Cognitive Technologies PM/Packet

	PM/PACKET	Volume One Issue One


FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE Putting Theory into Practice CEO Message Why Do You Need a PMO? White Paper Performance DNA Analysis White Paper Archives View Previous PM/Packets EPM Roadmap™ Service (Enterprise Project Management) Cognitive Technologies delivers the services you need to deftly navigate the twists and turns of a Microsoft EPM implementation. At each phase in the EPM Roadmap™ your organization realizes added value. When your journey is complete, we will have together optimized your people, processes and systems. The benefits are straight forward. Projects will be aligned to the organization's strategic objectives and they will be on schedule, on budget and meet or exceed expectations. Learn More PM EVENTS National October 18-21, 2008 PMI Global Congress 2008—North America PMI Training Calendar Listing of training events offered thru PMI Local Atlanta, GA Austin, Texas Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Richmond, VA	CEO Message from Dave Mathisen PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE Theory and practice are in perfect harmony in this the first issue of the PM/PACKET. Two big ideas “Why do you need a PMO?” and “Performance DNA Analysis” by thought leaders, Dr Karen McGraw and Bruce McGraw, PMP are put forth in white papers. These big ideas are born from practical knowledge that produced real results. Allow me, to site two examples: Our PMO work at the United States Department of Treasury--Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Our Human Performance improvement work at Dell Computer At the OCC, Cognitive established a PMO through the implementation of Microsoft Project Server 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint 2007. The key benefit was the codification of best practices in project management and the automation of standard workflows to optimize business processes and streamline project management. The bottom line is that OCC projects, large and small, now have a much better chance of meeting on-time and on-budget expectations as a result of new processes, tools and executive visibility. At Dell Computers the goal was to align executive development and success profiles with Dell’s strategy, goals and culture in order to attain higher levels of executive performance with less time to competence. Cognitive conducted a “Performance DNA” analysis project with over 30 top-performing executives worldwide to identify the executive high performance model, to restructure executive development, and to create the Dell Executive Performance Series of self-learning experiences. The outcome was a new, performance-based executive success profile for use in hiring and developing executives and in restructuring the executive development curriculum. In addition, performance-focused self-learning activities where defined to enable executives to develop critical skills regardless of their physical location. Enjoy reading the white papers included in this the first issue of the PM/PACKET. Know that they are not just “nice ideas.” They are tools proven in the heat of real challenges that have been applied with great effect.	"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." Johann von Goethe