PMI?

Post #115,489 by gdaustin 8/26/03 9:44:21 PM Reply	PMI? Have you looked to Project Management Institute certification? I have some manuals. The funny part is that most of it to me is common sense and yet I'm told that "common sense" isn't real common. Of course, PMI runs exactly opposite to where I work right now. Ours is the land of nebulous requirements, all night/weekend/day pushes to get something out the door. Then, the realization that it wasn't even close to what we needed. But, also, I'm happy to have a paycheck, and my boss appreciates my efforts, which is much more than I can say for the previous gig. Glen Austin
Post #115,493 by boxley 8/26/03 9:56:35 PM Reply	shizzit do you work here? Spent 30 hrs last week I need this configured. Our scheduled time for that is 5 working days. we need it tomorrow. see above management takes a hand done rinse and repeat for several days. Now configure this we start testing tomorrow. Sorry we dont have the hardware to do that, if you told me a week ago I would have told you we cannot physically do this If we got the hardware and paid for it (a whole new platform) 3 weeks, why dont you use the existing one? isnt it incompatible? no ITS A FUCKING FAX!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW DOES A FSCKING FAX KNOW WHAT VERSION I AM ON!!!!!!! management gets involved, all work is halted and they agree that a fax machine cannot determine software version so they will happily continue as planned on the existing platform. 30 hrs wasted. I will insinuate and subvert in a month no implementation managers can open a ticket without my approval but techs may open at any time. Without a tech we will subvert, because a PM works off of other folks input, and when it is jamming they dont know enough details to order resources properly. It will save both companies, time resources and of course money. Gah, I have of course been warned that belching out ideas on conference calls with muckymucks will not be tolerated. Luckily my boss(es) are happy to forward these ideas for me. thanx, bill America, Love it or give it back questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #115,883 by Simon_Jester 8/29/03 5:16:57 PM Reply	PMI and Program Management To me at least, the technical side of PMI/Program Management isn't that high (ie: your common sense). The HARD part is the people skills. You have to pull estimates (and get statuses) out of programmers who really, REALLY don't want to give them. They you have to give the bad results to upper management who really, REALLY doesn't want to hear bad news. But that's my take. Personally I think Program Management leads nicely into a management job.
Post #118,602 by jb4 9/23/03 2:17:34 PM Reply	Agree w/ Todd and Glen With your background, a PMI cert would be the ticket. Besides, suits hate techies, and if you look more like a suit, you'll look more like employed! Where I am now, the PMI'ers (and they're not bad people) are in great demand, and are actually doing good work for the Company. jb4 Boy I'd like to see those words on a PR banner behind [Treasury Secretary John] Snow at the podium: Jobs and Growth: Just Wait. John J. Andrew, unemployed programmer; see jobforjohn.com

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