and increase shareholders’ value. I believe that we have a duty as project managers to bring awareness to our organizations on this topic. It is vital to communicate effectively that managing projects following international standards and frameworks will increase the chance to achieve our project targets in terms of budget, scope, time and benefits.

In few words, a proper planning of our projects is the need of the time. Benjamin Franklin, former American president, once said: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail’’.

Unexpected Research Results in the Field of Project Management!

Three speakers will address their research in this event hosted by the HU.

Research usually provides us with answers, sometimes with unexpected ones. Several splendid examples are used to illustrate the research into learning project management. Trainers and educators do not teach what practitioners advocate they should do. There is no agreement among competence research. Could this be context dependent or is research just taking the wrong approach? Come and find out.