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In Defense of Frameworks
- by Glen Alleman (March 6)

The Project Management Institute does not claim the PMP certifies skill or experience, nor should any credible interviewer make this assumption. But experience requires a framework in which to compare its relevance. The real issue is: “How to interview and select good project managers.”[more]

RE: PPM Immaturity
(July 28)

True governance is built on structured level- components that make the results believable — or not.[more]

Answering 'It Depends'
(April 19)

Merely chasing a standalone methodology is not going to buy you an extra hour on your project. You must empower yourself with a set of tools that give you a workbench to experiment with a bigger improvement picture in mind.[more]

The Milestone Before Year End
- by David Schmaltz (December 30)

A holiday poem to the project management community.[more]

Broaden the Board
(October 15)

If we continue griping amongst ourselves, instead of expanding the discussion to all stakeholders, we are going to be complaining about project support for a long time to come.[more]

Project Yourself
- by Aaron Smith (July 20)

We always invite you to join the discussion here. A past opinion column — "The Value of the PMP" — generated a lot of feedback. Many agreed the certification's value has been diluted by an exam that increasingly rewards test-taking preparation over demonstrated competency. Many said the PMP continues to set a valuable standard for the industry, and shouldn't be expected to validate the application of skills.[more]

Counting the Hours
(June 7)

"Capacity Crowd" was a good article. It seems real capacity planning knowledge got lost when the United States shifted from a manufacturing to a service and technology economy.[more]

Project Sand Castle
(May 3)

What do sand sculpting and project management have in common?[more]

Invest in Learning
(October 10)

I agree that lessons learned are a great idea, but I did not find an organic approach mentioned in "The Learning Curve."[more]

Demystifying EV
(August 10)

EV analysis is one of the most undervalued, underused and misunderstood areas of project management, primarily because people think you need an accounting degree to implement it. Quentin Fleming does a good job of demystifying earned value.[more]

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