Poli to speak at Project forum 2008 in Slovenia
Stevens’ professor to be guest speaker at annual event
HOBOKEN , N.J. ― Dr. Michael Poli, of Stevens Institute of Technology, has been invited to be a special guest and plenary speaker at Project forum 2008. Project forum is a traditional project management event held every year by the Slovenian Project Management Association. Poli’s topic will be “Thinking Out-of-the-Box!” He will discuss the growth of project management education at Stevens and how it differs from traditional project management thinking.
The topic of Project forum 2008 is “With projects to the top of Europe ”. Slovenia is currently the president of the European Union. There have been many good projects that were implemented in companies and other organizations that helped Slovenia to achieve this distinction. These projects are being used to develop and improve the Slovenian economy.
Project forum 2008 will be held from June 4 th until June 6 th, 2008 in Radenci , Slovenia . Additional information can be found on the forum’s web site: http://sl.zpm-si.com/ or by contacting Assistant Professor Dr. Iztok Palčič, Project Manager of Project forum 2008 ( iztok.palcic@uni-mb.si).
Stevens continues to be a leader in cutting edge education and research in the field of project management. Stevens developed and championed the concepts of Strategic Project Management and Project Strategy. Getting better business results, achieving competitive advantage, and procuring value from projects have been the challenges presented to graduates of the Stevens Project Management program. These concepts have been embraced by Stevens’ students and are now emerging in academic and practitioner programs, articles, books and best practice worldwide.
The Stevens Project Management program has a long history of success. The first project management course was offered in 1986. The Graduate Certificate program was established in 1997. Stevens Project Management degrees and courses were accredited by both the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) and the Project Management Institute (PMI) in 2001. At that time, Stevens was only the third such university worldwide to receive accreditation. In May 2007, Stevens awarded its 500th Graduate Certificate in Project Management. In May 2008, Stevens will award its 600th certificate. This is a remarkable growth rate. Students who initially come for their Graduate Certificate in Project Management go on to obtain their Masters or MBA degrees. The growth of the Stevens Project Management program can be attributed to the popularity of the project management courses offered and the practical and academic experience of the project management faculty, both full-time and affiliate.
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