Project managers from Dell and representatives from the Project Management Institute (PMI) will provide Irish non-profit organisations with a range of new skills that will enable them to maximise their effectiveness in a seminar taking place on 18 September from 1.30pm to 7.00pm at the company’s Limerick Campus in Raheen Business Park.
In addition to talks and panel discussions around project management skills from Dell and PMI, John McCormack, CEO of the Irish Cancer Society will talk about his organisation’s experience in implementing some of the practices shared with them by Dell.
Dell’s Social Media expert, Stephen Jio, will showcase how the non-profit sector can use social media effectively and another session will focus on the legal aspects to managing projects within the voluntary sector.
Timmy O’Dwyer, site leader, Dell Limerick, said: "Project management is a core skill of many of our employees. When meeting with charities there was a recognition that some of the skills that we take for granted could have a profound impact on how non-profits run their organisations. To help address the challenge that existed, the team formed the PM4LIFE initiative to help equip community leaders and management within the not for profit sector with the skills that will help them run their organisations more efficiently."
Colum Horgan, president, Ireland chapter, PMI, said: "When project management is done well it is invisible. Projects cycle through their planned stages on an anticipated schedule, bringing about the best possible results in the expected time-frame. The corporate world has long-ago adopted project management as an essential element of the workflow. This project taking place in Dell’s campus looks out from the professional sphere to the local community, where voluntary groups do essential work every day."
Those wishing to attend can register at www.pmi-ireland.org.
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