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The Evolution of Project Management

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Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. Public Sector Project Manager Selection In most government agencies, PMs were seen more so as project monitors rather than project managers.

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The Growth of Assistant Project Managers

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Skills Needed: The Early Years In the 1950s and 1960s, the aerospace and defense industry contractors were the heaviest users of project management and established many of the forms, guidelines, templates, and checklists that were later updated to become the standards for project management. During the 1980s, another form of APM appeared.

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What are the Objectives of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

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A Brief History The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) has its origins in the mid-20th century, evolving primarily in industries such as defense, aerospace, engineering, and construction. This decomposition continues until the work packages are small enough to be easily understood, estimated, assigned, and monitored.

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Risk Management Resources

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Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Risk Identification: Practitioner Checklist for the Aerospace Sector,” Debra L. Monitoring software maintenance project risks,” Cristina López, Jose L. Emmons, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani, and Curtis E. Larsen, Defense ARJ, 25, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 1, January 2015. “A

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Risk Identification: Practitioner Checklist for the Aerospace Sector,” Debra L. Monitoring software maintenance project risks,” Cristina López, Jose L. Emmons, Thomas A. Mazzuchi, Shahram Sarkani, and Curtis E. Larsen, Defense ARJ, 25, No. 5, May 2013, pp. 1, January 2015. “A

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

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Most Popular Agile Tools and Processes: Scrum – 43%. Aerospace/. Top 5 PPM Functions: Portfolio tracking & performance monitoring – 75%. Agile organizations successfully complete more of their strategic initiatives than less agile organizations. ( 69% to 45% ). [12]. Lean & Test Driven Development (TDD) – 11%.

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Software Estimating Resources

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Bool, CrossLink: The Aerospace Corporation, Winter, 2000/2001, pp. A Review of Analytical Models, Approaches and Decision Support Tools in Project Monitoring and Control,” Oncu Hazir, International Journal of Project Management 33(4), September 2014. ko, Software Quality Analysis, Monitoring, Improvement, and Applications, August 29?31,