A stage to showcase your grit and determination

HOW HAS THE CHAMPION PROGRAM HELPED YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL? PLEASE ELABORATE ON HOW YOU HAVE BENEFITED AS A PROJECT MANAGER AND A LEADER.

Many companies today have an open-door policy, but how many times do we reach out to senior leadership without hesitation? The Champion Program has given me this confidence. It unites the veterans, experts, and mentors, who are adept in their industries, by one theme and passion for project management. And each one of them is just a call or click away.

The Champion Program is synonymous with networking, knowledge sharing, mentoring, and volunteering. It has helped me gain an insight into project management trends and certifications. PMI offerings make me more receptive and aware of a world above and beyond my cocoon. My professional growth after joining the program was contagious and the cascading effects were visible in my team’s improved performance.

Joining the program as one of the youngest volunteers was humbling and empowering. The classic saying, ‘With great power comes great responsibility,’ rings true for me. Carrying the PMI Champion badge made me more accountable toward mentoring other PMP aspirants. I felt that my mentees trusted my knowledge of the concepts of project management and the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification since I was a PMI Champion. I have supported over 500 PMP® aspirants within and beyond my organization through a WhatsApp group for over three years now.


The Champion Program gives everyone a wide range of opportunities. It encourages participants to propose new advocacy initiatives, explore new avenues of learning, garner support from like-minded people, and initiate a healthy debate to create the best solutions to issues related to project management. There is a structured onboarding process followed by senior champions who can help aspirants identify their areas of interest and guide them to achieve their career goals.

The program is a launchpad for any individual who wishes to contribute their passion and energy to the project management fraternity. For those who have often asked themselves, ‘What is the real purpose of my life?,’if the answer is project management, the Champion Program is your stage to showcase your grit and determination to serve the community.


The energy and infrastructure industry looks at project management as a skill gained with time and experience. In the last few years, the industry has acknowledged our skill, learning, and experience appended with a ‘PMP’ in our name, and invited us to serve the project management role much earlier in our career.

The PMP certification being the gold standard of project management, certified practitioners are recognized as change makers that organizations and clients can bank on. Clients consider it as a reflection of an individual’s commitment to learn and improve their and their team’s performance. PMI membership and certification have helped me open avenues of communication and enhance the project management practices within my organization.

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The PMI South Asia Champion program has helped me gain access to a network of fellow project management practitioners from the industry. It is enriching to get to know and learn from such a diverse and experienced group of professionals. As a leader, the Champion Program helped me in learning to work with a diverse team and achieve a common goal. I benefited enormously and learned how to motivate myself even in a volunteering program. I am amazed at the passion and commitment of my fellow volunteer champions. It never ceases to motivate me to grow every day.


The program offers limitless learning opportunities to grow personally as well as professionally. It is a structured volunteering program that forms a bridge between PMI, the project management profession, and the organization one is working for. The Champion Program is an excellent platform to cross-pollinate learnings across industry segments. A champion joining the program will enjoy a sense of purpose and satisfaction of giving back to the profession.


The PMI membership gives you access to the knowledge base of the whole project management profession. You can always learn the latest and greatest practices from practicing professionals. Learning real-life experiences from practicing professionals is better than just following a manifesto or a dogma being driven down an organization.

Project management is one of the key skills required in Nokia. PMI has helped many project managers to sharpen their skills with PMP® certification course. The process of certification has enhanced the working knowledge of our project managers. This also gave us an opportunity to strengthen some of the key project management practices and help in on-time delivery of the products to our customers.

The new PMI’s A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® versions have helped me to understand the role of a project manager in the new agile and DevOps world.