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Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional) - Ken Schwaber

2010-05-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)

Latest member in my scrum book collection. I have read this many times in the library and I bought it for myself because this is not just a book but a treasure by 'Founders of Agile'. See below the product description.

Try it out, you will not loose your money.

Product Description

Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile programming methods, to software project management—and focus your team on delivering real business value. Author Ken Schwaber, a leader in the agile process movement and a co-creator of Scrum, brings his vast expertise to helping you guide the product and software development process more effectively and efficiently. Help eliminate the ambiguity into which so many software projects are borne, where vision and planning documents are essentially thrown over the wall to developers. This high-level reference describes how to use Scrum to manage complex technology projects in detail, combining expert insights with examples and case studies based on Scrum. Emphasizing practice over theory, this book explores every aspect of using Scrum, focusing on driving projects for maximum return on investment.

About the Author

Ken Schwaber is the co-creator of Scrum. He is one of the leaders of the agile process revolution, as a signatory of the Agile Manifesto and founder and director of the Agile Alliance. He has been in the software development industry for more than 30 years and teaches and speaks at many conferences, including OOPSLA & Software Development.

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Functional Point Analysis (Mind Map) - Part 3

2010-05-20T05:31:00.000-07:00

Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis: Modern Techniques and Applications (Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics)

Functional Point Analysis (Mind Map) - Part 2

2010-05-18T03:42:00.000-07:00

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))

Software Measurement and Estimation: A Practical Approach (Quantitative Software Engineering Series)

Information System Project Management - Examples of Risks

2010-05-17T00:56:00.000-07:00

Staff Risks

key staff will not be available when needed
key skills will not be available when needed
staff will be lost during the project

Equipment Risks

required equipment will not be delivered on time
access to hardware will be restricted
equipment will fail

Client Risks

client resources will not be made available when required
client staff will not reach decisions in a timely manner
deliverable will not be reviewed according to schedule
knowledgeable client staff will be replaced by those less qualified

Scope Risks

requirements for additional efforts will surface
changes of scope will be deemed to be included in the project
scope changes will be introduced without the knowledge of the project manager

Technology Risk

technology will have technical or performance limitations that endanger project
technology components will not be easily integrated
technology is new and poorly understood.

Delivery Risk

system response time will not be adequate
system capacity requirements will exceed available capacity
the system will fail to meet functional requirements

Physical Risk

the office will be damaged by fire, flood or other catastrophe
a computer virus will infect the development systems
a team member will steal confidential material and make it available to competitors of the client

Source:

Information Systems Project Management: How to Deliver Function and Value in Information Technology Projects

Functional Point Analysis (Mind Map) - Part 1

2010-05-16T20:27:00.000-07:00

The IT Measurement Compendium: Estimating and Benchmarking Success with Functional Size Measurement

Functional Data Analysis with R and MATLAB (Use R)

How to determine a realistic schedule for a project?

2010-05-11T05:07:00.000-07:00

prerequisites before task scheduling

Requirements gathered to the level just enough for estimating
Determine Risks, Constrains
Availability of resources
Make sure the estimates are done by your team and work package is estimaetd by the person who is going to do the real work.

Steps to follow:

Create a work breakdown structure (WBS). I prefer to use either Featurewise categorization or use Product life cycle categorization. (Dont try to simulate PMI process model in the WBS)
Create a Ghant Chart or use MSProject
Estimate Work-packages.
Sequence the activities (Network Diagram) or User the MsProject Ghant chart itself.
Run through Forward Pass , Backward pass: You can use either float formula to compute float. Late Finish - Early Finish = 14 - 9 ::: 5, or Late Start - Early Start'" 8 - 3 = 5.
Determine Float, Total Float
Resource Allocation
Level Resources

IT Project Estimation: A Practical Guide to the Costing of Software

A brilliant interview

2010-03-19T03:32:00.000-07:00

Don't miss last 2 Questions...

Some, rather most organizations reject his CV today because he has changed jobs frequently (10 in 14 years). My friend, the ˜job hopper™ (referred here as Mr. JH), does not mind it. well he does not need to mind it at all. Having worked full-time with 10 employer companies in just 14 years gives Mr. JH the relaxing edge that most of the ˜company loyal™ employees are struggling for today. Today, Mr. JH too is laid off like some other 14-15 year experienced guys “ the difference being the latter have just worked in 2-3 organizations in the same number of years. Here are the excerpts of an interview with Mr. JH:

Q: Why have you changed 10 jobs in 14 years?

A: To get financially sound and stable before getting laid off the second time.

Q: So you knew you would be laid off in the year 2009?

A: Well I was laid off first in the year 2002 due to the first global economic slowdown. I had not got a full-time job before January 2003 when the economy started looking up; so I had struggled for almost a year without job and with compromises.

Q: Which number of job was that?
A: That was my third job.

Q: So from Jan 2003 to Jan 2009, in 6 years, you have changed 8 jobs to make the count as 10 jobs in 14 years?

A: I had no other option. In my first 8 years of professional life, I had worked only for 2 organizations thinking that jobs are deserved after lot of hard work and one should stay with an employer company to justify the saying ˜employer loyalty™. But I was an idiot.

Q: Why do you say so?

A: My salary in the first 8 years went up only marginally. I could not save enough and also, I had thought that I had a ˜permanent™ job, so I need not worry about ˜what will I do if I lose my job™. I could never imagine losing a job because of economic slowdown and not because of my performance. That was January 2002.

Q: Can you brief on what happened between January 2003 and 2009.

A: Well, I had learnt my lessons of being ˜company loyal™ and not ˜money earning and saving loyal™. But then you can save enough only when you earn enough. So I shifted my loyalty towards money making and saving “ I changed 8 jobs in 6 years assuring all my interviewers about my stability.

Q: So you lied to your interviewers; you had already planned to change the job for which you were being interviewed on a particular day?

A: Yes, you can change jobs only when the market is up and companies are hiring. You tell me “ can I get a job now because of the slowdown? No. So one should change jobs for higher salaries only when the market is up because that is the only time when companies hire and can afford the expected salaries.

Q: What have you gained by doing such things?

A: That's the question I was waiting for. In Jan 2003, I had a fixed salary (without variables) of say Rs. X p.a. In January 2009, my salary was 8X. So assuming my salary was Rs.3 lakh p.a. in Jan 2003, my last drawn salary in Jan 2009 was Rs.24 lakh p.a. (without variable). I never bothered about variable as I had no intention to stay for 1 year and go through the appraisal process to wait for the company to give me a hike.

Q: So you decided on your own hike?

A: Yes, in 2003, I could see the slowdown coming again in future like it had happened in 2001-02. Though I was not sure by when the next slowdown would come, I was pretty sure I wanted a ˜debt-free™ life before being laid off again. So I planned my hike targets on a yearly basis without waiting for the year to complete.

Q: So are you debt-free now?

A: Yes, I earned so much by virtue of job changes for money and spent so little that today I have a loan free 2 BR flat (1200 sq.. feet) plus a loan free big car without bothering about any EMIs. I am laid off too but I do not complain at all. If I have laid off companies for money, it is OK if a company lays me off because of lack of money.

Q: Who is complaining?

A: All those guys who are not getting a job to pay their EMIs off are complaining. They had made fun of me saying I am a job hopper and do not have any company loyalty. Now I ask them what they gained by their company loyalty; they too are laid off like me and pass comments to me “ why will you bother about us, you are already debt-free. They were still in the bracket of 12-14 lakh p.a. when they were laid off.

Q: What is your advice to professionals?

A: Like Narayan Murthy had said “ love your job and not your company because you never know when your company will stop loving you. In the same lines, love yourself and your family needs more than the company's needs. Companies can keep coming and going; family will always remain the same. Make money for yourself first and simultaneously make money for the company, not the other way around.

Q: What is your biggest pain point with companies?

A: When a company does well, its CEO will address the entire company saying, ˜well done guys, it is YOUR company, keep up the hard work, I am with you. But when the slowdown happens and the company does not do so well, the same CEO will say, œIt is MY company and to save the company, I have to take tough decisions including asking people to go. So think about your financial stability first; when you get laid off, your kids will complain to you and not your boss.

I really don't remember who is the author of this content. But Its a brilliant thinking.

A Funny Thing Happened at the Interview: Wit, Wisdom and War Stories from the Job Hunt

Special: PM War Stories - Creating a PMO: How to Overcome Risks in Building a PMO that Lasts

2010-02-18T02:08:00.000-08:00

n this special episode we introduce you to PM War Stories - a podcast for the experienced, senior project manager. The show is hosted by Wayne Thompson and here is what he writes about this particular episode

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Risk Management for IT Projects: How to Deal with Over 150 Issues and Risks

Stop IT Project Failures: through Risk Management (Computer Weekly Professional Series)

Coping with IS/IT Risk Management: The Recipes of Experienced Project Managers (Practitioner Series)

Privacy in Statistical Databases: CENEX-SDC Project International Conference, PSD 2006, Rome, Italy, December 13-15, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in ... Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI)

Market reactions to E-business outsourcing announcements: An event study [An article from: Information & Management]

The PDU Podcast

2010-02-17T21:08:00.000-08:00

Welcome to The PDU Podcast!

Shafraz,

Welcome and thank you for subscribing to The PDU Podcast Newsletter.

By signing up to this newsletter you will receive a 20% discount on your yearly subscription of The PDU Podcast when it is launched. We will let you know when and how to redeem this 20% gift. But I can already tell you that you will have to act fast because the coupon will only be valid for 2 weeks after the launch.

In the meantime we will keep sending you regular updates about the latest developments of The PDU Podcast. You can also read the archive of previous messages by clicking over to our Launch Blog... there is some good information here about the PDU Podcast.

We are looking forward to helping you earn your PDUs for less.

Until Next Time,

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP

http://www.project-management-podcast.com/

Episode 140: Successfully manage complex projects with simplicity, clarity and focus

2010-02-17T20:37:00.000-08:00

Jerry Manas

This interesting podcast is about how to manage project complexities and best practices.

The presentation is in 3 folds
Is it just a question of:

Using standardized project management approaches
PM process
project management office (PMO)

These are some of the basic questions that the author discusses in this episode with Jerry Manas. Jerry Manas has been a guest previously pmpodcast show about various project management topics. They discuss how to successfully manage complex projects.

Objectives:
simplicity, clarity and focus.

Adaptive Project Framework: Managing Complexity in the Face of Uncertainty
Complexity (Original Mix)
Microsoft Project 2007 Handling Complexity Quick Reference Guide (Cheat Sheet of Instructions, Tips & Shortcuts - Laminated Card)
Exploring the Complexity of Projects: Implications of Complexity Theory for Project Management Practice
The New Project Management: Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Complexity, and Other Business Realities (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)
Project Strategy: Managing Complexity--Enhancing Product Development Performance

Hurry! Write a new content and win fabulas prices.

2010-02-17T20:05:00.000-08:00

ExploreIT, which is the resource management arm of a web 3.0 consortium based in Seattle, WA (powered by a network of domain realtors from the North American and European market), is going to launch a new platform to link various talents from the local market with the SMEs in the other part of the world.

As of now we see a huge demand for the content writers for various markets.

We are in the process to market the Colombo as a preferred destination for those who seek content writers, developers and support staff.

As the first step, we would like to launch a content competition.

We would like to publish articles from your organization, students to some of the prominent informational portals.

In return, we will be awarding valuable gifts/gift certificates to the best submitters on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

This can be a gift certificate or a delivery from amazon, a flight ticket, dine out, or a weekend holiday package for two.

Benefits to the content submitters:

1.     Selected candidates will enjoy gifts/gift certificates from the ExploreIT

2.     You can build an image/reputation as a content writer

3.     You can secure repetitive orders based on the rapport with those organizations

4.     It’s the first step towards starting a home office and building brand around you

Our panel will be monitoring and identifying the best submitters on weekly basis.

This will enable your students/ staff in securing part time/full time income based on their preferences by Q3 2010.

As of now we do have selected topics/subjects for the writers.

Let them share any of the original articles covering;

1.     Storage devices and the technologies used (Mainly on hard disks, data recovery, disk crashes, contingency measures)

2.     Hair care (home remedies, detail analysis of issues, solutions for hair loss, gray hair etc)

3.     Case studies and thesis on law, rules and regulations of various countries and suggestions to the audience on various legal matters

4.     Beauty care (home remedies, suggestions, detail analysis of issues)

5.     FAQs and remedies for various illnesses (home remedies, suggestions on over the counter medicines)

Guidelines:

Format: MS Word

Font: Arial

Font Size: 12 for the Headers, 11 for the sub headers and 10 for the content.

Line spacing: 15pt

Content should be original, should be a work of the writer, should follow the plagiarism guidelines at http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rhart/courses/materials/plagiarism/

They can have an idea about the plagiarism, copyright issues and the fair use through the following links.

http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_plagiarism_faq.html

http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm

For more information, students, your staff, freelancers can reach chathura at identity dot net (chathura@identity.net) for more information.

Good luck to you and your career search!

Thank you!

Best regards,

On Behalf of
ExploreIT

Shafraz Nizamdeen
Openid CV: http://www.mucvauth.com/id/shafraz/

Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies)
The Content-Rich Reading & Writing Workshop: A Time-Saving Approach for Making the Most of Your Literacy Block
Writing to Prompts in the Trait-Based Classroom: Content Areas
Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web
4 SQUARE WRITING IN CONTENT GR 5-9
The Big Slice
Dave Byers: Mental Floss [Songs for Children]
Content-Area Writing: Every Teacher's Guide
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Ticonderoga EnviroStik, No. 2 Soft, Six 12-Count Hang Tab Boxes, Total 72 Pencils, (Wood-Cased Black Writing), Made from Recycled Content, 100% Recyclable (96212)
4 SQUARE WRITING IN CONTENT GR 1-4
Ghost Writer
Teaching Content Reading and Writing
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Four Square: Writing in the Content Areas for Grades 1-4: A Companion to the Four Square Writing Method
Frank Schaffer WRITING IN THE CONTENT AREAS GRADE 5
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare with Bonus CD
Teaching Through Text: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
CONTENT AREA LESSONS W/CD GR 4
Scholastic - Writing tPrompts/Content, Grade 3+, Softcover, 80 pages
Content Area Reading and Writing: Fostering Literacies in Middle and High School Cultures (2nd Edition)
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Writing in the Content Areas
CONTENT AREA LESSONS W/CD GR 1
Storytelling
Reading and Writing Across Content Areas
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Maple pen with engraved name Content
Technical Writing 101: A Real-World Guide to Planning and Writing Technical Content
CONTENT AREA LESSONS W/CD GR 2
The Howling IV: The Original Nightmare

Writing Short Films: Structure and Content for Screenwriters
Rosewood pen with engraved name Content
your blog sucks Kids T Shirt Youth Medium-White
Four Square: Writing in the Content Areas for Grades 5-9

Do you let you project fail and try to learn from your failure

2010-01-31T09:21:00.000-08:00

Do you let you project fail and try to learn from your failure.

Now we need to understand why does the project fail?.... In one line we can say... "Bad project management"
Well when it comes to project management as a whole is contributed with many miscalculated measures that are directly attributed to the whole of the project impression.
One major aspect of this attribues is: Risk

Learn how to identify and manage risk that will increase 50% of chance that you can make your project a success.

Why only 50? because there are many other aspects that will also lined up in your project bad practices that will kill your time and make you a better unmanager.

Destination Failure
What Made Gertie Gallop? : Learning From Project Failures
Public sector information system project failures: Lessons from a New Zealand hospital organization [An article from: Government Information Quarterly]

Better Manager, Manages Better (his own stress)

2009-11-04T00:31:00.000-08:00

General advice from Prophet Muhammad (s) when you are in distress or suffering from anxiety:

In hadith #599 narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas in Sunan Abu Dawood, The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon.

Real story abut real monkeys

2009-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

Sad to be one of the monkey in the story. At least I now understand why those guys where beating me :)

Company Policies

In this experiment they put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon
enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.

One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put inthe room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious, but, undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and
beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him.

This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he’s not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he’s attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced, eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

AND THAT’S HOW VERY MANY COMPANY POLICIES & PROCEDURES GET ESTABLISHED

Source: http://charith.net/?p=181

Episode 048: Managing a PMO in Sri Lanka

2009-09-03T16:46:00.000-07:00

Thushara Wijewardena, PMP (http://projectized.blogspot.com) who is the general manager of a PMO in a software development outsourcing company in Sri Lanka. We discuss the challenges that she faced in initially setting it up and how she addresses today's needs of her worldwide clientele who require her to utilize multiple project management methodologies concurrently throughout the company. We complement the interview with a look at 3 helpful resources that will make your project management office shine.

Episode 124: PMO Roundtable

2009-08-04T06:23:00.000-07:00

In this episode of our program I am welcoming back Ron Holohan, PMP and Shawn Futterer, PMP to a roundtable discussion on the Project Management Office (PMO).

Ron works for a large consumer electronics company and a number of project managers directly report to him. He also created the company’s internal PMO portal. Shawn works for a telecommunications provider and is in charge of one of several large projects and also has other project managers who are reporting to him.

We begin our roundtable with Ron’s definition of what a PMO is, compare how this fits with all our understanding and then we discuss various aspects, tips & tricks from our PMOs.

http://www.thepmpodcast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=9

Episode 110: The Advantage of Leadership

2009-07-26T09:02:00.000-07:00

Everywhere you turn these days project management experts are talking about the need for us all to move from project management to project leadership. Here at The PM Podcast we have tackled this subject a number of times in the past and today we will continue this journey by taking a look at The Advantage of Leadership.

http://theadvantageofleadershipnow.com/

Episode link
http://www.thepmpodcast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=219&Itemid=9

Episode 115: Leadership Challenges of Complex Projects

2009-07-25T09:01:00.000-07:00

One major factor that is making a larger project more difficult to manage than a smaller project is complexity. On a larger project you will have a larger product scope, a more extensive budget, a more intricate project schedule and not least of it all also a lot more people. All of these add to your project’s complexity.

Montcarlo simulation

A Monte Carlo method is a technique that involves using random numbers and probability to solve problems. The term Monte Carlo Method was coined by S. Ulam and Nicholas Metropolis in reference to games of chance, a popular attraction in Monte Carlo, Monaco (Hoffman, 1998; Metropolis and Ulam, 1949).

Computer simulation has to do with using computer models to imitate real life or make predictions. When you create a model with a spreadsheet like Excel, you have a certain number of input parameters and a few equations that use those inputs to give you a set of outputs (or response variables). This type of model is usually deterministic, meaning that you get the same results no matter how many times you re-calculate. [ Example 1: A Deterministic Model for Compound Interest ]

Figure 1: A parametric deterministic model maps a set of input variables to a set of output variables.

Monte Carlo simulation is a method for iteratively evaluating a deterministic model using sets of random numbers as inputs. This method is often used when the model is complex, nonlinear, or involves more than just a couple uncertain parameters. A simulation can typically involve over 10,000 evaluations of the model, a task which in the past was only practical using super computers.

Read more

http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/mc/MonteCarloSimulation.html

Episode 120: Sustainability... Why Bother?!

2009-07-24T10:16:00.001-07:00

Companies and project managers have believed for years that their only responsibility was mainly a financial one – maximizing value for shareholders and finish your projects on time and on budget. Sustainability is a new idea, where the corporate sector incorporates social and environmental concerns in its strategies and plays a more responsible role in the world.

PM board game
http://www.successfulprojects.com/Products/ProjectRiskBoardGame/tabid/68/Default.aspx

Visualizing Agile Projects using Kanban Boards

2009-07-23T08:10:00.000-07:00

Three viewpoints and Kanban Board as a mapping of Task to Time

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Project Management Software Preview

2009-07-23T07:52:00.000-07:00

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Contact us today and let us show you how VersionOne's Scrum, Extreme Programming, DSDM and Agile UP products have helped agile development teams all over the world minimize project risk and maximize project visibility, predictability and adaptability.

Episode 118: Cultural Awareness and Cultural Intelligence

2009-07-22T11:00:00.001-07:00

Many aspects of culture are invisible, yet culture has an enormous impact on our projects. If ignored, these aspects can lead to misunderstanding, stress and conflict. Alternatively, if attention is given to the invisible aspects, it can enhance productivity, improve project teamwork and create more joy on the job.

Second Edition The Invisible Elephant - Exploring Cultural Awareness (Paperback)

Episode 118 PREMIUM: The Cultural Mirror

2009-07-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

The Cultural Mirror. An absolutely fabulous tool to visually display cultural differences between people and cultural groups.
Talks about how to use it on your project, how to interpret it’s results and translate them onto your project, and the importance of understanding your corporate culture for your project.

Premium!!! :(

Can anybody tell us whats in it?

The PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition

2009-07-21T09:05:00.000-07:00

The PMBOK® Guide—Fourth Edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is easy to understand and implement.
The major differences between the Third Edition and the Fourth Edition are summarized below:
• All process names are in a verb-noun format
• Enterprise Environmental Factors were more clearly defined to avoid confusion with Organizational Process Assets.
• A standard approach for discussing requested changes, preventive actions, corrective actions and defect repairs was employed.
• The processes decreased from 44 to 42. Two processes were deleted, two processes were added and 6 processes were reconfigured into 4 processes in the procurement Knowledge Area.
• To provide clarity a distinction was made between the project management plan and project documents used to manage the project.
• The distinction between the information in the Project Charter and the Project Scope Statement was clarified.
• The process flow diagrams at the beginning of chapters 4-12 have been deleted and replaced with data flow diagrams.
• A data flow diagram for each process has been created.
• A new appendix was added that addresses key interpersonal skills that a project manager utilizes when managing a project.

Source: www.pmi.org

A complete list of changes can be found in Appendix A of the Fourth Edition.

Episode 119: SharePoint for Project Management

2009-07-20T06:29:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen Microsoft SharePoint? And after you saw it, did you feel like this was a tool that you’d like to use in order to manage your projects? If the answer is no then you are like most companies who don’t understand MS SharePoint’s power and use it simply to share documents or spreadsheets. That is where the book “SharePoint for Project Management” comes into play. It demonstrates how SharePoint can also help you organize and manage complex projects.

SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint (Paperback