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Andi Whaley

join.me - Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings - 0 views

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    From their website: "Free, simple, fast online meetings. Share your screen instantly with anyone." I couldn't say it better myself. Join Me is a pretty great tool if you have meetings with remote members of project teams. The premium version has all of the features of WebEx and then some, and you can get a 30 day trial of the premium version for free. Even the free version that is available after the 30 day trial is useful. No one has to download anything or have a program installed except for the moderator (and it is a very simple download). The moderator gives everyone a code, they go to a website and type it in and can immediately share screens. My advice: Use Microsoft Paint to enhance your Join Me meetings by using it like the WebEx whiteboard.
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    Andi, thanks for sharing, sounds like a cool alternative to expensive or complicated ways to create an online meeting. I will try it for a couple of online interviews I need to conduct.
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.
Lindsey Berry

GoToMeeting - 0 views

Very similar to Adobe Connect. GoToMeeting allows you to host an online meeting with up to 15 people - so you can do more and travel less. Using our web conferencing tool, you can share any applica...

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started by Lindsey Berry on 16 Feb 12 no follow-up yet
anonymous

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 was really resistant to the idea of Google docs when it first came into being. Now, I am a convert. It is the most fabulously simple resource for working collaboratively.
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    GoogleDocs can be incredibly useful but not everyone is on the google bandwagon. I know for me personally I use it when I need to and it is great when everyone is working synchronously as a team to develop content or a document. They have done a good job with their suite of products, i just wish when you copied and pasted from Office it wasn't so distorted.
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    I agree, Google Docs is worth posting. I just heard yesterday (completely unconfirmed) that Google Docs in Boulder employs 1,000 people. for what it lacks in perfections, it also saves us from saving and potentially storing unfinished documents. As Martha would say, "It's a good thing."
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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.
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    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!
sachristens

"Post Mortem" Review Questions - 2 views

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    Michael Greer's site that composes a list of questions as the project moves along. It starts with identifying lessons learned from other projects in order for the team to be refreshed for the new project.
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    I liked the idea of preparing responses in advance of a face-to-face meeting. That gives people the opportunity to reflect and provide quality answers.
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    These are good suggestions, but I think it would be even better to also instruct team members to jot down issues and solutions as they come up. I find that when we wait for a debrief after one of our huge events, many of us recall some of the problems that came up over the past months, but not all. There have been many times we've sat there looking at each other saying "what was that thing we had to deal with a few months back?" Sometimes we remember, sometimes we don't. Or conversely, we remember the problem, but didn't document exactly how we solved it and have to recreate the solution in the following year's event. So definitely something to be said for documenting feedback in the heart of the matter rather than in a recap, and reviewing the list in the recap meeting rather than trying to reconstruct it then.
Kenny Hirschmann

10 Ways Most Firms Go Wrong on eLearning Projects - 2 views

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    This article provides proof why a little time spent planning your projects can go a long way towards achieving success and avoiding common pitfalls.
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    This article really summed the ways eLearning projects can go wrong. I found the on on not meeting the needs an interesting problem. The project was either not clearly defined in the begining or the scope changed and then the direction of the project never adapted. good and inlightening read.
Pamela Rubinoff

AgileZen is Project Management Software that helps you organize your work and get thing... - 0 views

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    This is very similar to Trello and is a web app. It allows a PM or project staff to track requirements, meetings, commitments, new ideas, etc. Acceptable for the Agile methodology and also has reporting features.
Ted Penberthy

Just Meeting Learning Objectives Not Enough - 6 views

Article: Training In SPADES Author: Allan Harris Publication: T+D Date: June 2013 Link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5nHT5kcFyF2dHpmTXFpOVRWY0E/edit?usp=sharing Note: The linked article is cop...

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started by Ted Penberthy on 15 Jun 13 no follow-up yet
Giselle Shangi-Ellis

Free Project Management Templates - PMBOK Templates - 5 views

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    Free templates for all stages of Project Management. Great simple explanations of terminology and descriptions of what should go in each section of templates that are available. Not only are there documents you would expect such as Project Initiation Documents and Work Breakdown Schedule documents, but also Project Meeting Agenda and Minute templates. When you don't know where to start with compiling PM documents, this site offers some easy to use options.
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    Wow - it sure does! I would need some good starter points to develop professional reports that also ensure I'm including all necessary elements.
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    The templates look like they are really easy to use, at least the ones that I played with did. I thought that it was really interesting that they did their WBS in Microsoft Word. I had contemplated doing that for our project plan but I decided that it would be more trouble than it was worth. The template makes it really easy.
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    Great resource! I appreciated that not only templates were included, but also lots of related information about "why and how would I use this."
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    Giselle, this is a great find! I can't believe these templates are free.
sshadowlight

Project Management Humor, Proverbs, and Laws - 1 views

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    Because ultimately, if you're not having fun, you're in the wrong line of work...
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    Humor-so often forgotten, but so crucial! Thanks for the reminder.
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    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! :)
sibarra22

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.
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    This is great information for someone unfamiliar with project management. The key characteristics go beyond common sense ideals. I especially appreciate the suggestion to "cultivate and rely on extensive informal networks inside and outside the firm to solve problems that arise" - that is a great proactive problem solving strategy. Thanks for sharing this info :)
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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.
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    This article describes 10 tips about how the best project managers operate. - Sara Lohndorf
dmcboggws

PMI CAPM Certification | Project Management Institute - 0 views

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    As students of project management, we learn how PMI's Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is the ultimate PM industry certification to obtain (with which I agree). The PMP is a great goal to reach for, however, most students of project management are nowhere close to meeting the eligibility requirements necessary to pursue the PMP. You may or may not know that PMI has another option for entry-level project management professionals called the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). The CAPM is appealing because it serves as a much more attainable stepping stone in our quest for the coveted PMP. - Duncan McBogg
bluetopazdesigns

Project Management Templates - 2 views

Sorry, here is the link: http://www2.cdc.gov/cdcup/library/templates/#.UerCiI2shkU

Andi Whaley

Blossom - 0 views

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    I'm very interested in Agile project management because I think visibility is improved, and this website is one of many that enhances visibility even more. I like it because of the clean layout and the intuitive nature. You can color code each team member and see what everyone is doing, making team meetings more effective. There is a 14 day trial, so it's worth trying out for a small portion of a project.
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    Andi, I like this site a lot! Thanks for sharing! It looks very useful for each group project in this course. Also the introductory video gave me some ideas for our prototype : )
ttfntvsm

12 Brain Rules -- illustrated | Brain Rules | - 4 views

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    Brain Rules by John J. Medina is a multimedia project explaining how the brain works. It includes a book, a feature-length documentary film, and a series of interactive tutorials. *Information in this book helps PM's to understand some of the dynamics of the human brain and to reflect on how making small changes can have lasting effects. Example - having a meeting while going for a walk or that vision trumps all other senses.*
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    Interesting information.
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    This is one of my favorite books. I didn't know there was a site- thanks for sharing!
lewis648

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...

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elise3125

Google+ Hangouts - 1 views

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    This is a great free tool for virtually meeting with stakeholders face-to-face. You can talk, screen-share, and document-share.
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