Jong-Shin Kim to discuss PM in Korea at ProMAC 2008 Project Management Conference in Anchorage in September
The ProMAC 2008 conference team has announced that Mr. Jong-Shin Kim, President & CEO of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., will deliver a keynote speech during the plenary session on September 17, 2008. Mr. Kim’s speech will be entitled "Present... Read more...
Award nomination!
A Girl’s Guide to Managing Projects has been shortlisted for the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2008. I’d be very grateful if you’d consider voting for me, if you consider this blog worthy of the accolade! Deadline for voting is 31... Read more...
Documentation or Communication?
I have recently been involved in a technical documentation effort that has caught me by surprise. The typical reaction (of most reasonable human beings) to a technical documentation project might be a big yawn and a whole slew of reasons to work on something... Read more...
Arrogant Leaders
Arrogant leaders are by nature self centered. They believe their success is because of their own abilities and qualities. They are quick to point out the mistakes of others and rarely take the blame for anything that goes wrong. They are project killers... Read more...
Professional help with your CV - are the costs worth it?
At Arras we have a little service we’re really proud about - our careers clinic - basically for £10 for one our four nominated charities we spend 30 minutes helping project management candidates on different areas of their career. We bring a combined... Read more...
DANUBE TECHNOLOGIES SEES STRONG GROWTH/SCRUM EMERGES AS LEADING METHOD FOR AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMNT
DANUBE TECHNOLOGIES SEES STRONG GROWTH AS SCRUM EMERGES AS LEADING METHOD FOR AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Early commitment bodes well for Danube as leading software organizations adopt Scrum in increasingly large numbers BELLEVUE, Wash.,– Danube... Read more...
Sustainable Procurement - Topic of presentation to House of Commons and report in UK
Reported by David Shannon in London I was present by invitation at the launch on 4 June 2008 in the House of Commons of a report of the Westminster Sustainability Business Forum under the joint Chairmanship of David Kidney MP and Barbara Morton, Director,... Read more...
Mary McKinlay in UK joins PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau
PMForum is pleased to announce that Mary McKinlay, Managing Director of Mary McKinlay Projects Ltd, a Project Assessment and Training firm based in the UK, has joined the PM AmbassadorsTM Speakers Bureau. Based in London, UK and with over 30 years of... Read more...
Call for Speakers - 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Symposium - 2 October 2008
The Panama Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) is seeking speakers for the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Symposium to be held in Panama City, Panama on October 2, 2008. This major project management event is subtitled "The Land... Read more...
Proud Postings: Never The Same River Twice
In this episode of my series "Proud Postings" not a Project Management specific blog, but a real exciting blog about handling change. I am talking about "Never The Same River Twice" by Maria Gajewski. The world is changing fast. What can you do about... Read more...