Lessons and perspectives on project management.
About a month ago I attended a PMI OVOC luncheon on Web 2.0 and Project Management. The seminar was quite enlightening. The speaker talked about the use of blogs and wikis for project/teams communications. He also mentioned web based project management tools to facilitate communication and status reporting about the schedule. I came away from the lunch feeling energized about the [...]
OK - so I've jumped on the bandwagon. A few weeks ago, I created a Twitter account and I've been sending and receiving tweets from friends, colleagues and groups every since. I've become fascinated by the real time nature of the communication, and thinking that this applications would be great in a group/project setting. There are many times when I'm in [...]
Earlier today a friend sent me a link to a review of Google Wave. While the article goes on to explain why Google Wave is not ready for prime time, yet, I'm excited by the possibilities and I'm looking forward to using it on a project at some point in the future. There are several features that I find particularly interesting [...]
Projerra is happy to announce the first release of its new product VisuAL PM® Interactive (www.projerra.ca/interactive). VisuAL PM® Interactive is an online learning environment that will appeal to those project management students who like to explore the information that they are learning about. It is not a series of slides. It is not a series of questions or flashcards. VisuAL PM® [...]
Would you like to participate in a focus group providing feedback on a new product by Projerra? Simply commit to reviewing 3 iterations of the product and I will send you a copy of the final product for free. You will be sent a copy of the work-in-progress-product by email. Within one week of receiving the new draft, send me your [...]
I've always believed in project documentation as a source of team/project memory, but more than just documenting the 'what' of what was decided, I like to document the 'why' it was decided. Jennifer Whitt's article Dress for the Crash, Not for the Ride presents a similar perspective on the value of project documentation... but presents it using a different metaphore. Am [...]
Intended to compliment the summary charts, the VisuAL PM Knowledge Area Charts - Detailed Edition for the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition will present a separate data flow image for each process and descriptive text that describes the process as well as the tools and techniques associated with each process.
Our flagship product the VisuAL PM® Knowledge Area Charts - Summary Edition have been updated to reflect the processes defined in the PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition. A sample chart is provided here for reference. The charts may be purchased directly via the Projerra website at www.projerra.ca or via the TenStep Store. We've been so busy with product development that we haven't [...]
