Grand PMIthon
hackathon for project managers

2024 Edition

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20.11.2024

Join the Grand PMIthon - a hackathon-style event for project professionals!

Are you a passionate project manager or aspiring professional looking to make a difference? Join us for the second edition of the Grand PMIthon, a unique event held exclusively in Poland as part of the 19th International PMI PC Congress.
 
What’s the PMIthon all about?
  • Collaboration and Innovation: Teams of 4-6 members will work together to tackle real-world project management challenges.
  • A Cause-Driven Competition: Partner with non-profit organizations to find innovative solutions to their pressing issues.
  • Recognition and Rewards: The top three teams will win awesome prizes, with the ultimate winner announced at the PMI PC Congress.
 Who Can Participate?
  • Anyone interested in project management and making a positive impact.
  • Professionals from various fields who want to share their expertise.
How to Join?
  1. Individual or Team Registration: Sign up individually or as a pre-formed team.
  2. PMI PC Congress Ticket: Purchase a Congress ticket and enjoy a discount on PMIthon participation.
 
Event Details:
  • Duration: Approximately 8 hours
  • Language: English (but you can use any language in your team!)
  • Location: Airport Hotel Okęcie, during 19th International PMI PC Congress
  • Requirements: Bring your own computer equipment; office supplies will be provided.
Ready to take on the challenge? Register now and be part of a groundbreaking project management experience!
 
Sign up now!

Competition task – this years theme is…

Marketing and advertising in the world of NGOs

Why?

Marketing is hard, isn’t it?
Every single person, who tried launching their own company, product or service knows that.

Even those of us trying to make it big on LinkedIn, Instagram or Tik Tok know the difficulty of this.
The situation is no different in the NGO’s world.

Ok, so what?

Whether they reach out to the world to find funding, volunteers, certain professionals or specific people (i.e. blood donors or people open to adopting an abandoned pet), those messages come out in form of coordinated media campaigns, targeted mailing operations, or simply as social media posts.

Some of those organisations have enough operational funds to use professionals. Some of them rely solely on volunteering. Volunteers are the heart of NGO, but they come from many different lines of work with varying level of marketing knowledge.

So, this year’s Grand PMIthon theme is focused around marketing and advertising in the NGO world!

Who is it for?

Don’t worry, if you never had an opportunity to work with marketing  we want to improve this area, not necessarily create complete marketing campaigns!

2023 EDITION

22 november 2023

thank you for being with us!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 edition!

2nd PLACE

Team name: Helpers Gen
Programme: Helpers Gen – The Game
Team members:
Sławomir Kluzek
Agnieszka Curyło
Marta Smorczewska
Magdalena Lizurek
Bartłomiej Bury
Mariusz Dawidowski

1st PLACE

Team name: PMeapples
NGO platform
Team members:
Urszula Zemlińska-Sikora
Robert Konopka
Marcin Płóciennik
Monika Kopija-Piekarska
Jakub Stasiak

3rd place

Team name: WTT
Programme: Volunteering can be sexy
Team members:
Marcin Stefaniak
Wiktoria Noga
Wojciech Gliszczyński
Przemysław Herman

ONE LAST LOOK AT THE 2023 EDITION OF THE PMITHON & CONGRESS

Aftermovie

PARTICIPANTS ABOUT 2023 PMITHON:

Interesting experience, something new, fresh, and different from the previously encountered formula of the 'workshop' parts of the conference. — Marcin Płóciennik

Well-organized event. A lot of fun and good atmosphere. — PMIthon participant

Great experience, I'd love to participate in such an initiative again. It was a great break from the hustle of everyday work to do something fun surrounded by amazing people, mentors, and fellow participants. — Jakub Stasiak

The competition was really exciting! — PMIthon participant

Attending PMIthon is a great opportunity to collaborate and form great relationships with other project managers. — Bartłomiej Bury

Participating in PMIthon has been a great adventure and an opportunity to get out of my comfort zone — an amazing dose of self-development. I've never had the chance to attend a similar event before! — Magdalena Lizurek

Excellent idea for the final round, as it combines practice and teamwork. — PMIthon participant

Your PMIthon ideas can become reality!

Last year’s winners have proposed the idea to create an app to connect organisations in need of volunteers, with people who would like to contribute their time and effort, but don’t know how to start.

PMI PC team, together with the winning team and our partner, SwipeAPP, has created

Swipe2Help

With Swipe2Help, volunteers can sign up for a volunteering opportunity in seconds.

Simplicity, geolocation, and one-touch application make recruitment easy and enjoyable. 

Swipe2Help is the answear to NGOs needs of volunteering – it’s fast, effective, and engaging.

NAGRODY

MIEJSCE II

– PMBoKi w języku polskim

– Wyjątkowe zegarki Fundacji DKMS

– Książki od jednej z prelegentek kongresu

– Gadżety od Fundacji DKMS

MIEJSCE I

– Subskrypcja szkoleń “Inprogress Plus”

– Bilety na 19. Kongres PMI Poland Chapter

– PMBoKi w języku polskim

– Gadżety od Fundacji DKMS

MIEJSCE III

– PMBoKi w języku polskim

– Książki od jednego z prelegentów kongresu

– Gadżety od Fundacji DKMS

Event agenda

8:00 – 9:00 – Registration

9:00 – 9:30 – Opening of the event

9:30 – Presentation of the task and start of the competition

13:30 – 14:00 – Lunch

16:00 – Project submissions deadline

16:00 – 18:00 – Networking break, while mentors evaluate projects

18:15 – Announcement of the TOP 3 projects

18:20 – 18:35 – On-stage presentation of the TOP 3 projects, and event closing.

 

The final results will be announced on the next day, during the 19th International Congress’ Networking Event at 20:00.

mentorS

Rafał Czarny

Design Thinking

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Director of Innovation and Development at Inprogress Design Lab. Lead author of DTMethod - a methodology that helps to apply Design Thinking in an organization. Designer, trainer, and consultant. As part of Rafał's professional activity, he supports organizations in introducing changes using facilitation and Design Thinking. Rafał has spent hours helping design thinking teams to fins best solutions. He created training games, Development programs, motivational systems and supported organizational changes involving employee recruitment, increasing engagement and work satisfaction.

His dream is to go on a bicycle journey across both Americas: from northern Alaska all the way down to Tierra del Fuego.

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Grzegorz Szałajko

Project Management

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Over 20 years as a project management professional, including over a decade of supporting organizations in major strategic initiatives and transformations as an advisor, allowed Grzegorz to build a deep insight on how organizations work. That’s why he focuses on systemic effects that shape the way people and entire organizations behave.

His professional experience includes cooperation with global companies as well as with local market leaders in several industries. Grzegorz is also a co-author of the Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs and Projects published by PMI, lead editor of Polish edition of the PMBOK Guide 7, and a lead editor of the global project evaluation standard Project Excellence Baseline issued by IPMA. He also contributed to several other international standards. In addition, he is a lecturer in several international MBA and Executive MBA programs, and a valued speaker regularly invited to participate in national and international events in the field of management. Awarded many times for development programs and mentoring in project management.

Grzegorz holds master’s degrees in Computer Science and Sociology. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, International Certified Coach (ICC), Project Excellence Baseline Professional, Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

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Sebastian Pióro

Project Management

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Experienced manager who made project delivery his passion alongside writing and singing.

Throughout the career has gained knowledge of business analysis, project, portfolio, product and delivery management which resulted in well understanding of a project on a different stages and having custom approach to project. Sebastian believes in constant development which resulted in postgraduate diploma and gaining degree in management. Strongly relying on interactions and building teams and products via cooperation and trust. Lately developing and growing by deepening understanding and pros of having neurodivergent people in team as a representative and voice of this group.

Sebastian is currently working as a Delivery Manager for embedded solutions in Trapeze. Making sure all software is delivered timely, in budget with best possible quality.

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Urszula Zemlińska - Sikora

Project Management

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Sarah Shütte

Project Management

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Sarah is a 20+ years UK lawyer specialising in construction, engineering and infrastructure projects, experienced in ADR and tribunal work. She translates law into the practical. Accreditations as CAPM (PMP in-view) and UK Mediator provide technical edges as a trainer, facilitator and mentor. She advocates for industry professionals to feel capable and confident. Independent via Schutte Consulting Limited since 2014 after 15 years in law firms and senior Counsel for both buyer (London Underground, Transport for London) and seller (WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff), Sarah’s tripartite experience makes her a well-rounded problem-solver and considerate adviser with (site) boots firmly on the ground! 

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Kamila Pępiak-Kowalska

Presentation & Public speaking

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Kamila is an entrepreneur for 20 years, business trainer and coach. She specializes in social and power skills, working with leaders to boost their critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and team performance. Kamila is also an MBA lecturer and author of a bestselling book on optimism.

 

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Michał Prorok

Presentation & Public speaking

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Experienced manager in the IT industry, coming from a linguistics and culture background.

With a diverse portfolio and 9 years of management experience, including roles as a Project, Portfolio, Account, Line, and Resource Manager, Business Analyst, and Product Owner, Michał is able to look at every situation from different angles. While constantly challenging himself, he strives to make things easy for everyone around, relying on clear, direct communication and trust. A neurodivergent himself, he tries to be an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and individualisation, wherever it is possible, to both achieve best results and make everyone comfortable and satisfied with the process.

Currently working as an ESG Project and Programme Manager, Michał is also a coach, mentor, speaker, and interim manager.

Michał is a member and volunteer of PMI Poland Chapter for 6 years, where he had an honour to be a Managing Director for Wrocław Branch, VP of Events and VP of IT.

During his involvement with PMI PC, he created the Management360 conference in Wrocław, as well as PMIthon – a hackathon-style event for project professionals.

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Katarzyna Kędracka

NGO Expert

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She leads the first Ronald McDonald House in Poland – a program supporting the families of long-term hospitalized children, run by the Ronald McDonald Foundation.

She began her journey in the third sector in 2014 as a volunteer, later becoming a volunteer coordinator.

Previously an entrepreneur with many years of experience in sales and specialized media, she now applies the knowledge gained during that time to fundraising activities and building new partnerships.

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Olga Fiedorowicz

NGO Expert

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Witold Hendrysiak

NGO Expert

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For 20+ years I have supported organizations in developing and redesigning project portfolio management to enable strategy implementation in an agile and effective way.

I’m very passionate about helping organizations adopt agile practices and achieve world-class performance in their projects and processes, especially supporting global, people-focused transformations.

Stowarzyszenie Dwie Kreski volunteer since 2018, Board of Management member.

Project Management Institute volunteer since 2003.

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Eryk Gąszczyk

Technology

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Eryk Gąszczyk is an experienced manager and founder with over a decade of experience in sales, marketing, recruitment, project management, and product development. He is the founder of spinbits.io, CTO - medtech startup Palsyvue, CTO - lowcode agency coderebels, and has worked with brands like Media Markt, and Lloyd’s Registry in the past.

Currently, he focuses on areas such as Data Engineering, Automation, Image Recognition, and Lead Generation.

As a mentor, he supports startups and innovators in various programs, combining his technical expertise with a commitment to helping others achieve success.

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Tomasz Grochowski

AI

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Michał Mądry

Marketing

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A partner at the consulting firm JP Weber, where he leads the transformation advisory practice. In his daily work, he supports clients in managing organizational changes and also advises on technology and operational management. He has gained over 10 years of experience managing advisory projects for Fortune 500 companies, government administration, and local government. Winner of the BRIEF's ranking of the 50 most creative people in business, Innovative Leader Award, SGH Business Sails, Polish Innovation Award, Business Tigers. He is the managing director of the largest foodtech industry entrepreneurship accelerator in the CEE region, co-manages the creative agency Explain Visually, and the low-code agency Code Rebels.

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Jury

Agnieszka Gasperini

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Agnieszka Gasperini is a multicultural, passionate volunteer and leading expert in project management. Over the past fifteen years she has been teaching, advising and coaching project managers and executives around the world, focusing her expertise around European Union (EU) development projects. Her work, articles and overall contribution to the profession have been recognized with several awards, including the PMI Distinguished Contribution in 2012.

Agnieszka is the CEO and founder of Project Management Consulting. Formed in 2003, the firm was one of the first consulting and training firms focused on Project Management established in Poland. She has trained and coached more than 10,000 executives and has consulted over 500 companies in gaining European Union (EU) funds for their projects (over €1 billion in total). She is an assessor of EU projects, serving the European Commission and local governments since 2007. Agnieszka has been a speaker at forums in over 20 different countries. Since 2010, she has been part of the faculty of Warsaw University and business schools.

Agnieszka has been an active PMI volunteer for more than 20 years, is a PMI Poland Chapter founder (2002), and has served as both president and vice president of the chapter (2008–2012). She has held several roles that support PMI’s global operations since 2013, including serving on the Board Volunteer Advisory Committee (BVAC) team, as a region mentor in Central Europe, and as a PMIEF Community Engagement Committee (CEC) member. She is also a graduate of the PMI Leadership Institute Master Class (2012).

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Magdalena Sobantka

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With nearly 9 years of experience in the IT industry, Magdalena has transitioned from her role as a Project Manager to an exciting new position as a Partnership Manager. Her expertise covers project, program, and portfolio management, as well as co-creating and managing processes. As a team leader, she thrives on working with people, always prioritizing growth, effective communication, and building strong relationships with team members, clients, and business partners.

Currently, Magdalena works as a Partnership Manager at a software house in Wrocław. She has been actively involved with PMI PC for many years and now serves as a Board Member responsible for Membership. She is deeply passionate about project management, which she sees as relevant in every aspect of life, making it a joy for her to organize trips and events.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, playing board games, and pursuing her latest passions: learning Italian and playing golf.

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Beth Ouellette

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PMI Fellow and CEO of The Ouellette Group, works globally with teams to implement best practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management. She blends business, technology, and Disciplined Agile to align organizational strategies and manage change. With experience across industries like banking, telecom, and government, Beth delivers custom training on topics such as Emotional Intelligence, PMO establishment, and Data Management.

A frequent speaker at PMI and industry events worldwide, Beth has also published works in Brazil, Canada, India, and the U.S. She holds an MBA from NYU, has numerous professional certifications, and is an adjunct professor at CUNY, where she created the Project Management Certificate Program.

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Elżbieta Zdanowska

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A copywriter with over ten years of experience in marketing, previously primarily associated with the publishing market. Two years ago, she became involved in work for the third sector and discovered that her work could serve a higher purpose, and she does not plan to change direction. Currently, she is engaged in fundraising campaigns for children deprived of parental care and communication with donors.

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Renata Opałka

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Psychologist with extensive experience in crisis management and process coordination. Currently serving as a Senior Recruitment Coordinator, while also leading help coordination efforts at Dwie Kreski for nearly four years. Responsible for process management, training content development, and critical situation handling. Combines psychological expertise with practical management skills to drive effective solutions.

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Organizers

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Natalia Matejko

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Armel Sandjong

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location

Komitetu Obrony Robotników Street 24
02-148 Warsaw

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Kamila Chmielecka

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19th International Congress PMI Poland Chapter

20-22 November 2024
Hotel Airport Okęcie
ul. Komitetu Obrony Robotników 24
02-148 Warszawa