Greetings from your newest Copy Editor. Our profession has stepped into a new era: lasting value, not just output, is now our guide to success — and AI, Lean, and sustainability are simply the capabilities that help us build it.

For a long time, project management was defined by delivery. Scope, schedule, budget — the familiar trio. They still matter, of course, but they no longer tell the whole story. Today, organisations expect something deeper that carries forward: outcomes that endure, decisions that hold their shape, and value that lasts well beyond project closure.

Across this month’s articles, that shift takes centre stage.
From value‑driven success metrics to operational excellence, sustainable decision‑making, change leadership, and practical AI, each piece points in the same direction: project managers are no longer task guardians — we are value creators.

The Curator’s Pick says it plainly:

“The definition of project success is evolving… to a value‑centric perspective.”

Lean Six Sigma reinforces this by showing that many delays and quality issues are system problems, not project problems — and that improving flow and solving root causes strengthens long‑term outcomes. Sustainability reframes our everyday choices as drivers of future resilience. And the change‑leadership workshop reminds us that value is also human: clarity, empathy, and connection during uncertainty.

Even AI becomes more grounded in this context. The Basel Masterclass focuses on practical capability — using AI to think better, decide better, and deliver better. Not replacing us, but amplifying us.

Together, these perspectives point to a simple truth:
Modern project management isn’t about finishing the work. It’s about ensuring the work continues to matter.

This is the era we’ve stepped into — one where our influence extends beyond delivery into resilience, sustainability, operational readiness, and human leadership. Our tools evolve, but our purpose stays constant: to create value that lasts.

As you read this edition, I invite you to shift the question from “What did we deliver?” to “What did we make possible?”

Because that is the real measure of our profession today — and the opportunity ahead for all of us.

Here’s to what we make possible next,

Aren CHIU, Newsletter Copy Editor

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AI Will AI Won’t Replace Project Managers — But Project Managers Using AI Will

Author: Claire Chin, PMP

Less theory. Less hype. More practical AI you can actually use on Monday morning.

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere today. We hear about it constantly. But many project professionals are still asking the same question:

“How do I actually use this in my daily project work?”

On Saturday 20 June 2026, PMI Switzerland invites you to join a unique in-person AI Masterclass in Basel focused on practical application for project managers, PMO professionals, and programme leaders.

This is not a beginner awareness session or another theoretical conference talk. It is a highly interactive working session designed for professionals who have already started experimenting with AI and now want to move beyond scattered prompting into more structured, practical, and valuable usage.

The day is built around six intensive one-hour sprints — giving participants more than six hours of practical hands-on labs using AI across realistic project management situations.

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Operational Excellence Meets Project Excellence

Author: Alessandro Perez, PMP, ACP

Operational Excellence Meets Project Excellence

What Every PMP and CAPM Holder Needs to Know About the World of Lean Six Sigma

Value of Lean thinking for project professionals

As project managers, we live with constraints: scope, time, cost, risk, and stakeholder expectations. Now you may have come across colleagues that do Lean &/ Six Sigma. So how does this fit into what we do? To bring us closer to the topic, you need to know that Lean & Six Sigma come from separate backgrounds but add complementary discipline that helps teams see work as a process, reduce waste, improve flow, and solve problems with data rather than intuition. So the value for PMI members is immediate: many project delays, quality issues, and handoff failures are not “project problems” in isolation, but process problems that repeat across projects and functions. We’ll find out more at an event we’re hosting with John Dennis, the Chairman of the International Lean Six Sigma Institute (ILSSI), the globally recognised certification body supporting Lean Six Sigma.

For a PMP, CAPM, or other PMI credential holder, this matters because project success increasingly depends on operational readiness after the project closes. A project can finish designing its main deliverable on time and still fail in perceived execution if the underlying processes of collaboration, handover, are inconsistent, slow, or poorly designed. Thus Lean Six Sigma gives teams a language for identifying those issues early, mapping where value is created, and correcting root causes before they become recurring delivery risks. That makes it especially relevant for transformation, service design, PMO improvement, and cross-functional change initiatives - the sort of things that can advance a project manager from early career to senior PM.

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Navigating Change: Insights From The Workshop

Author: Maja Mandic

Navigating Change: Insights From The Workshop

In a period of rapid transformation across Switzerland’s organisational landscape, Project Managers are being asked to do more than deliver projects; they are being asked to lead people through uncertainty with clarity, empathy, and confidence.

On this foundation, the workshop Navigating Change: How to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty as a Project Manager, held on May 27, brought together a group of professionals at SIX ConventionPoint in Zürich for an evening of learning, reflection, and collective insight - building.

Facilitated by Matt Lanfear, PhD, Executive Coach to leaders navigating complex changes, the session offered co‑creation, peer exchange, and hands-on exercises.

One of the workshop’s greatest strengths was its emphasis on collective intelligence. Participants had the opportunity to:

Reflect on their own leadership mindset
Share experiences and challenges with peers
Explore new perspectives through group exercises

Throughout the workshop, participants explored themes related to change management.

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[Curator's Pick]

Measuring What Matters: Defining Project Success Through Value Delivery

Author: Shahidah FOSTER, CAPM

Every other month, the Curator’s Pick brings you selected learning content from the PMI library. Each article spotlights one key topic drawn from PMI focus areas, PMI Switzerland Members’ Choice, or emerging trends.

This edition focuses on the recent evolution in how the PMI defines project success. The definition of project success is evolving from a process-centric perspective (did we deliver the thing?) to a value-centric perspective (did the thing we delivered create value?).

The global economy is transforming, and as uncertainty increases, it is more important than ever for companies to focus on nurturing and accelerating the growth of their products and services, as well as increasing margins, to stay resilient. Using value as a metric in projects (especially in product development) is strategic and powerful for driving the innovation and customer success needed for this kind of growth. PMI offers a wide range of learning resources that explore the power of using value as a success metric and how to guard against its pitfalls.

The following curated resources offer practical and strategic perspectives to project leaders and project professionals to navigate this shift and strengthen their impact going forward.

Our first resource, the Step Up: Redefining the Path to Project Success with M.O.R.E. report, shares a framework based on the updated definition of project success: delivering value that is perceived by stakeholders as worth the effort and expense.

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Our Swiss Chapter Sustainability Programme Kicks Off

Author: Claire CHIN, PMP

Beyond Cost, Scope, and Timeline

Most project managers already work with sustainability, even if they do not call it that. Every decision around budgets, sourcing, suppliers, risks, transport, technology, timelines, and long-term value has an impact beyond the project itself.

The role of the project manager is evolving. Today, successful projects are no longer measured only by cost, scope, and timeline, but also by resilience, responsible decision-making, and sustainable long-term value creation. PMI has recognised this shift and is integrating sustainability more deeply into project management standards, practices, and learning worldwide.

We are very excited to introduce ourselves, Maja Mandic and Claire Chin, as the new Sustainability Ambassadors for PMI Switzerland Chapter. Together, we are launching a sustainability programme designed to support our PMI Switzerland project management community in exploring practical ways to integrate sustainability into everyday project work, across all industries and project types.

This programme is supported by PMI Global and connected to a growing international network of PMI sustainability champions across Europe and globally.PMI’s partnership with Green Project Management (GPM), alongside the PMBOK® Guide 8th Edition embedding sustainability more directly into project management standards, signals a broader shift toward responsible and future oriented project delivery.

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‍Members Update

Author: Alp Camci, PMP

A warm welcome to all new members that joined our Chapter.

Congratulations also to the members who obtained certifications.

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‍Contributors:

Claire Chin, PMP

Patryk Nosalik, PMP, ACP

Maja Mandic

Shahidah A. Foster, CAPM

Alp Camci, PMP

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Aren Chiu, PMP

Technical Editor:

Elena Martineau, PMP

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