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		<title>Project Management – Quick Reminders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Project Management Quick Reminders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ray Myers, Jr., PMP Sometimes we just need a quick reminder.  Here are the basics of project management and high level view of the project manager’s role and responsibilities. Project A project is a temporary endeavor that is undertaken to create a unique product or service. Project Management Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project objectives to meet stakeholder needs and expectations. Project Phases Initiation Planning Execution Monitor and Control Closing Knowledge Areas Integration Management Scope Management Time Management Cost Management Quality Management Human Resources Management Communications Management Risk Management Procurement Management Project Manager &#8211; Leadership Skills Vision and strategy Establishes direction Aligns people Communication Negotiation Motivates and inspires Influences organizations Overcomes barriers to change Project Manager – General Management Skills Planning Finance and accounting Personnel administration Technology Organizational development Delegation Team building Conflict management Problem solving Project Manager – Communication Skills Writing Speaking Presenting Listening Media relations Meeting management 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>Project Management Is a Thankless Job!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Success Is Not Noticeable There is little evidence the project manager did anything The project looks simple in hindsight Failure Is Very Obvious The project manager will get blamed when things go wrong &#169;2012 PMServicesNW. All Rights Reserved..]]></description>
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		<title>PMI Training and Qualifications from the Project Management Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/10/pmi-training-and-qualifications-from-the-project-management-institute-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PMP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by john mce The Project Management Institute is a worldwide professional association for project, programme or portfolio managers. The purpose of the PMI is to develop the practise and profession of project management all over the world. They hope that organisations worldwide will embrace their project management principles and attribute their success to it. By joining PMI, project managers can benefit from meetings, training, communications and networking opportunities which enhance professional development potential. Members will be informed about advances in project management techniques and stay in touch with many interesting and potentially valuable contacts. Project managers play a key role in economies and societies, over-seeing big changes in all sorts of different industries, from construction, to IT, to Transport and beyond. The PMI promote professionalism, accountability and proficiency in project, programme and portfolio management, and can help companies to raise standards and create shared knowledge, skills and values which can help to standardise project management procedures. The PMI&#8217;s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) qualifications are internationally recognised as proficient project management qualifications. Global organisations choose the PMI qualifications as a way of achieving higher standards of professionalism. By becoming a member of the PMI, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six common reasons of why projects fail</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/09/six-common-reasons-of-why-projects-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be able to understand project delivery it is important to understand one or two reasons why projects fail. From experience having being commissioned to troubleshoot projects and recommending turnaround strategies here are my top six. 1. Failure to capture and agree business case requirements, therefore not understanding the full set of project deliverables and project objectives. 2. The knock-on effect of misunderstanding what the project business case is meant to deliver leads to poor planning with the plan not reflecting the business case expected outcomes. Plans are nothing but planning is everything. A failure at this early stage will most likely result in the project plagued by mounting issues because not only will planning be incomplete, but also the project will generate more inherent issues and risks. To mitigate the risk and resolve issues will put pressure on the change management process to overcome the deficiencies of planning leading to additional costs and added project complexity. 3. A lack of documentation defining the scope and detail of key deliverables. Documents are key to understanding the what, how, when, who, and precise details in design. Without them a Project Manager will not be able to know the true scope of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Project?</title>
		<link>http://www.pmservicesnw.com/2010/08/what-is-a-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to provide or produce a unique product or service.  A project: Involves a single definable purpose or end result Requires resources May have many stakeholders Involves uncertainty A Project is Temporary With a definite (defined) beginning And a definite end Temporary does not mean short A Project is Unique It is unlike any other product or service It has specific objectives   About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 2o 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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