Journeyman PM is a blog under the direction of Bert Heymans, a project manager with a heavy emphasis on his background in software development. He started the blog as heymans.org in 2006 and moved over to the journeymanpm.com URL for good in 2010, and posts at least once every two weeks.

“Making my readers better project managers by sharing my experiences and offering guides is the main goal of the blog,” Bert says of his intentions through Journeyman PM. “I started my previous project management blog Heymans.org with my old PMO in mind for my main audience, Journeyman PM builds on top of that experience. I believe very strongly that a big part of striving for professional excellence is teaching what you’ve learned to others. The human mind is wired like that.”

As with many blogs, Journeyman PM taps the experience of its leader, and Bert combines his experience with his domain and sector knowledges to create one of the longest running blogs to be featured on PPM Community.

“I have a knack for good usability design and my hobbies are photography and keeping up with the latest technologies,” he says. “In the field I’ve managed projects in web consultancy agencies, in advertising, in IT and professional services. I strongly believe in coaching, empowerment, facilitation and using the right tools for the job.”

“I started out as a software developer and after some time as a freelance consultant and technical analyst I rolled into project management. I got formal and informal PMI and PRINCE2 training and followed courses in time management, leadership and people management. Throughout the years I’ve constantly been active online one way or the other, so have a look at my http://about.me/heymans page.”

Bert was driven by the emergence of social opportunities in online media to spearhead Journeyman PM. “I want to have an online project management presence,” he says. “It’s great for networking and it creates a place where I archive my own lessons.”

In describing Journeyman PM, Bert offers his readers this explanation: “It’s an aggregation of advice, checklists and stories that I collect throughout the years in my professional career. I mostly blog about communication and soft skills and keep the posts methodology agnostic. If I find a great project management tool I’ll write about it, too.”

Bert says the most popular post tackles web design projects:

An Illustrated Plan for a Web Design Project

He also has three personal favourites:

A Checklist for Handing Over a Project

Project Management Elements MindMap

Project Management Under NDA Checklist

Be sure to follow the Journeyman PM blog and Bert’s latest news at his Twitter handle @journeymanpm

Blog:  http://journeymanpm.com/

RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/JourneymanProjectManager

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The Planner Tutorials Hub is a blog for project managers, controllers, schedulers and planners alike with a need for quality guides on how to work with certain tools common to the trade. Planner Tutorials is headed by Michael Lepage, a “a Primavera and Project Management expert working with companies large and small.”

Lepage also works as a trainer and instructional designer and holds a Project Management Professional cerfication from PMI.org. He says he started the weekly blog in August 2011 because he felt those occupations would be well-served in a weblog format.

“I write tutorials because I love to teach and I’m pretty keen on technology,” Michael says. “There seems to be a lack of tutorials and how-tos on the web for the tools that project managers and planners like Oracle Primavera. We’re trying to help fill that gap by providing real-world step-by-step tutorials for beginners or the advanced user.”

What motivates Michael to post? “Well, there’s a need to pass information on and to make it available to the community. The community as a whole becomes stronger when it’s engaged and resources are available to foster best practices and insightful discussion. Our tutorials are for planners, schedulers, project managers and other project controls professionals.”

The most widely read blogis a video that explains how to include Excel data in a Primavera update

Video Tutorial: Activity Splitting in P6 Using User Defined Fields

Two other posts, including User Defined Fields, serve as his own personal favourites:

How to Convert a Project’s WBS to Activity Codes in Oracle Primavera P6

Project Management is a blog run by Chilean Computer Engineer, Business Consultant and Project Management professor Adrian Moya Anex. Written in Spanish, Google allows for the blog to translate to English.

“I am a IT professional Systems Auditor, Quality Analyst, I’m graduated in business management. I have 30 years of experince in project management,” Adrian says. “I started the blog in July 2008 in order to share the knowledge about project management.”

“It is a good blog,” he says. “I share my expertise to avoid the failures and to avoid spent money in a black hole. Remember: I have 30 years of expertise. Mostly my projects were successful because I have applied the best practices.”

Adrian says the intended audience for Project Management includes those who work in goverment, business management, project sponsorship and project management.

Adrian says he most popular post tackles the Gantt chart:

Guide to develop a Gantt chart – (ENGLISH)

These are among his favourite posts:

Why IT Projects Fail in our Business – (ENGLISH)

Risk Management – (ENGLISH)

Project manager to Leader of Projects – (ENGLISH)

URL:  http://adanexpm.blogspot.com/

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bornagainagilist is a blog from a practitioner best described as a project manager by accident, Terry Bunio, who works as a Principal Consultant at Protegra.

Terry told us: “I never wanted to be a Project Manager. I started as a software developer and found my technical calling in Data Architecture. Along the way, I discovered that I enjoy helping to build teams, grow client trust and encourage individual career growth, completing project deliverables, and helping to guide solutions. It seems that some people like to call that Project Management.”

Accident or no, the Winnipeg, Canada-based Terry has nevertheless gone on to thrive in the profession, going on to build what he can only describe as “awesome teams,” whilst “growing client trust, encourage individual career growth, and provided Data Architecture and solution leadership for organizations such as Manitoba Public Insurance, LPL Financial, Assante Asset Management, Moventum, Government of Manitoba, Government of Canada, and Investors Group.”

An Agile enthusiast (as the title would indicate), Terry started bornagainagilst in February 2011 and posts at least once a week. “I enjoy writing and sharing my thoughts so that other people can learn from my mistakes,” he says. “I also like to write to let people know there are hybrid approaches between traditional and agile. I’d describe the blog as ‘How to customize Agile Project Management practices to work for you’. The blog is there for anyone on Software Development project teams who are looking for better ways.”

He describes himself a practical Project Manager. “I’ve been known to challenge assumptions and strive to strike the balance between the theoretical book agile and the real world approaches. So I consider myself a born again agilist, as Agile implemented according to the Lean Principles has made me once again enjoy Software Development and believe in what can be accomplished.”

Three other things about Terry’s blog you’ll soon notice:

• Terry is a fan of Agile implemented according to the Lean Principles, Data Architecture, XML databases, and asking why.
• He’s developed an affinity for turning parts of post titles into Twitter-friendly hash tags, making his blog more social media friendly.
• A massive sports fan, he’s not above livening it up a bit by writing a three-word blog post in support of his beloved Green Bay Packers, or Winnipeg Jets.

Terry’s most widely-read post tackles where the value lies in system user stories.

A System User Story Holy War? On a Saturday Night?

Three other favourites include a Scrum post, another system user stories post, and the dreaded Frankenstein Project!

Dear #Scrum Letter

Active Architecture – User Stories for Architecture

Stop the Madness and Frankenstein Projects

Follow Terry Bunio and the latest updates to bornagainagilist on Twitter @tbunio.

URL: http://bornagainagilist.wordpress.com/

RSS Feed: http://bornagainagilist.wordpress.com/rss

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Project Manage This holds a unique spot in PPM Community: to date, it’s the only one we’ve come across that posts on a purely anonymous basis. We intend to protect the anonymity of its editor-in-chief whilst opening your minds to what this PPM blog can bring to the table, primarily as a blog with an unmatched perspective and narrative.

“The voice isn’t meant to be me; instead its a conglomeration of PM types,” says the editor, who we’ll respectfully refer to as PMT. “I’ve been managing projects and programs for over a decade. I currently manage 12 pm types and am inspired each day by them. Watching the challenges they face, and witnessing them overcome each with grace is what keeps me going.”

The blog is the newest on the PPM Community, premiering on a weekly basis 8th October 2011. PMT effectively deals with the ins and outs of project management, tackling the Yin and Yang inherent with such a job.

“Simply put – it’s an outlet. I wanted to create a space to post tips, tales and observations about the career I love and hate,” PMT says. “Project managers, program managers, producers, account managers, coordinators, and the like. (They are) the unsung heroes. We’re the ones that keep things moving and get it done on time and on budget. We keep our teams motivated and on track, make sure our boss and/or client is happy, and ensure that the community we’re building for get the best product possible. You never see us sweat, rarely hear us swear, and are amazed at how calm we are when fires erupt. That’s because we’re good at what we do.

“We absolutely love our job. Making things happen, getting things done, that’s our nature. We never ever vent at work. Ok, rarely do. But we do have tales to tell. ‘Project Manage This’ is a place for PM types to love and hate the career we’ve chosen.”

The brief time away from the job – weekends – allows PMT the ability to reflect on what would make for good content in the blog.

“When the weekend rolls around, I simmer on the events of the week,” PMT says. “Instead of just thinking about it, I’ve decided to type something up.”

As PMT wants to protect their anonymity, the most we can tell you about their professional background is that PMT “was born a PM type, as I’m sure most people visiting your blog were.” PMT also made clear that the blog “isn’t about me. It’s about PMs.”

Considering that Project Manage This is in its early days, PMT had only one post they could really shed light on:

Top 10 Plus 1 – Personality Traits of a PM

Follow Project Manage This by way of the official Twitter handle – @pmthis

URL: http://projectmanagethis.wordpress.com/

RSS: http://projectmanagethis.wordpress.com/feed/

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adaQuest blog is a relatively newer addition to the PPM blogosphere, having originated in June 2011 under the stewardship of “experienced program management professionals who recognized the need for a more efficient project management model.”

Based in Bellevue, Washington, USA, “adaQuest specializes in a unified approach to Localization Services, Project Portfolio Management (including Enterprise Project Management), and PMO Solutions. adaQuest is a Microsoft_^® Certified Partner in Enterprise Project Management Solutions and an authorized Reseller of all Microsoft products. adaQuest has been assisting clients in meeting project and corporate objectives since 2001.

The adaQuest blog has featured sections covering PPM, PMO, Localization (“including but not limited to Localization from the Project Management point of view”), and Professional Services, which adaQuest says are applied primarily to adaQuest’s project management services.

We spoke with Paola Taylor, PMP, who serves as the adaQuest’s Marketing Manager, about the adaQuest blog. She informed us that the blog presented great opportunities to showcase the company’s expertise.

Says Paola: “We started the blog to spreadout knowledge on the fields of Project Management and PMO, and feature adaQuest’s expertise in the Localization Project Management area. In terms of our motivation to post, we love to be able to talk about Project Management and Localization to spread knowledge and to get feedback from readers.”

The intended audience for the adaQuest blog includes project managers, PPM directors and practitioners, PPM clients, PMO directors and localization project managers.

Paola says the most popular post tackles PMO maturity:

Project Management Maturity – The Role of the PMO

Two other posts – in addition to the one above – were mentioned by Paola as personal favourites:

Differences between Globalization, Internationalization, Translation, Localization

Configuring Sharepoint 2010 to seemlessly run Project Server Excel Report

Keep up with Paola and the adaQuest blog on Twitter @adaquest_kat and @Adaquest_Paola.

URL: http://blog.adaquest.com/

RSS Feed: http://blog.adaquest.com/feed/

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PM Notes is a blog hosted by Nina Braschler, a senior project manager based in Switzerland. A bilingual professional, Nina blogs in German, but English translations are available through Google Translate.

“I do some coaching for project management in my company,” Nina says. “The questions of the ‘coachees’ inspired me to write about project management issues.”

Nina offers up to two posts each month since she premiered PM Notes in October 2010. She describes the blog thusly: “The posts highlight some stories of my project management workday life. It’s intended for everyone who is interested in project management.”

With modern translation tools like Google Translate and a strong command of the English language, Nina has crossed over between two leading EMEA languages and cultures, due in part to her Tweeting practises (@ninusch01) in both English and German.

Nina currently works as an FH Information Specialist & Senior Project Manager for Namics, a internet company based in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Previously, she’d worked at the Social Security Institute and Helvetia Gruppe, also in St. Gallen.

Her most popular post talks about a communications matrix:
The trade-off matrix as a basis for communication in the project (German original)

Some of her favourites include these three:

Project management on the road to Web 2.0 (German original)

Caution in dealing with rough cost estimates (German original)

The unpleasant Project …. (German original)

URL: http://pm-notes.blogspot.com/

RSS Feed: http://pm-notes.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

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The microTOOL blog is a corporate software blog that focuses an expertise on “software development, project management, multi-project management, requirements management, configuration management and quality management,” according to  microTOOL spokeswoman Tanja Weiss. “Our software solutions are suitable for processes like V-Modell XT, PRINCE2, Scrum or individual processes and enhance process maturity. Standards like SPICE or CMMI can be achieved.”

microTOOL, which premiered its blog  in April 2008 and maintains at least one new post each week, is presented in German (English-only readers can translate it through Google) and blends “user stories, best practices for methods like V-Modell XT, PRINCE2, Scrum & Co., best practices in software development, software update information and videos of workshops and conferences. Recurring topics are: Agile project management, requirements management and process-based project management.”

“We wanted to provide current information in addition to our website,” Tanja says. “We invited users of our software to join a conversation and to share best practices. New trends in software development and project management, videos of workshops and our annual conference as well as user advices have been posted since then.

“We want to know what users need, where they struggle and which solutions they find. Commenting gives the readers the chance to interact and give feedback. Blogging enables us to ask questions and to find out about new trends and old hats.”

microTOOL, in addition to targeting customers for their software products, also feel their audience stretches to software consultants, project managers, IT managers, software developers and requirements engineers in or outside their customer path.

Tanja listed one post about smart boards as the standard of microTOOL blog’s post popularity:

„Smartboard“ selbst gebaut or

Amongst three favourites are these:

• Ein Kochbuch Reicht Nicht sterben Küche Muss also available Stimmen or A cookbook is not enough to vote in the kitchen must also
• Ein Praxisbeispiel über Projektmanagement mit in-Step (German only)
• Practical Advice on Project Estimation with Scrum and PRINCE2 (English only)

Follow the microTOOL blog’s latest postings as the come out on Twitter @microTOOL

Blog: http://www.microtool.de/blog/

RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/microtool

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New Work Order is a work-related blog headed by former University of Arkansas classmates: writer/consultant Brad Lawless and entrepreneur/project manager Larry Winters.

Brad worked as an IT consultant, a higher-education administrator and a freelance writer before starting two small businesses with his wife, Wendi. “The economy killed those businesses in 2009, and I went to work for a social shopper marketing agency called Collective Bias,” Brad told us.

Larry’s working experience took him through a succession of less-than-fulfilling project management positions at a number of companies. Today he heads up the project management practice arm of a consulting company called The Persimmon Group.

“Between the two of us, we have experience at over 15 companies in a dozen industries…and they’re still trying to figure out what they want to be when they grow up,” Larry joked.

The blog averages close to a post per week day, anywhere from 4-5 per week. It started officially on 18th January 2011 as an outlet for workplace experiences Larry and Brad can point to as everyday learning tools.

“We started the blog to discuss and share our views on the changing nature of the workplace,” Larry said. “The quality and quantity of work a person produces is no longer strictly tied to a single place (your desk in an office) or time (8 am – 5 pm.) It’s time we all step back and think about what we really want out of this work-a-day life and how we can affect positive change to achieve it.”

He then added the phrase that has become the subhead of their blog: “New Work Order is about going from unworkable to working it out.”

Larry’s project management ties make this blog applicable to the PPM-minded practitioner, but Larry says that the more open-ended emphasis of the blog on “work” opens up a wider audience for New Work Order.

“We blog to connect with like-minded individuals; we are motivated to post when we discover some new or interesting insight that we want to share with others.”

It was interesting to discover the titles of many of the more popular posts on NWO, as they seemed to intersperse with popular music in some way. Consider the favourite and popular posts for Brad and Larry…

The most widely read post on NWO taps into a compilation album by Interscope Records (as well as a play on words for a Guns ‘N Roses album):

Lose Your Illusion 1: Progress

Amongst the favourite posts? The title of a Beatles song, a Grammy Award winner, and I’m not touching the third one:

48 Unread: A day in the life of…

Men At Work: Thoughts on the New Male Mystique

Marijuana: Business Lesson in Weird Places

The New Work Order blog’s latest posts can be monitored on Twitter @newworkorder

Blog: http://newworkorder.com/

RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/newworkorder

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The Intelligent Company is a blog under the direction of Bernard Marr since its 2006 inception. Marr, an acclaimed author and expert on enterprise performance management and business intelligence, heads up the internationally acclaimed Advanced Performance Institute (API) and regulary advises leading companies, organisations and governments across the globe, which makes him an award-winning keynote speaker, researcher, consultant and teacher.

He uses The Intelligent Company blog to share ideas and best practices in one of two posts each month.

“It is about the latest ideas, trends and thinking in enterprise performance management, organisational analysis, business intelligence, strategy, etc,” he says.

Bernard is exceptionally qualified to tackle such subjects. He is acknowledged by the CEO Journal as one of today’s leading business brains. Bernard Marr has written a number of seminal books and over 200 high profile reports and articles on managing organisational performance. This includes the best-sellers ‘The Intelligent Company’, ‘More with Less’, ‘Managing and Delivering Performance’ and ‘Strategic Performance Management’, a number of Gartner Reports, and some of the world’s largest research studies on enterprise performance management.

The most widely read Intelligent Company blog post reflects of the most widely popular supermarket in the UK…

Why Tesco is an ‘Intelligent Company’

Bernard also wanted to give mention to three of his personal favourites…

The Top 3 Enterprise Performance Concerns of Executives

Mapping your way to success

How is social media changing the way we measure performance?

Be sure to follow Bernard Marr’s blog by way of his Twitter handle, @bernardmarr

URL: http://theintelligentcompany.blogspot.com/

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