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Kevin Aguanno, our Vice President, has written a controversial new article that claims that the two professions are not all that different. To view the article and post your feedback, click on the link below:

Article - Birds of a Feather: Project Managers and Business Analysts

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS -- Due to some board members taking advantage of the extra-long weekend taking this week for vacation travel, we are postponing the regularly-scheduled July 5 PMAC Board of Directors meeting until July 12. Meeting time and call-in numbers are unchanged.

The PMAC Director of Certification, Morley Selver, is pleased to announce today that PMAC has accredited the "Project Management Course" from Proportion Training as a preparation course for the Certified Project Management Associate (CPMA) / IPMA Level-D exam. This course has passed an independent review process where two independent reviewers have reviewed the course to determine whether the course meets PMAC standards for course quality, accuracy, substance, and pedagogical approach. After passing the two independent peer reviews, the course has also received the approval of the PMAC Director of Certification. It is now a PMAC-recommended course for preparing for the aforementioned examination.

Please see our list of accredited courses for more information.

What does project success mean to you? On time? On budget? Happy customer? Positive ROI? Too many project managers think project success is nothing more than the "triple constraint", or "iron triangle". Those who truly perform know that project success is much more than that.

This July 1st webinar will explore interpretations of project success by looking at classic definitions, case studies, and even some off beat definitions. In this intriguing 60-minute dialogue, you will have an opportunity to participate in a conversation that has vexed project managers and sponsors for decades. We will look at failed projects that have survived the test of time, and successful projects that failed miserably in the long run.

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The PMAC is happy to announce that 12 new project managers have completed their Agile Project Manager certification in June. We welcome them to the association and wish them well on their ongoing development of PM competence. View our Directory of Certified Agile Project Managers.

More than 2500 executives and top managers of Europe’s largest national economies are about to evaluate the topic of PMO (Project Management Offices) in an international online survey. In collaboration with the Erlangen-Nuremberg University , GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement, member of the IPMA and the software solution provider Planview, the IT consulting provider maxence is about to finish the second phase of the exclusive PMO Maturity Study 2010 about the as-is state of efficiency and added value of PMOs. In the first phase of the “PMO Maturity Study 2010 – Business Value of PMO“ having taken place in November 2009, expert interviews had been conducted in order to take stock of the institutionalization of project management and its added value in the German speaking countries from a practice point of view. Based on these well-founded findings, the current online survey’s questions were rendered more precise and extended according to specific topics.

The deadline for submitting applications for PM competence certification in 2010 are fast approaching. Make sure you review the schedule of fees and the application process steps and timeline.

Applications for certification at the folllowing levels are due by July 5th, along with a partial payment of fees:

• Certified Project Director - CPD (IPMA Level-A)
• Certified Senior Project Manager - CSPM (IPMA Level-B)
• Certified Project Manager - CPM (IPMA Level-C)

Anyone with questions can send them to certification@PMAC-AGPC.ca.

A new article by PMAC Vice President Kevin Aguanno titled "Why do Most Project Managers Fail" is published today on our web site. Be sure to read this thought-provoking article.