The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has announced the formation of the PMI Global Executive Council (the Council), an entity that connects large multinational and government organizations that are using project, program and portfolio management to achieve competitive advantage. By networking with other industry-leading decision makers, Council members can identify opportunities for process improvements, exchange best practices and increase the percentage of successful project-related investments within their own organizations.

"Today's organizations, more than ever, need to ensure key projects deliver expected results. As we climb out of the global economic crisis, the need for careful management of assets has never been greater. The critical focus on strategic change, accountability, transparency, and execution all point to the need for excellence in project, program and portfolio management," said Gregory Balestrero, president and CEO of PMI (pictured at right). "The executives on the PMI Council, representing global market leaders, will depend on PMI to help them analyze critical research, benchmark best practices and share that data, and work on critical solutions that will enhance their companies to remain market leaders."

The organizations approved for participation in The Council are sufficiently mature and credible in their Organizational Project Management (OPM) practices; have the internal resources to dedicate to the community's support; and actively utilize and promote PMI standards, programs and services. They are also able to attend the Council's annual conference and meetings. Members will have exclusive access to PMI executives and board members during global and regional meetings and ongoing, consistent interaction with other thought leaders to influence organizational change.

Current Members of PMI's Global Executive Council include executive representatives of the following organizations:

Accenture	EADS	International Institute of Learning, Inc.	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
BAE Systems	EMC Corporation	KPMG	Procter & Gamble
Bank of America	Ericsson	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Raytheon
Barclays	Federal Aviation Administration	Mayo Clinic	Ricardo plc
BASF	Fujitsu	Microsoft	Rio Tinto
The Boeing Company	GE Energy	NASA	SAP America, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton	Hess Corporation	Nokia Corporation	Siemens
Boston University Corporate Education Center	HP	Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd.	Suzion
Citigroup	Huawei Technologies	Pioneer Hi-Bred International	U.S. Department of Energy
Credit Suisse	IBM Global Business Services	Praxair, Inc.	Wartsila Finland oy
CSC	ICF International		Wells Fargo
Dell Services	INDRA
Deloitte	Infosys Technologies Ltd.