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Last updated: August 9, 2011 |
Course Q7503: Principles of Software Project Management | |||
Instructor: John Musser |
Questions or comments on this site? Email me at: jrmusser@hotmail.com | ||
| Syllabus | Required Texts | Class Notes | Assigned URLs |
| Syllabus |
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» Syllabus (html version)
» Syllabus (60K MS-Word file) |
| Required Texts |
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» McConnell, Steve, "Rapid Development"
» Schwalbe, Kathy, "Information Technology Project Management" |
| Class Notes |
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» Session 1 (375K MS-PowerPoint file)
» Session 2 (590K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 3 (630K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 4 (460K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 5 (450K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 6 (235K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 7 (105K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 8 (540K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 9 (325K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 10 (170K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 11 (195K MS-PowerPoint file) » Session 12 (164K MS-PowerPoint file) (PowerPoint viewer for those who don't have PowerPoint) |
| URLs assigned as required reading |
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» For class 3, briefly review the Sample Software Development Plan from the companion site to McConnell's "Software Project Survival Guide"
» For class 9: Read Earned Value Plain & Simple |
| Recommended Books |
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» Brooks, Frederick P., "The Mythical Man-Month" (an all-time classic, read a version at archive.org)
» DeMarco, Tom, "Peopleware" (terrific on how to handle people issues) » McConnell, Steve, "Software Project Survival Guide" (very thin but to the point) » Futrell, Shafer, Shafer; "Quality Software Project Management" (extremely thorough and well-written) » Kerzner, Harold, "Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Ed." ("bible" of general project management; textbook-ish) » Larman, Craig, "Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide", excellent overview and comparison of agile development approaches » Larman, Craig, "Applying UML and Patterns, 3rd Ed.", the best introduction to OO analysis, design, and UML available (with more at his site) » Highsmith, Jim, "Agile Project Management : Creating Innovative Products", readable blend of Agile software development and PM technique » Wysocki, Robert, "Effective Project Management, 3rd Ed.", good introductory PM book » Berkun, Scott, "The Art of Project Management", terrific, readable, witty, comprehensive » Lauesen, Soren, "Software Requirements: Styles and Techniques", good comparitive overview of requirements techniques » Rothman, Johanna; Derby, Esther , "Behind Closed Doors Secrets of GreatManagement", a recommended guide to management skills for PM's * Stellman, Andrew; Greene, Jennifer , "Applied Software Project Management", very practical project management advice (new O'Reilly title) |
| Microsoft Project |
Product home page at Microsoft» MicrosoftProjectBooks with trial Version» Chatfield, "Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step" $19.79 at amazon (covers basics well, lots of pictures)» Stover, "Microsoft Project 2003 Inside Out" $32.99 at amazon (hefty reference from Microsoft Press) Buying MS Project» journeyed.com $69.98 for MS-Project 2003 Standard (with student ID)» amazon.com $513.99 for MS-Project 2003 Standard » Discount pricing for non-profits at TechSoup.org |
| MS-Project Plans |
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» Very good samples at Department of Energy (DOE), scroll to bottom
» Sample Software Schedule (.zip containing .mpp file) at construx.com (McConnel's Survival Guide) » RUP-oriented software project plan (.zip containing .mpp file), also with Use Case and Project Charter templates (from "Developing Applications with Java and UML" by Paul R. Reed, Jr.) |
| Other MS-Project Resources |
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» Usenet/Deja discussion group microsoft.public.project (at Google)
» Discussion Forum on MS-Project questions » Creating MS-Project Templates » Using MS-Project Filters » Understanding MS-Project Constraints » Very good MS Project tutorials by Mike Glen » Project-related downloads at Microsoft's site » MPA: the Microsoft Project Association (formerly MPUG) |
| Sample SOW and Project Charter Docs |
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» Sample Statement of Work (Mill Group Multimedia Corp)
» Complex SOW (.mil) » Project Charter: definition and example (at MIT) » Sample Project Charter: Eclipse Tools » Project Charter description from Canada's treasury CIO branch (or view complete version) » Sample Project Charter at construx.com (Steve McConnell's site) » Sample Project Charter (projectability.com) » How to Write an RFP for a Web Project |
| Sample Software Development Plans |
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» Sample Software Development Plan (Word DOC) at llnl.gov
» Sample Project Plan including charter (State of CA) » Sample Software Development Plan from this companion site to McConnell's "Software Project Survival Guide" » Sample Software Project Plan from R.S.Pressman & Associates Inc. "Adaptive Process Model" » Example development plan from a .mil project (C-SAWS) » Good example development plan from DOE » Very good sample RUP Plan (PDF) |
| Other Project Documents (free) |
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» PM Templates and Checklists at State of Texas (with good Risk Factors lists)
» Excellent collection of PM and Software Development documents, templates and checklists (.doc/.mpp files) at Department of Energy (DOE) » Software Project Survival Guide documents » Phases and associated documents (at EPRI corp) » Good misc document templates from dkjest (also includes links to PMBOK PDFs) at Phil Wolff's site » Many project management examples, checklists, and templates from Washington State Dept of IS » Sample project documents at State of NC office » Sample requirements/analysis document templates at processimpact.com (based on book "Software Requirements") * Variety of PM templates: Plans, Schedules, Requirements, QA and others. From O'Reilly authors Stellman and Greene. |
| Project Methodology |
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» Full PMI PMBOK (PDF), older 1996 edition, details on new 2004 edition here
» PRINCE2, Projects in Controlled Environments, from the UK's Office of Government Commerce (OGC) » Good presentation comparing PMBOK and PRINCE2 » Sample Project Management Methodology (PMM) at State of Michigan (with document templates) » Example project lifecycle of a software consultant/vendor (CDD Inc) » Sample lifecycle for small-to-medium database applications from the consultancy Elucidata Sercices » Project Management Best Practices from the Giga Research group » Safety First: Avoiding Software Mishaps and Software Safety by the Numbers on managing safety-critical software projects » Process On Demand from BOT International, set of Sarbanes-Oxley compliant PM/PMO processes (w/other resources such as PM Tip of the Week) * Method123 MPMM: a large set of PM templates and related PM methodology from vendor Method123. * Prince2 User Group: a support resource for the Prince2 method. |
| Project Management Software |
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» Microsoft Project, the project management software with largest market share
» eProject a leading web-based hosted ASP solution » Open Workbench an 'Open source alternative to MS Project', formerly Project Workbench from Niku Corp » Milestones Simplicity and their Professional product » AMS Realtime » Primavera Project Manager » Artemis 7 and Artemis Views » Good index and links to project management software and useful software (including Excel based tools) » Nice review from TechRepublic comparing low-cost PM tools: Project Kickstart, MinuteMan, PlanBee, ProjeX, Mission Manager, Intellisys Project Desktop » Fasttrack Schedule from ACE Software, good graphic output and Mac support » ProSight high-end portfolio management tools » UMT project portfolio management software and consulting specialists » Clarity portfolio management and governance tools from Niku » Business Engine portfolio management web-based tool suite » Auego5 portfolio management tools (European-based) » Software Lifecycle tool suite from QSM for estimation, tracking and analysis (lots of metrics) » i-lign PM tools with focus on business alignment, from New Zealand startup » Artifact a pay-as-you-go service for managing outsourced software development projects » Short outline of PM Tools » Intellisys Project Desktop a low-cost cross-platform PM tool (supports Linux, Mac, Windows) » Open source PM tools: OpenSched, Projectory, jxProject a free advertising supported product, Tucows list of Linux PM tools » QMind team collaboration platform supporing e-learning and PM » Clockware web-based time tracking with MS Project integration » Vertabase Pro, web-based project management suite » More open source project management software: Imendio Planner for GNOME desktop, GanttProject at SourceForge.net » GForge, open source tool for team collaboration, code mgmt, etc (derived from SourceForge codebase) » iToolsControl, web-based portfolio management tools (New Zealand based company) » @task desktop and enterprise project management package » MindManager, great brainstorming and visualization tool. Useful for PMs. » Business Arts, a set of Excel-based planning tools * Goplan, flexible, useful online project management system. Free and paid plans. |
| Other Project Management Software and Tools |
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Many of these I have not used in practice so I'm not "vouching" for them here, just want you to know they exist. Many have downloadable trial versions if you want to test-drive them (they often integrate in some way with MS-Project). » Project Kickstart a brainstorming and early planning tool» WBS Chart Pro and PERT Chart EXPERT from Critical Tools » Timesheet Professional project-oriented time and activity tracking » A "Project Control Panel" (graphically interesting; maybe of limited real value) » iTeamwork free web-based, low-end PM tool » FogBugz very good, web-based bug/feature/PM product from Fog Creek Software (Joel Spolsky) » BaseCamp, interesting low-cost hosted service (ASP) » Plan on the net.com, another example of web-based project management software » BPS Project, web-native PM collaboration software » Same-page.com offers online tools for PM and virtual team collaboration » eTaskMaker from InterPlan Systems, specializing in oil/petrol industry » Listing of "Software Engineering" Tools like CASE tools (but not PM specific-tools) » Comparison of Free/Open Source Project Hosting sites * Side Job track, web-based tool for managing 'side jobs' |
| Development Methodology |
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» Lots of links on development methodologies at Cetus Links
» Leading Agile Methodologies: Extreme Programming, Scrum, Crystal Clear, Feature Driven Development (FDD) » RUP: Rational Unified Process (RUP) at IBM (Rational acquired in 2002) » Planning An Iterative Project (by Phillippe Krutchen at Rational) » Extreme Methodologies for an Extreme World » A Rational Development Process by Philippe Kruchten in Crosstalk magazine » salon.com story on XP "Totally Awesome Software?" » "The Case Against XP" » "Taking Programming to the Extreme" on agile methods at MIT Review » Heavyweight vs. Lightweight Methodologies » Methodology.org Links to many leading methodologies » Don't Say the "P" Word editorial on Processes » The Spiral Model as a Tool for Evolutionary Acquisition » Agile Software Development for the Entire Project, a Crosstalk article on agile techniques across team roles |
| WBS |
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» WBS: History and overview
» NASA Tools for WBS » Build Your WBS With Microsoft Project at microsoft.com |
| Scheduling and Estimating |
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» See also Software Metrics section below for Function Points, COCOMO, etc.
» Parametric Cost Estimating Handbook (from NASA) » Crosstalk Magazine with good Estimation articles: from the DoD » Estimation Games People Play » 10 Deadly Sins of Software Estimation by Steve McConnell (requires free registration) » Software Cost Estimation in 2002 by Capers Jones, Crosstalk magazine » Ideas on Estimating Web Development Costs (from Crosstalk magazine) » SCEW: Software Cost Estimation Web Site » Estimating Software Costs from SD Magazine (requires paid registration), Part 2, Pt 3, Pt 4 » Parametric Estimating Handbook » Estimating Software Costs Griffith University lecture notes » How to Defend an Unpopular Schedule » Links to cost estimation tools » "Reducing Bias in Software Project Estimates" from Crosstalk magazine » To Err is Human, To Estimate, divine, an Information Week review of 2 estimation products: Cost Xpert and KnowledgePlan » Estimating Object-Oriented Software Projects with Use Cases well-written, but long thesis paper (read sect 1-3) » Estimation of Effort Based on Use Cases in iterative, fixed-cost projects at Rational Software » Painless Software Scheduling, very good essay and technique from Joel Spolsky * Schedule Chicken, fun but insightful blog post from Jim Carson
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| PERT, CPM, Network Analysis |
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» PERT Practice from Mark Kelly at McKinnon College in AU
» O-R Models for Network Analysis (operations research quant-oriented view into PERT/CPM), with Tutorial questions |
| Requirements |
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» Recommended Requirements Gathering Practices
» Requirements Engineering as a Success Factor in Software Projects » Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design one of many good books by Gerald M. Weinberg » Volere Requirements Resources, UK-based site with templates, links and other resources on requirements » JAD on Shoestring Budget (with good links to other JAD resources) » Systems Analysis Web Sites » 10 Requirements traps to Avoid » Reducing Risks Through Proper Specification of Software Requirements » Requirements Risks Can Drown Software Projects » Writing Software Requirements Specifications at TECHWR-L, site for technical writers » Sample requirements document at EPRI » Sample requirements document at processimpact.com » usecases.org with lots of Use Case resources » Example CRUD Matrix » Automating Requirements Management review of leading RM tools » Requirements software: Telelogic DOORS, market leading requirements management tool » Requirements software: Rational's RequisitePro targeted for RUP-based environments » Requirements software: Borland's CaliberRM collaborative requirements management system » Requirements software: iRise requirements 'visualization' software » Requirements software: eRequirements, specialized tool from small startup » Requirements software: GatherSpace.com a web-based, hosted requirements management application * Requirements software: Simunication online requirements visualization software * Requirements software: Accept Software with unique collaboration capabilities and automatic MRD and PRD generation |
| Risk Management |
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» Introduction to Risk & Risk Managment in Software Projects
» Keep Your Project on track via risk mgmt with Top-10 Risk List example (SD Magazine) » Know Your Enemy: Software Risk Management (at Process Impact, a good software process site) » Klogging Project Risk with very nice Excel spreadsheet for risk management » Checklist of Common Schedule Risks (from McConnell) » Risk Management in the SDLC » Risk Management Fundamentals in Software Development from Crosstalk magazine » Assessing Softare Risk from Crosstalk magazine » Example Top 10 Risk List from McConnell's Survival Guide |
| Software Metrics |
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» Fundamentals of Function Point Analysis from Int'l Function Point Users's Group
» Function Point FAQ » Overview of various software metrics » Using Function Points to Govern Outsourced Applications » Book: Function Point Analysis Garmus & Herron » Function Points for "humorous" buttons » Function Points Manual (complete 100 page detailed tutorial) » COCOMO II at USC » NIST paper giving overview of software metrics » Web-based Metrics Tools including simple Java-based Function Point calculator, COCOMO, and CMM tools » Software by the Numbers: An Overview of the Software Metrics Landscape » Basic Performance Measurement (.doc format) from DOE » Guidelines for Software Measurement (.doc format) from DOE » Focusing Measurement on Manager's Information Needs » "IT Metrics for Success" article from InformationWeek » Let the Numbers Do the Talking comparison of measurements across languages & industries |
| Earned Value Analysis |
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» Earned Value Web Site at Office of Under Secretary of Defense, with good training Center
» Earned Value, Clear and Simple (PDF) » Earned Value Terms Used in MS-Project » Earned Value in MS-Project 2000 at microsoft.com » Gaining Confidence in Using ROI and Earned Value at Crosstalk Magazine » Earned Value Project Management at Crosstalk Magazine » Analysis of Earned Value Data » Software Project Planning, Statistics, and Earned Value from Crosstalk magazine |
| Testing/Quality Assurance (QA) General |
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» Detailed Introduction to Software Testing
* History's Worst Software Bugs » Software QA FAQ at Rick Hower's Software QA/Test Resource Center » They Write the Right Stuff article from Fast Company on NASA's software development methods » Software Errors Cost Billions article from Reuters new service » Surviving the Top 10 Challenges in Software Test Automation » 200 QA Interview Questions » QA Forums extensive testing discussion site » Software Quality Engineer Certification Study Guide » The Elusive Tester to Developer Ratio (and Johanna Rothman's take on same) » Good Collection of QA articles at Rice Consulting » Index of Web Site Monitoring Tools » Misc web-based defect tracking: bug-track.com, MetaQuest Census, Scarab open-source 'artifact mgmt' » trac, low-cost, web-based with built-in wiki (does more than defect tracking) » Mantis, open-source defect tracking » FogBugz from Fog Creek Software (see above in PM tools), also more than defect tracking » Good QA Links from tantara.com » ISO 9000 In Plain English at Praxicom Research |
| QA Documents |
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» Sample Web Site Test Plan from stickyminds.com
» Sample Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP) from DOE » Sample Test Plans from SQATester.com » Sample Test Plans from qacity.com » Sample Test Plan from projectrack.net |
| Contract & Procurement Management |
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» Some Lessons Learned on Software Development Contracts from Crosstalk magazine
» Understanding Teaming Agreements |
| Team Management |
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» The Mix and Match Approach (CIO mag story about matrix team mgmt with rotation)
» Architect Your Effectiveness, from an interesting presentation at earlier AYE conference » "From Project Manager to Project Leader" » "Life, Death, and the Psychology of a Project" at Baseline magazine |
| Configuration Management |
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» CM Plans: The Beginning of Your CM Solution from SEI (CMU Software Engineering Institute)
» CM Today's CM Yellow Pages » Sample Software Configuration Management Plans at DOE » Sample chapter (PDF), "What is Configuration Management" from the very good book "Configuration Management Principles and Practice" by Anne Mette Jonassen Hass |
| Release/Deployment Process |
| » Sample release checklist from Steve McConnell's Survival Guide Site |
| Transition and Closure |
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» transition Plan Template from DOE (MS-Word .doc)
» Project Templates including Closure Reports with completed examples at the Tasmanian State Government » Project Close-Out process overview from Missouri Office of IT (MS-Word .doc) » Post Implementation Review Guideline from New South Wales Dept of Public Works, Austrailia » Good set of Project Management templates and checklists from Arkansas Dept of IS (in Word and PDF formats) » Excellent sample Post Implementation Review (.doc) from Queensland University, Austrailia (with other good templates) » Close Out: The Forgotten Phase » Interesting Post-Mortem on Development of game "Heavy Metal" from a good series on Gamasutra.com (game industry site, requires free membership) » Society for Effective Lessons Learned Sharing (SELLS) » Close the Project resources at the University of Washington |
| Project Recovery |
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» Case Studies in Project Recovery from Steve McConnell's "Rapid Development"
» Mathematical approach to project recovery from Crosstalk Magazine |
| CMM / Maturity Models |
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» An overview of maturity models
» Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) * SEI's CMMI IPPD: Integrated Product and Process Development and set of PowerPoints on IPPD » PMI's OPM3 PM maturity model » Other CMU Capability Maturity Models » Example of how companies use CMM certification for marketing (Wipro Technologies in this case) » Misconceptions of the Capability Maturity Model » Surviving a CMM Assesment » Article on how CMMI is replacing CMM |
| ROI |
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» Excellent "Understanding the Time Value of Money" articles and interactive calculators at Corporate Finance Live
» The ROI of IT collection of articles from CIO Magazine » Another good article on the Time Value of Money at Investopedia » A Buyer's Guide to IT Value Methodologies from CIO mag: traditional/quantitative/probablistic methods » IT Value: Tools and Techniques, a collection of articles from CIO mag » Artemis 7, with some interesting screenshots shown » Links to sample business cases » ROI for the Rest of Us (requires free membership) » PlanView high-end PM tools vendor » Financial Primer: ROI, NPV, Payback and IRR from cioview.com » Justifying a Business Web Site » Realizing ROI on IT from Network Magazine (India) » Demo of ROI Analyst a tool for sales teams to demonstrate value » Computerworld magazine's ROI section |
| PM Blogs & Social Networks |
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» Johanna Rothman's Managing Product Development blog, always interesting
» Projectified, Brian Kennemer's excellent blog on MS Project » Esther Derby's Software (Management) Process Improvement blog » Hal Macomber, Reforming Project Management blog » joelonsoftware.com, great advice, thought provoking & fun site Joel calls "painless software management" » Theory Of Constraints (TOC)-centric blogs: Clarke Ching, Frank Patrick, Tony Rizzo. See AGI-Goldratt Institute for more on TOC. » Patrick Mayfield's blog on PRINCE2 and MSP » Glen Alleman's blog 'Herding Cats' and his comprehensive set of resources at Niwot Ridge » Tags: PM on TagCloud » Tags: Project+Management on Technorati » Tags: Project+Management on Feedster » Tags: del.icio.us tag "Project+Management" (and del.icio.us tags back to here) * Scott Berkun's blog on PM and his excellent O'Reilly book The Art of Project Management (see also his good essays) * Project Management Source blog with PM news, reviews and related items |
| PM Organizations |
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» Project Management Institute (PMI)
» American Society for the Advancement of Project Management (asapm) » International Association of Project and Program Management (IAPPM) » APM Group, UK accreditation specialist, see PPM Diploma » Association for Project Management, Europe's largest independent PM organization, UK-based. See their APM Body of Knowledge (PDF) |
| PM Events* |
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» PMI SeminarsWorld
» PMI links to other PM-related events » ProjectWorld Nov 15-18, 2005 |
| Portfolio Management* |
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» Project Portfolio Mgmt (from CIO Magazine)
» Portfolio Management Forum run by vendor ProSight but with good discussions/articles/links » Consider Architecture in Project Portfolio Mgmt (from CIO Magazine) » Best Practices for Project Management Offices (PMO's) » See also section on Project Management Software above |
| Certification |
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» PMI Certification
» CompTIA Project+ certification * PMP Certification Group with large, activity community. Good forum and study docs in files section. » Free PMP exam demo with 200 sample questions (requires registration) » Rita Mulcahy's book PMP Exam Prep is pricey but very good » PM Campus is a more established PMP training corp, with online exams and 25 question demo (signup required) * ESI International, one of the largest global PM training companies * American Management Association (AMA), offer both basic and advanced project management training |
| URLs of Interest |
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» Dave W Farthing's Software Project Management Links page (University of Glamorgan, UK)
» Very good articles on management and more by Johanna Rothman » Software Development Magazine's Articles on Project Management » PMBOK Guide Chapter 3 free (PDF) » StickyMinds, comprehensive software development resource, mix of free and premium content » A Project Management Pimer good overview from Nick Jenkins, a free release under Creative Commons license » 16 Critical Software Practices at Software Program Managers Network (SPMN) » 4PM.com project management tools and resources » Comprehensive PM Dictionary at Project Auditors » Very interesting thread on visualizing PM data at Edward Tufte's great site edwardtufte.com and his Ask E.T. Forum » , good set of PM guidelines. From Jim McCarthy at Microsoft, author of Dynamics of Software Development * Wikipedia's Project Management entry, with some good reference links |
| Sites with Premium PM Content |
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» gantthead.com, online community for IT project managers, some premium/$
» Method123: Project management templates/$ » pmboulevard.com various PM resources, some premium/$ » ProjectConnections.com: PM resources, some premium/$ » ITToolkit.com: IT resources, some PM, many premium/$ » ITProjectTemplates.com document and project plan templates (some free to PMI members) |
| PM Magazines |
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» Baseline Magazine: Excellent monthly on PM (with an IT focus)
» PM Network: PMI's monthly magazine (partial content online) » Crosstalk, The Journal of Defense Software Engineering (not just PM, but excellent resource) » Chief Project Officer, new magazine spring 2005, "The Resource for Managing Porfolios of Projects" » Project Management Journals and Magazines, comprehensive descriptions and links at PM Forum » IT magazines often with PM content: CIO, Darwin, CIO Insight, Software Development (login required) |
| Podcasts* |
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» Controlling Chaos Podcast
» Jerry Manas Monthly Project Management Series » PM Lessons Learned Podcast » PMI Information System SIG Podcast » Project Management Training, Consulting & Management Training Courses by TSI, requires iTunes » The PMO Podcast » The Project Management Podcast » The Project Management PrepCast |
| Project Management Dictionaries / Glossaries* |
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» Good dictionary at Project Auditors
» Project Management Glossary from Max Wideman |
| Other |
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* "No Silver Bullet: Essense and Accidents of Software Engineering", the classic essay from Frederick P. Brooks
» 10 Budgetary Black Holes that can suck funds from your IT project budget » The 36 Classic Mistakes by Steve McConnell (from his book "Rapid Development") * Anatomy of a Disaster: How the FBI Blew It, InfoWorld profile of FBI's recent runaway Virtual Case File project » SWEBOK: Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (from IEEE) » Quantitative IT Portfolio Management (academic, highly-quantitative view of portfolio mgmt) » "The Frameworks Quagmire, a Brief Look" » State of CA, IT PM Guidelines » Brandeis U Sample Charter (really more of a SPMP) » Project Magazine, a modest site with PM-related content » NASA's Manager's Handbook for Software Development (from 1990 but quite a good reference) » "The Nine Deadly Sins of Project Planning" (from IEEE Software) » See Some Interesting Discussions on SD Mag's Project Mgmt & Process msg boards » A PM Producivity Checklist » 20 Secrets of Successful Project Management » Optimizing Project Success by Matching Mgmt Style to Project Type » Microsoft's "MS-Project" Team Eats Their Own Dog Food » Project Clarity Through Stakeholder Analysis » Project Scheduling According to Dr. Goldratt on Critical Chain scheduling » Distributed Development: Insights, Challenges, and Solutions » Seven Characteristics of Dysfunctional Software Projects » Scope Creep: Mastering Morph Management » The CHAOS Report from the Standish Group » Niwot Ridge Resources, lots of good PM-related links » NASA Change Control (cartoon) » Project Management Proverbs » PM Jokes |
| Getting a PM Job |
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* Project Management Career Search page at pmforum.org
» Ask These Questions before hiring a PM consultant from TechRepublic.com » Gantthead.com Career Development section » "Careers in Project Management" at Vault.com » PMI Career HQ » NYC PMI chapter's Career Corner |
| Job & Salary-Related Links |
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» Real IT Industry Salaries Good search function. (can use this to assign resource costs in your plan)
» salary.com (a Benefits function shows base+loading costs) » 10 Reasons Why You Should Become a Great Project Leader » Contracting: How Do You Rate?, IT Contractor mag article on salaries (shows PM jobs get highest $$) |
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