Certified project managers are an asset to any organization, resulting in increased project success. Getting a certification not only benefits one’s organization but acts as a booster for your career advancement and self development. Your decision to get a PM certification is one smart choice that will pay off in the long run. PMP certification amongst the many other certifications available makes the most popular and valuable certification. But if the cost of getting the certification is bogging your decision then the returns it would get you like the salary increase greatly outweigh the cost factor. Read the rest of this entry »

“Since I didn’t hear otherwise, I ASSUMED all was going well” – The Importance of Communication in Project ManagementSecond on Rick Klemm’s list of things most commonly overheard on a failing software project, this remark is characteristic of Project Managers who are not in frequent and efficient communication with their staff. Read the rest of this entry »

Prince 2 courses:Prince 2 stands for Projects in Controlled Environments. This is a project management method covering the organisation, management and control of projects. PRINCE 2 was first developed by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA), now part of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), in 1989 as a UK Government standard for IT project management. Read the rest of this entry »

If you want to be a bad product manager, confuse product management with project management. The words are so close because the two concepts are so similar. Product managers should manage projects since they need to ensure that the projects get done. They’re both management roles (right?) so the skills and experience are virtually the same. Project managers just get in the way and try to take control of the project away from the product manager. Read the rest of this entry »