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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Outside of the world of PMI, I’m not sure that the term is widely used at all, but let’s put that aside for a moment and consider what they are and how to use them. But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. I’m kidding, EEFs aren’t that different.

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on. If this is all new to you, check out PMI Kickoff , a free overview of all things project management that will help get you started. 5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? First, don’t panic.

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PRINCE2 and PMBOK: How They Compare

Rebel’s Guide to PM

First came PRINCE in 1989 as the UK government standard for IT project management. There are other differences: the PMBOK® Guide usefully covers procurement, whereas PRINCE2 assumes you are operating in an environment constrained by a contract, because of its roots in government IT projects. See on Amazon. 10/05/2021 01:32 am GMT.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

ProjectManager.com

Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) by PMI Developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to help managers understand the maturity level in projects, programs and portfolios by using the 10 knowledge areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

ProjectManager.com

Construction phases have different names and require different documentation to begin with. Within this phase are three distinct steps: programming and feasibility, schematic design and contract documents. Once these decisions are made, a project initiation document is created. The last step is the construction documentation.

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Project Risk Audits: What you need to know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Frequent use of risk management best practice is one of the top drivers of project success , according to PMI. Audits are part of internal controls on a project and fall under the governance arena, so if you have specific PMO team members who look at governance, they are the ones to ask. And it’s not just me saying that.

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The Evolution of Project Management

The IIL Blog

At a PMI® conference I attended later in the 1970s, almost 80% of the papers were presented by engineers or people working for engineering companies. 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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