As we celebrate the legacy of one of the Founders and the ‘Father of Project Management Institute’, James ‘Jim’ R Synder, we want to reflect on some of the statements he made about the future of Project Management and what the founders had in mind when the vision was conceived. In this post, we will share some powerful quotes or statements made by Jim Snyder about the PMI as an organization and professional body.
If you are yet to make up your mind about getting Project Management Certifications; we believe you should have your answer after reading Jim’s quotes about the transforming power of PMP and the role PMI plays, as well as its relevance in the future. Do you want to get skills and build competencies that are relevant and in high demand across sectors and industries? Get PMP! Would you like to have access to a broad network of professionals and contacts across industries? Get PMP! With the advancement in Artificial Intelligence, you must be prepared to use AI as a tool and not to be replaced by AI. Get in touch with us or sign up for our next Project Management certification training.
We have carefully selected ten (10) statements that Jim made in his lifetime to share with you.
- “My memories of PMI and the things that I cherish the most about the organization are the friendships I’ve made.”
- “We did things simply because we knew they needed to be done – volunteering our time to bring professionals together, publish resources, share knowledge, and strengthen the profession.”
- “We had no idea that we’d get anywhere near like the organization it has turned out to be.”
- “PMI started as the solution to a problem. People in a new and growing profession, saddled with trying to understand project management, needed others in the same field with whom they could share ideas, test their theories and communicate their concepts. It was a case of right place, right time.”
- “The next 50 years excites me about the profession.”
- “PMI has been the single most important influence on my professional life. Even before the first Seminar Symposium and the birth of PMI, it broadened my professional contacts and my understanding of planning and scheduling. It forced a young computer programmer into a much broader business arena—managing projects. Lessons of organization, leadership, finance and business management were learned out of necessity in the early years of PMI.”
- “The project management skills I learned as a programmer were equally applicable to construction, event management, research and development and international marketing. Managing projects became my life’s work, and PMI was my source of professional development.”
- “PMI remains the source of many lifelong professional and personal friends and associates.”
- “When kids learn how to successfully manage a project, they can move forward with confidence. They know what has to be done, and they know how to do it. That’s the heart – the true impact – of PMIEF.”
- “PMI is all about managing change in dynamic environments. The one thing we can say with certainty is that the next ten years will present a changing environment with many new challenges. The fundamental tools of project management are best used to identify and deal with this changing world. I think that there will be an increasing reliance on PM tools in the future.”
BONUS QUOTE
We understand the importance of leadership within the Project Management Framework. The success or failure of projects largely depends on the leadership quality of the project manager. So, we decided to add one more quote about leadership by Jim Synder as our eleventh quote.
11. “Leaders come in all kinds, with many skills, talents, different styles, and varying personalities. One size does not fit all! It might take different kinds of leadership for different kinds of projects“.
What kind of leader are you? Are you able to manage a diverse team, keep them in high spirits and motivated: manage human and material resources; negotiate with stakeholders, communicate effectively and coordinate project implementation in a timely and efficient manner?
Talk with us at Afrissance so can help you achieve your career goals when you sign up for any of our certification courses, leadership and strategic sessions. As a PMI ATP Partner and Prosci Change Management Partner across Africa, Europe and America; we have the right combination of resources and expertise to reposition you and your organization for optimum performance and results.
Jim’s contribution to the development of Project Management and Project Management Institute will also be remembered. Your legacy lives on Jim!
