A Framework for Project Management

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A Framework for Project Management: Links based on the PMBOK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 200 Free PMP Study Questions! PMP Exam Online Study Group:  NOTE this is based on the 1996 PMBOK edition!!!!! PM Acronym and Glossary of Terms Sample Project Management Based Resume for PMI Application PM Glossary of Terms 2 Maw Wideman's PM Glossary of Terms BKA:  Basic Knoledge Assessment ..100 sample questions. $35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Management THought Leaders:  Great Overviews     NASA:  Project Management Presentations     PMBOK Knowledge Areas Study Guides     1996 PMBOK Breakdown in Excel     Project Management Knowledgebase     PDCA:  Plan-Do-Check-Act...A Problem Solving Process     ICEBREAKERS, Warm up, review and motivator activities     Icebreakers: Top Ten FRAMEWORK     Organizational Structures:  Online PPT     Project Organizational Selection:  Nice PPT overview     PRINCETON:  The Princeton Project Office INTEGRATION     Project Manager Role defined as an integrator     How to create an Organizational Change Control System:  PPT by a PMP     Lessons Learned:  Sample Online Study SCOPE     Delphi Technique:  Procedures     Delphi Technique:  Notes from Michigan State TIME     PERT     Critical Path Method     Network Diagramming PPT presentation     CPM vs PERT     What is Monte Carlo Simulation? COST     Earned Value Definitions and Formulas     Earned Value MS Word definitions and formulas     Earned Value example from Microsoft with Project     parametric Cost Estimating from NASA     Net Present Value     Internal Rate of Return     Payback Period, NPV, and IRR QUALITY     Management Library:  Many articles related to this section!     Quality Tools and Templates     MIT: Deming Library     Deming's Principles of TQM summarized     TQM defined, overview on Deming, Juran, and Crosby     Philip Crosby Bio     Kaizen definition and origin     Fishbone Diagram Explained HUMAN RESOURCES     Motivational Theories:  Overview of Several Types     Expectancy Theory:  Good overview from Vroon     Training Tools and Links from ASTD     Assessment Instruments:  examples of many different types     Management Techniques: Stress, Goal Setting, Time, Motivation     Team Learning Games, Books by the Master: Thiagi COMMUNICATIONS     Methods of Communication learning techniques     Commuication Management Presentation from Darden RISK PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Sample Project Forms     Sample Templates from Tenstep.com:  About 2 dozen!     Statement of Work:  NASA Guidelines....very detailed     Statement of Work:  Sample Web Connectivity Sample Scope document for Web Site Planning     Scope Document     Vision and Scope Template     Scope Document:  Network Install     Scope Document:  Email Migration     Change Contorl Form Sample:  simple Software Development Sample Scope Document...very detailed     Change Control Document:  detailed     Project Plan:  Simple email form Work Breakdown Structure for Software Projects WBS - graphical example for a banquet WBS - Space Systems Design WBS article about what it should do WBS in a Complete Project Management Document...see p.14 in pdf     Project Plan:  Detailed Information Management System example     Microsoft Office:  Project Management Templates RISK Management Checklist     MS Project 2000:  2000 Enterprise Deployment FOrms     Statement of Work:  Novell NDS Design     New Employee Checklist     PM Tools, Checklists and Templates     Sample Planning Worksheets for WIndows 2000 Deployment     Windows 2000 Deployment Planning Guide

Project Management Resources/Organizations     AACE:  American Association of Cost Engineers     AEE:  Association for Experiential Education     ACA:  American Communication Organization     ALLPM.com:  The Project Manager's Homepage     APM: Association for Project Management     ASA: American Statistical Assoociation     ASQ:  American Society for Quality     ASTD:  American Society for Training and Development     Balanced Scorecard Collaborative     BENCHNET: The Benchmarking Exchange     BUSINESS.COM:  Business Search Engine     COPC:  Customer Contact Center Operations:  Creating New Standards     Deming Coorperative:  Focuse on understanding and application of Deming studies     Deming Institute: Quality Management     Facilitation Factory     Forrester Research: Identifies Trends in Technology and their impacts on Business     Ganthead:  Online Community for IT Project Managers     Gartner     IAF:  International Association of Facilitators     ICEC:  International Cost Engineering Council     IIL: International Institute for Learning: PM, Theory of Constraints and Six Sigma Training     IFPUG:  International Function Point Users Group     IPMA: International Project Management Association     ISO: International Standards Organization     ISPA:  International Association of Parametric Analysis     Journal of Communications Management     Leadership Strategies: Tip of the Week     MAXWIDEMAN:  PROJECT MANAGEMENT WISDOM!!     Microsoft Project Users Group: MPUG     MPI:  Meeting Planners International     PDMA:  Product Development & Management Association     PMI: Project Management Institute     PMWTODAY:  Project Management World Today     PROJECT MAGAZINE     Projectmanagement.com : by Gantthead     QAI:  Quality Assurance Institute     QFD Institute:  Quality Function Deployment     Quick MBA.com     RMCProject:  Rita Mulcahy's PMP resources     RMIS:  Risk Management Internet Services      SIX SIGMA     TEACH ME FINANCE.com     The Balanced Scorecard Instiitute     Thefacilitator.com     The Negotiation Institute     The Program on Negotiation: Harvard Law School     ZOMAX:  Communication Management

Project Management Software *** NOTE: sites with *** 's are highly rated complete solutions     AXISTA: Collaborative Software ***   eRoom     CRITICAL TOOLS:  WBS Chart Pro and  PERT Chart Expert     Crystal Ball:  MOnte Carlo Simulation Add-on for Excel     dBTEMPLATES:  Documentation Templates for Database Projects     Decision Pro:  Decision Tree Analysis, Monte Carlo, forecasting, etc.     ESTIMATE Professional:  Uses Monte Carlo Simulation     GODA Software: Requirements Management Tool     IKE:  Interactive Knowledge Expert:  Digital workflow, communications, etc.     IT Toolkit:  Anlyzing Lessons Learned     KIDASA:  Scheduling and Milestones     MICROSOFT PROJECT HOMEPAGE     Minute Man Systems     NetReflector:  Onilne instant surveys ***   NIKU:  Services Relationship Management     PRAGMATIC:  Collaboration, QA, Lifecyle management ***   PRIMAVERA:  Project Management Solutions     SMARTDRAW: Flowcharting, Process Flow Models     TENROX:  Enterprise Optimization     TIMESCOPE:  Project Tracking Software     WEBEX:  Interacticve multimedia communications     VERTABASE VISIO WBS Chart Wizard: Exports Project to VISIO     ZOOMERANG:  Create Online Surveys

Recommended Books and other resources --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAZON Project Management Books Barnes and Noble Project Management Search Books 24x7 Booklist for Project Management...requires subscription Harvard Business Online PDMA Bookstore PMI Bookstore Six Sigma Bookstore --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best Practices in Change Management Report Business Process Reengineering Toolkit:  Books to order Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 2000 edition PMP Exam Prep:  Rita Mulcahy PMP Study Guide Project Management:  Harold Kerzner The One Minute Manager Special Edition Using Microsoft Project 2003 (Special Edition) The Balanced Scorecard:  Norton and Kaplan The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Who Moved My Cheese: How to deal with change PM Solutions:  Collection of Online PM articles

Worldwide Project Management links                                                

Certification Study tips

Rita Mulcahy's site (author of PMP Exam prep guide) for exam prep software simlulation

Excel Spreadsheet breakdown of PMBOK

Project Management Powerpoint from John Wiley....good overview

PMP Personal Study notes

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Dummies: PMP notes

Self Test Software Practice Test $169

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Project Management Study Group

Mark's PMI Flashcard review ppt slides

Articles/Tools

PM and Functional Manager partnership

MIT Project Management Resources

TenStep Project Management Libraries

Six Sigma Quality Tools and Templates

Microsoft Office Project Management Templates

Gantthead:  For IT Project Management

Kerzner's Project Management Maturity Model Online Assessment

 

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