Project Management Glossaries & other technical jargon resources
June 20, 2007
A Girl's Guide To Project Management posted two online resources to help you decipher the latest PM terms, technical jargon, geek-speak, etc. Via Elizabeth Harrin's post Two resources for jargon: Don’t know your ALO from your elbow? Business Balls... Read more...
IT PM Essentials – Top 10 List
June 18, 2007
Disclaimer: This blog entry assumes that the greater part of being a PM is people skills. It is a combination of art and science that makes good PMs.There are many books on Project Management. I've tried to read a few, but notwithstanding the PMBOK and... Read more...
Software Estimation, Enterprise-Wide
June 18, 2007
from The Rational Edge: This article, Part 1 in a two-part series, presents an overview of approaches, techniques, models, and tools used in estimating costs, schedules, and other factors on software projects. Emerging innovations are discussed in addition... Read more...
Dependencies in Project Scheduling – Rational Portfolio Manager & Microsoft® Project …
June 18, 2007
It seems that a major task faced by every Project Manager is planning and scheduling for project engagements. Twenty-five years ago, Project Managers were as much Draftsmen as Planners as they used drafting tables, t-squares and drawing templates... Read more...
06/18/07 Tip of the Week. People Accountability: Tip 10 – Act as if you have the authority.
June 18, 2007
Often times, project managers have very little real authority in terms of reporting structure, or budget, or even being part of the leadership teams decision making process. But, in fact, project managers do have authority. When a person commits to do... Read more...