I was driven to project management because I had become a
time manager in relation to my personal and professional life. My drive to
improve process led me to the CMM methodology. I found that this was a
good IT operational process, but it did not fit for a project process. Since I was
involved with projects being rolled out for the organizations I worked for, I
found the Project Management Institute (PMI) and its Project Management
Professional (PMP) certification. When I studied the process, at that time it
was the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), third edition. I thought
the phases of Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, and Close are natural
process flows in a project life cycle. As a result, I published articles through PMI’s
Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) and the NJ Chapter. I became PMI certified in
January, 2005.
During my career in IT as a PM, I usually had
responsibilities in implementing a new product or improving an existing
product. When I began my career in a PSO in 2006, I married the PMI process and the process of implementing a product in a client company for a PSO. This
gave me the opportunity to grow as a leader as well as a PM consultant. As I
utilized multiple individuals with varied talents on my teams, I learned that
the need for process improvement becomes more important in a PSO. In the many
projects t I have been a PM on since 2006, I have helped our team implement
PMO standards for projects that we conduct. I have also been involved in many
projects that relied heavily on communication, especially on our international
projects.
In all of this, I felt there was a need to have a PM media
outlet for a PMO in a PSO. In the beginning of my career in a PSO, especially
in a small PSO, I felt it necessary to establish standards, even if there
wasn’t a major push for standards on communications for a
project. Eventually, we began to follow the corporate standards that were
already in place. Eventually, I felt it
necessary to communicate my ideas and beliefs in this endeavor. I wrote an
article for an established and nationally recognized PS website, similar to the
PMI website. However, I began to understand that I should deliver additional
opinions and articles in the PMO in a PSO space. So I began to envision this
blog for my articles and opinions.
I expect this blog to be a two-way communication regarding
this subject matter. I encourage you to send an email or two on my topics. Or,
if you are so inclined, suggest a topic you are interested in and I we can
discuss how to publish it. In all, I hope you find this blog informative and
provocative, and a way to improve our work. Thank you.