Uncategorized Project Management News From The Past Week October 29th 2010 Peter Carr @itworldca Published: October 29th, 2010Hi Everybody:Here is my selection of project management items that haveappeared on the internet in the past week: Three Book ReviewsHere are three reviews of recent project management booksthat may be useful http://www.project-management-blog.com/2010/10/29/catch-up-on-your-project-management-reading/ Project Management ServicesImprove ProductivityAccording to a new white paper from Skillstorm, a US ITservices firm: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/sbwire-61589.htm Using Mind Mapping inProject ManagementA useful description of how mind mapping can benefitprojects: http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/92769.aspx#ixzz13lNML7NL Social Media andProject ManagementTips on how social media can be used in project management: http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/the-social-media-standard-for-project-management.html The Expectations ofProject LeadersDescribes how to an effective Project Leader: http://pmtips.net/expectations-project-leaders/ Podcast – The ExtremeProject Manager MakeoverInterview with Patti Vargas: http://pm411.org/2010/10/27/podcast-episode-065-extreme-project-manager-makeover/ Why ProjectManagement Certification MattersProvides strong arguments for getting certified: http://rubelkhan.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/why-project-management-certifications-matter-by-meridith-levinson-cio-com/ The Top TenCharacteristics of a Good Project ManagerGood list of skills that make a good project manager: http://the99percent.com/tips/6946/top-10-characteristics-of-great-project-managers PMP CredentialHolders Top 400,000The PMI have announced that there are now 400,059 PMP credentialholders: http://thecriticalpath.info/2010/10/29/pmps-surpass-400000/ Five ERPImplementation MistakesFive mistakes that will make your ERP implementation feellike a bad horror movie: http://panorama-consulting.com/five-mistakes-that-will-make-your-erp-implementation-feel-like-a-bad-horror-movie/ 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