It was at the BPUG Congress last year that I started talking to the training company Maven about their idea for a PRINCE2 course for women only.  Their team had been inspired by this blog and thought that an all-female training environment would make a unique and enriching learning opportunity.
I agree.  Girls typically do better [...]

The economic situation being as it is, things are not so rosy in the garden of recruitment.  While all the signs are that project managers are not being hit as hard as other roles there are also signs that things will get worse.  So it’s heartening to know that there are people who still want [...]

“Every day is pancake day,” says Charles Seybold, co-founder and CEO of LiquidPlanner.  “Any excuse.”  It’s Shrove Tuesday, traditional day for pancakes, and I haven’t had any.  What I have had is a look at the new version of LiquidPlanner that was released yesterday.
The main differences since I last looked at it in May are [...]

ConceptDraw Office is an entire software suite designed around the project management lifecycle.
The first piece in the suite is ConceptDraw MINDMAP, which is “a business and personal productivity tool that collects ideas and organizes them into a visual map.” It’s a tool for on-screen brainstorming. I’ve never used mind mapping software before, being [...]

You can now use Amazon’s search inside feature to have a sneak preview of Project Management in the Real World before you buy! I’ve also heard from the publishers that they are in negotiation with a US publisher, which should bring down the price and shipping costs if you want to get a copy [...]

It’s not too late to take part in the latest research survey on the Value of Project Management from the Center for Business Practices.  The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and you’ll get a copy of the results afterwards if you provide an email address.
Click here to take the survey.

I’ve not taken the step to Twitter yet, but I’m thinking about doing it.  Is it seriously worth it?  Advice welcome from people who tweet already!
In a bid to make it easier for you guys, I’ve added a Share This link to posts, so you can save, share, email and bookmark anything that takes your [...]

I had lunch today with Soma and her sister.  It’s Soma’s first trip to the UK and she has been out and about seeing the sites of London: Buckingham Palace, the parks, the London Eye, a river cruise – packing more tourist things into 10 days than I have in the 18 months I have [...]

If a visitor came into your office looking for you, and asked a colleague to point you out, what would they say? The short, messy one? The busy one with her glasses on her head?
If a colleague was describing you to someone from another department, how would they sum you up? A [...]

I gave my presentation at the second annual Best Practice User Group International Congress today: PM 2.0 – new media and online networking for project managers.
I was the closing keynote address and when I finished there were no questions – none at all!  Either I had bamboozled everyone with talk of new fangled technology or [...]