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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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The Power of Sleeping on It: Why Taking Time Leads to Better Decision-Making

The IIL Blog

A study published in Nature Neuroscience found that sleep enhances cognitive performance and helps individuals extract general rules from complex information, making it easier to solve problems effectively (Walker & Stickgold, 2010). Jeff has been a member of the PMI Global Executive Council since 2014.

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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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Human–AI Synergy in Innovation: from Innovation Management Software To Open Innovation

The IIL Blog

In 2010, he co-founded EarthPM, LLC, a company devoted to integrating sustainability thinking into project management. At the University level, and in consulting, his focus is always on converting weaknesses into strengths while teaching clients/students how to apply learned skills to everyday situations.

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Project Management Tools (AI and otherwise) to Transition from Project Management to Project Leadership!

The IIL Blog

In 2010, he co-founded EarthPM, LLC, a company devoted to integrating sustainability thinking into project management. Paper presented at PMI Global Congress 2009North America, Orlando, FL. What is a UserForm in Excel? teachexcel.com , 2024. Essential leadership skills for project managers .