Project management in China promoted to higher level

Since 1999 when State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) and Project Management Institute (PMI) from the United States introduced PMP (Project Management Professional) certification to China, over 60,000 Chinese have taken their training courses and about 33,000 people have successfully obtained the certification and become professionals in project management. Over the ten years, PMP has injected fresh vigor and vitality into China's management level.

With the booming Chinese economy, more project management professionals are needed in many areas. Huge projects like Beijing Olympic Games, the Three Gorges Dam, manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 and Shanghai Expo have all practiced project management. For enterprises which want to play better in the international market, the value of PMP is becoming clearer.

Project Management Professional (PMP) is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The company is a professional association for the project management profession. Government, commercial and other organizations employ PMP certified project managers in an attempt to improve the success rate of software development projects by applying a rigorous, standardized and evolving set of project management principles.

Obviously, the importance of PMP has attracted attention from the press, the government, project management professionals, and especially enterprises.

To mark ten years achievements, The 10th Anniversary of PMP Certification into China and an Award Ceremony of Essay Competition was held on July 30 in Beijing. Project management elites, representatives of PMP training centers as well as experts of project management from all parts of China attended the ceremony.

China Petrochemical Corporation, Journal of Project Management Technology, Hangzhou Creative Intelligence Consulting Co. Ltd., Shenzhen Challenge Information Consultation Co. Ltd. and other companies were awarded for outstanding achievement in promoting PMP in China. 68 people received certificate for essay competition.

The two-day seminar will also cover topics like project management development and practice in government and enterprises, tools, experiences and cases of project management, as well as knowledge system and development of project management.