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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit organization for those working in project management across the globe. If you have even a passing interest in the field, then you’ve bumped up against PMI. Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history. A History of PMI.

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Successful Project Delivery in Aerospace and Defense: Success Criteria

Epicflow Blog

In aerospace and defense projects, there should be no room for ambiguity regarding the desired outcomes. Read the article to learn more about these criteria, and which of them should be applied to assess the success of aerospace and defense projects. . Defining Project Success Criteria in Aerospace and Defense.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.,

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WBS and Product Backlog: Siblings or Distant Cousins?

Leading Answers

However, they did not use the term “work breakdown structure” or WBS until 1962 when DoD, NASA and the aerospace industry published a document about PERT that described the WBS approach. The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures WBS is a free download for PMI members.  So let’s get graphical and keep communicating.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT BENCHMARKING, an excellence enabling instrument

International Institute for Learning

This can include: Project Management Institute (PMI ® ) publications. Forms, guidelines, templates, and checklists from published textbooks and journal articles that can affect the execution of projects. As an example, the aerospace division of a Fortune 500 company benchmarked against their competitors.

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Artificial Intelligence and Project Management: The First Step

The IIL Blog

is an Aerospace Engineer and Project Manager working in the Aircraft Industry in Germany. Rich has presented on Sustainability, Project Meetings, Change Management, and PM Competency in Italy, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, Costa Rica, China, and at many PMI Chapters in the US and around the world. [link] Oct. Maltzman, J.

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

Aerospace Engineer, Project Manager. In 2018, Luigi was a speaker at the Project Management Institute (PMI ® ) EMEA Congress to discuss the complexity of the aircraft industry market, with particular emphasis on the relationship between product and customer needs. Creativity Is Not Enough. Harvard Business Review. Schwaber, K.