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April Newsletter - Events, Articles, Podcasts and Videos
April 2009

Quote of the Month:
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson

Feature Product:
"How to Effectively Build a Project Schedule with MS-Project" - By Tactical Project Management - See Details Here <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=visit&lid=5018>

Survey Results from March:
Is the value of your PMO understood by senior management?
24% - Yes
54% - No
22% - My company doesn't have a PMO

Question of the Month:
Which is LEAST important on your current project?
- Scope
- Time
- Cost
- Quality
Click here to answer. <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Surveys&pollID=36> Then see the answers from your peers!
(Results to be delivered next month)

Project Management:
<http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=8&orderby=dateD>
%age of completion - An Innovative Approach
10 Project Management Trends in 2009
10 Tips for Running a Project Team
10 Tips for Running Projects
10 Ways to Use Project Management to Gain Control and Achieve Success
5 Points You Can Use to Show Why Project Management is Indispensable in Turbulent Times
A management context for sucessful projects
Agile Methods 101 - Slides
Avoiding Project Disaster: 6 Fail-Safe Tactics
Better or Worse?
Can You Still be Trusted as a Leader?
Capacity Planning: Respecting the Buffer
Choose The Right Team Model
Common Project Issues: Budget Overrun
Common Project Issues: Keeping Bad News from the Customer
Common Project Issues: The Weakest Link
Common Project Issues: Underestimating Complexity
Community Works
Critical Chain Project Management - Estimating and Scheduling
Dealing with Difficult People on the Project Team. Part 2
Differentiating between Project Success and Project Management Success
Do You Know Where Your Project Is?
Get What You Inspect: Maximizing Expected Project Value
Handling multiple projects
How project managers establish power
How to Interview the Project Sponsor
How to Successfully Execute Projects
Ideal Team Size: Is there a magic number?
Implementing Project Management Software During the Initiation Phase
It used to be the Iron Triangle
Leadership in Times of Crisis
Leveraging the Role of Your Project Sponsors and Steering Committee
Love Your Projects and Respect Your Team Members
Make or Break: Why Accurate Cost Estimation Is Key
Managing Hidden Project Costs for Better ROI
Managing Projects in the Context of Continuous Change
Managing Stakeholder Expectations
Managing Stakeholders: The Myth and the Reality
Managing The Gray Areas - Video
Mastering Credibility Part I: It's What You Know
NASA Needs PM Discipline
Non-Rational Factors Affecting Risk Perception
PM Network Online - April 2009
Project Management E-book: Project Shrink Linear Edition
Project management in drilling
Project Management: Success is in the Fundamentals
Project Managers And Blogging - video
Project Risk Management in 12 Questions
Projects can die a good death
Ranking Risks: Rare to Certain, Negligible to Catastrophic
Reducing Churn: Resource Planning and Project Life cycle Management
Security Considerations for Managing Project Information
Seven Tips on How to Build a Solid Schedule
The Blending of Traditional and Agile Project Management
The History of Project Management - Video
The Leader and Conflict Management
The Psychology of Risk and How It Relates to Project Risk Management
The Stakeholder Tool
The Troubling Project Management Triangle
Top Tips for Project Managers
Transitioning into an Industry that is New to You?
Trust, Business Stakeholders and Your Workforce
Twenty Ideas du jour for the Practicing Project Manager
Using Scrum For Project Management
Using Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to Speed Up Project Plan Creation
What is stakeholder analysis and why should you do it?
When Talk Fails, So Do Projects
Who's Really on Your Team? How to Work with Difficult People

Microsoft Project:
http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=7&orderby=dateD> A Practical Perspective of WBS via PMP and MS Project 2007 (Part - 1)
A Practical Perspective of WBS via PMP and MS Project 2007 (Part - 2)
Arranging Tasks
Code to Show Which Tasks have Which Baselines Saved
Color Coding Tasks Based Upon Date Range~
Customize Project with these Tricks
Earned Value and Microsoft Project - 1
Earned Value and Microsoft Project - 2
Earned Value and Microsoft Project - 3
Export MS Project to Excel, Update, Then Import Updates Back Into MS Project~
Finish to Start Is All There Is
Gantt Chart view
How to Display the Resource Histogram (Part 2 of 2)
More Project 2007 Tips & Tricks
MS Project Training
Number Tracking in Project
Set working times, vacations, and holidays for your project
The Case of the Broken Task in Microsoft Project
Top 3 Settings in Microsoft Project - Video
Top 3 Settings in MS Project for a Beginning User
When Scheduling, Start at the Beginning
Why is % Complete always a whole number in Microsoft Project?
Work with the Gantt Chart view

Certifications <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=14&orderby=dateD>
Microsoft Project Practice Exams -- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Templates <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=15&orderby=dateD>
Wedding Planner (2003)

PMP:
<http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=6>
10 Free PMP Exam Prep Questions
50 Free PMP Exam Prep Questions
A Brief Overview of the New PMBOK - Change Is Inevitable
Free PMP Exam Prep Questions
Nine Myths and Facts on PMI-PMP Examination
PMBOK 4th Edition Features - Data models per process
PMBOK: Which edition should I study?
Steps for getting the PMI-PMP Certification : Myths, and Facts
Why Are YOU A PMP?
Looking for more free exam prep questions? Find thousands in our Research Center <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=9>

Program Management and PMO: <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=5&orderby=dateD>
Assessing Your Project Management Expertise
Do You Need A Project Management Office?
Establishing the PMO Value Proposition
Evolving the PMO - Slides
General Motor's PMO
How PMO Leaders Can Support an Environment of Learning and Improvement
Just Eight Percent of PMO Executives Believe Their PMO is Successful
Picking the Project Manager
PMO Metrics and Measures - Lessons Learned
PMOs & PPM - slides
Project Control - Addressing the Challenges
Project Management Maturity Model
Reporting, Prioritizing and Closing the Loop
Selecting the Right Project Management Methodology
Seven Fallacies That Delay Project Management Maturity
Strategic Goals Drive Programs
The difference between projects and programmes
Three Reasons Why a PMO Should Love the Recession
What are your Project Managers really worth?
Why Have a Separate Project Management Methodology?

Microsoft Project Server:
<http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=4&orderby=dateD>
10 Best Practices For Building SharePoint Solutions
Breaking the WSS Top Link Bar in two with jQuery
Create a SharePoint Site plan in less than 5 minutes - video
Enabling Silverlight 2 in SharePoint / The easiest sample
How to Fix PWA Reminders web part in MOSS
Microsoft Project Server / EPM Case Studies
My Tasks? Surely not all of these!
Pivot Table Width on Cube View Admin page
Preventing Committed Generic Resource Assignments from Crippling a Project Manager's My Tasks Page
Project Server 2007: Cumulative Update for February 2009
Project Server 2007: Cumulative Updates Update
Project Server as a Work Intelligence Tool - Establishing a Solid Data Foundation
Project Server as a Work Intelligence Tool - The Basics
SHAREPOINT DESIGNER 2007 IS NOW FREE!

Portfolio Management: <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=3&orderby=dateD>
Aligning PPM & PMO for Project Success
Aligning Project Management with Organizational Strategic Objectives
Answering PPM's Most Fundamental Questions
Business Process Management: The Key to Strategic Project Alignment
Combining Projects into a Project Portfolio Database
Complexity Considered
Distinguishing Portfolio Management, Program Management and Project Management
Get Your PPM Efforts Off the Ground
How to Align Project Management with Organizational Strategic Objectives
Opportunity Knocking
PPM Requires Strong Group Management 1
PPM Requires Strong Group Management 2
PPM: Deciding Where to Begin
Project & Portfolio Management Services: Need a Hand?
Project / Program / Portfolio Management - What Does it Really Mean?
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Domains: Part 4, Portfolio Execution
Project Portfolio Management: Managing the Project Pipeline
Rationalizing Software with PPM
The New Face of Strategic Planning
Tying Projects to Organizational Strategy
Understanding PPM Best Practices
Using PPM to Manage Risk
Where Governance and Portfolio Management Intersect: What You Need to Know