Lessons from The History of Project Management
Presentations using the case study from the publication
There are several presentations available that provide a different slant on the case study and are intended for different audiences.
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What can we Learn from the Ancients?
This presentation takes a hard look at the history of project management, how it evolved, and presents some quite remarkable results. Namely, that project management did not just appear in the last 100 years but has been a steady evolution for at least 4,500 years that began with the Pyramid of Giza. The presentation is unique as it looks at this project from a modern project management perspective namely the 9 knowledge areas of the PMBoK® which helps highlight the differences and similarities with modern projects. Download an abstract.
Audience: PMs, General business professionals
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What can
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Greek-Roman Project Managers
This presentation looks at the changes in project management from these two eras. The Greeks took project management in one direction with the Parthenon, which demonstrated aesthetic buildings of great beauty could be delivered in a timely and cost effective manner. The Romans using the new materials of concrete and brick, and approaches centered around the vault, demonstrated how public buildings could be delivered rapidly, and widely replicated across their empire. The presentation is unique as it looks at this project from a modern project management perspective namely the 9 knowledge areas of the PMBoK® which helps highlight the differences and similarities with modern projects. Download an abstract. format.
Audience: PMs, General business professionals
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Learning Objectives
Each presentation highlights the important lessons from the history of project management to a business audience. It shows:
 How ancient projects managed a budget, materials (equipment), and a project workforce.
How ancient projects created deliverables within a specific time frame, to a predefined scope, and level of quality.
How the PMBOK Knowledge Areas came into play with the project initiation, planning, control, execution, and closeout.
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The Benefits
Each presentation creates a historical project baseline for comparative purposes to today’s projects and brings a wealth of lessons. Entertaining and full of intriguing historical details, the presentation highlights the evolution of project management. The benefits of the presentation include the ability to:
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Note: Each presentation conforms to the internationally recognized standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). You will receive 1-2 PDUs (professional development units) upon completion.
Each presentation is based on the following publication.
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“Great presentation...Hope the Egyptian learn from their past...” Billa Dahaby
“Thanks Guys Impressive” Wessam Massoud
“Where can we get this presentation? Excellent...!” Alberto Reyes
“This was fascinating- do you have a future ancient project and if so what is it?” Cathy Grube
“Good job on the webinar today. Certainly enlightening.” Craig Van Spall, PMP, MBA, Systems Engineer, CISM, ITIL
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