Contents

President column ................................................................................................................................................... 2

Welcome to the August Editoo .............................................................................................................................. 2

Our Sponsors ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

Events calendar ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Update on Events .................................................................................................................................................... 4

Estmmtog g &ootnol – mo iotnoductoo to neseotmtoo mt &hm ten reetog nnth September .............................. 5

Extnm &hm ten meetog io co-o enmtoo ith IrA ethenlmodss e temmen 2ths AIGs Heenleo .......................... 5

Ir ethenlmods ummit 3rd Editoo ...................................................................................................................... 6

Are You Registened fon Ir Dmy 0n3? ................................................................................................................... 6

Ho got my IrI By mteodiog IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss .................................................................................. 7

Do it the finst tme night – tmke oun IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss! ............................................................................. 8

Inoject rmomgemeot is &hmogiog B-School ............................................................................................................ 9

Tnmoslmtoos of Inoject rmomgemeot Toolkit fon Youths &om leted! ................................................................... nn

Ir ethenlmods Agile Locml otenest Wonkgnou White m en Imnt Agile noject mmomgemeot .................... n

Ir Jounomls .......................................................................................................................................................... n3

Ir 's &ommuoites of Inmctce Wemiomns ............................................................................................................. n4

Let’s stmy io touch ................................................................................................................................................. n2

Inoject mmomgemeot Humoun .............................................................................................................................. n6

August 2013

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President column This oe sleten’s theme is centficmtoo mod cmneen de elo meote ot m ty icml Dutch to ic ould smye o the Dutch cultune e doo’t seem to mlue nofessiooml centficmtoose Ho else could you ex lmio thmt thene mne ooly m cou le of thousmod centfied Ir mod IrA togethen) noject nofessioomls io the ethenlmods hene thene should me mmout 70e000 eo le thmts due to thein dmily onks could me coosidened ms noject nofessioomlse Thmt kee s uzzliog me mod ms m chm ten e mne coostmotly semnchiog fon mys to mmke noject centficmtoo mone koo o mod mtnmct e mod of counse e nefen to nomote the emlth of Ir centficmtoos ms these mne negistened mod necogoized onld idee Would it help coo iociog Dutch c-le el mmomgemeots if meotoo thmt thene mne o en 2 0e000 IrI’s onld ide on thmt se enml studies noof thmt centfied noject nofessiooml hm e m sigoificmot highen success nmto eege Ir Iulse 0n3)? Ho is thmt io youn ongmoizmtoo? Ane centficmtoos io youn ongmoizmtoo mnt of the noject nofessiooml cmneen de elo meot nomdmm ? f so enhm s you cmo tmke m fe mioutes mod nite do o hy centficmtoo is im ontmot fon youn ongmoizmtoos enhm s e cmo use thmt to coo ioce othens? Aoy my ms chm ten e mne thene to hel you getog centfied eege cmchiog clmss) mod mlso to mmiotmio youn centficmtoo my collectog ID ’se A highly necommeod thmt you tmke some tme to mntci mte io ooe of the u comiog e eotse ee you thene! &entficmtoo does mmtene ron me thmt is m gi eos mssume fon you ms elle Ho do e coo ioce the othens e eo if it iso’t io thein cultunml geos?

Welcome to the August Edition Welcome to the August 0n3 editoo of Ir ethenlmods &hm ten e sleten. This mooth e ould like to ios ine you to de elo io the Inoject rmomgemeot mneme Ilemse ootce thmt maen summen mnemk e mne stmntog mgmio ith oun chm ten meetogs mod emiomns see Events calendar)e We mot to eocounmge you to stmnt thiokiog mmout IrI centficmtoo ith ios iniog stony fnom Jeffny Tunfoen see Ho got my IrI my mteodiog IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss)e o this issue you cmo also read OolioerBAecom Inoject rmomgemeot is chmogiog Busioess chools mntcle hich ill tells you ho IrI centficmtoo mecome mone mod mone im ontmot io musioess eo inoomeot oo mdmyss hat is neflected in rBA schools’ programe o the August editoo e’ e ut some mlummle oe s mmout Ir Jounomls and commuoites of nmctce’s emiomns. At the end m mits fon you m momeot of nelmxmtoo ith Ir humon. As io lmst mooths mot to io ite you to shmne youn koo ledge mod get involved in mmkiog Ir ethenlmods e sleten mone iotenestog fon nemdens my getog umlished. f you mne mssioomte about centmio ms ect of Ir mod illiog to s eod some tme to nite do o youn thoughtss please do so and contact mee We ill me mone thmo hm y to umlish youn mntclee f you koo somethiog mmout iotenestog Ir e eots on oe s hich mmy me iotenestog fon oun memmens you cmo mlso dno us m messmgee Of counse e mne mlso mitog fon youn feedback and open fon suggestoos ho to im no e oun oe sleten. Share knowledge and gain some visibility for you!

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Events calendar

Update on Events Whmt m tnemeodous finst hmlf e eot-yemn of 0n3e Just to nemiod you: ith the &hm ten reetogs e sconed mo m enmge &ustomen mtsfmctoo of 7e2 oo m scmle fnom n to n0 mod ith the Ir ethenlmods ummit e eo m 7.8!! o the memotme e ene mmle to ongmoize mo mtnmct e Inognmm fon you fon the mooths to come:

• On September 11th e ill me hosted my ExxonMobil in Breda. The topic of this event is Estimttingn& ton r “e enythiog you ml mys moted to koo mmout the chm tens 6 mod 7 of the IrBOK”)e ioce o eoiog the negistnmtoo e ootced thmt o en 30 memmens sumscnimed ithio the finst eeke Be m mne thmt thene mne ooly 80 semts m milmmlee

• Also io e temmen 2th) thene ill me m Euregio Meetng at AP in Heerlen. The topic of this event is Governance – a critcal ucce actorr mod ill me ongmoized io coo enmtoo ith AIG host)s IrAs imo mod Vmlide We mot to io ite oun fnieods fnom the &ologoe mod the Belgium &hm tens ms ell to mmke this m nemlly iotenomtooml e eote

• On October 7th the AVANS University in Den Bosch is hostog us mgmioe This tme the sumject is H wncmtnPn jeconMmtmiensnusendivensioy,ncnemtvioynmtdnitt vmt te Duniog mo iotenmct e sessioo iocludiog nesemnchs cmsess mod exencisess the questoo “Ho does temm di ensity stmulmte iooo mtoo mod high enfonmmoce?” is ex lonede Thene mne 72 semts m milmmle fon Ir memmens mod the event is open for negistnmtooe

• On November 15th e mne guest mt the nemises of ASML in Veldhoven duniog m rnidmy maenoooo sessiooe The to ic of this sessioo ill me RisknMmtmieieto.

• riomlly io December dmte to me detenmioed) e ill me io Nijmegen (Regus52). The subject of this meetog is “uoden coostnuctoo”.

As usuml these &hm ten reetogs of counse mll ithout eotnmoce fee) ill gi e you the o ontuoity to gmio koo ledges discuss the to ic mod oet onke We are lookiog fon mnd to meet you thene!

SEPTEMBER 2013 NOVEMBER 2013

9-9- 0n3 L IrI Tnmioiog 2-nn- 0n3 IrI Exmm Ine mnmtoo &omchiog &lmss 24) rone iofo nn-9- 0n3 reetog: Exxooromil io Bnedms to ic:

Estmmtog g &ootnol rone info 4-nn- 0n3 L IrI Tnmioiog

n6-9- 0n3 L &AIr Tnmioiog n2-nn- 0n3 reetog: A rL io Veldho eos to ic: Risk rmomgemeo

25-09- 0n3 reetog: Eunegio reetog mt AIG io Heenleos to ic: Go enomoce – m cnitcml success fmcton?

rone iofo n6-nn- 0n3 IrI Exmm Ine mnmtoo &omchiog &lmss 324) rone iofo

OCTOBER 2013 0-nn- 0n3 Wemiomn: The Beoefits of Risk rmomgemeot rone iofo 7-n0- 0n3 reetog: AVA oi ensitys to ic: Ho cmo

Inoject rmomgens use di ensitys cnemt ity mod iooo mton

rone info 30-nn- 0n3 IrI Exmm Ine mnmtoo &omchiog &lmss 424) rone iofo

n -n0- 0n3 IrI Exmm Ine mnmtoo &omchiog &lmss n24) rone iofo DECEMBER 2013 n6-n0- 0n3 Wemiomn: rmomgiog rult le Inojects -

O en ie TBA reetog: Regus52 in ijmegeos to ic: 2&

n8-n -20n3 Wemiomn: Ant of oflueoce rone iofo

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Estimating & Control – an introduction to presentation at

Chapter Meeting 11th September A project manager is the person responsible for accomplishing the stated project omject ese Key noject mmomgemeot nes oosimilites ioclude cnemtog clemn mod mtmiommle noject omject ess muildiog the noject nequinemeotss mod mmomgiog the coostnmiots of the noject mmomgemeot tnimogles hich mne costs tmes sco es mod qumlitye [sounce: Wiki edim]e otenestog m tnimogle ith 4 coostnmiotss oe entheless these coostnmiots mne ioitmlly set ith m mmse lioed estmmtee A mmse lioe estmmte is the nefeneoce oiot fon mll stmkeholdens: customens usens noject) mmomgens de elo en mod su lier; aod oteotmlly monee To me successful io noject mmomgemeot m good estmmte is mecmuse of thmts cnucimle ofontuomtely estmmtoo is nedictog the futune mod ith thmt limited centmioty io the no ided nesulte To me mmle to mmomge thmt uocentmioty it’s nele mot to hm e m stnuctuneds tnmos mneot mod cootnollmmle estmmtoo nocesse f the nocess is setu no enly it should mlso me less com licmted to mdjust mmsed oo chmogiog situmtoose The im mct of mdm tmtoo is oot ooly emsien 2 quicken to detenmine but also less complicated to defend. rost of us ill smy; “We hm e m nocess io lmce fon estmmtoo”e Aod most likely thmt’s tnue; ho e en the qumlity of the nocess is nelmted to the qumlity of the out ut of thmt nocesse Aod nemdiog the oe s m ens pno ides sufficieot e ideoce thmt soa mne sen ices) nojects mne oot ml mys thmt successfule Bmsed oo the mmo es e’ne quite sune some nojects could hm e hmd meoefit fnom meten estmmtese Aod io this setog: meten out uts io estmmtes nelmted to costs tmes sco e mod qumlitye o the neseotmtoos of this meetog e ould like to no ide m mest nmctce to ideotfy the out ut of mo estmmtes the mmsics to get to the com ooeots of the out uts the iotende eodeocies mod m stnuctune to neseot and defend the out ute Aod mlso eny im ontmot; ho to mssune the qumlity of the out ute

Extra Chapter meeting in co-operation with IPMA Netherlands, September 25th, APG,

Heerlen o m fe dmys es the Ir ethenlmods &hm ten mod IrA ederland ill officiml mooouoce m special Eunegio Inoject Inofessiooml meetog mmout “Inoject Go enomoce”s sumttled “mmomgemeot su onts m cnitcml success fmcton”s fmcilitmted my AIG Gnou io Heenleos The ethenlmods ith m key-oote lectune of Bmnt Hoitoks dinecton Busioess De elo meot mt the rO Inoject rmomgemeot osttute and co-author of the book ‘Opdracht geven met Resultmmt’ sooo nelemsed io Eoglish ttled: The Inoject ooson: A Inmctcml Guide)e Inojects oaeo fmll shont of mchie iog thein motci mted nesultss oot due to m lmck of noject mmomgemeots mut nmthen fnom m lmck of mmomgemeot su ont on io m mnomden seose lmck of noject go enomocee These tes mmck to mgneeiog oo clemn noject gomlse rmomgemeot must mgnee thmt the noject is im ontmots ill add value to the business or solve a pressing nomleme f mmomgemeot does oot see the mlue of the nojects they ill me neluctmot to su ont ite Lmck of mmomgemeot su ont is m mmjon nemsoo fon noject fmilunese But hmt does m noject professional expect fnom his nioci ml mod ho hemlthy is todmy’s mmomgemeot su ont? Duniog this e eot e ill me semnchiog fon some mos ens mod mest nmctces to tmke m mye Joio this uoique Ir 2 IrA Eunegio reetog mod listeos mntci mtes ex enieoce mod lemno!

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PMI Netherlands Summit 3rd Edition Lmst Juoe n3th e ongmoized the nd Editioo of the Ir ethenlmods ummit io cooperation ith &K& &eotnum oon Keoois &ommuoicmtie) – seminars in Zeist. The Inognmm Bomnd ms mmle to neseot mo excitiog collectioo of sessioos oo the theme “An tendmyn remntitinexpenietcen ohmonwirrn rmson f nn yemns”s met mll ex ectmtioos mod ms ne mnded ith m 7,8 (!!) oo m scmle fnom n eny oon) to n0 outstmodiog)e We are thankful for all the support of our sponsors and s emkens ho hel ed to mmke this e eot m successs mod lookiog fon mnd to the third edition of the PMI Netherlands Summit on June 12, 2014e ofonmmtioo mod im nessioos oo this yemn’s e eot cmo me found on e mi-netherlands-summit.com The omjecti e of the ummit ms mod still is: Pn viden hiihn qumrioyn c toeton o n ohenpn jeconimtmieieton c iiutioyn itnmtnmoonmcoivenmtdnbmrmtcednpn inminpnesetoednbyntmoi tmrnmtdnitoentmoi tmrnoh uihonremdensnmtdnexpenos. Thenefone e stmnted this mooth ith the ne mnmtioos fon the 3rd Editioo of the ummit nemliziog thmt e mne fmciog m chmlleogee We hm e to focus oo m themes m nognmms s emkenss eoues s oosoniogs etce mod ill iofonm you mmout the nogness thnough oun moothly oe slettene ThenSuiiionisn nimtizednf nnYOUn–nbr cknJuten12,n2014nitny unnmietdmn–ny und t’onwmtono niissnion!!n Aod … io cmse you hm e moy suggestioos fon the ongmoiziog temms lemse seod me mo e-mail.

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How I got my PMP By attending PMP Exam Coaching Class

T ice m yemn the Ir ethenlmods &hm ten no ides m IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmsse With m clemn focus oo the IrI mmtenimls the mmio goml of this &omchiog &lmss is to hel iodi idumls mss the Ir IrI on &AIr exmme Ho e ens thmt’s oot the ooly meoefit you’ll necei e fnom mteodiog this clmss! o this mntcle you’ll nemd mone mmout the meoefits mod mlso mmout my o o ex enieoce ith the IrI Exmm &omchiog clmsss hich hel ed me m lot to mchie e my Ir IrI centficmtooe

finst lemnoed mmout Ir mod the IrI centficmtoo m fe yemns mmcks heo ms mno siog the jom listogs fon m jom io the Ae ron mlmost e eny Inoject rmomgemeot nole the IrI centficmtoo is nequinede The IrI centficmtoos mlthough it onigiomted io onth-Amenicms oo hms gno o to m onld ide koo o centficmtooe o hm iog m stnoog desine to tnm el mod onk mmnomds stmnted mcquiniog the oecessmny ex enieoce to mecome eligimle to tmke the IrI exmme o geoenmls you’ll hm e to hm e dooe 4e200 houns lemdiog mod dinectog nojects mod mlso mlnemdy hm e s eot mt lemst 32 houns oo noject mmomgemeot educmtooe

The best m nomch nemd io the iofonmmtoo oo the Ir ethenlmods &hm ten emsite ms to schedule the exam ithio m shont eniod maen the lmst dmy of the IrI Exmm &omchiog clmsse Befone doiog thiss mecmme m memmen of moth Ir mod the Ir ethenlmods &hm tene Ir memmens get m discouot oo the exmm itself mod Ir ethenlmods &hm ten memmens get m discouot oo the IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmsse Both discouots mne mlmost the smme ms the memmenshi fees so fon mes thmt ms m no-brainer.

Aaen scheduliog my exmms negistened fon the IrI &omchiog &lmsse The IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss is held oo foun mtundmys o en m eniod of t o moothse Emch &omchiog &lmss is held ith m fnee eek io met eeos gi iog you tme to study mod onk oo the gm s io youn koo ledgee

Befone emch &lmss dmys you’ll hm e to do home onks hich coosists of nemdiog u oo se enml chm tens of the Guide to the IrBOK mod the IrI Exmm Ine mook mlso koo o ms the Ritm mook)s mod

do certain exercises as elle Duniog the clmsss you’ll mostly mos en questoos oo the topics you hm e nemds discuss these mos ens mod get mo o en ie of the to ics hich ill me hmodled oo the oext &lmss dmye

The IrI exmm is toughe All questoos mne mult le-choices ho e en mlmost e eny questoo cmo me ioten neted io se enml diffeneot myss ith emch ioten netmtoo lemdiog you to m diffeneot mos ene This is hene the IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss comes ioe By tmkiog the &lmsss you’ll come to uodenstmod hmt it is Ir msks io the exmm questoose Beiog mmle to uodenstmod this gnemtly iocnemses youn amility to ick the night mos ene

Aoothen meoefit of tmkiog the IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss is thmt it hel s you mnemk do o the hem y study lomd oeeded fon the IrI exmm ioto smmllen mitse This mmkes it emsien fon you to study fon the exmms e eo if you mlnemdy hm e m eny musy schedule.

The &lmss is gi eo my othen Ir memmens ho hm e m gnemt tnmck necond io the fielde This is hene moothen meoefit of the &omchiog &lmss comes ioe The comchess ith mone thmo 8 yemns IrI ex enieoce oo m enmges cmo gi e neml life exmm less hel iog you to uodenstmod the theony you’ne studyioge

ry clmss coosisted of n eo le fnom mll o en the musioess) onlde This memos you’ll oot ooly lemno ho to mss the IrI exmms you’ll mlso exteod youn oet onk mod meet some oe iotenestog eo les ith hom you mlnemdy hm e m shmned iotenest: Inoject rmomgemeote

To ne eot moy lmogumge mmnnienss duniog the &lmss the commoo lmogumge used is Eoglishe fouod this to me of gnemt hel s mecmuse the exmm is io Eoglish ms elle By discussiog the to ics for the exam in Eoglishs you’ll come to meten uodenstmod the to icss ms ell ms mecome meten mmle to

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uodenstmod the to ic heo descnimed fnom diffeneot oiots of ie e

Oo the lmst &lmss dmys e mmde sune e ene mll coooected oo Lioked o so e could keep in touch. This lemd to mo mct e discussioo hene e could kee tnmck of emch othen’s nogness mod seod out coognmtulmtoos heo someooe mssed thein exmme Aaen mll of oun clmss msseds e eot out to diooen to celemnmtee Thmt ms such m successs thmt e ill get back together on a regular basis for dinner and dniokse Like smid: the &omchiog clmss mlso is m gnemt my to exteod youn oet onk!

onk fon m coosultog finm cmlled Iimmnox ofnmstnuctune olutooss hich is mmsed io ieu egeio io The ethenlmodse Aaen mssed the

exmms thene ms m ootcemmle iocnemse io mssigomeots fon hich ms io ited fon mo ioten ie e Hm iog the IrI centficmtoo gm e me mo edge o en my com ettonse This lemd to my cunneot nole ms m Inoject rmomgen fon tm less oces mod oo ’m mmomgiog nojects mll mcnoss Euno e!

The oext IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss stmnts oo Octomen n th 0n3e Registnmtoo demdlioe is emnly e temmene o get u mod sigo u ! ee: e mi-netherlands-chapter.org hould you hm e moy questoos on nemmnks mmout this mntcle on the IrI comchiog clmsss on if you’d like to get io touchs you cmo fiod me oo Lioked o on send me an e-mmil oo jeffny@tunfoeneeue

Do it the �irst time right – take our PMP Exam Coaching Class!

The &lmss coosists of 4 mtundmys io moothss ith eeks io met eeo for self-studye The finst thnee sessioos ill get you mcqumioted ith the Exmm fonmmt mod mos en questoos io the s ecific Inoject rmomgemeot koo ledge mnemse Oun comches ill ex lmio mod iotenmct ely go ith you thnough the nmtoomle of the mos ense Emch dmy is coocluded ith mo o en ie of the mnems fon the oext sessiooe Oo the lmst dmy you ill mmke m mock exmms as ell ms ne ie youn mos ens ith the comchese PMP Coaches: &modidmtes ne mniog fon IrI exmms mne su onted my ex ents ith mone thmo n0 yemns’ ex enieocee Oun &omches mne oluoteeniog memmens of Ir ethenlmods &hm tens iocludiog t o fonmen momnd members. Togethen they mniog dozeos of yemns musioess mod noject ex enieoce mod mone thmo 40 yemns of IrI ex enieocee o temms of t os they fmcilitmte the comchiog mod exmm ne mnmtoo sessioos t ice m yemne Cla ize: mmxe n2 studeotse CAPM exam: IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss is mimed to ne mne fon IrI exmmss mlthough &AIr-cmodidmtes mne mnmly elcomee Language: The language being used is dependent oo the mntci motse f thene mne Eoglish s emkiog mtendees then the coaching class ould me in English. Schedule: The &lmss is ongmoized t ice m yemne ext IrI Exmm &omchiog &lmss ill stmnt io Octomen 0n3e

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Project Management is Changing B-School As musioess o enmtoos mod gomls gno iocnemsiogly com lexs em loyens hm e meguo to necogoize the oeed fon gnemten mccouotmmility io thein finmse A decmde mgos fe com moies mmiotmioed m temm on e eo m siogle dedicmted em loyee to o ensee the com letoo of long-tenm nojectse These dmyss em loyens coosiden noject mmomgemeot skills mo esseotml mnt of moy musioess nofessiooml’s nesume; mod musioess schools mcnoss the couotny mne ex modiog cunniculum to meet the demmode

Part I: Why Businesses Need Project Managers Without mo iodi iduml on temm to mmomge mod delegmte nes oosimilites for large-scmle nojectss thiogs cmo get messy nety quicklye Demdlioes mne missed; esseotml ste s mne ski ed mod nocedunes go uoestmmlished on uncommunicated. These failures are not acceptable in a high-stmkes mmnket filled ith com ett e stmntu s mod con onmtoose o estons mod execut es mne mll too m mne of this oo mod mne lookiog fon noject mmomgemeot nofessioomls to hel execute thein most im ontmot gno th nojectse Todmy’s musioesses mne mone noduct e thmo e en mefonee Es ecimlly io the dog-eat-dog onld of stmntu ss com moies oeed to ideotfy mod meet thein gomls quickly io onden to mnemk ioto m mmnket mod to stmy com ett ee rinst-tme musioess o oens ill fiod thmt mmiotmioiog the fmith of io estons nequines mone thmo just a great idea to stmnte &EOs oeed to me cmneful oot to o en nomise oo ioitmt es mod tmelioese Lem e too mmoy nojects iocom lete on delmyeds mod youn fuodiog on nofits) dny u nmthen quicklye rost successful eo le io the musioess onld ill tell you thmt com ettoo is fiences mod oot kee iog u ith the lmtest tneods could me m mmjon dismd motmgee Thenefones mecomiog m mmsten of ongmoiziogs nionitziogs mod com letog im ontmot nojects is esseotml fon the success of todmy’s musioess nofessioomlse

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Part II: How Project Management is Changing B School O en the lmst se enml yemnss mone musioess schools hm e meguo to necogoize the gno iog demmod for trained nofessioomls ith stnoog noject mmomgemeot skillse Without the skills to mmomge nojects effect elys mmoy musioess school gnmdumtes mmy oot hm e hmt it tmkes thni e io todmy’s con onmte eo inoomeote o onden to noduce gnmdumtes thmt mne mmle to kee u ith the demmod fon skilled noject mmomgenss musioess schools mne beginning to adopt project management as a major component of their degree curriculum. Part III: What MBAs Can Do With a PM Specialty o mdditoo to the mmoy mlummle skills you ill ick u o en the counse of youn rBA nognmms m s ecimlizmtoo io noject mmomgemeot cmo sumstmotmlly iocnemse youn isimility io the jom mmnkete Busioesses mne quickly nemliziog thmt the sheen com lexity of nojects io the modeno mge nequine s ecimlists ho koo ho to effect ely manage them. rost iodustnies todmy could meoefit fnom the ex entse of m noject mmomgemeot s ecimlist ith mo rBA degneee Aside fnom mctuml noject mmomgemeot ositooss noject mmomgemeot s ecimlists cmo mlso successfully tmke oo noles io musioess mmomgemeots mdmioistnmtoos coosultogs mod mmoy othen noles hene thein ongmoizmtooml mmsteny cmo me ut to good usee o mdditoo to lookiog gnemt oo youn nesumes mmoy of these ositoos mlso come ith lucnmt e smlmnies mod meoefitse siog the iofonmmtoo techoology field ms mo exmm les the Bunemu of Lmmon tmtstcs BL ) hms determined the medimo moouml smlmny fon &om uten mod ofonmmtoo ystems rmomgens to me $nn2s780 io 0n0e The oummen of opportuoites io noject mmomgemeot is also oo the nise; the BL nedicts the oummen of similmn ositoos io this field to gno n3% my 0 0e Aart IV: AM Certicaton or Mid-Career MBAs f you hm e mlnemdy com leted youn rBA ithout m cooceotnmtoo io noject mmomgemeots you stll hm e the o ontuoity to centfy younself ms m moom-fide noject mmomgene o mdditoo to oo-the-job experience as a project mmomgens centficmtoos mne excelleot mdditoos to ooe’s nesumee The mth to mecomiog centfieds ho e ens cmo me difficult ithout no en lmoning. The Inoject rmomgemeot osttute Ir ) is cunneotly ooe of the most neoo oed noject mmomgemeot centficmtoo no idens io the oited tmtese Ir lmuoched its Inoject rmomgemeot Inofessiooml IrI) cnedeotml fon the finst tme io n984e ioce theos the iosttute hms gno o dnmmmtcmllys mod oo offens mone thmo six uoique noject mmomgemeot centficmtoose Emnoiog m noject mmomgemeot centficmtoo thnough Ir nequines m mixtune of oo-the-jom ex enieoces educmtoos mod testoge &modidmtes fon the IrI cnedeotml cmo eithen hold m foun-yemn college degnee ith 4s200 hours leading and managing projects on m high school di lomm on mssocimte’s degnee ith 7s200 houns of dinect noject mmomgemeot ex enieocee ron moth sceomnioss Ir nequines cmodidmtes to hm e 32 houns on mone of noject mmomgemeot educmtooe Ooce you hm e com leted the nenequisites fon m IrI cnedeotmls you ill oeed to tmke m test io onden to receive one. The computer-mmsed exmm costs $222s hile the m en-mmsed exmm costs $400e Those ho hm e m mid Ir memmenshi $n 9) necei e discouots oo exmm feese The exmm ill com neheosi ely mssess youn koo ledge ith 00 mult le-choice questoos thmt co en the noject mmomgemeot nocess fnom stmnt to fioishe ron mone iofonmmtoo oo the exmms ms ell ms the cnedeotml itselfs the IrI Hmodmook is a great resource. As musioesses mod ongmoizmtoos mdm t to the coostmotly e ol iog con onmte eo inoomeots noject mmomgemeot nofessioomls mne fiodiog thmt thein skills mod ex entse mne eny much io-demmode o mdditoo to lmnge ongmoizmtooss stmnt-up companies and small businesses are also experiencing a tremendous need for trained nofessioomls ho mne mmle to efficieotly mmomge thein nojects to com letooe f you mne lookiog fon m my to shioe io todmy’s jom mmnkets centfyiog younself on s ecimliziog io noject mmomgemeot ms m musioess studeot could me the solutoo you mne maene

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Translations of Project Management Toolkit for Youth, Completed!

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fnom the Belgium mod Dutch Ir &hm tens hm e onked hmnd to get the Inoject rmomgemeot Toolkit fon Youth tnmoslmted ioto Dutche The de elo meot of noject mmomgemeot skills cmo oo me iotnoduced to mimiog to get the meoefits io mo emsy mod uodenstmodmmle my to the youthe The Ir Educmtooml ruod Ir Er) is eny emgen to su ont ioitmt es to get noject mmomgemeot skills iotnoduced to m iden mudieoces mlso to the youthe Thene ms materiml m milmmles mut ooly io Eoglishe The Ir Belgium &hm ten gm e thein commitmeot to the Ir Er to get the tnmoslmtoos dooe to Dutch mod rneoche They nequested the su ont of the Dutch chm ten fon the tnmoslmtoos ioto Dutch mod e fouod some oluoteens to cootnimute to this nojecte rnédénic Imtyo ms lemdiog this temm of oluoteens fon the tnmoslmtoo oo mehmlf of the Ir Belgium &hm tene The sco e of this noject ms to get foun noject mmomgemeot mooks tnmoslmtede t ms m lot of onk thmt hmd to be dooe io m eny shont tme it stmnted io rmy mod hms fioished io Augusts just m litle mit mone thmo 3 mooths)e But the mmteniml is tnmoslmted oo mod cmo me used io e eny school thmt mots ite o Belgium thene mne t o schools thmt ill stmnt ith iotnoduciog noject mmomgemeot io thein clmssese rinst school is the iot Iietens2 iot Jozef hmodelsschools io Blmokeomenge ho ill use noject mmomgemeot fon exmm le io the ”mioi oodenoemiog” mod the m ene Oo roodmy the n9th of August thene ms m meetog ith the temchens to get them iotnoduced to noject mmomgemeote They ene eny eothusimstc to use the koo ledge io thein clmssese They ill iotegnmte m noject mmomgemeot m nomch io the follo iog thnee le els: nimmny schoolss secoodmny schools mod high schoolse A follo u lmo ms mlso discussed hich iocludes m ossimility fon the studeots to io m Ir m mnde The secood school ill me the otenomtooml chool of rlmodens ho ill use noject mmomgement for their ioten sho e They ill get thein iotnoductoo oo the od mod 3nd of e temmene Both nojects ill me led my Jmcques eyos ooe of the oluoteens)e All this onk hms meeo dooe my oluoteense ext to rnédénic Imtyo mod Jmcques eyos the follo iog eo le ene mnt of the tnmoslmtoos temm: • Roooy Louis B) • Ieten chnij en L) • Hmos rnmoseo L) • Ed io Hommes L) • Jeffny Tunfoen L) • Lmunie rennien L) • te hmo Jmoseo L) Many ttank to all o you or your contributon rom both the Belgium and Netherlands Chapter!

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PMI Netherlands Agile Local Interest Workgroup White paper

Part 2 Agile project management Wheo mos eniog oun finst questoo “Whmt is Agile?” e stmted thmt Agile nojects mne nelmted to m dyommic project eo inoomeot hene customens mne oot mmle to defioe the noject nesulte o this mnt of oun hite m en e tny to fiod mo mos en to the oext questoo ( ): Whene to m ly Agile ms m successful noject mmomgemeot method? Defioitely io the cunneot situmtoo of ecooomic cnisiss iocnemsed com ettoos cost cutog mctooss chmogiog nefeneoces of customenss im mct of oe sociml) medims mmomgiog chmoge ioitmt es my nojects mecomes mone mod mone im ontmote At the othen hmod iocnemsed noject com lexity makes successful change more and more difficulte Des ite this emengiog situmtoo m lot of ongmoizmtoos stll my too litle mteotoo to select noject mmomgemeot methods thmt mne fit fon un osee o m Dutch nesemnch ultmmtely teo noject mmomgemeot methods ene ideotfied mod descnimed io detmile The methods ene com mned usiog IrA- edenlmodse &om eteote Bmselioe ensioo 3e0e The nesemnch coocluded thmt m oummen of these methods ene oot nelmted to m noject mmomgemeot nocesse Ooly foun methods could me liokeds fnom hich IR &E mod IrBoK ene most mlso iotenomtoomlly) koo oe The study ultmmtely coocluded thmt the mest noject mmomgemeot method is mo iotegnmted methodss lemdenshi s temm onk mod stmkeholden mmomgemeot) methode Ho e en oo liok ms mmde to fitoess fon un ose on effect eoess nelmted to ty e of noject on noject com lexitye Aoothen iotenestog fiodiog ms thmt oo “s ecific “Agile noject mmomgemeot method ms ideotfiede D Dr ooe of the methods hich is Agile nelmted) ms seeo ms mo T system de elo meot method nmthen thmo m noject mmomgemeot methode With this iofonmmtoo io miod e set u m stnuctune to hel us to get mo mos en to ( e o chm ten n e focused oo fiodiog mo mos en to hmt cmo me seeo as a successful project. An important stmtemeot ill me thmt success should oot me nelmted to “the goldeo tnimogle” of tmes costs mod qumlity mut it should me nelmted to the ens ect e of io ol ed stmkeholdense &hoosiog m noject mmomgemeot method hich mmtches ty e of noject com lexity) is im ontmot to me successfule o chm ten e focused oo fiodiog mo mos en to defioe fitoess fon un osee We choose to use the degnee to hich m noject mmomgemeot m nomch fits noject com lexitye Bmsed oo com lexity le els foun ty es of nojects ene ideotfiede Hene e mlso tnied to fiod mo mos en hmt ty e of noject suits ith Agile nojectse This ultmmtely hel s to defioe hene to m ly mo Agile noject mmomgemeot methode o chm ten 3 e focused oo fiodiog mo mos en oo the esseotmls of m noject mmomgemeot methode Inoject mmomgemeot is defioed ms m nocess nesultog io sum nmtooml) decisioos oo ho to mmomge m nojecte Bmsed oo nesemnch oo noject success fmctons e hm e ideotfied cnitcml elemeots of m noject mmomgemeot method on systeme o chm ten 4 e focused oo fiodiog mo mos en hy it is im ontmot to cootemplate Agile project management as m distoct method fon mmomgiog ty e 3) com lex “o eo eoded nojects”e ext e tnied to fiod to defioe the esseotmls of mo Agile noject mmomgemeot Ir) methode o chm ten 2 e focused oo defioiog nmctcml guidelioes fon m lyiog the Agile Ir method usiog the nioci les from Agile manifesto. o chm ten 6 e descnimed esseotml nioci les fnom mlue – mmsed noject mmomgemeot hich cmo me used to mmomge eny com lex sometmes mlso cmlled chmotc on fuzzy fnoot eod)s le el 4 nojectse o oun o ioioo this hel s to meten uodenstmod hich mehm ionml elemeots mne im ontmot to mmke mo Agile noject mmomgemeot method onke These nioci les mne descnimed io m thesis nesemnch oo mlue- based project management from icole ruldene

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Project management Humour The Frog A noject mmomgen ms out mlkiog io the couotnyside ooe dmy heo m fnog cmlled out to hime He meot do os icked u the fnog mod ut it io his ockete The fnog oked its hemd out of his ocket mod smids "Heys if you kiss me 'll tuno mmck ioto m memutful niocesss mod 'll stmy ith you fon m eek ms youn mistnesse" The noject mmomgen took the fnog out of his ockets smiled mt its mod ut it back into his pocket. The fnog cmlled out ooce mones " f you kiss me mod tuno mmck ioto m niocesss 'll stmy ith you fon ms loog ms you ish mod do mmsolutely moythiog thmt you mote" Agmio the Inoject mmomgen took the fnog out of his ockets smiled at it and put it back. riomllys the fnog demmodeds "Whmt's the mmten? You cmo tuno me mmck ioto m memutful niocesss mod 'll stmy ith you fon e en mod do moythiog you mote Why oo't you kiss me?" The noject mmomgen ne lieds " odenstmods 'm m noject mmomgene sim ly doo't hm e tme fon m ginlfnieode But m tmlkiog fnogeeethmt's coole"

Eleven people were hanging onto a rope Ele eo eo le ene hmogiog ooto m no e thmt cmme do o fnom m helico tens teo soa mne de elo ens mod ooe project manager. They mll decided thmt ooe ensoo should get offs mecmuse if they did oots the no e ould mnemk mod e enyooe ould die. o ooe could decide ho should gos so fiomllys the noject mmomgen gm e m nemlly touchiog s eech smyiog ho she ould gi e u hen life to sm e the othenss mecmuse noject mmomgens ene used to gi iog u thiogs fon thein projects and taking the blmme heo thiogs eot noogs hile soa mne de elo ens ould oaeo tmke the cnedit heo thiogs eot nighte Wheo she fioished s emkiogs mll the soa mne de elo ens stmnted clm ioge

Three envelopes A noject mmomgen s eods m eek oo hen oe noject ith the project manager she is replacing. On the last dmys the de mntog noject mmomgen tells hens “ hm e lea thnee oummened eo elo es io the desk dnm ene O eo mo eo elo e if you eocouoten m cnisis you cmo't sol ee” Three months later there is a major crisis mod e enythiog goes nooge The noject mmomgen feels eny thnemteoed my it mlle he nememmens the mntog onds of hen nedecesson mod o eos the finst eo elo ee The messmge ioside smid “Blmme youn nedecesson!” os she does this mod gets off the hooke Amout thnee mooths lmtens the noject is ex enieociog moothen mmjon cnisiss commioed ith senious ensoooel issuese The noject mmomgen quickly o eos the secood eo elo ee The messmge nemds “Reongmoize!” he does thiss mod the noject quickly nemouodse Three mooths maen thmts mt hen oext cnisiss she o eos the thind eo elo ee The messmge ioside smid “Ine mne thnee eo elo ese”