PMSA is a

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that is governed by a

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, and managed and administered by a National Office. Certain strategic activities are executed by a volunteer National Executive Committee. PMSA aims to advance professional project management in

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. It is distinct from the South African chapter of the

Project Management Institute The Project Management Institute (PMI, legally Project Management Institute, Inc.) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit professional organization for project management. Overview PMI serves more than five million professionals including over 680,0 ...

(PMI). It was formed as an independent National Association to represent

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professionals across all sectors in South Africa.

History

Project Management South Africa (currently known as PMSA) was formed in 1997. PMSA was created to fulfill the need for a cross sector forum for practitioners to meet and work together and for a national body to work with local organisations and the South African government in developing effective project management within South Africa. Due to imperatives for the formation of an autonomous local body, the PMI South Africa Chapter (chartered in 198
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encouraged the formation of PMSA in 1997 and committed to an ongoing working relationship between the two organisations. PMSA has existed autonomously for more than fifteen years and has also maintained a co-operative agreement directly with PMI's USA-based global office, which encourages reciprocity in a number of areas consistent with the relationships PMI has with other autonomous bodies around the world.

Membership

PMSA membership currently stands at more than 1500 members, who are drawn from a diverse cross section of industries and ethnic groups. References: Professional associations based in South Africa Project management professional associations {{SouthAfrica-org-stub