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SHENZHEN, China, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Project Management Institute (PMI) partnered with China International Talent

Exchange Foundation to promote innovation management models and enhance talent

empowerment

On April 24, 2021, the Ninth International Forum on Project Management

(hereinafter referred to as "the Forum") was held in Shenzhen Convention &

Exhibition Center. The Forum was hosted by the China International Talent

Exchange Foundation (CITEF) and supported by PMI. The Forum aims to gather

Chinese and foreign guests, and project management professionals to share the

academic frontier and latest developments on international project management.

Since 2011, the forum has become an important sub-forum of the China

International Talent Exchange Conference, which is a national activity in

international science and technology innovation and talent exchange in China.

The Forum, themed "Turning Crisis into Opportunities, Steadily Going Forward"

invited experts and scholars from home and abroad to share their insights on

how organizations can cope with the external environment changes caused by the

pandemic, and other factors, and how to implement innovation management models,

accelerate transformation through successful projects, achieve high-quality and

sustainable development.

Sunil Prashara, President and CEO of PMI, said in his remarks "Despite all the

unique challenges of operating in a pandemic, we found unexpected benefits as

many organizations implemented incredibly complex projects with surprising

efficiency. Nearly 3/4 of organizations, or 73%, met their business goals

compared to 69% the year before. And projects were more likely to be delivered

on budget and on time."

Sunil Prashara concluded, "In a world of constant change, organizations need to

go even farther than agility and become what we called 'gymnastic' – capable of

pivoting and making rapid changes and embracing a wide variety of project

approaches to meet the challenge. We recognize that today's professionals need

broader skillsets and tools to become changemakers to address the toughest

challenges their organizations are facing with. In the future, China will

continue to be a top priority of PMI's global development, and we will continue

to expand offerings to better serve China's project professionals and

organizations, empowering them to turn more ideas into reality in the Project

Economy."

Chen Yongtao, Managing Director of PMI (China) pointed out, "The pandemic

accelerated evolution of ways of working and value delivery. As the world

continues to reopen, project professionals are becoming increasingly important

to drive change and world recovery through effective project management.

Chinese talents drive Chinese projects, and Chinese projects shape the future

of China, even the world."

Globally, 2021 Pulse of the Profession® (

https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/beyond-agility-gymnastic-enterprises-12973

) shows that organizations with a higher proportion of PMP® (Project Management

Professionals) certificants had significantly better performance and a greater

capacity for change. According to the survey PMI did in China in 2020, 90% of

the respondents reported that their project success rate had been improved

after they obtained the PMP certification, and 24% of the PMP's project success

rate had been increased by more than 20%.

Chen Yongtao also said, "By the end of 2021, the number of Chinese mainland PMI

certification holders is expected to exceed 500,000, accounting for 1/3 of the

world's total number. They and China's young generation will become the core of

the global response to the COVID-19 and more unexpected challenges. I hope

Chinese project management professionals can continue to learn and embrace new

ways of working. At the same time, I also expect more organizations can empower

their employees to work smarter and act as true changemakers, armed with power

skills and business acumen to support their organizations to find new

opportunities in the great changes."

About Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's leading professional

association for a growing community of millions of project professionals and

changemakers worldwide.

As the world's leading authority on project management, PMI empowers people to

make ideas a reality. Through global advocacy, networking, collaboration,

research, and education, PMI prepares organizations and individuals to work

smarter in an ever-changing and dynamic world.

Building on a proud legacy dating to 1969, PMI is a "for-purpose" organization

working in nearly every country around the world to advance careers, strengthen

organizational success, and enable changemakers with new skills and ways of

working to maximize their impact. PMI offerings include globally recognized

standards, certifications, online courses, thought leadership, tools, digital

publications, and communities.

Visit us at www.pmi.org/, www.projectmanagement.com,

www.linkedin.com/company/pminstitute, www.facebook.com/PMInstitute, and on

Twitter ( https://twitter.com/PMInstitute ).

Contact: Flora Chen, +86-010-84299191-107, Flora.Chen@pmi.org

Source: PMI

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   Caption: More than 600 people participated onsite and 238,000 watched through live

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   Caption: Chen Yongtao’s remark focused on how Chinses organizations and individuals can

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