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Professional project management—where are we now?

Project management has come a long way, but there’s still a distance to go before the public identifies the discipline as a discrete profession.

May 13, 2011

Surviving project change

A significant organisational change event such as a merger, acquisition or change in CEO can have a dramatic impact on existing business projects, especially those tagged ‘discretionary spend’. These types of changes present numerous professional and personal challenges to the project manager.

April 29, 2011

Project practitioners invited to OGC Best Practice Users Day

Project practitioners, executive managers and PMO specialists are invited to Best Practice Users Day, an event designed to bring together those who are planning to implement the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) best practice methods such as P30, P3M3, MSP and PRINCE2.

April 14, 2011

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Lavinia Buckley, the travelling project manager

First she went to the UK, then she worked in transport. Now Lavinia Buckley is back in Australia and already had a hand in an award-winning hospital project.

April 8, 2011

People

Program management education – where are we now?

Education in program management is currently provided through both vocational and postgraduate academic programs, leading to recognised qualifications. This is predominantly provided by organisations with courses and programs accredited by either or both of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and Project Management Institute (PMI). The relevant vocational qualification is an Advanced Diploma of […]

March 24, 2011

PMI introduces Agile certification

The growth in project managers using Agile techniques has led to the Project Management Institute (PMI) introducing a new certification to incorporate demand. According to PMI, Agile practices in project management has doubled in the last two years. The certification will validate the use of Agile principles and concepts, and complement existing PMI offerings in […]

March 9, 2011

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