The last day for candidates to take the current version of the PMP exam is now 30 June 2020. Starting 1 July, 2020, the PMP exam will reflect the new exam content

A few things to keep in mind, depending on how far you are on your path to the PMP:

·       Schedule your exam early. This will allow you to select the date and location that will work best with your schedule. Most people reserve their exam date 3 months in advance.

·       Pay for your exam promptly. You can only schedule your exam after you've paid for it. Allow yourself enough time. Make sure you are able to follow the PMP timeline:

Once you open the application, you have 90 days to complete and submit it.

You have one year from the date of your application approval to pass the exam. Sometimes, more than one attempt is necessary so be sure to leave enough time to re-take the exam before your eligibility expires (one year after your application is approved).

What is changing?

Project management professionals need more diverse skills and approaches than ever before. The PMP is evolving just like the profession – and the new exam will focus on three new domains:

1.    PEOPLE – emphasizing the skills and activities associated with effectively leading a project team

2.    PROCESS – reinforcing the technical aspects of managing a project

3.    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT – highlighting the connection between projects and organization strategy

Content that spans the value spectrum, including predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, will be included across the three exam domains. The best way to understand what is included in the exam is to review the updated Exam Content Outline.

Expect to see:

More approaches to delivering outcomes. The exam will cover both predictive (approximately 50%) and agile/hybrid (approximately 50%) approaches to project management.

Domains aligned to real-life practices. The number of domains will be reduced from five to three.

Further specifics regarding the changes can be found on the PMI.org website: https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/certifications/pmp-exam-content-crossover-map-2020.pdf?v=e11c9838-ab4b-4932-9cb7-b7abb326a9a0

Expansion of Ireland’s State Airports named Ireland’s most influential project in past 50 years

Winners of the 2019 National Project Awards are:

• Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award (sponsored by PwC): Expansion of Ireland’s State Airports 
• Project Professional of the Year (sponsored by Aspira): Brian Cliffe — Cork Institute of Technology
• PMO of the Year (sponsored by CORA Systems): Ervia / Ervia Business Services — Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
• Public Sector Project of the Year (sponsored by IPA): Health Service Executive (HSE) — Digital Ambulance
• Private Sector (National) Project of the Year (sponsored by Ireland Chapter of PMI):Optum (UnitedHealth Group) — Payment Integrity Automation
• Private Sector (Multinational) Project of the Year (sponsored by PMI.org): Hovione (Ireland) Ltd — Re-launch of Building 2
• Social Good - Community Project of the Year (sponsored by AIB): Wells for Zoë
• Social Good - Corporate Project of the Year (sponsored by Teamwork): Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) — Low Carbon Pledge 

14 NOVEMBER 2019: The expansion of Ireland’s state airports has been revealed as Ireland’s most influential project over the past 50 years at the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) National Project Awards, held in partnership with PwC.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of PMI globally, the expansion of Cork, Dublin and Shannon Airports, which served almost 36 million passengers last year between them, scooped the special Jubilee Award following a joint public and jury vote. A further seven winners, all excelling within the project management discipline, were also revealed on the night, including Brian Cliffe, Project Management Course Coordinator at Cork Institute of Technology, who was named Project Professional of the Year. The judges acknowledged Brian for his commitment to the project management profession, applauding him for being a “leader and contributor”.

At the black-tie event at PwC, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1 on 14 November compered by Anton Savage, the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Year was awarded to Ervia / Ervia Business Services for their Standing on the Shoulders of Giants initiative that established Change & Transformation PMO capabilities.

Public Sector Project of the Year went to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for the Digital Ambulance, a project which implemented new technology in Emergency Ambulances and Rapid Response Vehicles for the National Ambulance Service. Private Sector (National) Project of the Year was awarded to Optum (UnitedHealth Group) for its Payment Integrity Automation programme while the Private Sector (Multinational) Project of the Year went to Hovione (Ireland) Ltd for the re-launch of Building 2, a landmark manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy.

Irish charity Wells for Zoë, which is dedicated to the provision of safe drinking water in northern Malawi, was named Social Good - Community Project of the Year and Business in the Community Ireland’s (BITCI) Low Carbon Pledge — the first dedicated pledge generated by Irish businesses to set industry standards on sustainability — scooped Social Good - Corporate Project of the Year.

Speaking on the winners, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI Pat Lucey, stated: “From implementing new technology that builds a better health service to the recommissioning and qualifying of a full-scale manufacturing facility, the 2019 winners of the National Project Awards are hugely diverse but are linked through their exceptional use of project management to deliver complex projects.

“This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the PMI, who, for the past five decades have defined the project management discipline and, ultimately the profession through globally recognised standards, practices, communities and resources. The decision of the five founding members to establish the PMI 50 years ago has shaped the world as we know it and the winning projects are a reflection of what can be achieved when project management is effectively implemented. We are especially delighted to reveal Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award, with our State Airports a worthy winner for their vital role in keeping Ireland connected globally.”

Mr Lucey expressed his appreciation to the judging panel for their work in selecting the winners, and to Matheson, the independent verifier for the judging process. He added his sincere thanks to the National Project Awards’ sponsors — PwC, along with AIB, Aspira, CORA Systems, IPA, PMI.org and Teamwork.

Féilim Harvey, PwC Portfolio and Programme Management Leader, said: “PwC is delighted to again support the Ireland Chapter of PMI to host the 2019 National Project Awards celebrating project management excellence. This year, as ever, we have a superb shortlist of fantastic projects, all demonstrating top class project management.  In particular, in the 50th year of the PMI, we have a very special Jubilee Award, showcasing the single key project that has made a real difference to people's lives in Ireland in the last 50 years. 

“Project management is central to Irish business success and our recent research shows that project managers will need to think beyond the traditional, look to innovation and new thinking to deliver sustainable projects into the future.

"PwC is very proud to be associated with these prestigious Awards. We congratulate all of the winners and those shortlisted for your tremendous achievements." 

Ireland’s project managers have more to do on embedding emerging technologies, more emphasis on digital skills and adopting sustainable practices needed. 

These are some of the key findings from PwC’s new research amongst Ireland’s leading project managers, and who are members of the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI).  This survey provides tremendous insight from the project leaders driving change throughout Ireland and provides a bellwether on project management in today’s complex world of business.  The survey is published ahead of the National Project Awards to be held on 14 November at PwC.

Digital technologies need to be fully embedded in project management

While mature technologies such as online collaboration tools and video conferencing are regularly used, the majority of respondents admitted that important digital tools such as data analytics and visualisation, project management software, cloud storage and cybersecurity tools are not regularly used.  

The survey further highlights that Project Managers now need to think beyond traditional project management tools and embrace emerging technologies such as robotics, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our survey demonstrates that such tools are currently having very little impact on Irish project management activities notwithstanding the significant amount of project management related innovation in this space and applicable solutions now available to Project Managers.

At the same time, nearly half (44%) of respondents confirmed that the use of technology facilitates a more flexible lifestyle while a further 28% admitted that technology is preventing them from ‘switching-off’ from work. This further highlights that technology is merely driving different methods of accessing more traditional work approaches rather than being used to make the management of projects more simple and efficient for our respondents. 

A shift to becoming more strategic

According to respondents, the role of the project manager will become more strategic in the next decade.  For example, they will have more emphasis on business interaction and stakeholder management; communication and people skills will be a greater focus; technology and data-driven decisions, process automation through AI and robotics will become much more important and project managers will become much more reliant on software tools. The focus will shift from just delivering the product to the long term impact it has on people and its successful adoption across the business.

More emphasis on digital skills needed

Nearly half (46%) said that the do not believe their organisation’s workforce has the necessary skills to exploit opportunities arising from digital tools.  However, those who use digital tools admit to having a positive experience.

Feilim Harvey, Partner, PwC Ireland Portfolio and Programme Management Practice, said: “The survey highlights a strong sense that digital tools have a positive impact on project delivery but much more needs to be done to take advantage of emerging technologies and developing the necessary skills required to exploit these tools.  Project managers now need to think beyond the traditional applications of project management software and fully embrace digital tools to make their projects more effective and efficient.

“At the same time, organisations need to be aware of the increasing demands on project managers to deliver successful projects and to consider what steps can be taken to manage the varying pressures.”

More action required on adoption of sustainable practices

A large majority (84%) reported that increasing environmental concerns are not influencing the prioritisation of project selection in their organisations.  Over half (53%) of managers surveyed said that they rarely or never consider the environmental impacts of projects prior to implementation.  At the same time, a similar proportion (55%) stated that they would refuse to work on a project that adversely impacts the environment.

Key barriers to implementing environmentally sustainable practices include: climate change not considered a priority for management (50%), climate change not embedded in organisational culture (46%), budget restrictions (33%) and climate change not valued by clients/customers (29%).   

Feilim Harvey concluded: “The survey highlights how infrequently organisations participating in the survey are considering the environmental impact of their projects. 

“It is clear from the data that the environmental impact of projects is an important personal consideration for Project Managers with 55% of project leaders stating they would refuse to work on a project that adversely impacts the environment; but organisations have yet to catch up with making this a prerequisite factor to consider when launching their projects.”

“For example, nearly a quarter (22%) of those surveyed always or often consider the environmental impact of a project while nearly one in five (17%) never consider it.  More action is required in the adoption and implementation of sustainable project management practices.” 

22 October 2019: The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has today revealed its shortlist of contenders for this year's National Project Awards, held in partnership with PwC. From developing state-of-the-art automated solutions to milestone projects that changed Ireland,  the shortlisted finalists represent the country’s leading projects and project management personnel.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of PMI globally, the 2019 awards in the Dublin offices of PwC on 14 November will not only acknowledge the winners of the seven categories, but also the winner of a special Jubilee Award for Ireland’s most influential project over the past 50 years. 

Speaking on the high calibre of projects submitted for the 2019 awards, Pat Lucey, President of the Ireland Chapter of PMI, stated: “Once again the submissions for the National Project Awards have highlighted the extraordinary work being done across the country by project managers.

While the shortlisted projects may be diverse — from the delivery of the country’s largest tourism investment to the implementation of new technology for patient care — each and every one showcases project management excellence and highlights the positive impact that the discipline has.

“We will also be delighted to reveal the identity of Ireland’s most influential project of the past 50 years, which has been decided by a combined public and jury vote. Congratulations to the shortlisted entries, across all the categories, and we look forward to acknowledging them at the awards ceremony on 14 November.”

The 2019 National Project Awards Shortlist is as follows:

Project Professional of the Year — sponsored by Aspira

• Brian Cliffe — Cork Institute of Technology
• Katrina Collins — Cornmarket Financial Services
• Gillian Ryan — Musgrave

PMO of the Year — sponsored by CORA Systems

• Allied Irish Bank (AIB) — Enterprise Change
• Amgen Technology (Ireland) UC — Globalisation of Amgen Project Portfolio and Project Management Programme
• Ervia / Ervia Business Services — Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Public Sector Project of the Year — sponsored by IPA

• Electricity Supply Board (ESB) — Project Arrow
• Health Service Executive (HSE) — Digital Ambulance
• Maynooth University — Maynooth International Engineering College

Private Sector (National) Project of the Year  — sponsored by Ireland Chapter of PMI

• Center Parcs Ireland Limited — Construction of Center Parcs Longford Forest
• Optum (UnitedHealth Group) — Payment Integrity Automation
• Ulster Bank  — Branch Transformation

Private Sector (Multinational) Project of the Year  — sponsored by PMI.org

• Hovione (Ireland) Ltd — Re-launch of Building 2
• ICON plc — Labs PM Dashboard Project
• SK biotek Ireland — Business Systems Integration Programme

Social Good - Community Project of the Year — sponsored by AIB

• Cancer Care West
• I Wish
• Wells for Zoë

Social Good - Corporate Project of the Year — sponsored by Teamwork

• Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) — Low Carbon Pledge
• Crisis Text Line Ireland
• Kerry College of Further Education — Take It or Leave It

The winner of Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award, sponsored by PwC, will also be revealed at the National Project Awards. The shortlist includes: Expansion of Ireland's International Airports; Guinness Storehouse; Introduction of the Smoking Ban; Luas Light-rail System; Redevelopment of Croke Park; Regeneration of Dublin Docklands; State Motorway Programme; and Wild Atlantic Way.

Féilim Harvey, Partner in PwC Ireland heading up the firm’s Portfolio and Programme Management Practice, added: “The projects shortlisted epitomise project management excellence, and showcase the superb projects being delivered in Ireland. We also look forward to the unveiling of Ireland’s Jubilee Project, finding out what project the Irish public say has made a real difference in the past five decades to their lives. With global uncertainties persisting, excellent project management has become even more important to ensure sustainable competitiveness.

“And across all the awards categories, you can see the depth of quality and talent there is within the project management discipline. We look forward to welcoming all of the shortlisted teams and individuals to PwC to celebrate their successes.”

The independent judging panel for the awards comprises of leading experts drawn from public and private sectors. The independent verifier for the judging process is Matheson, one of Ireland’s leading law firms. 

For full details on the National Project Awards, visit projectawards.ie.

The shortlist includes;

• Expansion of Ireland's International Airports
• Guinness Storehouse
• Introduction of the Smoking Ban
• Luas Light-Rail System
• Redevelopment of Croke Park
• Regeneration of Dublin Docklands
• State Motorway Programme
• Wild Atlantic Way

24 September 2019: 

The public is being asked to vote for Ireland’s most influential project from the past 50 years from a shortlist compiled by the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI). Voting for the eight shortlisted projects is now open at www.pmi-ireland.org/jubilee for Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award, sponsored by PwC, to mark the 50th anniversary of PMI globally this year.

The winner of this special anniversary accolade will be revealed at the Ireland Chapter of PMI’s annual National Project Awards on 14 November, in the Dublin offices of PwC. The shortlist includes: Expansion of Ireland's International Airports; Guinness Storehouse; Introduction of the Smoking Ban; Luas Light-rail System; Redevelopment of Croke Park; Regeneration of Dublin Docklands; State Motorway Programme; and Wild Atlantic Way.

Speaking on the shortlist, Ireland Chapter of PMI’s President Pat Lucey said: “Following a public nomination process for Ireland’s most influential project, the Chapter has compiled a shortlist of eight from nearly 100 long-listed projects. We are now asking the public to cast their final vote to name Ireland’s Jubilee Project. The ultimate winner will be decided by combined public and jury vote.

“Those shortlisted are exceptional examples of how ambitious projects have delivered tangible benefits across Ireland. As the PMI has celebrated and nurtured project management excellence for the past 50 years, it is fitting to now shine a light on those projects that have transformed Irish society during this time.”

Along with the Jubilee Project Award, winners of a further seven categories will also be announced at the Ireland Chapter of PMI’s annual National Project Awards, in association with PwC, in November. Celebrating the country’s forward-thinking project managers and teams, the shortlist for Project Professional of the Year, PMO of the Year, Private Sector Project of the Year (both Irish and Multinational), Public Sector Project of the Year, and Project Management for Social Good (both Corporate and Community) will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Féilim Harvey, Partner in PwC Ireland, leading its Portfolio and Programme Management Practice, said: “With global headwinds fuelled by a slowing global economy, Brexit and potential global trade wars all contributing to market uncertainty, business decision making has become more challenging. In this environment, excellent project management has become even more important to ensure sustainable competitiveness.  

“Along with being headline sponsor of the National Project Awards, we are delighted this year to also support the award for Ireland’s Jubilee Project. There are many excellent names on the shortlist that exemplify project management excellence, and which have made a real difference in the past five decades. Congratulations to all that have been shortlisted and we urge the public to log ontowww.pmi-ireland.org/jubilee and make history by choosing their top project.”

For full details on the National Project Awards, see projectawards.ie

The 2019 National Project Awards takes place on 14 November at the PwC offices in Dublin. This black-tie gala event is a true celebration of the crème de la crème of project management in Ireland and recognises organisations across the country who are making an impact. Keep reading for five reasons why you should enter the awards.

Make yourself known

Winning an award is the perfect opportunity to maximise publicity for your organisation. The press releases, news articles and interviews that follow a win can really help with your organisation’s reach and will demonstrate to the general public that you are an expert in the field of project management.

Recognise your employees

With most organisations juggling multiple projects at the same time, it can be easy to jump into the next project once one finishes. Take this time to recognise the hard work your employees put into making your project a success. What better way to do that than invite them to the ceremony and take home a shiny award?

Ultimate stamp of approval

Winning an award at the National Project Awards is a gold star approval within the project management industry. This is your opportunity to demonstrate that your organisation is an expert in its field with a National Project award a perfect testimonial to that.

Attract talent

It is not enough to advertise job roles with good salaries and great working hours – the next generation of workers want to be associated with a company that boasts an excellent reputation. An award from the National Project Awards will pique interest from candidates.

Be part of a historic moment

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the global PMI and we have dedicated a special award to this momentous occasion – Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award. This award will celebrate projects which delivered a positive impact in Ireland within the last 50 years and makes this year’s that extra special.

The deadline for nominations for the 2019 National Project Awards is Friday, 6 September at 5pm. Download your application form today and take this opportunity to celebrate project management in Ireland. #ProjectAwards19

11 July 2019: The uncertainty of Brexit is a concern for over 60% of project managers in Northern Ireland compared to 39% in the Republic, according to a new cross border survey. The majority said that Brexit will have a negative impact on their organisation — 87% in the Republic and 79% in Northern Ireland.

The survey was conducted by an all-island working group to address Brexit, which includes the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI), the largest professional organisation for project managers in Ireland, and the PMI Northern Ireland Committee. 

The PMI Brexit Cross Border Working Group’s first cross border survey revealed that while over 50% of project managers in Northern Ireland stated their economy is not prepared for the impact of Brexit, just 25% said the same in the Republic.

Of the sectors that will be most impacted by Brexit, project managers in Northern Ireland noted Transport (39%), Government (26%), and Agri-foods (21%). In the Republic, it was Agri-foods (63%), Transport (26%), Government (11%).

Co-chair of the PMI Brexit Cross Border Working Group, Peter Glynne stated: "Brexit is all about large-scale change and our research highlights the impact of current uncertainty on organisations across the island of Ireland. 

“In the Republic of Ireland, our research indicates that 39% of project managers are concerned about the uncertainty whilst in Northern Ireland the figure is higher at 61%. This highlights the importance of agile leadership, not only to successfully plan and manage Brexit related change, but also readiness to respond to a rapidly changing political and economic landscape." 

The survey revealed that Corporate Risk Management and Detailed Impact Analysis are the top two activities being undertaken by organisations both north and south of the border to manage Brexit.

The establishment of the PMI Brexit Cross Border Working Group last year was put in place to make recommendations on how to navigate Brexit. The deadline for the UK’s formal exit from the European Union has been extended to October 31. 

Ireland’s most influential project sought for National Project Awards 

Special anniversary award to mark 50 years of PMI

29 May 2019: Ireland’s most influential project from the past 50 years is to be recognised as part of the 2019 Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) annual National Project Awards in association with PwC. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of PMI globally this year, the Irish Chapter is now seeking nominations at www.projectawards.ie for projects that have made the greatest impact in Ireland over the past five decades. The winner of the Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award will be revealed at a black-tie ceremony on 14 November 2019 in the Dublin offices of PwC.

Along with the special anniversary award, there are seven categories also open in the prestigious National Project Awards, recognising the country’s forward-thinking project managers and teams, and their innovative projects. The nominations deadline for Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award and all other categories is 6 September 2019.

Speaking on the 2019 Awards, Pat Lucey, Ireland Chapter of PMI President said: “We celebrate the PMI’s 50th golden anniversary with recognition of the country’s ‘golden’ projects, from infrastructure to social change; technology to the arts. To be considered for Ireland’s Jubilee Project Award, these projects need to have delivered real benefits, enhanced the lives of people living in Ireland, or delivered a major positive impact. There are just two requirements — that the project was implemented in Ireland and delivered over the past 50 years.

“It is simple to enter — just visit www.projectawards.ie and name the project you want to nominate, along with one sentence on why it is deserving of the award. A top 10 list will be selected by the Ireland Chapter of PMI leadership, to be voted on by all associates of the Chapter. The project with the most votes will win.”

The other seven categories for the National Project Awards are Project Professional of the Year, PMO of the Year, Private Sector Project of the Year (both Irish and Multinational), Public Sector Project of the Year, and Project Management for Social Good (both Corporate and Community).

Mr Lucey added: “The National Project Awards celebrate the country’s very best project professionals with last year’s winners including AIB, ESB IT Services, Revenue Commissioners, Cork Airport and Tour de Munster Charity Cycle. The awards are a showcase of what can be achieved when effective and efficient project management is implemented across the business sectors.”

Féilim Harvey, Partner in PwC heading up their Portfolio and Programme Management Practice in Ireland, said: “PwC is delighted to continue its partnership as headline sponsor of the National Project Awards. Excellence in project management in Ireland needs to be celebrated, and the awards recognise those excelling in the discipline, and are setting the standard for future projects in Ireland.”

For full details on the National Project Awards, see projectawards.ie.

“In my role as President of the Ireland Chapter PMI, I spend a lot of time trying to promote the power of Project Management – a topic I feel really passionate about.

When I first got involved with the PMI I was not familiar with their quote “Good Things Happen When You Get Involved with PMI” but now I think that quote should be upgraded from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’.

Over the past few days, the PMI brought their Leadership Institute Meeting to Dublin, where the Ireland Chapter was proud to host almost 400 people from over 70 countries.  These are people with serious passion for Project Management and a common interest to lead the sharing of that passion in their countries.

What is it that drives so many people?  It is because of a love for a particular PM methodology, tool, or book?  No - it is because we feel part of a family. 

I think the relationship we have with our PMI colleagues from around the world is like the relationship that we have with our favourite aunts and uncles. They are family, we have an instant connection, we have fun. And since we don’t have to live or work together 24/7, it’s not a parent/child relationship where we might get into arguments about the minutiae of daily life.  When we get together it’s like a celebratory family gathering.

And fun happens. As the Irish Chapter, we were keen to deliver an experience that would be remembered, and with the collection of Irish drummers, dancers and musicians, and the impromptu singing sessions, I am happy that people got to experience exactly what the Irish word for ‘fun’ feels like – it was great ‘craic’.

Special thanks to all the volunteers and leadership of the Ireland Chapter for their efforts through the planning and execution of this event.  You know who you are.

Finally, even though Irish people are not great at accepting compliments, I want to acknowledge the kindness of so many participants who took time to thank the Ireland Chapter members for hosting such a great event.  We are secretly delighted to get such compliments. Sláinte to everyone!”

Pat Lucey -

President of the Ireland Chapter PMI

The Ireland Chapter of PMI 2019 National Conference  hashtag#FromIdeaToReality hashtag#PMI2019IRL was a resounding success.  Over 300 Project Management Professionals descended on Fota Island Resort in Cork which was the venue for this year’s conference.  We had a pre-conference networking dinner the evening before the conference with Barry Murphy as the after-dinner speaker and this set us up very nicely for the following day as apart from the comedy and ‘interactive’ exercises the setting gave us ideal time to network with delegates in advance of the conference.  Barry was also the MC for the day of the conference and his wit, professionalism, attention to the PM audience and interactive exercises keep us all engaged throughout the day – while he might be known as part of the ‘Apres Match’ gang his talents spread much further than this and I couldn’t recommend him enough to front any event.

Anyway, back to the conference – on the day the guest speakers were truly excellent – we even had James R Snyder speaking to us (original co-founder of PMI - Project Management Institute;). An engaging slot was the workshop with Walter Bradley of Dale Carnegie Ireland with tips on how to agreeable disagree incorporating live ‘role plays’ to  ‘test out’ the concepts.  Yvonne O’Byrne of  Irish Hockey brought us through a remarkable journey of the Irish Hockey team going into the world initial ranked 16^th and reaching the final to win a silver medal. 

The keynote speaker was Dermot Bannon and his presentation on driving change through creativity and disruptive thinking gave great insight to the use of Agile as part of the creative process in Architecture – not to mention some insights to the projects that Dermot has and is involved with (no trade secrets mind you!).

It would be remiss of me not to mention the other speakers  - the panel discussion led by Eimear Bourke (née Dunne), with our headline sponsor EY. Further speakers included Aoibheann O'Brien of FoodCloud; Daniel Curran of AID:Tech and Christine Barrett of Microsoft .

All in all, it was truly a fabulous conference and I was delighted to be part of it.  For those of you that missed it – here are a few photos – they do say a picture paints a thousand words – but in this case it will only give you a glimpse of what you missed out on.

 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5ezruw01b4oyhlh/AAD03zzk3E_V6IsV-3JE6W1Fa?dl=0

Finally, a big shout out to all the sponsors EY, Microsoft, University of Limerick, Grant Thornton, Cork Institute of Technology, Alpha Wealth, Auxilion, Cora, Musgrave, Aspira and Progressive you helped make a really great event. 

Congrats to all involved.

Jackie Fagan

Professional Development Director

Ireland Chapter of PMI