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June 2017 - Good news about the Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms! After several years of dedicated effort, we have finally assembled a new collection of project management and product development terms, presented in a number of distinct domains. For more information, see our latest Paper titled: What's new in Glossary v6.1?
In Part 6 of his Guest paper, Mark Seely concludes with three further valuable appendices. In Appx B: The Performance Dashboard designed to fully inform both decision-makers as well as the project team; Appx C: Human Characteristics provides a 5-step ladder of characteristics suited to each of his five organizational levels; and Appx D: Contracting Considerations appropriate to each of the five levels.
This month, Darya Duma contributes to our Musings with her "Daydreams" on Sustainability in Project Management.
May 2017 - Mark Seely, in Part 5 of his Guest paper, points to best practices for deployment of each of the five distinct project management levels, and concludes with a set of DBM "Ten Commandments". His Appendix A confronts "complexity" and points to simplifying options.
In Musings, our preliminary observations on a new conceptual approach called "Praxis" that describes project management in its broader sense. It has a number of special features: It is new, is a single integrated framework, can be tailored to all manner of different contexts, and incorporates practical lessons learned. It is also free!
April 2017 - author Mark Seely continues with Part 4 in which he details Levels 3, 4 and 5 of his organizational ladder. Note that levels 4 and 5 include a reference to "Governance". In Public Governance, he includes two major project examples of misaligned strategies, one from the US and the other from Canada.
You've got a large project and you want to know the signs of probably or even imminent Project Failure? Read up Craig Imlach's article on My nine Leading Indicators.
In Musings, see what Rob Bronson has to say about Max's website maxwideman.com.
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 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! Nevertheless, there are over 12,500 pages of project management information on this site and, to find what you are looking for, either:
- Go to the broad subject areas shown by the links at the top of the left sidebar
- Go to the site map for links to all of this site's content listed by PM topic, or
- Use the Search My Site link on the left of each page to reach the Google search panel
Our ultimate goal: More successful projects because more products are successful.
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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.
Tip: To view a slide as text, click the "A" button on the right side of the slide.
My thoughts on various incidental project management topics. |
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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.
Points of view from other contributors.
Papers and Book Reviews: Thought provoking and valuable insights into project management. Books I have written.
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Project management tip of the month
The parked-car principle: You cannot steer a parked car!
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 Project Management 101
Start here for a fun edutoon series on project management — things you should know but may have forgotten.
The Wideman Education Foundation ("WEF" 2007) is a registered charity tax-exempt status under the Canadian Federal Government Income Tax Act. WEF offers a win-win opportunity for donors and sponsors with a simple value proposition:
• Project competitions that introduce high school students to basic project management skills and experience
• Identification of enthusiastic students capable of teamwork and team leadership that benefit both family and community
• Planting the seeds of a future project-ready workforce for companies in need of project talent
"Great oaks from little acorns grow"
Find out more HERE
 The Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms
Access to version 3.1 is free and available on this site. Version 6.1 covers different versions available for sale. Click these links to find out MORE and order HERE.
 Management Framework for Project, Program and Portfolio Integration, 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. Also available as an eBook. Order your copy HERE.
ISBN-10: 1412027861
ISBN-13: 978-1412027861
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