QAI, the world's leading consulting and workforce development organization recently announced its 7th Annual International Project Management Leadership Conference (PML 2012) to be held on 18th May, 2012 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Designed to operate as the single largest platform in the Project Management sphere, PML 2012 endeavors to bring together practitioners, thought leaders, tool vendors, product experts, gurus and senior representatives from the industry, academia and government for sharing, exchanging, learning & accelerating implementation of best practices in Project Management.
PML 2012 is built on the theme 'Role of Project Management in achieving Operational and Business Excellence'. PML 2012 aims to highlight the extent to which Project and Program Management processes can improve the top and bottom line of organizations and enhance organizational competencies. The conference will be a platform to ascertain and highlight the role of Project Management in Business and Operational Excellence.
As Agile is now a global phenomenon and is rapidly becoming organizations' most preferred process around the world, PML 2012 in addition to its main theme, will also focus on the aspects of "Project and People Management in Agile Environment"
With more than 200 delegates expected, the conference, in its 7th year, celebrates India's global leadership in Project Management. The conference is a key player in bringing together practitioners and thought leaders from the Industry, Academia and Government, for sharing and exchanging ideas and learning in the area of Project and Program Management. Interactive and information rich tutorials will also be organized across various cities , before and after the conference ( pre and post conference tutorials).
PML 2012 is being supported by various Software Process Improvement Networks (SPINs) and is partnered by Kovair and iPlan.
The conference will give attendees the opportunity to hear illustrious speakers including - Craig Killough, Vice President - Organization Markets, PMI, Stephen A Bender, President , Quality Connection, Manoj Sethu, General Manager, APMG India, Vimal Wakhlu, Chairman & Managing Director, TCIL, Jainendra Kumar, Director - Product Development, Pitney Bowes, Sujal Shah, Director-R&D, Barco Electronics (P) Ltd., Rajwardhan Purohit, Service Delivery Director, Europe, HCL Infrastructure Services and Sudeb Mandal, Principal, Headstrong among others.
"Project Management, as an independent discipline, has been gaining increasing recognition as a critical differentiator for better business performance. The conference will emphasize on Project Management as an important element in Operational Excellence. By bringing industry leaders together, QAI endeavors to facilitate knowledge sharing for PM practitioners, developers and project managers." said Mr. Navyug Mohnot, CEO, QAI.
Recognizing the leadership position, practitioners from various organizations contest for The Best of the Best Project Management Leadership Awards at the conference. From numerous papers submitted by practitioners, finalists are shortlisted, who will converge at the Conference for the Awards on May 18th 2012.
Delegates attending will be the representatives from the leading Project Management companies in the Asia Pacific region including CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, CTOs, Delivery Heads, VPs, GMs, Business and other IT Heads, Project / Program Managers, PMO Directors, Senior Managers, Technical / Quality Consultants, Business Development Managers and others. There has also been widespread interest from various international delegations like Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Australia, to participate in the conference as it offers one of the rare opportunities to meet the industry experts and gurus.
For over 15 years, QAI has brought together international representatives and recognized thought-leaders to share information, learn new software quality processes, and discuss software practices through a number of prestigious events like Asia SEPG Conference, Project Management Leadership Conference (PML), Software Estimation Colloquium (SEC), IT Service Management Conference (ITSM), High Maturity Best Practices Conference (HMBP) and the International Software Testing Conference (STC).
About QAI:
QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing 'Operational Excellence' in knowledge intensive service organizations.
QAI Global Services (QGS) provides advisory and consulting services, leading to operational excellence in organizations. QGS engages with client organizations for deployment of best practices and process improvement engagements in areas including Quality, Innovation, Project and Programme Management, IT Service Management, Testing and Service Excellence to name a few.
QAI Global Institute (QGI) is the workforce development division of QAI and engages with individuals inside organizations and with professional communities. The Institute, through learning design, training delivery, competency assessments, development and certifications enables career growth and equips individuals to help realize organizational goals.
QAI has trained over 1,60,000 professionals and certified over 40,000 professionals across the globe and is currently servicing over 300 clients in over 35 countries. Our offices are located in USA, India, China, and Singapore.
CONTACT DETAILS
Arka Sengupta, QAI, arka.sengupta@qaiglobal.com
Ahmad Mustafa, ahmad.mustafa@qaiglobal.com