Learn more about project management from these articles about the profession and the organization published by a range of media outlets.
Certification
Title: Arizona Assembles Project Experts
Author: Brian Robinson
Date: July 7, 2008
Publication: Federal Computer Week
Summary: Arizona recently started requiring state agencies to have certified program managers to manage certain major or critical information technology projects.
Title: Can Project-Manager Credential Give You an Edge?
Author: Joyce Lain Kennedy
Date: April 4, 2008
Publication: Tribune Media Services
Summary: Joyce Lain Kennedy - the nation's first syndicated careers columnist released her PMP focused column that reaches more than 100 newspapers.
Title: E-Week Get Certified
Author: Karen D. Schwartz
Date: April 21, 2008
Publication: E-Week
Summary: Does it pay to sacrifice the time and money required to get certified in specific technologies or technology business processes?
Title: 5 certifications for aspiring CIOs
Author: Josh Rogin
Date: September 4, 2006
Publication: FWC.com
Summary: Leaders list credentials that can help IT professionals move up the ladder.
Title: Certified Associate in Project Management: Enhanced Certification From PMI
Author: Denny Smith, PhD
Date: September 2004
Publication: Certification Magazine
Summary: PMI, the pre-eminent global advocacy organization for project management, is releasing an enhanced certification in the field, the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).
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Congresses
Title: 
Project Manager Becoming a Hot Title in Atlanta
Publication: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Date: November 2-8 2007
Summary: A Project Manager helped ensure the Georgia Aquarium was finished in 44 months.
Title: Madrid Sets Scene for PM Congress
Publication: Project Manager Today
Date: May 2006
Summary: Discusses the concept of project management through the story of Don Quixote.
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Cost Control
Title: Cost overrun? Call in a project manager.
Author: Amit Roy Choudhury
Publication: Business Times
Date: September 4
Summary: Project management is key to shoring up bottom-lines. Covers growth and expansion of PMI worldwide and in Singapore.
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Industry Incentives
Title:Better Than Cash
Date: November 2005
Summary: The best employees offer non-monetary incentives that promote career advancement and work-life balance.
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IT Projects
Title: What Do Users Want?
Author: Mary K. Pratt
Date: June 2006
Publication: ComputerWorld
Summary: Want to complete a project successfully? Then you'd better have success from the start. That means getting requirements right, and there are as many ways to do that as there are business analysts charged with getting it done.
Title: Business-led project management finally becoming a realistic concept
Author: Rosie Lombardi
Date: January 2006
Publication: ITWorld Canada
Language: English
Summary: Business units are supposed to “own” IT projects — in theory. But the reality in many organizations is that IT departments drive IT projects on behalf of business units.
Title: OMB assigns CIOs new homework
Author: Florence Olsen
Date: October 2005
Publication: FWC.com
Summary: The CIO Council will help agencies meet that new requirement by developing an EVM system policy template for IT projects.
Title: Red Light/Green Light for Tech Spending
Date: 2005
Summary: For finance executives, better controls on technology spending start with better controls on which projects get the go-ahead. First of a series.
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PMI
Title: Wanted: Engineers Who Can Lead
Author: Larry Maloney
Date: July 10, 2008
Publication: Design News
Summary: Interview with Gregory Balestrero, President and CEO, Project Management Institute
Title: Policy deployment is the key to quick project implementation
Author: R&PM: Edelman
Date: June 1, 2008
Publication: The Financial Express (India)
Summary: High speed transport is the new growth opportunity in infrastructure sector in the country. Interview with Gregory Balestrero, President and CEO, Project Management Institute
Title: La Salle Business Engineering School in Barcelona received PMI Accreditation
Author: David Pell
Date: May 1, 2008
Publication: PM Forum
Summary: A La Salle Business Engineering School (BES) in Barcelona, Spain has received accreditation from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Title: Business Engineering School de La Salle y el uso inteligente de las redes sociales
Date: April 30, 2008
Publication: Publicado (Spain)
Title: India needs more qualified project managers
Author: Amit Ranjan Rai
Date: April 29, 2008
Publication: The Business Standard (India)
Summary: A Q&A with Gregory Balestrero CEO, Project Management Institute
Title: Schedule compression is new mantra
Date: April 26, 2008
Publication: The Economic Times (India)
Summary: An interview with Gregory Balestrero CEO, Project Management Institute
Title: Management Guild meet from tomorrow
Author: Sudeep Sonawane
Date: March 12, 2008
Publication: The Peninsula (Arabian Gulf)
Summary: The Project Management Institute - Arabian Gulf Chapter (PMI-AGC) will hold its Second Quarter Board Meeting on march 13 and 14 att the Intercontinental Hotel.
Title: La Bes La Salle recibe la acreditation del Project Management Institute
Date: January 2, 2008
Publication: Universia - News Wire Services (Spain)
Title: 6 groups that can make a difference
Author: Aliya Sternstein
Date: September 4
Publication: FWC.com
Summary: Smart feds join organizations where they meet and mix with a variety of professionals.
Title: Cost overrun? Call in a project manager.
Author: Amit Roy Choudhury
Publication: Business Times
Date: September 4
Summary: Project management is key to shoring up bottom-lines. Covers growth and expansion of PMI worldwide and in Singapore.
Title: Exponential Growth
Author: Peter de Jager
Date: December 2005
Publication: Association Trends
Summary: In these days when most associations are having an incredibly difficult time merely retaining existing members, never mind growing their membership, there is an association experiencing unheard of growth in membership. That association is PMI.
Title: “Indispensable for Business Results” Why Directors Should be Advocates for Project Management
Date: October 2005
Publication: Boardroom
Language: English
Summary: In 1969, a small group of visionaries gathered over dinner at a restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and agreed to create an organization to advocate for project management as a strategic competency in the business world, as well as represent project managers and address their educational and professional development needs.
Title: PMI Takes the Project Management Message on a World Tour
Author: Ken Lane
Date: 11 August 2004
Publication: Project Manager Today
Summary: A week before the Czech Republic became a member of the EU this Spring, the PMI Global Congress Europe-2004 was held in Prague. The city that has seen tumultuous change over the centuries, not least the fall of communism, provided a vibrant to the Congress which attracted some 400 people to hear the latest on the project management profession. Editor, Ken Lane, took the opportunity to talk to the PMI Chair, Ken Hartley, and PMI's CEO, Greg Balestrero, about PMI's outward looking agenda.
Title: Providing Project Management Leadership Around the World
Author: Linda DiBiasio
Date: 30 March 2004
Publication: Primavera Magazine
Summary: Greg Balestrero discusses the expanding role of PMI, the Institute's new Organizational Project Management Maturity Model, OPM3, as well as the development of new standards for program management and portfolio management.
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General Project Management
Title: Global Business Performance Significantly Improved Through Project Management
Date: July 15, 2008
Publication: PRNewswire-AsiaNet
Summary: International Coverage of Value of Project Management Study Announcement made on 14 July 2008 .
Title: 10 Trends in Project Management
Date: June 26, 2008
Publication: Baselinemag
Summary: Here are the top 10 trends in project management for 2008, compiled by the senior management and practitioners of ESI.
Title: A Primer on projects, programs and portfolios
Author: Tom Mochal
Date: May 19, 2008
Publication: TechRepublic (blog)
Summary: Tom Mochal answers a question about project management teminology from a TechRepublic member.
Title: The Basics of Project Planning in Maintenance and Reliability
Author: Jason Kopschinsky
Date: May 2008
Publication: Practicing Oil Analysis Magazine
Summary: The technical team for Noria Reliabilty Solutions (NRS) is responsible for deploying world-class lubrication programs to clients across North America and around the world.
Title: Using a Project Management Approach to E-Discovery
Author: Editor
Date: April 2008
Publication: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Summary: The editor interviews Bryan Melchionda, Client Services Manager, Electronic Evidence Discovery, Inc. Bryan currently leads a team of project managers who manage e-discovery projects for Fortune 500 companies and major law firms.
Title: Keep it simple, stupid
Author: Randal Jackson
Date: April 14, 2008
Publication: CIO
Summary: At any one time large organisations may have more than 100 projects on the go. Project management has thus become a vogue career option. But what qualities and skills does a successful project manager need?
Title: Project Management as an Efficiency Tool
Date: April 4, 2008
Publication: Economic Times
Summary: In today's globally integrated marketplace, projects continue to expand both in size and scope. The reality is that teams keep getting larger and there are more departments, vendors and project contractors involved. In this increasingly complex work environment, project managers need the right technical skills to manage budgets and access risks.
Title: UAE, Gulf states looking at Bangladesh, Nepal to hire construction workers
Date: March 22, 2008
Publication: PTI Dubai
Summary: The UAE and other Gulf countries, which are facing acute shortage of workers, are looking at countries like Bangladesh and Nepal to get labourers needed to complete mega projects worth a whopping USD 1.9 trillion.
Title: Ron Hanchar Promoted at Project Management Institute
Date: February 12, 2008
Publication: Talent Management Magazine
Summary: Ronald E. Hanchar of Downingtown, Penn., has been named diretor of certification at the Project Managment Institute (PMI).
Title: Project managers look back on the decade
Date: November 2004
Publication: Business to Business
Summary: Trends in project management were outlined at the Project Management Institute of New Zealand’s (PMINZ) 10th annual conference last month.
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Project Managers
Title: Mastering the Juggling Act
Author: Larry Maloney
Date: July 10, 2008
Publication: Design News
Summary: It is a great feeling to successfully shape the design of a cutting-edge component or system, but even more satisfaction can come from leading an entire team on a high-profile project.
Title: Help for the Harried Manager
Author: Larry Maloney
Date: July 10, 2008
Publication: Design News
Summary: A recent survey of Design News readers showed 39 percent of project managers weren't using any type of dedicated project management software at all.
Title: Top 15 Highest Paying Certifications in the Technology Industry
Author: Laura Schneider
Date: June 24, 2008
Publication: About.com
Summary: According to recent salary surveys by ZDNET's Tech Republic organization, the following are the highest paying certifications to have in the technology industry.
Title: Career advice: Is programming headed for extinction in the U.S.?
Author: Vidya S. Byanna
Date: May 7, 2008
Publication: Computerworld
Summary: Byanna is this month's quest Premier 100 IT Leader, answering questions about career longevity, politics in the workplace, moving into project management and finding a mentor.
Title: IT Project managers move up corporate ranks
Author: Vivian Yeo
Date: March 20, 2008
Publication: ZD Net Asia
Summary: It may not have been possible years ago, but project managers are now increasingly being groomed for the top echelons of organizations.
Title: Getting Ahead
Date: March 11, 2008
Publication: Express from the Washington Post
Title: Professional Project Manager
Date: January 31, 2008
Publication: IT Web
Title: Seattle's big projects need expert managers
Author: Benjamin Minnick
Date: 30 October
Publication: DJC.com
Language: English
Summary: Experienced project managers say we need to learn from past projects’ successes and failures.
Title: Dream Job: Project Manager
Author: Caitlin Kneram
Date: 4 September
Publication: Salary.com
Summary: The articles’ advice for aspiring project managers is to “find your own method of getting in, then jump in, get organized and stay organized, and be fearless.”
Title: Project managers stay in charge and out front
Author: Tom DiVincenzo
Date: Summer 2006
Publication: Occupational Outlook Quarterly
Summary: When a new telescope is launched into space or a new software package is launched in the stores, its success depends on more than the engineers who made the product. Any complex endeavor requires managers who can coordinate the work of engineers, designers and others. These managers take charge of the project, keeping resources and schedules on track. Project managers fulfill this role.
Title: Are project managers the new superheroes?
Author: Ruth La Pla
Date: May 2006
Publication: Management The Leader’s Magazine
Summary: Project management is flexing its muscles as a strategic tool. No longer the sole domain of specialists, it is gaining increasing prominence among management’s upper ranks. What benefits can it bring to organizations, and how can managers get the best bang for their buck?
Title: Key Role Takes the Chance Out of Success
Author: Wendy Taylor
Date: Septemeber 2005
Publication: Media Monitors
Summary: Project management has evolved from a useful, highly portable competency to a profession in high demand.
Title: Projects Come And Go, But Project Managers Just Keep Going
Author: Laura French
Date: August 2005
Publication: Star Tribune
Summary: A project is, by definition, a "temporary endeavor," but projects, as a way of getting work done, have become a permanent part of the workplace. Experienced project managers continue to be in demand.
Title: Dream Job: Project Manager
Author: Caitlin Kneram
Date: 4 September
Publication: Salary.com
Summary: The articles’ advice for aspiring project managers is to “find your own method of getting in, then jump in, get organized and stay organized, and be fearless.”
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Strategic Planning
Title: Entrevista Ricardo Vargas
Date: April 2008
Publication: PMI Sao Paolo Newsletter
Title: Project Management Perspectives From the Top
Date: December 2007
Publication: PMI NAC (North Alabama Chapter) USA
Summary: An Interview with Eugene Bounds, PMP, 2008 PMI Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer and Chair, Performance Oversight Committee. This is the second in an ongoing series of interviews with business executives, government officials, academics, and project managers to be published in the PMI NAC Newsletter.
Title: Are project managers the new superheroes? Author: Ruth La Pla
Date: May 2006
Publication: Management The Leader’s Magazine
Summary: Project management is flexing its muscles as a strategic tool. No longer the sole domain of specialists, it is gaining increasing prominence among management’s upper ranks. What benefits can it bring to organizations, and how can managers get the best bang for their buck?
Title: “Indispensable for Business Results” Why Directors Should be Advocates for Project Management
Date: October 2005
Publication: Boardroom
Language: English
Summary: In 1969, a small group of visionaries gathered over dinner at a restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and agreed to create an organization to advocate for project management as a strategic competency in the business world, as well as represent project managers and address their educational and professional development needs.
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Talent Management
Title: Talent Managers Needed
Date: June 17, 2008
Publication: BNet UK Staff
Summary: The fight for qualified project professionals is becoming dog-eat-dog. It's driving up costs and driving away loyalty, says Greg Balestrero, the chief executive of the Project Management Institute (PMI), a global organisation for project managers.
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Volunteers
Title: Purposefully Managing Projects
Author: Rebecca Moore, CAE
Date: October 2004
Publication: Association Management
Summary: Using project management principles to manage volunteers and expectations.
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