Back in 2006 the Women and Work Commission produced a report called ‘Shaping a Fairer Future’ (opens as .pdf). Various things happened as a result of the recommendations put forward in the report, and periodically the government produces a long document updating people on the progress made towards implementing all those recommendations. Reading [...]

There were over 30 entries to this month’s Project Management Carnival. These are the posts that made the grade: general stuff at the top and then a group of posts about goal setting and objectives at the bottom.
Azra Duric presents ‘Mom’s Project’ posted at Projects in Life. This made me laugh out [...]

Knowledge Base from The Projects Group (TPG) has been up and running for a month now and it is a very impressive tool. It works a lot like the project management search engine on PMConnection. However, PMConnection’s search is Google-based and will search websites and blogs. Knowledge Base draws on different information, [...]

Firstly, a big SORRY to Anthony Mersino. Anthony sent me his book at the end of last year and it has taken me forever to get around to posting a review.
That’s not because I haven’t read it. On the contrary, as soon as it arrived I picked it up and then couldn’t put [...]

You know how upgrading WordPress makes me nervous.  Still, there’s another version out and therefore I’m upgrading again.  Please bear with me over this weekend as I sort it out.

The PM Hut has a new area for trainers. At least, it was new back in January when Fadi told me about it. Now it has lots of trainers. Most of them are based in the US, but if you search there are a few from other locations. So if you [...]

Ron Holohan from the pm411.org podcast has emailed me to explain where the name comes from:
“Ah the name… Unfortunately, it may have been a poor choice outside of the US and Canada, but for decades, most of the United States and Canada has used *4-1-1* as the telephone number for local directory assistance. [...]

An extract from my book, Project Management in the Real World, appears this week on PM Hut.  It’s about getting recognition for your work as a project manager.  Click here to read more.

Ron Holohan contacted me recently to let me know about his project management podcast, the pm411.org podcast.  I don’t know where the name has come from – although I’m sure Ron could tell us.
I downloaded a few episodes to listen to on the train at the weekend and added the details to the useful resources [...]

Yes, I am still on holiday. Yes, normal service resumes on Monday.
But I had to share this with you: an article from thelondonpaper, which, if you are quick, you can read online before today’s edition is posted. It’s page 30.
The article is entitled ‘IT is no longer just for nerds’ and it’s in [...]