Project Management News From The Past Two Weeks: May 2nd 2011

Hi Everyone:

Here is my selection of items that have appeared on theinternet on project management since April 18^th.

Four Best ProjectManagement Apps For the iPad

Native iPad applications for PMs: http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/04/best-project-management-apps-f.php

2022 World Cup aChallenging Opportunity

Project management will be prominent in the organisation ofthe Qatar world cup: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=429746&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

How To Manage aProject

From the UK’s Daily Telegraph, some useful tips:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/hr-news/8464466/Management-advice-How-to-manage-a-project.html

Why New Bosses Fail

Slideshow on why new IT managers fail: http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/IT-Management/IT-Management-Follies-Why-New-Bosses-Fail-757154/

Napa Valley FloodProject Threatened By Cost Overruns

Construction shutdown threatened for summer – another exampleof project problems: http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_5c6b38fa-6bbc-11e0-966d-001cc4c002e0.html

Down To Business: IT’sLords of Discipline

70 % of survey respondents say they use a formal PMmethodology: http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/interviews/229402067

Exploring The UK’sDigital Disgrace

Interesting blog post that details underachievement andfailure: http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=920&doc_id=206096&f_src=internetevolution_gnews

Agile Will FailGovIT, Says Corporate Lawyer

Argues won’t work in real world: http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2011/04/agile-will-fail-govit-says-cor.html

Peter

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