PM ADVISORY:

Parma and Project Management!

By Michelle LaBrosse, PMP^®
Founder & Chief Cheetah, Cheetah Learning, USA

Spanish Translation by
Rafael Díaz Real, PhD, PMP y
Roberto Toledo Rodríguez, MBA, PMP,
Alpha Consultoría, Mexico

As a part of my project close-out celebration of the “get the kids into college” project, I decided to celebrate by going back to school myself.  So, here I am in Parma, Italy, at the Academia Barilla cooking school through Sur La Table -- two organizations that really understand the community around cooking and the foodies like me who want to experience culture through cooking. 

During this cooking program, many Italians have professed to me they are not good at “Project Management.” As I kept hearing this, I realized their perception is based on the stereotype of Project Management: that it’s only about getting there on time and not about the quality or the end result.  When you look at Project Management in totality – time, cost and quality – then you find the people of Parma are exceptionally good at Project Management.  Let’s explore what I experienced as the five key ways Parma and Project Management are a perfect marriage.

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About the Author Michelle LaBrosse Author Michelle LaBrosse, PMP, is the founder of Cheetah Learning, the author of the Cheetah Success Series, and a prolific blogger whose mission is to bring Project Management to the masses.  Cheetah Learning is a virtual company with 100 employees, contractors, and licensees worldwide. Recently honored by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), Cheetah Learning was named Professional Development Provider of the Year at the 2008 PMI® Global Congress.  A dynamic keynote speaker and industry thought leader, Michelle was previously recognized by PMI as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Project Management in the world.   Michelle’s articles have appeared in over 100 publications and web sites around the world.  She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Owner President Manager’s (OPM) program and also holds engineering degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Dayton.   She lives in Nevada with her family and likes to rejuvenate in Alaska where you’ll often find her kayaking, hiking, and riding her motorcycle. To contact Michelle, visit  www.cheetahlearning.com. (PMP® is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute.)