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- DOWNLOAD: Master these processes to sharpen your project management skills
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-6337-730266.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Downloads TeamDisappointed!I've beentrying to download the above topic but couldn't. I don't what is the reason, even I clicked on the alternative path. Can anyone tell me why?...
- Tags: it management, JodyGilbert, people management, project management, team, tom mochal
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
- steping into project management
- steping into project managementI would like some advice on how one can get into prjoect management.I have cisco and microsoft networking experience. I was just wondering if doing the IT project + certification would be the first step, im currently studying for a bsc in computer science and would like...
- Tags: project management
- Q&A 2004-10-01
- What project management topics should we cover on TechRepublic?
- What project management topics should we cover on Tech Republic?As a blogger I am always concerned that the topics we cover are of interest to our community. Please take a moment and tell me what you consider worth reading about. I will take your suggestions and put them...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, project management topic, project management, document management
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Software project management book makes great reference for developers
- Sure, many developers don't want to know about project management stuff. “Just let me code and leave all that to the project manager,” seems to be the prevailing attitude. But knowing the context or having a frame of reference is always important if you want to truly understand where you...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, software, Brian Kennemer, Quality Software Project Management, project management, competency, software project management
- Technical articles 2003-03-03
- True confessions: What's your biggest project management mistake?
- What's your worst project management mistake? Some project management veterans share their biggest blunders to prove there's no mistake you can't learn from.In preparing to write about this topic, I realized that most of the project management mistakes I've made over the years are due to a lack of concentration....
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Patrick Andrews, project management
- Technical articles 2002-08-22
- Three tips about project management paperwork
- Its time I admitted something. Im a project manager who hates paperwork. There, I said it. I hate paperwork. Work Breakdown Structures bore me to death. Earned value calculations induce almost instant narcoleptic episodes. And dont ask me over beer what I think of...
- Tags: agreement, paperwork, Pm, Practices, Project Management, Project Manager, Wisdom
- Blog posts 2006-10-14
- How a theory of change affects practical project management
- Today I got an email from an old friend. Well, an old colleague at least - he and I have a running feud lasting the better part of two decades. We've argued about these topics so much our disagreements fall into well oiled paths, and it's fun to...
- Tags: Project Management, Theory, Change, Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Focus on getting things done with Project Management 2.0
- Project Management 2.0Very astute write up. Clearly a practitioner! Project Management 2.0 seems very close to Enterprise Community Management, which we practice and preach here at RollStream (www.rollstream.com). Execution of projects, processes and major technology and process roll outs is what we are all about for supplier...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, nparnaby, Project Management 2.0, project management
- Discussion threads 2009-02-04
- Why Companies Fail on the Way to Implementing Project Management Methodology?: A Critical Viewpoint of the Contributors to an Organization's Main Faults
- Project Management PM has now become an extremely fashionable topic for discussion and it seems that this trend will increase even further in the future. The Project Manager as a professional individual has gained sustained and strong credentials throughout the world. Practitioners today are struggling everywhere to keep their standing...
- Tags: Viewpoint Corp., PMFORUM, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2006-10-01
- The envelope approach to project management
- Book topicThe challenge to project management is always breaking a complex issue down into it's simplest components. Then, and only then, can the project proceed. It is the way God made us. Complex stymies, simple allows us to proceed. Good PMs
- Tags: SQL_Joe, project management
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- Dissertation on Project Management
- Im doing Msc in Project Management and have been trying to come up with a topic for my dissertation.My first Degree is in Economics and i have worked for the government; implementation government infrastracture projects for the past 6 years. Im currently working as a Business Advisor with my core...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, project management
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- CSR Project Management
- During these tough economic times is it worth investing in CSR activities and what are the challenges for CSR project management?Can anyone share some information for the above question?ThanksPrasad ProjectThis is very nice topic,I appreciate the concern which is been rose. The things need to be sorted out because it?s...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, CSR, project management
- Discussion threads 2009-06-14
- Seven things to know about the new IT Project+ certification
- In the world of project management, the PMP certification from the Project Management Institute is respected and held in high regard. Not only must you pass a rather detailed exam, but you must also have a great many hours of documented work in the field in order to become certified.Several...
- Tags: certification, CompTIA, Emmett Dulaney, exam, information technology, IT Project+, PMP, project management
- Technical articles 2003-11-12
- Factor positive risk into project planning
- Assessing risks is one of the core duties of a project manager. By analyzing the potential for gain from risk, you can get the most from your project.TechRepublic columnist Tom Mochal receives dozens of e-mails each week from members with questions about project management problems. He shares his tips on...
- Tags: Strategy, SECURITY, Tom Mochal, risk
- Technical articles 2002-09-09
- Project Requirements and Changes
- Project Requirements and ChangesSounds like you are having the traditional universal IT project plan problems with users/clients.The abbreviated answers are:Q1. What is the best way to obtain user requirements?A1: Meet face-to-face, discuss, write a document that includes all details and schedule milestones, and get formal sign-off.Q2. What are the most...
- Tags: francog@..., information technology, it management, requirements change, user requirement
- Discussion threads 2005-05-27
- If you're going to be a project manager, be a proactive one
- If you're going to be a project manager, be a proactive onearticle rootAccidental are Accidents Waiting to HappenMy experience with Accidental project managers is that they always want to things "their way" instead of working as a team to try and standardize forms, templates, etc.A delicate balanceOne of the most...
- Tags: Accidental, accidents, it management, kwf777@..., team, team member
- Discussion threads 2005-11-15
- 10 signs that your project is about to be cut
- It is an unfortunate reality in the IT industry: A large number of projects are cancelled before they are complete. This would not be a problem if the IT industry were like many other industries, where the labor pool is made up almost exclusively of permanent employees. But the IT...
- Tags: Project, Cancellation, Strategy, Leadership, Management, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Use the initial project justification to measure the business value of a project
- Use the initial project justification to measure the business value of a projectarticle rootHow about Indirectly Quantifying the Benefits?I think so 'soft' benefits can be quantity, albeit through indirect measures. For example, if the project justification is increased in quality of a product which is hard to quantify, I...
- Tags: benefit, business case, CyrusCrypt, it management, justification
- Discussion threads 2005-12-21
- Manage these three aspects of change in your project
- A few nuances...This article is correct at basic level. However, for larger & more complex projects, there are some other considerations...1. scope changes should in theory be agreed with the sponsor, along with any associated budget and timeline changes, but the approval cycles and/or the bureaucracy surrounding scope...
- Tags: geoff.schmidt@..., configuration management
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
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