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1. |  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 07-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)-Fifth Edition reflects the collaboration and knowledge of working project managers and provides the fundamentals of project management as they apply to a wide range of projects. This internationally recognized standard gives project managers the essential tools to practice project management and deliver organizational results. A tenth Knowledge Area has been added; Project Stakeholder Management expands upon the importance of appropriately engaging project stakeholders in key decisions and activities. Project data...
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2. |  ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3®) By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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.
Start meeting your standards for better...
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3. |  THE STANDARD FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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!
Start meeting your standards for...
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4. |  THE STANDARD FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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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5. |  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 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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6. |  Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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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7. |  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 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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8. |  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 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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9. |  Practice Standard for Scheduling By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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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10. |  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 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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11. |  Practice Standard for Project Configuration Management By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 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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12. |  The Human Aspects of Project Management—Managing the Project Team, Volume Three By: Vijay K. Verma Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-DEC-1997 Insert Date: 05-SEP-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Human Aspects of Project Management—Managing the Project Team, Volume Three Today, project managers operate in a global environment and work on
joint projects characterized by cultural diversity. Teamwork is the
key to project success. This book focuses on developing and
sustaining the project team throughout the project life cycle and
promotes working inter-dependently in a climate of mutual trust and
a win-win atmosphere. It will help readers understand the stages of
team development, build strong project teams by eliminating
barriers to high performance, select and organize the project team
for success by gaining commitment through participative
decision-making,...
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13. |  Tools and Tips for Today’s Project Manager By: Ralph L. Kliem; Irwin S. Ludin Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JUN-1999 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Tools and Tips for Today’s Project Manager Two former college lecturers whose business experience includes
manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, and artificial
intelligence wrote this useful guide. Their book, which they
abbreviate "TnT," is an explosive mixture of insider information
and effective strategies. Each entry takes an average of one page
(longer versions include graphics), and delivers quick insight into
the meaning and application of the most current terms in project
management today.
Although directed toward project managers, others working in the
fields of finance, marketing, sales, and human resources will...
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14. |  A Framework for Value Management Practice By: Michel Thiry Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-1997 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Framework for Value Management Practice
Project management practitioners will enjoy learning more about
value and customer needs in this breakthrough book that shows why
these core principles pave the pathway to success. Thirys book
begins with a short history of value management that emerged during
the troubled times of World War II. Shortages of critical
resources, such as steel and aluminum, forced manufacturers to be
creative and seek out new alternatives. Inexpensive products that
were thought to be inferior inevitably outperformed the originals.
Thus, value engineering was born. Its goal was to produce
top-quality products...
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15. |  Project Management Professional (PMP®) Examination Specification By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 30-SEP-2005 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management Professional (PMP®) Examination Specification
In 2004 the Project Management Institute (PMI®) conducted a
new global role delineation study to update the Project Management
Professional (PMP®) credentialing examination. The study
results are used to establish the Project Management Professional
(PMP) Examination Specification for the examination, describing the
tasks (competencies) that PMPs perform and the project management
knowledge and skill PMPs use to complete each task.
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16. |  By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2001 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: People in Projects
Project management professionals are fortunate to have access to a
rich and growing body of tools and metrics to aid in their success.
However, that is just what they are: tools and metrics. The
industry is no less prone than any other discipline to the problems
inherent in managing people. In fact, strong arguments can be made
that project management offers far more. This important book
focuses on one of the nine knowledge areas of A Guide to the
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)2000
Editionnamely, human resource management. This publication is one
of the most important...
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17. |  By: William Ibbs; Justin Reginato Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-SEP-2002 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | In today’s highly competitive marketplace, organizations want
more from project management than on-time, under-budget delivery.
Just like labor, technology and equipment, project management is
seen as a corporate asset that is expected to contribute to the
bottom line. It must deliver a profitable return on investment if
it is to become a strategic business asset, and not just another
drill press in the corporate tool crib.
In Quantifying the Value of Project Management, William Ibbs and
Justin Reginato, from the University of California at Berkeley,
explore real-world data from 52 U.S....
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18. |  By: Francis Marion Webster Jr. Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-SEP-2000 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Former editor-in-chief for the Project Management Institute
(PMI®), Francis M. Webster Jr. refers to himself as "the Olde
Curmudgeon." After reading his new book, it is difficult to see how
this description applies. What Webster delivers in PM 101 According
to the Olde Curmudgeon: An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of
Project Management is insider information dispensed with a friendly
arm-around-the-shoulders approach.
This is a book of veteran do’s and don’ts,
generously shared with novice project managers. Webster’s
passion is modern project management, those aspects of the field
not...
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19. |  Project Leadership: from Theory to Practice By: Jeffrey K. Pinto Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-NOV-1998 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Leadership: from Theory to Practice
This provocative book combines theory and practice and is the first
of its kind to develop a complete model of the project leader
function in modern corporations. It addresses such diverse, but
equally important, roles of project leader as visionary, strategic
manager and ethical leader. It is a hands-on guide detailing the
specific steps you will need to follow in creating a project
vision, reaching all project stakeholders and selling that vision.
You will also learn about a wide range of leader dutiesmanager,
problem solver, facilitator, trainer, communicator, advocateand
discover how...
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20. |  Achieving the Promise of Information Technology: Introducing the Transformational Project Paradigm By: Ralph B. Sackman Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-MAY-1999 Insert Date: 28-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Achieving the Promise of Information Technology: Introducing the Transformational Project Paradigm
Sackman's Transformational Project Paradigm (TPP) is a management
practices framework that helps companies harness the power of
information technology, while transforming their mainstream
operations and services. Basing his presentation on the nature of
systems work, the author describes four management practices that
encourage growth, productivity, cost control, asset utilization and
customer satisfaction. Destined to be a classic, this book presents
wisdom and insights that senior staff members will be reading and
applying for decades to come.
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