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1. |  ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3®) By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3®)
"OPM3® – Second Edition continues to provide the tools necessary for organizations to measure their maturity against a comprehensive set of best practices.
What's new?
• Greater alignment with other PMI Standards.
• Introduction of Organizational Enablers – to promote smooth transitions within the domain, stages and process groups and to achieve a higher degree of organizational maturity.
• Categorization by Knowledge Area, by Business Results and by Balanced Scorecard.
• Consolidated best practices to eliminate duplication.
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2. |  THE STANDARD FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: THE STANDARD FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
"The Standard for Portfolio Management – Second Edition continues to recognize good practices in the discipline of portfolio management. With new knowledge areas it helps portfolio managers "do the right work."
What's new?
• Two new Knowledge Areas: Portfolio Risk Management and Portfolio Governance. (Governance is accountable for investment decisions throughout the portfolio lifecycle.)
• Greater emphasis on these areas means increased awareness of the opportunity costs throughout the process and an increased focus on delivering results!
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3. |  THE STANDARD FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: THE STANDARD FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
"The Standard for Program Management – Second Edition continues to recognize good practices for managing multiple projects and programs successfully with even more knowledge areas and processes.
What's new?
• Nine new Knowledge Areas, including Program Financial Management, Stakeholder Management and Program Governance. This helps ensure proper metrics are developed so that organizations can successfully manage large and complex programs.
• 14 new processes.
Start meeting your standards for better project performance."
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4. |  A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide) By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide)
"The PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement, with improved consistency and greater clarification.
What's new?
• Standard language has been incorporated throughout the document to aid reader understanding.
• New data flow diagrams clarify inputs and outputs for each process.
• Greater attention has been placed on how Knowledge Areas integrate in the context of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing process groups.
• Two new...
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5. |  Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework
"Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework – Second Edition provides general context for the definition, assessment and development of project manager competency. The framework outlines the key dimensions of project management competency and identifies those competencies that are most likely to impact project manager performance.
Project manager competency consists of three separate dimensions:
Knowledge – what a project manager knows about the application of processes, tools and techniques in project activities
Performance – how a project manager applies project...
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6. |  Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures Second Edition By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures Second Edition
"Defining project objectives and delegating work to team members are among a project manager's biggest tasks. Successful projects require thorough planning on the part of the project manager to accomplish these tasks. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) serves as a guide for defining work as it relates to a specific project's objectives. The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures-Second Edition supplies project managers and team members with direction for the preliminary development and the implementation of the WBS. Consistent with A Guide to the Project Management Body of...
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7. |  Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition
"The complexities and unique characteristics of government projects make the need for a practice standard specific to the unique characteristics of public sector projects all the more apparent.
The Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition, extends the baseline information included in the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition to provide an overview of the key project governance processes used in most public sectors, define key terms, describe atmospheres where government projects operate and review the management life-cycle of government programs. In so doing, the Government Extension...
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8. |  Practice Standard for Scheduling By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practice Standard for Scheduling
"Effective project scheduling and time management are critical factors in the success or failure of a particular project. And, increasingly project management professionals are responsible for managing a variety of project schedules and timelines.
For that reason, Project Management Institute (PMI) is introducing the Practice Standard for Scheduling, a systematic guide describing hallmarks of a sound and effective schedule methodology, as well as providing quantifiable means for assessing the maturity of a schedule model.
As a complement to A Guide to the Project Management Body of...
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9. |  Construction Extension to The PMBOK® Guide Third Edition By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Construction Extension to The PMBOK® Guide Third Edition
"A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Third Edition outlines the standards and methodologies generally applicable to all types of projects. Some important project management principles are not common among or relevant to all project types, however. Project managers can obtain information about principles related to more specific project types by referring to extensions, such as the Construction Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition.
The construction industry calls for a unique type of project management, as many projects require large amounts of...
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10. |  Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management
Most projects present teams with challenges relating to time, cost and scope. Careful management of these project elements allows projects to be completed successfully. In order to guide a project's direction, project managers utilize the process of configuration management. Project configuration management is the collective body of processes, activities, tools, and methods used to manage certain items during the project lifecycle. Configuration management is implemented to actively guide the direction of the project and support communication that will facilitate successful completion. Due...
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