Project Management Anatomy - Standards, Roles, Responsibilities and Skills (from ILTA) (2)
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ILTA - August 27, 2008 11:00 am These are my notes from the program. [Since I am taking paper-free notes and because there is free Wi-Fi here, I thought that I’d add the notes to the blog. Disclaimer: my notes are rough, so forgive the typos.] From ILTA: Title: Project Management Anatomy - Standards, Roles, Responsibilities and Skills Description: You’ve just been assigned the role or title of “PM” and not exactly sure what that ...
CIOs on IT Payoff and Project Management (1)
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Formal Title, Session Link and Slides: CIO Roundtable - Challenges in Demonstrating IT PayoffDescription:Being asked to demonstrate the business value of IT to your firm management? Join an international group of CIOs from three ILTA member firms for an interactive discussion on how IT service value may be evaluated when compared with leading financial performance indicators. Examples and ideas on determining key performance metrics, measuring and tracking trends, working with firm management to develop financial ...
Effective Project Management Using a Wiki - Next Week! (1)
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I’ll be in Europe in early September for WikiSym 2008 (Porto, Portugal - 8-10 September), but before I get to Porto I’ll be stopping in the UK to give a workshop in Brighton. Evening Gathering - 3rd September On 3rd September from 7-9PM, the Whuffie Club is holding an evening gathering at The Werks (Map). I’ll conduct a short session on wiki use in organizations, answer questions, and then we’ll have a mixer afterward. Sign ...
Upload, Share and Approve Creative Documents with ProofHQ (6)
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ProofHQ launches today as a Web-based solution for sharing, managing, and approving creative documents amongst team members and clients. In a few words, ProofHQ offers a way to get creatives approved more efficiently. How does a service set out to do this? For starters, ProofHQ offers a robust uploading tool that allows you to send large files to whomever you need. The ProofHQ Uploadr tool even lets you drag’n'drop files up to 75 MB directly ...
LessProjects: Tracking for Developers (6)
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The latest online project management site to cross my radar is LessProjects, from the folks behind the LessAccounting small business accounting software. This one will be of interest mostly to software developers, particularly those using an agile process, because it focuses on iterations and spec items rather than simply tasks. LessProjects is visually attractive and features some innovative display - most notably the status display, where you move specs between stages (”Not Started”, “In QA”, ...
Top five reasons organizations fail at project management (1)
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Why are many organizations still so bad at project management? After pondering this question on many consulting and training engagements, Tom Mochal has come up with his top five reasons. ——————————————————————————————————————- Editor’s note: This article was originally published June 29, 2006. Generally speaking, all companies and organizations are trying to get better at project management. (In other words, there aren’t any organizations that are purposely trying to get worse at project management.) Though they may ...
Continual improvement through post mortem’s (1)
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A lot of organizations move at a frantic pace (especially the Galactic Empire), but never really improve. When it comes to projects and managing projects it’s common to move right onto the next one as soon as one is done. Because of that, are you ever truly improving? It’s worth it to add as part of the project plan to factor in a post completion post mortem. In the post mortem you’re looking to identify ...
5 Free iphone Applications for Event Managers | Event Manager Blog (5)
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Photo by: originalgoast Iphone is a great tool for event managers. It can actually perform productive work on the internet unlike most of other mobiles out there. I was using a Blackberry before but made the switch and I am being rewarded every day for that. Iphone apps contribute to make it a better tool. There are free applications which will make you more productive, social and efficient, which are qualities we all share but ...
Which role is more important? (1)
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Nathan sends me a link to an article at CIO looking at the hottest 16 jobs in the IT industry. Yes we are all in there... The jobs are categorised into classes, and the demand for BAs is apparently greater than the demand for PMs. I ask this question; Is the BA role considerred of high value when it comes to project delivery, or is there simply a shortage of skilled and experienced BAs out ...
Better Meetings - Meetings - Show up on time, Never be late (1)
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Stephen Seay has a brief post on the importance of being on time for meetings. A lot of it is stuff I've thought/said myself and, though there are occasions when being late for a meeting can't be helped, this post should act as a not-so-gentle reminder to those who consistently arrive after a meeting's start time that showing up on time is important, no matter who you are:Be On Time! ..I used a quote in ...
Agile Maintenance - One Team Multiple Projects (1)
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You may land up in situations when a project is almost stable. For developers handling issues and enhancements for the project, the work available is not sufficient. So, when team is comfortable with the project and it's already stabilized, team can start handling another project at the same time. It's good for the people working in these projects from learning perspective. They are exposed to multiple technology stacks, problems and functionality. At the same time, ...
Project Management con Celoxis e alternative a Basecamp (1)
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Basecamp lo conoscono in tanti, project management in versione lite. Qualcosa in più di una todo list, molto meno di microsoft project server, che ho conosciuto da poco e che ha lasciato un’ottima impressione iniziale. Poi utilizzandolo ti accorgi dei problemi e ti guardi un po’ intorno.. (problemi che in ogni caso pesano relativamente poco rispetto alle reali potenzialità di questa piattaforma). Mi sono chiesto se nel mondo qualche disgraziato avesse pensato a una sorta ...
The Human Side of Project Management | introspective snapshots (8)
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Many people look at project management as a methodical, systematic way of managing resources, time, and money. Rightfully so. However, the human element of project management is often given lesser importance and the metrics of cost and time take precedence. This is an important topic not only for enterprise project managers but for freelancers as well. Here are some tips you can use to improve your working relationship with your team and stakeholders. Know your ...
12 early warning signs of IT failure (4)
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High rates of IT project failure persist because most organizations don’t understand the real reasons why their projects fail. Executives often blame the project manager for planning or budgeting errors without recognizing their own contributions to failure. Don’t ignore the early warning signs of failure; they’re a loud siren if you listen carefully. A research paper by two academics and a business consultant, Early Warning Signs of IT Project Failure: The Dominant Dozen, sheds light ...
Agile Project Management: Lessons Learned At Google (2)
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Jeff Sutherland is well known as one of the co-creators of Scrum, one of the leading agile development methodologies.In this video, Jeff talks about his visit to Google - where he analysed one of their first implementations of Scrum on one of their largest distributed projects - and shares the lessons they learned...Agile Project Management: Lessons Learned At GoogleP.S. Click one of the icons below to join the growing community of people keeping up with ...
Manage your projects: iTaskX 2.5 (4)
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Filed under: Software Project managers know two things; first, that they need to keep a close eye on project scheduling and costs, and second, that the PM world revolves around Microsoft Project. Unfortunately for Mac users, Microsoft Project is a Windows-only application, so you either have to run Project in a Windows virtual machine or settle for a less powerful or compatible Mac application.Techno-Grafik and Zisser Software have taken a step towards making life a ...
IT Project Management IS rocket science! (1)
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For years I've been telling people that delivering successful IT projects is not 'rocket science'. After all we've got a huge body of past experience to learn from, we've even got a Project Management Body of Knowledge! But still we see projects failing for reasons that get enumerated and dissected post hoc (often in this very blog). But now it is time to admit that I was wrong. Clearly delivering successful IT projects is like ...
What if an RFP was an Open Day? (1)
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We recently completed writing a response to an RFP. It weighed in at just under 100 pages with almost 34,000 words. OK, so there was a lot of copying and pasting going on, but that is not an insignificant amount of effort. Multiply that by the number of suppliers who were invited to respond; add the time taken for the client to produce the RFP itself, then review responses and answer questions and it is ...
