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Project Management Links Collection

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Here are some useful PM-related links. Please email me at greers_pm@yahoo.com if you have suggestions for more.

• Michael Greer’s Project Management Resources (my main PM website)
• Project Management Terms Used in This Blog

My web-published PM articles:

• 14 Key Principles for Project Success
• 20 Key Project Manager Actions and Results
• The Accidental Project Manager
• Too Many Projects? Prioritize Them!
• Keeping Things Moving: A “To Do” List and Items to Help You Execute, Control, and Close Out Your Project
• Project “Post-Mortem” Review Questions
• How to Teach Yourself About Project Management…Without Spending Any Money on Training or Consultants!
• What’s Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Why Should Project Managers Care About It?

Here are some general management and PM-related sites:

• PM-Talk Discussion List — Archives - Archived messages (searchable questions & answers & more) as posted by PM-Talk subscribers. (See our PM-Talk Discussion list overview page for background info on PM-Talk.)
• The American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (ASAPM) is working to “to help move education and learning opportunities beyond simple knowledge transfer and into competency.”
• ASAPM’s PM Competency Model – A competency-based foundation for PM
• The Project Management Institute (PMI)
• PMI’s PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) – A knowledge-based foundation for PM
• Association for Project Management [UK & Europe] “the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe. APM’s aim is to develop and promote PM across all sectors of industry and beyond.”
• The Project Management Forum
• The Project Management Forum’s PM Glossary
• 100 Rules for NASA Project Managers
• Project Management Proverbs
• NewGrange Center for Project Management
• AllPM.COM – Project management resources, links, and much more!
• BPubs.com Project Management Articles
• The International Prince2 User Forum & Group — “an interactive information portal, focused entirely on PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments, version 2) methodology and other PM topics.”
• Internet Guide for Project Management — from the University of Sydney in Australia
• The Programme Management Website — “…a world wide focus for knowledge exchange for those involved in managing programmes [portfolios of projects] of all kinds.”
• Overview of Organizational Change — Carter McNamara’s site provides information that can help you understand the the issues involved in bringing about changes, such as new PM processes or procedures, in your organization.
• Free Management Library – “…The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations.”
• Scrum Methodology — “The Scrum methodology of agile software development… emphasizes communication and collaboration, functioning software, and the flexibility to adapt to emerging business realities…”
• Scope crêpe – “Tasty travels into the terrain of Project Management” — An interesting blog with lots of PM tips and resources.
• Significant Data Systems Project Management Overviews –
  “…information and resources in the area of project management. The focus is on introductions and primers. Articles seek to introduce a topic in a couple of pages then give links to other sites and books where detailed information can be found.” [This may be the best collection of PM overview info you will ever find! Simple & Clean... Check it out! -- Mike G]
• PM Links — “The Link Between Project and Management” has a Technical Discussion Forum Group, Access to Job offers specifically posted for PMs, and more…

For lots more links re: PM software, and much more, please go to my Links page at Michael Greer’s Project Management Resources.

Misc. References from Michael Greer’s Project Management Resources:

• Free Stuff at Michael Greer’s PM Resources website
• Greer’s Bibliography of PM, ID, and ID/PM References
• Michael Greer’s Publications (books, etc.)
• Michael Greer’s Products and Services

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