ITTO´s de los procesos del PMI

Posted by on May 19, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

ITTO´s de los procesos del PMI

Uno puede escuchar dos tipos de recomendaciones cuando se prepara el examen de certificación como PMP(R): memorizar (o no) todas las entradas, herramientas, técnicas y salidas asociadas a los procesos descritos en el PMBOK (2013). No voy a entrar en la polémica sobre la conveniencia de memorizar toda de la lista. Desde mi punto de vista, todos (aspirantes, administradores certificados novatos o experimentados) necesitamos de vez en cuando revisar esta información. Por esto, ahora se puede consultar una tabla preparada para el efecto, en la barra lateral de este blog y en este enlace . Referencia: A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). (2013). Newtown Square, Pa.: Project Management Institute

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The project manager is leaving. What will we do?

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

The project manager is leaving. What will we do?

It has been the big news of the week here in the UK, that football’s longest serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United, is to retire at the end of the season on 19th May 2013. He has been in the role for 26½ years and has an unrivalled record of premiership wins, and trophies won over the time … Read More >

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PM-Foundations – Understanding the Maturity of Your Project Office

Posted by on May 12, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

PM-Foundations – Understanding the Maturity of Your Project Office

Let me start by saying that this blog post does not dive into the depths of project or capability maturity models. I am focused in this discussion on how to build a project based organization that delivers in a consistent and effective manner across the project portfolio. I run across many clients that hire, contract, and develop a team of strong project managers, and still describe situations where they are achieving mixed results in terms of the success of their projects. Although people are certainly an important element of building a solid project office, it is not the only component required to provide tangible value to the overall organization. Establishing a mature project organization represents the process of assembling the right team, supporting the team with solid processes and tools, and most importantly creating a project based culture and competency that consistently meets or exceeds customer expectations. Why is Maturity Important? Maturity within the project organization represents an enabler to improve project delivery results

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What has pruning my hydrangea bush got to do with project management?

Posted by on Apr 30, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

What has pruning my hydrangea bush got to do with project management?

A lot! Well we finally saw some sunshine in London over the weekend, and I asked my gardening expert (my elder sister Denise) whether it was OK to prune back all the dead wood on my hydrangeas. A definite yes saw me sitting next to this bush pruning away. While sat there my thinking juices starting to run riot: why … Read More >

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MS Project Server 2013 and Project Online – Ready to Compete

Posted by on Apr 21, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

MS Project Server 2013 and Project Online – Ready to Compete

I have always been a big fan of MS Project Server. Project Server provides the ability to manage project schedules, budgets, and metrics across the enterprise, using the #1 project planning tool (MS Project) as the core engine for the platform. However, even though we (Cardinal Solutions) are a Microsoft Managed Partner, there has been limited interest from our customers in Project Server implementation services. In my opinion, this is primarily due to the fact that the Enterprise Project Management tools space is crowded with some very big players (Oracle, CA, Compuware, Planview, and HP to name a few). Although Microsoft has always had one of the leading stand-alone planning tools in MS Project, they did not seem to be “all in” in the EPM space. As a result, Project Server has traditionally lagged a bit functionally, as well as from a usability perspective. I think the other problem has been with the EPM solution space itself.

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