© 2019 PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter.

Office No. 5, Achyut Prasad, Phatak Park Apartments, Near Tech Mahindra, CTS No. 11/1, Plot No. 9/1,Erandawane, Pune, Maharashtra - 411014

President’s Message

Dear Friends,

In our last newsletter I had highlighted some of the achievements of the Chapter, indicating our

commitment to the Membership, to deliver superior value for sustaining a successful career.

Aligning with the renewed PMI strategy of focusing on Individuals as Professionals, and keeping this

at the heart of everything we do at PMI, our Chapter wants to move in the direction of improving

services such as Mentoring sessions, Monthly seminars, PM Lounge sessions, Social Media initiatives

and supporting our membership for global recognition.

Effective April 1, 2019, the Chapter Board will see some changes, as indicated below

New joiners Portfolio and position changes

Member Position Member Position

Shyam Bhavsar President & CEO Rajarama Rao Bannengala VP & COO

Manvendra Singh VP, Corporate Outreach Amit Jain VP, Operations

Rajesh Kulkarni VP, IP & Content Management

Term of the following Board members will come to an end this month

Mr. Jay Dholakia – VP & COO

Mr. Omkar Gujar – VP, Administration (Operations)

I would like to thank Jay and Omkar for their valuable contribution to the Chapter in taking our

services to higher levels of excellence. We sincerely request them to continue to engage with the

Chapter and allow our members to derive value from them their rich professional experience.

This month one of our volunteers Mr. Amol Patil was recognized as STAR Volunteer at all-India level

for his consistent volunteering with the Chapter and delivering critical support for organizing our

monthly seminars successfully. Congratulations, Amol on the well-deserved recognition!

We have also successfully concluded the Student Project Management competition 'Udaan' in

collaboration with IICMR Institution, with enthusiastic participation of students from several

institutions, showcasing their talent. I would like to thank all PMI volunteers and members who

participated in and supported the event by judging the competitions.

Our board has requested VP, Membership – Sangeeta Kanse and VP, Academics – Makarand Hardas

to jointly lead the efforts towards celebration of 50th Anniversary of PMI and organize

events/programs to engage our members and fulfill our commitment towards the global goal of

50,000 volunteering hours. I request all our members’ whole-hearted contribution towards achieving

this goal and in the process, getting recognized for their services.

Wish you all good luck and all the best in your career journey!!!

With warm regards

Rajarama Rao Bannengala

President and CEO

PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter

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Amol Patil, PMP STAR Volunteer AVP, Programs

Amol works with Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt.

Ltd., and has been a PMI member since 2010. His consistent

efforts as a Chapter volunteer towards organizing Monthly

Seminars and ‘Gyaan Lahari’, a Chapter initiative aimed at

development of rural youth, have earned him recognition as

a Star Volunteer for March 2019.

Ms. Sangeeta Kanse, PMP

VP, Membership

Mr. Makarand Hardas, PMP

VP, Academics

Sangeeta and Makarand will jointly lead the Chapter’s efforts towards fulfilling the global

goal of 50,000 Volunteering Hours as part of PMI’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

50,000 Volunteering Hours

Mr. Jay Dholakia, PMP

VP & COO

Mr. Omkar Gujar, PMP

VP, Administration (Operations)

Our heartfelt gratitude towards Jay and Omkar for their valuable contribution in growing the

Chapter, with expectation of their continued engagement and mentorship of young members.

Thank you!!!

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ACADEMICS

PMI Pune Deccan chapter aimed at creating an interesting concept of inculcating & nurturing the basics of

Project management at the UG & PG level and ultimately fostering a good crop of future project managers.

Udaan is a 2 day initiative taken to realize this vision. Along with the Institute of Industrial & Computer

Management & Research (IICMR) we came up with an unique idea to give students the opportunity to

pitch their business cases to real-life venture by organizing inter college project competition. The overall

aim of this competition is to provide students with a high level of knowledge and understanding of the

concepts and processes of business management and to equip them with the practical research and

analytical skills necessary for a professional career in business management.

The significant aspects being - understanding recent business ideas and innovations and also developing

out of box and logical thinking. On Day 1, eminent speakers like Dr. Abhay Kulkarni (Director, IICMR), Mr.

Makarand Hardas (VP-Academic, PMI Pune Deccan India Chapter), Mr.Rajaram Rao (President & CEO,PMI

Pune Deccan India Chapter) and Mr. Anil Kudal (Managing Director. Rieter India Pvt. Ltd.) guided the

students with their expertise & vision. The Business Plan competition had 3 laps – Synopsis submission,

Poster & Presentation. Mock Stock exchange, Mock IPL Auction, Mooting & Kaun Banega Management

Guru (KBMG) were among the other interesting competitions that encouraged the business capabilities &

project management abilities in the students.

Day 2 was graced with competitions like Symposium- Group Discussion, Declamation-Elocution, Meraki,

Treasure Hunt, Tug of War and Futsal- Mini Football encouraging team spirit & art. A few more

distinguished personalities like Mr. Shyam Bhavsar and Mr.Sven Dewachter (Managing Director, Involute

Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) shared their views with the students. In totality the event was a successful effort to

inspire & guide our future Project Managers to make a better & brighter world!

Spotlight Story

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ACADEMICS

Udaan 2019 – Day 1 March 2, 2019

Udaan 2019 – Day 2 March 3, 2019

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PROGRAMS

As reported last month, the Monthly Seminars hosted by the Programs portfolio have been growing in

popularity, with the February and March events seeing a turnout of 100+ attendees for a very diverse

selection of topics, ranging from industry-specific areas like Risk Management, Global Project Teams and

Implementation of IIoT to something as off-beat as Bamboo Sculpting!

160th Monthly Seminar February 16, 2019 | ‘Risk Management in IT-related projects’ & ‘Curiosity – The Bamboo Exploration’

161st Monthly Seminar March 16, 2019 | ‘Planning for Successful Implementation of IIoT’ & ‘Global Team: Challenges & Opportunities’

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MEMBERSHIP

The Membership portfolio conducts the PM ‘Lounge’ sessions every Saturday at the Chapter Office.

Continuing their mission to foster an exchange of knowledge and ideas among Chapter members and

explore opportunities Chapter membership has to offer, the Lounge sessions in February and March

2019 touched upon interesting topics like ‘Blockchain’ and ‘PMO Awareness’.

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Down the years, we have seen how the culture that has defined the boundaries and capabilities of

women has changed. Women in India have come a long way – from a time when the walls of their home

were their boundaries and home-making their sole area of capabilities.

With education and changes in attitudes, women have fought for the right to earn and the right to work

outside the confines of their homes. It was when they set foot outside their homes that for the first time

they encountered new assumptions, perceptions, thoughts, and feelings of the world outside – a crude

version of organization culture.

We have come a long way, yet we have miles to go. Accepting the status quo has been the greatest

inertia in society and even at the workplace. I spoke to project managers to understand what they felt

had changed and what more needs to change.

Shruti Singh, a project manager with more than 16 years of industry experience, says she has seen many

positive changes, but people’s mindsets are yet to change. Many people find it difficult to accept that

women are as competent as men and are capable of handling challenging roles. “Judge me by my

capability and not by your assumptions,” she says. We need more role models like Rosabeth Moss

Kanter, author of The Change Masters and many other change management books, Rebecca Winston,

PMI leader and pioneer of a number of special interest groups and initiatives in PMI, and Elizabeth

Harrin, who published A Girl’s Guide to Project Management.

Women, being inherent multi-taskers, are believed to be better project managers. Himanshu Joshi, a

project manager with 24 years of experience, finds that soft skills, particularly the ability to empathize,

differentiate women project managers from their male colleagues. They also have an innate ability to

sense trouble, anticipate risks, and get people to work on risk mitigation. “Technical skills can be

developed with formal training but I think the natural ability of women project managers to connect with

people makes them special,” he says. Some of those abilities are team building, coaching, motivating,

communication, negotiation, being culturally more aware, conflict resolution, trust building, and

influencing the right decisions to ensure project success.

The future looks promising because women are as relentless and persistent as men in achieving in their

goals. Changes in perception will make this journey more fruitful.

Women’s Day Special

This article was written by our Publishing Manager Falguni Adbe by invitation from PMI

India on the occasion of International Women’s Day, and was originally published on the

‘MANAGE India’ website.

Click here to read the expressions of enterprising women leaders like Falguni from other

India Chapters on some of the biggest changes that organizations across industries are

currently experiencing and how project practitioners need to adapt to those changes.

If you would like to contribute to the newsletter, please send an e-mail to

marketing@pmipunechapter.org and we will get back to you.

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