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Rated best online project management tool by Top Ten Reviews.

project management plan, change management, communications management, and others

Rose - Thanks for this. I learn best from examples and seeing how others approach. I love that the templates include not only instructions for completion but also "case scenario" text to give you an example of a completed form. Very helpful.

Great site! I agree with Rose - the templates are really helpful, especially for a visual person like me. Thanks! - Christine

Stakeholder identification, analysis, and management

Although our class has already discussed MS Project, I didn't notice it on our resource list here. It is a great addition to MS Products, such as SharePoint. Teams can manage their parts of projects in SharePoint and add their smaller tasks as needed. Unfortunately it is still something feared and underused. Another disadvantaged is that users must have PCs to. Use it and to view the plans

Sharepoint is a great project management tool, most especially for eLearning. Our online department utilizes it to manages tasks and build online resources for the department. It's a great place to share files and also comment on those files. It has discussion boards and announcement boards. Users can view files and edit them with versioning.

I agree that SharePoint is a great collaboration tool, although it's nice to have someone around who is an expert with using it. Sometimes it can be a little hard to handle. My favorite thing about SharePoint is that you can set up a workflow where a project manager can approve all document updates and new content before it goes live on the site. The manager can even leave comments to help the person revamp their submission. It's a great cloud-based collaboration and information management tool!

I agree, Melissa - it is a great tool but a bit cumbersome. We have a Sharepoint SME in our office who is working on revamping all of our sites. I am hoping it will make our teams use their sites to their fuller potential. If you have a content management plan, it is fantastic - but it can spiral out of control very quickly!

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.

Blog posting that has good conversation about why PMs are important to eLearning.

This article is written in a humorous way and does describe the basic necessity of a project manager in eLearning projects. While it doesn't cover all aspects, it is well written and is open ended.

Book by Bill Shackelford from ASTD press with online tools (templates, forms) for eLearning project management.

Variety of good and current aritcles

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.

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

MindMeister is a leading online mind mapping tool, allowing individuals from around the world to simultaneously collaborate on problem solving, business planning, note taking, etc. with nothing more than a browser and an internet connection. We've taken cues from the scientifically proven mind mapping methodology, and applied them to an easy-to-use, online application.

Jennifer, I posted a tool very similar. I really love mind mapping and think it has huge benefits in the area of project management. It is nice when multiple people can work on the same visual. These maps help you to organized your ideas and see potential problems. Both huge things in Project Management.

describes apps or suites of apps that help you organize, collaborate, estimate, and report

Its amazing how just a few years ago, resources like this were limited. Now the question is, which one of the many are going to provide you what you need. There are a significant amount of choices.

Breaks classroom project management into step as well as files for initiating, managing, tracking and controlling projects.

This is a resource for students which describe different topics in project management. The resource discusses different methodologies and covers many areas of within PM to include scope management, cost management, communications management, etc.

This is an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education which discusses the fundamentals of project management.

Mindjet Connect a free online tool for managing projects. It's integrated with Google and fairly intuitive. You can manage multiple projects with others who may or may not crossover on different projects.

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.

A blog sharing the thoughts and experiences on issues affecting project managers, produced by Bruce McGraw. Mr. McGraw is the Executive Vice President of Cognitive Technologies, a consulting firm specializing in project management, collaborative processes, and organizational effectiveness.

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

This is a cool trimmed down list of great project management tips. It's broken down into sections including, Five Ways to Avoid Project Disaster.