TLFeBOOKYourSuccessfulProjectManagementCareerPAGEi..........................10911$$$FM08-11-0416:25:49PSTLFeBOOKThispageintentionallyleftblankTLFeBOOKYourSuccessfulProjectManagementCareerRonaldB.CagleAmericanManagementAssociationNewYork•Atlanta•Brussels•Chicago•MexicoCity•SanFranciscoShanghai•Tokyo•Toronto•Washington,D.C.PAGEiii..........................10911$$$FM08-11-0416:25:50PSTLFeBOOKSpecialdiscountsonbulkquantitiesofAMACOMbooksareavailabletocorporations,professionalassociations,andotherorganizations.Fordetails,contactSpecialSalesDepartment,AMACOM,adivisionofAmericanManagementAssociation,1601Broadway,NewYork,NY10019.Tel.:212-903-8316.Fax:212-903-8083.Website:‘‘PMI’’andthePMIlogoareserviceandtrademarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;‘‘PMP’’andthePMPlogoarecertificationmarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;‘‘PMBOK,’’‘‘PMNetwork,’’and‘‘PMIToday’’aretrademarksregisteredintheUnitedStatesandothernations;and‘‘ProjectManagementJournal’’and‘‘Buildingprofessionalisminprojectmanagement’’aretrademarksoftheProjectManagementInstitute,Inc.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataCagle,RonaldB.Yoursuccessfulprojectmanagementcareer/RonaldB.Cagle.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-8144-0824-91.Projectmanagement.2.Projectmanagement—Vocationalguidance.I.Title.HD69.P75C34532005658.404—dc2220040099232005RonaldB.Cagle.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thispublicationmaynotbereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinwholeorinpart,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAMACOM,adivisionofAmericanManagementAssociation,1601Broadway,NewYork,NY10019.Printingnumber10987654321PAGEiv..........................10911$$$FM08-11-0416:25:50PSTLFeBOOKContentsPrefaceixAcknowledgmentsxvPARTI:UNDERSTANDINGPROJECTMANAGEMENTTODAY11.UnderstandingWhatProjectManagementIsAllAbout3ProjectsandPrograms3TheProjectManager7ThePathtoSuccess10DecidingifProjectManagementIsforYou112.IntroducingthePrincipalOrganizations12AustralianInstituteofProjectManagement(AIPM)14AssociationforProjectManagement(APM)15AmericanSocietyfortheAdvancementofProjectManagement(asapm)16InternationalProjectManagementAssociation(IPMA)17ProjectManagementInstitute(PMI)18AmericanManagementAssociation(AMA)19StandardsOrganizations20TechnicalStandardsOrganizations203.ConsideringtheProjectManagementOrganizations22TheCurrentStateoftheArt22WhereIsProjectManagementGoingfromHere?22Selectingthe‘‘Right’’OrganizationforYou244.SpeakingtheLanguage26ProjectandProgramTypes27ProjectandProgramSkillSets30LeadershipRoles31PARTII:ACQUIRINGPROJECTMANAGEMENTSKIllS355.AcquiringPreparatorySkills37PAGEvv..........................10911$CNTS08-11-0416:25:58PSTLFeBOOKviCONTENTSPersonalSkillSet37Company/Customer/IndustrySkillSet41EnterprisePolicies,Plans,andProcedures41CustomerStandards43IndustryStandardsandRegulations436.AcquiringProjectandProgramSkills45BasicSkillSet47AdvancedSkillSet51ExpertSkillSet58SpecialtySkillSet66PrincipalSkillSet70PARTIII:IMPROVINGYOURPROJECTMANAGEMENTABILITIES777.ExpandingYourKnowledge79AssessingYourCapabilities79ExpandingYourKnowledge88ExpandingYourEducation88ExpandingYourTraining96Certification988.ImprovingYourAbilities102GainingExperience102DevelopingYourPersona103ImprovingYourAbilities105ImprovingYourPerformance106PARTIV:APPLYINGYOURSKILLSTOPROJECTSANDPROGRAMS1099.MatchingtheSkillSetstoProjectsandPrograms111ASmallProject112AnIntermediateProject120ALargeProject125AProgram130AVirtualProjectorProgram141AnInternationalProgram145ALarge-ScaleProjectorProgram15310.AreYouReadyfortheNextOne?162WhatWilltheNextOneBe?162HowWillYouGetThere?164PARTV:MAKINGYOURCAREERMOVES16511.MeetingMarketNeeds167AssessingtheMarket167AddressingtheMarket170PAGEvi..........................10911$CNTS08-11-0416:25:58PSTLFeBOOKviiContents12.GettingSettled174Gettingthe‘‘LayoftheLand’’174TheOrganization176ThePowerStructure178MakingFriendsandAlliances180TakingOveraProject181PARTVI:KEEPTHEMOMENTUMGOING18313.ApplyingYourSkillstoOtherActivities185GatheringLeading-EdgeIdeas186MentoringandTraining186Policies,Processes,Plans,andProcedures187AProjectManagementOffice?18714.ContinuingYourSuccess!189Glossary191Index203PAGEvii..........................10911$CNTS08-11-0416:25:58PSTLFeBOOKThispageintentionallyleftblankTLFeBOOKPrefaceProjectmanagementisahottopic.Itisahottopicbecauseprojectsarethenervecenterofacompany.Itiswherenewproductscomefromandit’swhereprofitsaremadeorlost.Insimplestterms,companiesliveordiebasedonthesuccessoftheirprojects.Thesinglemostimportantelementinaproject’ssuccessistheleadershipoftheprojectmanager.Butwhatisaprojectmanager?LookattheJobOpportun