USDA PM Training Program
Having someone with a PMI certification who doesn’t have the context of how it works in your organization — especially how it works around IT investments — doesn’t really buy you anything…
In the GCN.com article In-house training program takes managers beyond the basics, it sounds like the USDA is doing things right on changing the IT culture to move towards good project management.
They get that having a manager PMP certified doesn’t mean anything if the organization isn’t supporting good project management and doesn’t rely on having the certification be a silver bullet. Check out the article on their approach which addresses 3 major issues:
1. Addressing the need for culture change to allow for good project management
2. Involving executive management in the training and the importance of executive sponsorship
3. Aligning the program with OMB and NIST requirements and changes
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