Nick Clemens, PMP

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Best Practices in Project Management Whats
Happening in the World of PMI

• Nick Clemens, PMP
• Edwards Industries
• 10632 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 200A
• Columbia, MD 21044-3273
• nclemens_at_edwards-ind.com

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The Talk

• PMI Standards and Documentation
• PMBoK Guide and Supplements
• OPM3 (PMIs Project Management Maturity Model)
• New Standards
• Role of the Project Manager
• Questions and Discussion

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PMI Documents
Organizations
People
Projects
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PMBok Evolution
1987
2000
2005
1996
1983
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PMBoK

• Published December 2004
• Adopted By The American National Standard
  Institute (ANSI) as ANSI/PMI 99-001-2000
• Next Update Due 2008/10 (3/5-year cycle)

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Program Management

• Published December 2006
• PMI Global Standard
• (3/5-year cycle)
• Based on the PMBoK
• Programs are a collection of projects managed as
  a group

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Portfolio Management

• Published December 2006
• PMI Global Standard
• 3/5-year cycle
• Extension of Program Management
• Enterprise Level
• Linked to OPM3

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PM Competency Framework

• Published September 2002
• Focus is on the Individual Professional
• Not for Personnel Assessments
• Some Unresolved Issues

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OPM3

• Published December 2003
• PMI Global Standard
• Looks at the Organization
• Specific Levels Not Defined (Continuum)
• Links to PMBOK, Program and Portfolio Standards

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OPM3 Standard Elements
The essence for OPM3 is the blending of
knowledge, assessment, and improvement.
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OPM3 Construct
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OPM3 Continuum
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Government Extensions

• Published 2002 / 2003
• Applies to National State/Provincial and Local
  Governments
• Internationally Based
• US DoD Extension Also

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Other Extensions

• Construction Extension
• Automotive Extension
• Earned Value Management Standard
• Configuration Management Standard
• Scheduling Standard
• WBS Standard
• Combined Standard Glossary

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Program Manager Responsibilities
Source Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
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Project Life-Cycle
Evolutionary Development

• Basic types of project life-cycles
• Linear multiphase
• Evolutionary
• Spiral

Spiral Development
Other types include waterfall and incremental
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Traditional Optimal Zone For Design Changes
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Evolutional Acquisition Change Zones
Source Clemens, CCRTS 2004
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The Project Manager

• Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Manage Change
• Deliver of Unique Product, Service or Result
• In Time
• Within Cost
• On Scope

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Questions

• Nick Clemens, PMP
• Past President, Baltimore Chapter
• www.pmibaltimore.org
• nclemens_at_edwards-ind.com
• 410-715-9370 or 443-538-5583
• www.edwards-ind.com

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