Champion Designate Graduation CeremonyPMI India Champions, CAC members, PMI India Staff & PMI Bangalore Chapter Board Members The PMI India Champion program continues to grow to reach out to new industries and geographies. The program had its first graduation ceremony where new champions were formally inducted into the program. It also saw continued advocacy efforts by volunteers in their respective domains. The PMI India Champion Program is an initiative to advocate project management across industries with the help of project professionals who act as PMI ambassadors within their own organization. PMI India Champions promote the project management profession through advocacy sessions, by sharing best practices, and by facilitating an organization towards standardization and enhancement of PMI standards. The champion designate graduation ceremony, organized by PMI India, was held on 24-25 May at Angsana Oasis Spa & Resort, Bangalore. While it was a program, oriented towards the graduation of designates, it also served as a gettogether for champions and Champion Advisory Council (CAC) members to review the program?s developments and strategize the way ahead. Day one began with a series of discussions between CAC members and PMI India staff, led by Mr. Raj Kalady, managing director, PMI India. Participants shared their expectations from the program for the current year and discussed a strategic plan to achieve the same. The day continued post lunch with a unique experiential learning workshop that was organized for champions and champion designates. Participants were tasked to form groups and make movies on random topics. While the exercise served as an ice-breaker for the participants, it also left them with a sense of belonging and charged them for the rest of day. The ceremony started with an address by associate CAC member, Mr. Visukumar Gopal, PMP, who formally welcomed everyone to the event. Mr. Kalady delivered the keynote address, which was followed by a session by chair, PMI India Champion Program, Ms. Shagufta Inamdar, PMP, and co-chair, Mr. Vivek Sonar, PMP, which set the theme for the evening. Mr. Kalady and the CAC members announced the graduation of champion designates in a small ceremony in which the PMI India Champion badge was pinned on them. A series of photographs were taken to capture this moment of joy in the lives of champion designates, who have now become PMI India champions. The ceremony also acted as a platform to present the Champions of the Quarter awards to the following champions who with their passion for project management excelled in their performance for the first quarter of 2014 (Jan-Mar 2014):
PMI India Champion Mr. J. V. Rao, PMP, along with his colleagues Mr. Manan Patel, PMP, and Ms. Rathidevi Chandrasekhar, PMP, conducted a one-day training progra...Read More