KnowledgeDeveloPMent

PMI-HNL PDD 2012Joslyn Sato, PMP

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Justified True Belief

A capacity to understand, explain, and fit things together into the bigger picture

Not a possession of information or facts

Can include reason, language, experience

PM Discipline

Organization

Individual

Knowledge &Project Management

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Development Opportunities & Challenges

Development

Opportunity Challenge

Experience Tests Application of Knowing May not apply to future situations

Research & Theory

Validated and Tested Understanding the basis of findings

Knowledge Sharing

- Amount & Type of information

- Good for Team & Organization development

- Resistance to Share- Sharing with Many

Knowledge Worker

Improving Performance & Processes Tacit Knowledge

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Importanceof Knowledge Sustainment

Changes of the 21st Century Environmento Technology Advancementso Innovation Emphasiso Workforce Characteristicso Limited budgets and resources

Competitive Advantage

Successfully Manage the Project Lifecycleo Decision Makingo Effective Performanceo Build a common language o Establish frameworks and baselines for continued

improvement and development

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PM Knowledge Development

PMBOKo Established body of knowledgeo Common language and framework

Local Chapterso Networking, local communities, issues, and opportunitieso Grow the local practice

Communities of Practiceo Industry networking and focus topicso Webinars , Resources, Research

PMP Certificationo Recognized by other PMso Professional Development Units

• Continual Learning• Individual, Community, Discipline Growth

PMI offers Resources and Opportunities

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Creating New KnowledgeSometimes the Problem is NOT knowing enough but rather

NOT knowing what you should Know ~ Tsoukas

Refreshing Current KnowledgeWhat You Don’t Use…You Lose

Let’s Develop Your PM Knowledge

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Form Teams Firm Fixed Price Contract = $20 budget

o Each person gets paid $1o Every wrong answer will cost $1

• Remove from your budget

Deadline: 30-min Goal: Complete the project

Accurately Completely On Time Within Budget

Project: PM Map Quest

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There are 9 questions, each representing a project management knowledge area

The team will retrieve 3 Clues from the Knowledge Area Box to answer the question

Select the Clue to answer the questiono Wrong Clue Give you a Hinto Correct Clue Contains the following:

• List of Process Groups to populate your map• The next Knowledge Area Question

Do NOT use the PMBOK or any other reference to help you populate the map

Directions:

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QUESTION 1:

This document“defines how the project is

executed, monitored & controlled, and closed” by

integrating and consolidating

ALL other management plans and baselines.

Select the correct Envelope that represents the right answer.

The contents in the envelope will contain your PM Map as well as

the next question.

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Continue with the next 8-Questions

30-minutes Starts Now

Hint: The Questions will be presented in the order that the Knowledge Areas are listed on the map.

For more Information on the PM Map Quest,

please contact Joslyn Sato (joslynsato@gmail.com)

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Project Completion Did you finish the project (Map) on TIME?

• All questions were answered within the allocated duration.

Are you within BUDGET?• Team members were paid their salary and any rewards.

Is your Map COMPLETELY Populated?• All knowledge areas are identified and their processes

listed.

Is your Map ACCURATELY populated?

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Project Management Mapping Understand the 9

Knowledge Areas

Be familiar with the 5 Process Groups & 42 Processes.

Remember ITTOs, and that Outputs from one process becomes an Input for another process.

This is a framework to tailor to your organization or project.

KNOWLEDGE AREAS

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS GROUPS

I N I T I AT I NG P L A NN I NG E X E C U T I NG M ONI T OR I NG & C ONT R OL L I NG C LOS I NG

ProjectIntegrated

ManagementDevelop Project Charter

Develop Project Management

Plan

Direct & Manage Project Execution

- Monitor & Control Project Work

- Perform Integrated Change Control

Close Phase or Project

ProjectScope

Management

- Collect Requirements- Define Scope- Create WBS

- Verify Scope- Control Scope

ProjectTime

Management

- Define Activities- Sequence Activities- Estimate Activity

Resources- Estimate Activity

Duration- Develop Schedule

Control Schedule

ProjectCost

Management

- Estimate Costs- Determine Budget

Control Costs

ProjectQuality

ManagementPlan Quality

Perform Quality Assurance

Perform Quality Control

ProjectHuman

ResourceManagement

Develop Human Resource Plan

- Acquire Project Team- Develop Project Team- Manage Project Team

ProjectCommunicatio

nsManagement

Identify StakeholdersPlan

Communications

- Distribute Information- Manage Stakeholder

Expectations

Report Performance

ProjectRisk

Management

- Plan Risk Management- Identify Risk

- Perform Qualitative Risk- Perform Quantitative

Risk- Plan Risk Responses

Monitor and Control Risks

ProjectProcurementManagement

Plan Procurements

Conduct Procurements

Administer Procurements

Close Procurements

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Is Key to a Project Manager, Project Team, and Project’s

Continued Success.

Take advantage of the opportunities in the PM Profession, your Organization, and

your Community to invest inYour Knowledge DeveloPMent.

Remember…

Knowledge DeveloPMent

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