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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

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. If you are expecting the project oversight committee to make a decision at the meeting, make sure that they have information in advance of your meeting so that they can review the different options. Action review and next steps. Call your meetings anything you like.

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An IPMA virtual mega project award assessment: what a challenge!

Henny Portman

I was already several times assessor and judge for the PMO of the world award. You watch on your own a one-hour presentation of a PMO. You assess that PMO at six criteria: PMO’s journey, client service, best practices, innovation, community and value generation and summarize strong points and areas for improvement.

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A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Your Resource Management

The IIL Blog

Review which resources are available in your company, capability, and number, or if you need a supplier to hire or buy them: Pay special attention to the people or technical suppliers that have more demand in the company or the times that you need to accomplish the procurement or bidding process, in order to schedule and reserve them on time.