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Practical Project Management: Tips, Tactics, and Tools 85-11- 30
By Harvey A. Levine, Wiley, NY, NY, 2002 (Book review)
This book covers the whole spectrum of project management, ranging from new paradigms of portfolio management to project communications and how to make them work. It integrates new ideas with true and trusted old ones, and the text abounds with useful sidebar tips. 2/04
Financially Focused Project Management (FFPM)

By Thomas M. Cappels, J. Ross Publishing, FL, 2004 (Book review) 85-11-29
Based on his view that the goal of project management is profitability, Thomas describes his brand of project management.

Two Case Studies 85-11-28
1: The Case of the Never Ending Scope Creep
2: The Case of the Unidentified Risks

Contributed by Mauro Maurovic, Australia. Edited for the web
By R. Max Wideman
These two case studies (together with "The Custom Woodworking Company" lower on this Page) should prove invaluable exercises for instructors conducting project management course work. 7/04

Knowledge Mapping and the Price of Knowledge 85-11-27

A consistent grouping of project management subject matter would be helpful to practitioners and educators alike for practice, training, education and research. But is the cost of knowledge too expensive to structure? A comment on APQC's Project Management Report and PMI®'s OPM3®. 3/04

The Role of the Project Life Cycle (Life Span) in Project Management 85-11-26

A review of literature over three decades
The life span is a fundamental underpinning of project management, but the issue is one of strategy: "How much control? Who should have it? And when?" 1/04

A Quarter Century of Project Management Evolution - A Review of Managing High-Technology Programs & Projects 85-11-25

Third Edition by Russell D. Archibald, Wiley, NY, NY, 2003 (Book review)
An opportunity to compare Russ's latest book with his original edition to give us insight into how project management has evolved over the last 25 years. 11/03

Project Procurement Management 85-11-21

By Quentin W. Fleming, FMC Press, CA, 2003 (Book review)
Quentin provides a sound and much-needed easy-to-read comprehensive guide to project procurement management. 11/05

Project Management Methodologies 85-11-20

By Jason Charvat, John Wiley & Sons, NJ, 2003 (Book review)
"When all projects in the enterprise follow a standardized template, then and only then will project management evolve gradually into an everyday way of life." So says CEO Robert Simplot in the introduction to Jason's book and Jason explains why and how.

Lessons in Project Management 85-11-19

By Tom and Jeff Mochal, Apress, CA, 2003 (Book review)
"Painless project management learning" might have been a better title for this book review but we preferred to stay with the correct title for this paper. Recommended reading for all those engaged in the IS/IT business environment. 7/05

The Project Management Tool Kit (100 tips and techniques for getting the job done right)

By Tom Kendrick (Book review) 85-11-18
Tom has assembled a compendium of 100 frequently-used project management "processes". A valuable and handy little reference book of tools and techniques. 06/06

Agile Project Management 85-11-17

by Barry Chin, published by AMACOM, NY, 2004 (Book review)
Barry makes a good case for "agile" project management – under the right circumstances. We review the advantages and disadvantages. 05/06

Managing Successful Programs 85-11-16

Published for Office of Government Commerce, UK (Book review)
This book, written for the UK Government, explains what a "programme" really is and how to manage all kinds. Much different from its previous 1999 edition, there is a lot to learn even from this paper. 03/06

Information Systems Project Management, 2nd ed., How to Deliver Function and Value in Information Technology Projects By Jolyon Hallows (Book review) 85-11-15

Jolyon's advice on managing software projects and what you need to know about project management in that application domain. 02/07

Your Successful Project Management Career
By Ronald B. Cagle (Book review) 85-11-14
Ronald attempts to answer the almost endless questions around what experience and training do you need and how do you manage your career - from the perspective of the IT environment. But the real questions are: What type of projects, and are you suited? 01/07

The Right Projects Done Right! (From Business Strategy to Successful Implementation) 85-11-13

By Paul C. Dinsmore and Terence J. Cooke-Davies (Book review)
Paul and Terry join hands across the Atlantic to shed serious light on project portfolio management. 11/06

Project Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide To Selecting Projects, Managing Portfolios and Maximizing Benefits
By Harvey A. Levine (Book review) 85-11-12
Is "PPM" just another project management technique or is it serious business? Harvey obviously thinks the latter. 10/06

PRINCE2, 2005 Edition - Part 2 85-11-11

Published by TSO for the Office of Government Commerce, UK (Book review)
In this Part 2 we discuss some of the PRINCE2 concepts, the downsides we see in the methodology and our conclusions. 09/06

PRINCE2, 2005 Edition - Part 1 85-11-10

Published by TSO for the Office of Government Commerce, UK (Book review)
We provide our views of this widely recognized UK project management standard methodology, emphasizing the things we like. 08/06

Total Project Management of Complex Projects Improving Performance with Modern Techniques
By R. Max Wideman 85-10-16
This presentation deals with the issues involved in understanding and running successful capital projects in terms of Executive control, internal project environment, project management integrative and control functions, project phases, work breakdown structure (WBS) and how they all relate. Key success factors are identified.

Good Public Relations: An Essential Part of Successful Project Management 85-10-15

By R. Max Wideman
This paper was originally written in 1985 before projects #s 1 & 2, referred to in the text, were completed. Further details of Project Public Relations can be found in Issacons #1092-1097.

Scope-Pak Project Planning 85-10-14
By R. Max Wideman
This is simple planning technique that you can use to quickly get your project up and running, organized and under control. The technique is best suited for flip chart presentation.

Modeling Project Management 85-10-13
By R. Max Wideman
Source: http://www.maxwideman.com
"Project management is a philosophy and technique that enables its practitioners to perform to their maximum potential within the constraints of limited resources...

Managing Successful Programs 85-9-27
By R. Max Wideman
Source: http://www.maxwideman.com
Managing Successful Programmes is the 2003 copyright of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the UK. Consistent with our North American spelling policy, we have used USA spelling throughout this review, including the spelling in direct quotations.

First Principles of Project Management 85-9-26
By R. Max Wideman
Source: http://www.maxwideman.com
Principles that are established should be viewed as flexible, capable of adaptation to every need. It is the manager’s job to know how to make use of them, which is a difficult art requiring intelligence, experience, decisiveness and, most important, a sense of proportion.

Project Cost Control: The Way it Works 85-9-25
Source: http://www.maxwideman.com
It's not that difficult in theory. It's a lot more difficult in practice. This paper takes you right through the project life span. 01/06