PMLessonsLearned.com - Member benefits - ALL FREE

Here is a list of the benefits of being a member of the FREE PMLessonsLearned.com group of Project Managers (to join, just join our FREE yahoo group):

• Reminders of all of our FREE conference calls where you can learn from other Project Managers
• Information to access recordings (by phone, your computer, MP3 player, or iPod) of past conference calls (see info and archive here)
  
• * Lessons Learned from other Project Managers
• * The ability to ask members practical Project Management questions
• Our BBS Bulletin Board System for discussions
  
• * The opportunity to help other Project Managers
• Information for studying for the PMP exam (via our Monthly PMP Exam Study Group calls)
  
• * Presentations from our calls (archive too - on our yahoo group site)
  
• * PM Best Practices Tidbits (via email from an PM Author who is a member of our group)
  
• * PM Career Tidbits (via email)
• * PMP Tidbits (via email)
• * Articles (on our yahoo group site)
  
• Prize give-aways
  
• Twice monthly JOB SHOP call - connecting PM job shoppers to those with PM job offers
  

* = These items are exclusive for those in the yahoo group

All of this and more to come; all for FREE! Why free? Because we're Project Managers helping Project Managers!

Note: our next call will be on Sept. 5, 2007 - see the full schedule via our link on our homepage

PMLessonsLearned.com - It's all about PMs helping PMs

Free JOBSHOP teleconf 8/23/07 Looking For A Job: A Recruiter’s Perspective

Join the FREE PMLessonsLearned.com Interactive JobShop teleconference this coming Thursday!

Topic: “Looking For A Job, A Recruiter’s Perspective”

8/23/2007 Thursday 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm ET.

Dial-in: (605) 990-0700 Access Code: 635 505# (Note: Long distance charges may apply per your service arrangement.)

Our moderator is Sal Cortale (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/552/a43); Sal Cortale, Executive Director, Business Development, brings over 25 years of business planning, sales operations and staffing experience in the Telecommunications, and Information Technology industries. Prior to ATS, Mr. Cortale was Executive Director of Sales Operations and Planning at Telcordia Technologies and NIKSUN Inc.

Recognized for his exceptional ability to target and recruit outstanding talent in the industry at all levels, clients confidently turn to Mr. Cortale because of his in-depth knowledge and understanding of the jobs performed and skills required in high-tech development and business organizations.


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Prize Giveaway: PMP Exam Prep

Prize: PMP Exam Prepcast to be given away on next FREE PMP Exam Study Group confcall and podcast

Cornelius Fichtner, producer of the PMP Exam Prepcast, has donated two free subscriptions for the PM Prepcast (see pmprepcast.com for details) to be given away on the next FREE PMLessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group confcall (and the podcast of the recording of the confcall)on Sept. 6, 2007.

Conference Dial-in: (605) 990-0700 Access Code: 635 505#

Two prizes will be given away: one on the live call and one on the podcast. Each prize has a value of $39.99!

You can win this prize in one (or both) of two ways:
1) You must either be on the call promptly at 9PM Eastern for a roll-call (and remain on the call until the prize is given away at the end of the live call),
OR
2) You must listen to the podcast of the call after it's published on the website

Join in the fun and try to win this fabulous prize to help you in your study for the PMP Exam!

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PMLL Episode 0019 How to DO Lessons Learned on your project

The MP3 Podcast of the PMLessonLearned.com "Lessons Learned" conference call from 16Aug2007 is now available.

The topic was "How to DO Lessons Learned on Your Projects" - Presented by Host Henry Will, PMP and Barbara Fuller, PMP (of processandprojectsolutions.com) (note: our originally scheduled presenter was not available)

Download or Listen to the MP3 of PMLessonsLearned.com Episode 0019
(if your computer doesn't support that link, then this link or this link may work)

Notes from the Conference Call:

Agenda:

*Introduction to call and panelists
*Warm up Question ("when have you found that you're "re-inventing the wheel" on a project and wished that you had been able to leverage information from a past project")
* Career moment - Angela Varachi - Tek Systems - 973-434-6091 (Angela reported on a Survey by the Society of Information Management that expressed that the top 2 concerns of 139 CIOs surveyed were 1) IT and Business Alignment and 2) Attracting, Retaining, and Developing Talent
* A few announcements (see below)
* Lessons Learned topic - How to DO Lessons Learned on Your Projects (see outline below)
* Q&A
* Open session after stopping recording (for networking, discussion, etc. - The question was asked and discussed about how serious PMI is when evaluating your past experience in project management for the PMP Certification? )


Outline of the topic "How to DO Lessons Learned on Your Projects"

1. The Goals of Lessons Learned

2. The benefits of Lessons Learned and the drawbacks of not doing them

3. The 3 steps of Lessons Learned

3.1. The Collection of Lessons Learned and what to collect (Templates, Processes, Resources: environment, resources, tools, infrastructure )
3.2. Storing Lessons Learned - Analyzing and Categorizing Lessons Learned - in small and large organizations ( i.e. the job of the PMO and how to do it yourself if the organization doesn't support it)
3.3. Applying Lessons Learned - on a future project

4. Tools (homegrown Vs. COTS) and adding Lessons Learned to the project manager's toolbelt (suggestions on how to grow your own "toolbelt" of lessons Learned)

5. Review of the benefits of Lessons Learned

Other items mentioned on the call:

• Webinar: Using Project History Data to Better Manage IT. August 30, 2007, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST - This webinar looks at the benefits of using project history data to better manage IT. Specific benefits include improved project estimation & management, benchmarking, process improvement and improved infrastructure planning. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www.gotomeeting.com/register/885811995 To See the entire webinar schedule, Please visit the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute Main Webinar Page at: http://www.itmpi.org/webinars - The IT Metrics and Productivity Institute is an organization founded by CAI to improve the practice and management of software development and maintenance.
• Prize: PMP Exam Prepcast to be given away on next FREE PMP Exam Study Group confcall and podcast: Cornelius Fichtner, producer of the PMP Exam Prepcast, has donated two free subscriptions for the PM Prepcast, (see pmprepcast.com for details) to be given away on the next FREE PMLessonsLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group confcall (and the podcast of the recording) on Sept. 6, 2007. Two prizes will be given away: one on the live call and one on the podcast. Each prize has a value of $39.99! You can win this prize in one (or both) of two ways: 1) You must either be on the call promptly at 9PM Eastern for a roll-call (and remain on the call until the prize is given away at the end of the live call), OR, 2) You must listen to the podcast of the call after it's published on the website. Details will be announced on the conference call on Sept. 6. Join in the fun and try to win this fabulous prize to help you in your study for the PMP Exam!
• Controlling Chaos Podcast Episode 032 - Agile Estimating http://www.controllingchaos.com/?p=88
• We're looking for a volunteer (we're all volunteers at PMLessonsLearned.com) to compile and manage a set of PM Templates (public domain of course). If you're interested, please contact us via the link on our homepage.
  

Please join us for a future conference call. We currently have several calls a month. We highly recommend that you join the free yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career. Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details. PMLessonsLearned.com - It's all about PMs helping PMs and is open to all.

Free confcall this Thur on how to do Lessons Learned

What: Free Conference Call

Date/time: Thursday 8/16/07 9pm eastern time

TOPIC: "How to do Lessons Learned and How to Leverage them on the Next Project" presented by Jennifer White, PMP and IBM Certified PM.

Conference Dial-in: (605) 990-0700 Access Code: 635 505#

Please email us your questions (if you have any related to the topic or any general PM related questions) in advance of our Free PM Lessons Learned conference call this Thursday at 9PM eastern.

Long distance charges may apply.

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PMLL Episode 0018 PMP Exam Study Group Topic: PM Framework

The MP3 Podcast of the PMLessonLearned.com PMP Exam Study Group conference call from 02Aug2007 is now available.

The study topic was "The PM Framework" - Presented by Host David Radkovich, PMP

Download or Listen to the MP3 of PMLessonsLearned.com Episode 0018
(if your computer doesn't support that link, then this link or this link may work)

Notes from the Conference Call:

* David provided some supporting slides which can be found in the files section of our yahoo group site. Free Membership is required to access these files. Follow the links to the yahoo group from our homepage at PMLessonsLearned.com

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmlessonslearned/files/Materials%\20for%20Conference%20Calls

Outline of the call:

• What is a Project
• What is Project Management
• Project Management Context
• The PMBOK
• Project Management Life Cycle
• Stakeholders
• Organizations

Cornelius Fichtner, PMP of thePMpodcast.com joined the call and also Pete Nathan, PMP, Author, PMP Certification For Dummies.

Please join us for a future conference call. We currently have several calls a month.

We highly recommend that you join the free yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - It's all about PMs helping PMs and is open to all.

Free teleconf 8/09/07 "How to Project Manage Your Career”

Join the FREE PMLessonsLearned.com Interactive JobShop teleconference this Thursday!

Topic: “How to Project Manage Your Career”

8/09/2007 Thursday 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm ET.

Dial-in: (605) 990-0700 Access Code: 635 505# (Note: Long distance charges may apply per your service arrangement.)

Our moderator is Steve Delaney (www.htpartners.com) and (http://www.linkedin.com/in/psdelaney); After 17 years of project management consulting, as a PMP since 2000, I turned to the “dark side” in 2005 when I became another one of those darn IT recruiters - specializing in certified IT professionals across all industries, and all geographical regions of the US. Nearly all of my placements are on-site contract, contract-to-hire, or direct permanent employment. I work out of my office in Chicago but have clients in the NJ/NY area including Sony, Pepsico and several Pharmaceutical companies. My circle of influence includes a large private network of recruiters as well as several professional associations and social networks.

My wife Pam and I are empty nester’s with two grown boys and two girls. (Our favorite conversation goes like “We aren’t doing anything this weekend are we? - Good”) Most recent academic pursuits include a return to Moody Bible Institute in preparation for a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS)

For more details, join the yahoo group via our homepage at PMLessonsLearned.com

PMLessonsLearned.com is FREE and open to everyone interested in the PM
Profession.

PMLessonsLearned.com - it's about Project Managers helping Project Managers.

How to be a part of PM Lessons Learned + how to listen in to confcalls and recordings

The other day someone asked if they could invite others to our group.

A resounding YES is the answer.

How do you become a member, you ask?
Or you ask: How do you listen in to recordings?

Well, it's easy, here are answers to these and many other questions:

To become a member:
Simply join our yahoo group, then you're a member! It's that easy!

You can go to our homepage (www.pmlessonslearned.com) and scroll down to the invitation to join (on the left): just put in your email address and click the button to join now
OR
There's a link on our Yahoo Group page (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmlessonslearned) to join (on the right near the top, it's blue and says "join now")

Either way, you'll get an email that you'll need to respond to in order to confirm your desire to join.

To Invite someone else:
Use the same directions as above (to become a member), but put in your friends email address. They will receive an email that they will need to respond to in order to confirm their desire to join)

How do I become a member of the Linkedin.com PMLL group?
Once you're subscribed to the Yahoo group, you'll receive emails now and then about this when we update the invitation list.

What does the group offer?

• We're a group of PMs helping PMs
  
• We're all about connecting PMs to PMs
• Free conference calls - see below
• Free phone recordings, MP3s, and podcasts of our confcalls - see below
• For those in our Free yahoo group we also offer:
• Reminders of our Conference calls
• PM Tidbits emails: Short pointers for your everyday PM work
• PM Career Tidbits: Short pointers for your PM career
• PMP Tidbits: Short pointers for PMPs
• Access to our files of presentations from past calls
• Access to our links to other great PM websites
• Invitation to join our PMLL Linkedin.com group - so you can contact other PMLL members directly!
  

What conference calls does the group have?
We currently have 4 calls a month and they are all FREE (:

• First Thursday 9PM Eastern: PMLL PMP Exam Study Group
• Second Thursday 9PM Eastern: PMLL JOB SHOP call - connecting people with PM Job openings to those looking for openings
  
• Third Thursday 9PM Eastern: PMLL Lessons Learned call - PMs sharing PM topics of lessons learned in Project Management
  
• Fourth Thursday 9PM Eastern: PMLL JOB SHOP call - connecting people with PM Job openings to those looking for openings

The topics and schedules of our future calls appear here: http://pmlessonslearned.blogspot.com/2007/07/topics-of-upcoming-confcalls-and-how-to.html

For an archive of past confcalls see the information below.

To Listen in to the calls or the recordings:
There are lots of easy ways:

• Listen in to the call live (you don't have to talk, but we like if you do chime in): Conference Dial-in: (605) 990-0700 Access Code: 635 505# (Free call, but long distance charges may apply)
  
• Listen to the recording of our last call (641) 715-3508 Access Code: 635 505# (see schedule above) (Free call, but long distance charges may apply)
• Subscribe to our podcast recordings of our calls in itunes (itunes is free and you can listen on your computer even if you don't have an ipod) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=200321225)
• Listen on your computer or download to a MP3 player by looking at our archive of past calls at: http://pmlessonslearned.blogspot.com/2007/07/archive-of-our-published-podcasts.html
  

All of this for Free you ask? Why?

Because PM Lessons Learned is all about PMs helping PMs!

Presentation available for tonight (Aug. 2) PM Framework Confcall

The presentation material is now available for today's (Aug. 2nd 2007 ) call on the pmlessonslearned yahoo group. If you have not yet joined the yahoo group, we recommend you do and review the presentation before the conference call. We will be referring to the examples in the presentation a lot during the call. The presentation is located in the files section under the directory "Materials for Conference Calls" <http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmlessonslearned/files/Materials%\
20for%20Conference%20Calls/> " . We look forward to hearing you on
the call.

AGENDA

PM Lessons Learned
Free PMP Study Group Conference Call Project Management Framework
The goal of this call is to empower Project Managers, and people
studying for the PMP test.

Thursday, Aug. 2nd 2007

9:00 P.M. – 10:15 P.M. (EST)

Conference Call Telephone Number: (605)990-0700 Access Code: 635505#

Topic: Project Management Framework & what you need to know for the PMP
test

Join us on this free interactive conference call. There will be a 40
minute presentation, followed by an open forum where you can provide
your experience, tips or ask questions. Our goal is to make this as
interactive as possible so your participation is very important.

¨ What is a Project

¨ What is Project Management

¨ Project Management Context

¨ The PMBOK

¨ Project Management Life Cycle

¨ Stakeholders

¨ Organizations

Additional topics will be presented on the 1st Thursday on each month.
We would like your input for future topics.

Visit our Web site at: http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/
<http://www.pmlessonslearned.com/>