Articles of Interest
PMIFC:
The PMP Exam Changes in 2013. Here’s What You Need to Know.
08.03.2013 - The PMP® exam is changing this year because of the publication of the PMBOK® Guide fifth edition. This changeover will happen on July 31st 2013 and in this article we provide our recommendations for PMP candidates.
PMIFC:
4 Tips how to earn PDU the easy way
28.09.2012 - This article shows 4 different tips how to maintain your PMP credential by earning PDUs the easy way.
PMIFC:
How To Save Money On Your PMP Exam Studies
28.09.2012 - Preparing to take the PMP® Exam can be quite costly. There are methods available to cut your costs, along with locating quality low-cost resources and prep courses. We will provide you seven cost saving tips for lowering your costs on your way to your PMP® Certification.
PMIFC:
Erfolgsfaktor Risikomanagement
28.09.2012 - Das Risikomanagement ist eines der neun Wissensgebiete im PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) und gehört somit zum Handwerkszeug eines jeden Projektmanagers. In der Praxis zeigt es sich jedoch häufig, dass gerade das Risikomanagement eher stiefmütterlich behandelt wird.
PMIFC:
PDU Tips to Maintain Your Credential
23.08.2012 - Every PMP faces the same challenge after they pass their PMP Exam. And that is to earn at least 60 PDUs every 3 years to maintain their certification. Our series of PDU tips will provide useful tips.
PMIFC:
How To Find The Correct Answer On PMP Exam Questions
15.06.2012 - Beyond studying the PMBOK® Guide, how can you make sure you are able to identify the best answer while taking the PMP® Exam? Reviewing and learning strategies to help you identify the best answer along with the utilization of a PMP® Exam Simulator to practice those strategies will increase you odds of identifying the correct answers to the PMP® Exam Questions.
PMIFC:
Buchrezension: Feel the Change (Klaus Doppler, Bert Voigt)
15.06.2012 - Ein Buch über Stakeholdermanagement ohne darüber zu reden. Von Volker Gottwald. Über dieses Buch habe ich Anfang Mai 2012 erstmals in einem Interview mit dem Autor Klaus Doppler in einer Sonderbeilage der FAZ zum Thema „Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement““ gelesen. Meine Frau, die diese Themen eher anspricht, hatte mich drauf aufmerksam gemacht und meinte: „Lies mal den Artikel“.
PMIFC:
7 Lessons Learned from the PMP Exam
15.06.2012 - Lessons learned are a great way for PMP exam candidates to learn about how best to prepare for the PMP exam. After analyzing dozens of lessons, here are the top 7 recommendations for passing the exam from past students.
PMIFC:
For Cloud Computing to deliver on its Promises – it requires a new Agile Strategy from the CIO!
24.04.2012 - The IT industry is the fasted changing industry in the world. Although we are accustomed to continuous change, e.g. staying current with the latest features, you would think that we would be more prepared to deal with discontinuous change of traditional enterprise technology driven by Cloud Computing, mobility and social technologies. However, most of us are lagging behind.
PMIFC:
When Should I Take the PMP® Exam?
12.03.2012 - After earning your Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) credential you are required to earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every 3 years. We explore 12 simple methods in which you can earn PDUs easily and relatively inexpensively.
PMIFC:
12 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs
12.03.2012 - After earning your Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) credential you are required to earn 60 Professional Development Units (PDUs) every 3 years. We explore 12 simple methods in which you can earn PDUs easily and relatively inexpensively.
PMIFC:
Why You Need To Practice With A PMP Exam Simulator
12.03.2012 - In this article, Cornelius Fichtner, PMP explains the benefits of using a PMP Exam Simulator in preparing for your PMP Exam. Before taking the exam, it is best to practice in a ’real’ exam environment using a PMP Exam Simulator. This is to prepare exam takers for the 200 multiple choice questions that must be answered in 4 hours.
PMIFC:
The 12 Most Popular PMP Exam Preparation Tools
12.03.2012 - If you are about to start studying for your Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, you’ll want to make sure your toolkit is bursting with things to help you on the journey to becoming a PMP. There are so many options to consider when looking at the study materials on the market that it can be difficult to know where to start.
PMIFC:
Test-Driven Development – Projektprozesse in der Softwareentwicklung aktiv gestalten
14.02.2012 - Was ist in den vorgegebenen Rahmenbedingungen eines Softwareprojektes machbar und was nicht? Wie kann qualitativ hochwertige Software entwickelt und gleichzeitig sichergestellt werden, dass die auszuliefernde Software genau die Anforderungen des Kunden erfüllt?
Eine zutreffende Antwort auf diese Fragen frühzeitig zu geben, zeichnet erfolgreiche Projektleiter aus.
PMIFC:
Understanding The PDU Category Structure And Policies
03.02.2012 - The PDU system changed in 2011 and many project managers are still unsure of the new categories. This article explains the main divisions, categories and rules for the PMP PDU system.
PMIFC:
Tetris der Projektmanagement-Weiterbildung
15.01.2012 - Arbeiten Sie sich spielend auf das höchste Projektmanagement-Level
Nicht nur die Gameboy-Generation kennt und liebt “Tetris", das Computerspiel, bei dem man Bausteine aus unterschiedlich zusammengesetzten Quadraten, die in einer zufälligen Reihenfolge vom oberen Rande des rechteckigen Spielfelds herunterfallen, so drehen und anordnen muss, dass sich vollständige Reihen ergeben, die daraufhin abgebaut werden. Tetris ist ein Klassiker unter den Computerspielen, existiert in unterschiedlichen Variationen für Geräte und Systeme jeder Art, hat Kultstatus und ist so beliebt wie eh und je.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Developing Risk Culture: First or Last?
14.01.2012 - Several things help to make risk management work. These include a risk process that is simple and scalable, which can be applied across the organisation to manage all types of risk. We also need competent people, with the knowledge, skills and experience to deal with the risks that might arise. Infrastructure is also important, providing the tools to support risk management and handle significant amounts of risk data.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Risk Management Principles - Part 2: OGC MoR
13.12.2011 - The last Risk Doctor Briefing looked at eleven principles for risk management which are contained in the international risk standard ISO 31000:2009. We suggested that adopting and implementing these principles could lead to a more effective approach to managing risk. But ISO 31000:2009 is not the only risk standard that offers a set of risk principles.
PMIFC:
Die neue agile Zertifizierung von PMI zum Agile Certified Practitioner
25.11.2011 - Am 30. November endet die Pilotphase der PMI-ACPsm-Zertifizierung. Nach Sichtung der Ergebnisse und des Feedbacks wird Ende Januar 2012 die Zertifizierung regulär eingeführt werden.
PMIFC:
Here’s to Your (and Your Project’s) Health
14.11.2011 - It is a basic concept, but it is something that many of us have forgotten how to achieve in our ever-busier lives. It is a frame of mind that can be all too quickly brushed aside in the name of efficiency, career advancement, or other obligations. What is this illusive concept that I am referring to? Wellness?
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Prinzipien des Risikomanagements Teil 1: Die ISO 31000:2009
28.10.2011 - Leider verwenden zu viele Organisationen immer noch einen Risikomanagementprozess, ohne jedoch dessen zu Grunde liegenden Prinzipien zu verstehen. Aber was sind das für Prinzipien? Nun, eine Quelle könnte die internationale Risikonorm ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and Guidelines sein. Diese Norm enthält einige wertvolle Prinzipien, die berücksichtigt werden sollten.
PMIFC:
Boost your PMP Studies - Join PMP Exam Prep Internet Forums
20.10.2011 - One of the best sources of information you currently have at your disposal is the use of an internet forum. The opinions and information available on these forums can be extremely valuable and they often provide specific examples and personal experiences to help guide you in your quest for knowledge and instruction. PMP Exam prep internet forums are no exception.
PMIFC:
Planning for the BIG DAY
14.10.2011 - When a wedding invitation comes in the mail, my gut instinct is to leave it in the mailbox and have the mailman take it away to someone else who might actually want to attend. This is my thought for about two seconds, before logic sets in and I realize that wedding guests are not so replaceable, that I must reply to this RSVP either way, and that I better have a pretty good reason if I plan to reply with “not attending.”
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Managing Risk In Project Portfolios
15.09.2011 - Many organisations choose to run groups of related projects as a portfolio, aiming to create synergies and savings by managing them together. Risk is one of the most important aspects that must be managed at portfolio level.
PMIFC:
Project Portfolio Management, Better Projects – Better Business!
12.09.2011 - “An organization has always a project portfolio! It is possible that the organization has not identified it or is not working with it actively. But it’s there, and its content is consuming the resources and the money of the organization. Over time, projects, programs and assignments pass through the project portfolio.”
PMIFC:
NPD Project Selection: Do you have the right people to support the next great idea?
11.09.2011 - Engineering and product development organizations live and die by the product development projects they select. Prioritizing and carefully choosing the best product development projects are as important to these organizations’ success as the products themselves. As this is the case, new product development selection is taken very seriously and product ideas typically need to pass through various stages before real time and money are devoted to their realization.
PMIFC:
Was bietet eine Prüfungssimulations-Software?
11.09.2011 - Sie können Ihren Wissensstand überprüfen und bekommen konkrete Hilfestellung, wenn Sie eine Frage falsch beantwortet hätten. Sie können mit Ihrer Hilfe die Prüfung simulieren und üben; vor allem die für Sie richtige Prüfungsstrategie erproben. Aber lassen Sie uns diese Möglichkeiten näher ausleuchten.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Choosing The Right Risk Tool
08.08.2011 - The risk process produces large amounts of data that are needed to support analysis, reporting, decision-making and action. Tools can help us to manage these data efficiently. But there are many alternative risk tools, so how can you choose the right one for your needs?
PMIFC:
Project Management Concepts for Enterprise 2.0
02.08.2011 - Dennis Brooke has been using web based project management communications tools since the late 1990s. In his recent interview on The Project Management Podcast he discussed how Enterprise 2.0 project management tools can make the most of communications between team, sponsors and stakeholders. PMPs can earn 30 free PDUs by listening to the entire series of podcasts
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - The IKEA Approach to Risk
08.07.2011 - IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, with over 250 stores in 25 countries supplying about 12,000 products. The IKEA catalogue is published every year with 55 editions in 27 languages for 35 countries. Many people will be familiar with the iconic blue and yellow buildings, with a standard internal layout presenting home furnishings in naturalistic settings.
PMIFC:
The Global State of the PMO: Its Value, Effectiveness and Role as the Hub of Training
07.07.2011 - Across numerous industries and in every region of the world, businesses have endeavoured to boost their overall performance in project and programme management.
PMIFC:
Three Ways To Fail Your PMP Exam Audit
06.07.2011 - Your PMP application and, later, your PMP Status, can be audited at any time. There are a lot of rumors about PMI’s audit selection criteria, but the truth is that the audit selection process is completely random. There is no control chart of outliers or red flags.
PMIFC:
Nine Fundamental Steps to Project Success
10.06.2011 - If you are an experienced project practitioner you may be asked at some point, ”What are the key things that a Project Manager should do in order to be successful?” There is no one-line, simple answer to this question.
PMIFC:
Risk Management – the PM’s Best Friend
10.05.2011 - Here’s a question for you to quickly consider: effective risk management underpins a successful project – true or false?
Was “true” your first reaction?
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Seven Steps To Monte Carlo
06.04.2011 - Monte Carlo simulation is the most common way to analyse risk using numbers. But many people view quantitative risk analysis as too difficult, perhaps because it involves mathematics, statistics and computers. As a result, they miss out on the insights available from this powerful technique. The following seven steps make it easy to do Monte Carlo analysis properly:
PMIFC:
The PM Survival Toolkit
04.04.2011 - Close your eyes and picture this. You have been set a challenge to trek through one of the great deserts of the globe, perhaps the Great Sandy Desert of Australia, the Mohave of North America, or the Sahara of Africa. As you prepare for your challenge, you calculate the distance, temperatures, walking speed, amounts of water to take and other critical factors that will undoubtedly influence and determine the success or failure of your challenge.
PMIFC:
The Price of Right
02.04.2011 - In the workplace, no one else cares if you are right. What is most important is that we keep a harmonious relationship with our clients and the team so it is pointless to argue just to prove you are right especially if your argument is not backed up by proper documentation. In accommodating client’s request for a change in the usual process, a change log is your best friend. Decide how much time that change will take and the impact on other aspects of the project then write out a memo to the client with these details. If you use email in order to save time, follow that up with a memo on paper that both you and the client can keep on file. When you document, you won’t have to pay the “price of right” ever again, because the “right” is sitting there for all to see-read, initialed, and filed away for future reference
PMIFC:
7 Criteria for Selecting Your PMP Exam Simulator
01.04.2011 - The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a must-have for many project managers. It demonstrates your ability as a project manager to your current and prospective employers, and can help you take the next step up the corporate ladder. That said, it is not an easy road, and preparing for the exam can be a time-consuming and stressful business.
PMIFC:
Show Some Appreciation
08.03.2011 - Everything was fine, or so you thought. Out of the blue one of your team members just snapped. This was really surprising since this person is generally easy going, friendly, people oriented and very accommodating. You watched in horror as this person sat in your team meeting and went from active participation to silence to contributing sarcastic barbs.
PMIFC:
Top 10 Features of a Great PMP Exam Simulator
05.03.2011 - You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide, you’ve studied hard and you feel that you are ready to take the PMP® exam. But understanding the topics isn’t the only thing you’ll need to make a success of the exam. Wouldn’t it be great to have the chance to take some sample questions, so you really know what the exam is going to be like?
PMIFC:
Cultural Awareness: Tailoring Your Presentation to the Audience
20.02.2011 - It is generally accepted that communication is 90% of a Project Manager’s job. As we have covered in an earlier article (Managing a Virtual Team), the basic theory of communication involves a sender, a receiver, a message and a medium.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Ticking The Right Boxes
18.02.2011 - In some businesses and projects, risk management is described as an exercise in “ticking boxes". This phrase means that people just follow the steps in the risk process, but with no real commitment or energy, and no belief that it will actually make any difference.
PMIFC:
Ethik in der Führung
14.02.2011 - Die Ethik einer jeden Organisation wird durch das Verhalten seiner Menschen vermittelt und über die Organisationsgrenzen hinweg getragen. Nach Max Weber sind die Todsünden einer Führungskraft die Unsachlichkeit und die Verantwortungslosigkeit, deren Auslöser überwiegend Eitelkeit ist.
PMIFC:
The PMP Exam Changes On 31 August 2011. What This Means For You.
08.02.2011 - Every five to seven years, the Project Management Institute (PMI)® performs a Role Delineation Study to determine authority (“the role”), responsibilities & duties of project managers today. The findings are then used to update the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam. In this way, PMI ensures that the PMP Exam is a reflection of what project managers actually do in the field.
PMIFC:
The Cranky Parking Attendant
08.02.2011 - Once a week I park in a parking garage at a location in Los Angeles. The parking attendant on duty has always been the same person. Last night, the parking attendant made me laugh. It was one of those laughs that just comes right out. You don’t know you are going to laugh, you don’t think about it – it just happens.
PMIFC:
Learning Lessons – Before You Begin, as You Progress, and When You Have Finished
04.02.2011 - Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result each time. This statement can be applied to the way in which we approach projects. If we do not take the time to learn from the previous experiences of both ourselves and others, capture what we learn as we go, and sum it up when we finish, how can we expect to assimilate and pass on the lessons we all learn?
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Typical Risk Process Problems
04.01.2011 - A recent Risk Doctor Briefing listed eight steps as essential components of a basic risk process. These are: (1) Getting started (risk process initiation), (2) Finding risks (risk identification), (3) Setting priorities (risk assessment), (4) Deciding what to do (risk response planning), (5) Taking action (risk response implementation), (6) Telling others (risk reporting), (7) Keeping up to date (risk reviews), (8) Capturing lessons (risk lessons learned).
PMIFC:
The Secret Of Creating Your PMP Exam Brain Dump Sheet
02.01.2011 - There’s no better catalyst for self realization than taking the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. I’m kidding you, of course, but there is some truth in that the PMP exam day will illuminate that “you don’t know what you don’t know.”
PMIFC:
Do You Yell?
01.01.2011 - Do you raise your voice at the office? When you are happy do you let out loud exclamations of joy? When you want to make a point, do you raise your voice for emphasis? Worse yet, is your normal speaking voice unacceptably loud to most people?
PMIFC:
The Trouble with Continuous Multi-tasking, and How to Avoid It or “To do two things at once is to do neither”
01.01.2011 - Picture the following scenari you have gone into a “quiet room” such as your office or den to write a long-term program or project plan that you have been meaning to get to for several weeks. The plan requires your full concentration, and it has taken you say three plus weeks to get to because of short-term issues and urgent requests from others that have continually taken priority.
PMIFC:
Moment mal - Softskill-Training ersparen?
03.12.2010 - Wenn heute Ihr Sohn oder Ihre Tochter von der Schule heimkommt und sagt, der Religionsunterricht oder der Musikunterricht sei ausgefallen, weil der Lehrer krank geworden ist, wird Sie das wohl kaum aus der Ruhe bringen. Anders sieht es aus mit Fächern, „die man für ´s Leben braucht“, wie z.B. Mathematik, Physik oder Wirtschaftswissen. Sehr ähnlich ist es mit Softskills im Wirtschaftsleben.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - When are black swans white?
03.12.2010 - A new term has become popular among people when they talk about risk, including some risk specialists. The phrase “Black Swan” is taken from the title of the 2007 book by Nicholas Nassim Taleb called “The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable".
PMIFC:
Do You Know Me?
03.12.2010 - In every workforce there is what we call individual differences especially in the work place. Some has to be given special attention and there are those who can work with less supervision. Some excel in the job, and some can hardly accomplish a job. There are those who can work better under pressure and there are those who can only work with their own system. But with a good leader, these individual differences maybe turned into asset to the team and turn weaknesses into strengths.
PMIFC:
The 7 Things You Need to Pass The PMP Exam
02.12.2010 - The Project Management Institute (PMI) has developed a set of criteria and credentials for recognizing Project Management Professionals (PMPs) worldwide. The credentialing process is fairly rigorous, including: three to five documented years of work experience in project management, 35 hours of project management related training, and successful completion of the multiple-choice PMP Exam. The amount of material on the PMP Exam is vast and can seem overwhelming, but don’t be intimidated! Having and using the 7 items in this article will ensure you are prepared to meet the exam head-on and achieve optimal results both on exam day and in your future career.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Asking The Right Questions
13.11.2010 - The term “risk management” covers many different types of risk, including strategic risk, financial risk, reputational risk, operational risk, project risk, environmental risk, legal risk, contract risk, or technical risk, as well as corporate governance, business continuity and disaster recovery. While each of these areas has its own special language, processes and techniques, there are some principles which apply to them all. These might be called “universal laws of risk management”.
PMIFC:
Five Reasons NOT to Take a PMP Exam Boot Camp
02.11.2010 - Often touted as “ideal targeted training” for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, many people find PMP boot camps are an attractive option for exam preparation. While boot camps are designed to deliver noticeable results with a high-output of effort in a short period of time, the drawbacks of choosing this path for exam preparation often outweigh the benefits.
PMIFC:
PMO Symposium 2010 - PMO Maturity Studie 2010 und „What Research is telling us about PMOs“
14.10.2010 - Vom 28. bis zum 30.09. fand in Hamburg im Hotel Grand Elysée das „PMO Symposium 2010“ statt. Dieser Kongress wurde zum zweiten Mal veranstaltet vom Institut für angewandte Organisationsforschung (ifano, Dormagen), gefördert von maxence Unternehmensberatung und Planview, in Kooperation mit der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, dem Fraunhofer Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik und der GPM.
PMIFC:
PM Crossword Connections™: How Do You Like Your Stakeholder?
09.10.2010 - Frank P. Saladis, PMP has a crossword puzzle for you. Find out what you know about stakeholder management.
PMIFC:
Certification – Worth the Hassle?
08.10.2010 - As a certified PMP®, I often come across the un-convinced who question the value of project management certification and believe that it represents a triumph of book knowledge over experience and common sense. I often hear comments like “doesn’t just taking a test mean that you are good at reading and memorising knowledge?” and “how can taking a test really indicate a level of ability on something that is fundamentally an experience based skill?” However, these un-convinced, or late adopters, haven’t quite caught on to the growing ‘tour de force’ that is project management.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Asking The Right Questions
08.10.2010 - One of the most common symbols used to represent risk is a question mark (“?”), reflecting the uncertainty associated with all risks. Since risk is defined as “uncertainty that matters”, there will always be at least four important questions to answer about every risk:
PMIFC:
Practice All Question Types to Pass the PMP Exam
07.10.2010 - Anyone who has sat for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam knows that studying the PMBOK Guide and having 35 Contact Hours is just not enough. When you talk to them about the PMP Exam, they will tell you it covers a lot of ground and the questions are not as straightforward as one would hope. Of the ones that have passed the exam, an overwhelming percentage of them will tell you that they used more than just one study method.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - The Definition debate - Continued
13.09.2010 - Most of us had hoped that the debate about how to define a risk was settled. This was a “hot topic” around the turn of the century, particularly focused on the question of whether the concept of risk should include opportunity as well as threat, or whether risk was exclusively negative.
PMIFC:
Three Ways To Prepare For Your PMP Exam
01.09.2010 - So, you’ve started the Project Management Professional (PMP) application process and are preparing to take the PMP Exam. Great career move! The PMP Certificate is a highly sought after career demarcations in both prosperous and challenging economic times.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Risk Process Basics
11.08.2010 - What should a good risk management process cover? Anyone undertaking a risky or important venture should ask themselves eight simple questions:
PMIFC:
Taking Your PMO to the Next Level: Four Steps to Value Improvement
10.08.2010 - There is no “one-size-fits-all” PMO. Each is as unique and specific as the corporate culture it supports. However, for the sake of clarity, it is worthwhile to define generally what a PMO is and what it does.
PMIFC:
What is the difference between Contact Hours and PDUs?
05.08.2010 - If you are working toward a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, you may have wondered “What is the difference between Contact Hours and Professional Development Units (PDUs)?”
PMIFC:
10 Easy Ways to Earn PDUs
05.07.2010 - PDUs we need and PDUs we want. Professional Development Units (PDUs) dominate our minds, our conversations, and our spare time in the last quarter before Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) deadline. A little forethought would be nice, but the bottom line is that we want the fast and consistent path to our PDUs… and we want them now!
PMIFC:
ADP Leverages PMO to Improve Client Experience
10.06.2010 - Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP), with nearly $9 billion in revenues and about 570,000 clients, is one of the world’s largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging 60 years of experience, ADP offers the widest range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions. ADP’s solutions for employers provide value to companies of all types and sizes.
PMIFC:
Getting Your Company to Believe in Project Management
10.06.2010 - Imagine this, you work at a company that does not “believe” in project management; however, they do project management every day without realizing it. What should you do to help convince them the value of formalizing this process? Actually this is the situation I was in many years ago when I worked at an architecture engineering firm that did project after project and had over 30 people using the title “project manager” even though not a single person had the Project Management Institute’s PMP® credential.
PMIFC:
Lessons Learned - Or How Small Things Can Make a Big Difference
09.06.2010 - As you all know one should perform lessons learned during and after each project. So I decided to make a lessons learned of my 25 years in projects. For this article I have picked just a few, but important, examples.
The most striking is that very small changes to the way you work may have a huge leverage and make your projects a lot more successful.
PMIFC:
Risk Doctor Briefing - Hitting The Target First Time, Every Time
06.06.2010 - Projects are risky undertakings. This is because they are usually unique and complex, based on assumptions and constraints, with a range of stakeholders, and dependent on the performance of people. Given these tough challenges, it is not surprising that some projects fail. How are we doing?
PMIFC:
Earned Value - Application Issues in Modern Projects
05.06.2010 - Practical Earned Value application problems where pointed out in the May 2010 issue of this newsletter. This artikel shall touch some difficulties of this management system that are a bit more concealed in its core architecture and align them with regards to the paradigm shift that projects have undergone in general since the invention of Earned Value in the 1960s.
PMIFC:
The Four Secret Ingredients to Passing the PMP Exam
05.06.2010 - The Project Management Professional (PMP) exam is developed and administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to measure and assess an individual’s ability to apply project management skills in six different domains. Initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, closing the project, as well as professional and social responsibility are evaluated.
PMIFC:
Präsentieren mit Glanz und Gloria
05.06.2010 - Was ist eine glanzvolle Präsentation? Ist damit die Hochglanzbroschüre für Ihr neues Produkt gemeint? Geht es um das ausgefeilte Mediendesign Ihrer aktuellen Beamer-Präsentation? Sehr viel Zeit und Geld investiert jedes Unternehmen, das professionell auftreten möchte, in Materialien, um sich potenziellen Kunden zu präsentieren.
PMIFC:
Managing the Stakeholder – the Negative Kind as well as the Supportive Kind - Part 2
14.05.2010 - The word stakeholder is very popular today. In this article we address how to categorize our stakeholders in order to facilitate ongoing elicitation and communication of project information. In addition we will describe how stakeholder analysis can serve as the basis for input to our requirements communication plan.
PMIFC:
Managing the Stakeholder – the Negative Kind as well as the Supportive Kind - Part 3
13.05.2010 - I have outlined a series of articles to discuss the topic of stakeholder management in a project environment. As we stated in Part 1 of this series; Stakeholder Management can be described by using the following diagram (Figure 1), developed by Dr. Harold Kerzner, Senior Executive Director with International Institute for Learning, Inc:
PMIFC:
Future Leaders Learning Program Puts Business Analysis at Core
13.05.2010 - The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.(NYSE: THG) is a leading property and casualty insurance provider based in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The company distributes its products through independent agents across the country. Established in 1852, The Hanover has grown to rank among the top 30 property and casualty insurers in the United States with more than 4,000 employees.
PMIFC:
Neulich im Projekt: Earned Value Management
06.05.2010 - Sie gehört zu den Lieblingsthemen in jedem PMI-Examen, bei fast allen Projekten für US Ministerien ist sie seit ihrer Einführung im DoD in den 1960ern Pflicht, fast jedes größere Unternehmen hat eine PM-Software in Gebrauch, die auf ihre Anwendung ausgelegt ist: Die Earned Value Management Technik (EVM). Der „geniale“ Nutzen aus der integrierten Betrachtung von Projektkosten, -Terminen und -Performance ist sicher unbestritten. Und doch scheuen viele Projektmanager den vermeintlichen Aufwand ihrer Implementierung und Pflege.
PMIFC:
Recently in Project: Earned Value Management
06.05.2010 - It is one of the favourite subjects in every PMI exam, since its introduction in the 1960s by the DoD it is mandatory for all projects with US authorities, in nearly each large company there is a PM software in use that is fit to handle it: the Earned Value Management technique (EVM). The “superb” benefits of the integrated view on project cost, schedule and performance is all but undisputed. However, many project managers are afraid of the assumed high effort of implementation and maintenance.
PMIFC:
7 Steps to Selecting your Online PMP Exam Preparation Course
27.04.2010 - The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is a stepping stone for project managers to climb up the corporate ladder. It provides you with the most sought after appreciation and visibility within your organization. The certification enhances your chances of professional growth within the organization and opens up new avenues. It validates your skills as an efficient project management professional. It not only enhances your earning potential but also provides you with a competitive stand in the job market.
PMIFC:
Recently in Project: Portfolio Management
24.11.2009 - Some of life’s basic findings seem to be irreversible, and they prove themselves regularly. The old rule of the Italian mathematician Pareto, saying that 20% of activities lead to 80% of results, or conversely we waste our time in the reverse proportion with rather unimportant things obviously belongs to this category. Applied to projects this may bring up some questions about the efficiency of our actions…
PMIFC:
Are You a Superhero?
03.11.2000 - Are you a take charge, save the day, in control kind of person? Are you reliable, focused and straightforward? Are you determined to get the job done no matter what it takes?