This month's edition of CrossTalk has several articles on managing software development projects. http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2003/12/index.html Glen...
Thanks everybody for sharing your thoughts on this matter. It has been very helpful for building my own argumentation on this matter. I believe our company...
Hi I plan to go for PMP cert. for sometime but am not sure about pre-requisite experience. Would really appreciate if someone having good knowledge on this...
Hi, Good day, We as a PMI R.E.P. provide a lot of help and training for PMP exams. The 35 hours and 4500 hours are a big question with everyone and we explain...
Zeeshan, In short...yes your experience in all three (a,b,c) count toward your required 4500 hours with a four year degree (7500 hours if you do not have a...
Hi Angyan, Can you forward the MS Word document u referred in your mail. Thanks for your help, Regards, Raj ... __________________________________ Do you...
Angyan, I'm not sure that what you wrote is what you meant to write but the way you have described the PMP requirements is the very reason why so many people I...
Phil Rutherford
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Dec 27, 2003 10:23 pm
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... Anwar -- PMI's website asks for experience in "project management." Project management is defined as the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and...
Thanks Phil, Your mail explains the way PMP is treated or PMBOK is being used by many. My mail was only as a guide to someone who wanted to write the PMP...
Angyan, Thanks for your explanation. I'd be happy to exchange views. Email me direct if you like. Regards Phil ... From: "JUMP, Angyan."...
Phil Rutherford
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Dec 29, 2003 1:24 am
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... Phil -- Everyone SHOULD have great difficulty accepting PMP certification as evidence of an individual's competence at managing projects -- it was NEVER...
Bill, Thanks for the clarification. If the PMP is not meant to be evidence of someone's competence, what purpose does it play then? Regards for the season Phil...
Phil Rutherford
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Dec 29, 2003 11:18 pm
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... Phil -- Let's take a step back ... to the best of my knowledge, all credentials, from those granted brain surgeons to those granted carpenters, are meant...
Bill, In reply to your email I'd like to offer the following: ... Couldn't agree more. However, there is a need to be assured of who set the standard for the...
Phil Rutherford
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Dec 30, 2003 1:10 am
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... We do seem to be in agreement on all the major points. I suspect that we could reach agreement on most of the other points as well, including what...
Bill, Nice overview of the problem of certifications. There some interesting twists though on this topic. (1) Holding a degree from a university des state you...
... Glen -- I was trying to distinguish between competent and not competent, so I missed the tautology. Any suggestions on how to improve the definition? I...
Bill, Agreed there are a large number of orgs that now "require" PMP for their hiring some here in Denver - no doubt they've decided it has value. As far a...
... I was looking for a suggestion about improving the definition of a competent project manager. I am familiar with a number of certifications (including some...
In my experience searching for an external definition of a competent project management adds little value to the practice of PM. It may be an invaluable...
Bill et al, My definition of a competent project manager is one who can manage projects (of any size/dimension) to a standard expected in the workplace. Such a...
Phil Rutherford
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Jan 5, 2004 10:44 pm
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If one follows the PMBOK and the PMP Role Delineation Study " a competent project manager is one who can manage a project not only by the day to day...
Angyan, Here are some problems with that definition IMO: (1) What are the metrics by which the PM manages day to day and within a broader context? Who defines...
Glen Alleman, I will agree with Bill Duncan, >> I was looking for a suggestion about improving the definition of a competent project manager.>> and will first...
Angyan, So one approach might be to look at competence from a hiring point of view. What would be an indicator of competence that I could test during an...
Glen, Two points: a. As you know results don't always count because sometimes - just sometimes - a project is successful DESPITE what the project manager did...
Phil Rutherford
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Jan 7, 2004 10:04 pm
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Phil, ... did or ... only ... you ... [GBA] I that case there's no way to know if the PM is competent. ... project ... he/she ... how ... manage ... successful...
Sorry, I forgot to add one thing: If you are looking for evidence of somebody's competence you might like to try a question similar to the following: "Can you...
Phil Rutherford
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Jan 7, 2004 10:16 pm
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Glen, Absolutely. Another benefit of going for evidence of competence rather than trying to figure it out yourself is that you are not measuring the person, ...
Phil Rutherford
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Jan 7, 2004 10:22 pm
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Glen, I, still feel that we all must agree on a clear definition. Can all of us agree that competence is based on what is delivered, even if what one can...
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