Brasilia Local Recognized for Project Management Excellence

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. & BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil--(Business Wire)--
Peter Mello, SpS, PMP, of Brazil was awarded the Project Management Institute
(PMI) Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award for his outstanding
contributions to the practice of the project management profession and his
demonstration of leadership and initiative while advancing project management
concepts, techniques, practices and theories.

Mello is the chief information officer (CIO) at X25 Treinamento e Consultoria
(X25). He is also a consultant in project and portfolio management, emphasizing
risk and scheduling management with the application of Success Driven Project
Management methodology. Mello develops restrictions-based scheduling and
provides project management training and consulting services to governmental and
industrial organizations in Brazil. He creates and provides software and
materials to professional project managers. His free project management training
course, GP2000/InteliMedia, has reached over 20,000 subscribers, including
nearly 2,000 for "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK
Guide)-Fourth Edition."

"The PMI Awards Program recognizes excellence in project management across a
broad array of categories for organizations, individuals, community advancement
and our chapters and their volunteers," said Ricardo Vargas, MSc, PMP and 2009
chairman of the board of directors at PMI. "I am especially delighted that Mr.
Mello, from Latin America, has won this coveted award and demonstrates the
global presence of dedicated and proven project management professionals."

"It is a true honor to be recognized by PMI with this award, and I am especially
grateful to be receiving the award in Brasilia," said Mr. Mello. "My long tenure
with PMI has greatly benefited my career, and it is a privilege to also have
this recognition associated with Mr. Jenett, a person and professional I greatly
admire."

The Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence award is named in honor of Eric
Jenett, one of the five founders of PMI and a founder of the PMI Houston
chapter. He is a past-President and Board Chair of PMI and was elected a PMI
Fellow in 1982. The PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award was
presented at the Brazilian National Congress in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

About Project Management Institute (PMI)

The world`s leading project management organization, PMI shares knowledge with
nearly 500,000 members and credential holders in more than 185 countries. Since
1969, PMI has impacted more than one million practitioners, businesses,
governments, students and training organizations. Today, PMI`s products and
services range from world-class standards for project, program and portfolio
management to five professional credentials, including the gold standard Project
Management Professional (PMP)®. PMI`s exclusive Global Corporate Council and
European Corporate Networking Group engage large multinationals and government
organizations in endorsing the value of project management. The only project
management association with an established academic research program, PMI has
invested more than US$14 million in support of dozens of research projects since
1997. Learn more at PMI.org.

PMI
Glenn R. Boyet, +1 610-356-4600 x1112
Glenn.Boyet@pmi.org
or
Edelman
Kaycee Holmes, +1 214-443-7597
Kaycee.Holmes@edelman.com

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