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What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

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As with any profession, it’s also advisable for you to participate in professional events such as conferences and seminars to stay on top of the program management best practices. This certification program by the project management institute (PMI) validates your knowledge and experience as a program manager.

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A Short History of Project Management

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Another major project related happening was the growing popularity of value engineering (VE), which was widely used at General Electric. This functioned to help measure the value of alternatives (for example, using cheaper resources and/or materials to reduce project costs or design-to-cost) especially when there was a scarcity of resources.

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Risk Management Resources

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Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Causes of Risk Taking by Project Managers,” Michel N. Wakshull, Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Annual Seminars & Symposium , November 1?10, Dorofee, et.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Causes of Risk Taking by Project Managers,” Michel N. Dorofee, et.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Five Immutable Principles of Project Success - There are many (possibly too many) methods for successfully managing a project. But each method needs to be based on 5 Immutable principles to be successful, no matter the domain or context, PMI Spring Seminar , 2012, Austin TX. PMI Workshops and Conferences.

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80+ Awesome Online Resources for Project Managers

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Essentials of Project Management Series – PMI. Cost: $400. This two -day course is designed for beginner project managers trying to manage projects on top of their regular job responsibilities. Online Project Management Training Providers. Access the Project Management Fundamentals course for free. .