FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: PMI Certification

[Al Arboleda <aarbol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lets see..  there are lots of ways to categorize these skills.

Some projects will require additional skills to the ones listed below that
we can call core learnable skills.


lets start off with a definition ,,
How do we define project success?

within the allocated time period
within the budgeted cost
at the proper performance or specification level
with acceptance by the customer/user
when you can use the customer's name as a reference
with minimum or mutually agreed upon scope changes
without disturbing the major work flow of the organization
without changing the corporate culture


Core learnable skills would thus contribute in some manner to project
success.

Activities of systems development/management that a project manaaer
would/should engage in are:

Strategic planning
Financial management
Resource allocation, scheduling, and integration ( people, material,
equipment, money)
Management functions ( planning, staffing, coordinating, controlling,
directing)
Providing program and technical direction


Learnable Skills would be:

Team building skills
Leadership skills
Conflict resolution skills
Technical skills
Planning skills
Organizational skills
Entrepreneurial skills (actual experience will probably be the only way to
learn this)
Administrative skills
Management support building skills
Resource allocation skills

 
So here is the  start of a list...

I am not sure how to break out or if its necessary to break out the web
production skills..

I see the web component not as a skill per say but more of the successful
application of a user based approach to system design and development.

if that makes sense...





on 4/30/02 9:53 PM, Karen Haight at karen.haight@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> 
> Apropos of "project management skills," have we ever listed them out here?
> What are, objectively speaking, core project management skills?  As an
> aside, I am particularly interested in separating out innate
> talent/inclination from learnable skills.
> 
> Karen H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Randazzo" <randazzm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gglaser@xxxxxxxxx>; <webproducers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: [webproducers] Re: PMI Certification
> 
> 
> 
> We looked into the possibility of a PMI connenction for The New School
> curriculum, but I was not certain if this was as necessary as a strong
> grounding in the specific tools of new media as well as fundamental
> project management skills.  I would embrace an open dialogue on this -
> we would like to offer appropriate curriculum for new media/web
> producers (and have been tinkering with this curriculum for the last 3
> years) - as the question of official certification is an important one
> for employment.
> 
> Michael Randazzo
> Director
> Computer Instruction Center
> The New School
> 
>>>> gglaser@xxxxxxxxx 04/29/02 11:22 AM >>>
> 
> Keren -
> 
> I'm PMI certified--have been for about a year.
> 
> Since I'm actually *looking* for work now it's very helpful: Many PM
> positions (in the D/FW area, at least) are requiring it, so it's opened
> a lot more doors. It's the kind of thing that will make strangers or
> recruiters take notice of you and in some cases put your resume on that
> shorter stack...
> 
> But depending on your network of business colleagues, I wouldn't
> necessarily call it "necessary." Don't get me wrong: I'm proud of the
> certification because I take the work seriously but ultimately I still
> think it's who you know that'll land you a position.
> 
> Just one guy's opinion. And I'm available for hire in the Dallas area,
> if you know of anything. :-)
> 
> Greg Glaser, PMP
> gglaser@xxxxxxxxx
> 
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