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– February 25, 2009Posted in: Project Management, Social Networking
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Disappointing PMI Customer Service
– February 6, 2009Posted in: PMP, Project Management
Last month, I needed to get some information from PMI about OPM3 (Organizational Project Management Maturity Model). I wasn’t satisfied with what was published on their website so I composed an email and sent it off. I received a confirmation email stating “Thank you for contacting the Project Management Institute. Thank you for contacting the PMI Global Operations Center in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA. A Customer Care Associate will review your request and contact you within three (3) business days.” I was even provided a ticket number.
So, I waited 3 days. …and waited. …and waited.
Disgruntled and disappointed, I called them. I was routed to “general” customer service. After looking up my PMI membership number, the service representative couldn’t answers my questions so she routed me to the desk of the person in charge of OPM3. I left a voicemail about having questions about OPM3 and left my contact information multiple times.
And now I wait some more.
I’m coming up on 2 weeks and nobody has contacted me. I feel like PMI is more interested in collecting membership dues and selling products then serving those who have obtained and maintain their PMP certifications.
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Helping people looking for jobs
– January 29, 2009Posted in: Misc
For those of you who were interested in the BA position that I posted 3 days ago, we’ve filled the position.
I was recently asked what service I thought was the most beneficial for finding jobs. Though I don’t think any one service is perfect, a combination can get you qualified job leads in pretty short order. When I was looking for a job, Careerbuilder referred a lot of people looking to hire anyone with a pulse. I was sent solicitations ranging from selling insurance to stuffing envelopes. Maybe they have the lowest prices for “employer” accounts? I’d offer a pretty good rating to Monster.com. I discovered reposting my resume on Monster every Sunday night resulted in a wave of qualified leads. Another service that I found useful was The Ladders. Ladders only lists jobs paying $100k or more. Sure, it costs you money but it really helped weed out jobs I wasn’t interested in. To the contrary, I was really disappointed by jobs posted directly on corporate websites. It was as though the HR departments or companies were saying they would like to hire people for positions but they didn’t have any plan in place to actually interview and hire in a timely manner.
Hang in there people. The jobs are out there. You just need to know the right place to look.
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Looking to place a Budget Analyst in the DC area
– January 26, 2009Posted in: Misc
Though it looks like there are no jobs to be had, they are out there. If you’re a budget analyst and looking for work in College Park, Maryland, here are the job requirements:
+10 years of experience with project management and acquisition management with engagements in the financial, information technology and government agencies’ procurement cycles of major acquisitions. Effective management of the earned value management system, source selections, and logistics of a major system’s life cycle. Strong background in Microsoft Project Professional and MS Web Sharepoint environment to build-out and to maintain a networked Master Integrated Schedule that is resource loaded and integrated with multiple project files. DoD Acquisition Certification Level III and wInsight/Risk+ knowledge is preferred and is highly recommended.
If you’re interested, make a comment to this post with your email address attached. I won’t make the comment public. It just gives me an opportunity to securely identify interested applicants. I’m not the person doing the hiring. I’ll just make sure your resume gets to the necessary people.
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Earned Value Management (EVM)…the basics
– December 8, 2008Posted in: PMP
Should all projects or programs utilize Earned Value Management?
Short answer: No
Long answer: The industry standard for project control systems described in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) EIA-748, Earned Value Management Systems, must be implemented on all projects with a total project cost (TPC) greater than $20M for control of project performance during the project execution phase.
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a systematic approach to the integration and measurement of cost, schedule, and technical (scope) accomplishments on a project or task. It provides both the contractee and contractor(s) the ability to objectively examine detailed schedule information, critical program and technical milestones, and cost data.
In layman’s terms, it quantifies the estimated value of the work actually accomplished.
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