Ever have a hard time finding good, relevant resources for project management topics you are interested in? Here are some tips and sites that will help you find what you need! –~–~———~–~—-~——- Josh Nankivel Blog: http://pmStudent.com Training: http://learn.pmStudent.com Recommended PMP Training: http://GetPrepCast.com –~–~———~–~—-~——- Original post
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Specialist Are you interested in an organization and a specific job? If so, you want to do a lot of research in advance to learn more and to see if they are a good fit. Once you have secured an interview – you have the opportunity to learnRead… Read more »
Deltek Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports. On August 22, 2011, MTG Management Consultants released its draft feasibility study for the Washington Superior Court Management project. The feasibility study outlines plans for the state in implementing statewide case management architecture. MTG outlined four alternatives for the state, but based on risk and cost/benefit, reduced it toRead… Read more »
Fully 65% of adult Internet users now use social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. This percentage is more than double the 29% reported in 2008 and means that half of all adult Americans are now social networkers, marking a milestone for social mediaRead… Read more »
Nice article by John Naughton on the state of IT education in schools: What is happening is that the national curriculum’s worthy aspirations to educate pupils about ICT are transmuted at the chalkface into teaching kids to use Microsoft software. Our children are mostly getting ICT training rather than ICT education. And if you can’tRead… Read more »
Good stuff from Michael Coté: In moving to a BigCo job you quickly notice how different life behind the firewall is when it comes to IT. You’re often more limited than empowered. The advances in consumer IT (things like Facebook and GMail) often have created better IT than corporations provide their employees. For well overRead… Read more »
Earlier this month the Vancouver School Board (VSB) released an iPhone app that – helpfully – will use push notifications to inform parents about school holidays, parent interviews, and scheduling disruptions such as snow days. The app is okay, it’s a little clunky to use, and a lot of the data – such as professionalRead… Read more »
Metra (IL) will no longer accept passes that customers have laminated because the plastic coating disables anti-counterfeiting features on the paper tickets. The concern surfaced when four counterfeit passes — all of which were laminated — were discovered on the Union Pacific North Line, which operates between Chicago and Kenosha (WI). “We consider these ticketsRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— Tim is the project manager working on an electronic manufacturing project. In his project he wants to establish a warranty for some of the precision parts he is buying. WhatRead… Read more »
I can always go back to pushing bits of paper. And every time I do not believe I can make a difference I will watch this. And if that doesn’t work, I will come back to this post, this post that says these things we do and some things I have affected and some thingsRead… Read more »