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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms version 4.2 is available for sale.
See What's
New in Version 4.2.
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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.
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Project management tip of the month
The mountain climb principle: On a slippery slope, take one step at a time.
New information added monthly
May 2008 - This month we have two Guest articles:
Authors of the Dynamic Baseline Model add the following to
their ground-breaking research: DBM & Personality
Types: A Supplementary Explanation; and Don Wessels provides valuable
advice on Project Portfolio
Management: Aligning Projects with Corporate Strategies and
Values. In Papers, the editor of
PMHub.net Interviews Max Wideman -
The Person with probing
personal questions. In Musings, Max
answers a visitor's question: "How do you identify a Client’s
Sponsor, whether internal or external, when one is not identified,
is reluctant to come forward, or is unwilling to take responsibility?"
April 2008 - In Papers we conclude with Part
8 of our
Ten Steps to Project Portfolio Management by providing More tips on Step 10:
Benefits of harvesting & reporting, roles, and changing strategic
direction. In Musings,
we reflect back on A little bit of PMI history. Our Guest,
Lindsay Camp explains how you should be Making every word count.
Have you ever wondered whether activities come before tasks, or goals before objectives? Here's our "official"
list for these and many similar labels: new issacon 1098 Word Hierarchies.
Also new: 1334b Definitive Cost Estimating and 1359h
Tips for Project Sponsors. We have also updated 1343 Earned
Value Performance Measurement - Part A.
March 2008 - This month, our Guest Nicole Gelinas, writes
a well-researched account of Boston's "Big Dig", one of the USA's most
ambitious infrastructure engineering marvels, and the lessons learned from colossal mismanagement. It is
an excellent case study. In Papers we
continue with Part
7 of our Ten Steps to Project Portfolio Management by providing tips on Step
10: Improve the Portfolio that includes Transfer of Care, Custody and Control,
Product Success and Ramping up
use of the product. In Musings, we provide another short case study in which a
Change in Project Method Sparks Litigation.
Have you ever wondered how to engage people in project management and establish continuous learning? These
three new Issacons this month suggest how.
1013c Community of Practice - Part A: What is it?; 1013d
Community of Practice - Part B: What does it do?;
1013e Community of Practice - Part C: How does it help?
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.
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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.
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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.
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Points of view from other contributors.
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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. |
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My thoughts on various incidental project management topics.
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