1. PMI Today December 2016 Page 19
Giving Back Through Project Management
Your Partnership Will Make
an Incredible Difference
ollaboration. Critical thinking.
Accountability. Communication.
As a successful professional in the
project management community, you
know more than others the benefits
and incredible power these skills and
tools bring to your life. More than this,
you know how to strategize, innovate,
motivate, empower and collaborate. In
short, you know how to lead.
And it is precisely these skills that will
be critical if our next generation is to
succeed in an increasingly complex and
competitive global world.
This is the mission of the PMI
Educational Foundation (PMIEF)—to
inspire and empower people to realize
their potential and transform their lives
and their communities through the use
of project management knowledge. And
it is a mission that all of us will need to
support if we are to increase essential
project management resources and
knowledge in these core areas:
Project Management–Knowledgeable
Youth: Change the way children learn,
live and plan for the future through
knowledge and application of project
management
Project Management–Capable
Nonprofits: Magnify the power of
nonprofits and nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) in delivering their
missions through the application of
project management
C Project Management–Ready
Workforce: Build a better-prepared
workforce through academic and
professional development scholarships,
as well as student and professional
awards
For more than 25 years, PMIEF, the
charitable arm of PMI, has been
leveraging project management for
social good®, providing resources
to help to teach youth, teachers
and nonprofits the critical project
management skills they need to
be successful.
And, we need your help.
Education can and does change lives—
and project management teaches
young people how to learn, helping
them reach the next level—from
knowing to doing.
In fact, in a 13-month research initiative
recently commissioned by PMIEF,
we found that young people who
were trained in project management
performed better than those who
had not been exposed to project
management training. Those who learn
project management:
n Exhibit very strong attention to detail
(57 percent vs. 12 percent)
n Concentrate deeply for extended
periods of time (41 percent vs.
12 percent)
n Excel academically—better grades
(57 percent vs. 23 percent)
n Manage their time very efficiently
(41 percent vs. 7 percent)
n Are clear, effective communicators
(57 percent vs. 16 percent)
n Are better organized (45 percent vs.
7 percent)
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