Uncategorized Project Management News From The Past Week December 19th 2010 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: December 19th, 2010Hi Everybody:Here is my selection of items on project management thathave appeared on the internet over the past week. Please feel free to commentas you wish: Agile: ClarifyingProject CompletionSuggests methods to ensure that agile projects have a clearendpoint: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240025770/Choosing-a-management-approach-that-clarifies-agile-project-completion PMI Announces RegisteredConsultant ProgrammeRegistry of consultants in project management: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101215006740/en/PMI-Launch-Registered-Consultant-Program Project ManagementFor an Uncertain EconomyNew Gartner report argues for flexibility: http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid183_gci1525155,00.html PMO Best PracticesOracle white paper on best practices for a ProjectManagement Office (requires registration): http://www.infoworld.com/d/wp/project-management-office-best-practices-546 Study on ProjectPortfolio ManagementNew study from the Aberdeen Group: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/New-Research-Links-Higher-Return-on-IT-Projects-to-Project-Portfolio-Management-NYSE-HHS-1370323.htm How Agile Can Helpnon IT PeopleAgile techniques can develop teams as well as software: http://www.bnet.com/blog/virtual-manager/agile-techniques-can-develop-teams-as-well-as-software/936 New US GovernmentEmphasis on Project ManagementArgues that effective project management will be moreimportant in the future: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/1210/121310ww.htm Vancouver OlympicsProject Delivered On BudgetNo deficit or surplus for Olympics 2010 announced: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2010/17/c6351.html Corruption inPakistan ProjectArgued that there were corruption and irregularities inRainee Canal Project: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C12%5C17%5Cstory_17-12-2010_pg7_25 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 Related Download Sponsor: Carbon60 Moving to the Cloud: Beyond the Myths Get on the road to cloud success by moving past the myths around it. Register Now Uncategorized