SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 6 views
There was a paper I found online that discussed successfull project managment which was part of a college course. This paper is a comprehensive instruction on how to deliver on time and on budget....
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6 Practical Ways Managers Can Motivate Their Team - 4 views
I like the distinction of people who have a vision they are working toward and people who don't really see what they do want in their futures, but still understand what they DON'T want. One type c...
Project Management: How to Define Project Constraints - 0 views
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/project-management-how-to-define-project-constrain.html I thought this was an appropriate article to share this week for our topic of discussion. This is an a...
How to Organize & Manage Your E-Learning Course Files » The Rapid eLearning Blog - 1 views
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Shelly Nebel on 26 Jul 12I love using Articulate Suite! Their blog posts are great and I thought his organizational article was informative.
7 Common Project Management Problems (And How to Solve Them) - 0 views
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Good tips on how to problem-solve as a project manager. These seem to be geared more towards corporate settings, but could be adapted for educational settings as well. - Sara Lohndorf
Google Docs - 0 views
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Just in case someone has been living under a rock, I'm adding this. I can't tell you how many times people at work email files hundreds of times when we could all just collaborate in Google Docs. We used Google Hangouts to chat in former projects and could actually see when each other was typing something. Love it!
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I agree with Jen. While GoogleDocs is a great time saver I wish you could do more with formatting, pasting, etc. The formatting also differs if you download the doc onto a Mac which can be a pain when working with a group. Overall, though I think it is a worthwhile collaborative tool. -
Good call. My team spent an entire meeting demonstrating how to use Live Meeting via Outlook, only to later find out that it costs our company each time we initiate a call. I mentioned Hangouts as an alternative, and nobody had any idea what I was talking about, despite the fact that all of my teammates have Gmail. Yikes! Sometimes its scary how much we don't know!
4 Tips for Working With SMEs - 0 views
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No matter how great we are at creating learning solutions, we will not even get off the ground without the right content and context. Sometimes, working with SMEs can be one of the most difficult parts of the process. This article provides four great suggestions for how to effectively work with your SME.
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I like #2. So many times SMEs loose sight of the project objective. :-) -
Jenna, these guidelines are simple but powerful. What of the greatest challenges I had on a recent project was to get the SME to back off and take care of the content, not the learning materials. I never really succeeded but it might have helped if I had the #4 guideline instilled in our heads early in the project.
Easy Chain (Critical Chain Project Management-CCPM) - 1 views
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Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is an alternate method of planning and managing projects with an emphasis on the resources required to execute project tasks rather than upon what the traditional WBS encapsulates.
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This was interesting! I liked all of the statistics about why projects fail. Being new to all this, it gives me further insight on structuring projects. -
Wow, it is hard to believe how many different methodologies there are out there! This one seems really different. I can see how it would be suited for some types of projects, like those with a tangible end product, but I wonder how well it would work with eLearning?
Crucial Conversations - 2 views
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I posted this in our class discussion, but it occurred to me that it is really a great project management resource for those people who might feel daunted by difficult conversations. It it a resource that will help improve your EQ. In short, the book talks about how to identify when a crucial conversation needs to take place, how to plan for it and how to execute it. There is also a two day course that you can attend or maybe even lobby to bring into your office for PMs. The website for that is here: http://www.vitalsmarts.com/products-solutions/crucial-conversations/ You'll also find that Vital Smarts, the company that produces this training, has a lot of other EQ related resources.
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We have a couple of copies of this book lying around my office. I hadn't connected it to project management. I will have to check it out. -
Many people I worked with at the Colorado Department of health use this approach. The state has invested in offering the course to employees. While I never had a chance to take this course, I've heard really great things about it. One thing that has made a difference for people I know who have done this, they did with a staff team. That way everyone is using a common approach. That seems to really support implementing what they learned.
Article: How to create a project management group in your organization - 0 views
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Here's everything you need to know to set up a project management group in your organization. I have included links to several free tools-spreadsheet, sample business case document, and PowerPoint slides-to help you.
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Nice article Victoria. They make setting up a PMO sound so easy! Could very well be the case in a smaller organization. Taking on something like this in a larger organization can be a challenge. Thanks for the post!
Managing Multicultural Teams - 1 views
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Very informative article from the Harvard Business Review. Using many real life examples, this article reviews the problems and solutions to managing a multicultural team. Problems can be overt such as language and accents to something subtle such as how to deal with conflict. Four categories were identified by the researchers that could create barriers to effective teamwork. These categories are direct versus indirect communication; trouble with accents and fluency; differing attitudes toward hierarchy and authority and conflicting norms for decision making.
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I think that one thing that was interesting is that it stresses being careful in how you establish groups and subgroups otherwise you may see a strengthening of differences. It is something that I see in the classroom all of the time. Kids break up based on common culture, language, or backgrounds.
6 leadership styles - 1 views
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Good article, I heard of four of the styles but 2 were new to me. Affiliative and pacesetting were interesting. I like the affililiative as they are team focused and work to lead a cohesive unit. I didn't care for the pacesetting but do see how in some situation they can be useful like with government regulations. Thanks for sharing the article.
21 Ways to excel at project management - 1 views
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This article breaks down the stages of a project. It is an easy read.
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Interesting article, I learned something new in the section releasing the benefits. Specifically, "to gain benefits, you must have change." I know some can be afraid of change but then how does a company grow. Change needs to occur to have everything stay current and up-to date. thanks
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This was a great article since it appealed to all skill levels. Whether new to project management or a "seasoned" professional these tips could apply to all. I also like how it was broken down into 21 ways so you could pick one topic and work on that and then move on to the next if need be. A great way to gradually build better PM skills.
Agile Instructional Design - 0 views
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Assumptions of project management-oriented ID models are challenged.
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Interesting discussion about how Agile and traditional ID roles can be integrated. Thanks for sharing. I often wonder about how ID work can be done at a faster more "agile" pace.
How To Be A Good Product Manager - 1 views
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I understand this class is about project management, but after interviewing our product manager I realized I had misunderstood the difference between the two and how they worked together. Many times though I think both jobs are combined, due to lack of personnel.
How Long Does it Take? Estimation Methods for Developing ELearning - 6 views
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Helpful article with formulas for figuring out how much time it takes to develop eLearning.
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This is defiantly a tool I need. I don't have enough experience for development estimates. This resource provides realistic guidelines for making these types of estimates.
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I loved the task & time chart. It was very specific and helpful. Thank You!
Top 10 Characteristics of GREAT Project Managers - 4 views
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Andy Crowe gives the top 10 characteristics of a great project manager. Project management requires more than just meeting a deadline or moving a milestone it require more. Read and see. - ...1 more comment...
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This is a great list! I like how it lists not using information as a weapon. It's amazing to see managers ignore this rule. It comes with the territory of holding back one's emotions or personal preference. Letting go is a quality that is hard to find in management. -
This article describes 10 tips about how the best project managers operate. - Sara Lohndorf
Scrum: The Basics - 1 views
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all about which organizations use scrum, what it is, how it originated, how to become a ScrumMaster
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The site offers an opportunity to learn a bit about what seems like a buzzword unless you've been involved in such a process.
Closing the Loop in e-Learning Development: How to reconnect instructional design and p... - 0 views
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This resources discusses bridging the gap between instructional design and project management.
Agile Project Management for E-learning Developments | Doherty | The Journal ... - 0 views
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This article illustrates how successful eLearning project management is directly tied to University culture and processes. I found the "Tactics and Technique" section particularly enlightening. -Duncan McBogg Abstract: Iain Doherty VOL. 24, No. 1, 91 - 106 We outline the project management tactics that we developed in praxis in order to manage elearning projects and show how our tactics were enhanced through implementing project management techniques from a formal project management methodology. Two key factors have contributed to our project management success.