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I love these guys... always simple and straight forward. For me this is a bit of a reality check. When things get a little too heavy and a little too complex, it's good to focus on the basics.

Tom Kuhlmann's advice is always practical when it comes to eLearning design and I see his advice about project management is no different. I found his advice to not view the things he discusses as a linear progression but as a set of activities that need to be done to get through a project.

I like something that is so practical and simple. Good advice we all need to keep in mind and in an easy-to-read format.

Because ultimately, if you're not having fun, you're in the wrong line of work...

Humor-so often forgotten, but so crucial! Thanks for the reminder.

I like them! I am going to try and use some of them to liven up the mood in some of the PM meeting I'm in...everyone is so serious! :)

A quick video about one successful e-learning project management approach. She includes a section for story-boarding in her process, which I think is a really cool creative step between instructional design and production.

This was a great video you found Brook. I enjoyed the quality of the production, but I also think it did a great job of summarizing the total process. It actually cleared up a couple misconception I had with the process. Thanks for the post.

Nice find Brook! Nice summary and good points to think about. Thanks for the post.

This is a website dedicated to Project Management comics. These are good for a few laughs but they also put some of what we've been reading about into story-boarded scenarios. I think those without any project management experience will find it helpful in adding some context to our readings.

Project managing e-learning. More is worse! This blog outlines some of the pitfalls that developing E-learning shares with traditional project management as well as some challenges unique to these types of projects. Some solutions are also suggested, mostly dealing with keeping your project plan agile and iterative.

Thanks for posting this article, Brook. Because it talks about elearning being software (tech) development and content development at the same time, it applies to my case study...and because it talks about training struggles, it is reflective of my own work environment too.

This article brings up some valid points that I wish I had read a year or so ago. Originally I thought eLearning was simple converting F2F material for an online environment. At its basic concept it is, but the complexity of this process is much more complicated and resource intensive than I imagined. Those considering the jump from F2F should seriously consider the points of this article and the affect on their organization resources. Thanks for the info.

A blog outlining the top 10 free online project management software, because we can't all buy MS Project. This blog provides a brief overview of each software as well as links to the full site.

I'ts great to have all of these in one place. It allows you to compare them together. Two I have looked at for use in Education are ZOHO and Huddle.

Great add Brook! I came across this article when I was searching for a PM tool for our office. I've tried Basecamp before and I like how intuitive it is. Have you tried any of the other ones?

online learning management and student portfolio system

Project management blog

Nothing beats free and easy. For small projects or projects that require immediate collaboration, GD is the way to go. It has plenty of limits, but most people know GD and it's limitations.

The product owner is supposed to represent the voice of the customer. What is the voice of the customer exactly? It's a deeper understand of customer language and requirements...and there are even metrics! This article describes the qualities of a good set of "voice of the customer" metrics.

This is a list of PM related resources on the EDUCAUSE website. EDUCAUSE is non-profit that serves higher education and IT. This resource contains podcasts, publications, and blogs.

This is an open source project management tool which is comparable to Microsoft Project. It's a desktop application and it generates different charts such as Gantt chart, WBS, and networking. It also generates reports.

This is a video from the EDUCAUSE 2011 Conference where Loyola University presented its modification to Project Risk -- a game where your team competes against others to complete a project. It' an interesting resource about using game learning to teach PM. You can learn more about it at http://www.successfulprojects.com/Store/ProjectRiskBoardGame/tabid/68/Default.aspx.

This is a cool site that offers lot's of different PM resources, including articles, templates, and best practice strategies.

Great article on creating a positive environment with employees as people and recources, rather than as worker bees.

This article, written by PCub3d, a project management consulting company, for Microsoft, provides a general overview of the importance and structure for communication planning in project management.

Exforsys provides free online training in business skills. The module on EI has 11 units ranging from "what is EI" to "business relationship management."