Archive for August, 2009
Project Life Management: How to implement real life efficiencies in your professional world. Part V: How was your day dear?
by Brian Maddox on Aug.31, 2009, under Communications, Cost, General, Human Resources, Procurement, Project Management, Quality, Scope, Time
Throughout the day, you monitor the activities that are taking place and needing to take place. You run through your mental checklist of the day’s activities ensuring that nothing has been missed. You recall that you need to purchase the latest postal stamps and you immediately allocate the money (plus tax) necessary to procure them.
You purchase the stamps, pick up the kids from their activities and proceed home to cook dinner and get the kids prepared for bed. As you, your spouse and kids sit down at the dinner table, you and your spouse talk about your day; what went good, what went bad, and what could be improved in the future.
The PMBOK© 4th Edition identifies these project monitoring and controlling processes:
4.4 – Monitor and Control Project Work
4.5 – Perform Integrated Change Control
5.4 – Verify Scope
7.3 – Control Costs
10.5 – Performance Report
Tune in to PMAdvocate.com for Part VI: Is Conan On Yet?, where I compare how, at the very lowest level, our days can be divided up into a series of activities and how the performance of those activities compare to PMI’s Closing processes.
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by Brian Maddox on Aug.27, 2009, under Communications, Cost, Ethics and Conduct, General, Human Resources, Integration, Procurement, Project Management, Quality, Risk, Scope, Time, Training, Uncategorized
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Principles of Project Management (4 Hrs/4 PDUs/.4 CEUs)
This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, with participants being introduced to PMI-based standards, tools and techniques as they are interactively guided through the project management life cycle. Participants will examine all forty-two (42) processes (22 in depth) and you will receive fourteen (14) templates that will allow them to efficiently and effectively manage and deliver projects of all sizes within scope, on time and within budget.
Essentials of Project Management (8 Hrs/8 PDUs/.8 CEUs)
This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, participants are introduced to PMI based standards, tools and techniques as they are interactively guided through the project management life cycle. Participants will examine all forty-two (42) processes in depth, and you will receive twenty-eight (28) templates that will allow them to efficiently and effectively manage and deliver projects of all sizes within scope, on time and within budget.
Overview of Project Management (1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
This self-paced, e-learning course is designed for both the novice and experienced individual, with participants being introduced to PMI-based framework and methodology.
Project Integration Management (1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Integration Management processes in depth, and you will receive six (6) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the integration of your projects.
Project Scope Management (1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDUs/.15 CEUs)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all five (5) Scope Management processes in depth, and you will receive eight (8) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the scope of work on your projects.
Project Time Management (2 Hrs/2 PDUs/.2 CEUs)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Time Management processes in depth, and you will receive five (5) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the timely completion of your project.
Project Cost Management (1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all three (3) Cost Management processes in depth, and you will receive four (4) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the cost on your projects.
Project Quality Management (1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all three (3) Quality Management processes in depth, and you will receive two (2) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the quality on your projects.
Project Human Resource Management (1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all four (4) Human Resource Management processes in depth, and you will receive three (3) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the human resources on your projects.
Project Communications Management (1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all five (5) Communications Management processes in depth, and you will receive twelve (12) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the communications on your projects.
Project Risk Management (1 Hr/1 PDU/.1 CEU)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all six (6) Risk Management processes in depth, and you will receive five (5) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the risk on your projects.
Project Procurement Management (1.5 Hrs/1.5 PDU/.15 CEUs)
In this self-paced, e-learning course you will examine all four (4) Procurement Management processes in depth, and you will receive fifteen (15) templates that will allow you to efficiently and effectively manage the procurements on your projects.
Project Life Management: How to implement real life efficiencies in your professional world. Part IV: Time to go!
by Brian Maddox on Aug.05, 2009, under Communications, Human Resources, Procurement, Project Management, Time
Like a field general, you issue your directions in the morning. The kids know what time to expect you after school, and as lunch time nears, you make the traditional telephone call to your spouse “touching base” about the remainder of the day and any possible changes to the kid’s activities, schedule, dinner, and a million other possible things.
As the day progresses, you check your watch or glance at your computer monitor, ticking off in your mind the activities that are taking place and needing to take place.
You pick the kids up from school and deliver them to their appropriate extra curricular activity. While they are busy, you hurry to the grocery store to pick up the necessary items for that night’s dinner.
The PMBOK© 4th Edition identifies these as processes:
4.3 – Direct and Manage Project Execution;
9.4 – Manage Project Team;
10.3 – Distribute Information;
12.2 – Conduct Procurements
Tune in again for Part V: How Was Your Day Dear?, where I compare how, at the very lowest level, our days can be divided up into a series of activities and how the performance of those activities compare to PMI’s monitoring and controlling processes.
