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IBM is the worlds largest technology THE NEED FOR PROJECT eligibility requirement for their internal
services company and is ranked by MANAGEMENT program. Since then, they have seen the
Business Week as possessing the most value of this decision borne out, time and
They identified project management
valuable technology brand in the world, again.
as the key to reliably delivering
ahead of Microsoft and Google. And if
commitments and the lack of it as a Performance: 90 percent of IBMs
you look inside the success of the worlds
major factor in failure, contributed to by PMP certified project managers
most famous acronym, youll find two
the entire organization. report that the certification helps
others at work: R.E.P. and PMP.
them in their jobs
They declared IBM a Project-based
IBM has been a PMI Registered Education Profitability: The number of
Enterprise, one whose success relied
Provider (R.E.P.) for ten years. It currently troubled projects with documented
upon project management providing
employs more people with the Project root causes in project management
tangible benefits in two areas: making
Management Professional (PMP) has decreased by 25 percent.
internal operations more efficient and
credential than any other organization in Growth: Corporations recognize
providing external value to its customers.
the world. PMI certification as the standard
for the skills and expertise that a
Read on to learn how participation in THE NEED FOR EXCELLENCE
project manager needs to have,
the R.E.P. program and employing PMP In order to achieve this transformation, says John Marrine, Worldwide
credential holders help IBM deliver they created the Project Management Project Management Profession
tangible value to their business, from Center of Excellence (PM-COE), which Leader at the PM-COE. Theyll
increasing operational efficiency to aiding would work with senior executives, ask us how many PMP credential
business development. business units and individual employees holders you have. Do you have
to establish project management as a PMPs with experience in our line
THE NEED FOR CHANGE core competency across their global of business that can be put on this
For almost a century, IBM has shaped enterprise. project?
the way business works. But by the
Their first challenge? Creating a single
early 1990s, consecutive years of billion
consistent global project management IBM PROJECT MANAGEMENT
dollar losses led some to conclude that it
approach, the IBM Worldwide Project TRAINING PROGRAM
would become a casualty of the personal
Management Method (WWPMM). SNAPSHOT
computer revolution that it had helped
Their first stop? A Guide to the Project
create. 150 instructors world wide
Management Body of Knowledge
100,000 student days of
IBM senior management determined (PMBOK Guide), to provide its
education delivered annually
what it would take to succeed in a world foundation.
Delivered online and via
where customers wanted integrated traditional classroom
solutions, rather than individual THE NEED FOR THE PMP
Multi-level curriculum
products. CERTIFICATION
Delivered in 34 countries
When IBM decided to create their around the world
own internal project management Recognized with multiple
certification, they again turned to PMI, awards
by making the PMP the fundamental
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Dynamic School Grows by Addressing a Global Market Need
When people think of IBM, people think of PMI. And thats where you go to get project managers.
Being an R.E.P. helps IBM be able to document the quality of the project management services that
we offer to clients.
Sandy Steinruck, PMP, Project Management Curriculum Program Manager, Certified Executive Project Manager, IBM
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