Becoming a PRINCE2 Practitioner is one of the best steps you can take in your career. Every year tens of thousands of people make the leap from technical professional into project management, or start their career in project management, through this certification. It is a very easy certification to obtain, and carries a tremendous amount of prestige with … [Read more...]
Obtaining a PRINCE2 Foundation certification is an unbelievably easy way to take a huge leap forward in your career, from technical professional into project management. In fact, if you're in a technical role and not looking at PRINCE2 Foundation certification you're experiencing a huge missed opportunity cost, it's like winning the grand prize show home at the … [Read more...]
The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines project management as follows: The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. The profession of project management includes the application of many skills, which include: Dividing the project into tasks Creating schedules (deadlines) Estimating … [Read more...]
The Project Management Institute's (PMI) definition of a project is considered by many to be the official definition: A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Two words within that definition are the key to understanding what a project is and isn't: Temporary: A project has a distinct beginning and end. The muddier these … [Read more...]
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the largest and most well known project management designation with 650,000 people certified worldwide. Issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI) based in the United States, it gives you the initials "PMP" after your name. The PMI issues a PMP Handbook which lists all the details. The following … [Read more...]
The project sponsor is an integral part of the project management organizational chart. In fact, every project has a sponsor in one form or another. It is a central cog in the wheel in the existence of a project. The project sponsor is NOT a personal financial contributor to the project. Think of it this way. They are one, and only one, level above the project … [Read more...]
So you want to learn about project management, but have been putting it off into the "one day" basket? Or maybe you're already familiar with project management techniques and would like to brush up on your skills. In either case, you're not alone. You've come to the right place. A few months ago I was having lunch with an old colleague who told me he wanted to be … [Read more...]
