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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.brighthub.comhttp://www.brighthub.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Project Management</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><item><title>Practicing Effective Delegation</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/54501.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:38:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:54501</guid><dc:creator>HaleyMontgomery</dc:creator><description>Effective delegation is an integral part of effective project management. Knowing how to choose the best team member for each task is a vital component in resource management for any project. Read on to discover three project management tips for effective delegation. Three Guidelines for Effective Delegation in Project Management Delegating respons...</description></item><item><title>Resource Management With Microsoft Project</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/48745.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:45:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:48745</guid><dc:creator>venkatlux</dc:creator><description>You will find innumerable books and articles out there on Resource Management. Most of them deal with the complexities of the topic, and it takes a while to get started using Microsoft Project for Resource Management. This article takes a different approach with doing, followed by learning. Warming Up Once a project has been broken down into manage...</description></item><item><title>Employee Pride and Project Management</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/46739.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:48:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:46739</guid><dc:creator>JScheid</dc:creator><description>Does your work environment suffer from lack of employee pride&amp;#63; It may be that your resource management skills need a little help. Believe it or not, employees do better when they have guidance and a clear understanding of what&amp;#39;s expected of them. Jean Scheid tells us about employee pride. How to Win Employee Pride Back In the movie Executiv...</description></item><item><title>Review of Project Kickstart</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/35051.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:10:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35051</guid><dc:creator>OnlinePro</dc:creator><description>Project KickStart is easy-to-use project management software exclusively intended for small projects that help with everything from generating ideas to solving problems right through to project completion. Overview Rating You can probably find a number of project management software packages that claim how handy they are and what a great interface ...</description></item><item><title>Review - RationalPlan Multi Project</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/36244.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 18:59:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:36244</guid><dc:creator>OnlinePro</dc:creator><description>RationalPlan Multi Project, the powerful multi-project management software enables developing of project plans, allocating resources, monitoring project progress, managing budgets and analyzing workload of all inter-related projects with common resources and shared dependencies. &amp;#13;&amp;#10;&amp;#13;&amp;#10; Overview Rating RationalPlan Multi Project ( www....</description></item><item><title>How to Be a Good Client: Managing Vendor Relations with Creatives Part 1</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/35769.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:16:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35769</guid><dc:creator>HaleyMontgomery</dc:creator><description>Vendor relations with contract designers and creatives are important components of successful resource management. This two-part article series provides 10 project management tips for how to build effective vendor relations with creatives and design professionals. 10 Project Management Tips for Working with Creatives -- Part 1 If one of your projec...</description></item><item><title>How to Be a Good Client: Vendor Relations with Contract Designers Part 2</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/35570.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 23:03:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35570</guid><dc:creator>HaleyMontgomery</dc:creator><description>Vendor relations with creative and design professionals are important elements of successful project resource management. This two-part article series provides 10 project management tips for how to build effective vendor relations with contract designers. 10 Project Management Tips for Working with Creatives -- Part 2 Part 1 of this two-part resour...</description></item><item><title>Review of Daptiv (eProject)</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/35566.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 22:29:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35566</guid><dc:creator>OnlinePro</dc:creator><description>Daptiv provides a wholly effective approach for teams separated by geography and organization boundaries to share tasks, events, messages, and documents and the interface is very intuitive and user-friendly. Daptiv &amp;#40;eProject&amp;#41; - The Tool Rating Daptiv (formerly eProject) is a web-based proprietary project management program recommended highl...</description></item><item><title>Employing Effective Resource Management at your Company</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/2793.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:35:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2793</guid><dc:creator>writerightaway</dc:creator><description>Proper utilization of effective resource management is like holding the keys to kingdom. Not only can Resource Management &amp;#40;RM&amp;#41; positively affect your bottom line, but effective resource management can impact everything from team attitude and loyalty to generating positive word-of-mouth When it comes to resource management , the cards you’re...</description></item><item><title>Project Manager Tips on Dealing with Difficult Employees</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/34393.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 22:57:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:34393</guid><dc:creator>JScheid</dc:creator><description>A difficult employee can cause stress in the work environment. Jean Scheid takes a look at project manager tips on dealing with difficult employees. Understanding Your Employees Project managers are often faced with difficult employees. To deal with this issue, first you need to understand your employees. There are many reasons why a team member or...</description></item><item><title>Resource Management - Team Communication is Essential</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/33861.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:10:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33861</guid><dc:creator>shicpearl</dc:creator><description>It is essential that effective team communication occurs throughout the project in order to minimize misunderstanding and unnecessary delays. Environments that foster effective communication provide the foundation for building the synergy needed to ensure timely and successful project completion. How Teamwork Works Teamwork requires a planning proc...</description></item><item><title>Using the Communications Management Matrix as a Tool</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/33854.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:54:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33854</guid><dc:creator>shicpearl</dc:creator><description>The Communications Management Matrix is a tool that plays a vital role in the Communications Management process, which is to keep all project constituents on the same page, ensuring there are no breakdowns in processes. This article offers invaluable insight on creating and using the matrix. Role of Communications Management in Project Management P...</description></item><item><title>What is a Responsibility Assignment Matrix?</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/33836.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:19:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33836</guid><dc:creator>RondaRoberts</dc:creator><description>This article provides an overview of what a responsibility assignment matrix is and how to create one for your project. What is the Responsibility Assignment Matrix&amp;#63; So you've constructed your work breakdown structure (WBS) and your organizational breakdown structure (OBS) . You have a schedule tentatively made. What's missing? Perhaps you shou...</description></item><item><title>Resource Management - Effective Matrix Management</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/33655.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:17:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33655</guid><dc:creator>shicpearl</dc:creator><description>Due to limited dedicated resources, Matrix Management is often employed, requiring the &amp;#34;matrixed&amp;#34; resource to report to two bosses, one of which is functional and the other operational. When approached properly, Matrix Management can prove to be an effective tool in Resource Management. Description of Resource Management Resource Management...</description></item><item><title>What is a Resource Breakdown Structure?</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/32864.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:33:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:32864</guid><dc:creator>OnlinePro</dc:creator><description>Resource Breakdown Structure or RBS is focused on creating a hierarchical list of the resources, both significant and seemingly redundant, that are involved in the project. Resource Breakdown Structure or RBS is an integral part of any effective project management tool. Managing any project means organizing resources, such as the project team membe...</description></item><item><title>GoPlan - Review</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/2600.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:12:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2600</guid><dc:creator>Kelli</dc:creator><description>Project management software should offer an effective tool to open, progress, and close a project with efficiency and ease. Unfortunately, GoPlan Project Resource Tracking and Management program falls short for most professional project managers. GoPlan Falls Short In Quality Project management software should offer an effective tool to open, progr...</description></item><item><title>A Review of Project.net</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/30847.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:34:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30847</guid><dc:creator>RondaRoberts</dc:creator><description>This article takes a hard look at Project.net and describes this full-service open source web-based free software and whether it may be helpful to you in your situation. Overview Project.net is open source web-based software that allows users to increase their project's performance and productivity while still managing to cut costs. This program ha...</description></item><item><title>A Review of P2Ware Planner</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/30740.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:07:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30740</guid><dc:creator>RondaRoberts</dc:creator><description>This article reviews and describes the project management software P2Ware Planner. Overview P2ware is a project planner suite. The program allows users to define and describe their projects completely. It also allows users to create Product Breakdown Structures, Gantt Charts as well as level resources. This powerful program promises to solve all it...</description></item><item><title>A Review of Open Workbench</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/reviews/30347.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:24:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30347</guid><dc:creator>RondaRoberts</dc:creator><description>This article takes a look at Open Workbench, an open source project management desktop application. Overview of Open Workbench Open Workbench is an open source desktop project management application that focuses upon project management scheduling needs. This program is intended for the Microsoft Windows platform. It differs from Microsoft Project i...</description></item><item><title>Project Management &amp; Email — Effective Communication or Disorganized Mess</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/30411.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:48:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30411</guid><dc:creator>OnlinePro</dc:creator><description>Many people not only choose email as the most preferred source of effective communication and collaboration, but they often describe it as separate project management software. This becomes even more valuable when the talk is about web-based project management software. Advantages of Email Many innovative web-based project management software packa...</description></item></channel></rss>