Light the Lamp of Knowledge

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Light the Lamp of Knowledge
PMIEF Project in Brazil September 5, 2005

Pedro C Ribeiro, MBA, PMP Liaison Brazil, PMI Ed
ucational Foundation
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The Project Background

• The Digital GAP
• Without access to technology, students of
  low-income families in Brazil will continue to
  face enormous disadvantages in accessing
  services, education, job opportunities and
  information that would assist them to build a
  better future for themselves and their families.
  
• The UNISYS Digital and Social Inclusion
  Initiative
  
• The Unisys Digital and Social Inclusion
  Initiative has been set up by Unisys to help
  address the digital gap issue. The project main
  objective is to provide the IT skills to young
  adults of low income families helping them to
  acquire knowledge and skills so to gain better
  access to job and education opportunities.

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The Need for Project Mgmt Skills

• While it is widely recognized that information
  technology is one of the foundations for the
  development of a modern society
  
• The capability to transform ideas and knowledge
  into reality (make it happen) through project
  management skills is also a key skill required in
  Brazil, specially among low income families.
• The application, development, and promotion of
  project management concepts and life skills is
  key for development
  

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The PMIEF Project MgmtLife Skills Initiative in
Brazil

• To support the Unisys Digital and Social
  Inclusion Initiative in Sao Paulo, Brazil through
  the design and implementation of a project
  management training program .

Goal To develop a program, templates and tools
that can be used by students and young adults to
enhance their quality of life and increase their
value to employers and civic groups.
Purpose To expose students to the concepts of
project management and through this effort
demonstrate how project management concepts can
be applied to better manage everyday challenges
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The Link to PMIEF Mission

• Strategic Imperative Develop projects and
  initiatives that support the PMIEF mission
  
• Strategic Goal Increase awareness in the local
  and global communities and promote Project
  Management as a life skill
  

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The Project Phases

• Plan/Design Project Management Program Concept.
• Engage a Team of Volunteers with a Mission
• Define Curriculum and Supporting Materials
• Design Training Material for reproduction
• Training/ train the trainer
• Tracking of development
• Completion/Participation Certificate

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The Project Team
Project Volunteers Sueli Rabaça, PMP (Project
Manager PMI Sao Paulo Chapter) Paulo
Ferreira,PMP (PMIEF Component Liaison for PMI Sao
Paulo Chapter) PMI Sao Paulo Chapter team
members Antonio Borsoi, Luis Camacho, Farhad
Abdollayan PMP, João Gama, Keiji Sakai PMP,
Ricardo Brancucci PMP, Luis Augusto Santos, and
Wander Azevedo PMP Vanessa Cuzziol (Unisys
Project Leader) Armando Terribili PMP (Unisys
Team). Abrahim Farah, PMP (Unisys Volunteer)
Janette Sakamoto, PMP (Unisys Volunteer) and
Pedro C Ribeiro, PMP (Liaison Brazil-PMIEF)
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Curriculum and Learning Materials
Making it Happen Through Project Management
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Creating PM Awareness in Brazil
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From Project to Reality...
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..and a place in Unisys Social Action Program
Website in Brazil
http//www.unisys.com.br/responsabilidadesocial/ac
oes.htm
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Thanks to

• PMIEF Board Members
• James R. Snyder, Chair
• Michael Branch, PMP
• Hugh Woodward, PMP
• Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP
• Cliff Sprague, PMP
• Bob Cook
• Beth Partleton, PMP
• Greg Balestrero
• PMIEF Staff
• Diane Fromm

Project Volunteers Sueli Rabaça, PMP (Project Man
ager PMI Sao Paulo Chapter) Paulo Ferreira,PMP
(PMIEF Component Liaison for PMI Sao Paulo
Chapter) PMI Sao Paulo Chapter team members
Antonio Borsoi, Luis Camacho, Farhad Abdollayan
PMP, João Gama, Keiji Sakai PMP, Ricardo
Brancucci PMP, Luis Augusto Santos, and Wander
Azevedo PMP Vanessa Cuzziol (Unisys Project
Leader) Armando Terribili PMP (Unisys Team).
Abrahim Farah, PMP (Unisys Volunteer) Janette
Sakamoto, PMP (Unisys Volunteer)
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Read more about the project in the September
2005 issue of PMI Today
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Questions?

• Pedro C Ribeiro, MBA, PMP
• Liaison Brazil
• PMI Educational Foundation
• Pedro.C.Ribeiro_at_terra.com.br