Uncategorized Project Management News From The Past Week November 7th 2010 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: November 7th, 2010Hi Everybody:Here is my selection of project management items that haveappeared on the internet in the past week: How To Become aProject ManagerUseful guide to what it takes: http://www.computerworlduk.com/how-to/careers/3247197/how-to-become-a-project-manager/ Boosting Your Timeand Project Management SkillsSays project management is all about people skills: http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/P3223/15bp23/15bp23.asp&guid= How To Say NoGood advice for project managers on something that can bedifficult: http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/126570/how-say-no-nicely-a-tip-project-managers NegotiationStrategies for IT Project ManagersHelpful practical tips on project negotiations – not justfor IT project managers: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tech-manager/?p=4701 Issues and Challengesof Scandinavian Software Development OutsourcingMay be of interest to many of you IT folks – major study: http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=530394&Itemid=30 Product Review:Better Means, a Democratic, Open Approach To TeamworkFrom TNW and worth a look: http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/11/04/try-this-better-means-a-democratic-open-approach-to-teamwork/ IT Skills: Firms MustWarm to Training Even in a Cold Economic ClimateIncluding project management skills: http://www.silicon.com/management/cio-insights/2010/11/02/it-skills-firms-must-warm-to-training-even-in-a-cold-economic-climate-39746539/ Podcast: SuccessfulIT Management relies on Right People in Right JobsFrom Federal News Radio: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=17&sid=2106224 The Buck Stops WithProgram ManagersArgues for greater accountability and empowerment: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1110/110510an1.htm Why IT Metrics Are LikePiecrustTips on creating effective metrics for It projects: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/why-it-metrics-are-like-piecrust/?cs=44080 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