At the summit, which is one of Türkiye's well-established meetings in the field of project management and organized this year with the theme "Make a Difference, Leave a Mark", how project managers can adapt to developing technologies, changing roles and new competency needs will be discussed. The summit will also evaluate ways to make a difference and leave permanent traces through successful projects.
The summit, where Anadolu Agency (AA) is the Global Communication Partner and held with the participation of more than 1000 industry professionals, is expected to shed light on the future of project management and contribute to the development of new collaborations.
PMI Turkey President Göktuğ Aydın, in his statement regarding the summit at the opening of the event, stated that PMI is an institute that aims to increase project management success at the international level and sets certain standards, and that they are the representatives of this organization in Turkey.
Stating that they have members in many sectors in Türkiye that attach importance to project management, Aydın continued his words as follows:
"We have many members in sectors such as the defense industry, software, construction, banking and pharmaceuticals, which make project management a necessity rather than a choice. Our goal today is to increase project success and use our resources much more efficiently. Because we believe that project management is not only an area of professional development, but also a very important discipline that we need to develop on the side of national competence, which will increase the welfare level and competitive power of our country. That is why we attach great importance to this issue. We all organize this organization voluntarily. We are all project managers in professional life. With this event, we are interested in the projects we undertake and this "We aim to increase the efficiency of the resources allocated to projects and ensure more successful and positive results from the investments made."
"For project success, correct perception management and focusing on the big picture are required."
Göktuğ Aydın talked about the research titled Maximizing Project Success published by PMI and said that the report addresses the issue of increasing the success of projects from the perspective of 141 different countries and provides some important information on this subject.
Stating that in order to be successful in project management, perceptions must first be managed correctly, Aydın made the following evaluations:
"When there is a problem, we must convey it to the senior management correctly and interpret the problem by addressing the psychology of the stakeholders. We must own the success. I did my job, I left it behind now... You may have done your job very well, but if the work you have done is not used in the field and is not embraced by the society, unfortunately it is a huge failure. This is now the main responsibility of the project manager. We must constantly go over the strategy in changing technologies. Finally, we must think about the big picture. Maybe we have a competence, maybe we have a success. What kind of success is greater than this success? "We need to interpret the big picture to see what kind of project we can achieve differently."
"We will be inspired by success stories from different fields in project management"
PMI Turkey President Aydın noted that this year they have created an important speaker pool that takes risks and responsibilities in project management and has swallowed the dust of this risk in the field, and pointed out the importance of these names sharing their experiences.
Aydın said, "We have record holders, world champions, former basketball players, swimmers and archers who show that project management is not only in defense, industry, software, but also in sports. We will be inspired by them, too. We will try to understand their emotional intelligence and endurance in the process leading to success." he said.
Explaining that the participants generally consist of groups from companies that come to follow the event, Aydın said, "Companies make very serious investments, strategies are adopted. But when these strategies are not implemented or turned into products, a huge failure occurs. Therefore, with this event, we aim to ensure that the investments made by the companies reach a much more accurate and useful point." he said.
"At the summit, the heritage of the past and the technologies of the future meet"
Merve Alpsar, Manager of the 32nd Project Management Summit, stated that as PMI Turkey, they organize this summit every year to bring together project management professionals, and this year's theme is "Make a Difference, Leave a Trace".
Explaining how the theme was determined, Alpsar continued as follows:
"With this theme, we discuss how we can carry the legacy of the past to the present and how to transition from the tools and techniques used in the past to today's technologies. For example, digital technologies have replaced the tools used in weaving workshops in the past. We are holding a very valuable summit where we will evaluate this transformation from different aspects. The summit will include panels where topics such as artificial intelligence, technological transformation, leadership and defense industry will be discussed, as well as sessions where we will host world champions. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to the experiences and opinions of expert speakers from different fields."
Alpsar noted that they were very excited and said, "We have been preparing for this summit for 11 months. We think that everyone who attended will definitely leave a mark on their minds about project management at the end of today and will apply what they learned here." he said.
The summit will continue with sessions and interviews throughout the day.
PMI Türkiye Events Vice President Haydar Yıldız also shared information about the sessions and events to be held during the day.
The summit will continue with sessions, interviews and speeches throughout the day, as well as an award ceremony.
