Dec 28

do you agree with the findings of johnson’s article stating that the best information technology people make the worst project managers?why?why not?
http://www.softwaremag.com/L.cfm?Doc=archive/1999dec/Success.html

I can tell you from first hand experience. This is all left brain/right brain oriented. I find the best PM’s are those that have had significant exposure to direct technologies. They have a business background or even began with liberal arts type degrees as technical writers. They also have good soft skills to communicate internal and externally with clients.

The worst PMs are those that lack skills to communicate effectively with others. Code writers and those, IMHO, that are experienced in the higher sciences….lack certain abilities to socialize themselves beyond what their expertise is focused.

I once worked for an engineer who could carry on multiple technical discussions regarding physics….but could not remember his phone number. I never quite understood why, but have found…the higher the level of intelligence in areas of physics or science, the lower the verbal skills.

Further, if you possess the requisite skills…performing as a successful program manager exposes and often times catapults you into the equivalent of a corporate rock star….or even CEO. We need more of these people…and the breed coming right out of business school seem to think the degree is all they need to succeed. Unfortunately, like all things…experience matters.

Go for it…if you can honestly assess your skills, and are considering such a career move.

Just my observation working in large scale ($100M) Federal IT systems spaces for 25 years.

I agree with the article completely, btw.

Dec 26

Released! Free Project Management Template for WSS 3.0

This template is not meant to be the end all – be all PM site. My intention was to show some of the things that you can do with SharePoint and project management. It is a good starting point for most organizations that are just getting started

Get more information and see a video of the site at my Blog:
http://sharepointpm.blogspot.com/2009/06/released-project-management-template.html

or our LinkedIN Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2062948

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Dec 23

Do you know of any template in Joomla suitable for Software Project Plan?
to Kathy’s question: I’m trying to do 2 assignments in one. The first is to use any Joomla template and add content and the second not related to this one is a Project plan for a website development. Do you think this is possible?

Just out of curiosity, why are you choosing Joomla! instead of a more specialized Open Source program like http://www.dotproject.net/ for project management?

Dec 23


The first link isn’t a template, but an example.
The second link is to a site that has lots of PM templates for sale.

Dec 23

I am going to start a project. I want to start documentation of the changes and issues happening in the project. Which can be checked by any member in project as it proceed .Can any one give tips of project documentation using Microsoft office tools?

Not sure if this is exactly what you need, but you can find various project management templates at the link below, including a simple issue tracking database in Access

Dec 18

This HOWTO is designed for people with experience in programming and some skills in managing a software project but who are new to the world of free software. [http://yukidoke.org/~mako/projects/howto/] Benjamin “Mako” Hill . Source Software Project Management HOWTO, my own allegiances in this argument are in the open. In attempting to reach a middle ground through diplomacy without sacrificing my own philosophy, I will recommend picking any license that conforms to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. Originally compiled by the Debian project under Bruce Perens, the D.F.S.G forms the first version of the Open Source Definition. Examples of free licenses given by the D.F.S.G are the GPL, the BSD, and the Artistic License. As E.S.R mentions in his his HOWTO[ESRHOWTO], don’t write your own license if at all possible. The three licenses I mention all have long interpretive traditions. They are

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Dec 18

BSB41507 Certificate IV BSB51407 Diploma in project management, subjects as defined by NTIS the National Training Information Service. This subject material is created by Trudy Robinson of TJK Assets, www.trudyrobinson.com. This video includes content which is specific to quality management in business and some within the project lifecycle. Slides include Purpose of a Quality Plan, Plan Do Check Review/Act, Quality Assurance v- Quality Control, ISO 9000 and ISO 9001 requirements, Quality Certification, Process, not product

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Dec 18

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Dec 18

www.e-ProjectManagers.com presents a 10 minute video that demonstrates how to create a master project schedule in MS Project.

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Dec 18

Downloadable After Effects project at: www.professional-video-templates.com

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