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		<title>PMI Planning Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Maintain Your PMP Credential</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP What do I need to do to maintain my PMP certification?  It’s a good question and you need to know the answer to this question or risk losing the credential that you worked so hard to earn. To maintain the PMP credential, each PMP certified project manager must earn and report 60 professional development units (PDU) for each three-year cycle.  A PDU is earned for every one hour spent in a planned and structured learning activity. The new 2011 PMI Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) simplified the PDU reporting categories from the previous 18 categories to the following 6: Education Courses offered by PMIs R.E.Ps chapters and communities Continuing education Self-directed learning Giving Back to the Profession Creating new project management knowledge Volunteer service Work as a professional in project management Educational activities may include such undertakings taking classes from PMI Registered Education Providers (R.E.P), working on project management continuing or degree related education, or self-directed learning. Giving back to the profession may include activities such as authoring articles, speaking on project management related topics, conducting project management related research, or being engaged in full time project management. There is no maximum number of PDUs for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PMBOK PDU</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP PMI certified PMPs must demonstrate continual learning to satisfy PMIs Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program.  The PMI CCR requires PMP professionals to earn and report at least 60 Professional Development Units during each three year CCR cycle. A PDU is 1 hour spent in a planned and structured learning activity in 5 Categories: Category 1: Formal academic education Category 2: Professional activities and self-directed learning Category 3: Education programs offered by PMI Registered Education Providers (REP) Category 4: Education programs offered by other providers Category 5: Volunteer service to professional or community organizations PDUs are reported to PMI using online forms or hard-copy forms that are available in the CCR handbook. About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 20 years experience planning and managing technology projects.   Contact Ray at www.pmservicesnw.com Article source: www.pmservicesnw.com &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>2011 PMI PDU Update Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/12/2011-pmi-pdu-update-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PMBOK]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP PMI announced in December 2010 that the PDU reporting requirements would be modified beginning March 1, 2011.  PMI is making the changes based on their research that people did not fully understand the PDU categories and how to report their learning activities.  The new categories are more user-friendly and are expected to better serve PMI certification holders. The new Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) category structure has been simplified reducing the number of categories from 18 to 6.  All categories continue to use the one hour rule of learning activity to equivalent to one PDU. The new requirements place maximum PDU limits on certain categories that all credential holders must use to report their continuing education. There are 6 new PDU categories that fall into two divisions: Education and Giving Back to the Profession.  The 6 new categories are:  Education Courses offered by PMIs R.E.Ps chapters and communities Continuing dducation Self-directed learning Giving Back to the Profession Creating new project management knowledge Volunteer service Work as a professional in project Management There is no maximum number of PDUs for the education category.  However, there is a maximum of 45 PDUs in each PMP 3 year CCR cycle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the WBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a view into a project that shows all the work that will be done by the project to produce the project’s deliverables.  The WBS is a common tool that helps the project manager to describe the work to be accomplished and displays the project in a hierarchy of arranged elements. The WBS is used to identify project resource requirements and allocations, cost estimates, work sequencing and schedule development.  The challenge is to develop a work breakdown structure that defines the logical relationship between all the elements of the project.  It is the common link that unifies the planning, scheduling, cost estimating, budgeting, and reporting processes throughout the project lifecycle. There are two common approaches to developing the WBS: the top down approach and the bottom up approach.  The top down approach uses a predefined product development lifecycle, a WBS template, or a WBS from a previous similar project as structured framework to build the WBS for the new project. The bottom up approach uses a planning group to brainstorm the work elements that are needed to deliver the primary deliverables of the project.  The project manager uses the output [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ITTO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The 4th edition of the PMBOK describes 42 project management processes in terms of ITTO.  ITTO stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs.  An Input is any item that is required by a process Tools are anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose and Techniques are procedures used to accomplish a desired result An Output is a product, result, or service that is generated by a process Note that the PMBOK processes areas are integrated through inputs and outputs, that is, the output of one process may become the input to others. For example, the ITTO for Define Scope are: Inputs Project Charter Requirements documentation Organizational process assets Tools and Techniques Expert judgment Product analysis Alternatives identification Facilitated workshops Outputs Project scope statement Project documentation updates About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 20 years experience planning and managing technology projects.   Contact Ray at wwwpmservicesnw.com Article source: www.pmservicesnw.com &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>CAPM Certification Requirements</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/08/capm-certification-requirements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are the PMP certification eligibility requirements:  Full Name Certified Associate in Project Management Project Role Contributes to project team Eligibility requirements High school diploma or global equivalent And 1,500 hours experience Or 23 hours project management education Steps to Obtaining Credentials Application process 150 question multiple choice examination 3 hours Fees US $225 PMI member US $300 Non PMI member Credential Maintenance 5 years Re-examination  August 2009 &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>PMP Certification Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are the PMP certification eligibility requirements:  Full Name Project Management Professional Project Role Leads and directs project teams Eligibility requirements High school diploma or global equivalent 5 years project management experience (7,500 hours) 35 hours project management education Or Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent 3 years project management experience (4,500 hours) 35 hours project management education Steps to Obtaining Credentials Application process 200 question multiple choice examination 4 hours Fees US $405 PMI member US $555 Non PMI member Credential Maintenance 3 years 60 PDUs  August 2009 &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management Institute PMP Code of Professional Conduct</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/08/project-management-institute-pmp-code-of-professional-conduct/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/08/project-management-institute-pmp-code-of-professional-conduct/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 1. VISION AND APPLICABILITY   1.1 Vision and Purpose As practitioners of project management, we are committed to doing what is right and honorable. We set high standards for ourselves and we aspire to meet these standards in all aspects of our lives—at work, at home, and in service to our profession.   This Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct describes the expectations that we have of ourselves and our fellow practitioners in the global project management community. It articulates the ideals to which we aspire as well as the behaviors that are mandatory in our professional and volunteer roles. The purpose of this Code is to instill confidence in the project management profession and to help an individual become a better practitioner. We do this by establishing a profession-wide understanding of appropriate behavior. We believe that the credibility and reputation of the project management profession is shaped by the collective conduct of individual practitioners.   We believe that we can advance our profession, both individually and collectively, by embracing this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. We also believe that this Code will assist us in making wise decisions, particularly when faced with difficult situations where we may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>42 PMBOK Management Processes and Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP The 4th edition of the PMBOK describes 42 management processes and activities that are needed to identify, define, combine, unify and coordinate the various processes and activities within the project management process groups.  The process and activities are described in terms of their Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. These management processes are used throughout the Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitor and Control, and Closing process groups. The 42 management processes and activities are: Project Integration Management 1.  Develop Project Charter 2.  Develop Project Management Plan 3.  Direct and Manage Project Execution 4.  Monitor and Control Project Work 5.  Perform Integrated Change Control 6.  Close Project or Phase Project Scope Management 7.  Collect Requirements 8.  Define Scope 9.  Create WBS 10.  Verify Scope 11.  Control Scope Project Time Management 12.  Define Activities 13.  Sequence Activities 14.  Estimate Activity Resources 15.  Estimate Activity Durations 16.  Develop Schedule 17.  Control Schedule Project Cost Management 18.  Estimate Costs 19.  Determine Budget 20.  Control Costs Project Quality Management 21.  Plan Quality 22.  Perform Quality Assurance 23.  Perform Quality Control Project Human Resource Management 24.  Develop Human Resource Plan 25.  Acquire Project Team 26.  Develop Project Team 27.  Manage Project Team [...]]]></description>
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