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Learning Project Management:
Do We Really Need Advanced Practice?
A Podcast with Carl Pritchard, PMP

PDU credit: Anytime. At your desk. On the go.
 
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Project Management is a learning proposition. If you are not growing, you may be losing your position in the profession. If your staff is not learning, your organization may fall short of what it needs to accomplish.

But what skills are most needed - is advanced PM training moving to the forefront? Or do we just need better ways of teaching the basics? What subjects are most important and which learning experiences do poeple think will best deliver the goods? This podcast examines current trends and the future direction of project learning:

  • Hear what learning approaches are dominating Project Management Training and how the modes and subjects are changing
  • Gain different perspectives on the importance of basic vs. advanced (or niche) training for PMs - what is truly needed most?
  • Learn important considerations for selecting the most effective training experience for your particular organization
  • Discover the expert's opinion on where training will go in the next ten years and what other learning approaches will gain promience

Carl Pritchard examines these trends in project learning with three seasoned professionals in the field.

  • Lee Richards, President of Dominion Project Management, www.dominion-project.com
  • Michel Vachon, Vice-president for Strategic Initiatives with L-3 Communications/Titan, www.l-3com.com
  • Bruce Falk a seasoned project management trainer

Each provide their insights on the latest directions in project learning and some of the initiatives in the not-too-distant future. In their conversations, Carl looks into both the technology and the classroom experience and what expectations organizations should be setting in the days and years ahead.

Carl Pritchard, PMP
Principal and Founder, Pritchard Management Associates (PMA)

Carl Pritchard is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates (PMA). He is a recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management maturity, the international trends in PM, advances in risk management, and on the nuances of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He has presented at each of the last 13 North American Project Management Institute Symposia and Congresses. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today.

Pritchard is a recognized figure in the project management community and is the author of multiple key readings in the field including:

  • Risk Management: Concepts and Guidance, 3rd Edition (ESI International, 2005)
  • The Project Management Communications Toolkit (Artech House, 2004)
  • The Project Management Drill Book (ESI International, 2003)
  • Precedence Diagramming: Successful Scheduling in the Team Environment (2nd Edition (ESI International, 2002)
  • How to Build the Work Breakdown Structure (ESI International, 1999)

He has authored white papers in project management for the Cutter Consortium, including:

  • Standardizing the Standards: Picking the Project Management Standards and Guidelines that Match the Culture and Strategy (Agile Project Management Series (Vol. 3, No. 1, 2006))
  • Creating a Risk Culture in an IT Environment (Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Series (Vol. 2, No. 1, 2005))

He is also the co-producer of The Portable PMP® Prep (3rd Edition, 2006), with J. LeRoy Ward-a nine-CD compilation of discussions on how to pass the Project Management Professional® Examination offered by the Project Management Institute®. He serves on the board of directors for ProjectConnections.com and has served as a judge for several years for PMI's annual "Project of the Year" competition.




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