Under the title “projects/sales – selling projects: richtig erfolgreich”  the pma focus 2015 conference (15^th October in Vienna, Austria) will take a closer look at possible tensions between these two different fields and at the great importance of sales skills for project managers. Because the fact is: Being a project manager always means being a sales manager, too.

This year´s keynote speaker at the pma focus will be Victor A. F. Lamme – an excellent scientist and presenter – greatly inspired the audience of the 2014 IPMA World congress, and is expected to do the same in Vienna later this year. The title of his presentation: Getting things done by pushing the right buttons in the brain.

Victor A. F. Lamme has published over 115 papers on the workings of the brain in journals like Nature, Science and PNAS. He has received a 2.3 million grant from the European Research Council for his work on consciousness. He is the author of a popular science bestseller on free will, gives highly acclaimed popular lectures, and writes columns. In addition he is the cofounder of neuromarketing company Neurensics. I am sure he will give us and our industry essential inputs for our business and for our personal development. As well as the second keynote speaker Matthias Pöhm, one of the most rhetoric coaches in German-speaking countries.

pma focus is the most important pm congress in Austria with more than 20 speakers and approximately 400 participants.  The congress is accompanied by a project management fair with exhibitors from the software, teaching and consulting industry. Details & Registration: www.p-m-a.at

I hope to see you at the pma focus 2015!