Tools

So you want to be an IT project manager, huh?

by Josh January 16, 2010 Books

Let me help you unpack this a bit. I see many people who are in other roles who have become very interested in ‘IT’…

Online Project Management Tool Request

by Josh December 2, 2009 Tools

I’m outsourcing this request for help to you. Please take a look at Rebecka’s email here and leave a reply with your recommendation.

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Free Report: Top 7 WBS Mistakes Project Managers Make

by Josh November 28, 2009 Career

The Work Breakdown Structure is one of those tools in project management that in my experience gets used incorrectly quite a bit. That might be due to how it gets glossed over in many textbooks, or how many people jump right into building one without understanding the fundamentals clearly.

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Why Should You Care About Social Media?

by Josh October 18, 2009 Communication

I had a great time in Orlando recently for the 2009 PMI North America Global Congress. The PMI New Media Council did a presentation titled “Why Should You Care About Social Media?”. Bas De Baar (ProjectShrink), Cornelius Fitchner (PMPodcast), and I (pmStudent) collaborated for our segment of the presentation, focused on demonstrating the use of [...]

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A Survey of Web-Based Software Project Portals

by Josh September 8, 2009 Tools

An interesting read came across my twitterstream the other day. It’s a survey of web-based tools specifically in the realm of software development. I’d like to point this out: “…possible research directions derived from this work could focus on…

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