Uncategorized Project Management News From The Past Week October 14th 2010 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: October 14th, 2010Hi Everybody:Here is my weekly listing of items that have appeared on theinternet in the past week on project management that I found of interest. Ihope that you do too:Project Management Institute Announces 2010 AwardsRecipientsThe PMI have announced the winners of their annual awards ina range of categories: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/12/2303893/project-management-institute-pmi.html New Study on ITProject Management and Business ValueResearch Team included faculty from Simon Fraser University:http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/10/13/243338/A-better-way-than-ROI-Project-management-and-business.htm Successful ProjectManagement For Systems ImplementationShort article discusses tactics to make systemsimplementation projects better: http://multichannelmerchant.com/opsandfulfillment/1012-systems-implementation-project-management/ E Government LeadersDiscuss Effective IT Project ManagementListen to the discussion on Federal News Radio: http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=2078113&nid=17 How To Get ThingsDonePractical Tips from Andrew Vincent: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/growing/blogs/branching-out/how-to-make-sure-you-get-things-done/20101014-16l4m.html $10 Billion inProjects Announced For SyriaForecasts an upsurge in project management activity: http://www.steelguru.com/middle_east_news/USD_10_billion_projects_underway_in_Syria/169166.html Increase inCommercial Real Estate Development Default in AustraliaDue to the financial crisis and is resulting in a decline inthe demand for project managers: http://www.smh.com.au/business/project-defaults-on-the-rise-20101010-16e2v.html Contract ManagementArgued to be Core Competency in GovernmentCriticism of weaknesses here at present: http://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2010/10/steve-kelman-contract-management-big-dig.aspx Agile BusinessIntelligenceArticle explores approaches to Agile BI in some detail: http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/14490 The Project is Over:Now What?Tips on reviewing project performance and learning for thefuture: http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/124023/the-project-over-now-what PeterWould 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