Show 16: Harry Fisher on Groupware Solutions

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Show notes: Listener Harry Fisher submitted an overview of his Groupware Solutions project to The Project Management Podcast and we are happy to feature him today. Listener Michael Witt submitted today's helpful resource and the new year brings several excellent items in the News segment to project managers. The show ends with a review of an episode of Boagworld, where Paul Boag discusses Project Management with Marcus Lillington.

Todays review in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is on:

- Boagworld: Web Design Project Management

Helpful Resources

- Prince2 templates set (with thanks to listener Michael Witt from Germany)

Project Management in the News

- PMI seeks input to Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures
- CertCities.com’s 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006 (PMP is No. 4)
- What's Next in 2006: Project Management
- CIO Council releases guidance on EVM plans
- FBI looking to hire IT workers
- Ex-Combatants Train On Project Management

Show 15: Status Reports

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Show notes: Today's show contains the following show segments: Helpful Resources, News, The Tip of the Week, two Good Bad & Ugly Reviews, and in the main section of the show we are talking about Project Status Reports.

Two new Podcasts on Project Management are now available:

- The Project from Hell Saga by www.4pm.com
- Estimating Technology Projects by www.ireqwire.com

Helpful Resources

- Project Management Office White Paper (Free registration required)
- Project Management Methodology Overview (Free registrataion required)
- Project Management: Techniques for Adaptive Action
- Taking Your PMO to the Next Step: The Office of the CIO
- Managing Project Team Members

Project Management in the News

- Managing Megaprojects
- Microsoft to Acquire UMT, a Leading Provider of Portfolio Management Software and Solutions
- Voice Over Project Management Software Developer Interactive Voices Announces Trial VoiceSuite Account For Clients

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Just a quick reminder to all our listeners out there, that The Project Management Podcast will be on a bi-weekly schedule until the end of January 2006. In February 2006 we will be going back to one show every week.

Show 14: Interview with Robert Perrine on ITIL

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Show notes: Today's show features an interview with Robert Perrine, PMP, ITIL-SM. Robert and I met for this interview following the monthly PMI-OC Advanced Topics Seminar at which he spoke on ITIL, the Information Technology Infrastructure Library. Learn more about Robert Perrine at http://www.robertperrine.biz and read up on ITIL at the British Office of Government Service.

Helpful Resources

- Handout from Robert Perrine's ITIL presentation (PDF Document)
- Estimation Blues
- How to Teach Yourself About Project Management...
- 10 Things To Ponder When Implementing An Integrated Portfolio Management Application (PDF Document)
- Project Management for School Kids

Project Management in the News

- Sao Paulo Conference brings together PMI, UNESCO and the Children of Brazil

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Show 13: More on Methodologies

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Show notes: The main focus of today's show is the continuation of what we started two weeks ago when we looked at an overview of what project management methodologies are. Today, I am giving you a high level overview of several of these methodologies. You'll also get to hear several new helpful resources and news items.

Helpful Resources

- Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management Research Papers
- Getting Everyone On Board for a Major IT Project
- Instilling Project Management Methodology in IT to Create Lasting Change
- Developing a Project Management Mind-Set
- Maintaining the Right Balance: Using Project Charters to Set IT Project Prioritization
- Engaging Upper Management in Programming Project Prioritization
- Project Management Templates That Work for Us
- Do It Yourself Project Portfolio Management
- Teamwork Design for PMO Success

Project Management in the News

- Google Thinks Small
- PMI Sao Paulo Conference attracts a capacity conference
- Cargo cult dooms project to failure
- Marketing company moves to Web project management
- Important information regarding the PMP® Examination.