Learn more about project management from these articles about the profession and the organization published by a range of media outlets.
Certification
Title: 5 certifications for aspiring CIOs
Author: Josh Rogin
Date: 4 September 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: 4 September
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: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: 6 groups that can make a difference
Author: Aliya Sternstein
Date: 4 September
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: 4 September
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: 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: 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: 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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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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