Knowledge Shelf, a component of the PMI Virtual Library, is a growing online resource for project management knowledge. It’s a great place for practitioners to expand their understanding of different aspects of project management. Many of the articles and papers in the Knowledge Shelf can help you learn how to most effectively practice project management in your organization.
Peer-submitted articles on a variety of subjects are available for PMI members. A panel of volunteer practitioners review the articles for value and readability prior to their posting. Periodically, the Knowledge Shelf will feature a sample, peer-submitted article which will be available at no charge to all PMI.org visitors. Additionally, a selection of white papers, most originating from organizations, can be accessed by all PMI.org visitors at no charge.
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Sample Article
Project Cost Control
– by Sam Anderson, PMP
You are reasonably satisfied with the result of your project—to the best of your knowledge, it is achieving what it was intended to do, within planned schedule and cost goals. You have diligently kept track of your requisitions, and your project cost spreadsheet is updated and current. However, at this point, you receive a call from the accounting group saying that you are radically over budget. In all probability, you are working in a "non-projecticized" environment. In this type of environment, the systems and culture often do not adequately support project cost control. What do you do?
Articles from your peers
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White papers from organizations
Productive Improvement Using Ten Process Commandments
- by Pradeep Patra, PMP, and Sunitha Bartaki, PMP, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS)
This white paper uses 10 “process commandments” as guiding principles and cost of quality as a metric to derive productivity improvements, and presents a view on how a process framework was deployed in a large financial and insurance organization.
Global Infrastructure in the Financial crisis/7 Arguments for Optimism
- by CG/LA Infrastructure LLC
While difficult to appreciate in the midst of the current deep crisis, the next five years will see a boom in infrastructure project creation around the world. The reasons are important, subtle and logical.
Thinking Thoughts About the U.S. Infrastructure Build
- by CG/LA Infrastructure LLC
An analysis of Barack Obama's infrastructure stimulus plan.