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Papers, Articles, and Case Studies
Read Synergy's extensive collection of articles, white papers and
case studies on portfolio, program and project
management.
Tools and Templates
Scheduling
spreadsheet version 1.19 (320 KB .xls, released Nov.
20, 2008): Enter tasks,
durations and dependencies into this Excel
spreadsheet. It will automatically calculate a
schedule and plot a bar (Gantt) chart.
It is an easy to use (and less powerful) alternative
to Microsoft Project©
for small projects, and it relieves you from
calculating and charting by hand.
Work breakdown structure template using Excel
outlining (19 KB .xls)
Spreadsheet (version 080920, released Sep. 20, 2009) for planning resources across projects
and departments using Excel pivot tables (208 KB .xls)
 Project Development Workbook (720 KB .pdf,
version 070727): Why invent new templates for
your projects? Synergy has tuned this collection of
project templates based on the feedback of hundreds
of students and clients.
Delegation Planning Worksheet (97 KB, .doc,
version 090430)
Recent Presentation Materials
Deliver
Your Project on Time and Budget (OHSU Human
Investigations Program)
Risk
Management for Fast Changing Projects (Lavacon
Honolulu)
Stakeholder
Management and Organizational Alignment (Lavacon
Honolulu)
Art
and Science of New Product and Service
Development (Program Management Forum)
Initiating
and Scoping New Projects
(PMI Portland)
Navigating
Project Politics
(PSU and PMI)
Do
the Right Projects ... At the Right Time (PMI Honolulu)
Portfolio, Program and Project Management
The Portfolio Management
Roundtable is a group of
practitioners who meet regularly to share their tips
and experiences on implementing portfolio management.
Visit the home page.
Overview
presentation of
project portfolio
management
(.pdf, 748KB)
Annotated
bibliography of books and websites (.pdf)
Portland
State University’s annual “Managing Projects
and Programs” conference every July is a great
way to meet, learn, and share with your colleagues.
Visit the website.
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