Kochi hosts second Project Management Regional Conference 2016

The one day conference themed, ‘Innovating Project Management for Higher Impact’ was inaugurated by V J Kurian, IAS, Managing Director CIAL with a welcome address by Vikram Kumar B T, President - PMI Trivandrum Kerala Chapter and P. Ramasubramaniam, President Chennai PMI Chapter.

Commodore G. Prakash, Indian Navy, the guest of honour, addressed the audience along with felicitating Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) for successfully completing the project to be a first fully solar energy-powered airport in the world.  

The conference focused on innovative and creative adaptions of proven project management techniques that will yield better results, help organisations make a big impact in the country's economy and thereby lead to India creating a much higher impact in the world economy.

The conference comes at a time when PMI’s Pulse of the Profession The High Cost of Low Performance 2016 report has been released. The report reveals that organisations around the world waste an average of USD 122 million for every USD 1 billion spent on projects as a result of poor project management practices.

Speaking at the conference, Raj Kalady, Managing Director PMI India said, “With the onset of various nation building initiatives to create a better India, it becomes an imperative to put focus driven efforts along with a fool proof system that encompasses planning, streamlining efforts, continuous monitoring, controlling communication, better risk management, managing budgets, stakeholder management and other areas - in other words incorporating good project management practices. Project management is a profession of continuous learning and the gathering of industry leaders, visionaries and project practitioners during such conferences helps one and all to evolve continuously with the changing times.”

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Vikram Kumar B T, President - PMI Trivandrum Kerala Chapter said, “The effort behind conducting the second Project Management Regional Conference in Kochi is to provide a great forum for all the project management professionals and those who aspire to become project managers, to come, network, listen and learn from each other. The conference as a platform aims to bring together industry experts from a wide spectrum of industries and organizations to share the knowledge and best practices of project management.”

Echoing similar sentiment, P. Ramasubramaniam, President Chennai PMI Chapter said, “The constant effort at PMI is to focus on the current trends and identify gaps that organisations need to address and eventually provide value to its members and the community. With the the global economy growing, organisation are heavily investing in innovation which has brought us to the crux of the conference theme - Innovating Project Management for Higher Impact.”