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PMLL Episode 0036 Quick Reference Material Review Part 1 (PMlessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group)


These are the notes from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call: Topic: PMP Exam Study GroupPresentation Title: Review of Quick Reference Material - Part 1PM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMPPMP Exam Study Group Host: David Radkovich, PMPDate:... Read more...

Hard Dependency or Hard Logic


Dependencies that are directly related to the nature of the work being performed. This is known as hard dependency or hard logic. This is also referred as Mandatory Dependeny . This dependencies will be used duing the Project Planning specifically on... Read more...

BABOK 2 presentation by Kevin Brennan


This presentation is from Kevin Brennan, the IIBA's keymaster to their BABOK. It's a preview of what will be coming out in the BABOK version 2, later this year. | View | Upload your own Project Management Business Analyst Read More →

Helge Scheil on ERP4IT


As usual, I’m behind in my reading. Helge Scheil posted this opinion piece to CIO magazine in February, specifically referencing the moniker "ERP4IT." While I always appreciate the publicity, want to make a couple clarifications: - Not... Read more...

Carnival of Project Management #21


Welcome to the June/July 2008 edition of carnival of project management. Yes, we’re going bi-monthly, so the next edition will be August/September. To tide you over until then, here are the entries for this edition. Rich Maltzman, PMP presents... Read more...

Catching up on my journals 2


Harvard Business Review July-August 2008: "Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference" by McAfee & Brynjolfsson, is an interesting read, showing that turbulence and performance spread are much greater in high-IT industries,... Read more...

Usability Issues: Most Frequent Used Means Most Important


Which features are the most important? For salespeople newest ones. For marketing your application differentiators. For developers those which bring interesting problems to solve. Unfortunately usually none of them actually eat their own dog food. And... Read more...

NASA CONSIDERS DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT-LED SATELLITE INITIATIVE


The following information was released by NASA: NASA is considering the development of a university-based, student-led satellite development initiative to begin passing the space exploration torch to a new generation.  Read More →

Catching up on my journals


Probably my first exposure to the concept of a "professional journal" was M*A*S*H; medical journals figured in a number of the episodes. I remember in particular Hawkeye berating Frank Burns for not keeping up in his reading. So, I have a... Read more...

PRINCE2 qualification in 5 days - that’s not news!


I saw an e-press release this morning from one of our competitors in the PRINCE2 training market. This was the classic non-news item. To paraphrase, they said that they had now launched the fastest PRINCE2 course in the world/universe/village where... Read more...