Bill Clinton Says Project Managers Help Tackle Global Challenges

Unfortunately I couldn't attend the PMI Global Congress 2010 North America but I like this article so much it is written By Cyndee Miller, senior editor, PM Network on October 11, 2010

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton sent out a powerful message: Project managers will play a significant role in taking on the toughest global challenges.

"If you're a project manager and you're a professional, there's always going to be something you can do for the next 50 years in the 21st century," Mr. Clinton told the audience Sunday night at PMI Global Congress 2010 -- North America.

Saying he was "fascinated" by project management, Mr. Clinton saw how the profession played a role in his own career.

"The more I thought about coming here, the more I thought about how much my life [in politics] and my work now revolves around good, or not-so-good, project management -- how to allocate money, time and people in a way that achieves the desired objective," he said.

Read more :http://blogs.pmi.org/blog/voices_on_project_management/2010/10/bill-clinton-says-project-mana.html

Ready .... Steady ... GO Microsoft Lunched Project 2010

Microsoft Lunched Project 2010 (Project Standard/Professional and Project Server 2010) along with Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 and Visio 2010 in New York City : http://www.the2010event.com (by the way I’ll be monitoring questions throughout the event along with other colleagues (Project 2010 Virtual Launch Event – May 12th), so looking forward to giving you plenty of answers!).

In the meantime ignition has started and key Microsoft Project 2010 assets has started to be released, expect a lot more in the coming days.

Microsoft Project 2010 Downloads as of May 11th, please note that none of the main three key portals have been updated yet (Microsoft.com/Project; TechNet and MSDN):

• Microsoft Project Professional 2010 Evaluation
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee404758.aspx
• Microsoft Project Server 2010 Evaluation
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee410540.aspx
• Microsoft SharePoint Server Enterprise 2010 Trial
  • http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=230ecdfb-89ec-4d4a-8a85-89fd98329f7b
• 2010 Server Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2010, Project Server 2010, Search Server 2010, and Office Web Apps 2010
  • http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=046f16a9-4bce-4149-8679-223755560d54&displaylang=en
• Project 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit
  • http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=46007f25-b44e-4aa6-80ff-9c0e75835ad9
• Microsoft Project 2010 Demonstration and Evaluation Installation Pack
  • http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f48eacb9-6ea7-4aca-bc10-d3677ef81a9d
• Databases That Support SharePoint 2010 Products
  • http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=990041e5-0a73-4d2f-895d-2232d1a229f5

Study strategy to pass the PMI-RMP Exam

Today 2/11/2009 I passed my PMI-RMP exam, it was quietly tough exam but not much.
After I passed the exam I registered a record as the first one in in Kuwait who have all PMI Professional certificates.

The PMI-RMP^® credential recognizes demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the specialized area of assessing and identifying project risks while mitigating threats and capitalizing on opportunities. (Ref. PMI.org).

In order to pass the exam you need to study :-
1 - Risk Management Knowledge area in PMBOK.
2 - PMI-RMP standard.
3 - Risk Management tools and techniques that in the standard Appendix.
4 - Communication Management Knowledge area in PMBOK.

If you need any more information or if you have any question please add your comment

Mohamed Khalifa, PgMP, PMP, PMI-SP, PMI-RMP
Project Management Consultant & Professional Trainer