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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Currently, Mark Langley is the president of PMI.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. For example, on one project, I had the CFO steering group, and attendees were all SLT (senior leadership team members). Action review and next steps. Budget position.

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Project Management Worker Engagement

The IIL Blog

The wage and salary activities for the assigned workers were the responsibility of their functional managers and project managers often had very little input if any in the performance review processes. Team members relied upon their functional managers for encouragement, support, and performance reviews.

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Top Solutions to Project Failure – Epicflow Research Part 2

Epicflow Blog

Over 200 PM experts from ExxonMobil, INEOS, DXC Technology, and other companies have shared their experience and proved that it’s a super hot topic. Business drivers have to be translated into project drivers by a strong technical team, not management. Develop Your Leadership Skills.

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Project Manager or Project Leader? What’s the Difference?

Online PM Courses

One way I like to think of the difference between Project Management and Project Leadership is that: Project Management gets things done. Project Leadership makes changes happen. If you’re a PMI member, you need to hoe your craft in three dimensions: Technical: the core skills of Project Management. Leadership is not easy.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. The best books for crafting your leadership qualities. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. Technical documentation. Author: Harvard Business Review. Principles: Life and Work.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Table of Contents (Click the Name to go to Section).