PMI Switzerland Corporate Networking Group
Meeting at RUAG in January 2023, with CEO Brigitte Beck
Since 2010, the PMI Switzerland Corporate Networking Group (SCNG) has been the leading Swiss project management forum for best practice and thought leadership in project, program, portfolio, and change management practices.
Since inception, about 40 meetings have taken place, making the SCNG a very valuable organization for its members.
About the SCNG
Inspired by PMIs Global Executive Council, the SCNG brings together Swiss experts who are driving project management principles and practices at an organization level, including, but not limited to, heads of a corporate PMO, portfolio managers, project delivery leads, and academics.
Our activities
- Annually, three full-day conferences are organized, featuring presentations and discussions led by SCNG and PMI experts on member-selected topics.
- Through the SCNG, members have a platform to connect on an as-needed basis, consulting each other frequently. They often seek advice on specific subjects and meet to share experiences.
Members
| Atos |
| Holcim |
| IBM |
| MSD |
| Nagravision |
| Nestlé |
| OM Pharma |
| Philip Morris International |
Meeting Topics
The topics of the meetings are exclusively chosen be the SCNG members, demonstrating active engagement with innovation and emerging trends, such as Agile and Hybrid project management approaches as early as 2011 and 2016 respectively.
Number | Date | Topic | Host
#41 | tbd 2025 | Innovation & Failure | tbd (*)
#40 | Nov 2024 | Green PM & ESG | Atos
#39 | Jun 2024 | Enterprise Agility/Resilience | Zurich
#38 | Feb 2024 | Portfolio Management | PostFinance
#37 | Oct 2023 | Linking Projects with Strategy | OM Pharma
#36 | Jun 2023 | Transformation Projects | Holcim
#35 | Jan 2023 | Artificial Intelligence in PM | RUAG
#34 | Aug 2022 | New Ways of Working | Philip Morris
#33 | Mar 2022 | Project Management Tools | Online
#32 | Nov 2021 | Design Thinking | Swiss Re
#31 | Jun 2021 | Excellence in Operations | Online
#30 | Jan 2021 | Agile Governance | Online
#29 | Sep 2020 | Virtual PM | Online
(*) Planned meetings
#28 | Nov 2020 | Roundtable with PMI President | Vifor&IBM
#27 | Sep 2019 | Product vs Project Management | Sunrise
#26 | Apr 2019 | Non-IT Projects | SIX
#25 | Nov 2018 | Value & Benefits Mgmt | Allianz Suisse
#24 | June 2018 | The Future of PM | Swisscom
#23 | Mar 2018 | Outsourcing / Offshoring | Syngenta
#22 | Nov 2017 | Adjacent Methodologies to PM | Nestlé
#21 | May 2017 | Portfolio Management | Credit Suisse
#20 | Mar 2017 | Scaled Agile | Nagravision
#19 | Nov 2016 | Quality Management | UBS
#18 | Feb 2016 | Hybrid PM | Philip Morris
#17 | Aug 2015 | Value of a PMO | Skyguide
#16 | Apr 2015 | Better, faster, cheaper | Roche
#15 | Nov 2014 | Enterprise PMO & Hybrid | PM Swiss Re
#14 | Aug 2014 | Change Leadership | University of Fribourg
#13 | Apr 2014 | Skills & Careers | SITA
#12 | Nov 2013 | Agile & Waterfall | Orange
#11 | Jun 2013 | Portfolio Planning | Nagravision
#10 | Mar 2013 | Management of Change | Zurich Insurance
# 9 | Oct 2012 | Complex Projects | Holcim
# 8 | Jun 2012 | Resource Management | Hewlett Packard
# 7 | Mar 2012 | Project Metrics + PMO | Procter & Gamble
# 6 | Nov 2011 | Agile PM | Credit Suisse
# 5 | Jul 2011 | Global PM | Philip Morris
# 4 | Jan 2011 | Executive Support for PM | IBM
# 3 | Oct 2010 | PM Methodologies | Roche
# 2 | May 2010 | PM Careers | University of Fribourg
# 1 | Jan 2010 | Kickoff | Swiss Re
FAQ
The criteria are as follows:
- Member organizations should contain at least several dozen Switzerland-based project managers.
- Project Management practices should be driven by a centralized department or organizing body, such as a PMO, and have already implemented a standardized project management methodology.
- The person representing the organization should be responsible for implementation and development or project management at a company-wide level.
- Project Management practices should already be at an advanced maturity, and the organization should be open to sharing their ‘best practices’. By extension, Swiss academic institutions would need to be able to share relevant research.
- Companies with potential conflicts of interests (e.g. commercial) cannot become members of the SCNG.