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- Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]
- Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]Project management as an enablerYou make the case that project management inhibits IT strategic business value. However, each tips you present to stop viewing IT in project-related terms are clearly articulated in the Project Management Institute's PMI project process rigor for anyone's Project...
- Tags: Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Quality, video, information technology, project management, PMI, risk management plan
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Study: 68% of IT projects fail
- Study: 68% of IT projects failI used to work for the federal government......we never got anywhere near a 32% success rate. More like 10%.This is OK since IT in US is not a business but humanitarian aid to India.ntRE: Study: 68% of IT projects failIs this problem down to the...
- Tags: Strategy, Now Let, IT Projects Fail, PMI, IAG, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-12-11
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- Tips on Applying for and Passing the PMP or CAPM Exam: Updated for PMBOK 4th Edition
- The number of Project Managers getting certified is growing every year, and certification helps Project Managers differentiate themselves from their co-workers or other job applicants. Certification also provides credibility for the Project Manager, assuring the client or organization that the fundamentals of successful management of projects are understood and practiced....
- Tags: Certification, PMBOK, Exam, Project Manager, Global Knowledge, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-10-12
- The PMI Group, Inc. Increases Enterprise System Performance and Streamlines IT Maintenance
- PMI Group wanted to ensure that PMI Group's enterprise systems are reliable and easily accessible to its globally dispersed workforce and maintain high employee satisfaction, evident in the company's listing as one of the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area". The challenge was to minimize IT costs and...
- Tags: PMI Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Financial, Performance, Information Technology, Banking, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- What Is Formal Project Management and Who Needs It?
- Over the past 15 years, project management as a profession has migrated from construction and manufacturing into virtually all other business sectors, including the IT sector. The Project Management Institute PMI and the British Office of Government Commerce OGC have developed practice standards to encourage and guide the adoption of...
- Tags: Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2009-08-21
- Real Estate Calculator 1.3 (Windows)
- The Real Estate Investor Calculator is a personal real estate assistant, which provides the investor with a simple way to calculate the ROI Return On Investment for rental properties. This application is designed for real estate investors and residential & commercial brokers. Based on simple input parameters which include the...
- Tags: ROI, Microsoft Windows, RealtyInvestorSoft, Real Estate Investor Calculator, Real Estate, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2009-08-17
- Morgulator 2.1 (Mobile)
- With Morgulator calculate monthly payments, add monthly extras such as extra principal, taxes, insurance, HOA, and PMI, amortization schedule, slider for fast data entry (for non-exact amounts, keyboard entry for exact data entry, remembers last data entered and calculated for next time. Morgulator is a useful, user friendly application for...
- Tags: Payment, Mobile, Amortization, David Holzer, Morgulator 2.1
- Software downloads 2009-07-06
- MortgageTools Professional 3.3 (Windows)
- Professional Mortgage Calculators for the Serious Homebuyer. Extremely easy-to-use and accurate mortgage calculators are finally here. You can calculate your total house payment including taxes, insurance and PMI. No more guessing or bogus results. Also, you can calculate your closing cost, figure your buying power, calculate interest-only payments, bi-weekly payments,...
- Tags: Payment, Microsoft Windows, Operational Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-07-05
- uCertify PMP 8.02.05 (Windows)
- PrepKit PMP PMP, PMI - PMP Project Management Professional is an interactive software application that helps you learn, tracks your progress, identifies areas for improvements and simulates the actual exam. This PrepKit contains 2 interactive practice tests with over 361 challenging questions guaranteed to comprehensively cover all the objectives for...
- Tags: uCertify, Exam, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Software downloads 2009-06-16
- PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course, you'll gain the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM exams. Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Fourth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of...
- Tags: Dallas, Raleigh, Schaumburg, Washington, PMBOK, San Jose, Atlanta, Chicago, Guide
- Training 2009-04-01
- Some advice to would be consultants
- Some advice to would be consultantsSound advice ...I own a small me and one other person IT company, and we both love what we do, and know it fairly well Anyone that says they know everything about computers and networking is either lying or delusional ... neither of us have...
- Tags: Quality, training and certification, Microsoft Windows NT, certification, Richter, knack
- Discussion threads 2009-02-24
- Changes to the PMBOK® Guide, 4th Edition, and What You Should Know
- In December 2008, The Project Management Institute (PMI®) released the 4th edition version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK® Guide), the Project Management Institute's collection of published "generally recognized good practices". This white paper discusses what has changed in the new 4th edition Guide...
- Tags: Global Knowledge, PMBOK, Project Management Institute
- White papers 2009-02-24
- PersonalPMO 1.0.6 (Windows)
- PersonalPMO comes with the following features: built in library of over 18 royalty free project plans, status reports, and other essential project templates; support for MS Office 2000 and above; complete project lifecycle methodology based on the PMI; customizable templates just insert your company logo and you look like a...
- Tags: Document Management, Managerial Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Operating Systems
- Software downloads 2009-01-22
- 10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
- Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic's Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can...
- Tags: Certification, Information Technology, Organization, IT Certification, IT Certification Program, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- The 10 best IT certifications
- Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog: IT pros tend to have strong opinions when debating the value of professional certification â€" and views become even more polarized when it comes down to a discussion of which certs are meaningful. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel put together a list of the accreditations...
- Tags: Project Management, Security, Expertise, Certification, Skill, Exam, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., MCITP, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Certification, Project Management Professional Certification, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- ShoZu adds Twitter, Seesmic, Photobucket, and 5 more destinations
- ShoZu adds Twitter, Seesmic, Photobucket, and 5 more destinationsPerfectCustom feature is unique like VCP-310 Exam.RE: ShoZu adds Twitter, Seesmic, Photobucket, and 5 more destinationsSome really like PMI-001 as well.
- Tags: ShoZu, Seesmic, Photobucket, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- loanPad 1.0 (Mobile)
- The loanPad is your place to review and do what if analysis on all sorts of loans. Once your satisfied with your results, you can email them to a friend. The loanPad allows you to enter a loans characteristics and calculate its schedule of payments and balances. But it doesnt...
- Tags: Mobile, centerThread, loanPad, E-mail, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Online Communications, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-10-31
- Risk Management for IT Projects
- There are a variety of standards associated with risk management including PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK, Australia-New Zealand ANZ- 4360, ISO 31000 Risk Management - Guidelines on Principles and Implementation of Risk Management, NIST 800-30 Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems, FAIR, IEEE 1540, and many others....
- Tags: Information Technology, Risk Management, Joseph W. Mayo, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Management
- White papers 2008-09-24
- Are certifications worth the money?
- Are certifications worth the money?agreedI've been working in IT for over 10 years, professionally, which spawned from my early love of computers. I have to agree that in many cases you'll find hands on experience will trump a degree or cert. I've been hired over degree and cert holders a...
- Tags: Quality, training and certification, Project Management certification, certification
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- ITIL V3 and the PMBOK - Distinct but Complementary
- The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) is the quintessential project management methodology in the North American marketplace - the PMBOK®, from the Project management Institute PMI. The IT Infrastructure Library ITIL, from the Office of Government Commerce in the UK, has quietly become the quintessential IT Service Management methodology...
- Tags: PMBOK, ITIL, Project Management, Process Improvement, Tools & Techniques, It Services, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Quality, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2008-08-14
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