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Associations: Project Management Institute (Home page) Project Management Institute (Apply for membership) American Society of Naval Engineers Maine Chapter of American Society for Quality Maine Section, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Mesda (previously Maine Software Developers Association) Professional Consultants of Maine Earned Value: Earned Value Management Web Site General : The Project Management Forum - online forum Projects@Work - excellent free quarterly magazine; has very good reviews of PM software, leadership and team building program components pmProfessional - Free online newsletter written by PMPs Major Milestones - free newsletter from KIDASA, publisher of Milestones project scheduling software Google Group for Microsoft Project - Google's easy to use from end for Usenet discussion group (aka News Groups). Help on this feature at Google. OnTimeOnBuget - free newsletter from the Rigorous Program Management Group . To subscribe send email to OnTimeOnBudgetPM@aol.com Information Systems: DOD Software Program Managers Network Free Systems Engineering Management Text Project Management Consulting: Project Management Software Trends Articles: Welcom - Trends in Project Management Systems HMS Software - Project Management Articles Software: Directory of Project Management Software - mind boggling list of available PM software Project Kickstart - a easy to use tool to build a 'point & click' project plan WBS Chart - an add-in to MS Project Milestone Simplicity - fast an easy Gannt chart drawing tool Pathways - free Team Building and Meeting Planning software IT Estimating - free COCOMO II based estimator Risk Radar - free risk assessment tool Control Panel - Analysis reporting PM Office - example of an Enterprise Project Management system Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (for Project) - tips & software compatible with Microsoft Project Quality: Overview of the Problem Solving Cycle - A start from scratch page. Part of the The Guide to Managing for Quality focused on health care; a joint effort of Management Sciences for Health and the United Nations Children's Fund The Sprint Quality Handbook - a more advanced top to bottom problem solving handbook, made available for free from Sprint iSixSigma - Determine the Root Cause, The 5 Whys (and lots of other cool quality stuff!) Useful links: The
Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) - A Non-Profit Organization dedicated to improving cost estimating and
analysis in government and industry and enhancing the professional
competence and achievements of its members
Maine Chapter Electronic Devices & Computer Societies
One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers
Partnering/Value Engineering
- Federal General Services Administration. As they describe:
"Value
engineering considers alternative design solutions to optimize the
expected cost/worth ratio of construction projects at completion. Value
engineering elicits ideas on ways of maintaining or enhancing results
while reducing life cycle costs."
PMBOK Guide
- PMI's Official Guide
System
Engineering Fundamentals
- Free PDF file from Defense Systems Management College.
As they describe it:
"Topics
include the systems engineering process; system analysis and
control; and planning for, organizing, and managing systems.
The guide provides a basic, conceptual-level description of
SEM as it relates to the development and life cycle management
of a system -- including basic concepts, problem-solving, tools
to balance the process, and issues integral to the SEM effort."
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