Resources / Project Management Links
Procept Favourites
Software Project Managers Network, established to encourage good practices
in acquisition projects for the US Department of Defense.
Purchase your copy of Risk Radar and Project Control Panel dashboard, as well as there are free books available.
Book: Scheduling Guide for Program Managers.
PM Boulevard: One of the more comprehensive PM resources on the Web.
Free membership.
Publications available from Defense Systems Management College,
and Defense Acquisition University, many of them free.
The New York State Forum for Information Resource Management recently won awards for
The New York State Project Management Guidebook
Max Wideman (in Vancouver) has a very good and thorough comparative
glossary of project management terms.
Settle your controversies here!
Lots of good stuff at the Project Management Forum and
in the Project Management World Today newsletter.
Free on-line PROJECTMagazine.
To learn more about Critical Chain and the Theory of Constraints.
Excellent papers on Project Management by Harvey Levine.
A PM Maturity Model from PM Solutions
Project collaboration tools for construction projects.
www.ebuild.ca
www.e-constructionsite.ca
www.citadon.com
Woodys Watch A good site for Microsoft Project users.
4pm: A PM reference center, including articles and templates
Projects at Work: Subscribe to a free electronic magazine
CCDC Excellent site for contracting process and forms, for construction projects in Canada. Especially document #23.
Here are some good lessons learned sites:
www.hanford.gov
http://www.tis.eh.doe.gov/ll/sells/index.html
http://www.tis.eh.doe.gov/ll/
http://pbma.hq.nasa.gov
Project Connections Project management templates are available for a subscription fee at.
The exciting new Dynamic Baseline Model for Project Management
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Max Wideman
C-Brat Project An interesting project management and project risk management software tool
(not reviewed in detail by Procept).
Office of Government Commerce (UK): The Successful Delivery Toolkit provides a gating review process for government
acquisition projects, developed by the UK Centre of Government Commerce. It looks rather good, and provides related advise
such as setting up PM Centres of Excellence or Enterprise PMOs.
Standish Group Research of failure in software development projects, with resulting success criteria are
described in the famous CHAOS report, at
Baseline Magazine: A Project Management magazine
Altis Inc. - One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers.
Project Manager .com
If you are looking for online project management software or web based project management software, then Project Manager.com will help you find it.
PMP Preparation
PMP Intelligence Keith Farndale's Blog
Here are some PMP guides and sample exams. Some of the sample exams have free demos.
PMHub One of the best sites- Has a daily question. Free
pmpbest yahoogroups.com
Projectseminars.com
Pmzilla.com
Tutorialspoint.com
Pmpcram.com
Voightps.de
Headfirstlabs.com
Oliver Lehmann
PM Study
ESI International
International Institute for Learning, Inc.
PM Prepare
Boson Software
Centreline Solutions
PM Zone They are not very sophisticated questions--largely simple ones about inputs and outputs. But it may still be useful review of the PMBOK Guide (One time fee required)
PM Boulevard has a free tutorial and quiz for each knowledge area.
PMI Heartland is another online practice test
PMI has a set of sample exam questions for sale. Go to www.pmi.org and search for "sample questions".
RMC Project Some free tips and tricks from Rita Mulcahy.
Associations & Conferences
PMI - A rich site, for the Project Management Institute.
An upstart competitor to PMI is the American Society for the Advancement of Project Management
Project World Canada
Conference, workshops, and tradeshows in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
Society for Risk Analysis (not specifically project risk management)
International research network on organizing by projects
Join the New Grange Center for Project Management for an international web-based discussion of project management as a professional discipline. Their focus is a hands-on, practical approach to project management -- what really works, why it works and how to replicate it consistently.
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering will be of interest to engineering/construction project managers. They have a good bookstore, and they offer the new Earned Value Professional (EVP) and Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certifications.
Configuration Management (CM) is the process of managing the full spectrum of an organization's products, facilities and processes by managing all requirements, including changes, and assuring that the results conform to those requirements. For the CM Body of Knowledge
PRINCE2
PRINCE (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured
best-practice method for effective project management.
Originating in the UK, it is used in the public and private sectors.
It is in the public domain.
Project Risk Management Software
This is neither an evaluation nor a recommendation.
C-BRAT, a cost-benefit risk analysis tool
Decisioneering Crystal Ball, Monte Carlo simulation and more, for Microsoft Excel, Decisioneering
Decision Tree, from Decisions Support Services
Syncopation Software DPL, advanced decision analysis, using influence diagrams and decision trees, Applied Decision Analysis, Inc.
Expert Choice, decision support software using the analytic hierarchy process, Expert Choice Inc.
Pertmaster Ltd. for Primavera, comprehensive Monte Carlo simulation for schedule and cost, for use with Primavera Systems PM software.
Precision Tree, decision trees from Palisade Corporation
Risk Radar, an MS Access application to help identify, prioritize, and communicate project risks, funded by US Navy,Software Project Managers Network
Risk+, low cost and easy to use Monte Carlo simulation for Microsoft Project, from Deltek
@Risk, more sophisticatedMonte Carlo simulation for Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project, Palisade Corporation
RiskTrak assists in identifying, assessing, and communicating risk factors, Risk Services and Technology
Project Techknowledgy, for software development projects, NorthPoint Software and Solutions Inc.