As a volunteer based organization the COS is always looking
for volunteers to help with the specific committees. Please see the
Call for Volunteers page for additional information.
The College of Scheduling frequently endorses programs that benefit the scheduling community. We are currently endorsing a
number of programs at the PMI Global Congress EMEA being held May 8 to 10 in Madrid. See the
Supported Conferences page for additional information.
The PMI College
of Scheduling is the only worldwide organization dedicated
solely to advancing the techniques, practice and profession of
Project Scheduling. The College is working within PMI to build
upon PMI’s many years of Scheduling Proceedings, Body of
Knowledge, and expertise in establishing practice standards
for the Project Management profession. The College is involved
in all aspects and applications of the vitally important
function of Project Scheduling, and we invite you to join us
as we further the interests of our profession. Membership is
open to all members of PMI.
The conference was held April 23rd through April 26th at the
Buena Vista Palace at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
I had a GREAT time and hope that everyone in attendance is of the same opinion.
Here is what one of our attendees had to say about the Orlando Conference:
"As a first time attendee at the PMI College of Scheduling in Orlando this year I must say that
I was somewhat skeptical on the value I would receive through attending the conference. I can
say now after attending the conference that it definitely exceeded my expectations. The professional
sponsored events and activities validated the current mission statement of the college. From
providing a forum for us to promote excellence in scheduling through networking, sharing project
experiences, and providing support and encouragement for our respective industries. What most
impressed me was the collaboration and learning that took place across the various industries.
As a government industry participant supporting various DOD satellite programs, it was very beneficial
for me to have the opportunity to collaborate with other industry members to include the spectrum from
oil and gas, claims, project management, scheduling, academia, risk management, and aerospace/defense.
I am looking forward to PIMCOS 2007!!!"
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Mr. Russ Archibald was selected as this years PMICOS Jim O’Brien Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Mr. Archibald's paper Planning, Scheduling and Controlling the Efforts of Knowledge Workers
can now be found in our News section. After reading his paper take a look at Mr. Archibald's impressive bio.
The March / April 2006 issue of SEER is available.
This edition of SEER is focused on the upcoming conference. Included in this edition is a map of the Buena Vista Conference Center.
Exciting news! We are working on adding a bookstore and book review section to the website. Keep checking back for
updates. We are currently contacting publishers and are hoping to provide a discount to our members on the material.
There are currently 13 employment opportunities available. You can
read the details on our
PMICOS Job
Listings page.
The College of Scheduling encourages the membership to submit papers for upcoming issues of the
Topic of The Month. We hope to keep the Topic of the Month an interesting place for schedulers to view relevant practices, theories and information about CPM scheduling.
We welcome topics related to scheduling practices, scheduling software, schedule analyses, information technology and other pertinent topics.
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