September 2010

A View into Project Leadership

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:34 |

By Tim Jaques, PMP

Federal agencies have never relied more on project management than they do today. Projects are a critical way for agencies to achieve results. Yet a crisis is emerging across the federal sector – one that threatens to undermine even the most competent practitioners of project management. That crisis is ineffectual project leadership.

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Facing Failing Projects, OMB Takes Drastic Steps

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:23 |

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has ordered a temporary halt to core financial management system modernization efforts, a move intended to speed reform of one of the most costly types of federal IT project.

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Project Management Certification: Types and Characteristics

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:17 |

By Morgan Henrie PhD, PMP

Project managers and team members, do you understand the difference between a project management process certification, knowledge-based certification and competence-based certification? Don’t worry if your answer is ‘no’; the world of project management certification continues to expand and evolve.

This is the second in a two-part series by Dr. Morgan Henrie on project management certification. In the August 2010 issue of Federal PM Focus, Dr. Henrie detailed why project management certification can be useful for practitioners.

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Audit Report: September 2010

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:13 |

This month’s round-up features poor project planning, unreliable earned value management data, and cost overruns and schedule delays among Recovery Act projects.

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