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Training and resources Oregon Project Management Training and Certification Program Oregon conducts a certification program in project management. The Oregon Project Management Certification Program (OPMCP) is designed to develop leaders in the project management field. This program is offered through the Department of Administrative Services, (DAS) to all state and local employees. The DAS Information Resources Management Division, other state agencies and Chemeketa Community College have combined efforts to develop this comprehensive certification program. With the complexity of work increasing, our time to complete projects decreasing, and public expectations rising, projects are and will be key to our future success. As of November 2003 Oregon has over 415 project management associates and over 60 Project Management Professionals.http://statetraining.das.state.or.us/ Gantthead You must become a member (no charge). The site offers free email subscription to a project newsletter, template of the week. Note: the site requires that your browser accept cookies.http://www.gantthead.com/Gantthead/default/ George Washington University The School of Business and Public Management (SBPM) of The George Washington University established the Academy for Excellence in Project Management in September of 1999. This academy will focus on scholarly research and best practices in project management.http://pm_excellence.gwu.edu/ International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) The ISBSG is a non-profit organization that built, grows, maintains and exploits a Repository of software project data, including software project metrics to help software and I.T. business customers with project estimation, risk analysis, productivity and benchmarking.http://www.isbsg.org.au/ This site includes free software call Venturi for the collection and submission of project data. To view, select Data Collection Packages link then see the three links under the Project Data Collection Hard Copy Forms bullet to download the software from http://www.isbsg.org.au/academic/index.asp Project Management Institute (PMI) Registered Education Providers (REP) http://www.pmirep.org/PMI Search Database Identify education providers by course title, date, geographic area, Project Management Process, or application area:http://www.occe.ou.edu/aia/cgi-bin/Ads/PMIsStart.pl ESI International Provide training and PMP exam preparation material. ESI also offers a free electronic newsletter called PM Horizons.http://www.esi-intl.com/ Integrated Management Systems The company offers a QuickNotes CD study guide.http://www.imsvc.com International Institute for Learning Incorporated (IIL) Project Management Institute and MS Project Certification programs are offered by IIL via classroom and web-based training. IIL also provides a number of project management tools.http://www.iil.com/ Moore, Couture & Associates Incorporated Canadian company providing Project Management Professional preparatory training. Their courses include Project Management Institute Professional Development Units (PDU) and E-learning courses.http://www.pmseminars.com/ PMP Practice Exams http://www.moorecouture.com/seminars/pmp_prep/Project Leaders Project Leaders offer project management training.http://www.projectleader.com/ 4PM Company offers an electronic newsletter, PM Talk that discusses project management topics, PMI study books and a variety of reference material. One of the books 4PM publishes is a PMP exam preparation book called, The Project Manager's Desktop Tool. This site also includes articles.http://www.4pm.com/ |
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