Max Wideman has a Special Affiliation Agreement with Tom Mochal, President of TenStep, Inc. Max is particularly impressed with Tom's work on developing a practical project management methodology. The methodology is simple, scalable and straightforward - something that is sorely needed in the PM domain.

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September 1st, 2008

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The Wideman Education Foundation (2007), or "WEF", has received registered charity tax-exempt status under the Canadian Federal Government Income Tax Act. WEF offers a win-win opportunity for donors and sponsors and the value proposition is simple:
• WEF conducts project competitions that introduce to high school students basic project management skills they might not otherwise experience
• This helps to identify enthusiastic students capable of teamwork and team leadership that benefit both family and community
• For companies it means sowing the seeds of a future project-ready workforce
 

"Great oaks from little acorns grow"
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The Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms version 4.2 is available for sale. See What's New in Version 4.2.

A Management Framework for Project, Program and Portfolio Integration? (ISBN 1-4120-2786-1, 260 pp, 2004) expands on my original well-known book A FRAMEWORK for Project and Program Management INTEGRATION published by the Project Management Institute in 1991. Find out more HERE and order your copy HERE.

Project management tip of the month

The no-surprises principle: Inform your boss before he or she informs you.

New information added monthly

September 2008 - We're conducting an unscientific survey on project portfolio offices. Go to Musings and answer ten critical questions About PMOs and their Responsibilities that you should ask yourself, if not for us! Large projects like public infrastructure are in urgent need of serious money. Where will it come from? Robert Poole, in Guests, suggests Pension Funds and Toll Roads are a Potentially Good Fit. In Papers David Pells, Managing Editor of PM World Today poses his last questions to Max. In this Part 3: Questions on Project Management Practice cover project management development, most important skills, pm in the future and advice to new entrants.

Do you know the least developed knowledge area in project management? It's Information Management of which storage and retrieval is perhaps the most significant. New Issacon 1463 Project Document Management provides recommendations. This month we've also updated: 1057b Model Guideline #23 - Project Review or Audit; 1344 Earned Value Performance Measurement - Part B; 1350 Project People Management - Part A; 1369b Dealing with a "Dysfunctional Team"; and 1448 Preparing a presentation.

August 2008 - Is your project Going "Green": Is it a part of the Great Con Game? In this Musing Max takes a humorous look at the latest project management fashion and makes some serious but unlikely recommendations. Guest author/consultant Stacy Goff returns to answer the question: Why bother with a methodology, especially a project management one? His detailed discussion of What is a PM Methodology? A Search for Efficiency, Consistency, and Performance will enlighten you. In Papers David Pells, Managing Editor of PM World Today asks Max to reminisce on his activities with, and contributions to, the Project Management Institute. In this Part 2: Activities with PMI David probes Max's involvement with PMI, the local PMI Chapter, the PMI Board, who he knew, and what he thinks of recent changes.

July 2008 - How many buttons do you have on your TV remote and how many of them do you understand? See how this relates to your current project in Musings: The Curse of Knowledge and Making Decisions. In our Guests paper, Lev Virine returns with Michael Trumper to provide you with a quiz to test your intuition - from their latest book: Testing Your Judgment in Making Decisions. In Papers David Pells, Managing Editor of PM World Today interviews Max on a number of topics. In this Part 1: Probing Max's Background David asks about Project Management, Construction Management, Heavy Construction and Max's first contact with the term "Project Manager".

Helpful information for people in a hurry

It is not for me to tell you how to run your project — that's your decision. Nor am I trying to teach you about project management — there are plenty of excellent books and courses to do that. You see, any fool can make things complicated, my goal is to keep it simple! Go to the site map to see all site content listed by subject area.

The site map lists extensive information on project management. To find what you are looking for, use the Search My Site link on the left of each page to reach the Google search panel.


Checklists aka "Issacons©"

Issacons stands for Issues and Considerations and are sets of slides providing summary information responding to a specific question associated with a particular project management topic.

Designed to save hours of searching when all you want is a simple checklist, they provide the reader with succinct information. Issacons are more detailed than a plain bulleted list.

To view slides as text, click the "A" button on the right side of the slides.

 

Project Management Glossary

A free-on-web comparative glossary (version 3.1) designed to show how many common terms mean different things to different people, thereby leaving you free to create your own distinct version for your particular project.

 

Guest Articles

Points of view from other contributors.

Max's Papers and Books

Papers and Book Reviews: Thought provoking and valuable insights into project management. Books I have written.

Hence, more successful projects and more of them that are successful.

 

Max's Musings

My thoughts on various incidental project management topics.

 

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