Project Management Institute Launches New Web Site

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Sep 09, 2010, 12:01 ET

—Upgraded site offers fresh content, expanded menus, and improved access to products and services—

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading project management member association, has launched its upgraded Web site, www.pmi.org. The new site, which also reflects PMI's new brand image, provides members, credential holders, chapters, volunteers, and other stakeholders with improved access to products and services through a dynamic design that reflects the precise and disciplined way that project practitioners go about their work. It also reflects the passion and enthusiasm that PMI-affiliated project managers bring to their organizations.

"Thousands of users from around the world visit our site daily for information that provides knowledge and resources for individuals and brings measurable value to the organizations where they work," said Lesley Bakker, vice president of brand management for PMI. "With changing information needs and access to new digital technologies, we determined with our volunteers and leadership that it was the right time for a comprehensive restructuring of the online window to our resources."

The PMI Web site's new features include:

Simplified page layouts, improved functionality, more intuitive navigation, and quicker access to the most important pages
More visual cues to the information rotating through the highlight panels on the homepage
Enhanced top-bar navigation for enhanced organization
Easier access to PMI's professional development unit (PDU) reporting system
More direct access to PMI's global standards, such as A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Fourth Edition

"The value of project management continues to evolve beyond schedule, budget and scope as project managers help their organizations achieve business success," said Bakker. "The new www.pmi.org embodies the strategic nature of the roles that project managers now play within their organizations. It will be an invaluable resource to PMI's members, credential holders, and other stakeholders as they move forward."

About Project Management Institute (PMI)

PMI is the world's largest project management member association, representing more than half a million practitioners in over 185 countries. As a global thought leader and knowledge resource, PMI advances the profession through its global standards and credentials, collaborative chapters and virtual communities and academic research. When organizations invest in project management, supported by PMI, executives have confidence their important initiatives deliver expected results, greater business value and competitive advantage. Learn more at www.pmi.org.

SOURCE Project Management Institute