Every project that I have looked at over the years involving computers, software or technology had three key staff on them — The PM, the sponsor and the lead technologist (or some call them the Subject Matter Expert- SME). Selected by the project manager, the Project Management Office, program...
Wow- thanks for the response to my post on “the accidental PM”! I have received several inquiries about other job titles and how they should handle their career—I will definitely address this interesting topic again, soon. I know many lead developers, code jockeys, business analysts and other members...
Do you know what PMBOK stands for? Project Management Body of Knowledge—WOW, that much knowledge could send someone running for the door. However, the book that PMI sells is called “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Fourth Edition”. The operative word in the title...
Or, Improving the Perceived Value of Project Management
In Part 1, we talked about how some people end up with the title “project manager”. It sometimes seems that organizations created the position of project manager so they will have someone to ask about project status and someone to blame when a ...
I want to say thanks to the PMO Sig for the PMO Symposium they held this week in Atlanta! It was informative and had some really good information on how to setup and improve PMOs. This week I wanted to share some thoughts on getting your PMO right.
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New project managers can learn to be good project managers and good project managers can learn to be better. And PMO staff members should continuosly find out what the latest tools and techniques are in the industry! I believe this because I have seen it and I have practiced it. This [...]