Projects which are unsuccessful often turn out so *despite* the Project Manager, rather than because of them.
Might as well blame all technology failure on IT if we're going to suggest that all project failures are because of weak/ineffective project manager*s* . Poor project manage*ment*, however is the leading cause of project failures, and this is the realm of an organization's senior management team, ultimately. * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:18 PM, John Hornbuckle < [email protected]> wrote: > On the whole, do you find that those project managers’ projects are > successful?**** > > ** ** > > Throughout the process of taking classes and studying for the exam, I’ve > learned volumes about what SHOULD be happening with projects. I thought I > knew a little something about managing projects to start with, but I was way > off.**** > > ** ** > > If all projects were managed the way the PMBOK recommends, there would be > far more successful projects.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > John Hornbuckle**** > > MIS Department**** > > Taylor County School District**** > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Tigran K [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, August 01, 2011 4:05 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: PMI PMP Certification**** > > ** ** > > The only thing I see project managers do is schedule meetings, take notes > that nobody will see and get in the way of good technical discussions.**** > > ** ** > > Can somebody tell me why they need a cert program to use outlook? > > --Tigran**** > > > On Aug 1, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > Know the input and outputs for each process and the 30ish formulas. The > exam is not easy.**** > > **** > > If you have not applied for the test, you better get on it. If you are > lucky to get audited, I do not think you will be able to get it in by the 31 > st. You also have to document 4500 hours of project management experience. > **** > > **** > > http://www.rmcproject.com/about/pmp-examination-changes.aspx**** > > **** > > Also, get Rita’s study guides. Worth it. > http://www.rmcproject.com/index.aspx**** > > **** > > Jacob**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, August 01, 2011 11:14 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: PMI PMP Certification > **** > > **** > > I was wondering if there were any certified PMPs out there that could give > me pointers on the exam.**** > > **** > > I had planned on taking it in around two months, but I just caught wind of > the fact PMI is changing it on August 31. So now I’m cramming to see if I > can get it done before the change.**** > > **** > > I took two project management courses in grad school pretty recently, and > am currently reading a couple of PMP study guides.**** > > **** > > **** > > John Hornbuckle**** > > MIS Department**** > > Taylor County School District**** > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us**** > > **** > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
