InfoTrac Exercises

Chapter 7 Structure and Fundamentals of Organizing

1. Program Management Professional (PgMP) Credential Offered by Project Management Institute.

Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2007 PR Newswire Association LLC
US Newswire, Oct 1, 2007 pNA
Record: A169350792

Abstract: Job-specific professional designations such as the certified Project Management Professional, give people who focus on the planning and implementation of a specific project, ranging from small to billion dollar projects, a world-recognized designation. In the spirit of continuing and life-long education the article notes that “project managers who manage an organizational objective through a group of projects and their shared resources may be managing a program, not a project, and should consider applying for the PgMP credential.”

1. Are you planning to continue your education after your current program?
2. What industry-specific educational qualifications exist in the area that you would like to work in?
3. Have you ever worked on a project team? Do you think the leader of that team could have benefited from additional training in project management? In what way?

2. Culture Guides Company During Economic Slowdown. (Business Watch). (W. L. Gore and Associates)(Brief Article)

William E. Delaney.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2002 Cahners Business Information
Electronic Packaging & Production, Jan 2002 v42 i1 p22(1)
Record: A82012010

Abstract: Gore Electronic Products is well documented and has no formal titles, and there are no managers or hierarchical lines of reporting. Associates work in small, self-directed teams focused on particular projects or product lines. Teams and functional areas have leaders, but they lead because they have earned followership, not by virtue of being appointed. This culture has become legendary in the study of innovation and adaptation to change.

1. How are the employees at Gore Electronic Products organized?
2. How would you describe the organizational culture at Gore Electronic Products?
3. What advantages does Gore Electronic Products have during an economic downturn?