Tuesday 21 May 2013

PMP - The Impact on Project Management Field



Project managers on PMP courses find that the PMP Certification and training involved has created an essential and required certification which helps their career growth in the field of managing projects.
With the PMP Certification and training it is possible to create a professional Project Manager that is able to deliver a project in a cost effective way and within the time given.
Completion of the PMP course with the certification allows the candidate to enter as professional project managers into the industry.
 
The eligibility criteria of a PMP Certification –
To attain the PMP certification there is a PMP course; which includes participation in the PMP training meetings and to pass the PMP certification exam.
Those that hold a High School Diploma or another equivalent degree that is acknowledged word wide will need to have had a minimum of 60 months experience in task management which has been achieved to a professional standard. They would also need 7,500 hours in directing and leading various administration assignments and projects and 35 contact hours is also required as essential learning. This criteria is required in able to undergo the PMP training and the PMP Certification written test.
PMP Certification occurs after the PMP training due to this being a target for development, recruitment and training for project management staff so that the company is able to evaluate and access the standard of performance.
 
What the PMP Certification can do –
The PMP course provides a certification that they are able to put on their CV showing the importance of the qualification which will be acknowledged by the processor of a professional task of administration.
It will supply the candidate involved within the PMP certification method and complete the PMP course and training with specific skill that will help and encourage a desired career in the project management platform.
 
PMP – Project Management
The PMP certification is a respected and well known worldwide credential, which can be obtained with revision and knowledge of the PMP course and training. Globally there are a huge number of project management institutions opening and this is offering loads of golden opportunities. PMP certifications not only support the candidate getting into a project administration platform but also help raise the worth of their curriculum vitae.  PMP training has given the holders of the certification a furthermore boost of them being able to do other work such as optimizing capital, calculating unquestionable budgets which they need to execute project designs.
The arrival of the PMP certification has caused a rise for the PMP course in the field of the project management program. Due to the certification a Project Manager can be cost effective and deliver a project within a time limit.
A PMP Certification shows that the holder is well experienced in handling projects efficiently and effectively and acquires the professional knowledge to please the needs of stake holders and customers.
 
 

HR and the Army by Lucy Saunders

 
I have worked in the Military as what they call a HR Administrator for approx. 10 years and I have recently taken the plunge and left a very well paid, stable job in the Army. I have gone over to the Dark Side, joined the ranks of Civvy Street! This sounds crazy given our current economic climate but believe me there are very good reasons….
 
Anyhow, the reason for this blog is to publicise my recent findings. I always kind of thought that my Military HR/Admin experience wouldn’t really stand me in good stead on ‘the outside’, this was then confirmed when I read on lots of Groups on Linked In etc that the kind of work we did in the Army was no use to man nor beast once you left.
 
So, scared out of my wits with this information I have embarked on my Work Placement with a NHS Medical Staffing Dept with some reticence. However, I am now 3 days into my Placement and I am by far no means saying I know everything about civilian HR because I don’t BUT what I do know is I have oodles of transferable skills, a vast and in depth knowledge about lots of different areas of HR and also that things aren’t that different away from the Army! *Lets out big sigh of relief!*
I have also in this 3 day period re-proved to myself that I am a hard worker, I’m adaptable, I’m robust, I’m intelligent and possibly most importantly to me – I am a nice person who people enjoy being around.
 
All I can say is…….Roll on the next five and a half weeks!! :)
 
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Lucy Saunders (@Career_Woman)
 
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Friday 17 May 2013

The Dambusters – Seventy Years On (By Dr Peter Caddick-Adams)


Seventy years ago, a small band of intrepid flyers faded into the night sky over wartime Lincolnshire; those who returned just under six hours later found they had made aviation history. These were the Lancaster crews of 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force, since dubbed The Dam Busters.

 
Historians have debated the impact of the Rhur dams mission, flown during the night of 16-17 May 1943, but several facts are incontrovertible.  The raid’s commander, a strong-willed and inspiring Wing Commander (Lieutenant-Colonel) called Guy Gibson, was asked only on 18 March to undertake the dams raid, and therefore had under two months in which to assemble a hand-picked squadron, train them, and undertake the task, codenamed Operation Chastise.

The dams, which supplied water and hydroelectric power to the Rhur industrial area of Nazi Germany, were to be attacked with specially-designed bouncing bombs which had not been used in action before, dropped from modified bombers at night from a height of just 60 feet: the odds were stacked against success.

In the event, two of Gibson’s targets, the Möhne and Eder dams, were successfully breached but eight of the nineteen attacking Lancasters failed to return, with a loss of 53 out of 133 aircrew killed – a casualty rate of 40%.

That the mission was successful (Gibson was awarded a Victoria Cross for it) was a reflection of the young commander’s personal leadership. Operating in an impossibly short timeframe, Gibson had to inspire his squadron – ground crew, as well as aircrew. His simple technique has since been described by Professor Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame University in the USA: “…The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision…It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion…”.

Already exhausted – a tour of operations was usually 30 missions, and Gibson has already flown 172 – the 24 year-old Wing Commander nevertheless developed the skills of his crews, training them to flight low at night in specially-modified aircraft. He forged his personnel, picked from many different squadrons, into a team. And against all odds, he delivered a stunning success. Gibson delivered what many modern leaders aspire to achieve. His methods, which won the Dam Busters their everlasting fame, correspond precisely to John Adair’s three principles of Action-centred leadership: