Project Perfect - Project Management

White paper on Offshore Project Mgmt

This is the second and final part of our white paper on offshore projects, and agile devlopment. The two part white paper by Thavaranjan Thavendran passes on some of his experiences in the area.

The author has extensive experience in the area, and has agreed to share his experiences with us. Read the white paper at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_managing_offshore_projects_2.php

Fighting Spam

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New Project Management Software Released

Project Perfect has just released version 4 of their project management software. Version 4 is a major upgrade to their project management tool and includes new functionality to manage project details including assumptions, performance indicators and much more. It also includes many new reports.

Project Administrator already allows you to manage issues, risks, actions, scope variations, budgets and expenditure, documents and many other types of project information all in one tool. It integrates with Microsoft Project for reporting purposes.

Existing users can upgrade to Version 4, or new users can purchase from as little as A$250 (US$180 approx) for a single license. Read more at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/pa.htm

Managing Offshore Projects using Agile Methodologies

We are proud to present this white paper on two topics - offshore projects, and agile. There is enough learning in that topic to fill several articles. This is a two part white paper by Thavaranjan Thavendran which passes on some of his experiences in the area.

The author has extensive experience in the area, and has agreed to share his experiences with us. Read the white paper at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_managing_offshore_projects_1.php

IT Recruitment Part 2

This is the third and final part of our series on IT recruitment. It focuses on how you can reduce turnover and provides useful tips and hints on managing the retention of staff. Read more at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_it_recruitment_3.php

The first two parts are available at:
http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_it_recruitment_2.php and http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_it_recruitment_1.php

PMI Standard for Scheduleing

The Project Management Institute are creating a Practice Standard for Scheduling which is currently in draft. If you are interested, you can view it at

https://secure.pmi.org/exposuredraft/

You will need to create a username but it is worth the effort.

To quote from PMI:

PMI plans to publish an update to the Practice Standard for Scheduling in Quarter Four of this year. The exposure draft is now available online for your review and comment by Tuesday, 1 August.

PMI both needs and appreciates your effort to thoroughly review the draft and submit recommended additions, deletions or corrections. We especially seek the input those who may be experienced or interested in scheduling and to whom we send this message: members of the PMI College of Scheduling, the PMI College of Performance Management, the PMI Education and Training SIG, the PMI Information Systems SIG and the PMI Program Management Office SIG.

Project scheduling is the delivery of the project scope over time as defined by the project team. The standard describes the elements and generally recognized good practices for schedule development and is intended for practitioners that are familiar with the fundamentals of project scheduling.

The Practice Standard for Scheduling will be one of PMI’s most important new publications. It was developed to reflect the latest in current practice and to align with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Third Edition and other updated and new publications.

PMI members and nonmembers alike are invited to review and comment on the exposure draft. Please forward this message to others who may be interested.

Recruitment in the IT Industry - Part 2

We are fortunate to be able to publish an article that explores many aspects of IT recruitment. Part two focuses on retention of IT staff. Read it at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_it_recruitment_2.php

White paper on IT Recruitment

We have a new white paper on our site on recruiting and retaining IT staff. It is the first of a 3 part series from Addiam Sanjay who is one of our regular contributors. His views are worth reading as it gives you some good tips for managing staff on a project.
Read the paper at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_it_recruitment_1.php

Change Management White Paper

The management of change is an important discipline in today’s ever changing business environment. Change is never easy, and managing it in a large corporate environment is even more challenging. This new white paper is based on a research report that was conducted in 2004 and deals with the management of change in a large South African banking institution. See more at http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_change_mgmt.php

Posting Messages on Project Perfect

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