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A short wiki on the definition of project management of instructional design projects.

This article describes the stages of project management and instructional design. It outlines and compares the roles of project managers and instructional designers, and discusses how designers need to use a systematic approach.

This is a great resource in estimating the cost of eLearning in Higher Ed.

This section of the British Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) website is replete with information, guides, kits, and templates that support project planning.

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

This is a web based project management tool that functions similarly to Smartsheet. There are a lot of bells and whistles, and it seems to be priced affordably starting at $20 a month. You can then pick and choose add on features for nominal pricing - choosing what you want and not having to pay for features you may not use. Managers can list milestones, tasks, subtasks, generate Gantt charts and resource charts, communicate using wikis, chats and forums and collaborate with others synchronously or asynchronously. Another neat feature is this cloud hosted technology integrates with Googledocs, Google calendar and gmail. This tool seems intuitive and offers many features worthy of looking into.

Harvard Business "Working Knowledge" archive article that I found very helpful, regarding the need for clarity when starting projects

In the article it mentions the concept of "Work Backwards." In education, when planning, it is called "Backwards Design," beginning your plan at where you want to end up, which is usually the the state standard of learning.

Build the community: I couldn't agree more that the initial relationship building in a project is key component for success later.

I was researching information on writing an effective business case when I came across this blog. It's written by a practicing PM, which makes it interesting to me because I'm not officially a PM. The author's posts cover a variety of topics that are informative and interesting, and she gives a lot of helpful tips about project management. I especially like how she tags her articles and gives them simple titles, which makes it easy to skim over the pages and find something that piques your interest. Also, the articles are a good length for quick information-gathering.

Being a project manager can be a stressful job. You are responsible for a project that business people in your organization care a lot about. Someone may have over-committed you, and is now asking you why you aren't on time, within scope or under budget. You and your staff are working together to find solutions as best you can--but within your organization there is no one you can lean on for answers. This is why we built ProjectManagement.com. Our mission is simple: To make project managers more successful. ProjectManagement.com is the experience bridge that fills in the gaps--providing help to project managers in a number of ways. It is a community, your community, for project managers in Information Technology and other industries.

New technologies, revelations in behavioural science and changing cultures are generating exciting advances in the world of project management. In this article, I'll take a dive into five concepts that are creating buzz in the project management community, why they are important and what difference they're making in project work today.

I really like this one! Thanks for another great read! #3 is especially good!

Agreed - it is nice to read something forward-thinking.

Simple Smartsheet harnesses the power of a platform within the simplicity of a spreadsheet. No training required - get up and running in minutes. Smart Assign tasks, attach files, share sheets, view timelines, set alerts, create rollups, go mobile, and much more - all with one intuitive tool.

Here is a nice article on emotional intelligent. I like the topic very much.

Peggy, this is a great article and definitely something I can use in my workplace. I think acknowledging how teams deal with and use EI is great in helping create strong interpersonal relationships. Thank you for sharing!

I appreciate this too. One of the things I was curious about after our EI discussions was how best to share knowledge of EI, self-awareness and empathetic communication with team members. It seems to me that rather than just using the techniques we have learned ourselves, we should share them with others as well, so that they understand the approach and the improved empathy is able to move both ways. So this is great to have some advice about that specifically.

BrightHubPM.com covers all aspects of project management, from introductory articles on the basics, to in-depth articles on strategic planning. Experienced project managers share what's worked and what hasn't, as well as provide objective reviews of PM tools, both OEM and open source. Follow us online or open a discussion in the comments.

The object of The Project Management Game is to assign the best staff to particular tasks and complete your project on-time and under budget. This is definitely not Call of Duty, but it's free. Here's a more realistic PM game, but you have to purchase: http://www.sharkworldgame.nl/

Cute!

This is part 1 of a 3 part series. It mirrors a lot of what Mersino talks about in his book - communication, negotiation, and optimism - traits that complement Emotional Intelligence.

An entertaining YouTube video that lists the project stages of an eLearning project.View this at the beginning of the course. It could really help you (at a high level) in completing the final project proposal.

The very cool IDEO methodology Kenny mentioned in a discussion during our course: It is a mindset Design Thinking is the confidence that everyone can be part of creating a more desirable future, and a process to take action when faced with a difficult challenge. That kind of optimism is well needed in education.