Can you share your experience which made project successful by going away / making some alternative standards from PMI-PMP standard way of doing project?
Just I am crazy and would like to know is PMs follow any other standards / defined based on practical experience other than PMI ways of doing a project? I don't know but glad to know if something exists?? Saving Changes...
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Jorge EscotoDirector of PM/PMO| CET Professionals ServicesSan Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras
See PRICE2. You should evaluate the organization you are running projects for, the type of project, and then come to the parts of the standards that are better to apply. Remember the Standard is a guide, it is not practical to use the entire standard for every project.
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1 reply by Ramakant Beernally
May 03, 2019 10:17 AM
Ramakant Beernally
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Mr. Jorge what my viewpoint is that for Europian projects people will follow PRINCE 2 and PMI-PMP standards are followed globally, but your other point is very valid, its all depends upon the organization you are running and what clients asked to follow, Best Regards
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Wade HarshmanScrum Master| GDITIndianapolis, In, United States
One could argue that many of the current IT frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) are a wild departure from approved PMI standards. PMI is now catching up with the PMBOK 6th edition, and we could argue for a long time about whether PMI should pursue this or not.
Jorge makes a good point: the PMBOK is not an a comprehensive methodology. It's a foundation of recognized practices on which project managers and organizations can build their own methodologies. Regardless of whether or not you find it in the PMBOK, any management practice that does not add value to your projects or organizations should be considered waste, and any practice that adds value should be considered.
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1 reply by Ramakant Beernally
May 03, 2019 10:22 AM
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True, I fully agree with you and all our responsibility is to bring good practices which add value to project management / Project success to be updated into standard guides.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
You do not need to follow some standard. What you need it put focus on those areas that can be make the change of success high where sucess depends on defined project objectives. What I can say about the PMBOK is you can take the knowledge areas and use it as a checklist related to points to cover, no more than that. Forget the content of each KA. With that on hand you can take your own way to cover each KA. On the other side, PRINCE2 is a method so is different to PMBOK. I can say, is "PMBOK on action". But you have GPM and IPMA too.
See PRICE2. You should evaluate the organization you are running projects for, the type of project, and then come to the parts of the standards that are better to apply. Remember the Standard is a guide, it is not practical to use the entire standard for every project.
Mr. Jorge what my viewpoint is that for Europian projects people will follow PRINCE 2 and PMI-PMP standards are followed globally, but your other point is very valid, its all depends upon the organization you are running and what clients asked to follow, Best Regards Saving Changes...
One could argue that many of the current IT frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) are a wild departure from approved PMI standards. PMI is now catching up with the PMBOK 6th edition, and we could argue for a long time about whether PMI should pursue this or not.
Jorge makes a good point: the PMBOK is not an a comprehensive methodology. It's a foundation of recognized practices on which project managers and organizations can build their own methodologies. Regardless of whether or not you find it in the PMBOK, any management practice that does not add value to your projects or organizations should be considered waste, and any practice that adds value should be considered.
True, I fully agree with you and all our responsibility is to bring good practices which add value to project management / Project success to be updated into standard guides. Saving Changes...
You do not need to follow some standard. What you need it put focus on those areas that can be make the change of success high where sucess depends on defined project objectives. What I can say about the PMBOK is you can take the knowledge areas and use it as a checklist related to points to cover, no more than that. Forget the content of each KA. With that on hand you can take your own way to cover each KA. On the other side, PRINCE2 is a method so is different to PMBOK. I can say, is "PMBOK on action". But you have GPM and IPMA too.
"We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore."
