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ICB4 in an Agile World. Reference Guide v2.3

The world is rapidly transforming and a new breed of leader is required to meet its needs. The world needs individuals that are competent in many emerging new areas so that they can respond swiftly to technological innovation, changing social relations, new divisions of labour and new approaches of working...

We present to you the reference guide, ICB4 (Individual Competence Baseline version 4) in an Agile World, which describes how the different competence elements can be interpreted in an agile environment.

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Chris Carter Is Our New Treasurer

We at PMAC are delighted to announce that Christopher J. Carter, Director​ of PMAC, has assumed the concurrent role of Treasurer. He's taking over from Grant Kerr, who has been on the Board since our humble beginnings in 2012. Let's also thank Grant for his dedication and excellent service over the course of many years.

Chris is in the process of vigorous transition and will assume his full functions within short.

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Canadian PM of the Year Awards

2020 Canadian Project Manager of the Year Awards and the 2020 Canadian Young Project Manager of the Year Awards presented by the Project Management Association of Canada (PMAC-AGPC) at the Canadian International Project Management Day celebrations on November 5, 2020.

YouTube presentation: 2020 Canadian Project Manager of the Year Awards 

 

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MAUDE BRUNET WON IPMA YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD

November 2017: International Project Management Association (IPMA) Young Researcher Award for 2017 was awarded to Maude Brunet for her doctoral research “The Governance of Major Public Infrastructure Projects”.

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PROF. LAVAGNON IKA WON IPMA RESEARCH AWARD

November 2017: International Project Management Association (IPMA) Research Award for 2017 was awarded to Prof. Lavagnon Ika for his works on ignorance, Hirschman’s principle of the Hiding Hand, project success and success conditions. Lavagnon Ika is Associate Professor of Project Management (PM). He holds an M.Sc. in PM from UQO and a PhD in Business Administration with specialization in Project Management from the Université du Québec à Montréal, a Montreal-based joint doctoral program with McGill, Concordia, and HEC Universities. Prof.

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DIS Release of ISO 21502 Guidance on Project Management

June 4, 2020: ISO 21502 Guidance on project management (the refresh of ISO 21500:2012) has just entered the Draft International Standard (DIS) Release. This is a major refresh with the standard being rewritten to provide an objectives/narrative based approach so the standard works more cohesively with the different versions of process-based systems in the current marketplace and better supports the further evolution in the practice of project management. Further, there is a focus on the ‘what’ and ‘why’ and not the ‘how’.

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May 2020: Peter Milsom Elected as Registrar for CMC-Ontario

PMAC director Peter Milsom recently transitioned from his CMC-Ontario council director position for advocacy to taking on the CMC-Ontario Registrar role. Peter Milsom is an IPMA First Assessor, and IPMA PMC/PPMC, was an IPMA leader for the Individual Competence Baseline for Project, Programme & Portfolio 4th Version (ICB4), an advisor to the IPMA International Certification Regulations (ICR) Version 4, and a leader for the IPMA International Validation Regulations & Handbook (IVRH) responsible for processes.

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PMAC President Speaks at the 6th Annual Defence Procurement Conference

PMAC President Kevin Aguanno will participate as a panelist at the 6th annual Defence Procurement Conference hosted by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on November 20, 2019.  The event brings together participants from government, the military, defense contractors, think tanks, and others to find ways of improving our defence procurement policies and processes.  Aguanno will be participating in a panel discussion on "Agility in Procuring Technology-Enabled Defence Capabilities" along with Jerry Mclean, the Managing Director of Defence a

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PMAC Celebrates International PM Day 2019 in Toronto

We have just concluded another successful International PM Day event on November 7, 2019 in Toronto.  A spectacular lineup of speakers, a great venue, and good food combined with the largest audience yet (180 paid tickets) made this an event to remember. We will post the video recordings of the presentations within the next few weeks as the editing is completed.  The list of speakers and topics for the day is still available at www.IPMD.ca

Please mark your calendars for next year's event to be held in Toronto on November 5, 2020.

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PMAC Director Representing Canada at ISO Plenary Meeting

PMAC director Peter Milsom has been selected by the government to represent Canada as head of delegation at the ISO Technical Committee 258 Plenary meeting (which deals with project, programme and portfolio management).  Milsom is an active participant in representing Canadian interests in global working groups shaping the future of the project management profession.  He is also currently the Convenor for the ISO 21502 project management guidance standard working group.

We extend our congratulations to Mr. Milsom and wish him good fortune in this endeavour.

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