Highlights of key resources added to the site or significantly updated in recent months, to help you locate new items of interest, especially if you've been busy and haven't visited in a while!
June 2007
PAPER - Teamwork, Communication, Knowledge Management: "
Tools for Teams: Beyond the Email Bottleneck" by Anthony J. Christopher, Digital Places
May 2007
ARTICLE - Leadership: "
Another Day in Paradise: Life in Project-Land" by Carl Pritchard
GUIDELINE - Teambuilding; Planning: Project Team Rewards and Recognition Guideline
ARTICLE - Leadership; Scheduling/Estimating: "
Move Boulders, Don't Throw Pebbles" by Kent McDonald
April 2007
PODCAST - Risk Management: Running the Risks
TEMPLATE - Leadership; Teambuilding: Project Manager/Team Leader Selection
GUIDELINE - Delivery: Release Decision Process Guidelines
BOOK REVIEW - General: "
PM Crash CourseTM: A Revolutionary Guide to what REALLY Matters When Managing Projects" by Rita Mulcahy
BOOK REVIEW - Scheduling/Estimating: "
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art" by Steve McConnell
ARTICLE - Leadership; Communication: "
Extending Trust Wisely" by Geof Lory
March 2007
ARTICLE - Leadership: "
Does this Hat Look Good on Me?" by Kimberly M. Wiefling
ARTICLE - Leadership: "
Do We Really Need the Second Decimal?" by Carl Pritchard
PODCAST - Communication: Sharing Project Information
February 2007
TEMPLATE - Concept; Initiation: IT Project Request for Proposal
GUIDELINE - Concept; Initiation: Requirements Change Management
ARTICLE - Quality: "
Investing in Quality: When is "Enough" Enough?" by Alan Koch
ARTICLE - Leadership: "
What Is Agile, Really??," by Kent McDonald
TEMPLATE - Concept; Initiation; PMO: RFP for Training Program Development
TEMPLATE - Concept; Initiation: New System Request for Proposal (RFP) Outline
CONFERENCE LIST: Project Management conferences, updated February 28, 2007.
PODCAST - General: Back to the Basics
January 2007
ARTICLE - Communication; Leadership: "
Be Credible to Build Trust," by Geof Lory
ARTICLE - Communication: "
What the Girl Scouts Could Teach Us All About Project Communication," by Cinda Voegtli
GUIDELINE - Communication; Planning: Project Stakeholder/Influencer Assessment and Communication Plan
PODCAST - General: What's the Next Big Thing?
TEMPLATE - Communication; Planning; Scheduling: Responsibility Allocation Matrix
TEMPLATE - General; Communication:
Meeting Evaluation Guidelines
ARTICLE - Concept; Communication: "
Yes, You Can Negotiate Project Constraints!" by
Alan Koch
TEMPLATE - General:
Project Management Sudoku Puzzle
December 2006
CONFERENCE LIST: Project Management conferences, updated December 22, 2006.
INTERVIEW - Process Improvement; Career; Staffing:
Practical Knowledge Transfer for Professionals - an interview with Steve Trautman
GUIDELINE - Process Improvement; Career; Staffing:
Fast, Effective Ramp-Up of New Team Members
ARTICLE - Agile PM; Planning; Scheduling: "
What Does an Agile Project Plan Look Like?" by Kent McDonald
ARTICLE - Concept: "
A Business Justification for Christmas," by Ebenezer Scrooge (aka Carl Pritchard)
PODCAST - Implementing PM; Career:
Earned Value Management Systems, Do You Have What It Takes?
November 2006
GUIDELINE - Software Projects; Initiation: Software Requirements Capture Guideline
ARTICLE - General: "
Vulnerability-Based Trust," by Geof Lory
ARTICLE - General: "
Danger! Projects May Be Harmful to Mammals!," by Kimberly Wiefling
PODCAST: "
Learning Project Management: Do We Really Need Advanced Practice?," by Carl Pritchard
October 2006
CONFERENCE LIST: Project Management conferences, updated October 24, 2006.
ARTICLE - Delivery: "
War of the Worlds - Lessons Learned from the Martian Invasion," by Carl Pritchard
ARTICLE - General: "
ITIL - A Foundation for Project Success ," by Alan Koch
September 2006
ARTICLE - General: "
Questions from the Field," by Kent McDonald
CASE STUDY - Implementing PM: Implementing an Enterprise Portfolio Management System for IT and Beyond
ARTICLE - Leadership: "
Agile Parenting: Focus on the Environment," by Geof Lory
ARTICLE - General: "
Empowered Outsourcing," by Ann Drinkwater