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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.
| Free Template of the Month - Project Definition Document |
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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 Definition Document template. This template can
be used
to record and monitor the evolving requirements,
goals, milestones and acceptance criteria that are
vital parts of all of our projects.
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| Book Recommendation of the Month - The World is Flat |
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The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-
First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
This book is a fabulous and insightful look at the
quickly changing environment that is today's world. It
comes as no surprise to anyone that the world is
changing rapidly - but Mr. Friedman enlightens us as
to how quickly, and to what extent, that change is
occurring. Although few of us will manage projects
that address the broad-reaching change discussed
in "The World is Flat," this change (or "flattening") of
the world provides the backdrop for the requirements
brought to us by our business partners. The book is
well written in a story-telling style so it is a very
entertaining read. You will simply be smarter about
what is happening on Planet Earth when you are
finished with this book.
As this edition of the newsletter focuses on
requirements, it is only fitting that we recommend
"The World is Flat." The trends and nature of
competition in the business environment is
evolving rapidly - the world is indeed "flat" - and
getting flatter by the second. Project managers need
to understand this change to fully grasp the
magnitude of challenges facing our business sponsors.
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| Coming Soon to a City Near You... |
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February 6-7, 2006 Colorado Springs, Colorado "Managing
Integration Projects"
March 9-10, 2006 Denver, Colorado "Intelligent Disobedience"
April 10-11, 2006 Denver, Colorado "Critical Judgment"
April 20-21, 2006 Richmond, Virginia "Requirements Collection
and Analysis"
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: Have You Lost Perspective? |
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By Bob McGannon, PMP
This month's article provides us with a reflection
about the balance (or lack thereof) in our lives. As
we enter the new year, it is a good time to
reflect on the ways we are using our time and
energies...
In the business world we live in today, one of the
greatest personal challenges we all have is to be
satisfied with the work we get done, and maintain
balance or perspective in our lives. In an attempt to
assist with the evaluation of perspective in your life,
here are a series of questions/statements you can
use to determine if you have become too
one-dimensional.
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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
2000 (and Adobe). Modify each template to suit
YOUR business and project needs.
Price (including shipping & handling):
$100
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Focusing on Project Requirements |
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Soaring to new heights requires us to be at our best
as we collect and analyze project requirements. If
your projects suffer from scope creep, or
requirements never seem to stop changing for your
projects, Mindavation has the solution for you...
Our new public class offering - Requirements
Collection and Analysis!!
Join the corporations that have taken this class and
learned various techniques for
collecting and prioritizing requirements, managing
stakeholders in conflict and creating solid
acceptance
criteria.
Our first offering of this new public class is on
April 20-21 in Richmond, VA.
Click on the link below to see the full class overview.
Requirements Collection and Analysis Details |
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