Tag: Project Management

5 Famous Project Managers in American History
Infographic: 5 Famous Project Managers in American History It’s easy to think that “project management” is a new-world job description. Naming convention aside, creative and business professionals have been hammering out great work for a very long time—some with a better knack for juggling products and plans. Here’s a visual stroll down memory lane that ...

 Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Kris Sprague, PfMP, PgMP, PMP
- By Dr. Emad Rahim, PMP, A-CSM, CSP Kris Sprague is the Head and Director of Project Planning and Scheduling at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. He is a talented leader that helps organizations achieve their strategy through the successful delivery of portfolios, programs, and projects. Kris has extensive experience building and leading project management organizations and project ...

Thought Leadership in Project Management: with Dr. Frank Lee Harper, Jr., PMP, CSM
Recognition that the most effective project managers to leading disruptive transformation programs/projects need leadership and strategic business management skills. The emphasis on technical skills is beginning to take a back seat to the previously mentioned skills.

Thought Leadership Interview: with Dr. Casey Reason, Award-Winning Leadership Author and Educator
PM Center Insider – Interview with Dr. Casey Reason, Best-Selling Leadership Author and PM Center Faculty By Emad Rahim, Endowed Chair of PM Center of Excellence Dr. Casey Reason is an author, speaker, trainer, and innovator who uses the new science of learning to train leaders and inspire lasting innovation. He's also the president of ...

What are Project Milestones?
By Fahad Usmani, PMP®, PMI-RMP® | founder of PM Study Circle and Guest Contributor In today’s blog post, we will talk about “project milestones” and their importance in project management. Let’s start our discussion with a simple real-world example. Imagine you are in 1980 when there was no GPS and you want to take a ...

Questions & Answers with GAC-PMI
A Conversation with Dr. Emad Rahim, of Bellevue University, College of Science and Technology about their Project Management Center of Excellence Dr. Emad Rahim, PMP, CSM., Kotouc Family Endowed Chair, Associate Professor and Program Director of Program Management Education, College of Science and Technology at Bellevue University By: Published by Global Accreditation Center (GAC) of ...

Emerging Trends in Project Management Education – Interview with Dr. Emad Rahim
By Dinis Guarda originally published on IntelligentHQ.com Dr. Emad Rahim is an award-winning entrepreneur, educator, author and community leader. He currently serves as the Endowed Chair for The Project Management Center of Excellence and is ranked as an Associate Professor in the College of Science and Technology at Bellevue University. He is a Fulbright Fellow and ...

What is the Value of Agile and Scrum for New Managers? By Tony Ellsworth, MPM, MBA, A-CSM
Agile values were alive and well in the Developer Division of Microsoft. The division is not only implementing regular practices and methodologies of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps for itself, but promoting them for others.

Configuration Management vs Change Management
By Guest Contributor: Fahad Usmani Project environments are dynamic and changes are constant in areas like process, planning, or scope. You can group these changes into two categories: Change Management Configuration Management “Change Management” is the first category. Here you manage changes related to project management plans, processes, and baselines. In the second category, you manage ...

10 qualities of a construction project manager
Guest Contributor: Nutcache A construction project manager is responsible for coordinating all participants involved in the same building project. Not only must he demonstrate his competence in the field of construction, he must also prove that he has well-established human skills. In order to obtain this coveted position within a company, the ideal project ...