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		<title>Podcast episode 059: the pdu podcast with Cornelius Fichtner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 05:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today I welcome back to the show Cornelius Fichtner of the world famous PM Podcast and the PM PrepCast to unveil a new product of his available through pm411.org, called The PDU Podcast. You can earn 15 PDUs for free by simply listening to The pm411.org Project Management Podcast episodes and then learning to claim your free PDUs here.  But what if you want to earn even more PDUs to fulfill the 60 PDU requirement?  Well, now we offer The PDU Podcast! Benefits of the PDU Podcast Earn PDUs Anywhere: With The PDU Podcast there is no need to go to a classroom. You don&#8217;t even have to sit at your computer. Simply download the webinars to your iPod and play them wherever you are.   Earn PDUs Automatically: Your PDU Podcast puts you on autopilot for your re-certification. New webinars arrive monthly. Automatically.   ORDER NOW! Earn PDUs on Your Schedule: Work the webinars into your schedule and not the other way around. Play them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 058:  virtual team tips with the cranky middle manager</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/04/11/podcast-episode-058-virtual-team-tips-with-the-cranky-middle-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I spoke with the very smart, funny, and dare I say, Cranky, Wayne Turmel about virtual teams.  Wayne Turmel is the president of Greatwebmeetings.com, as well as the host of one of the world's most successful business podcasts, The Cranky Middle Manager Show.  The BBC, ABC and BusinessWeek Online have called Cranky Middle Manager one of the best HR blogs out there.  And Wayne's book 6 Weeks to a Great Webinar: Generate Leads and Tell Your Story to the World is the leading web presentation book on Amazon.com.  Wayne is also a contributor to BNET.]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 Goals of a Project Manager</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/03/28/the-5-goals-of-a-project-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Our guest blogger today, Jason Westland,  has 15 years experience in the project management industry. From his experience he has created software to help speed up the management process. If you would like to find out more information about Jason’s online project management software visit ProjectManager.com. As a Project Manager, you need to manage people, money, suppliers, equipment—the list is never ending. The trick is to be focused. Set yourself 5 personal goals to achieve. If you can meet these simple goals for each project, then you will achieve total success. So read on, to learn&#8230;  The 5 Goals of a Project Manager. These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Goal 1: To finish on time This is the oldest but trickiest goal in the book. It’s the most difficult because the requirements often change during the project and the schedule was probably optimistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Project Management Helps Businesses Increase Success</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/03/12/how-project-management-helps-businesses-increase-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blogger Dana Larson from OnePlace shares how a project management system can help your business be more successful.
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		<title>Podcast episode 053:  6 tips for email in the new decade</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/02/07/podcast-episode-053-6-tips-for-email-in-the-new-decade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail In today’s episode, we talk with Alec Satin of the Alec Satin on People, Projects, and Process blog, about how we can make our email more efficient, and even the future of email. Alec is a project manager and organizational expert with a passion for fixing workplaces. As a trained therapist, entrepreneur and Information Technology professional, he seeks to infuse environments with order, process and sanity. During this past decade there were several advances in how we get our email&#8230;  Email became easier than ever with Gmail and email became truly mobile with devices such as the Blackberry and iPhone.  And perhaps even several benevolent princes were able to find you through email so you could help them by keeping their fortunes as they were deposed. During this past decade, books like Getting Things Done by David Allen and email applications like Microsoft Outlook have tried to help us organize our email inboxes better.  But, today many of us are overloaded with work and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genius Project Management Software</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/02/04/genius-project-management-software/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail I am happy to announce that Genius Inside has become a paid sponsor of The pm411.org Project Management Podcast. Genius Inside, creators of Genius Project, one of the leading project portfolio and project management solutions built on the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform, is also the maker of Genius Project for Web and Genius Project for Domino. Using a cloud computing architecture, Genius Project for Web extends the full array of project management functionality designed for the Lotus Notes and Domino platform to anyone with a Web browser. Established in 1997, Genius Inside develops project management software that improves project selection, planning, staffing, execution and tracking. More than 55,000 users at 500 customers across the globe use Genius Inside’s proven Web- and IBM Lotus Notes-based solutions. They are supported by European and North American offices and a global reseller network. For more information please visit www.geniusinside.com. You can also follow them on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/geniusproject. If your website or company is  also interested in becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 052:  it&#8217;s okay to be RACI!</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/01/16/podcast-episode-052-its-okay-to-be-raci/</link>
		<comments>http://pm411.org/2010/01/16/podcast-episode-052-its-okay-to-be-raci/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail If you like us, give us a 5 star review in iTunes! In Episode 004 and Episode 051 we discussed the Work Breakdown Structure and how it can help you as a team to clearly document your project’s deliverables.  But once you have completed your WBS, what’s next?  Well the next step is to develop a Responsibility Assignment Matrix, or RAM, using the RACI process.  I think you are going to find this to be a valuable tool to help clarify ownership to various parts of your project.  Soon your entire team will be RACI! Define Activities Process After you identify your deliverables in your Work Breakdown Structure, you will need to define those actions and activities that need to be done to produce the lowest level deliverables.  This is the first process in the PMBOK Time Management Knowledge Area and is known as the Define Activities Process.  In Episode 004 on Work Breakdown Structures we provided an example of a project of doing laundry.  A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 051:  is the wbs just&#8230; bs?</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/12/12/podcast-episode-051-is-the-wbs-just-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! &#8211; Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Way back in Episode 004, I discussed one of the key building blocks of a successful project, known as the Work Breakdown Structure or WBS.  However, it is pretty evident that there is still a lot of confusion in Project Management on whether we truly need a WBS on our projects, how to structure a WBS, and how to use it throughout a project’s lifecycle.  In this episode I welcome back to the show pmstudent.com blogger and WBS expert Josh Nankivel as we dive deeper into the topic of the Work Breakdown Structure. Josh  has recently published a set of training tools called the WBS coach to help those of us that need to know how to create a WBS or those of us that just need a refresher on WBS development.  So is the WBS just…  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 050:  wrike and pm 2.0</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/11/20/podcast-episode-050-wrike-and-pm-2-0/</link>
		<comments>http://pm411.org/2009/11/20/podcast-episode-050-wrike-and-pm-2-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we talk with Andrew Filev.  Andrew has been managing software teams since 2001 with the help of new-generation collaboration and management applications. His best practices are based on implementation of Enterprise 2.0 software in project management. Now Andrew is an expert in project management, a successful software entrepreneur and the CEO at Wrike.com, online project management software. Andrew is also the author of some influential project management articles, including works for Cutter IT Journal, Web 2.0 Journal and Agile Journal. Andrew is often invited to speak at conferences, symposiums and seminars. Andrew has given speeches on new trends in project management and on implementing Enterprise 2.0 strategies. He spoke at such events as the PMI Silicon Valley Tools and Techniques Forum, Office 2.0 Conference, Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Project Management Symposium and others. Andrew’s ideas about improving traditional project management are reflected in his popular Project Management 2.0 blog (http://www.wrike.com/projectmanagement). In today’s episode we find out more about Wrike and what Project Management 2.0 is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 049:  event chain project management</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/10/24/podcast-episode-049-event-chain-project-management/</link>
		<comments>http://pm411.org/2009/10/24/podcast-episode-049-event-chain-project-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we talk with Lev Virine, PhD. Lev is president and co-founder of Intaver Institute, a Calgary (Canada) based research, software development, and consulting company. Lev has twenty years of engineering and project management experience in information technology and construction industries and is author of more than thirty scientific papers and patents. Lev&#8217;s current research interests include decision and risk analysis, project management, and their applications. And much of his writing is on the topic of Project Management using Event Chain Methodology, which differs substantially from Critical Chain methodology which we have talked frequently about on the show in the past. So, we talked with Lev to find out more about what exactly is Event Chain methodology. The Intaver Institute First, a bit about Lev&#8217;s company.  The Intaver Institute Inc. is a leading innovator in the field of project management software, offering their clients &#8220;unique, cost effective software solutions to their project and portfolio management challenges.&#8221; Intaver Institute was founded in 2002 by respected technology executives, mathematicians, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 048:  Announcing Mindjet Catalyst</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/10/05/announcing-mindjet-catalyst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today I am extremely excited about a major product announcement from Mindjet, the makers of MindManager mindmapping software.  In today&#8217;s podcast I talk with Mindjet CEO Scott Raskin about a new collaborative Project Management 2.0 tool from Mindjet that is the only platform that combines mindmapping with secure online document and file sharing, secure workspaces,  integrated web chat, and web conferencing technologies. The visual nature of Mindjet’s information and idea mapping application (mind mapping) efficiently captures and organizes complex ideas and processes—from the big picture down to the smallest details—in a way that is easy for everyone on a project team to comprehend. It makes it possible for teams to quickly arrive at a common understanding of any given issue, opportunity or project, and then easily engage with the most relevant information to turn ideas into action. By combining these unique and proven benefits of information and ideas mapping application with online document and file sharing, secure workspaces and fully featured web conferencing, groups can now overcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The PM Podcast PMO Roundtable</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/08/03/the-pm-podcast-pmo-roundtable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, host of The PM Podcast, once again invited Shawn Futterer, PMP, of The ICPM website, and myself to a roundtable project management podcast discussion.  In this roundtable discussion we focus on the Project Management Office (PMO).
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		<title>Podcast episode 043:  interview with Josh Nankivel, PMP</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/07/23/podcast-episode-043-interview-with-josh-nankivel-pmp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh Nankivel, PMP, recently interviewed me for his pmStudent.com website, and he was willing to return the favor and he let me interview him last weekend for this pm411.org podcast.  During the interview, Josh and I discuss all kinds of great stuff including his past and current projects, the pmStudent.com website, the PMP and its future for project management, and even possible ideas for a great Project Management videogame!]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 040:  mindmanager pro 8 browser features</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/12/28/podcast-episode-040-mindmanager-pro-8-browser-features/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we continue our look at some of the new features of the latest version of Mindmanager Pro 8.0 mindmapping software from Mindjet.  In our second video in a series, we take a look at some of the new web integration features within Mindmanager Pro 8.0. Project teams can now fully leverage the incredible information resources of the Internet by initiating Web searches right from a map. Real-time search results will appear whenever you view your map.  You can also build your own Web service to add information from your company&#8217;s information systems. Also, in 8.0 you can view Web pages and Adobe PDF documents without leaving your map. You&#8217;ll retain your train of thought by staying focused on work at hand. Check out the video below to see it at Youtube.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2v62Paf5Y Free Giveaways! Finally, we have another special giveaway on the show today!  On December 31st, 2008 we will announce the name of 1 lucky winners that will receive a free downloadable copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 039:  new task features in mindmanager pro 8</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/12/07/podcast-episode-039-new-task-features-in-mindmanager-pro-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Write a review of the pm411.org Podcast in iTunes! Today we look at some of the new features of the latest version of Mindmanager Pro 8.0 mindmapping software from Mindjet.  In this episode we take a look at some of the great new schedule task features. Now you can get a quick overview plus ongoing progress on all project tasks—automatically. Visual cues and status indicators allow you to quickly determine the status of critical activities. View the ripple effect of any changes to a map and even run “what if” scenarios to see the resulting outcomes. With Mindmanager Pro 8.0 you can now develop your WBS as a mindmap and then easily automatically import it into Microsoft Project.  Check out the video below to find out more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6EwLvE8pA In Episode 40, we look at some of the new integrated web features of Mindmanager Pro 8.0.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 036:  Mindmapping</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/09/21/podcast-episode-036-mindmapping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today I speak with Jagdish Mirani, the Product Marketing lead for Mindjet Corporation. His professional experience spans the areas of Development, Product Management, and Marketing over a twenty-five year period. Prior to Mindjet he was VP of Product Management and Marketing at Business Objects (acquired by SAP). Before that, he was responsible for positioning and marketing Oracle’s Enterprise Performance Management Applications and Oracle’s future Enterprise Applications Product Line (Project Fusion). Prior to Oracle, Jagdish held various positions at Sybase, Tandem Computers and Hewlett-Packard. Jagdish holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Santa Clara University and an MBA from UC Berkeley. A mind map is described in Wikipedia as is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. Today Jagdish and I talk about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bigg Success Show:  Five tips for more effective status reports</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/08/07/the-bigg-success-show-five-tips-for-more-effective-status-reports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Recently I was interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts, The Bigg Success Show, and I provided George and Mary-Lynn with 2 Tips for More Effective Project Status Reports. Below I provide three additional tips for a total of five tips that will help you write status reports that people will actually read! Tip #1 &#8211; Know your audience! Ask yourself these questions: Who will be reading your status report?  Team members? Management? Your customer? What level of detail does your audience require?  Don&#8217;t make your audience dig through lots of details to get the information they really want. How frequently does your audience need updates &#8211; Daily, Weekly, Monthly? Tip #2 &#8211; Focus only on the exceptions! Look at just those issues that have changed since your previous report.  This will give your audience just the information that has changed since last report.  This will also help keep your report short and concise. Tip #3 &#8211; Make your report easy to read! Allow your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 031:  PMOs and portfolio management</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/05/27/podcast-episode-031-pmos-and-portfolio-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 04:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Recently I interviewed Nayan Patel, PMP, who works as a Corporate Manager of Portfolio Management for a major Healthcare Network.  I talked to Nayan about his role in creating and supporting project management, project management reporting tools, and project governance within his organization. Nayan Patel, a 16-year veteran of Information Technology, currently serves as the Corporate Manager of Portfolio Management for Baylor Health Care System, Information Services.  In this role he is responsible the project management and reporting tools, time reporting, and project governance.  Among his project management roles, Mr. Patel also serves as a consultant for strategic business processes solutions for the healthcare system, which includes value model realization for the electronic health record, the executive portfolio management, and has developed departmental logical-physical work flows of all system interfaces for the Baylor clinical infrastructure. Prior to joining Baylor, Mr. Patel delivered leadership and management experience for various technology and strategic solutions, led large development teams for mission-critical IT projects, and established project and quality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 022:  team collaboration with central desktop</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/01/20/podcast-episode-021-team-collaboration-with-central-desktop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail In episode 022 we feature our first pm411.org Project Management video podcast.  The decision to use video as the medium for this episode is to be able to show you some of the great features of a free team collaborative web application from one of our sponsors called Central Desktop.  It&#8217;s the collaboration tool voted “Best of The Web” by Business Week.  Organize projects, share files and meet online.  And best of all, you can set up an account and use the tool for free! The tool is free for up to 5 team members, but if you do want to add 10 or more team members, pm411.org Project Management Podcast listeners get an additional 25% for plans with additional features and team members when they upgrade!  And if you do increase the number of team members, pricing starts at just $25/month for 10 members prior to the 25% pm411.org discount. Some of the advantages of Central Desktop over other collaboration software include:    Quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management at MacWorld</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/01/18/project-management-at-macworld/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail There are a lot worse places than San Francisco to be stuck in during mid-January&#8230;  Like Chicago.  I could really learn to love living in mid-50 degree temperatures during what is typically the coldest part of the year in my part of the country.  Besides, it has been pretty exciting to be where the latest and most exciting technology is being unveiled by one of the most exciting companies.  I, of course, am speaking of MacWorld.  Now that Mr. Jobs has given me the biggest reason to consider finally making the jump from a long string of Windows PCs to the Mac OS with the new incredibly thin and lightweight MacBook Air, I decided to investigate at MacWorld what Project Management applications are available for the Mac.  I investigated three programs that really stuck out for me at the show. Fastrack Schedule 9 Software Development Company AEC showed Fastrack Schedule 9, which I found to be my PM software pick of the show.  Fastrack is a mid-priced project scheduling application that focuses on simplicity and schedule clarity.  Fastrack is all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 020:  E-projectmanagers website</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/12/28/podcast-episode-020-e-projectmanagers-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail In today&#8217;s episode I talk with Dora Tarver of the e-ProjectManagers website, a great website for Project Management templates. Dora began her career as a Programmer / Analyst, soon becoming a technical leader and eventually a Project Manager.  She is a member of PMI, has published papers, and has spoken across the country for PMI including at PMI Annual Seminars &#38; Symposium.  Dora has over 17 years expereince in planning, building and buying software and hardware for medium and multimillion-dollar projects. Her experience includes infrastructure management, project procurement, change management, risk management, team development, time &#38; cost analysis, business analysis, project plan development and maintenance following PMBOK and Corporate methodologies. Show Notes: http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/ &#8211; Dora&#8217;s project management website where her free templates can be found. doratarver@e-projectmanagers.com - Where to contact Dora. http://www.dharmakaya.com/ &#8211; The Dharmakaya Meditation Center. http://www.freewebsitedesign.org/ &#8211; Where you can go to get your website created for free. http://www.enlightenedsource.org/ &#8211; Dora provides some internet business product reviews. Finally, be sure to look for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 019:  project management web resources</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/12/10/podcast-episode-019-project-management-web-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail In Episode 19, I have the great privilege of having two of the top providers of Project Management internet content join me in a roundtable discussion on various project management web resources. Shawn Futterer, PMP®, is a certified project management professional with a broad range of experience. He started his career in 1992 managing quality control projects for a small manufacturing company and is currently working in a PMO for a Fortune 50 telecommunications company where he supervises project managers for the North region. Over the course of his career, Shawn has managed projects of all shapes and sizes. Shawn has a keen interest in the methodologies, strategy, planning and operations. He has over fifteen years of hands-on project management experience and has led, consulted on or contributed to: process development efforts, various methodologies and multiple training programs. Shawn attributes a project managers success to their ability to provide a strategic view and a demonstrated ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of an organization.  Shawn runs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 014:  dotProject collaborative project management software</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/10/01/podcast-episode-014-dotproject-collaborative-project-management-software/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today I talk with Karen Chisholm, from Melbourne, Australia, who serves as an admin for dotproject, an free, open source, web-based project management application designed to provide project layout and control functions.  dotProject aims to provide the project manager with a tool to manage team tasks, communication, and file sharing.  Within the application there are several core modules that allows the user to track work by company, project, task, and contact.  Additional free add-on modules allow additional functionality, such as importing Microsoft Project Tasks into dotProject. During the discussion, Karen and I discuss: The history of dotProject and Karen&#8217;s background. How dotProject is different from other collaborative software. Some of the modules available in dotProject. What is typically involved in installing dotProject on any server. New features and applications being creating by Karen&#8217;s group at the moment. And finally, how to convert user donations into goats for a good cause!  Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email for free!  &#8211; Your email address and personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave us a voice message</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/09/24/leave-us-a-voicemail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail You can now leave us voice messages with your project management questions, suggestions, and comments by calling us at (206) 984-3665 or by simply calling us at pm411.org with Skype.  You can get a free Skype account at www.skype.com.  When leaving us a message, please leave your name, location, and email address where we can reach you and we will air your voice message on a future podcast episode. We look forward to hearing from you.  And as before, you can also reach us by emailing us at show@pm411.org or by leaving a comment on the pm411.org website. Ron   Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email for free!  &#8211; Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented.   ]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 013:  how I became a PMP®</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/09/18/podcast-episode-013-how-i-became-a-pmp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Sorry &#8211; I am reposting this episode since there were some link issues with the original posting... I am happy to announce that on September 7th, 2007 I passed the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam.  In today&#8217;s show I talk about&#8230;   Why I chose to become a PMP® What I did to prepare for the exam and how long it took me What sections of the exam I felt were especially difficult What I would do differently if I were to take the exam over again And finally, how I believe being a PMP® will help me at my current job I also created a template (PMP® Practice Exam Answer Sheet Template) that I used while taking practice exams which you can use yourself.  Also, here is the link to the PM PrepCast.  Thanks for listening!  Ron Holohan, PMP®  Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email for free! Full Disclosure:  We are an affiliate of the PMP® PrepCast™ and earn a referral commission in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free project management giveaways!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Just a reminder that we have a couple of free giveaway drawings coming up very soon, so be sure to enter: Cornelius Fichtner of the Project Management PrepCast has graciously offered a free subscription to a single lucky pm411.org listener!  To enter, email us at show@pm411.org with your name, email address, and &#8220;PM PrepCast Drawing&#8221; in the subject line and you will be entered into a drawing for a free subscription to the Project Management PrepCast.  We will draw the name of the lucky winner on August 15th, so enter soon! Will will also draw the names of 2 lucky winners to win either a free ebook copy of Larry Leach&#8217;s book Lean Project Management or a free copy of CCPM+ Critical Chain software add-on for Microsoft Project.  Simply send an email to show@pm411.org with your name, email address, and &#8220;CCPM Drawing&#8221; in the subject line before August 25th, 2007. Be sure to enter soon and good luck!  Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 011: critical chain project management</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/08/05/podcast-episode-011-critical-chain-project-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail According to research by the Standish Group, using traditional project management approaches, only 44% of projects finish on time.  In fact, the study showed that projects on average complete at 122% over the original schedule, 89% over the original budget, 70% of projects don&#8217;t meet their planned scope, and 30% are cancelled before completion (Standish 1994).   But, what if I were to tell you that there is a proven project management methodology out there that has been credited with allowing project managers to complete their projects 10% to 50% faster and cheaper than by traditional Critical Path or PERT methods alone?  What if I also told you this methodology has also been credited with up to 95% on time and on budget success when applied correctly?     Sound too good to be true?   In episode 11 we talk to Mr. Larry Leach, PMP to learn more about the Critical Chain Project Management Methodology and its keys to success.  Larry Leach is the president of Advanced Projects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Budget Template</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 18:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Project Budget Template This template allows you to track your project&#8217;s spending to current and original plan by phase and by month within the phase.  The Excel workbook is broken into 3 worksheets &#8211; INSTRUCTIONS (this tab), DASHBOARD, AND BUDGET.   The DASHBOARD worksheet is meant to give you an overview of your project budget by phase (for up to 5 project phases) and the total project expenses.  Under &#8220;Current Phase Dates&#8221; on the DASHBOARD worksheet, enter the project team start date and the completion date of each of the 4 phases.  If your project has more than 4 phases, you can combine the phases.  If you decided to modify the worksheet to include more (or less phases), please be aware that you are doing so at your own risk.  You can easily submit your budget as a report and add some high level detail to the &#8220;Project Budget Comments&#8221; section, describing any changes to your budget or spending patterns. The BUDGET worksheet is broken down into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 002:  managing effective meetings (part 1 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/04/01/podcast-episode-002-managing-effective-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail When creating meetings for your team it is important that you: Determine if you need a meeting Determine the goal of the meeting Prepare for the meeting in advance Run the meeting effectively and follow up after the meeting Although most of us already have way too many meetings, effectively managed meeting can mean the difference between success and failure for a project team.  In this podcast (Part 1 or 2 on Effective Meetings) I describe some techniques that I use in my own team meetings to insure success.  I have also provided an effective meeting minute template that allows minutes to be captured easily into 4 critical Key Information Buckets:  Action Items, Decisions Made, Discussion Points, and Open Issues.  Next week&#8217;s podcast will continue on the topic of effective meetings and I will discuss the use of standup meetings. Enjoy, Ron Meeting Minute Template (Right Click and choose &#8220;Save Target As&#8221; to download .xls file)   Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Software Review:  @Risk 4.1 for Microsoft Project</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/03/13/software-review-risk-41-for-microsoft-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several statistical modeling add-on programs to Microsoft Project, such as Palisade’s @Risk or Deltek’s Risk+ that allow you to statistically vary durations to see the probability effects on the project outcome.  This article is a review of @Risk Pro 4.1 for Microsoft Project.]]></description>
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