PMOs Move Toward Agility

PMOs Move Toward Agility

A key finding from our State of the PMO 2016 research shows that 39% of PMOs now incorporate agile methodologies into their practice. For this white paper, we interviewed a number of these organizations about the drivers to adopt agile project management, and the challenges they face in training an

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Project Manager Skills Benchmark 2015

Project Manager Skills Benchmark 2015

PM Solutions Research has been surveying organizations about their project management practices for more than 15 years. This Project Manager Skills Benchmark was designed to help you understand the current skill levels of project managers – what skills project managers have and how these skills impa

TAGS: Project Management Training, Project Management Trends, Project Manager Competency

The AMA Handbook of Project Management (4th Edition)

The AMA Handbook of Project Management (4th Edition)

Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and the Project Management Professional Exam®, the fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. Covering everything from i

TAGS: Methodology, Project Management Training, Project Management Trends, Project Manager Competency

Project Management: Not Just For Project Managers

Project Management: Not Just For Project Managers

Once the province of engineers alone, today project management is embraced by organizations across all sectors, and in all departments. Companies have set up project management offices (PMOs) to standardize processes and tools, and have trained their project personnel to manage projects better. What

TAGS: Methodology, Project Management Training, Project Management Trends, Project Manager Competency

Building Project Manager Competency Improves Business Outcomes

Building Project Manager Competency Improves Business Outcomes

Training and development leaders in five global organizations were interviewed about their experiences with measuring the value of their project management training initiatives. The result? For those companies that had implemented even the most basic tracking and measurement programs, the value was

TAGS: Project Management Training, Project Manager Competency