I know a lot of developers that immediately after they have an awesome idea, they start coding it.

North Sydney, NSW -- (SBWIRE) --05/17/2011 -- One of Australia’s most successful project management services companies, Blue Maple weighs in on two of the most popular standards and methodologies in project management: the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) a …

"It has been 62 years in the making and is set to become the world's largest sculpture. "

TeamLab is a very interesting collaboration and project management solution, that takes on Basecamp. Teamlab is available as free SaaS service, or installable open-source system.

Projecturf is a new on-demand project management tool for small and medium-sized businesses and freelancers. It's extremely affordable and user-friendly - designed exclusively with the start-up and small business in mind. Projecturf is offering a 30 day free trial.

Technical publisher SitePoint is running a 5-for-1 PDF book sale (five technical and management books for a total cost of $29.95) . 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the victims of the fires in Southern Australia.

Invest 3:10 minutes in this video and learn the realities and potential of conflict in developing and managing teams. Edward Muzio of Group Harmonics illustrates Bruce Tuckman's team development theory. Use the next :50 seconds to share a best-teaming experience.

Cut the bio, cut the market share - make your pitch about product. This helpful pointers blog for tech entreprenuers has some helpful communications pointers every for every business person. (Inc.com, 9/10)

There's no bigger stumbling block to creative brainstorming than project management. It's not the process or skills -- it's the anxiety. The 2006 how-to from creativepro.com outlines six action steps. Helps improve pitching, planning, and billing.

Hey all, Jason Della Rocca just let me know that the talks from last year's leadership forum are available.

After reading it, you'll realize this is the book they should be handing out to every newly minted software project manager. And you'll be deeply depressed because you don't work with any software project managers who apparently have read it.

Finding the Exit

The decision to discontinue a project is often difficult to make. It can be even more difficult to make when the entire project team believes in the viability of the project and its inevitable success.

Inside the Mind of the Hot Group

A hot group…is not a name for another kind of organizational unit. A hot group is not to be confused with a team, task force, panel, board, or committee. It is a state of mind, shared by a group's members. -- Lipman-Blumen and Leavitt, 1999

An Alternative to Counting Lines of Code

Software has become integral to almost every facet of life. From computers to automobiles, software plays an important role.

Open source application OpenProj, a Microsoft Project replacement, has been downloaded more than 500,000 times, says Marc O'Brien, CEO of OpenProj's sponsoring company Projity.

There are millions of freelancers around the globe, but for most, freelancing is something done in isolation.

The GAO is the American taxpayer's unsung hero, keeping a watch over how the America's money is spent...and not it turns its attention to the sloppy practices of US defense contractors.

Project Management is the discipline of organizing and managing resources (ie. people) in such a way that the project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

AtTask announced today that its project and portfolio management solution, @task, has been positioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management in the Niche Players Quadrant.

From the interview: Digital Web: I'm going to lead off with the big question: What lessons can web professionals learn from The Myths of Innovation?

Why it can be difficult to get employees on board with a time accounting system, and how to overcome such difficulties.

Possibly, your boss is a truly fine person—wise, kind, perceptive, capable, understanding, the all-seeing director of the office sitcom, the sort of individual one might like to have, in an ideal world, as a parent or a confidant. Or not.

By: Wayne Turk Good project management -- is it art, science, or just dumb luck? It's actually a little of all three. There's plenty of room for creativity and flexibility (the art), but there are some good rules to follow (the science).

The purpose of this article is to discuss the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and its five life cycle phases.

Following is a discussion of the main responsibilities of a project manager. These three main responsibilities are planning, organizing, and controlling. Performing these responsibilities requires many skills. Some of these necessary skills will be outlined.