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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 muddling through principle: When all else fails, try reading the manual.
New information added monthly
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".
June 2008 - In Musings, we go back to basics by quoting
one of Tom Mochal's articles, a simple, lucid and compelling case for The Value of
Project Management.
Our Paper, this month, reviews Jason Westland's book: The
Project Management Life Cycle — a valuable reference complete with templates for the types of projects discussed.
Our Guest, Randy Englund, provides us with A
Primer for Embracing Project-Based Work, by first asking "What is not a Project?", then discussing evolving
definitions of project success and how that may be achieved. Finally, Randy likens the process to the gardener
growing and nurturing a fruit tree.
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?"
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
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My thoughts on various incidental project management topics.
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