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Welcome to the Mindavation online project management newsletter.
Our commitment is to share news about project management upcoming events, tips & tricks of the trade, recommendations for reference and inspirational materials, and Mindavation course offerings.
This month's focus is program management. Managing multiple interrelated projects and ongoing services can be hair-raising, frustating and time- consuming, however, good program management techniques can keep you sane and provide huge corporate benefits.
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Each month Mindavation will offer a template from our Project Templates CD free of charge. Don't miss out on this opportunity!
This month's download is our Project Control Book Checklist template. This template outlines 31 project related documents and the purpose of each so you can assess which project management processes should be leveraged for each individual project and the overall program.
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| Book Recommendation of the Month |
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Managing Programmes of Business Change by John Bartlett
As we are focusing this month's newsletter on program management it is fitting to recommend Managing Programmes of Business Change.
This book provides a well thought out approach to setting up, monitoring and managing a program. Of particular interest is Mr. Bartlett's discussion of the context in which the program is managed as presented in his "Benefits Systemigram" diagram, which Mindavation uses consistently to communicate the environmental requirements needed to make a program successful. The processes and approach to changing the sponsoring business presented in this book can assist the new or experienced program manager. In our view, this is the best book available in a very under-served aspect of the project management continuum.
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| Coming Soon to a City Near You... |
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May 9-11, 2005 Colorado Springs, CO "Complex IT Project Management"
May 16-17, 2005 Richmond, VA "Intelligent Disobedience"
May 19-20, 2005 Boise, ID "Recovering Troubled Projects"
Looking for a class to attend? Would you like to meet us face to face? If we are in your area, feel free to contact us to schedule a meeting.
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| This Month's Article: Program Managers: More Than Just Super Project Managers |
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By Bob McGannon, PMP
You have successfully managed increasingly larger projects and are looking forward to "taking the next step" in your career path and assuming the role of Program Manager in your next assignment. An exciting opportunity, program management provides the means for managing larger and more complex inter-related projects. Beware however; the job of the program manager is more than just being a very competent project manager - a whole new set of skills is required to handle the myriad responsibilities that come with program management.
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| Mindavation Project Templates CD Available |
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Mindavation offers 30 customizable project templates and tools to make your life easier! The CD includes full project lifecycle templates and tools.
Documents are in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project (and Adobe). Modify each template to suit YOUR business and project needs.
Price (including shipping & handling): $100
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See Mindavation In Action! |
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PMI Chapter Symposium Presentation
Denise DeCarlo, PMP, has been tapped to present Intelligent Disobedience: The Difference Between Good and GREAT Project Managers at the PMI Red Earth (Oklahoma City) Spring Symposium on Saturday, April 30th. Click here to register for this event.
If your organization is interested in this keynote presentation please contact Mindavation at 1-866- 888-MIND(6463)
Want to see other Mindavators in action? Click here to see our full schedule...
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