http://pm.umd.edu Project Management Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland en-us Copyright 2013 Project Management Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland. http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=833 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=833 There are many congratulations in order this month at the Project Management Center for Excellence! Graduate Assistant Clara Cheung has been selected as a Distinguished Teaching Assistant for the 2012-2013 school year. A reception will be held on May 10th. Clara Cheung has been the TA for ENCE662, or Introduction to Project Management at the graduat elevel, and for ENCE320, Introduction to Project Management at the undergraduate level. She has been a TA for the past 4 years. "There is nothing better than working at what you are passionate while others recognize your contribution and achievement," said Cheung. Cheung is currently completing the University Teaching and Learning Program, which is organized by the Center for Teaching Excellence. With this award, she is being recognized as the top 10% of TAs at the University of Maryland. Adjunct faculty member Neil Schulman as been accepted as one of 20 faculty members to attend the Chesapeake P . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:33:00 -0400 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=832 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=832 Professor Miroslaw Skibniewski of the A. James Clark school of Engineering was recently elected to Poland's Academy of Engineering. While visiting his native Poland in March to deliver a lecture, he was notified that he had been elected to the Academy. "I certainly felt honored, especially for the fact that this recognition came from my native country which has strong traditions in science and engineering," said Skibniewski. Skibiewski, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, started his career studying civil engineering the the 1970's at the Warsaw University of Technology before moving to the United States for work. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He worked at Purdue University in Indiana for about 20 years before moving to the University of Maryland in 2005. Skibniewski focuses his academic activity with the e-Construction Group, a pro . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:38:00 -0400 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=831 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=831 Project Management Director John Cable speaks to a group of alumni on Monday, February 25, 2013. An alumni luncheon was part of the GAC conference. (Mark Hsu/UMD) On Monday, February 25, 2013, the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Educational Programs (GAC) visited the University of Maryland. The visit occurs every seven years- the last visit was the university's initial accreditation, in 2005. "[The GAC] got to ';look under the hood' so to speak," said John Cable, the director of the Project Management program. "The visit went well, and I don't anticipate any problems. In their out-brief to us on Wednesday, they had really positive things to say." During the re-accreditation visit, the GAC took a comprehensive look at the school's program, learning outcomes, faculty resumes, classes and library resources. Current alumni, faculty, and students also met with members of the GAC to get more o . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:54:00 -0500 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=828 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=828 Congratulations to PhD Candidate Michael O'Connor! Press release: ASQ Grants Fellow Status to Michael G. O'Connor Milwaukee, Wis., January 09, 2013 - Michael G. O'Connor, of Lino Lakes, and Minnesota, was recently awarded ASQ Fellow status along with 24 other members of the worldwide organization dedicated to and passionate about quality. The ASQ board of directors recently recognized the Fellows based on the members' distinction and pre-eminence in the technology, theory, education, application or management of quality control. ASQ Fellows represent diverse industries on a global scale. The 2012 Fellows come from companies and organizations such as Chrysler, Beechcraft Corp., James Madison University, the U.S. Department of Commerce Seafood Inspection Program and Seoul National University. ASQ has more than 600 active Fellows. O'Connor, at Medtronic Inc., received Fellow membership status for being a dedicated medical device profess . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:23:00 -0500 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=826 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=826 2 December 2012 - Dallas, London, Sydney - PM World has announced that Professor John Cable, Director of the Project Management Center for Excellence in the A.J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, will join the Editorial Advisory Board for the global PM World Journal (PMWJ). The PMWJ is a monthly eJournal devoted to the creation of new knowledge and continuous learning related to professional program and project management (P/PM). Before taking on his current role as the Director of the Project Management Center for Excellence, John Cable served in the newly formed U.S. Department of Energy in 1980, where he was involved with developing energy standards for buildings, methods for measuring energy consumption, and managing primary research in energy conservation. As an architect and builder, Mr. Cable founded and led John Cable Associates in 1984, a design build firm. In 2002, Mr. Cable was appointed to the inaugural board for the new . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:27:00 -0500 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=825 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=825 Bryan Towns, a UMCP alumnus (Clark School '02 and Smith School '10) and Project Manager with BD, a Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer located in Hunt Valley, MD - is looking for an undergraduate student for a summer internship. The internship will be in BD's Office of Program Management and we are interested in bringing students on board with IT/computer science backgrounds to help us to develop a number of tools to make the department more effective. The students would also work with our program managers and core teams in scheduling, coordinating meetings, and managing projects. The position is listed at Careers4Terps as follows: Office of Program Management Internship Careers4Terps ID #69419 Majors: Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering The resume submission deadline is November 23. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:32:00 -0500 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=824 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=824 Project Management Institute Honors John H. Cable, RA, PMP, with a 2012 PMI Distinguished Contribution Award College Park, Maryland 21 October 2012- The Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's largest association for project managers, announces that it has honored John H. Cable, RA, PMP, with a 2012 PMI Distinguished Contribution Award for his service to PMI and his dedication to excellence in project management education. The award was presented during PMI's annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 20 October 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. A global panel of experts awards this honor annually to one individual who advances the field of project management. About the Recipient "John Cable's superior contributions will have broad, lasting impact on the field of project management, and therefore on business," says David Pells of PM World Journal. "His efforts directly impact the national and global economy." A . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:30:00 -0400 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=815 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=815 Book Information Book Title: Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management: From requirements to value delivery, 1st Edition Author: José López Soriano Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Book Review By Master student Ran Tao Download a printable PDF version of the book review here. MP3 summary of the book review coming soon! Introduction to the Book With a large number of IT projects failing due to late delivery, coming in over budget, or just being cancelled altogether, it is clear that traditional project management methodologies are not providing an effective framework for today's IT projects. It is evident that a new Return-on-Investment (ROI) oriented approach is required that focuses on the ROI of a project from its very inception. This book provides a comprehensive guideline for determining an accurate ROI before the project has progressed to the point where it's over budget and over-run. It ap . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:58:00 -0400 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=814 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=814 Book Information Book Title: Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme. 6th Edition Author: Robert K. Wysocki Publisher: WILEY Book Review By Master student Ran Tao Download a printable PDF version of the book review here. MP3 summary of the book review coming soon! Introduction to the Book This book includes significant changes from the previous editions. Retaining and expanding on the strengths of the previous editions, this book offers five different project management life cycle (PMLC) models (Linear, Incremental, Iterative, Adaptive, and Extreme). The choice rule for the best-fit PMLC is based on the unique characteristics of the project as well as the business and organizational environment where the project is undertaken. These approaches suggest that major differences exist among projects and that those differences require different management approaches to manage the project successfully. These differences are detailed . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:34:00 -0400 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=813 http://pm.umd.edu/page.php?id=813 Book Information Book Title: Antipatterns: Managing Software Organizations and People Author: Colin Neil, Phillip Laplante, and Joanna DeFranco Publisher: CRC Press Book Review By PhD candidate Austin Gardner Download a printable PDF version of the book review here. MP3 summary of the book review coming soon! Introduction to the Book It is common for books on project management to present an idealistic, best-case scenario approach to managing projects and project teams. Unfortunately, this is often far from the reality of what project managers face in their workplaces, leaving them left wondering how to bridge the gap between an ideal situation and reality in order to successfully implement the best practices they have read about. This book successfully deviates from this approach, instead presenting readers with recurring problems commonly faced by project teams, and providing them with the tools needed to combat these "antipatterns . . . . Read the full story at http://pm.umd.edu. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:42:00 -0400