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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. At a PMI® conference I attended later in the 1970s, almost 80% of the papers were presented by engineers or people working for engineering companies.

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Reduce the Risk – Share the Success

International Institute for Learning

By Luigi Morsa , Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager, SII Engineering & IT Risk Management is the act or practice of dealing with risk. Piney, presented at PMI® Global Congress in 2003 (Ref. [3]), is an Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager working for the consultant company SII Germany Engineering & IT.

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Connecting with Business Communities | Nicole Friedberg on “Lean Six Sigma” and the Importance of Lean Six Sigma Skills

International Institute for Learning

You have over 15 years of engineering and project management experience in the defense, aerospace, automotive, financial, and academic industries. Nicole Friedberg has over 15 years of engineering, Lean Six Sigma, and Project Management experience in the defense, aerospace, automotive, financial, and academic industries.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BENCHMARKING, an excellence enabling instrument

International Institute for Learning

This can include: Project Management Institute (PMI ® ) publications. As an example, the aerospace division of a Fortune 500 company benchmarked against their competitors. Then, they decided to benchmark against best-in-class companies in project management, all of which were in different industries other than aerospace.

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Divergent-Convergent Paths Process For Conflict Management

International Institute for Learning

By Luigi Morsa – Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager, SII Engineering & IT. is an Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager working in Germany at the consultant company SII engineering & IT. Managing a team is complex and challenging at the same time. About the Author. Luigi Morsa (Ph.D.)

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Steve Wake: Reflections on EVA, Silence and To Do Lists

Rebel’s Guide to PM

About Steve: Steve Wake has worked in the print, automotive, aerospace, defence, insurance and IT industries as a project manager and consultant. That’s how Ricardo Triana, Chair of the 2014 PMI. He is an internationally acknowledged expert on Earned Value Project Management and has written and presented many times.

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The Leadership Gap: Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions

International Institute for Learning

Survival is not Mandatory” Ori Schibi, PMP, CMP, PMI-ACP. Consultant and Trainer, International Institute for Learning. The crisis mentioned here is not going to go away on its own, and organizations that want to stand out from the rest of the pack will need to make the necessary adjustments, because as W.