PM4DEV

○ New e-course

Mastering Project Management, is our new free e-course that will be available early December in our learning site. This course presents a detailed view of the nine project management processes, the course is divided in ten lessons, each one of them contains incorporates text, pictures, audio and video, including downloadable articles and test to measure your knowledge. Upon the successful completion of the courses, students will earn a Certificate of Completion from PM4DEV. This course is primarily designed for people who have had or will have project management responsibilities. It is also for project leaders or anyone who will be performing those roles in the future, as well as for individuals who have worked on projects as project team members. Individuals taking this course should have at least two years experience working on project teams. Course Content...

○ 360º Learning

360º Learning Program® is our learning framework that provides a holistic environment to build the skills of project management. Using a blended approach to training and learning, the program takes participants through a series of learning opportunities all designed to provide a wide range of different learning environments. The program offers a mix of e-Learning, classroom learning, communities of practice and remote coaching to build not only the required skills but a sustainable practice of learning. We know that one time courses are not enough and that with time the skills that are not put into practice are soon forgotten. Our program goes beyond the typical training and develops a learning environment where participants can learn from different methods.

○ Ecuador Training

PM4DEV is in Ecuador! August 2010. PM4DEV’s first effort to develop the Ecuadorian market exceeded its own expectation. The marketing activities to promote our “Open to the public Fundamentals of Project Management 2-day course” generated great interest in the development community in Ecuador. We got over 300 new registrations to our newsletter during the first 5 days of promoting our events, and we continue to discuss long-term relationships and consulting engagement opportunities with Ecuadorian prospects. Numerous organizations including local foundations, international development and relief organizations, USAID agencies, government and community based organizations called upon our outreach efforts very enthusiastically.

○ New Website

Knowing that you depend on our resources and services and insight to develop new, innovative ideas and strengthen your skills, we’ve rebuilt our site to make it much easier to find and share resources. In our 4th anniversary year of our founding, we continue to be inspired by the passion and dedication we see in practitioners and students of development project management, all working to improve the lives of beneficiaries worldwide. As part of our commitment to keeping our work easily accessible, we have created a more navigable website with additional resources, better tools, and a new visual design to support your work in the areas of project management, and provide you with better access to our online learning and training materials. Stay tuned in the coming months for new resources in each of these areas. We are also adding new email updates to help you keep up to date on the latest research, information and practice innovations. With our completely redesigned site, you are now able to search our existing materials more easily – articles, newsletters, publications, links, tools, and learning resources. Reflecting our long-standing commitment to learning and continuous improvement, we welcome your feedback as we continue to improve this site. Sincerely, Paola Diaz Executive Director PM4DEV

≡ Fundamentals: This book provides a simple reference to the modern project management concepts that are required by international development organizations dedicated to assistance and humanitarian relief. Readers will develop a basic understanding of the tools, the practice and the competencies needed to manage projects of varying complexity. Read more.
≡ Mastering: The book presents in details the nine project management processes with examples, graphs and charts to increase the understanding and application of the techniques and methods. Each chapter provides detailed explanation of each process to help project managers plan, implement, check and adapt the processes to fit the dynamics of the project. Read more.
≡ Adaptive: This book introduces the concept of managing a project using a cyclical approach. A project management cycle is an integrated approach that provides continuous feedback loop through all the phases to ensure that the project builds upon its own knowledge to successfully deliver its objectives. Coming Soon
≡ Information: This book deals with the critical elements needed to design, implement and manage a Project Information Management System, PIMS is not only technology but the processes and procedures required to ensure the project is able to get the right information and make it available to the right people at the right time. Read more...

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