Category: General

  • Program managers typically operate at a higher level in the organization, with a much broader scope and impact requiring more advanced skills in stakeholder management (both internal and external), organizational change management and governance,” says Brian Grafsgaard, PMP, PgMP, director of professional services at QBS (Quality Business Solutions), a portfolio, program and project management Read More »
  • Join us at the PMI Minnesota 2011 Professional Development Days Symposium for an overview of portfolio, program, and project management and how they relate to each other, based on current (and e Read More »
  • Enhancing Project Mgmt with Portfolio and Program Mgmt Disciplines: Although Project Management has become a common discipline, Program Management and Portfolio Management are still evolving.  They have become recognized as distinct disciplines, in part due to the publication of PMI’s Standard for Program Management and Standard for Portfolio Management. Read More »
  • Project Management Institute (PMI®) Family of Credentials: PMI currently has five professional credentials covering program and project management disciplines, as well as risk management and scheduling specialities. Read More »
  • How to Handle New and Emerging Risks: The business environment, the global economy, technology—they’re all constantly evolving. Positive or negative, these changes have a direct impact on project risk. And that means risk management must evolve as well. Read More »
  • What is the benefit and value of the PgMP Credential in the workplace: Brian Grafsgaard, PgMP, PMP, the Director of Professional Services at QBS, a Minnetonka, Minnesota-based portfolio, program, and project management consulting firm and Jeff Hodgkinson, Sr. Program Manager at Intel will be presenting the results of their research at the 2011 PMI Global Congress. Read More »
  • What Does it Take to be a Program Manager? - Established veterans advise up-and-coming project managers on how to make the jump to program manager: For many project managers, the next move in their careers is the step up to program manager. Yet many practitioners lack a true understanding of the role and the skills required to make the transition. Read More »
  • Project Management Institute (PMI®) Family of Credentials: PMI currently has five professional credentials covering program and project management disciplines, as well as risk management and scheduling specialities. Read More »
  • QBS is proud to announce  that we have been selected  as a contributor to the May issue of the Twin Cities Business Journal.  Our Director of Professional Services, Brian Grafsgaard wrote about the critical need to  protect sensitive data and the importance of managing project costs in these times. Read More »
  • Value of the Program Management Professional (PgMP®) Credential: Before deciding if the credential is right for you, let’s first take a look at an average profile of those who have obtained the credential. Read More »

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