Project Management Institute Announces Plenary Speakers for Research and Education Conference

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, January 28 - Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading professional
membership organization for project managers, today announces three
distinguished plenary speakers on innovation, strategy and leadership in
project management for its biennial Research and Education Conference 11-14
July 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in suburban
Washington, DC. Highlighting the event will be Kathleen Eisenhardt, Ph.D.;
Lisa Lahey, Ph.D. and; Charles Pellerin, Ph.D.

Professor Eisenhardt is the Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D. Professor at
Stanford University and co-director of the Stanford Technology Ventures
Program. Her work centers on strategy and organization primarily for
technology-based companies across a wide spectrum of industries. As co-author
of Competing on the Edge: Strategy as Structured Chaos, her presentation will
focus on the use of case studies to improve the challenges of management
theory. Eisenhardt was recently noted as most cited research author in the
management field over the past 25 years.

Professor Lahey is associate director of the Change Leadership Group at
Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. The author of three books
on education in organizations she works with leaders and leadership teams in
both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and comes to the conference
with a deep understanding of organizational psychology. Her presentation will
look at the strategies for closing the gap between intentions and behavior in
personal and organizational transformation, a key element in successful
project and change management.

Professor Pellerin is a former director of astrophysics for NASA and a
well known expert and thought leader for project management. Since retiring
from NASA in 1995, Pellerin has developed a leadership and cultural
assessment learning system that focuses on the resolution of project
management issues as they arise. His presentation will provide a closer look
at the importance of leadership and communication skills on projects.

"As project management continues to grow as a leading-edge profession, it
also has become fertile ground for management research crossing a wide span
of theoretical and practical concern," said Edwin Andrews, Ph.D., director of
academic and educational programs and services at PMI. "Our three plenary
speakers are evidence of the impact project management is having within the
academic setting and will provide our attendees a truly thought provoking and
enlightening experience."

This premier research and education conference gathers thought leaders in
project management to share new research findings and shape future directions
for the profession. In spite of the current economic climate, project
management continues to be an area of growth for many organizations and a
catalyst for research.

Participation in the event is limited to 500 scholars, senior
practitioners and students of project management and allied disciplines. The
program will include upwards of 60 sessions and with feature traditional
paper presentations, as well as two new interactive session formats; symposia
and student poster sessions. Attendees will also use the latest in social
media networking to further their participation and enhance their experience.

About Project Management Institute (PMI)

The world's leading professional membership organization for project
managers, PMI shares knowledge with nearly 500,000 members and credential
holders in over 185 countries. Since 1969, PMI has impacted more than one
million practitioners, businesses, governments, students and training
organizations. Today, PMI's products and services range from world-class
standards for project, program and portfolio management to five professional
credentials, including the gold standard Project Management Professional
(PMP)(R). PMI's exclusive Global Corporate Council and European Corporate
Networking Group engage large multinationals and government organizations in
endorsing the value of project management. The only project management
association with an established academic research program, PMI has invested
more than US$14 million in support of dozens of research projects since 1997.
Learn more at PMI.org.

Megan Maguire Kelly, +1-610-356-4600 x7030, Megan.Kelly at pmi.org, or Glenn R. Boyet, +1-610-356-4600 x1112, Glenn.Boyet at pmi.org , both of PMI