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Tr u s t & I n f l u e n c e
About the PMI® Practice Standards
and other ways to earn PDU’s
Christopher Talmont, PMP, PMI-SP
April 20, 2011
About Me
• 6 years of experience as an instructor and consultant
of project scheduling software and best practices
• 3 years of experience developing / instructing PMP
preparation classes and other PM curriculum
• Strong interest in project management
methodologies & technology solutions.
Christopher Talmont, PMP, PMI-SP
Program Management Director,
Off Peak Training
New PDU
Categories
• On March 1, 2011, the PMI® simplified the
PDU categories from 18 to just 6
• Each PDU now has a direct equivalency to one
hour of Education or Giving Back to the PM
community
• Some categories have some restrictions on
how many PDU’s may be claimed from that
category
Education
Categories
• Category A = Education through Registered
Educational Providers
• Category B = Education offered by university
or other training providers (must be project
management related)
Education
Categories
• Category C = Self Study
– PMIWDC Presentation Library
– Library of PMI Global Standards
– Limit of 30 PDUs per cycle
Giving Back
Categories
• Combined Limit of 45 per cycle
• Category D = Authoring / Presenting
publication, presentations, or training that
enhance the PM Body of Knowledge
• Category E = Volunteering in PMI or
volunteering as a PM (not for employer)
• Category F = Practitioning as a PM (Limit of 15
per cycle)
Education – Self
Study
• PMIWDC Presentation Library
– Go to www.pmiwdc.com
– Log In (must have a username and password)
– View ‘Members Only’ videos from past chapter
events
– A code should appear during the video
– Email the code and presentation title to
[email protected] to get your PDU form
Education – Self
Study
• PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition
– Free Download with Print Capabilities
• Library of PMI Global Standards
– Free Download without Print Capabilities
– Hardcopy available for purchase through PMI Marketplace
• Go to PMI.org
• Log In
Library of PMI
Global Standards
• Click ‘View Details’
The Practice Standard
for Scheduling
• Expands on the PMBOK® Guide by describing
best practices, tools and techniques
Project Management Institute, The Practice Standard for Risk Management, Project Management Institute, Inc., (2009).
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The Schedule
Model
• What is a project schedule? Is it the first
approved printout? Is it today’s hardcopy? Is
it the .msp file or other file type from our
scheduling tool?
• To better define the term ‘schedule’ the PMI
Practice Standard for Scheduling introduces
the Schedule Model
Project Management Institute – Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP®)
The Schedule
Model
Scheduling
Method
Defines the rules for that will be used for
project scheduling:
- Link Types
- Constraint Types
- Work Calendar requirements
- Effort / Duration based scheduling
- Etc.
Examples include:
- Critical Path Method
- Critical Chain
- Horse Blanket
- Butcher Paper
The Schedule
Model
Scheduling Scheduling
Method
Tool
A scheduling tool must be selected that
follow the rules of the chosen scheduling
method. Tools can be primitive such as a
whiteboard or be sophisticated software
such as MS Project, Primavera, or
FastTrack Schedule
The Schedule
Model
Each Project has project specific
information:
- Activity
Names
Scheduling
- Planned
Activity Durations
Method
- Logical Dependencies
- Resource Availability
- Assumptions & Constraints
- Project Start Date
-
Project Actuals
Project
Information
The Schedule
Model
Scheduling Scheduling
Method
Tool
Scheduling
Model
Project
Information
The Schedule Model is a dynamic system that will change as the project
conditions evolve. As project actuals are entered, the model can
recalculate activity start and finish dates to help the project team
conduct analysis and forecasting.
The Schedule
Model
Scheduling Scheduling
Method
Tool
Scheduling
Model
Generates
Output
Each Project Schedule
instance is unique and
should be given a version
number or date / time stamp
Project
Schedule
Project
Information
The Schedule
Model
Project Management Institute, The Practice Standard for Scheduling, Project Management Institute, Inc., (2007).
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Schedule Mission
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Development of the Project Management Plan
Configuration Management Planning
Establish Scheduling Methodology / Policy
Train project team on project schedule model
PM Software proficiency
Schedule Creation
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Scope definition
Work with SME to convert scope to activity list
Activity sequencing
Estimate durations
Resource assignments
Resource leveling
Baseline the schedule
Schedule
Maintenance
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Establish reporting frequency
Collect WPI (Work Performance Information)
Update schedule with approved changes
Maintain project history of schedule change
Update resource pool information
Update risk register
Update schedule with project actuals
Schedule Analysis
• Monitor and Control the schedule against the
baseline
• Analyze the schedule and issue change
requests
• Understand document storage and retrieval
standards
• Create parallel forecast schedule to analyze
feasibility of proposed changes
Communication /
Reporting
• Create project schedules using the schedule
model / schedule tool
• Distribute standard reports in accordance with
the Communications Mgmt Plan
• Conduct schedule review meetings
Key Concepts
• Schedule Model
• PDM (Network
Diagrams)
• Leads / Lags
• Dependency Types
• Critical Path
• Critical Chain
• Resource Leveling
• Float
• What-If Scenario
Analysis
• Gantt / Bar Charts
• EVM (SV & SPI)
• Forecasting
• Schedule
Compression
T h a n k Yo u
The next PMIWDC Reston Luncheon:
The Threshold Generation
Valli Swerdlow
May 18, 2011
Il Forniao
http://www.pmiwdc.org/2011/05/reston-luncheon