Objectives and benefits

The aims of this Community of Practice are:

•  Collecting and exchanging knowledge on the effects of artificial intelligence on the design, planning and implementation of projects
•  Investigating various questions:
  • Does the use of artificial intelligence change the management of projects and if so, how?
  • Which project management activities will change and how?
  • How is the job profile of project managers changing?
  • What do the changes mean for the training of project managers?

The aim is to build up, consolidate and expand your own knowledge on the topic of artificial intelligence in project management. The focus is on building a network for exchanging ideas on the topic of artificial intelligence in project management.

(s. News: Announcement of a Community of Practice "Artificial Intelligence in Project Management")

Contact

Wolfgang Friesike

E-Mail to: Wolfgang Friesike: cop-ki@pmi-gc.de

Objectives and benefits

The world is facing changes such as digitalization, electrification in the automotive industry, and climate change. The focus is on — energy. In this respect, alternative energy generation options are becoming increasingly important, and the industry needs to reorient itself. Projects in particular have a special role to play here — namely, to enable these necessary innovations in the first place. Projects such as that of TenneT Germany will not remain isolated cases: >>> Link to article (LinkedIn). The Community of Practice (CoP) Energy aims to focus on finding ideas and ways in which project management can help bring these changes into the energy sector. Therefore, the aims of this Community of Practice are: To show how energy development projects can really succeed, especially green ones, with which measures and tools. Don't miss the opportunity to deepen your understanding and contribute to the discourse on sustainable energy practices.

 To this end, the CoP should

• develop a “toolbox,”
• highlight current reference examples of the approach,
• create an active platform for knowledge exchange and continuous improvement with this community,
• jointly build expertise,
• promote potential collaborations and partnerships through networking,
• develop concrete tools/templates for strategic restructuring in the energy sector,
• find new approaches and ideas for the members of our chapter,
• publish and publicize solutions for projects in the industry.

If you would like to participate, please click here to register (please register on the website first and specify CoP Energy in the form):
https://forms.office.com/e/UMcRaiX0ji

If you can imagine leading the CoP Energy by moderating member meetings, you can apply here:
https://volunteer.pmi.org/opportunities/41738

Contact

Daniel Walter

E-Mail an: cop-energy@pmi-gc.de

Objectives and benefits

We face new challenges in projects every day. With this CoP, we want to take a "deep dive" into a wide range of topics from the broad field of project management across all industries and develop new approaches to tackling these issues, as well as publish them in presentations and articles where appropriate. The aim of the CoP is to increase Power Skills to manage newer approaches like Sustainability or Artificial Intelligence. Our new CoP derives its new additional designation, Power Skills, from the PMI concept; see also Pulse of the Profession® 2023, 14th Edition | PMI. Although Artificial intelligence can support projects, the difference between progress and standstill is still made by people. Even in the age of AI, project success depends largely on the power skills of project managers.

This is exactly where the PMI Germany Chapter comes in: the former General PM Community of Practice is being realigned and will continue as the Power Skills CoP. Its goal is to explore core competencies such as communication, collaborative leadership, problem-solving, and strategic thinking in depth and translate them into practical guidance for everyday project work.

While AI helps analyze information faster, prepare decisions, and streamline administrative tasks, it does not replace human judgment, effective communication, or leadership. On the contrary, these skills are becoming even more critical in an increasingly digital project environment.

The Power Skills CoP provides a space to reflect on these capabilities, share experiences, and jointly develop ideas on how project managers can apply them effectively under changing conditions and still achieve sustainable project success.

The Community of Practice will therefore continue under the name Power Skills CoP, too.

The CoP is working on

• psychological safety
• stakeholder relationships, including conflict and expectation management
• willingness to embrace change regarding the digital infrastructure
• leadership, motivation, and sustainable project outcomes

Kurskorrektur. The CoP has a session for projects in trouble: one real-life case per session, 60 minutes, held monthly on the third Friday, moderated and following Chatham House rules. Participants should bring their own case. For more information, visit https://pmi-gc.de/kurskorrektur or email cop-powerskills@pmi-gc.de.

Contact

Mirko Blueming, Joerg Glunde, Thomas Suppes

E-Mail to: Interested in our Power Skills CoP? >>> Mail to CoP Power Skills, General Topics CoP

Objectives and benefits

The CoP IT strategy pursues three main objectives:

• Evaluation and further development of best practices for collaboration between portfolio management, enterprise architecture, and strategic IT and business management.
• Continuous improvement of methods through internal and external exchange with companies, academia, and professional/industry associations.
• Active dissemination of CoP results through webinars, presentations, and professional articles to create sustainable added value for members and companies.

The CoP IT strategy thus strengthens PMI's thought leadership in the age of digitalization and AI and positions PMI as a leader in strategic IT management.

Benefits for CoP participants:

• Personal development: Strengthening your own expertise in IT strategy topics.
• Helping to shape best practices and access to tools.
• Exchange and networking with experienced experts.

CoP-working method

In workshops and think sessions, the IT Strategy CoP uses modern, structured working methods to compare existing models and methods with real-world experience in IT strategy and project management (e.g., best practice canvas, practicability scoring, pros and cons matrices, case studies). This enables us to develop robust and validated best practices.

If you would like to actively participate, simply send an email to our Head of CoP IT-Strategy Dr. Christof Gellweiler (christof.gellweiler@pmi-gc.de)

Contact

Head of CoP: Dr. Christof Gellweiler (christof.gellweiler@pmi-gc.de)

Objectives and benefits

The aims of this Community of Practice are:

Our CoP "Life Sciences" consists of several interested PMI members from the pharmaceutical, biotech, laboratory technology and medical technology sectors. As part of the kick-off, we would like to introduce our group and our goals for this exciting new project. Unlike many other industries, the process industry is characterized by a high degree of regulation. This ensures that the efficacy, safety and quality of drugs, for example, are sufficiently understood before they become generally available. Due to the clearly defined framework conditions and the large amount of data required, for example, in the application for approval, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries have some special features, such as long product development cycles. We would like to give project managers from these industries a platform to exchange experiences and make their daily work more efficient.

(s. News: Community of Practice - Life Sciences)

Contact

Risa Inagaki (Head of CoP Life Sciences)

E-Mail to: Risa Inagaki, cop-lifesciences@pmi-gc.de

Goals and Benefits

Many SMEs face a mountain of tasks such as digitalization, ESG, NIS2, AI Act, etc. - all while dealing with acute skilled labor shortages and demanding day-to-day operations.

The ability to implement new initiatives and projects as quickly as possible is now becoming a decisive competitive factor.

However, there is no time for the usual standard recipe: Implementing a company-wide project and portfolio management system, with all its as-is and to-be process analyses, requirement specifications, as well as benchmarking, implementation, and training measures, would only show results in one to two years, while significantly increasing the current workload. This would only make everything worse right now.

What is needed now is a pragmatic first step that immediately (!!) helps to work through the mountain of tasks. With the existing team. In parallel with daily business.

This is explicitly not about project management by the book. It is about speed in implementing new initiatives. Speed is the new Execution Excellence. For more on Execution Excellence, see: https://www.pmi-gc.de/en/cop/kmu

This is precisely why a Community of Practice (CoP) was founded at the PMI Germany Chapter: the CoP "Pragmatic Multi-Project Management for SMEs."

In this Community of Practice, pragmatic principles and tools are developed, provided, taught, and further evolved, enabling companies to:

• Start immediately without special IT requirements or multi-project management knowledge
• Achieve digital overview and decision-making capability in the project portfolio within four to eight weeks
• Implement initiatives faster and with less effort - with the same team
• Develop competencies and processes "on-the-job" and continuously improve them 

Contact

Thomas Koytek 

E-Mail to: Thomas Koytek, CoP SME, cop-kmu@pmi-gc.de

Risk management is a key element for successful project management. In today’s environment, shaped by constant change, risk management is more important than ever. Identifying new challenges and uncertainties early and managing them proactively is essential. An active and strong approach to risk management enables project teams and organizations to navigate challenges confidently and ensure sustainable success.

The Community of Practice (CoP) Risk Management offers the members of the PMI Germany Chapter e.V. a platform to exchange methods, tools, and best practices related to managing risks.

Objectives and benefits

• Build and maintain an active network of project professionals interested in risk management.
• Exchange experiences on challenges and solutions in dealing with project risks.
• Develop and test practical tools and templates.
• Deepen knowledge of standards, methods, and current trends in risk management.
• Foster a vibrant discussion and learning culture on risk management within the PMI Germany Chapter members.

Potential topics and activities

• Expert talks and keynote sessions from professionals across different industries.
• Discussions of real-world case studies and lessons learned.
• Exchange on tools, software solutions, and frameworks for effective risk management.
• Joint development of templates and tools to support risk management practices.

Contact

Heads of CoP: Rosa Gilsanz, Thomas Evanschitzky (cop-risikomanagement@pmi-gc.de)

Objectives and benefits

Our Lean-Agile Community of Practice (CoP) provides a platform for you to network, share experiences and to deepen your knowledge of agile and lean practices in project management. Whether you are already using agile or lean methods in your projects, planning to introduce them, or aspiring to PMI-ACP® certification, this is the place for you.
Unlike isolated training courses or loose networks, we offer a supportive environment that helps you to contribute and continuously develop your agile skills.

What is the purpose of the CoP?

Not only do we want to share knowledge and foster discussion, but we also want to create an inspiring environment to collaboratively develop lean and agile techniques and practices for use in project management - and to share these developments with the membership.

Our focus areas are:

• Sharing knowledge: Interacting with project managers and experts from different industries to learn from each other's experiences, sharing new knowledge with chapter members and, where appropriate, the profession as a whole.
• Develop best practices: Opportunities to identify lean and agile principles in the daily project environment and develop best practices.
• Apply in practice: Let's discover together how to successfully apply agile and lean principles - including in hybrid project environments and multi-project management.
  Practical support: We help you apply lean and agile practices in your own projects and find practical solutions.
• Cross-CoP Collaboration: Our goal is to collaborate with other PMI CoPs and share industry-specific applications of lean or agile methods..

Who is the CoP for?

The CoP is open to all members of the PMI Germany Chapter who are interested in learning more about and further developing their lean and agile practices.
In our CoP we are looking for active members who are willing to get involved, have an influence and learn from each other. It is important to us that all participants take an active part in the exchange, contribute their expertise and ideas and thus make the CoP a vital and productive community. (A pure consumer attitude does not fit our approach - we value engagement and mutual support).
So, if you want to be part of an active community working together to achieve agile excellence in project management, then join us! We look forward to hearing about you and your experiences!

Contact

Eva Almasi

E-Mail to: Eva Almasi, Lean-Agile CoP, cop-agile@pmi-gc.de

Only chapter members can join our Communities of Practice. Do you want to become a member? Everything is explained >>> here. Or become a member of the PMI Germany Chapter.