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Project, Program and Portfolio Management

• Category: Project management
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Agile software development, Critical Path Scheduling, DSDM, Data management, Groupware, Information technology management, PRINCE2, Planning, Project management software, Software development, Software engineering, Software projects, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), Project Management Institute (PMI), Rational Unified Process (RUP).
  List of project management topics.
• A Project Management Primer (PDF)
  Or “a guide to making projects work (v2.0)”, by Nick Jenkins, 2006.
• Book: The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, 20th Anniversary Edition (336 pp.)
  Author: Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. / Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional, 2nd edition, 1995 / ISBN: 0-201-83595-9.
  Classical book on software project management by Fred Brooks, whose central theme is that “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later”.
  Reviews: by Robelle library, by Slashdot.

IPMA

• International Project Management Association (IPMA)
  The IPMA is the world's oldest project management organisation. World leader in project management certification. The IPMA is truly a global organisation with member associations spread throughout the world. Currently there are some 40 national representative bodies spread across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
  Certification:
  • IPMA Certification Level A, B, C, D
  Standards:
  • IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB), Version 3.0 (2006): Provides the official definition of the competences expected from project personnel by the IPMA for certification system of IPMA. ISBN: 0-9553213-0-1.

PMI

• Project Management Institute (PMI)
  The largest project management association, EUA. Veja também: PMI Bookstore.
  Certification Credentials:
  • Program Management Professional (PgMP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  Standards:
  • Book: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Third Edition, 2004, 388 pp. ISBN: 193069945X.
  • Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Third Edition, 2004.
    Excerpts from PMBOK Guide 2004, 3rd Edition (PDF): Preface, Chapters 1 and 3, Apendixes A and F, Glossary.
  • IEEE Std 1490-2003: Adoption of PMI Standard, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, IEEE Standards Association.
  • Organization Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
  • The Standard for Program Management & The Standard for Portfolio Management
• PMP Preparation Overview (Updated for 2004 PMBOK) (PDF)

Other Professional Associations

• AMA - American Management Association
  Affiliates: Canadian Management Centre - CMC e Management Centre Europe - MCE.
• PRMIA - The Professional Risk Managers' International Association

BS ISO 10006

ISO 10006:2003 - Quality management systems -- Guidelines for quality management in projects. Originated from British Standard (BS) 10006.

• ISO 10006
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Combining the ISO 10006 and PMBOK To Ensure Successful Projects
  By Michael Stanleigh, article at Business Improvement Architects (BIA).
• The ISO 10006 and PMBOK Path to Successful Projects
  Compare and contrast these two standards to ensure the successful completion of your quality projects. By Michael Stanleigh, article at Quality Digest.
• ISO 10006: Risky Business
  By Roger Pither and William R. Duncan, article at Project Management Partners.
• Reviewed ISO 10006 on Project Management, compared PMBOK
  By Rod Welch.

Project Management Tools

• Microsoft Project
  Microsoft Office member. Microsoft Project gives you robust project management tools to control project work, schedules, team, budget and other resources.
• Primavera
  Project, portfolio and resource management software.
• OpenProj
  OpenProj is a free, open source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project.
• ProjectPier
  ProjectPier is a Free, Open-Source, self-hosted PHP application for managing tasks, projects and teams through an intuitive web interface.
• Excel Gantt Chart Template
  Free Excel Gantt Chart Template download, by Vertex42.
• Gantt Chart Links
  By Peltier Technical Services.