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NEW - Infrastructure Deployment WBS

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:56 -0700

This Microsoft Project schedule for an infrastructure deployment plan includes a detailed work breakdown, draft scheduling estimates and dependencies, and role-based resource allocation. The WBS runs from project scope investigation to post-project review (including lessons learned).

NEW - Premium Course: Kicking Off Virtual Projects with Other Organizations

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:55 -0700

Part 1 - To deliver a quality product, you need to get everyone aligned on the project goals. Perhaps even more importantly, you need to get them feeling like a team, not just a bunch of people who happen to be working on the same project sometimes. This mini-course with ProjectConnections founder Cinda Voegtli provides an overview of the challenges of organizing and leading a virtual team, and how to rise above them. First of a two-part series. 1 PDU

WBS Example: Marketing Project

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:54 -0700

This detailed WBS organizes a marketing project from plan development to materials distribution. Reviewing an example schedule can help you get a head start on your planning activities and make sure you don't overlook important factors that can make the difference between success and failure.

Stress Relievers: Project Crisis Bingo

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:53 -0700

Is your team losing sleep trying to get your project across the finish line? Take a light-hearted look at typical project crises with Project Crisis Bingo. Hang this on your office wall (or in the team war room) and see how long it takes to get five in a row -- or how long you can avoid it.

Featured Article: The Wind-up! The PITCH! by Carl Pritchard

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:51 -0700

Even if they don't hang so much as a shingle on the door, professionals everywhere sell themselves. And in the project management profession, we should do no less. In every meeting and every encounter, we should sell the profession, its benefits, and our ability to further those goals through our professional endeavors. If we are not the "pitchmen" for our profession, no one else will be.

Featured Template: Requirements Interview Checklist

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:41:49 -0700

Don't leave requirements gathering to your project manager. Make sure you are involved and really understand how your skills and expertise can help the customer. This checklist is organized into sets of questions you should consider for key stakeholders and subject matter experts. This Premium resource is free to registered Members until May 23.