Technical Paper Competition - PMI's Project Management Regional Conference, Pune - 28 Feb, 2015 More details about Technical Paper Competition: http://www.pmi.org.in/events/regconf2015#papers

1. Technical Paper Competition - PMI's Project
Management Regional Conference
Pune - 28 Feb, 2015

2. Objective
Technical Paper Competition
• To encourage fellow Project / Program / Portfolio managers to share
their experiences, best practices and lessons learned in the field of
Project Management
• It would encourage fellow professionals to share their views and
suggestions in applying Project Management best practices in various
scenarios
• The best papers selected through the list of submitted papers would be
included in the souvenir (soft copy), that would circulated to the
attendees of Project Management Regional Conference, Pune
• The topics for the competition are in line with the theme of the
conference – ‘Project Management for Nation Building’

3. Topics
Technical Paper Competition
• How effective Project / Program / Portfolio Management can contribute
to Nation-building?
• Challenges and Recommendations for effective implementation of
Government / Semi-government projects
• Effective application of Project Management methods amongst NGOs
• Case studies of mid or large scale projects that impacted the nation
and people at large
• Project / Program Management – A strategic competency for Delivery
Excellence

4. Award for the winners
Technical Paper Competition
• First Prize & Runner up Prize
• Felicitation at Project Management Regional Conference, Pune
at 28th Feb 2015
• Complimentary registration for Project Management Regional
Conference with certificate and plaque
• Inclusion of paper in conference souvenir
• Paper will be published in the conference website
• 5 PDUs for writing the paper

5. Important Dates
Technical Paper Competition
Date Timeline
15th Dec 2014 Announcement of Paper Competition
15th Jan 2015 Last date for paper submission by the author
20th Jan 2015 Last date for acknowledge of receipt of paper
10th Feb 2015 Communication regarding assessment the result for
the paper competition
15th Feb 2015 Confirmation of attendance by award recipients
28th Feb 2015 Felicitation of award winner at Project Management
Regional Conference, Pune

6. Guidelines to write a Technical Paper
Technical Paper Competition
Editorial Guidelines:
• Manuscripts must be submitted in English.
• Accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial changes.
• Authors must use Arial font and a font size of 10
• The papers should not exceed 10 pages (exclusive of cover sheet)
• Authors must submit articles in electronic format, as a Microsoft® Word document
(Suggest you use latest version of Microsoft Word from office 2007)
• For any queries, please write a mail to papers@pmiontarget.org
Plagiarism
• A certificate of clearance from the authors will be required
Copyright
• The copyright of the submitted papers would reside with PMI India
Length
• The length of submissions should not exceed 3,500 words or 12 pages (inclusive of
cover table of contents etc.)

7. Broad framework for presenting the paper
Technical Paper Competition
• Title of the Paper
• Author(s) Name
• Abstract
• Keywords
• Introduction
• Main body
• Examples, case studies
• Key challenges
• Methodology/process followed
• Critical success factor
• Quantified benefits to business
• Lessons learnt
• Conclusion
• References

8. Paper review process
Technical Paper Competition
• We will follow double peer blind referral process for reviewing the papers
• Once a paper is received, the editorial committee decides the reviewer
• Reviewers are selected on the basis of their knowledge and interest in the topic to be
reviewed
• The name of the author will not be disclosed to the reviewers
• The paper is returned to the editors with reviewers' comments attached
• Reviewers may recommend either major or minor changes before accepting the paper for
publication/presentation. This may involve changing the length, clarifying expression,
improving structure, changing some content or improving focus.
• Reviewers follow guidelines set by the editorial committee
• In case, the opinions of reviewers differ for a paper, a third opinion is sought and editorial
committee’s decision is final
• When a paper is returned after revision, it will be reviewed again
• Once your paper is accepted for publication, it will be laid out, edited and proof read

9. Broad Evaluation Guidelines
Technical Paper Competition
• Relevance of the paper for the topics of the conference
• Substantiation of thoughts and ideas with the help of examples and case
studies
• Does the title justify what is given in the paper?
• Has the paper been organized or structured properly?
• Has the idea of the paper been communicated clearly?
• Benefits and outcomes have been clearly spelt
• Has the scope of the paper clearly defined and does the content of the paper
stick to it?

10. Technical Paper Competition
Submit your papers now!
Technical Paper Competition
• Send your papers to papers@pmiontarget.org
• Write to papers@pmiontarget.org or call PMI Pune chapter (91-9922909060)
for any queries –