David Lowe’s Weblog

The Many Perspectives of Project Management

June 1st, 2010

These days, proficiency in project management is no longer considered a luxury or an auxiliary skill for many knowledge workers. Project management competency is also considered a key component as part of many IT organizations’ delivery capability. Whether at a professional or personal level, the project management mentality and the discipline to plan and to execute in our daily lives can often differentiate someone who is effective from someone who plays catch-up all the time due to lack of planning.

When it comes to educating people on the project management topics, The Project Management Podcast hosted by Cornelius Fichtner definitely has a proven track record. Mr. Fichtner has been consistently pumping out quality weekly podcasts since September 2005. The collection of podcasts contains not only helpful how-to on a variety of topics, but also useful insights from many of Cornelius’ interview guests. All these contents put together makes a pretty engaging source of how-to-do-project-management-more-effectively.

The Project Management Podcast can be found at http://project-management-podcast.com/. Head over and begin checking out all of the episodes. Just like the Manager Tools, these podcasts are free and subscribing via iTunes or a podcast manager is highly recommended. While you are at Cornelius’ web site, be sure to check out the helpful Free PM Guide Book and Free PM Term Book under the Resources menu.

There are two other project management podcasts I also listen to. They are The pm411.org Project Management Podcast (http://pm411.org/) and PMO Podcasts (http://thepmopodcast.com). Both series of podcast provide additional information, viewpoints, and insights into the project and program management disciplines. I also recommend checking them out to see whether the topics are appealing to you.

Still want more? Consider joining Project Management Institute (PMI) and one of the local chapters. PMI Los Angeles Chapter (http://pmi-la.org) holds monthly meetings with speakers and a number of seminars and training sessions throughout the year.

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