Upendra Giri, awarded with The Eric Jenett Project Management Award

Mr. Upendra Giri, Founder |CEO, AstroWix Corporation has been awarded with the Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award from the Project Management Institute, USA. He was honored with this award at the PMI Global Congress – North America, Orlando Florida on 10th October, 2009. This award is in recognition for his outstanding contributions to the practice of the project management profession and his demonstration of leadership and his initiatives to advance project management concepts, techniques, practice and theories. PMI is the leading global standard- setting organization and advocate for the project management profession in the world. With more than 260,000 members in 170 plus countries, PMI is the leading membership association for the project management profession and comprises of a truly global community of project management practitioners that represent every major industry sector. In the recent years, Project Management has taken its roots in India and there has been an unprecedented rise in number of certified project management professionals in the country. India is today the third largest country for PMI membership- after the United States and Canada. It has seven chapters and over 11,000 PMI members. This award comes as an inspiration to all the young professionals in the country and a standing ovation to Mr Giri’s dedication and commitment towards the discipline of project management. Mr. Giri has been a role model for many professionals around the world; this award establishes him as an icon with relentless and dauntless passion for the project management profession.

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AstroWix is a forward thinking program and project management, systems and technology solutions company. Our solutions help clients improve performance, mobilize human resources and deliver changes effectively. This includes managing major projects, and providing the tools, processes, training and guidance for clients to accelerate business growth through innovation and the application of technology. AstroWix's professional staff has served fortune 500 and government clients in the areas of finance, healthcare, defense, information technology, telecommunication and pharmaceutical services sector. The training, consulting and technology solutions of AstroWix enable you to take a practical value-based approach to program and project management.