From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Please vote for me!

October 29, 2010
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You might have seen the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards logo appear in the sidebar on the right recently.  This is a shameless plug:  I’ve been nominated in the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards again this year.  Last year I won the project management category, and I would very much like to keep the title.  [...]

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Social media and projects: a case study from Bracket Projects

October 27, 2010

In this video, Alison Coward from Bracket Projects talks about how she uses elements of social media and web technology to work with project teams. We’re outside the British Library, in case you were wondering. I spoke to Alison about her use of social media at Bracket, and there are more details about it in [...]

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Book review: Generations, Inc.

October 25, 2010
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Suddenly America makes sense.  Larry and Meagan Johnson, a father and daughter team, have written a book that explains that people are the product of their environment.  Working with Baby Boomers?  Expect a strong focus on education as a result of the GI Bill.  Got Generation Y people joining your team?  Be a ‘concerned coach’ [...]

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PMI Global Congress 2010 North America round up

October 22, 2010

PMI Global Congress generates a lot of blog posts, podcasts and videos.  Here’s my round up of some of the best pieces to give you a flavour of the Congress. Some video diaries: Video Blog from Josh at pmStudent. ‘No Comment’ video about Day 1 from Cornelius at the Project Management Podcast (I’m in this [...]

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PM software is catching on: another vendor adds social media features

October 20, 2010

More and more project management software vendors are adding social media-type features to their software.  This video shows Projectplace’s social conversation tool called Project Overview.  I haven’t reviewed the non-social media aspects of their product, but I like how this tool captures conversations in a Twitter-esque way. This is a video produced by Projectplace, not [...]

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What software works with PRINCE2?

October 18, 2010
This entry is part 10 of 11 in the series Inside PRINCE2

The Inside PRINCE2 series continues with this look at whether you need a particular type of software to go with the methodology. “I would like your suggestions on which software can apply the methodology of PRINCE2,” said the email from a project manager from Brazil.  I love getting emails from readers, and it is good [...]

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Win a copy of Social Media for Project Managers

October 14, 2010

I’m back from the U.S. – a place where you can use your hairdryer in the bathroom, unlike here – after an excellent PMI North America Global Congress.  And in case you hadn’t got it by now, one of my reasons for going was to officially launch Social Media for Project Managers. I gave a [...]

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Video Diary: PMI Congress Day 3

October 12, 2010

This is a review of Monday, 11 October at the Congress – it was a good day! Update 13/1/11: Video moved to Blip.tv so it should appear better now.

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Video Diary: PMI Congress Day 2

October 11, 2010

This is the video diary of yesterday’s Congress exploits, with the highlight being the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches we got in the afternoon break.  Oh, and Bill Clinton was there too.

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Video Diary: PMI Congress Day 1

October 10, 2010

**Updated 11/10/10** The video says ‘Sunday’s video diary’.  I posted it on Sunday but it is actually for the previous day, Saturday.  I’ll edit the video titles when I’m back in the UK.

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