Uncategorized Project Management News From The Past Week: May 8th 2011 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: May 8th, 2011Hi Everyone:Here is my selection of items that have appeared on theinternet over the past week on project management: Four Questions onSuccessful Engineering Project ManagementHow engineering project management has changed in recentyears: http://www.automationworld.com/perspective-8707 How to Prep For AProject Management JobAdvice on getting a job in the PMO: http://www.itworld.com/career/162477/how-prep-project-management-job Talking the TalkA lack of effective communication can kill a project: http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43289:talking-the-talk&catid=69 Survey ShowsUnethical Behaviour Rampant In IT Development TeamsEthically doubtful actions and dysfunctional behaviours: http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/229402654?pgno=2 IT Survival SkillsProject management skills cited as key for careerprogression: http://www.itbusinessnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=1478448 Agile and EVMStrategiesUse of Earned Value Management in Agile projects: http://drdobbs.com/blogs/architecture-and-design/229402730 AMEC Sees StrongOrder IntakePositive signs for project management services company: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110505-701706.html Contract ScandalsContinue To Emerge in South AfricaInclude project to build border posts for World Cup: http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-06-contract-scandals-continue-to-emerge/ Local High StreetProject LambastedFrom Sutton in England: http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/9009303.Audit_commissioner_lambasts_Sutton_High_Street_works/ 25 Apps For TheVirtual Workers ToolkitA useful list: http://gigaom.com/collaboration/25-apps-for-the-virtual-workers-toolkit/ 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