Organisational Competence Baseline for Developing Competence in Managing by Projects
Organisational Competence Baseline for Developing Competence in Managing by Projects

Author: IPMA

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9401811938

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What defines whether a project or programme is “good” or “bad”? When we’re striving for excellence in the execution of our projects and programmes, what do we mean? IPMA has given its extended definition in the PEB, the Project Excellence Baseline. This model is based on the well-known EFQM model, but is adapted to the field of project- and programme management and after over 10 years of use has been adapted to the model we’re using now. Foreword Executive summary Table of Contents List of figures List of tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Terms & Definitions 1. Introduction 2. Purpose and intended users 3. The organisational view of projects 3.1. Challenges for organisations in managing projects 3.2. An organisation in its context 3.3. From mission, vision and strategy to results 3.4. Projects, programmes and portfolios as means for results 4. Organisational competence in managing projects 4.1. Concept of organisational competence 4.2. Concept of organisational competence in managing projects 40 5. Groupings, competence elements and interactions 5.1. Grouping of competence elements 5.2. Overview of competence elements 5.3. Interactions of competence elements

Individual Competence Baseline for Project Management
Individual Competence Baseline for Project Management

Author: IPMA

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 9401812071

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The IPMA ICB4® is the international standard on competence for project, programme and portfolio managers. The competence needed for each of these domains is defined in the following competence areas: “People” (how do you interact with the people around you, and yourself); the “Practice” of our work (needed for Projects, Programmes and Portfolios); the “Perspective” of the intiatives you’re running (the context within which the initiative is run and the link to what needs to be achieved). Table of Contents Foreword Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Purposes and intended users 15 2.1. Definition of competence 15 2.2. Audiences and uses 17 2.3. Individual competence development 18 3. The IPMA Individual Competence Baseline 25 3.1. Framework of the IPMA ICB 26 3.2. Structure of the IPMA ICB 28 3.3. Overview of the competence elements 31 4. The inventory of competences 35 4. 1. Managing programmes 36 4.2. Competencies overview 37 4. 3. Perspective 39 4. 4. People 69 4. 5. Practice 117 Annex A: Competence table 189 Annex B: Key Competence Indicator table 191

Lean Project Management - How to Apply Lean Thinking to Project Management
Lean Project Management - How to Apply Lean Thinking to Project Management

Author: Rainer Erne

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-29

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 3658355727

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This book shows how the principles of Lean Management can be applied to project management and how some typical problems of project management can be solved by this. The author first provides a theoretical description of what project management is about and explains its tasks and methods as well as its limitations. He also describes how the Lean idea came about and derives five principles from it that can also be applied to project management. Along these principles, the author then elaborates typical current challenges of project management and shows how these challenges can be tackled through Lean Project Management. In doing so, he does not stop at the level of principles, but describes specific tasks and tools that are useful especially for experienced practitioners of project management. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Lean Project Management – Wie man den Lean-Gedanken im Projektmanagement einsetzen kann by Rainer Erne, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

Individual Competence Baseline for Programme Management
Individual Competence Baseline for Programme Management

Author: IPMA

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9401812047

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The IPMA ICB4® is the international standard on competence for project, programme and portfolio managers. The competence needed for each of these domains is defined in the following competence areas: “People” (how do you interact with the people around you, and yourself); the “Practice” of our work (needed for Projects, Programmes and Portfolios); the “Perspective” of the intiatives you’re running (the context within which the initiative is run and the link to what needs to be achieved). Table of Contents Foreword Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Purposes and intended users 15 2.1. Definition of competence 15 2.2. Audiences and uses 17 2.3. Individual competence development 18 3. The IPMA Individual Competence Baseline 25 3.1. Framework of the IPMA ICB 26 3.2. Structure of the IPMA ICB 28 3.3. Overview of the competence elements 31 4. The inventory of competences 35 4. 1. Managing programmes 36 4.2. Competencies overview 37 4. 3. Perspective 39 4. 4. People 69 4. 5. Practice 117 Annex A: Competence table 189 Annex B: Key Competence Indicator table 191

Individual Competence Baseline for Portfolio Management
Individual Competence Baseline for Portfolio Management

Author: IPMA

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 9401812012

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The IPMA ICB4® is the international standard on competence for project, programme and portfolio managers. The competence needed for each of these domains is defined in the following competence areas: “People” (how do you interact with the people around you, and yourself); the “Practice” of our work (needed for Projects, Programmes and Portfolios); the “Perspective” of the intiatives you’re running (the context within which the initiative is run and the link to what needs to be achieved). Table of Contents Foreword Table of Contents 1. Introduction 11 2. Purposes and intended users 15 2.1. Definition of competence 15 2.2. Audiences and uses 17 2.3. Individual competence development 18 3. The IPMA Individual Competence Baseline 25 3.1. Framework of the IPMA ICB 26 3. 2. Structure of the IPMA ICB 28 3.3. Overview of the competence elements 31 4. The inventory of competences 35 4. 1. Managing portfolios 36 4.2. Competencies overview 37 4. 3. Perspective 39 4.4. People 67 4. 5. Practice 115 Annex A: Cross reference to IS021504: 2015 173 Annex B: Competence table 177 Annex C: Key Competence Indicator table 179

Project Management by ICB4 - IPMA
Project Management by ICB4 - IPMA

Author: Bert Hedeman

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2023-09-21

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 9401810931

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IPMA observes an increasing number and importance of projects in business, public and people’s lives, also known as ‘projectification’. In the world of globalisation, an increasing number of organisations are working project-based to cope with the challenges of modern times. Especially now, society is on the brink of such significant changes as global warming and artificial intelligence. Projects drive the development of new products and services, expansions, new capabilities, implementation of new strategies and new generations of infrastructure, and major maintenance and upgrade of existing facilities and infrastructure. This book provides a knowledge base for developing individual competencies for managing projects as described in the IPMA Individual Competence Baseline version 4, which encompasses: - Perspective competencies - People competencies - Practice competencies As projects become increasingly important, we must continue to realise that projects begin and end with people and that their competent performance within the broader context of the environment is at the heart of any successful project. In this book, theories and practices for all ICB4 competencies are described. They are logically sequenced, explained and enriched with practical approaches, which can be learned and applied in the daily project management practice. As such, it aligns entirely with IPMA's vision: to strengthen competence across society to enable a world in which all projects succeed. This book also supports obtaining an IPMA certificate as proof of your competence in projects.

Gower Handbook of Programme Management
Gower Handbook of Programme Management

Author: D Lock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-26

Total Pages: 745

ISBN-13: 1000152073

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In the ten years since this Gower Handbook was first published, Programme Management has been transformed to become the vehicle of choice for realising the objectives of large scale, complicated, business, government and social investment. The Second Edition of this Gower Handbook is a completely new text; designed as a definitive guide to the current state of Programme Management. To that end the text offers foundation theory and knowledge around key issues such as, managing programme contracts, people and know-how, complexity and uncertainty, benefits and success measures, as well as every stage of the programme life cycle. The main central section of the book provides theory, tools, advice and examples of practical application from an industry context and covers sectors including construction, energy, aerospace and defence, IT, automotive and the public sector. The Handbook also includes a section with chapters on assessing and improving programme competences and developing maturity. Discrete chapters relate programme management to the international baselines and standards. Collectively, the Gower Handbook of Programme Management is most comprehensive guide to the subject that you can buy.

Developing Organizational Maturity for Effective Project Management
Developing Organizational Maturity for Effective Project Management

Author: Silvius, Gilbert

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 152253198X

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Despite criticism for their serious shortcomings, maturity models are widely used within organizations. The appropriate applications of these models can lead to organizational and corporate success. Developing Organizational Maturity for Effective Project Management is a critical scholarly publication that explores the successes and failures of maturity models and how they can be applied competently to leadership within corporations. Featuring coverage on a wide array of topics such as project management maturity, agile maturity, and organizational performance, this publication is geared toward professionals, managers, and students seeking current research on the application of maturity models to corporate success.

Better Practices of Project Management Based on IPMA competences – 4th revised edition
Better Practices of Project Management Based on IPMA competences – 4th revised edition

Author: John Hermarij

Publisher: Van Haren

Published: 2016-07-18

Total Pages: 759

ISBN-13: 9401806276

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This is the revised edition of the first text book in English specially developed for training for IPMA-D and IPMA-C exams, now based on Version 4 of the ICB. In this 4th edition, the text has been restructured and extended to align with the structure and scope of the competence elements in the ICB version 4, divided into Practice competences, People competences and Perspective competences. Therefore, this book will be essential guidance and study book for everyone studying for the IPMA-D, IPMA-C and IPMA-B exams. Besides that, it is an extremely rich source book for those project managers that have committed themselves to a lifelong professional development. In addition, the book had to be applicable to groups of project managers originating from diverse cultures. For this reason, this is not a book that tells how a Westerner must behave in an Arab or an Asian country, but one that looks at the different subjects covered in the ICB, as seen from diverse cultural standpoints. Each chapter is based on the same structure: Key concepts, Introduction, Actions that lead to competence development, Self-assessment, Special topics, Assignments. Text boxes, additional to the main text, give additional explanation to the main text. An elaborate Index of terms allows that this book can be used as a highly up-to-date information source to all aspects of project management. Next to that all, a web-site is available with videos, discussion fora on specific topics, and the opportunity to discuss with the author.

Engineering Education and Technological / Professional Learning
Engineering Education and Technological / Professional Learning

Author: Clara Viegas

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2019-12-16

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 3039219847

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The focus of this Special Issue is aimed at enhancing the discussion of Engineering Education, particularly related to technological and professional learning. In the 21st century, students face a challenging demand: they are expected to have the best scientific expertise, but also highly developed social skills and qualities like teamwork, creativity, communication, or leadership. Even though students and teachers are becoming more aware of this necessity, there is still a gap between academic life and the professional world. In this Special Edition Book, the reader can find works tackling interesting topics such as educational resources addressing students’ development of competencies, the importance of final year projects linked to professional environments, and multicultural or interdisciplinary challenges.