Papers and Slides from Past Professional Development Symposiums and other sources, sorted by Knowledge Area.

The following presentations are made available by the authors, and where noted, copyright is retained by the author.

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Title	Author	Download
Low Hanging Fruit to Avoid Scope Creep	Bruce Beer	17kb

Integration Management

Title	Author	Download
Realizing Benefits - It's What Projects Are For!	Gareth Byatt & Jeff Hodgkinson	361kb
Disrupt the Interrupters!	Tim McClintock, PMP	24kb
Why Use BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement)?	Edrie Greer, Ph.D.	31kb
Chartering Projects	Todd Fuller, PMP	55kb
Why Program Management? Why Now?	Thomas Mattus	94kb
PMI-NAC Monthly Word Scramble - May Word Scramble Answers	PMI-NAC	8kb 9kb
PMI-NAC Monthly Crossword - April Crossword Answers	PMI-NAC	10kb 11kb
Negotiating the Triple Constraints	Alan Koch, PMP	22kb
Using Six Sigma Techniques in Project Portfolio Management	David L. Davis, PMP	40kb
How to Create a Clear Project Plan	Elizabeth and Richard Larson	49kb
Managing Complex Programs	Major General John W. Holly (U.S. Army, Retired)	385kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Gathering Requirements: Go Away Please!	Elizabeth Larson, PMP Richard Larson, PMP	124kb
Practical Application of the CMMI and PMI’s PMBOK for Building a Strong Project Management Infrastructure	Gregg Taylor	1.08mb
Small Business Integrated Project Management:	Bill Kessinger, PMP	2.56mb
Marshall Space Flight Center In-house Earned Value System	Donnie Smith	1.4Mb
Panel Discussion: Project Management Overview	Dr. Jay Billings	44Kb
Project Management for the Enterprise	David A. Rhodes, PMP & Mike Stauffenberg	141Kb
Integrated Project Management: A Case Study in Integrating Cost, Schedule, Technical, and Risk Areas	Greg Smith	733Kb

Scope Management

Title	Author	Download
Low Hanging Fruit to Avoid Scope Creep	Bruce Beer	17kb
The Realities of Surveys Within Requirements Gathering	David Egan	32kb
Writing Effective Project Requirements	Global Knowledge Training LLC.	25kb
"Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!" Part 1: Common Pitfalls to Uncovering Expectations	Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP and Richard Larson, CBAP, PMP	295kb
"Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!" Part 2: Using Consulting Skills to Uncover Expectations	Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP and Richard Larson, CBAP, PMP	294kb
"Oh No, You Gave Me What I Asked For!" Part 3: Using Consulting Skills to Uncover Expectations	Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP and Richard Larson, CBAP, PMP	288kb
Common Sense Isn't Overhead	Peter De Jager	18kb
PMI-NAC Word Scramble - July Word Scramble Answers	PMI-NAC	9kb 13kb
Projects Without Borders: Gathering Requirements on a Multi-Cultural Project	Elizabeth and Richard Larson	68kb
Work Breakdown Structure: More than a Clerical Task	Marcus Goncalves	30kb
Managing Small Projects - Five Critical Steps to Tech Success	Elizabeth and Richard Larson	52kb
More Customer Satisfaction, Less Scope Creep - Process Improvements	Ant Farm, Inc.	116kb
Uncovering Hidden Customer Needs to Grow Your Services Business	Ant Farm, Inc.	93kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Just Do It!	Geof Lory, PMP	22kb
More Customer Satisfaction, Less Scope Creep - Service Blueprinting	John Kilian	526kb
Bypass The Bureaucracy	David Brandon	66kb
Contract Terms and Project Management—Best Practices and Common Problems	Andy Mantler	31kb
Expectation Management: A "Gateway Key" to Project Success - Client Satisfaction	David L. Hamil, PMP, MBA	223kb
Dinner Keynote: Program Management: Art or Science	Col. Cory W. Mahanna, USA	6.5mb
Mind Mapping Workshop	Bill Kessinger, PMP	352kb
Problem Projects: How to Rescue a Troubled High-Visibility Program:	David Tennant, PE, PMP	771kb
Achieving Project Management Excellence Using Practical Desktop Applications	Ron Sell, PMP	1.96Mb
Marshall Space Flight Center In-house Earned Value System	Donnie Smith	1.4Mb
The Basics of Project Financial Justification	Ron Klein	63Kb
The Evolution of a Successful Project	Charles Follin, PMP & Charles Evans, Jr.	36Kb
Integrated Project Management: A Case Study in Integrating Cost, Schedule, Technical, and Risk Areas	Greg Smith	733Kb

Time Management

Title	Author	Download
12 Steps to Managing Your Time So You Can Have Personal Time	Tim McClintock, PMP	28kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Contract Terms and Project Management—Best Practices and Common Problems	Andy Mantler	31kb
Expectation Management: A "Gateway Key" to Project Success - Client Satisfaction	David L. Hamil, PMP, MBA	223kb
Achieving Project Management Excellence Using Practical Desktop Applications	Ron Sell, PMP	1.96Mb
EVMS System Analysis	Doug Tyler	395Kb
Fast Talk or Fast Track	Roger D. Schwerman, PhD.	367Kb
Marshall Space Flight Center In-house Earned Value System	Donnie Smith	1.4Mb
Schedule Risk Assessment	James G. Smith	47Kb
The Evolution of a Successful Project	Charles Follin, PMP & Charles Evans, Jr.	36Kb
Integrated Project Management: A Case Study in Integrating Cost, Schedule, Technical, and Risk Areas	Greg Smith	733Kb

Cost Management

Title	Author	Download
Here's the Beef! - Let Project Management Boost the Bottom-Line	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	154kb
Contract Terms and Project Management—Best Practices and Common Problems	Andy Mantler	31kb
Expectation Management: A "Gateway Key" to Project Success - Client Satisfaction	David L. Hamil, PMP, MBA	223kb
Achieving Project Management Excellence Using Practical Desktop Applications	Ron Sell, PMP	1.96Mb
EVMS System Analysis	Doug Tyler	395Kb
Marshall Space Flight Center In-house Earned Value System	Donnie Smith	1.4Mb
Earned Value Management Systems 101	Doug Tyler	453Kb
Project Cost Control Strategies	Randy Inskeep, PMP	236Kb
The Evolution of a Successful Project	Charles Follin, PMP & Charles Evans, Jr.	36Kb
Integrated Project Management: A Case Study in Integrating Cost, Schedule, Technical, and Risk Areas	Greg Smith	733Kb

Quality Management

Title	Author	Download
PMP® Exam Quality Primer: The Quality Gurus	Samuel T. Brown, PMP	95kb
Bypass The Bureaucracy	David Brandon	66kb
Contract Terms and Project Management—Best Practices and Common Problems	Andy Mantler	31kb
Expectation Management: A "Gateway Key" to Project Success - Client Satisfaction	David L. Hamil, PMP, MBA	223kb
International Space Station (ISS) Flight 6A STS-100: Delivery of the Canadian Robotic Arm, Canadarm 2	Col. Gerald C. Maxwell, USAFR	4.5mb Presentation 1.2mb video
Please Mind the Gap	Mandy C. Harris & Kitty Wang	185kb

Human Resource Management

Title	Author	Download
Quick Tips for Dealing with Difficult People	Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP	24kb
Project Management & Volunteerism: Pick a Non-Profit and Watch Yourself Grow	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	143kb
Top Five Ways to Keep Project Passion Alive	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	140kb
The Art of Delegation	Tim McClintock	31kb
Why Project Leaders Fail	Thomas Mattus	52kb
If Life is a Series of Projects, What Are You Doing to Succeed?	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	35kb
Love of Learning Makes a Great Project Manager	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	38kb
Decision Making Power is Project Management Power for Teams and Individuals	Melinda Carlisle, SPHR, PMP	20kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Influencing - The Heart of Project Leadership	S. Hasnain Rizvi, PMP, CPCU	16kb
The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management	Peter de Jager	18kb
Tomorrow's Project Managers	Dr. Jay Billings	53kb
Why Leaders Fail	Thomas Mattus, Craig Ruvere	52kb
Managing Your Career in Project Management	Edward J. Fern, MS, PMP	207kb
Do-It-Yourself Teambuilding for Project Managers	Dick Grimes, MPA	1020kb
Leadership in Crisis Mode	David Tennant, PE, PMP	488kb
Making Information Technology Accessible to Everyone-How Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act affects your Organization	Helen Chamberlain	91kb
Measuring Project Team Effectiveness - Assessing the Unspoken	Randy McCarty, PE, PMP & Lana Guess Thompson, PHR	45kb
Moving your PM Skills Up a Notch	Jennifer Starace, SPHR	226kb
Problem Projects: How to Rescue a Troubled High-Visibility Program:	David Tennant, PE, PMP	771kb
Creating an Effective Project Team Performance Assessment Process	Richard Grimes, CPT	473Kb
Optimize Your Thinking: Closing the Gap between Personality and Performance	Jennifer Whitt, PMP	557Kb
Panel Discussion: Program Managers I've Known and Loved	Mr. Jeff Irons	22Kb
People Issues: Where do they start and stop?	Jennifer Starace, SPHR	62Kb
Today's Projects Need More Than a Manager	William Kessinger, PMP	761Kb
Using Project Management Techniques To Drive Organizational Change	David V. Tennant, PE, PMP	1.4Mb
Leadership in Project Management	Bill Nichols	1,2Mb

Communications Management

Title	Author	Download
Business Communications - Empathy is the key	David Egan	16kb
Cross-Cultural Effectiveness	Tom Grzesiak	16kb
10 Ways to Explain Things More Effectively	Calvin Sun	19kb
3 Key Elements of Effective Business Communication	Barbara Bulleit, Global Knowledge Instructor	33kb
A Great Teller of Tales	Tom Grzesiak, PMP	38kb
Effective Stakeholder Relationships	Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP	19kb
Common Sense Isn't Overhead	Peter De Jager	18kb
Increasing the Odds for Project Success	Thomas J. Mattus with Craig Ruvere	30kb
Managing Small Projects - Five Critical Steps to Tech Success	Elizabeth and Richard Larson	52kb
Speaker Secrets	Peter de Jager	30kb
How to Read with Cheetah Speed	Michelle LaBrosse, PMP	200kb
Transforming Average Into Awesome - Handouts	Kevin Lerner	134kb 348kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Influencing - The Heart of Project Leadership	S. Hasnain Rizvi, PMP, CPCU	16kb
The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management	Peter de Jager	18kb
Bypass The Bureaucracy	David Brandon	66kb
Leadership in Crisis Mode	David Tennant, PE, PMP	488kb
Making Information Technology Accessible to Everyone-How Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act affects your Organization	Helen Chamberlain	91kb
Measuring Project Team Effectiveness - Assessing the Unspoken	Randy McCarty, PE, PMP & Lana Guess Thompson, PHR	45kb
Problem Projects: How to Rescue a Troubled High-Visibility Program:	David Tennant, PE, PMP	771kb
Rapid and Effective Communication in a Project Management Environment	David R. Jefferson	258kb
Using Collaborative Technology to Streamline PMI and BOK Processes	Brice Marsh	1.4mb
Creating an Effective Project Team Performance Assessment Process	Richard Grimes, CPT	473Kb
Optimizing Information Accessibility for Critical Project Decisions	Henry Scheuer & Rick Curns	3.4Mb
Using Collaborative Technology to Streamline PMI Processes	Brice F. Marsh, CPF	1.7Mb 337Kb
Why All This Talk About Communications?	Barbara Gray, PMP	792Kb

Risk Management

Title	Author	Download
The Psychology of Risk and How It Relates to Project Risk Management	William (Bill) J. Scott, Global Knowledge Professional Skills Instructor, PE, PMP, Certificate in International Operations	26kb
Project Risk Management: It's Either Contingency Planning Now or Emergency Relief Later	Christopher J. Wright, MPM, PMP	24kb
Firefighting Project Managers - Using Risk Assessment to Prevent the Fires that burn projects.	Cathy Cassidy	37kb
Lessons Learned - Keys to Managing a Successful System Implementation Project	Lourdes Godfrey	175kb
Leadership in Crisis Mode	David Tennant, PE, PMP	488kb
Problem Projects: How to Rescue a Troubled High-Visibility Program:	David Tennant, PE, PMP	771kb
Schedule Forecasting Methodology, Measurement of Potential Risks on High Technology Projects	John Isom	109Kb
Inherited Projects: Opportunity or Nightmare?	Roy Brewer, PMP	42Kb
Technology Assessment and Transition Management Process	Judith Bhansali & Steve Parker	7.2Mb
How Much is it Worth to Double the Success Rate of Projects	Bill Scott	114Kb
Keynote Speech	Col. Bob Birmingham, US Army (Ret)	142Kb
Schedule Risk Assessment	James G. Smith	47Kb
The Basics of Project Financial Justification	Ron Klein	63Kb
Integrated Project Management: A Case Study in Integrating Cost, Schedule, Technical, and Risk Areas	Greg Smith	733Kb

Procurement Management

Title	Author	Download
Procurement and the Project Manager	Gloria Brown	18kb
Bypass The Bureaucracy	David Brandon	66kb
Contract Terms and Project Management—Best Practices and Common Problems	Andy Mantler	31kb
Making Information Technology Accessible to Everyone-How Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act affects your Organization	Helen Chamberlain	91kb
Streamlining Defense Acquisition Management: What's New?	Debbie Schumann	2.3Mb

PMI-NAC Puzzles

Title	Author	Download
PMI-NAC Crossword Puzzle - June Crossword Puzzle Answers	PMI-NAC	13kb 15kb
PMI-NAC Word Scramble - May Word Scramble Answers	PMI-NAC	13kb 15kb
PMI-NAC Crossword - April Word Scramble Answers	PMI-NAC	13kb 15kb

Local Interest Groups

Title	Author	Download
Why Agile? What's so great about Agility?	Alan Koch, Global Knowledge Instructor	26kb

Interviews

Title	Author	Download
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Part 2 - Interview with Joseph F. Paschall, PMP®, PgMPSM, Senior Program Manager, Northrop Grumman	41kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Part 1 - Interview with Joseph F. Paschall, PMP®, PgMPSM, Senior Program Manager, Northrop Grumman	38kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Dave Mosher, Raytheon Program Manager, Integrated Battle Command System	56kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Colonel Larry McCallister, PE, PhD, PMP, Commander U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville	74kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Ernie Blair, Director and CEO of the Huntsville-Madison County 9-1-1 Center	51kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Bob Schatz, Owner and Senior Consultant, Agile Infusion, LLC	42kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Kelly Meassick, PMP/Candi Randolph, PMP, Charter Performance Management Group, LLC	59kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Rick Morris, PMP, President of the PMI-Birmingham Chapter, President of Highmark Technology	188kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Lourdes Godfrey, PMP, President-Elect PMI-NAC, Project Manager and Strategy Consultant, Booz-Allen Hamilton	33kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with James D. Halsell, Jr., Vice President, Space Exploration Systems, ATK Launch Systems	56kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with William H. Gurley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, SAIC	41kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Ginger Levin, PhD, OPM3 Assessor and Consultant	40kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Marty Kress, Chairman, Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation	73kb
Cutting Edge Practices in Project Management	Interview with Bob Schatz, Owner and Senior Consultant, Agile Infusion, LLC	42kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Joseph Fehrenbach, Vice President, Security, Government & Infrastructure, Intergraph Corporation	29kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with LTG Dan Petrosky (U.S. Army, Retired), President, WestWind Technologies, Inc.	27kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	An Interview with Eugene Bounds, PMP, 2008 PMI Board of Directors, Secretary/Treasurer and Chair, Performance Oversight Committee	31kb
Project Management Perspectives From The Top	Interview with Edward Hoffman, Chairman, PMI Global Corporate Council	30kb

Miscellaneous

Title	Author	Download
Change Can Be a Good Thing - Transitioning from ITIL v2 to v3	Geoff Senson, Global Knowledge Instructor	14kb
PMP Exam News	Allen Green, PMP, PgMPSM	55kb
Create Your Own Sample Questions for the PMP Exam	Cornelius Fichtner, PMP	14kb