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curtpavia

The Project Management Tip You Can't Ignore - The Rapid eLearning Blog - 2 views

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    Interesting article and funny video. Leaves me still agreeing that a good PM app would eliminate 90% of these emails.
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    Managing elearning projects requires good communication between the instructional designers and subject matter experts. In most cases, this communication happens via email. Thus, better email communication ultimately leads to better project management, which most likely means better elearning courses. At a recent ASTD conference, I ran into Mike Song, the author of The Hamster Revolution.
Kelly Vokacek

Murphy's Seven C's of Effective Communication - 3 views

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    In researching effective communication for project managers, my team determined that quality communication is a critical component. We reference the book "Effective Business Communications" by Herta Murphy, Herbert Hildebrandt and Jane Thomas. This eHow article summarizes the author's "seven c's" of effective communication directly from the book. These communication skills, both oral and written, are the foundation for helping you express yourself clearly and correctly.
Giselle Shangi-Ellis

The Accidental Project Manager - 2 views

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    One reason PMs fail is their desire to get the product right the first time. This site says that this is an unrealistic expectation and that we should expect to get it wrong the first time and communicate this to our team. The dynamics will change making them more open and less pressured to "make the wrong step". This approach is modeled by Microsoft which generally takes about 3 times before they get a product right. Other useful tips and lessons follow such as Less is More. An uplifting site that reminds us that it is okay to make mistakes as long as we learn from them.
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    Very insightful article. The point the article made that I felt was interesting was the part about how it can be hard early on to not test what they are making. Easy to go down the wrong direction.
Taren Cunningham

Teambox - 2 views

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    Teambox is an online tool for project management. It's free for up to 5 members on a team, so it's great for small projects. I love apps and websites that help keep me organized, so I am all over Teambox. The downside is that currently there isn't a gantt chart function, but It looks like they may release one in the next update.
elise3125

The Role of an Instructional Designer as Project Manager - 0 views

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    This article is second in a series about eLearning and Project Management, and I chose to post this because it really points out the similarities between IDs and PMs while really emphasizing the role of the ID.
melia838

What Does It Take to Be a Successful Project Manager? - 2 views

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    B Busco/ Photographer's Choice/ Getty Images A successful Project Manager must effectively manage the resources assigned to the project. This includes the labor hours of the designers, the builders, the testers and the inspectors on the project team. It also include managing any labor subcontracts. However, managing project resources frequently involves more than people management.
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    Continuation of the Project Management 101 - Part 1 link, that includes more in depth topics and additional related links.
melia838

Manage Projects Efficiently With These Tips - 2 views

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    A successful Project Manager must simultaneously manage the four basic elements of a project: resources, time, money, and most importantly, scope. All these elements are interrelated. Each must be managed effectively. All must be managed together if the project, and the project manager, is to be a success.
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    Basic Project management information with links to related topics
michelle dame

Transitioning from school to work: How do we help students to make it easier - 0 views

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    This is a great article which talks about teaching project management to kids along with project based learning. The author discusses why kids have such a hard time transitioning from school to work. Working with project management and project based learning would give students more real world examples about why learning is important.
beeguala

Waterfall vs. Agile Infographic - 3 views

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    Pros and Cons of each project management method to help one decide which style to use.
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    Love this info graphic. I am going to forward it out to my team who has been debating how best to approach project management when there so many outside factors and influencers that things need to flexible and the plan updated throughout the project process.
elise3125

Basecamp - 0 views

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    Trusted by millions, Basecamp is the leading web-based project management and collaboration tool. To-dos, files, messages, schedules, and milestones.
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    Reminds me of just a plain old free wiki like the PB wiki. It would be interesting to test some of these products to see what stands out as really useful, and what doesn't seem worth the time or money...
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    This is a great project management tool that helps you stay connected with all involved in your project. This tool provides a way to keep stakeholders updated, share documents and timelines, and get instant feedback.
michelle dame

building the ultimate tree house - 0 views

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    step by step project management through the eyes of a young girl. Kids have a hard time finding relevance in school and what they study. This resource walks the reader through the steps of creating the ultimate tree house, which the child wanted to build. For young girls especially it teaches them that they can do the same thing boys do.
pjaranowski

Project Management Online Assessment - 2 views

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    Here is a PM online assessment (for purchase): There is an Overview, Breakdown, and Sample Questions. This opens my eyes to the fact that maybe companies (such as my own) should give this assessment or a similar one to folks before handing over a project to those individuals.
pjaranowski

Stages of Effective eLearning Project Management - eLearning Industry - 2 views

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    Managing e-Learning Projects is extremely important for successful e-Learning course design. This article is the third in a series about e-Learning Project Management. Check it out and learn about the Stages of Effective eLearning Project Management and Skill Set Required for Managing eLearning Projects.
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    Great and helpful information on managing e-learning projects.
pjaranowski

Project Management Models - 2 views

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    Here is a link to a waterfall PM model. Although maybe over simplistic, I like the fact that is suggests a phase can't start until a the previous is completed. You also find the spiral model that suggests that we go through specific phases again and again-at first take, I find this spiral model a bit worrisome. It lacks defined milestones and benchmarks, and perhaps it implies a ambiguity when it comes to roles.
melia838

Leadership Skills: Become an Exceptional Leader - 2 views

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    Access more than 30 articles that help you become a highly effective leader.
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    Helpful information and good tips to put into practice.
pjaranowski

PM Consulting Model - 2 views

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    This site uses a model based on three categories that define project management competencies. The categories have numerous sub-categories; this is a very detailed, almost to the point of confusion, visual model. Nonetheless, it breaks down every facet of project management that I can think of.
elise3125

Dropbox - 0 views

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    This is a great free tool for sharing documents (especially large documents that are too big to email).
gnuts1

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg - 1 views

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    In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, Nonviolent Communication offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life-one interaction at a time.
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    There is a lot of information on this site! They could use a little help with their web design to make it a little less overwhelming though...
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    I love this approach to communication! I've used in all aspects of my work and personal communications and when I really implement it has really helped me navigate some high conflict situations. It does take practice and is easier to work with if you have others you can engage with to practice the techniques.
reneemd

Easy Online Meetings With HD Video Conferencing | GoToMeeting | GoToWebinar | GoToTraining - 1 views

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    The GoToMeeting platform can be used for meetings for groups in which all teammates are not in the same location.
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    I have used GoToMeeting and GoToTraining a lot and love them!
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    I have used GoToWebinar and I loved it. It is easy to use and professional looking. I am curious to try GoToMeeting and GoToTraining.
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    It is interesting to me that so many people like GoToMeeting/Webinar/Training. I've had mixed experiences with it. It lacks some of the functionality of other tools like Adobe Connect (chat features vary depending on which version you have, playing videos is very problematic, relies on screen sharing to share documents and do presentations). We do a lot of webinars, many with very large audiences (300-1000 people). While this is fine for meetings and daily business. I don't recommend this for large groups., It also isn't good if you want to have a virtual room when you can leave your documents, notes etc.
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