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Duration: Blog article & Webinar 0.5 Hr
Credits: 0.5 PDU Category C
Posted On: SagePoint Software

Richard Wilner (LinkedIn profile) started SagePoint Software in 2008 and is currently Sr. Project Manager with Genzyme. In his blog article from August 2010, Richard highlights a TED Talk presented by Bill Gates. He says “In this TED Talk, Bill Gates provides a glimpse into his project management practice and approach. Bill’s “project” is to make the world a habitable and sustainable place for as many humans as possible.”

About the TED Talks

At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.

About Bill Gates

Bill Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. After retiring from Microsoft, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 10.1 Identify Stakeholders

As a Category C, ‘Self Directed Learning’, activity remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder.’

Click to read Richard Wilner’s article Project Management Lessons from Bill Gates [TED Thursday]

Click to view the TED Talk Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!