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Short version:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DELIVERED TO YOUR EARS

The Project Management Podcast, a free "internet radio show", is hosted by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP and brings project management topics to beginners and experts. The show is an entertaining and educational mix of both current trends and best practices in project management. Using a podcatcher software such as iTunes or iPodder you can subscribe to the show and have it automatically downloaded to your MP3 player. No player? No problem! You can also just listen to the show on your computer speakers. Individual episodes and subscription links are available at http://pmpodcast.blogspot.com.


Full version:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Project Management Podcast - Delivering Project Management To Your Ears

Silverado, California, USA - April 29, 2006 – Project managers all over the world are listening to The Project Management Podcast, a free, weekly, on-demand internet “radio show”. Hosted by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, The Project Management Podcast brings project management topics of interest to beginners and experts alike. An entertaining and educational mix of current trends and best practices in project management, the show touches subjects spanning the complete project management discipline and is listed in all major podcast directories. Visit the show’s website at http://pmpodcast.blogspot.com.

"I launched The Project Management Podcast because I want to share my 15 years of experience with other project managers," said Cornelius Fichtner. "With listeners from Oman, Brazil, Australia, Germany and the USA, it is truly a worldwide show."

Using podcatcher software such as iTunes or iPodder, listeners can subscribe to the show, have it automatically download to their MP3 players and listen on-the-go. No player? No problem! Individual shows are available on the website. You can use any computer with speakers to access and enjoy.

"I am ecstatic about your Podcast," listener Thomas Schmidt from Germany writes. "I commute daily, and The Project Management Podcast is an excellent way to keep on top of all things project management."

For more information visit http://pmpodcast.blogspot.com or contact pmpodcast@gmail.com.

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Contact Information:
The Project Management Podcast
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP
Phone: ++1 949 903 1712
E-Mail: pmpodcast@gmail.com
Skype: cornelius.fichtner

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Show 25: Introduction to Earned Value Management (EVM)

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This show is sponsored by:


Show notes: Earned Value Management (EVM) is a systematic approach to the integration and measurement of cost, schedule, and scope accomplishments on a project or task. We are starting with an introduction to EVM in which you will get a basic overview of how it came to be, how it works and we will discuss its benefits and shortcomings. We also have some great helpful resources, announcements for several PM events around the globe and you can hear a review of a new project management related podcast called The Apprenti Podcast.

Helpful Resources:

- Extreme Project Management: Agile Approaches for Delivering Value in the Face of Volatility (Read the reviews first, then read the article)
- The Project Management Office: The Key to Project Success
- Earned Value Management Tutorial from NASA
- Earned Value article in Computerworld

Project Management Events:

- Best Practice Showcase 2006 Scheduled for June in London
- PMI Global Congress 2006—EMEA (8–10 May in Madrid, Spain
- 1º Congresso Brasileiro de Gerenciamento de Projetos, 29-31 March 2006, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Podcast Review: The Apprenti Podcast

- Podcast Homepage
- Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Show 24: PMO Trends

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This show is sponsored by:


Show notes: This week, I am giving you six PMO Trends that will show you where companies will be taking PMOs in the future. As usual, you will get a few great helpful resources, hear what's happening in the PM News and you'll hear the PM tip of the week that was submitted by listener Thomas Weller from Germany. In a new show segment we are looking at various PM events around the world and we will be finishing up the show with a review of the PMI-ISSIG's new podcast.

Helpful Resources:

- The PMI's PMO Specific Interest Group
- The Southern Ontario PMI Chapter's PMO LIG
- AllPMO Network
- Tenstep / PMOStep Brazil

Project Management in the News:

- Leading in the Midst of a Crisis; Lessons Learned from Pentagon Renovation Program Featured at March WIT.Connect Program
- 5th Edition of APM Body of Knowledge issued in the UK
- Vanuatu Project Management boost U20 women's team morale

Project Management Events:

- PMI Seminarswsorld 2006: Building a Next Generation Program Management Office and Portfolio Management (several dates in 2006, USA)
- NorCal Spring Symposium 2006 (April 9-11, Sacramento, California, USA)
- APM Body of Knowledge 5th Edition presentation (March 21, Leeds, UK)

Podcast Review: PMI Information Systems Sig

- SIG Homepage
- Podcast Homepage
- Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes

Show 23: Fast Track One

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Show Notes: The Fast Track is the fast tracked version of the full lenght Project Management Podcast. It's my way of delivering a show for you even if I don't really have the time for it. Today, we look at what "Fast Track" means in the PM sense and you can also hear the tip of the week. Today's show is sponsored by EnterPlicity Project Management Solutions.

Show 22: Soft Skills III - Interview with Steve Kaye on Meetings

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Show notes: We are continuing to look at all the soft skills that you will need in your career as a project manager. Today, the topic is "Meetings". My interview partner is Steve Kaye, who is a professional meeting facilitator. We look at what a meeting is, why so many meetings don't achieve anything and how to set up a meeting to achieve a real purpose. Steve Kayes's website is at http://www.stevekaye.com/ and you can contact him at webinfo@stevekaye.com. Like every week, we have a tip of the week that you can implement in your projects right away and we are reviewing helpful resources and take a quick look at project management in the news.

Helpful Resource:

- Project Perfect: Developing a Test Plan part II
- Data Warehouse Project Management

Project Management in the News:

- How to write a Progress Report
- PMI's chair and CEO answer questions on community transformation project