PMP Prep Training being Offered by the Performance Institute
As the year closed out The Performance Institute held the PMP Prep training in Arlington, VA. This newly extended 4 day training focused on in the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), in particular some best in class tips and techniques for taking and passing the PMP examination. READ MORE
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Project Management for Results Training
Recently The Performance Institute held a Project Management training in Arlington, VA. This 5 day training touched on vital facets in the world of the project management, in particular the work breakdown structure and earned value management (EVM).
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Risk Management for Results
We’ve all been there before. You are halfway through a project and a team meeting was just called because an unforeseen risk has just popped up and management and the project team are now launching into disaster recovery mode. However, this is not where project teams should be spending their times and proper risk management techniques can successfully aid us in planning for, mitigating and controlling project risks. The PMBOK Guide Third Edition lays out six processes involved in risk management; however, these complex processes can be broken down into three easy steps for effective risk management.
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The Project Management Office and Increased Performance
Project Management Offices continue to enhance organizational results when implemented correctly and with full senior management support. For those new to the concept, the Project Management Office is a unique and critical tool for the success of any organization The PMO provides oversight for the overall management of projects and programs within an organization. Even though responsibilities and services will vary between offices, the unification of all projects within one overall standard will help to improve efficiency, costs and execution of project deliverables.
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5 Tips for Successful Projects
On a regular basis we are constantly reminded that an overwhelming majority of projects are completed over budget, past the desired deadline and outside the original scope. Best practice project management reminds us that if we successfully initiate, plan, execute and close out our projects – our metrics will illustrate greater results. However, there’s more to project management than just a simple methodology. With this in mind, here are five simple tips for completing this challenging process and improving your project outcomes.
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Project Planning: Getting It Right from the Start
Jim Hannon, MBA and PMP, recently presented at The American Strategic Management Institute in Arlington, VA. In his presentation he outlined the consequences of poor project planning, he also calls for increased project performance through the use of lean and six sigma methodologies. Click this link to view his entire presentation and discussion on the latest trends in improved project planning.
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Understanding Project Governance
Organizations continue to struggle with the concept of project governance. In fact, executives continually struggle with the correct balance between unwanted bureaucracy and not enough structure. I recently had the chance to sit down with Darshana Patel, PMP and Vice President of Project Governance at OnSite to discuss project governance- steps to create it and techniques for avoiding organizational resistance.
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Keep Your Projects within Scope with a WBS
Projects are continually completed out of scope but still many project managers continue to not utilize tools such as work breakdown structures to solve this problem. Here’s some no nonsense advice for executing a WBS on all your projects.
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Best Practices in Project Estimating
Project managers continue to struggle with creating accurate and meaningful project estimates to guide their project and stay on target. Too often, project estimates are created in a rush and propose values that are far below what the actual figure is going to be. I recently had a chance to sit down with Steve Callahan, PMP, Consulting Director for The American Strategic Management Institute and discuss some truly best practices for project estimating.
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2007 Project Management Office Summit
The American Strategic Management Institute recently convened the 2007 Project Management Office Summit in Arlington, VA. Experts from Coca-Cola Enterprises, Johnson and Johnson and The American Modern Insurance Group came together to discuss the latest innovations and techniques for PMO implementation.
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How do you View Your PMO?
As organizations start to implement Project Management Offices to garner greater results, one of the main implementation questions that is asked is, ‘How do you or how do you want to, view your PMO?” Roger Parish, PMP, recently led a discussion at The 2007 Project Management Office Summit on this topic.
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Project Management - You Give Me The Feature Creeps
The caliber of the project management you have merged into your business or department can mean the difference between enduring and booming in a very cut throat industry that you serve. It's very important to understand the evolution of a project management lifecycle and avoid skirting or skipping important upfront issues from the outset.
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Monumental Challenge Deploying new tech systems can
be wrenching, but smarter project management will
help you leave the past behind
It's often said that information technology is a field that lives and (too often) dies by the project. Even when a project isn't dying, it may be weak, sickly, or on life support. Large IT initiatives are difficult to manage and can prove disappointing, if not disastrous. Some progress has been made in recent years as project management has become a bona fide corporate discipline, but the latest statistics on success rates still leave plenty of room for improvement. (The Standish Group says that more than half of all IT projects still run late, exceed budget, or fail to deliver promised benefits.)
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