LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

Here’s a lesson I’m thankful I learned early in my career: successful engineering projects rely more on non-technical skills than technical skills. It’s not that the technical skills aren’t important – they are. One can’t design a building without knowledgeable, skilled structural, MEP, and fire engineers.

Engineering 150

Engineering Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Leadership 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. most knowledge work jobs as well as industries where PM has traditionally been important) higher demand due to economic growth retirement rates.

Technical Review 391

Technical Review PMO Healthcare Retail 391

The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Private Sector Project Manager Selection The birth of modern-day project management is most frequently attributed to the engineering community, mainly aerospace and defense. Since almost all of the projects were technical in nature, two criteria were established for someone to be appointed as a project manager (PM). This appeased DoD.

Aerospace 147

Aerospace Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 147

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2021

A Master’s degree in project management will give you a deep insight into the theory and technical skills required to work in a strategic project leadership role. Let’s say you already have a bachelor’s degree in information technology, engineering or pretty much any other topic. Kyle Elliott.

Technical Review 305

Technical Review Certification PMI Leadership 305

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

Look for jobs advertised as project coordinators, project office assistants or junior or trainee project management roles within technical functions. There are a number of project management certification schemes run by professional bodies like PMI and APM. Mayte ‘found’ IT project management after studying chemical engineering.

Technical Review 276

Technical Review 2022 Certification Prince2 276

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Eugene Bounds and Steve Ackert Recently, the buzzword artificial intelligence (AI) has been on everyone’s minds, not just in the tech world but across many industries, including project management. AI technology will automate repetitive processes, generate insightful program reports, and highlight potential problems before they arise.

Artificial Inteligence 88

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review ChatGPT Generative AI 88

Zen Project Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

The PMI Conference was held this past weekend in Chicago. When I first started attending almost 20 years ago, it was the PMI Symposium, then Global Congress and now the PMI Conference. PMI tried to improve he quality of the sessions. I don't know if PMI got the results they wanted.

PMI 100

PMI Web Development Technical Review Leadership 100

Agilemania

OCTOBER 18, 2022

PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is incredibly popular and widely pursued by IT professionals of all types, making it an incredibly valuable merit badge. Due to its enhanced and expanded value, it is much more valuable than any other kind of technical credential. of almost $116,000.

Certification 73

Certification Technical Review Software Review PMI 73

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 26, 2022

To keep your team a step ahead of fluctuating schedules, use a project management platform that builds uncertainty and predictive finish dates into the scheduling engine. Imagine for instance that a new technological advance in the marketplace will make your planned product look markedly inferior. Change Management.

Manufacturing 155

Manufacturing Technical Review Estimate Project Life Cycle 155

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Two months after ChatGPT’s debut, Microsoft introduced on its Bing internet search engine a similar chatbot, and has announced its “everyday AI companion”, Copilot. In March 2023, Google launched Bard , and Baidu , the Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services, introduced ERNIE Bot.

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Artificial Inteligence 2023 Generative AI 2022 97

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To begin, let’s break down some of the most important fundamental keywords and provide some definitions: Artificial Intelligence (AI): this is the broadest term, encompassing all the technologies and methods that enable machines to simulate human intelligence. Think of it like the human brain, it has the overall capacity for intelligence.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review 167

The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

To begin, let’s break down some of the most important fundamental keywords and provide some definitions: Artificial Intelligence (AI): this is the broadest term, encompassing all the technologies and methods that enable machines to simulate human intelligence. Think of it like the human brain, it has the overall capacity for intelligence.

Artificial Inteligence 154

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review 154

The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. AI and related technologies offer the opportunity to shape-shift the profession. However, the project manager, resource managers, and team members would still be required to review and validate the plan. I say, “Bring it on!”

Artificial Inteligence 88

Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI Technical Review 88

MPUG

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This data includes emails, text messages, IM conversations, call center logs, customer feedback, user interview transcripts, blogs, videos, product reviews, replies in questionnaires, product requirements, status reports, risk assessments, dependency maps, and the countless meetings we all have throughout the year.

Generative AI 52

Generative AI 2024 Artificial Inteligence Software Review 52

MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

When you fire a gun in the dark, it’s difficult to aim due to the lack of light. Developers, with all due respect to them, are generally optimistic people. The team has a lack of strong engineering practices, among others. With continuous refactoring, technical debt (i.e., When a Deluge of Defects Occurs.

Lean 64

Lean Software Review Technical Review Agile 64

Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. In the late twenty century, many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all.

Agile 97

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 97

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Request A formal request to change a project’s scope, schedule, resources, or quality specification – is typically submitted for review and formal approval.

Development Team Review 148

Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

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.

2002 78

2002 2023 Leadership 2007 78

MPUG

APRIL 17, 2023

Further, we’ve seen technological developments (application of Artificial Intelligence), and more digital, online, and cloud applications. Staying current with changing technology and industry trends is a must. I worked for an organization that employed 38 project engineers and project managers.

Artificial Inteligence 69

Artificial Inteligence Certification PMI Technical Review 69

NimbleWork

MARCH 10, 2024

As a Quality Engineering Manager, my mission is to revolutionize testing by fostering continuous feedback and process optimization. Background Whether it is project management best practices as prescribed by PMI or agile manifesto or any other development method from waterfall to hybrid, they all prescribe to a simple recipe.

Engineering 105

Engineering Software Review Technical Review Executing 105

Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

Until recently some academics and Project Management Institute (PMI) considered Agile method not a serious contender in project management due to the fact that is very hard to set a due date for project’s competition in Agile method. History of Agile project management. How do you determine size of a project?

Agile 100

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 100

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has recently celebrated 50 years of providing the world with project management competencies. Most of these projects were engineering oriented and headed up by project managers with engineering backgrounds. Short-term profits became more important than long-term growth.

Innovation 108

Innovation Technical Review Sustainability Engineering 108

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 25, 2020

By Susan Parente, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, PSM I, CSM, CSPO, CISSP, CRISC, RESILIA, ITIL, GCLP, MSEM. A virtual team is defined as a group of individuals who work exclusively by using communication technologies to interact with one another while in different areas, and often, different time zones. Striking a Balance.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Consulting PMI Software Review 79

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Few organizations invest in the change management capabilities required to support new technologies and business processes. We should plan our development to build small, usable components that allow users to regularly review, validate, and provide feedback on the emerging application. However, history demonstrates that change is hard.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team 2023 Software Review Leadership 78

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

ProProject Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The marketing industry was changing fast due to the impact and influence of the Internet and technology. The department was comprised of technical talent and my business background brought new insights and focus on projects. The PMI-ACP helps me. Also, join the local PMI community or project manager Meetup groups.

Technical Review 43

Technical Review 2016 PMI Certification 43

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

To keep your team a step ahead of fluctuating schedules, use a project management platform that builds uncertainty and predictive finish dates into the scheduling engine. Imagine for instance that a new technological advance in the marketplace will make your planned product look markedly inferior. Change management.

Manufacturing 114

Manufacturing Technical Review Estimate Project Life Cycle 114

PM Basics

MAY 19, 2020

They thought that engineers would work better if no one controls them. Interesting to note: While Google’s a technical giant, they rated technical skills as the least important aspect for a manager. AND it only works if you can review the objectives every 3–4 months. “ In 2002 Google got rid of all managers.

2002 128

2002 Technical Review Software Review PMI 128

Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Dedicated to provide PM articles, detailed PM software reviews, PM book reviews, and the latest news for the most popular web-based collaboration tools: Project-Management.com. Happiness Engineer at @Automattic , author of [link] , podcaster at [link] , husband, father, and a silly, silly man: cesarabeid.com. Civil Engineer.

PMO 72

PMO Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team PMI 72

MPUG

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sense Checking You should always review the estimate for a non-trivial project for “common sense.” Better yet, get someone else to do the review. The reviewer should check the assumptions and re-work the calculations. I don’t know if it’s true, but I’m sure they do apply a scaling factor for safety.

Estimate 52

Estimate Technical Review Risk Management Closing 52

MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Is it technical?” There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations. You may watch the recording of this webinar at your convenience.

PMI 59

PMI Artificial Inteligence Governance Government 59

International Institute for Learning

AUGUST 17, 2022

self-organization in an article published in the Harvard Business Review ( [link] ). The predictive approach is for engineering that develops something from knowledge. Ko Ito, PMP, PMI-ACP, DASSM. He finished his Doctoral Program at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Innovation Management.

Agile 69

Agile Technical Review Lean Manufacturing 69

Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

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. Incorrect definition of project success. Learn Your Lessons.

Underperforming Technical Team 75

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 2002 Software Review 75

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

It provides support and requires compliance through audits, project reviews, and the enforcement of specific practices. Directive PMO Industry Application - Directive PMO is suitable for industries involved in large-scale construction and engineering or those undergoing significant transformations, such as manufacturing or energy sectors.

PMO 52

PMO Governance Government 2014 52

PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

Much credit should be given to organizations like the PMI Institute. For instance, large-scale engineering and construction projects are considered to be complicated projects, but they may not necessarily be complex projects (provided that the interactions with and the influences of the environment are trivial or rather predictable).

2016 52

2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Major Project Management organizations with Agile Certification programs These include the PMI and other national and international project management professional associations. SAFe Release Train Engineer. It has the most complex set of options of any organization I have reviewed. Project Management Institute (PMI).

Certification 112

Certification Agile Prince2 PMI 112