OK folks,
It is getting serious now. We got over 400 folks. Some of you I know as friends or clients, however, regardless - I check each application. Here is the secret:
Step 1: I take a look at your Linkedin page, if not enough information,
Step 2: I search the web.
If I could not connect you to project management based on these two searches, your request would not be accepted. No hard feelings.
Regarding the survey so far we got 47 responses. With existing data, that brings the survey to over 500+ participants. The results will be sent first week of May. There is still time to participate.
Regards,
Mike Marco
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
I have registered. Now what?
Hi,
In a short period of time the group got over 200 members. Thank you very much for your consideration. I think it is a great start. At this point, I accept the PMs, managers, and HR folks. I apologize for the folks that were rejected.
Some of you asked me questions about the participations, responsibilities, etc. Well, here are the answers. We are:
1. Trying to analyze the PM best practices, tools, and techniques,
2. Recommending that you participate in the surveys and blogs so we could accomplish our
mission. No free ride.
If you participate you will get results of the surveys and other material. Others... well I am not sure why did you join us if you do not want to participate.
I few years ago I developed a theory called “Mushroom Management.” In a few words, mushroom manager/team member is a fungus of a project/organization. It stays attached to the team as a dead weight. No hard feelings.
Regards, Mike Marco
In a short period of time the group got over 200 members. Thank you very much for your consideration. I think it is a great start. At this point, I accept the PMs, managers, and HR folks. I apologize for the folks that were rejected.
Some of you asked me questions about the participations, responsibilities, etc. Well, here are the answers. We are:
1. Trying to analyze the PM best practices, tools, and techniques,
2. Recommending that you participate in the surveys and blogs so we could accomplish our
mission. No free ride.
If you participate you will get results of the surveys and other material. Others... well I am not sure why did you join us if you do not want to participate.
I few years ago I developed a theory called “Mushroom Management.” In a few words, mushroom manager/team member is a fungus of a project/organization. It stays attached to the team as a dead weight. No hard feelings.
Regards, Mike Marco
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Project Management Maturity Survey
Hi,
You joined this group to add something to the field of project/program management. Well, here is the chance – the first survey. It is related to PM Maturity Level. If you would like to participate, please send us your confirmation at pme@eCGmn.com, and we will send you a link to survey. After we receive your responses, we would send you the report/statistics, with monthly updates (assuming that other people join and participate in the future.) ONLY THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WILL GET THE REPORT.
If you are not interested, please let us know and we will remove you from the list.
Again, thank you very much for your consideration. I look forward talking to you soon.
- Project Management Expert™ Group
You joined this group to add something to the field of project/program management. Well, here is the chance – the first survey. It is related to PM Maturity Level. If you would like to participate, please send us your confirmation at pme@eCGmn.com, and we will send you a link to survey. After we receive your responses, we would send you the report/statistics, with monthly updates (assuming that other people join and participate in the future.) ONLY THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WILL GET THE REPORT.
If you are not interested, please let us know and we will remove you from the list.
Again, thank you very much for your consideration. I look forward talking to you soon.
- Project Management Expert™ Group
Friday, March 14, 2008
Project Management Expert™
Welcome!
The main objective of this group is to:
- Connect to project management practitioners around the world,
- Establish a network and/or focal point in order to,
- Develop and promote the project/program management innovative, out-of-box thinking, ideas,
solutions, and best practices tools and techniques.
Why?
The idea is to make “A NEXT STEP AFTER PMP® EXAM” framework. While we are all project managers, whether we like it or not, not all of us use all available tools and techniques while managing our projects. There are many reasons for that, such as:
- Desire to keep status quo,
- Lack of motivation to learn and/or change,
- Too much or too little information.
The PMBOK® lists a number of tools and technique. Let us elaborate on those existing ones and/or add/develop new ones. By providing an input, we will be able to add to existing project management framework a list of tools and techniques that will make our day-to-day efforts easier.
How?
We would like to reach out and get your input on the tools and techniques that you find useful and would like to recommend to other project management fellow members. I hope that we would, overtime, build a list of tools and techniques, and share that information among the group members and other interested parties. If some of you would like to write some training material and offer it as a part of the Project Management Expert™ certification, we would be very glad to consider such an offer. At this point we are looking for:
- Case studies for the project/program management tools that you currently use,
- Recommendations on project management best practices, and
- Other related information.
Our foundation for this effort is PMBOK® and existing Project Management Expert™ material. How far, we would take this project, depends on our desire to make a difference and a positive impact in today’ Global Economy.
The main objective of this group is to:
- Connect to project management practitioners around the world,
- Establish a network and/or focal point in order to,
- Develop and promote the project/program management innovative, out-of-box thinking, ideas,
solutions, and best practices tools and techniques.
Why?
The idea is to make “A NEXT STEP AFTER PMP® EXAM” framework. While we are all project managers, whether we like it or not, not all of us use all available tools and techniques while managing our projects. There are many reasons for that, such as:
- Desire to keep status quo,
- Lack of motivation to learn and/or change,
- Too much or too little information.
The PMBOK® lists a number of tools and technique. Let us elaborate on those existing ones and/or add/develop new ones. By providing an input, we will be able to add to existing project management framework a list of tools and techniques that will make our day-to-day efforts easier.
How?
We would like to reach out and get your input on the tools and techniques that you find useful and would like to recommend to other project management fellow members. I hope that we would, overtime, build a list of tools and techniques, and share that information among the group members and other interested parties. If some of you would like to write some training material and offer it as a part of the Project Management Expert™ certification, we would be very glad to consider such an offer. At this point we are looking for:
- Case studies for the project/program management tools that you currently use,
- Recommendations on project management best practices, and
- Other related information.
Our foundation for this effort is PMBOK® and existing Project Management Expert™ material. How far, we would take this project, depends on our desire to make a difference and a positive impact in today’ Global Economy.
TO REGISTER (follow this link) http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/71634/62DE725E437F
Statement of Work
We could start from the PMBOK® concept of 44 processes within 9 knowledge areas and 5 process groups. If you are interested to write, you could sign up and take ownership of one process (or more processes, if you could handle that) and define tools and techniques that you see important and relevant. There is no dead line for your effort. However, commitment to quality (and time if possible) is required.
Communication
The best way to communicate is through:
Our Linkedin™ emails,
pme@eCGmn.com email, and
Blog – this blog.
Membership
Everyone is welcome, which means we would not be able to have physical meetings since most of our members are geographically dispersed. However, we could use some of the web conference solutions to share our research and findings in the future. While filling out your profile, enter us much or as little information as you want for your self promotion.
Disclosure
Please respect the copyright, intellectual property, good manners and privacy while communicating about the subject. We will follow the PMI’ code of conduct and professional ethics standard. If you do not want your findings to be shared with others, please do not send it to us.
Please do not use the contact information for unrelated solicitation (I guess if we need to buy a house, get a loan, or a car, we would be joining some other groups.)
This group is monitored and disorderly members will be put on probation and/or removed in order to protect the interest of the group and its members.
Again, thank you very much for your support. We look forward working with you in the future.
Mike Marco, MBA/PMP/PME
Co-Moderator
Please call as at 312.804.9992 or email us at pme@eCGmn.com regarding membership.
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