Project Management Professional: September 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

PMHUB-G JIMBOK 4th ed: Risk Management

Jim Owens tackled the toughest topic in PMBOK

Risk Management in here: http://linkbee.com/JIMBOKriskm
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

PMHUB-G 5 articles you might missed (from Twitter world)

For PMP aspirants! Cornelius Fichtner: Random Facts about the PMP Exam http://linkbee.com/RndmFcts...
Cornelius Fichtner: Random Facts about the PMP Exam http://linkbee.com/RndmFcts...
Episode 128 of The Project Management Podcast is now available: "PPM and Agile don't mix... right?" Listen for free at http://bit.ly/eHY4h
How to initiate a Project: Practical pointers from Joseph Phillips PMP http://linkbee.com/jpinit
Do not miss this.New LL in PMHUB Blog: Ashley Larson's PMP LL http://linkbee.com/AshleyLL

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PMHUB PM Digest - your Certification Homepage
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Friday, September 25, 2009

PMHUB-G Again: which PMBOK? Both 3 and 4?

A recap this week events in the PM Ceritifcation world: It seems that CAPM and PMP exam are not 100% switched to PMBOK 4 based.
This LL by PTOSCO provide the first report
PTOSCO: Passed CAPM (4th ed PMBOK) Sept 12, 2009: LL (5.877)

then below the above blog - I posted also concurrence from a PMP aspirant who failed the test who inform us above the use of both PMBOK 3 and 4 terminology in the exam.

Due to the report, I would like to emphasize again to CAPM and PMP aspirants to have some basic knowledge of the fifference between the 2 PMBOK an have compile here the articles that will help you in this matter (5 PMHUB blogs were selected by PMI France for its member in its website)...

Summary of PMBOK 3rd edition vs PMBOK 4th edition & references
PMBOK 4th ed vs 3rd ed and what it means to you
Jim Owens: May the Fourth be with you! PMBOK 4 changes Part 1/2 (5.782)
Jim Owens: May the Fourth be with you! PMBOK Fourth changes Part 2/2 (6.278)

Cornelius Fichtner: How To Upgrade yourself to the new PMBOK® Guide 4th edition

Roger Chou, PgMP: The Differences between the Third and Fourth Editions of the PMBOK ® Guide

Have a good week-end and if you pass the exam this week, please send me your Lessons Learned ASAP. No announcement please, the best thind you can do is write an LL...

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PMHUB PM Digest - your Certification Homepage
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

PMHUB-G Random Facts about the PMP Exam - free video from Cornelius

What you need to know video by Cornelius Fitchner:

Random Fact about the PMP Exam - broadcasted from his garden

http://linkbee.com/RndmFctsvideo

PMHUB blog - PM articles
PMHUB PM Digest - your Certification Homepage
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PMHUB-G New LL today: Ashley Larson is NOW a PMP

Great News. New LL in PMHUB Blog: great story of how one PM become a PMP -
Ashley Larson's PMP LL is published http://linkbee.com/AshleyLL

IMPORTANT note: PMHUB do not accept announcement that a member passed the exam. The best way to celebrate your achievement is to write your Ll. Nothing else is worth to read. Announcing that you pass will not benefit the readers and not even you benefit. From 70,000 members, it is very likely that 99.99% do not know who you are... so what is the use of announcing?

PMHUB blog - PM articles
PMHUB PM Digest - your Certification Homepage
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

PMHUB-G Lessons Learned from New Exam ( based on PMBOK 4th ed)

Lessons Learned is the most important start and end of any PMP/CAPM aspirants.

When you start your Exam project, you start by reading other people's LLs.
You end up your exam project by writing your own LL.You leave a legacy for others to follow.

This is the list of Lessons Learned from the new PMP Exam"

PTOSCO: Passed CAPM (4th ed PMBOK) Sept 12, 2009: LL (this is important to read: the new CAPM and PMP Exam mixed both PMBOK 3rd and 4th ed - Sept 15, 2009)

Steve Watson, PMP: Lessons Learned from my PMP exam experience

Great News! Ajit: Passed PMP on Sept 5, 2009. http://linkbee.com/ajitLL

Alexius Emejom, August 29: http://linkbee.com/AlexELL

Sow – Passed PMP on First Try..Aug 22,2009
Jim-BC: Passed PMP on Aug 13 2009
Tordub: Passed PMP , July 14, Dublin

Great study method used by Roger Chou for PM ABS students to achieve 99.5% passing rate in the PMP Exam

Roger, Chou, PgMP: How to Overcome the Challenge of New PMP Exam

The first PMP to pass the new Exam is from Taiwan, Gibson Yu (as confirmed by PMI). He was a student of PM ABC (http://www.pm-abc.com/) He passed the exam on July 1 - his birth date, what a coincidence.

Interview with Gibson is here: http://linkbee.com/1pmp

PMHUB blog - PM articles
PMHUB PM Digest - your Certification Homepage
PMHUB Facebook: Twitter: @PMHUB

PMHUB-G Joseph Phillips' Blogs in PMHUB

Joseph Phillips, PMP - one of the most well known name in the project management and the author of 35 books will publish his articles in PMHUB starting Monday, August 3, 2009. Every 2 weeks, a new blog by the notes author is published in PMHUB:Blog:

Already published

Joseph Phillips: Initiating the Project

Joseph Phillips: How Projects Get Done

Joseph Phillips: The Technical Side of Project Management
Joseph Phillips: Defining the Project Life Cycle: http://bit.ly/UpVFF
Project Management and the Big Picture - August 3

Joseph Phillips, PMP, Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars. He has managed and consulted on projects for industries including technical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and architectural, among others. Phillips has served as a project management consultant for organizations creating project offices, maturity models, and best practice standardization.

As a leader in adult education, Phillips has taught organizations how to successfully implement project management methodologies, information technology project management, risk management, and other courses. Phillips has taught for Columbia College, University of Chicago, Ball State University, among others. He is a Certified Technical Trainer and has taught over 10,000 professionals. Phillips has contributed as an author or editor to more than 35 books on technology, careers, and project management.

Phillips is a member of the Project Management Institute and is active in local project management chapters. He has spoken on project management, project management certifications, and project methodologies at numerous trade shows, PMI chapter meetings, and employee conferences in the US and in Europe. When not writing, teaching, or consulting Phillips can be found behind a camera or on the working end of a fly rod. You can contact Phillips through www.projectseminars.com.

PMHUB-G List of Jim Owens PMHUB Study Notes

Here are the articles by Jim Owens, the most popular study notes used by thousands of PMP and CAPM aspirants.

Jim Owens articles are now archived in PMHUB Blog, for ease of SEARCH by search engines. To help PMHUB members in browsing, PMHUB collected all Jim Owens' articles in this index

Note: JIMBOK in formatted edition are stored in PMHUB Forums: http://pmhub.net/forums
You need to register as member (only User Name and password needed, nothing else) - archived in Forums so that we know download stats:

JIMBOK 4th ed-Human Resources Management
JIMBOK 4th ed: Cost Management
JIMBOK 4th ed: Time Management
JIMBOK 4th ed: Scope Management
JIMBOK 4th ed: Stakeholders Expectation
JIMBOK 4th ed: Integration management

JIMBOK 4th ed: The PMO, Projects, Programs and portfolios

Jim Owens: Power in Project

Jim Owens: PRINCE2(TM) History and Overview

Jim Owens: Procurement (PMBOK 3rd ed – being revised)

Jim Owens: Leadership, a few thoughts

Jim Owens: PMP Exam Tips on HRM (PMBOK 3rd ed – being revised)

Jim Owens: What is Business Process Reengineering?

Jim Owens PMP: Business Continuity Management

Jim Owens: The Quality Plan – an introduction (PMBOK 3rd ed – being revised)

Jim Owens: Emotional Intelligence – an introduction

Jim Owens: May The Fourth Be With You! (my view on PMBOK 4th ed)

Jim Owens PMP: PMBOK still two-phased. Another trap for the unwary

Jim Owens PMP: Should We Manage and Control Projects?

Jim Owens, PMP: The PMO, Projects, Programs and portfolios

Jim Owens PMP: Who Writes the Project Charter?

Monday, September 21, 2009

PMHUB-G Pertinent Point to Ponder - PMBOK 3 - PMBOK 4th or both?

"One thing I found extremely frustrating was that the exam used 3rd edition and 4th edition PMBOK terminologies interchangeably. I'm not sure if this was a mistake, since they had just recently converted to 4th edition, or if it was intentional (since the changes are listed in the appendix and are therefore fair game). Either way, this inconsistency made me livid during the exam, and if you've studied ONLY 4th edition, you're certainly going to get things mixed up. For example, one of the questions mentioned a "Select Sellers" process, which does not exist in 4th edition; it's now part of Conduct Procurements."

PTOSCO: Passed CAPM (4th ed PMBOK) Sept 12, 2009: LL
and for further reading before the exam: Summary of PMBOK 3rd edition vs PMBOK 4th edition & references

PMHUB blog - PM articles
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PMHUB-G Jospeh Phillips: How to initiate a Project

The first process group in the project management lifecycle is initiating. Initiating allows the project to be authorized. It allows the project manager to act on the project sponsor's behalf, and it empowers the project manager to lead and manage the project team to complete the project's scope. While initiating seems like a small and quick process group if it's not done properly the project can be haunted from the start.

For more ...

http://linkbee.com/jpinit

and read other blogs that give you unfair advantage in certification PMHUB Blog: http://pmhub.net/wp

Sunday, September 20, 2009

PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Thanks again, Edgar…….. At one time, they used to…….. The last data I have on the breakdown of membership by sector and by geographic region was around 2003 or 2004.

Another very interesting piece of data that is missing or hard to come across……. Our corporate training records show we have certified over 3,000 PMP’s here in Indonesia, but according to the Chapter records, they can only account for about 600. Now, I realize that some of them were expats who probably left the country, but that is only about 10% of our total. And we are not the only training provider……. So something seems amiss with those numbers as well……

I SUSPECT (but haven’t bothered to research it in any detail) that a lot of the people we have trained and got certified over the past 20 years or so, have failed to renew their PMP? We know of maybe 10 or 12, but that is only anecdotal information…….

Anyone seen any data on what the renewal rates are?

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta, Indonesia

http://www.getpmcertified.com

From: PMHUB@googlegroups.com [mailto:PMHUB@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Edgar Hernández
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:10 AM
To: PMHUB@googlegroups.com
Subject: PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Publicly, PMI doesn´t publish those figures. I’ll try to obtain certain information and statistics about that areas.

Edgar H.

La información en este correo es de uso confidencial y expresamente dirigida al destinatario indicado. Grupo Sinergia no acepta responsabilidad legal por el contenido del mensaje, si por error u omisión fuera recibido por otra persona. La misma queda en la obligación de notificar al remitente la recepción errónea y eliminarlo de su computadora.

From: PMHUB@googlegroups.com [mailto:PMHUB@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo
Sent: domingo, 20 de septiembre de 2009 21:00PM
To: PMHUB@googlegroups.com; PMHub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

PS Edgar, (or anyone else) does PMI still publish the breakdown of membership as well? How many members are from IT, Telecommunications, Construction etc etc?

Thanks again for sharing any data you have…..

From: PMHUB@googlegroups.com [mailto:PMHUB@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Edgar Hernández
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:30 AM
To: PMHUB@googlegroups.com
Subject: PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

From: PMHUB@googlegroups.com [mailto:PMHUB@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo
Sent: domingo, 20 de septiembre de 2009 01:12AM
To: PMHUB@googlegroups.com; PMHub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: PMHUB-G Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

(I’ve already checked the PMI website and the latest annual report, and have run several Google searches and can find nothing that gives the latest real or hard figures other than a reference to “over 500,000 members”)

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

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PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Publicly, PMI doesn´t publish those figures. I’ll try to obtain certain information and statistics about that areas.

Edgar H.

PS Edgar, (or anyone else) does PMI still publish the breakdown of membership as well? How many members are from IT, Telecommunications, Construction etc etc?

Thanks again for sharing any data you have…..

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

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PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Whoops!!! Very sorry, EDGAR……. (A senior moment thing!!!) I know a HECTOR Hernandez and was wondering if you were related to him when I responded…… Sorry again!!!!

From: PMHUB@googlegroups.com [mailto:PMHUB@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:57 AM
To: PMHUB@googlegroups.com; PMHub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Many thanks, Hector……. I appreciate this very much…….

It raises some interesting ethical questions about PMI’s marketing policies, because if you look at the PMI website, reference is made to “membership in excess of 500,000”. So what is “truth” here?

Also, what does it mean if an organization has certified more people than are members (~370,000 certified vs ~306,000 members?)

What message does this tell you about the “real” reason the organization exists? Does it exist to sell certifications, books and other materials or does it exist to serve the needs of the member/owners in the practice of project management? (as was promised in writing back in 1998 or thereabouts to get the members to vote for policy governance model, which is how we lost control of the organization to the professional organization managers.)

Just some questions to ponder as you study for your PMP exam and pay for exam fees, books etc etc…….. (For those interested, also be sure to download PMI’s annual report and ask yourself what any legitimate 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional organization is doing with over 100 MILLION dollars in assets…….. Hmmmmmm…………????? )

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

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PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

PS Edgar, (or anyone else) does PMI still publish the breakdown of membership as well? How many members are from IT, Telecommunications, Construction etc etc?

Thanks again for sharing any data you have…..

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

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PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Many thanks, Hector……. I appreciate this very much…….

Also, what does it mean if an organization has certified more people than are members (~370,000 certified vs ~306,000 members?)

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

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PMHUB-G Re: Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Hello Dr. Giammalvo:

According to the “PMI R.E.P Update - August 2009” Report, some statistics are:

Statistics of Interest as of 31 July 2009

PMI membership is 306,111 – an overall increase of 11.2 percent for the year.

Total Project Management Professionals (PMP)®: 360,662

Total Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®: 9,126

Total Program Management Professionals (PgMP)®: 307

Total Scheduling Professionals (PMI-SP)®: 164

Total Risk Management Professionals (PMI-RMP)®: 192

Worldwide there are 250 PMI Chapters with total chapter membership close to 195,000.

Best regards,

Edgar Hernandez

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

PMHUB-G Does anyone have the total numbers of PMP's as of June of 2009? How about the membership composition by sector?

Hi Colleagues,

PMI used to post the total numbers of PMP’s and the last numbers I have (as of June of 2008) put the membership at ~375,000 and the total number of PMP’s at ~400,000.

Does anyone have any official numbers as of June of 2009?

Many thanks!!!

BR,

Dr. PDG, Jakarta

Friday, September 18, 2009

PMHUB-G Lessons Leaned of the NEW PMP Exam

List of he Lessons Learned from the new PMP Exam"

PTOSCO: Passed CAPM (4th ed PMBOK) Sept 12, 2009: LL (this is important to read: the new CAPM and PMP Exam mixed both PMBOK 3rd and 4th ed - Sept 15, 2009)

Steve Watson, PMP: Lessons Learned from my PMP exam experience

Great News! Ajit: Passed PMP on Sept 5, 2009. http://linkbee.com/ajitLL

Alexius Emejom, August 29: http://linkbee.com/AlexELL

Sow – Passed PMP on First Try..Aug 22,2009
Jim-BC: Passed PMP on Aug 13 2009
Tordub: Passed PMP , July 14, Dublin

Great study method used by Roger Chou for PM ABS students to achieve 99.5% passing rate in the PMP Exam

Roger, Chou, PgMP: How to Overcome the Challenge of New PMP Exam