events and offers - Henning Zeumer Projektmanagement

My current Offering: the Project Health Check

I got a proven service in my portfolio which probably is of high value for your business: the “Project Health Check”. This is an extraordinary fast variant of the project revision; it’s virtually a project revision “lite”, a screening of a running project for risk factors and early indicators for issues and deviations from plan..

Experiences at my customers have proven: Like the big sister it integrates all important methods from my vast experience and reliably detects the typical warning signs and methodological breaks, just only not as detailed as an intensive expert assessment. On the other hand I only need the project lead for a 2 – 3 hour interview, and following up another 1 hour with you and the project lead to discuss the findings.

With a minimum of effort you receive a reliable health and risk status. And on top I provide valuable hints and tips for improvements and chances for success for your project.

The “Project Health Check” in no case is for nothing, but there is only one little constraint: when fixing appointments I need to take care for my capacities. The offering therefore is valid as long there are free slots for it – first come, first serve.

There is no way more attractive and easy – you only need to fix an appointment for a check with me now ! I’m looking forward to your project selection for the Health Check.

Assess Suppliers for Project Management Capabilities to ensure Provisions

That suppliers sometimes spoil the best project planning is probably nothing unusual. I also often experienced a comprehension of project management at subs that did not even allow provisions to plan.

From my long experience in project reviews and auditing I have developed a method that enables to assess and validate suppliers’ project management capabilities already at solicitation. Thus your procurement could incorporate process quality ensurance measures or requirements such as expediting and/or recommendations to Project Management recruitment in case of provisions risk into the procurement documents of an upcoming project.

Would you like to enlarge upon the topic with me? Your feedback is welcome !

PMI EMEA Congress 2013 in Istanbul

This year’s PMI Congress again was under the banner of education improvement and networking. During the three days from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th of April this time roundabout 600 project management colleagues from EMEA region met in Istanbul, Turkey, for interesting presentations and exchange of experiences. That is less than in the previous year, but on the other hand the participation of people from the Middle East and Africa was significantly higher. Actually it was a super opportunity to learn a lot about PM culture and the projects in the region, and to socialize with precious contacts here.

PMI_Istanbul_2013 As always orchestrated perfectly by PMI the congress days flew by. The PMI obviously is very much interested in the emerging markets in MEA as many presenters came from here, and also the slide decks’ contents often dealed with PM basics – from PMPs for for PMPs and those who want to earn the credentials. Thus unfortunately the more sophisticated topics like programme and portfolio management were underrepresented to my liking. Nevertheless I had the oportunity in discussions at the spreaches and in dialogues with more senior colleagues to intensify the topics a little more “academic” several times.

Anyway this congress was for me rather a basar of multilateral learning to know people, opinions and approaches. Somehow missing this year the big, overarching theme by PMI, our hosts and the participants substituted that with an “oriental”, almost overwhelming multitude of impressions and insights. Cultural Diversity, outstandingly addressed in one keynote, was lived and experienced here in practice. The hosting PMI Turkey Chapter’s members’ hospitality and cordiality, the openness and eagerness for knowledge of my counterparts, and a perfect location in the midst of a fascinating city made this congress to a networking event of the extra class.

I’m extraordinarily pleased that, after the excellent start at the Project Zone Congress of the PMI Frankfurt Chapter in March, we managed to arrange another meeting of the very few European PgMPs on the sidelines of the EMEA Congress. Together we discussed how we could make our profession and especially our higher skill set more transparent to the executives in the industry, and how to better explain the business value of strategic and operative project, programme and portfolio management. an idea was born, and we hope for support from PMI as the key promoter for our business – let’s see what we can achieve.

Anyway I’m already looking forward to the next PMI EMEA Congress on 5th to 7th May 2014 in Dubai.

Time for Change…

Great things coming are casting their shadows before. Accordingly I would like to call your attention already now to some important changes in my service portfolio.

The last years have shown that my experience and expertise have been increasingly occupied by expert assessments and recoveries of troubled projects and programmes. This leaves too short time for a broad service portfolio.

That’s why I have decided to even more concentrate on my very special area of expertise. For the many other cases where there is a need for experienced and professional project managers I have expanded my network “PM-Professionals” significantly. All current services will be continued for you under this label and my quality assuring supervision.

The changes will also be reflected in my Internet presence which I’m currently redesigning from the scratch. It’s therefore also time (and for you a final opportunity) to say Good-bye to my “old” website and its broad overview on my service portfolio. I will inform you in time in ca. 2-3 weeks about the launch of my new sites.

Thank you for your past confidence – I’m looking forward to the many great things which I get to go about with you !