Join us at the PMI National Conference 2026 and rediscover why strong project management fundamentals are more important than ever.

In a world defined by continuous change, increasing complexity, and non-linear career paths, fundamentals act as our lighthouse – guiding decisions, enabling adaptation, and helping us move forward with clarity and confidence.

Through interactive sessions and shared experiences, we will explore the practices shaping modern project delivery, including:

• Sustainability and social impact
• Agility in complex environments and scalable delivery
• Strengthening technical, business, and power skills

Drawing on experience managing the £3M Faraday Institution LEAP Project at the University of Cambridge, Alex Kersting explains what makes research delivery different from traditional PMI contexts. Research teams are diverse, autonomous, and highly specialised, with PhDs, postdocs, and early‑career researchers working across multiple institutions. Progress is non‑linear, stage gates rarely exist, and deliverables – papers, datasets, prototypes – often evolve as discoveries unfold.

Participants will gain a practical understanding of how traditional project management differs from research project management, including how to plan under uncertainty, influence without authority, measure progress, and communicate complex science to diverse stakeholders.

In his presentation Kasim Sen will shared the results and highlights of the “Usage of KPI and OKR in PMOs” survey, conducted between July and September 2025. 92 PMOs from the world participated. The results provide data for the future of PMOs. This survey, which contains valuable insights for PMOs, has revealed some interesting results. He has obtained valuable results that will shed light on the future of PMOs.

AI may automate execution and predict risks, but only leaders can embed ethics, inspire trust, and guide humanity through change that truly matters.

This session will reveal the next step: how program and project management can evolve from tracking progress to shaping transformation itself. The future will not belong to those who deliver faster, it will belong to those who lead responsibly, with vision, courage, and humanity.

In this May edition, we explore Business Acumen for Project Managers — a practical guide that helps project professionals understand how organisations make decisions, which numbers matter, and how to connect project outcomes to business value.

We will walk through selected chapters and examples from the book, looking at how organisations evaluate opportunities, how value drivers and indicators shape decisions, and how business acumen supports better project choices.

Whether you’ve read the book or not, you are welcome — the session is designed to spark interest, encourage learning, and help you reflect on how these concepts apply to your own projects.

Join us on May 27th for a panel discussion with Kelly Heuer, PMI VP Learning.

Further information will be made available in due course.

Let’s be honest, checking off a project as “done” doesn’t mean it actually did what it was supposed to do. Sure, the boxes are ticked, the handover document is signed… but did it move the needle? Did it deliver real business value or just give us another fancy dashboard no one actually uses?
In today’s whirlwind of constant change, thanks to disruptive technology, organizations are launching transformation projects left, right, and center. But while the activity is high, the impact is often… low!

This webinar would help you flip the script, from focusing on deliverables to focusing on outcomes.

This session demonstrates how PMBOK® principles can be applied to improve diagnostic value chains, optimize turnaround time, and enhance system reliability in resource-limited settings. Drawing on practical lessons from Zambia’s provincial diagnostic network, the presentation explores how project management tools support ISO 15189:2022 and ISO 22367 risk-based implementation. Participants will gain actionable insights on integrating project governance, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder engagement into diagnostic network strengthening efforts. This session is ideal for professionals seeking to bridge the gap between healthcare operations and formal project management practices.

Do you want to:

Understand how you show up for other people determines your outcomes?
Make your team more than the sum of its parts?
Understand how to ‘Unlock the People Puzzle’ in your Projects that left unchecked can often lead to confusion, conflict and ambiguity?

If the answer is Yes, then this workshop is for you!

Project environments continue to accelerate, with constant change, increasing complexity, and growing expectations placed on project professionals. For many women working in projects, this pressure can quietly lead to exhaustion, reduced engagement, and burnout.

In this interactive session, Liz Hector explores how project professionals can thrive rather than simply cope. Drawing on emotional intelligence, practical project experience, and mentoring insights, Liz will share how to build resilience at both an individual and team level.

This webinar focuses on sustainable high performance. It challenges the idea that success requires overwork, and instead offers practical approaches to managing energy, emotions, and expectations while maintaining strong delivery and leadership impact.