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Managing Money on Projects: Training (June 2024)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, I am not a registered PMI authorized trainer. This is the first time I’ve run this standalone training on budgeting since Project Management in the Real World was published in 2010, as some of the material draws on that book. Can I claim PDUs? Can I claim the cost through my company? Get in touch and I can send you an invoice.

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7 Hidden dangers of project management (Or why even well-planned projects sometimes fail)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For example, in June 2010 Chrysler merged with Fiat. Working with the wrong people PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report shows that for every $1 billion invested in the United States, $122 million was wasted due to poor project performance. However, as much as we would like to keep everything on the same page, changes happen.

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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

LeRoy Ward, PMP , PgMP, and PMI Eric Jenett Project Management Excellence Award winner, when I asked him for his view. LeRoy Ward was first published in 2010. . “Fixed delivery dates are found in any project whose end date is critical to revenue generation, service to a client, or maintaining operations,” said J.

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PMI Are some more equal than others?

The Lazy Project Manager

So what is my concern and why am I mentioning PMI? Well I’m not just focusing on PMI but the behaviour I am concerned about seems to be rather more prevalent within PMI and PMI Congresses than others. PMI’s global membership currently exceeds 500,000, impressive of course. Let me explain.

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Let’s Rewrite the PMBOK

Leading Answers

The full details of volunteer opportunities and entry requirements can be viewed at the PMI VRMS site Here. Longtime readers may recall my 2010 post Raise A Little Hell when the PMBOK v5 Update was being commissioned. Since then we developed the PMI-ACP, PMBOK Agile Appendices, and the Agile Practice Guide. to participate.

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Can the Words “Innovation” and “Project Management” Be Used In The Same Sentence?

The IIL Blog

Project management practices generally follow the processes and domain areas identified in the Project Management Institute (PMI) ® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ® Guide). PMBOK and PMI are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. The change can be incremental or radical. Lenfle, M. &

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The PMO Series (3): The Different Project Management Office Types

Inloox

Previous articles of our PMO blog series: PMO 1: Definition and Function of a Project Management Office PMO 2: The Most Important Project Management Office Roles For further reading: The Five Different PMO Types as Defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) PMI Whitepaper: The Project Management Office PMI's Pulse of the Profession: PMO Frameworks (..)

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