Comments on: Moving on Up in Project Management

By: PM Hut

PM Hut — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:08:09 +0000

Hi Julie,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. You may want to check the project management process on PM Hut, it is available here: http://www.pmhut.com/project-management-process

By: PM Hut

PM Hut — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:06:49 +0000

Hi Tahir,

I don’t understand, you have 7 years of PM experience and you’re a PMO AND you want to know how to become a project manager?

Please explain…

By: Tahir Shah

Tahir Shah — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:13:32 +0000

Hi,

I am currently working as PMO in a MNC.I have around 7 years of experience in Project Management and my experiences are in financial services, telecom and IT project Management sectors. I am curious and would like to know the way to become a project Manager in any of the field.

Please advice

Regards,
Tahir

By: Julie Derby

Julie Derby — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:32:00 +0000

I have recently been promoted to Quality Engineer. I have had no formalized training in PM, but am now expected to lead projects with LEAN manufacturing in mind. Is there a place I can go to help me learn how to lead a successful project? I have been reading a lot on the PM Hut, but is there some way I can narrow down my focus?

By: Preeti Patil

Preeti Patil — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:29:21 +0000

Hello, is there any article in PM hut on calculating person-months for a project ?

Thanks.

By: Ray Frohnhoefer

Ray Frohnhoefer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:22:22 +0000

Nida asked about the ability to use the degree program from another country. If the degree is recognized as a Bachelor’s degree or better in the US, I wouldn’t be too concerned. If you still have a question, please drop me an email with more details (country, program, university, etc.) and I will ask. My email is sdcapmp@aol.com.

By: Ray Frohnhoefer

Ray Frohnhoefer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:18:02 +0000

Shervin asked about universities with project management degrees. Perhaps the oldest and most respected is the MSPM from George Washington University (http://business.gwu.edu/grad/mspm/index.html). Northwestern University and New Jersey Institute of Technology offer similar programs. You might also consider some of the programs which include a project management component or minor. An example is the MBA in Executive Leadership offered by the University of San Diego.

By: nida

nida — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:29:07 +0000

I have recently applied for the PMP exam.I have this concern abt my education.I did BSC in 1997 and then it used to be 2yr program in my home country.Will this cause any problem with the audit. I have submitted 4950 project management hours ,which I can easily justify.Its just my education abt which I am little concerned.
Hope you will be able to help me.
Regards
Nida

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:54:35 +0000

Hi. i want to know wat the following means. The effectiveness of project management to understand the risks and to establish an effective project management environment.

By: Shervin

Shervin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:56:40 +0000

Hi there
Im a student of industrial engineering
i want to get my master degree in Project management field , can you name me some top universities who offers Ms degree for PM ( Not Online courses )

Thanks in advance
Shervin.Kh

By: John Reeve

John Reeve — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:37:13 +0000

Let me clean-up my entry above.

My brief background: started with Project2 and Cost Processor 2 decades ago. Now using Maximo EAM software - but in a role of Better/Best Practices consultant.
I frequently see the EAM vendor interpret capital project (CIP and construction) mgmt to be one of CREATING a WORK ORDER for each asset installation.
They also give very little attention to WBS concepts - if at all.
They seem to not understand or emphasize relationship of all 3 elements: WBS, schedule detail and EAM work orders.
Noting that there are several ways to setup budget, capture actuals and forecast ETC, you should always have a WBS.
Back in the day (CSCSC spec) all large projects had this type of cost management style. It seems like this knowledge has been forgotten.
And in the news you see major project cost overruns (ie potus helicopter)

The standard EAM base product does not provide this capability. Therein I end up designing the EAM so that you can perform WBS style project cost tracking all within the same system/package.
I also see alot of well meaning PM’s continuing to download data (from EAM) to Excel or Access and end up storing project data in two places.

My question is:

[his is not a software question per se] Do you think the EAM/ERP vendors will someday recognize the importance of WBS design in terms of scope management and “the first step” to creating a schedule?

w/br
j.r.

By: John Reeve

John Reeve — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:21:52 +0000

my brief bacKground… started with Project2 and Cost Processor 2 decades ago. Now using Maximo - but in a role of Better/Best Practices consultant.
I frequently see the EAM (software vendor) focus on capital project (CIP and construction) mgmt to be one of CREATING a WORK ORDER for each asset installation.
They also give very little attention to WBS concepts - if at all. They seem to not understand or emphasize relationship of all 3 elements: WBS, schedule detail and EAM work orders. Using There are seveal ways to setup budget, capture actuals and forecast ETC.
Back in the day (CSCSC spec) all large projects had this type of cost management style. It seems like this knowledge has been forgotten.

Therein the EAM base product does not provide this capability. I end up designing the EAM so that you can perform WBS style proejct cost tracking all within the same system/package. I see alot of well meaning PM’s however downloading data to Excel or Access and end up storing data in two places.

My question is:

[his is not a software question per se] But do you think the EAM/ERP vendors will someday recognize the importance of WBS design in terms of scope management and “the first step” to creating a schedule?

w/br
j.r.