PRINCE2 Training is the blog offered by Silicon Beach Training under the leadership of Andy Trainer, a training manager for SBT. Many of the posts written for the blog are provided by the company’s accredited PRINCE2 trainers.

“We blog to keep up interest in our site and to provide resources for the delegates on our PRINCE2 courses,” Andy says. “We’re interested in finding that audience of people interested in Project Management, especially those looking for PM qualifications such as PRINCE2. It serves as a compilation of project management news, tips, tools, resources and downloads to complement our PRINCE2 training courses and for general reading.”

Silicon Beach Training are based in Brighton, offering courses on IT and Business skills as well as project management.

“We provide over 200 courses on a range of subjects – everything from web design to confidence building,” Andy says. “Rather than clog up our main site with multiple blog posts every day we decided to create a sister site for some of our key areas so that we could blog regularly for a particular niche without putting off those not interested.”

The most popular post stems from leadership issues raised in 2010:

Is Project Management and Project Leadership the same?

Andy points to three specific favourites:

PRINCE2 Exam Tips: Our Top 7 Tips for Success

PRINCE2 Project Initiation Document Template

Project Management Tips: Setting SMART Goals

Andy and PRINCE2 Training can be followed on Twitter at @TrainingPRINCE2.

URL: http://www.prince2training-uk.org/blog/

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Emiliano Soldi’s Project Management Agile Blog premiered in September 2009 under Soldi’s direction. In that, the blog has a leader that has walked the walk.

Emiliano is a senior project manager with over 15 years of experience in the ICT sector. He told us that “his core skills lie in Project and Portfolio Management as well as PMO (Project Management Office) setup and operation, i.e. methods, techniques and tools to ensure projects are always aligned to business needs, coordinated and executed at maximum efficiency.”

A PMP and CSM certified professional, with solid knowledge of the project management standard and of the agile disciplines, Emiliano “is currently managing software development projects for his company and giving project management consultancy, using both the Traditional and Agile/Scrum Project Management approaches.

He is also an experienced trainer in various Project Management disciplines.

“As a founding partner of a Project Management Consultancy agency, I have experience in the main aspects of client management, from sourcing the business and negotiating bids to full delivery of assignments with multiple teams, as well as an huge technical experience in conducting software development projects.”

Emiliano was motivated to start PM Agile Blog “because project management is a fascinating, eclectic and complex discipline and I would talk about it and find a way to share my ideas and to gather new ideas from the others. I love to communicate and to share my passions: project management is one of the most important passions I have.”

Publishing once a week, his most widely read post tackles the beginning of a project by way of a meeting:

Planning a Kickoff Meeting

He has three posts that he calls his personal favourites:

Prioritizing User Stories

The SWOT: an innovative tool for agile retrospective

Conducting the User Requirements Gathering Interview

Follow Emiliano and the Project Management Agile Blog on Twitter @EmilianoSoldi

URL: http://www.emilianosoldipmp.info/

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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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Projectblog is the home blog for Projectplace, managed by Roza Mouithsone, a Customer Development Manager at Projectplace.

“I’m very excited to manage our blog as I love people, communication and projects. I am also responsible for our newsletters and the communication towards our leads and users,” Roza says. “We started it first time in 2008 and later on changed the platform and re-launched it in August 2011.

“We have many external and internal bloggers blogging for us every week. We and our friends blog about project management & collaboration, the project manager’s role, methodology, leadership, communication and much more. Here you can get the latest news and smartest tips to succeed with your projects.”

Roza, who holds a Master’s degree in economics, is a native of Iran that has worked as a university lecturer at Södertörns högskola has worked for Projectplace since 2007. Additionally, she has lived and started a few start-up companies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. She tells us the target audience includes all people involved in project management.

“We and our friends blog about project management & collaboration, the project manager’s role, methodology, leadership, communication and much more. Here you can get the latest news and smartest tips to succeed with your projects.”

The most popular post tackles creativity:

The power of creative days!

Some of Projectblog’s favourited posts, as well as The Power of Creative Days, include:

Four things Generation Y can teach project managers

How to reduce stress and capture those creative thoughts

Be sure to follow Projectblog on Twitter @ProjectplaceINT and @ProjectplaceSWE

Blog: http://blog.projectplace.com/projectblog

RSS Feed: http://blog.projectplace.com/projectblog/feed/

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Frankly PM is a monthly project management “lessons learnt” blog under the leadership of Cola Richmond. Cola is a London-based Senior Digital Project Manager, currently serving as Head of Project Management for an undisclosed corporate communications agency.

Frankly PM is one of two strong social mediums Cola heads up, as she has expanded her reach to Paper.li as well. “I run the Digital Project Managers’ Daily News,” she says. “There are some great conversations going on in the world of digital and web project management and the Daily News endeavours to capture the best of these.”

Cola started her blog in 2007 and continues monthly operation of it as “a way to stash my ‘lessons learnt’.”

“FranklyPM is a collective digital web project manager scrapbook and journal,” she told us. “In terms of motivation to post, when I need to work through processes, I find writing it down in a blog/diary for provides clarity of thought – then action. I gear the blog toward friends and fellow PMs in the digital, IT, media and web worlds.”

Being a veteran on all sides of her sector doesn’t hurt the experience she can draw from in her writings, either. “With over 15 years’ experience in online communications, as a producer, developer and designer, I’m a jack of all trades – which in my line of work is a big, juicy bonus.”

Here’s a look at some of the posts you can find on Frankly PM:

Come to the Dark Side. We have Cookies!

The War between developers, designers and project managers

Project Initiation Documents – the start of a meaningful relationship

Check out Cola and the Frankly PM blog by way of the Twitter handle @franklyPM

URL: http://franklypm.com/

RSS Feed: http://franklypm.com/feed/rss/

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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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AgileIQ is one of two company blogs on the SolutionsIQ company website, tackling in-depth with examples and leadership on software delivery and Agile project management solutions.

Pam Dyer of SolutionsIQ provided some background on the company as a basis for a good blogging experience. “With more than 30 years of experience, SolutionsIQ has a deep understanding of software delivery excellence,” she says. “(As) leading provider of Agile consulting, certified training, coaching, development, and talent acquisition services, we are uniquely equipped to help organizations leverage Agile project management and software development methods to deliver solutions more reliably with less risk and at lower cost. SolutionsIQ helps its international client base navigate complex cross-functional changes and gives them the tools and collaboration they need to succeed.”

She added: “We started blogging to give our Agile consultants and developers the opportunity to share their experiences with the Agile community. We want to share our knowledge and experience with the Agile community and create dialogue around best practices.”

Dyer told us that AgileIQ’s core audience targets a mix of “project managers, team leads, ScrumMasters, product owners, architects, developers, analysts and testers, development managers, product managers, executive management, and stakeholders.”

The technical aspects are heavy in the blog. On the front page alone, you’ll come across a variety of sketches, diagramms, code and even fibonacci sequences, all as a means for describe elements like Kanban, memoization and even CPR – as in, “Categorize, Prioritize, Resolve”.

Dyer has 17+ years of experience planning and managing complex corporate marketing and communication initiatives for local and global firms. “I have depth of experience in the IT space, and I’m a Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner.” She even gave us a lead on the most popular post on AgileIQ, which tackles application development:

Application Development: JPA Callbacks With Hibernate

Three other posts serve as her personal favourites:

Barber Shop: Backlog Grooming Tools and Techniques for Agile Teams

The Afternoon ScrumMaster: Keeping Agile Teams on Track

Managing Risk in Scrum, Part 2

Stay in touch with the AgileIQ blog by way of the company’s Twitter handle, @SolutionsIQ.

URL: http://www.solutionsiq.com/resources/agileiq-blog/

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

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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

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