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Streamlining the Work Plan Process
Streamlining the Work Plan Process

-by Michael Wood
One of the most tedious parts of a new project is creating the work plan. But what has recently occurred to this writer is that all projects are basically comprised of predictable and pre-definable groups of tasks. How much can be defined for project work plans to make your life easier?
Panoramic Project PlanningPanoramic Project Planning
-by Tom Barnett, PMP
Take the wide-view planning approach to reduce your next project’s blind spots.
Project Planning for BeginnersProject Planning for Beginners
-by Andy Jordan
The good project manager involves their team in project planning...the great one teaches them how.
Projected PlanningProjected Planning
-by Mike Donoghue
It’s new, it’s never been done before, and now it’s your project. When trying to plan for something that has no relative history, how do you even begin?
Too Many Templates - by Andrew Makar, PMP (Apr 28, 2008)
Planning for Change - by Preston G. Smith (Mar 10, 2008)
Extreme Planning - by Mike Griffiths, Quadras Development (Jan 22, 2007)
Project Plan Checklist
Project Plan Review

Department Highlight: Business Intelligence
The Modern Data Warehouse
- by Vijay Sankaran (May 5, 2008)
Managing customer expectations in an era of aging analytics can be challenging. IT business interface managers need to become more active in understanding business intelligence users’ gripes and "wow" factors regularly.

Department Highlight: Project Management
IT Offshore Outsourcing in Capital Markets (Part 2)
- by Senthil Radhakrishnan (May 5, 2008)
Offshore outsourcing is no longer an experimental option. It’s the direction of the industry and it makes business sense to execute it the right way. This two-part article serves as a guideline for IT managers planning to move development offshore, and the issues discussed are from an outsourcer’s perspective.

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The new guy gets it, shame about some of the others   from   The people side of project management
Well last week's introduction of the new guy seems to have prompted some really great comments (thank you, it's good to know that I'm not alone at this keyboard), so he's back for more.He and I were r ...
Posted By: Andy Jordan on May 01, 2008 08:19 PM
The Minimalist   from   The MS Project Zone
In today’s journey into the MS Project Zone, we discover “The Project Minimalist” who has unknowingly entered a remote backwater of The MS Project Zone.  They typically never return, believing that th ...
Posted By: Rich Eaton on April 30, 2008 03:34 PM
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No solution in PMP for some Practical issues for PM in I.T   in   Project Management Central
Hi, I just started studying for PMP certification. All the processes mentioned in PMBOK are relevant to all the domains of project management. But as a leader in I.T projects following are some ...
Posted By: amogh varadpande on May 05, 2008
I'm looking for information and assistance in setting up a Project Management Center of Excellence for a Large Healthcare Company   in   The PMO Mystique
Hello All: I"m looking for assistance in setting up a PM COE for a large healthcare company in the Pacific Northwest. I"m most interested in leverage existing tools, processes, and templates, as ...
Posted By: Todd Merkel on April 30, 2008




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