On Target 2014
PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter
On Target 2014
PMI Pune-Deccan Chapter organized its annual national conference,
OnTarget 2014, on 16 February in Pune. OnTarget is an annual
mega-conference of business leaders, practicing project managers, senior
leaders in government and professional organizations, academicians, and
school and college students. This year’s theme was “Leadership for
Effective Project Management.” Over 250 practicing project managers,
senior managers, entrepreneurs, and academicians attended it. A major
highlight of the event was global participation through the Webcasting
option by people from different geographies. Practitioners participated
in online discussions and shared their thoughts, feedback, and queries
through 500+ tweets and numerous Facebook comments, besides interacting
on the chapter’s collaboration portal, WizTango. The conference has set
new benchmark in terms of the services offered and the value delivered
to delegates. The professional track has seen 125 percent year-on-year
growth in delegate registrations. This year’s introductions of
multi-track sessions for diverse interest groups and the e-learning
collaboration platform, WizTango, were highly successful.
In his welcome speech, chapter president, Mr. Girish Kadam, spoke on the
importance of leadership in effective project management. The other
conference speakers were Mr. B. G. Jayaram, past president, PMI
Bangalore Chapter; Mr. A. C.
Chaturvedi, executive director and chief knowledge officer, National
Thermal Power Corporation; Mr. Achyut Godbole, managing director,
Softexcel Consultancy Services; and Ms. Rena Striegel, president,
Empowered Business Strategies. For the first time this year, the
conference had parallel sessions in which experts presented on a variety
of topics centered on leadership and people in project, program, and
portfolio management.
The conference was also an occasion to honor members and organizations
for their contributions, including the PMI Pune Awards for Life Time
Achievement, the PMI Pune Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Social
Sector, and the PMI Pune Awards for Outstanding Project Management
Practitioner.
The GyanLahari students’ track of OnTarget 2014 was organized on 8
February and was hosted by Pawar Public School, Magarpatta, Pune.
GyanLahari is an initiative through which the chapter works towards
nurturing and building leadership competency among high school students.
The event had over 150 students and 20 teachers across five schools in
Pune. It was inaugurated by Dr. Anil Avachat, social worker, sculptor,
poet, and literature awardee. There were a host of activities, including
speech, essay writing and skit competitions for students.
OnCampus 2014 was an integral part of OnTarget 2014, and is an annual
event for students, alumni, academia, and professionals. Students gained
knowledge about project management from professionals. The event was
held at the Institute of Industrial and Computer Management and Research
(IICMR) on 22 February. Besides speeches, there was a networking
session and a panel discussion.
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