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Question 1
Using your favorite Web search engine (Yahoo, AskJeeves, Google, GoTo, Lycos, Excite, etc.), do a search for "project management." Explore at least five of the links that your search produces. Give the Web address for each site and describe what it contains.
Question 2
Do several additional Web searches by adding, after the words "project management," some of the key words listed in this chapter. For example, search for "project management objectives," "project management life cycle," "project management process," "project management work breakdown structures," and so on. What did you find?
Question 3
Since it was founded in 1969, the Project Management Institute (PMI) has grown to over 85,000 members worldwide. The Pennsylvania-based PMI is, by far, the leading nonprofit professional association in the area of project management. It establishes standards, sponsors seminars, develops educational programs, has a professional certification program, and publishes Project Management Journal and PM Network. It also has an excellent Web site for project management located at www.pmi.org. Check out the information regarding memberships, certification, education, and publications. Describe the benefits of having a membership. Apply for membership on-line if you are interested (student rates are available).
Question 4
On the PMI Web site explore the links to not-for-profit and for-profit project management organizations from around the world. Describe at least two different organizations and what they do.
Question 5
On the PMI Web site explore the "Articles of Interest" link. Select an article that interests you, locate it in the library or on-line, and provide a one-page summary.
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