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On Sep 4, 4:30 pm, "Keith Caravelli, MBA, MCSE, SBSC, MCTS MOSS 2007,
BWD" <ke...@caravelli.com> wrote:
> I have this question posted over on a MS forum but it has not gotten
> the response I had hoped. I light of how big MOSS projects have been
> and how complex they are I would think we could get some major input
> on this. Thanks in advance for reading and responding to this post
>
> I am wondering what Project Management Training others have found
> really
> helpful with regard to SharePoint. MOSS is such a huge platform with
> so many
> possibilities and of course it involves so many diverse skill sets and
> crosses so many technology boundaries. Even after a couple of hands on
> MOSS
> projects, certification and a strong business and IT background I find
> my PM
> skills lacking in this area.
>
> So while I am laid off I am using the time to "ante up" a better game
> with
> more sophisticated PM skills. A cert that I could market and use
> effectively
> with MOSS would be great. Here are some of the questions I would like
> to
> pose to the group. I hope this is the best forum for this. Any
> suggestions on
> that would be helpful as well:
>
> 1) What PM books have been most helpful in addressing SharePoint
> specific
> projects? I am referring here to PM specific skills and techniques
> beyond the
> typical "deployment whitepaper" which is always good and yes I have
> studied
> many of them. But PM Tools/Skills go way beyond that. I have good MOSS
> books
> and tons of those white papers but I am really focusing here on PM
> skills.
>
> 2) What PM Certification is most helpful as well as most respected in
> terms
> of SharePoint? Of course all big dog PM certs would apply much like my
> MBA
> and MCSE apply generally, but I am looking to "up my game" in this
> area in
> very specific ways. I have been in the business quite awhile and have
> been a
> reseller of a major DIM product (Document Imaging). I left the DIM
> product
> behind when I realized how serious of an impact MOSS could have on an
> organization and how competitive the price point was. I have also done
> a
> great deal of IT consulting and Support in the SMB space with an
> emphasis on
> "S". I realize I will need to emphasize the "M" to get more into MOSS
> projects. That's no problem. That being said, it is still a daunting
> task
> after two years with MOSS to wrap my arms around a typical MOSS
> project. I'm
> looking for tools that will give me the organization and structured
> framework
> to begin a good size MOSS project or any MOSS project for that matter.
> I
> don't want to just bang away with MS Project or use an accelerator,
> I'm
> looking at PM skill sets I can market and those which will show better
> on my
> resume to prospects and clients. Of course nothing beats experience. I
> am
> not quite up to speed on which PM certs are most applicable with
> SharePoint.
> I am not the most organized of souls, so this area has always been a
> challenge for me. Organizing a large IT project to me is much like
> trying to
> shoot a bird when someone is tugging on your elbow. The tug being of
> course
> an analogy for "change requests" from management...just a part of the
> business of course.
>
> By the way, with an MBA and my history of IT support and so forth, I
> am
> considering specializing in BI. That's another post but it any of you
> would
> care to discuss that or share your thoughts on the prospects of BI
> going
> forward please chime in.
>
> Sorry for the long post.
>
> Thanks in advance for sharing:
> Keith Caravelli
> Seattle
OOPS.
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