Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro) is the first professional program and certification designed to address the needs of project managers in the international development sector.

In just five years, PMD Pro training has reached over 10,000 development and humanitarian relief project managers. The individuals certified in the basic program, PMD Pro 1, are valuable professionals in an industry that demands rigor, accountability, and increasingly, standardized professional qualifications.

LINGOs Project Services is the number one provider of PMD Pro training, using a variety of innovative and cost-effective delivery approaches. Please join LINGOs Project Services Director John Cropper and special guest Edson Marinho of PM4NGOs for a 30-minute overview and Q&A about the PMD Pro approach.

By the end of this session you’ll be able to answer these questions, as well as any other questions you might have about the PMD Pro approach:

• What is PMD Pro?
• Why is PMD Pro making an impact in the development sector?
• How can I/my organization get involved?
• What free resources are available to me to improve my delivery of efficient, effective projects?

Session Leaders

Edson Marinho – Edson is the PM4NGOs Operations Manager and CEO and founder of Teoria da Prática – a Brazilian project management consulting company. He is also an associate consultant for INK and Quintessência Inteligência Organizacional. He is one the first PMDPro Level 1 trainers in Brazil and the first Brazilian professional to acquire the PMDPro Level 2.

An International Relations bachelor and Distance Learning and Project Management in Development specialist, Edson is also a senior member of the Brazilian PMDPro Trainers Network and an associate member of PMI International. Edson has managed both small projects and large projects. He has more than 12 years’ experience working for well-known organizations like ChildFund, World Vision and Ética Fairtrade.

John Cropper – John has worked in the non-profit sector for over 20 years first with The British Council in Spain and Vietnam and then with Oxfam, where he was Regional Programme Manager for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean for three years and went on to manage its project management systems. In his last job at Oxfam, he managed a global programme on gender and governance. John is passionate about project management and believes that good project management can make a massive contribution to reducing poverty and suffering.

He is Prince 2 Practitioner certified and a member of both the Project Management Institute and The Association of Project Management. He holds an MBA as well as an MA in Education. John helped develop PMDPro and has facilitated courses in Europe, the US, Africa, Asia and Latin America. He also sits on the Board of PM4NGOs – the NGO that owns PMDPro standard. In addition he is the Vice Chair of Anti-Slavery International.