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Program Management Professional Development Program
The ESI curriculum includes a mix of courses in program management, business skills, advance project management, contract management, and the PgMP Preparation class (to be released in 2008).
Corporate Training & Development Advisor / December 2007    PDF

Five Tips for Infusing Business Analysis Into Projects
In business today, any project is ultimately measured by one thing: return on investment. There are dozens of metrics to be measured along the way, from budget and deadline to scope and steholder satisfaction.
Business Analyst Times / December 2007

A Practical Approach to Recognizing and Improving Competencies in Your Business Analysis
A Standish CHAOS Chronicles report states that only 28 per cent of software projects were expected to finish on time and on budget. Only 52 per cent of completed projects met their proposed functionality.
British Computer Society newsletter / November 2007    PDF

Do the Right Thing
Companies need to instill the message that ethics aren't ever optional.
PM Network / November 2007    PDF

Added Value
As the pressure mounts to track ROI, many companies are turning to earned value management. But without the right formula, they may end up drowning in data.
PM Network / October 2007    PDF

Cost Risk Analysis for Managing Large Projects
Every large project, from building a new plant to replacing a legacy system, will experience unexpected complications and interruptions. But that doesn’t mean it has to run over budget and fall behind schedule.
Finance Week / November 2007   PDF
Copyright © 2007. Reprinted with permission of Finance Week from November 2007. All rights reserved.

Who Would Want to be a Project Manager?
In the business of Pharma, there are numerous opportunities and strategies available and many ways to use scarce resources (including money).
Pharma Script / October 2007   PDF

Use Soft Skills to Solve Hard Challenges
As essential as technical expertise is to keeping an organization running smoothly are business skills – “soft skills” that are often most effective when dealing with your company’s hardest challenges. By Julie Zinn, PMP
Material Handling Management / October 2007

Business Analysis Skills: Critical for Sourcing Success
A persistent challenge in managing outsourcing relationships is the transition from being active participants in a project to becoming remote managers of a global sourcing initiative.
Global Services / August 2007   PDF

10 Thoughts / 10 People on Enterprise Architecture
If enterprise architecture has you flummoxed, read on.
FCW.com / August 2007

My Favorite Project
John F. Pelham, PMP, introduced project management basics to help disabled children in Bulgaria.
PM Network / July 2007   

Supervisory Training Helped Corning's Jill Baker Become a Better Boss
As a 25-year IT professional, Corning Inc.'s Jill Baker has attended numerous training programs. But perhaps the most profound leadership instruction she has received was from a two-day supervisory effectiveness course she took at the manufacturer's Corning, N.Y., campus in 2005.
Computer World / June 2007   

Lessons for Olympic Games Organizers
Though specific in nature and sizeable in scale, fundamentally, the Games are no different than any other complex project.
Project Times / June 2007   PDF

The 3 Cs of Sourcing Success
To improve project success where sourcing is involved, organizations must focus on developing individual competencies in a variety of disciplines, and then foster collaboration and communication, both internally and with external service providers.
Projects @ Work / May 2007   PDF

Tomato, Tamahto: Different Definitions for Program Management Success
Defining the term "program" is like defining what makes a gourmet meal – it can vary according to the context, flavor and individual.
DM Direct / May 2007

The New Essential Skills
If you can't articulate processes, present a winning business case, and implement change effectively, your vision for success and improved performance will not be fully realized.
Industrial Engineer / May 2007   PDF
Copyright © 2007. Reprinted with permission of the Institute of Industrial Engineers from May 2007, Industrial Engineer. All rights reserved.

Winning Contract Managers Borrow Plays
from the Project Management Playbook
Implementing project management strategies to not only meet the schedule of a contract, but to conform to performance-based requirements and control costs, increases customer satisfaction, meets performance goals, and provides contract managers with new proficiencies to close skill gaps.
Contract Management Magazine / April 2007   PDF

Flood Control
When projects burst at the seams, scope creep often is the culprit. However, putting effective controls in place and planning the project thoroughly from the start will keep the dam from breaking.
TechDecisions Magazine / February 2007   PDF

Best Practices in State and Local Government
Contract Management
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has become a proven leader in contract administration.
Contract Management Magazine / January 2007   PDF