Online Webinar Presented by: The Project Management Bookstore
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Recorded: August 2010

What if you treated the next year of your life like a project?

That’s a question Joseph Philips asked himself years ago and nothing has been the same since. Granted, your life is not a project, but you can use the principles of project management to make your life richer, more energetic, and full of joy.

The first step to any project is defining the purpose to launch a project. Is your life so different? All projects begin with a vision: a mental image of how the current status can be changed into some distant future status.

• Do you have a vision for your life?
• What characteristics of your life need improvement, removal, or addition?
• What are you looking for?

A few years ago Joseph was at one of the lowest points in his life, but realized this was not an end, but rather a beginning. He asked what tools, what characteristics, and what skills do I have to leverage to get out, get on, and move forward? Joseph identified constraints holding him back, as well as the challenges waiting ahead.

He wrote his own requirements needed in his life, and created a plan to get from point A to point B. The Lifelong Project is a concept presented to and used by individuals throughout the United States and in Europe. It is proof positive that anyone can set and achieve goals using the proven principles of project management. Learn how with The Lifelong Project!

Joseph challenges the participants to treat the next year of their life as a Project with all the PMBOK phases – Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Monitoring and Closing. There were two quotes during his presentation that really inspired me – “Talking does not cook rice” and “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time to plant a tree is Now.” In January 2011, I challenged myself to treat this year as a Project. For me, the last year has been about contributing to the Project Management community by helping other PMPs earn their PDUs and ease the stress of the recertification process. I hope you become challenged to meet your goals this year as I was – Thank You – EdmontonPM

Joseph Phillips Bio:

Joseph Phillips (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of Education for Project Seminars and is an active member of the Project Management Institute. He has managed and consulted on projects for various industries, including banking, technical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and architectural, among others. He has taught courses for corporate clients and several Universities. He is a Certified Technical Trainer and has taught over 10,000 professionals and contributed as an author to more than 30 books on technology, careers, PM and program management. His book and focus of this webinar,The Lifelong Project, was published in November 2009.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 9.3 Develop Project Team

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 view The Lifelong Project: Using Project Management to Make Your Life Richer, More Energetic & Full of Joy