http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspxenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30414.1743)http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/17909.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 23:11:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17909RondaRobertsThis article takes a look at the PMPal, a project management software. What is PMPal? PMPal, developed by Chemuturi Consultants, is metrics management software for software project managers. PMPal is marketed to software development teams, but any team involved with development may find it beneficial to their companies. This program has appeal for ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17717.aspxTue, 02 Dec 2008 10:44:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17717NbakerThis article by Natasha Baker, summarizes the main points in the research paper, Six Sigma: Myths and Realities, which takes an antagonistic look at Six Sigma in an effort to help organizations evaluate its worth. Taking an antagonistic approach in Six Sigma: Myths and Realities , author Nihar Rajan Senapati argues that Six Sigma is not necessarily...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17674.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 21:58:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17674BlegrandChain testing is becoming more popular and is regarded to be of vital importance for testing systems and their interactions. There is a danger to do too much and spent a lot of money on tests that are not important. Risk analysis should show what needs to be done to get acceptable quality. The Issue In large companies a lot of systems work together...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17673.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 21:57:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17673HansThis first class of website projects deals with the smallest web presentations we normally build and use. These projects are short, cheap, and simple to manage. Small and Static Website Projects Small static websites are written in HTML, more modern sites in XHTML, or in Flash only. They are static in sense of not changing automatically during thei...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17672.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 21:56:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17672HansThis second article about Web Project Management deals with the technological point of view, now with respect to the implementation phase. Website Implementation Phase from the Technological Point of View In the first part of this series we have seen that the website design method by Professor deTroyer gives a lot of detailed advice on how to desig...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17671.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 21:56:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17671HansProject Planning for a Website is often similar to other software projects. The first part of this short series will show the technological point of view. Ten Aspects of Web Site Design Projects This is the first article of a ten-step series that introduces some ideas about website design. Here is an overview to introduce you to the series componen...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/media/p/17010.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 03:24:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17010NbakerSix Sigma: Myths and Realities, written by Nihar Ranjan Senapati, focuses on answering the question, "Do the ground realities speak in favor of spending millions of $ budget, when any exotic process centric concept even like Shainin’s can also map out process improvement in the similar objective manner?" Download this article to find out ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17007.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 02:52:54 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17007mistyfaucheuxWhenever you go to institute a change in your organization, you need to control this change. But, what exactly is change management? Learn more about the topic of change management methodology in this article. Three Main Components of Change Management Change management does pretty much what the term implies. It systematically deals with change so ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17006.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 02:47:28 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17006RondaRobertsThis article discusses how to handle cross platform issues for project management. Sometimes, at work, you use Windows-based computers. At home, however, you use a Mac, and a few of your team members prefer Linux. How, then, can work be completed when not at the office? There's an easy solution to this problem - utilizing some of the many cross pla...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17005.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 02:45:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17005RondaRobertsThis article talks about the risks involved in change management. Change Management Misty Faucheux has written an excellent series on change management methodologies here at BrightHub. In her articles she discusses ways that project managers can successfully incorporate change into their projects. With all change, however, come particular risks. Pe...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/17004.aspxFri, 28 Nov 2008 02:39:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17004RondaRobertsThis article evaluates and describes the best open source task management programs. Open Source programs offer users the advantage of being free and it offers users the advantage of being able to change the code associated with the software. For task management, this means that you can utilize the program, customize it, and give it to everyone in y...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16932.aspxThu, 27 Nov 2008 02:36:40 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16932mistyfaucheuxWant to institute a change management plan in your organization, but need additional help? Luckily, there are several tools out there that can help you organize and effectively institute your plan. Learn about the newest technologies to assist you with your change management methodology. Enterprise 7 Now that you know what change management is, you...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16931.aspxThu, 27 Nov 2008 02:30:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16931RondaRobertsThis article talks about effective communication plans and links to an example available in the Media Gallery. Having a communication plan in place is an essential component for good project management. This document ensures that all stakeholders are equally informed of how, when, and why communication will happen. Communication is often a very eff...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/16930.aspxThu, 27 Nov 2008 02:25:27 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16930RondaRobertsThis article reviews the project management software, Daptiv PPM What is Daptiv PPM? Daptiv PPM is an On Demand Project Portfolio Management program. This program promises users will increase productivity and better manage resources. EProject, a popular project management software company has become Daptiv, and is now focusing on tapping into the o...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/media/p/16879.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16879RondaRobertsThis template accompanies Ronda Roberts' article, "A Sample Communication Plan for the Project Manager."http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/16875.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 19:43:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16875RondaRobertsThis article reviews the project management software, Intervals. What is Intervals? Pelago's Intervals is a time tracking and task management software for project managers. This program is web-based. Pelago is a company started in 2000 that focused on web design. They created Intervals in order to meet their own billing and project management needs...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16874.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 19:36:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16874RondaRobertsThis article discusses how project management decreases the potential for risks to actualize. It is part of a series on the importance of project management. What is Risk and Why is it Important? In short, risk is the probability that an unwanted or unforeseen event will occur during the life cycle of a project. A more precise definition of risk, i...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16786.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 12:06:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16786RondaRobertsThis article discusses how good project management can lead to client and customer satisfaction. Client and Customer Satisfaction - The Ultimate Goal It is fitting that the series on the importance of project management end on the ultimate business goal (next to making money). This goal is to have satisfied clients and customers. Why is it so impor...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16783.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 11:15:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16783NbakerThis article by Natasha Baker, discusses the research paper "Similarities and Differences Between TQM, Six Sigma and Lean". Six Sigma has a long history that dates back to Carl Fredrick Gauss (1777-1855). Gauss introduced the concept of the normal curve. Modern Six Sigma has been attributed to Dr. Mikel Harry, a senior staff engineer at Motorola's ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16782.aspxWed, 26 Nov 2008 11:00:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16782RondaRobertsThis article describes how to create a master project schedule. The master project schedule is created from the project plan and individual schedules. Creating the master project schedule will give the team an overview of what needs to be done, when it needs to be done and when it should be completed. The master project schedule should take into ac...