Project Management Certifications

Are you ready to test your knowledge and skills in PM ?

Here you can find links to certifications in Project Management:

http://certification.about.com/od/projectmanagement/Project_Management_Certification.htm

http://www.prince2.com/prince2-training-courses.asp

If you passed any of these exams , please share us some impressions , leaving comments to this post. Thank you !

Some basis rudiments for risk management

Manufacturing/Processing Plant Improves Project Management

Manufacturing/Processing Plant Improves Project Management with Training from Boston University Corporate Education Center
http://www.butrain.com/project-management-training-courses/westinghouse.asp

Healthcare Insurer Succeeds with Project Management Training

Healthcare Insurer Succeeds with Project Management Training from Boston University Corporate Education Center
http://www.butrain.com/project-management-training-courses/Harvard.asp

Custom Project Management Certificate

Entertainment Company Turns to Boston University Corporate Education Center to Build Custom Project Management Certificate
http://www.butrain.com/project-management-training-courses/disney.asp

Boston University Corporate Education Center Helps National Insurance/Financial Services Company’s

Boston University Corporate Education Center Helps National Insurance/Financial Services Company’s Top Agents Master Generations X and Y Challenges
http://www.butrain.com/project-management-training-courses/insurance.asp

Aptima Creates New Business Opportunities with Project Management Training

Aptima Creates New Business Opportunities with Project Management Training from Boston University Corporate Education Center
http://www.butrain.com/project-management-training-courses/aptima.asp

Project Management. Project Failure - The Passport Office

Why Projects Fail: The Passport Office
Case Study: A High Tech, High Profile Failure, But the lessons learned are of value to all projects
http://www.bisinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/infokit-related-files/passport-office

7 Habbits of the unsuccesful project manager

http://www.commercial-solutions.com/7Habitsplain.html

Project Management. Approaches in the education sector - Lincoln University

Case Study about Lincoln University uses JISC infoNet’s Project Management Approach and Training within a project to implement a new Information System
http://www.bisinfonet.ac.uk/Resources/external-resources/lincoln-university-case-study-project-management

Why Projects Fail

Why Projects Fail: A University Accounting System
June 2003
http://www.bisinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/infokit-related-files/project-failure-university-accounting-system

The 2005 CANADA GAMES

The 2005 CANADA GAMES: A Case for PMI’s Volunteer Driven Project Management Model
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/Case_Canada%20Games.pdf

Facilitation Training for Team Members

it's important to learn what does it mean team-working

http://www.slideshare.net/eastleaf/facilitation-training-for-team-members

New Zealand Wind Farm

NEW ZEALAND WIND FARM: Completed On-time and Within Budget Despite Record Storms
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/Case_New%20Zealand%20Wind%20Farm.pdf

Work Teams

just to understand work teams

http://www.slideshare.net/Tophits/work-teams?src=related_normal&rel=815257

Poyry Production Plant

Poyry Production Plant
Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering firm based in Finland that offers services related to consulting, project development and implementation, and operations management and maintenance planning in all of its business sectors. Pöyry has developed powerful tools for project management and administration, applying the most modern information management and browser-based publishing methods, which ensure effective management of even the most demanding investment projects.
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/PoyryCaseStudy.pdf

HP Services Adds Consistency and Top Talent to Global Project Operations

HP Services Adds Consistency and Top Talent to Global Project Operations
Project Management Institute (PMI) has introduced its career framework, a formal career path for the project management profession. This initiative was launched to help organizations of all types establish clear expectations and a process for developing project management professionals and helping them advance through their careers. As a part of this effort, we have sought out interesting examples of major organizations that have acknowledged this need, wrestled with the issue of designing a career path for project professionals and have succeeded at
creating their own approach.
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/PMI_CaseStudy_HP.pdf

Critical Chain in PM

Another idea for useful book.

http://www.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=227700

Dealing With Difficult People Leadership Day

in Project Management we often have to cope with difficult teams

http://www.slideshare.net/pastorchaney/dealing-with-difficult-people-leadership-day

Baldwin Water Works: Reconstructing Cleveland’s Water System

Case Study about Baldwin Water Works: Reconstructing Cleveland’s Water System
Baldwin Water Works, the water system serving Cleveland, Ohio, USA, was in need of drastic renovation and modernization. The project faced many challenges, including the need to conduct construction while continuing to provide water to the city, and working around the many historical landmarks within the system. Project management provided the tools and benchmarks to ensure on-budget and on-time delivery, making this reconstruction project successful.
http://www.pmi.org/PDF/Case_Baldwin%20Water%20Works.pdf

Leadership vs Management Skill

an interesting presentation for project managers

http://www.slideshare.net/vmedina/make-yourself-a-leader4

The Business of Projects

A review for the Cambridge-press bestseller.

http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521843286

Effective Time Management Strategies

to be effective in managing your time is the first step

http://www.slideshare.net/lawrencefine/effective-time-management-strategies-presentation?src=related_normal&rel=368723

5 Key Chart Project Management (TM) Methodology

Project management in real life
how to balance creative chaos and control

http://www.slideshare.net/jmcmahon89/5-key-chart-project-management-tm-methodology-presentation

Starting a PMO from Scratch: A Challenge or Unbearable Burden?

Starting a PMO from Scratch: A Challenge or Unbearable Burden?
MARCH 2008, by Florin Gheorghiu, PMP
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Gheorghiu-3-08.pdf

Lead Project Manager Training

how to train project managers?

http://www.slideshare.net/Judesweeney/lead-project-manager-training-presentation

Case Study about Transforming an Organization by Using a New Project Management Approach
July 2008, by Jacob Kashiwagi, Marie Sullivan, Kenneth T. Sullivan & Dean Kashiwagi
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Kashiwagi-Sullivan-7-08.pdf

Introduction of Project Management Courses at University: A Case Study

Introduction of Project Management Courses at University : A Case Study
August 2008, by Mitra Arami, Head of Project Management Competence Center, University of Applied Science bfi Vienna
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Arami-8-08.pdf

Lean Project Management at NNIT

A Case Study about Lean Project Management at NNIT
September 2008, by Alan Harpham
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Harpham-9-08.pdf

Leadership Based Project Management Model Tested On Food Services at Arizona State University

Leadership Based Project Management Model Tested On Food Services at Arizona State University
October 2008, John K. Michael (Researcher Assistant, PBSRG, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)
Dean Kashiwagi (Professor, PBSRG, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)
Kenneth T. Sullivan (Asst. Professor, PBSRG, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Kashiwagi-10-08.pdf

“Bravo” Company: Lessons Learned in Project Management

“Bravo” Company: Lessons Learned in Project Management
OCTOBER 2008, By Bob Prieto Senior Vice President, Fluor
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Prieto-10-08.pdf

Delivering Multiple Sites and Time Zones Projects: A Case Study in the Telecom Industry

Delivering Multiple Sites and Time Zones Projects: A Case Study in the Telecom Industry
November 2008 by Ram Garg
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2008/PDFs/Garg-11-08.pdf

PTC Improves Customer Satisfaction Through Global Project Management

PTC Improves Customer Satisfaction Through Global Project Management
February 2009, by J. LeRoy Ward, PMP, PgMP
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2009/PDFs/feb/PTC_Improves_Customer_Satisfaction-2-09.pdf

Transforming the Project Management Culture at Harris

A Case Study about Transforming the Project Management Culture at Harris
MAY 2009, By Mark Scott, PMP, Sr. Engineering Manager, Harris Corporation, RF Communications Division
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2009/PDFs/may/SCOTT-Harris.pdf

Transforming the Project Management Culture within

A Case Study about Transforming the Project Management Culture within the Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
JUNE 2009, By Abdullah Tamimi, Assistant Planning Manager, Saudi Arabian Ministry of Interior’s National Information Center (NIC)
http://www.pmforum.org/library/cases/2009/PDFs/june/Case-Study-Tamimi.pdf

Project management training in Italian!

this is a course about project management in Italian

http://www.slideshare.net/FabioMoioli/project-mgmt-training-fabio-moioli-module-1?src=related_normal&rel=1664792

brief Project Management presentation

a Royalty Free Project Management presentation with link to others useful Power Point resources

http://www.slideshare.net/craigwbrown/the-project-management-process-week-11-contemporary-issues-presentation

Typical project management organization

Source: hiwate.eu

Aspects of a Project Plan

Source: en.wikiversity.org

Legal Project Management

Legal Project Management adapts traditional project management principles....


http://www.imninc.com/iln/lpm.pdf

Network Diagram with critical path

Source: ami.ac.uk

SAP Project Management.

A Detailed Look at SAP Project Management

http://www.erpgenie.com/publications/saptips/Project%20Management%20EMconvt.pdf

Phases of Project Management

Agile techonologies in PM

Project advice for IT guys.

http://www.ccpace.com/Resources/documents/AgileProjectManagement.pdf

Belbin Team Roles

Source: annekuhnell.com

How can you apply for the Cerified Assos. of PM

See how you could become a member of the association.

http://www.pmi.org/PDF/pdc_capmhandbook.pdf

A guide to making projects work

See what is most important in a project.

http://www.exinfm.com/training/pdfiles/projectPrimer.pdf

Lecture in PM

Here is a lecture about PM - its basics and prinicples.
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~sme/CSC444F/slides/L03-ProjectManagement.pdf

Project Management: contemporary issues

The Project Management Process: Contemporary Issues

• current trends
• future trends
• organizing principles
• project management challenges
• unresolved issues
• career issues

source: http://www.slideshare.net/craigwbrown/the-project-management-process-week-11-contemporary-issues-presentation

Project Management Process

A really nice and easy to read presentation of the Project Management Process.
It doesn't seem dedicated to litigation issues. it's useful for everybody approaching Project Management.
What I appreciated a lot is that the attention is focused on people

http://www.slideshare.net/Intechgration/project-management-for-litigation-matters-presentation

A GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

http://www.ecml.at/documents/pub141E2002.pdf

Project management and Leadership

What qualities must have a project manager? what is leadership? what's the difference between managers and leaders?

you'll find the answer in this slides

http://www.slideshare.net/craigwbrown/the-project-management-process-week-6-leadership-presentation

Project in Financial Management

http://www.egohid.eu/Documents/Project%20Management%20presentation.pdf

Another useful presentation:)

http://www.grcc.edu/files/RENGMARK/CWI_Project_Planning_Document.pdf

Here you can find a really nice game concerning PM in 'practice'. Have fun.

http://www.sharkworld.nl/game_description.php

project management vocabulary and tools

A lot of answers about Project Management and a video to learn the words used in Project Management

http://www.answers.com/topic/project-management

Project management process and guidelines

very well prepared slides, informative and educational slides. a good introduction to Project
Management

http://www.slideshare.net/craigwbrown/the-project-management-process-week-1

Preparing for the Project Management Professional (Pmp) Certification Exam

here you can find the 2nd edition of the handbook 'Preparing For The Project Management Professional (Pmp) Certification Exam (0 8144 7172 2)'

http://www.slideshare.net/n888n/preparing-for-the-project-management-professional-pmp-certification-exam-0-8144-7172-2-presentation?src=related_normal&rel=1840384

project management, tools, process, plans and project planning tips

Project management process
Agree precise specification for the project.
Plan the project - time, team, activities, resources, financials.
Communicate the project plan to your project team.
Agree and delegate project actions.
Manage, motivate, inform, encourage, enable the project team.
Check, measure, review project progress; adjust project plans, and inform the project team and others.
Complete project; review and report on project performance; give praise and thanks to the project team.

source: http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm

This is a very well done presentation that you can find in slideshare. It contains useful
'Tools to Help Project Managers'.
Here is the link:

http://www.slideshare.net/confirm/MjI2NDYyMTI7cm91dGU=/1034819-d3cd521b92e96ee9e7912d6f345a77135d0e1f70-slideshow

project management docs

in this site you can find useful free documents about project management issues
http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/

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