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Military Orders Process vs. Project Management Methodology, Part 5

February 27, 2014 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In the previous installment of this blog series, we looked at the final steps of the military decision-making process (MDMP). In this post, I’ll dive further into the final step: Orders Production.

Military Orders Process vs. Project Management Methodology, Part 4

January 20, 2014 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this installment, we will take a look at the final three steps of the military decision-making process: COA Comparison, COA Approval, and Orders Production.

Military Orders Process vs. Project Management Methodology, Part 2

September 10, 2013 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Now that we have looked at the similarities and differences between the first two steps of the military decision-making process (MDMP) and the project management processes from the planning process group that align with them, it’s time to take a look at the third step of the MDMP and its corresponding project management processes. As […]

Military Orders Process vs. Project Management Methodology

August 13, 2013 Dan Stober Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

For a project manager (PM) who has served as a military officer on a battalion or higher staff, the parallels between the military decision-making process (MDMP), the orders production process, and project management doctrine prescribed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) are difficult to ignore. Both the MDMP and the processes outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Fifth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) are iterative in nature, allow for the introduction of changes to the original plan, assign tasks and responsibilities, and involve the concept of managing the scope of the operation or project.