Project Management News From The Past Three Weeks: June 30th 2011

Hi Everyone:

Here is my selection of items on project management thathave appeared on the internet over the past three weeks:

Four Ways To ManageYour Project Budget

How to prevent cost overruns: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217886/Project_Management_4_Ways_to_Manage_Your_Budget

IT Professionals EarnMore With Project Management Skills

Claims incomes rise by 10 %: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/06/16/246997/How-IT-professionals-can-boost-their-salary-and-advance-their.htm

Top Ten Trends inPM  – Competency

Part 4 of this 10 part video series: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/06/20/247062/Video-Top-10-trends-in-project-management-Competency.htm

Beyond 35 Hours ofProject Management Training

Argues more emphasis needed on soft skills: http://print.dailymirror.lk/other/mirror-education/142-education/46807.html

New PM App For iPadand iPhone Reviewed

Project Achiever receives positive review: http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/14/one-of-the-best-project-management-apps-for-ipad-and-iphone/

Bid Management in theCloud

Argues is step forward for construction project management: http://www.constructech.com/news/articles/article.aspx?article_id=8881&SECTION=1

Anatomy of an AgileDevelopment Project

One of the common misconceptions about agile is that thereis no discipline involved: http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/feature/2080409/anatomy-agile-development-project

Controversy in DenverPublic Works Project

$500,000 in change orders questioned: http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_18308769?source=commented-news

The Global State ofthe PMO

From an IT viewpoint: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/06/08/246906/CW+-The-global-state-of-the-PMO-The-IT-perspective.htm

Peter

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