Comments for Here at http://www.projecttimes.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.projecttimes.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:38:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.projecttimes.com/ilya-bogorad/heres-to-good-project-management.html#comment-153 Lastly, I don't agree that becoming a PMP is easy, I would say instead that anyone can collect project hours and memorize the PMBOK and pass the exam, and that the exam subjects are irrelevant to drive projects to successful completion. All these doesn't make a good PM, it just make you a PMP, it's a big difference. Thank you - colopez Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:47 +0100 http://www.projecttimes.com/ilya-bogorad/heres-to-good-project-management.html#comment-152 I'm sorry, I had to cut my comments in sections In the company I work, in the banking sector, they call project anything that needs to be done, and project manager the unfortunate soul that happens to be in charge of that area, no matter how tiny it is. Needles to say being a PMP doesn't held me in high esteem. Any progress I made it has been despite being a PM. The second point I want to make is that you cannot go against the culture of your organization, no matter what they teached me at my MBA, or PMP courses, or other enlighted literature. If your clients want to make the decisions of having a steering committee to discuss every single issue, you have to give it to them, or after all isn't it what the PMBOK and other PM gurus preach? It is not my project, it is theirs. So, aren't we getting confused on what exactly a PM should be? And my last point is the PDUs, that even well seasoned PMs are forced to collect. When I plan my training I can only consider mostly PMI approved trainers, and these are not cheap, but what bothers me is that the content of the courses are too narrowly related to PM disciplines and after a few years you have done them all (at least in content). In my current job I have to acquire domain expertise, costing me time and my employer money, but it doesn't count towards PDUs. So, how can we be good PMs and have domain knowledge if we can only take PM course to maintain our credentials? Two clarifications on this subject: this may be possible in IT, but believe me, there is more project management in the world outside software and computers. And yes it is possible to learn and count other subjects, like is it done for accountants - CPA, CA or CGA. - colopez Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:09:08 +0100 http://www.projecttimes.com/ilya-bogorad/heres-to-good-project-management.html#comment-151 Very good comments. I totally agree but at the same time I'd like to make some observations. Ilya is stating that project management should be at the core of every executive, or manager for that matter. I then question the long held statement within the PMI that Project Management is a profession in itself, or as some people believe that a PM does not need to know the domain of the project he/she is involved in, they just manage the project. I struggle myself with this concept and to certain extent I cannot imagine a PM being successful and credible without knowing something of the issues involved. So no argument here. Aren't we turning into glorified clerks? - colopez Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:08:28 +0100