Cloud Project Management News From The Past Month July 2011 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: July 26th, 2011Hi Everyone:Here is my selection of items on project management thathave appeared on the internet over the past month.Cloud Benefits You’veLikely OverlookedDiscusses cloud based project management tools: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/cloud-benefits-youve-likely-overlooked/article2108922/?from=sec431 How Social ToolsSupport Project ManagementThe use of social media in project teams: http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/activity_streams/231000891/how-social-tools-support-project-management The Critical ChainNew approach to getting projects completed on time from EliGoldratt: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1732367 Project ManagementOffices Could Be More EffectiveStudy details areas for improvement: http://www.cio.in/news/project-management-offices-could-be-more-effective-146552011 Why Agile PosesProblems in Enterprise ProjectsArgues more suited to software projects: http://www.cio.in/news/project-management-offices-could-be-more-effective-146552011 Why ProjectManagement and ROWE Don’t MixProject activity unsuited to Results Only Work Environments:http://technorati.com/business/article/why-project-management-and-rowe-dont/ Seven Ways ProjectsCome Off The RailsAnd how to avoid them: http://blogs.forbes.com/ciocentral/2011/07/15/7-ways-it-projects-come-off-the-rails-and-how-to-avoid-them/ Top Skills For ITProgramme ManagersProject management and leadership skills seen as important: http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2011/07/top_skills_for_it_program_managers.php New Study SaysTraining Important For Project ManagersOnly 21 % get it before they start: http://clomedia.com/articles/view/4419 Cloud Computing – TheBusiness Case For Project Portfolio ManagementCites recent research: http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2011/07/cloud-computing-the-business-case-for-project-portfolio-management/?doing_wp_cron Picking a ConsultantIs a Lot Like Any Other ProjectWhite papers available for download: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/itdownloads/picking-a-consultant-is-a-lot-like-any-other-project/?cs=47846 Peter@import url(http://admin.itworldcanada.com/CuteSoft_Client/CuteEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css);@import url(/cutesoft_client/cuteeditor/communityservercommon.css);Would you recommend this article?00 Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article! We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication. Click this link to send me a note →Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada Cloud