Professional Associations
The Project Management Institute - This is the web site for the global PMI organization. Here you will find information on PMI Membership, Certification, Chapters, and Events, as well as information on our national organization.
Forms, Tools, and Templates - Available for PMI members @ http://www.pmi.org/Knowledge-Center/Tools-And-Templates.aspx . To access please log in with your PMI User ID and Password.
Online PMI® Membership Renewal Now Available for Members! You can now renew your PMI membership online by logging onto the Members Area of The Project Management Institute and choose "Member Log On" to complete the renewal process at any time or place convenient to you!
Regional Chapter links of interest:
Memphis Tennessee PMI Chapter Website - (http://www.pmimemphis.org)
KC Mid America Chapter of PMI (http://www.kcpmichapter.org)
Austin Chapter PMI (http://www.austinpmi.org/)
Red Earth Chapter PMI - Oklahoma (http://www.redearthpmi.org/)
Project Management Institute’s Greater New Orleans Chapter (http://www.gnopmi.com/)
General Information
PMLinks - Project Management resource website including job information, certification, educations, tools, templates, and more...
PMI Expert - This site serves as a resource for you and your project teams as you work to deliver projects to your company or organization.
PMBoulevard - PMBoulevard is well designed and easy to use. Here you’ll find Articles and Papers, Book Reviews and Templates. Best of all though, is an on-line study-guide for those taking the PMP Certification.
allPM.com - AllPM is a website for Project Managers that provides on-line discussion groups, templates, and reviews of project management hardware, software and books. They have a large archive of PM articles and new articles are added Monday through Friday.
Gantthead - This is a great site that provides information across all areas of Project Management. Be sure to click on Project Accelerator for a fast link to the best articles.
The Project Management Center - Another general information web site that provides information on project management software, training, books, jobs and articles.
Cheetah Learning - Accelerated PMP program.
Intuit Quickbase - This is an online resource guide to project management. For those new to project management, the site provides a good overview to project management, as well as project management career resources.
Project Management Methodology
TenStep Project Management Methodology - Ten Step Management is a web site that lays out a methodology for managing projects. Apparently all the information is free to use,including a form template library. Not as glamorous as some web sites, but well designed and easy to use.
Training and Certification
Center for Project Management - CPM provides onsite training and public seminars in project management.
Project Management Group, Inc - The Project Management Group offers basic training programs in project management.
Project Manager - Project Management training resources (tips, videos, webinars).
Management Solutions Group, Inc (MSG) is a recognized provider of professional development programs in project management. Formally recognized by Project Management Institute's (PMI) Registered Education Provider Program (PMI R.E.P) MSG accepts and adheres to all PMI R.E.P. policies and requirements.
ESI International - ESI provides project management and contract management training and consulting. You can also order PMP Certification study tools on-line. Jump straight to this PMP related information:
PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide - Direct link to the purchase information for the ESI study materials.
PMP Challenge (Practice Questions) - Direct link to the purchase information ESI’s PMP Challenge.
ESI’s e-Training for PMP - Direct link to ESI’s e-Training information.
International Institute for Learning - IIL provides a variety of business training products, courses and consulting services. The company’s subject matter specialties include “project management” and “theory of constraints”. If you register for membership (free) you will have access to articles and templates based on the IT Project Management System and the Project Manager's Toolkit.
Watermark Learning (Project Management & Business Requirements Analysis) - Watermark Learning provides project management and business analyst training including project management courses and business requirements analysis training including two new Masters Certificate programs.
Management Concepts - Management Concepts is a provider of Leadership and Management Training.
RMC Project Management - RCM is actually training, consulting and mentoring organization, but we know it best as the home of Rita Mulchay, the author of PMP Exam Prep. The site includes lots of good information about the training and services that RCM can provide
SoftwareProjects - Free training in managing software projects via the web.
4PM - 4PM concentrates mainly on education and certification. They offer an extensive Project Management KnowledgeBase, which is well organized and easy to use.
CBT Workshop - The CBT Workshop is a PMI Registered Education Provider Program. Their products and services include interactive computer based courseware, complete with instructor narration, as well as traditional instructor-led training encompassing the following topics: Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) Fundamentals, Program Management, Effective Communications, Project Risk Management, Proposal Development, Planning and Scheduling, and Microsoft Project for Non-Schedulers.
Engineering & Construction Project Management
Engineering & Construction Project Managers - 4pm offers this specialty area for Construction related information.
Home Builders Institute - The Home Builders Institute (HBI) is the nation's leading source for education and training programs serving the home building industry. This site provides good educational resources for all aspects of home building.
General Management Skills
Leading
Project Perfect - This is another site with very good articles and other PM related info
Basics about Employee Motivation - This is a great article about what does and does not motivate employees.
Big Dog’s Leadership Page - This leadership guide is for new supervisors, managers, leads, and anyone wishing to move up through the ranks as a leader. The first chapter, Concepts of Leadership, provides a basic background on leadership. The following chapters provide the skills and knowledge needed to implement effective leadership.
Leadership - This is an excellent student developed website devoted to leadership. Included here you’ll find information on Leadership Styles, Leader Attitudes and a really great section on the Difference Between a Leader and a Manager.
Leadership – Helping people to succeed. - Paul B. Thornton has written this interesting and informative article on the art of leadership.
The Pyramid of Leadership - This sample listing is broken into three main groups, Core or Essential Competencies, Leadership Competencies, and Professional Competencies. These three groups of competencies can be thought of as the Pyramid of Leadership, which collectively form the basic requirements for becoming a leader.
Communicating
Basic Management Skills - This is a series of articles by Gerard M. Blair that discuss several management topics including Presentation Skills, Writing Skills and Oral Communication
Creating Strategies - Creating Strategies is a training and consulting organization that specializes in organizational communication. The site has lots of free articles on communication.
Effective Meetings - An on-line magazine for better meetings.
The Team Resource Center - Facilitation, coaching, and consulting for better meetings and stronger teams. You’ll find lots of articles and useful how-to information.
Negotiating
Seven Steps to Successful Negotiation - Easy to follow steps in negotiation.
Seven Steps to Handling Interpersonal Differences - Daniel Robin’s article provides useful information about negotiating.
Project Management Tools
Method 123 - Free Project Management Tools
PM Knowledge Areas
Project Integration Management
Time Management
PERT, CPM and Gantt - The information on this site is taken from Martin Modell’s “A Professional's Guide to Systems Analysis”. This is an excellent explanation of these time management tools.
PERT Charts - This is a very simply presented site that provides very good information on PERT Charts.
Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute - Articles and information about Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints. Educational opportunities are available as well.
GRaph INterface (GRIN) - Grin is a powerful tool in the Graph theory with many capabilities. Grin is easy to use; you don`t need any computer experience to get start. This tool can be used for Gantt Charting.
Cost Management
Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis - Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis is just that, a well-presented article explaining Cost Benefit Analysis.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) - This information is specifically aimed at explaining Internal Rate of Return. If you need some help with this topic, this is a very good article.
Quality Management
Continuous Quality Improvement Server - This site is primarily a set of links to files and other web sites that are devoted to Continuous Quality Improvement. Included at this site is a good link to CQI tutorials that has information on the Seven CQ Tools.
Deming Electronic Network - Here you will find good information about the Deming Philosophy of Quality Management.
Human Resource Management
Douglas McGregor - Theory X and Y - An in-depth discussion of McGregors theory.
Explanation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs - Abraham Maslow’s theory is discussed here. This is a very good source for information on human behavior according to Mr. Maslow.
Herzberg's Theory of Motivation and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Herzberg and Maslow are contrasted in this excellent article.
Motivation - Many of the most popular motivation theories are discussed at this site. Good for a high-level review of the theories.
Douglas McGregor - Theory X and Y - An in-depth discussion of McGregors theory.
Team Building: Developing a Productive Team - This site provides good, basic information on Team Building.
Teambuilding, Inc. - Teambuilding, Inc is a good source for team building articles and how-to’s. There is also a good discussion group associated with this site.
Tips for Facilitators - This is an easy to use site with lots of good ideas for facilitating teams and meetings.
Communications Management
Interpersonal Communications - This is a site full of easy to read articles on both written and oral communication, as well as some conflict management advice.
Business Writing, Reading and Speaking Skills - Articles on and training in Business Communications.
Risk Management
Project Risk Management - Project Risk Management provides a nicely laid out explanation of how to approach risk on a project.
PMI Risk Management Specific Interest Group - PMI has several SIG’s, and this may be the cream of the crop. This is a well-presented web site with several articles on Risk Management.
Learning About Risk Analysis - This is a good overview site about Risk Analysis. Also contains some good information on Monte Carlo Analysis.
Risk Analysis and Real Options - This is a power-point presentation that is helpful if you’re trying to develop a greater understanding of risk.
Project Risk Management - Project Risk Management provides a nicely laid out explanation of how to approach risk on a project.
