What project management blogs do you read? I’ve assembled a list of blogs that give me substantial food for thought when I write on innovations in project management. The list also includes blogs that serve as great sources of information about Enterprise 2.0, new management methodologies, leadership, motivation, as well as useful project management tips you can use in your day-to-day job. I hope these resources will help you take a look at your management practices from another point of view or perhaps even push you to radical changes in the ways you manage your projects and teams. I wrote a short summary for every blog, so that it would be more convenient for you. Enjoy!I deliberately listed these blogs in alphabetical order, giving no preferences. I did it because I want you to decide which blogs will make it to TOP 10 Blogs for Project Manager 2.0. I’m a believer in collective intelligence, and I think that ratings like this should be made collaboratively. So I want you to let me know which of the blogs on this list you like best and why. Just leave a comment to this post.
You don’t see a blog that makes worthwhile Project Management 2.0 reading? Tell me what blogs on project management, Enterprise 2.0, leadership and team-building you read. Go ahead and post the link to your favorite blog related to these topics in the comments. I also ask you not to post links to irrelevant blogs, e.g. blogs marketing a particular project management product or training program.
1. A Girl’s Guide to Project Management – the name of this blog can be misleading, as it will be interesting even to those who don’t fall into the “4girls” category. Elizabeth Harrin blogs about everything connected with project management: events, books, tools, real-life war stories, you name it.
2. Agile Software Development Made Easy! – a site where you can find the answers to all your questions about agile management, agile software development, agile planning and agile-related methodologies, such as Scrum, eXtreme Programming and Lean.
3. Andrew McAfee’s Blog: the creator of the term Enterprise 2.0 blogs on his recent research in this sphere and analyses how Enterprise 2.0 is changing the way organizations work today.
4. Bertrand Duperrin's Notepad is a useful source of ideas, analysis and examples for those who are interested in the HR aspect of Enterprise 2.0 and social technologies.
5. Better Projects: Craig Brown blogs about project management in real life, requirements management, leadership, etc. You’ll find numerous tips that will help you in puzzling moments.
6. CloudAve – a group of bloggers, lead by Zoli Erdos and Ben Kepes “live and breathe cloud computing.” They cover the latest news in this industry and publish analytical posts about SaaS, enterprise software, project management and related topics.
7. Collaboration 2.0 – an influential, seasoned Enterprise 2.0 consultant, Oliver Marks, writes about collaboration in the enterprise, its development, its necessity, its road blocks, its examples and tools that can be used to foster collective work in an organization.
8. Daniel H. Pink (personal blog): Dan is a great thinker who has interesting ideas on motivation and management in the new creative economy.
9. Dave Garrett’s Project Management 2.0 – a blog where the author covers different real-life project management situations, helping his readers to overcome difficulties they may have in running their projects.
10. Enterprise Web 2.0: Dion Hinchcliffe, an influential Enterprise 2.0 thinker, analyses the latest trends in this industry and gives his unique point of view on how Web 2.0 social technologies are reshaping the business world.
11. Eric Brown’s Technology, Strategy, People & Projects – a wonderful collection of the author’s ideas and tips on topics from project management to business models and business strategy. Many of you will probably find Eric’s “New CIO” series very useful.
12. Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0, written by an outstanding management innovator, is a perfect place to find thoughts on how the development of the technologies transform the traditional management discipline.
13. Gil Yehuda's Enterprise 2.0 Blog – here you’ll find practical advice on how you can upgrade your organization’s collaboration and management practices with Enterprise 2.0 tools and behaviors.
14. ITSinsider: Susan Scrupski is a well-known Enterprise 2.0 expert and has a very interesting blog where she publishes her thoughts on the latest trends in this sphere.
15. Leading Agile touches important topics connected with agile management in the enterprise: methods, adoption, culture, etc.
16. Leading Answers – what I like about this blog is that its author, Mike Griffins, an expert in both agile and traditional project management, writes in plain English and gives you practical knowledge on leadership, team-building and other important soft skills that you’ll be able to apply to your projects right away.
17. /message -- Stowe Boyd, a well-known social tools advocate and visionary, analyses the phenomenon he calls “social Web revolution.” If you’re interested in social tech and how it can be applied to business, this is the place for you to go.
18. Moving Beyond Management reflects the recent activity of the PMI agile and leadership communities. This blog gives you an idea of what’s hot in agile project management today.
19. NOOP.NL – a blog dedicated to managing software development; however, you can also find articles on general project management topics like motivation, leadership, discipline, etc.
20. PMPodcast, authored by a PMP with 18 years of project management experience, this podcast offers some very interesting interviews that give you an understanding of how projects are managed in today’s organizations.
21. PM Student – if you are a project management newbie, this blog should be your first destination for getting-started tips.
22. Portals and KM, written by Bill Ives, is a place where you’ll find analyses of the recent Enterprise 2.0 field news, Enterprise 2.0 case studies and thoughts on social media’s practical application to business.
23. Pretzel Logic covers social software and contains lots of helpful information on developing an Enterprise 2.0 strategy.
24. Project Shrink – the author of the blog, Bas de Baar, is a “Project Leadership/Social Media guy” and writes about motivation, communication and the transformation of the project manager’s role in the present business environment.
25. Raven’s Brain – a spot where you’ll find numerous tips on project and program management, personal productivity, professional development and soft skills that you’ll need to build a successful project management career.
26. Scobleizer is a hot spot where tech enthusiast and video podcast evangelist Robert Scoble expresses his views on the newest online technologies, gadgets, social media sites, etc., and keeps you up-to-date with the latest trends in this sphere.
27. Scott Berkun’s blog is a place where you’ll find lots of thought-provoking posts on managing innovation that instantly grab your attention and make easy reading, thanks to the inimitable style of the author.
28. Scott Gavin, the creator of the famous “meet Charlie” presentation, blogs about how Enterprise 2.0 tools empower innovation and collaboration in the business environment.
29. Software Project Management is mainly a blog about the software development lifecycle, and the author, Pawel Brodzinski, also writes thoughtful pieces on agility, project management, team-building and other things that will be interesting to a Project Manager 2.0.
30. TED is not actually a regular blog, but rather a site devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” and it is an unparalleled collection of talks and presentations given by the world’s most innovative minds from different areas.
31. The FASTForward Blog – an in-depth collective analysis of the current Enterprise 2.0 potential and opportunities, as well as obstacles that sometimes prevent this movement from gaining immediate popularity among business people.
32. Voices on Project Management – written by a number of highly professional project managers from different regions and industries, this blog is a perfect place to find helpful tips on things like sustainability, talent management, ROI, programs and portfolios, and all points in between.
33. Zen, Project Management, and Life, written by Bob Tarne, who’s great at introducing new ideas that can be incorporated into your project management practices.
Now, go ahead and start voting!
- McAfee's blog,
- Dan Pink
- Scobleizer
- ProjectShrink
Here's a blog I think you may want to add: http://www.instigatorblog.com/. Not sure if it fits your criteria though...
Although Scott evolves with topics he covers as he works on his books he keeps being relevant and I love his style of writing.
On a side note: looks like Raven Young is no longer active (for half a year now) which is a bad news.
My personal faves are TED, PM Student and Better Projects. There're blogs on the list that I've not heard before. Thanks for the links!
2. Software Project Management
3. ProjectShrink
what about pm411.org?
one more thing it should be jerimiah owyang's blog on the list
http://www.web-strategist.com/
I also like Collaboration 2.0, CloudAve and McAfee’s Blog
interesting point of view on Enterprise 2.0
There's some great stuff here...some i've not run across before.
thanks for the idea and the links !
Voting for :
ITSinsider: Susan Scrupski
Scobleizer
& Bertrand Duperrin's Notepad . Even though he's french :-)
My second choice is Portals and KM.
My second choice is TED, very inspiring.
And Stowe Boyd, who stimulates my mind
Andrew McAfee
Gary Hamel
Gil Yehuda
TED
The Fast Forward Blog
I would also write in Hutch Carpenter's http://bhc3.wordpress.com and Jeremiah Owyang's http://www.web-strategist.com/
Bertrand Duperrin
AndrewMcAfee
Dion Hincliffe
and TED
I've read most of the blogs mentioned but none of these come close to eight2late- http://eight2late.wordpress.com/
Kailash writes brilliant posts backed by proofs and plenty of research. Those his posts are verbose, I think he is the best because he doesn't merely writes theories but comes up with case studies too. Please add eight2late in your list
PM Podcast
PM Student
1. PM podcast
2. PM Student
3. Agile Software Development Made Easy
1 and 2 are my lovables ones
Through PM Student, Jossh is providing a lot of beneficial informations and resources concerning project management, which broadens my knowledge and helping me to grow in this field which I really appreciated very much. More power to PM Student and to you Jossh, may you help more practioners to succeed in this field. Good luck...
For a career perspective in project management: How to Manage a Camel - http://projectcentric.co.uk/how_to_manage_a_camel/
Pm Student, PMhut, thelazyprojectmanager and the linked in community.
I vote for PM Student.
Keep up the good work, Josh. All the best.
Josh really covers PM issues very clearly and the most important is that he cares about what his followers need or want to learn about.
The pmstudent is also great as it is down to earth and easy to comprehend.
A great place to learn more and chance knowledge
Congratulations
Great work Cornelius keep it up.
Carlos
>>> PMPodcast !
It is a great opportunity to fresh up your knowledge and gain free PDUs!
These are great
These are great
1. TED
2. The PM Podcast
3. A Girl’s Guide to Project Management
The PM Podcast by Cornelius Fichtner
Ananya
Let me add a write in vote for Phil McKinney's "Killer Innovations Podcast".
I've listened to EVERY single podcasts from these two gentlemen and they are the best.
I vote for PM Podcast. It helped me alot when I was first getting into PM and it continues to give.
It is a refreshingly different perspective on project management and he keeps it very lively.....
(Happy Birthday - Cornelius...!! -- Have a Great Day...)
As a general informative source I also would like to vote for TED. Very interesting and innovative.
Thanks to Cornelius!
Josh is an amazing guy with a fiery passion for all things PM. Down to earth advice ... great teaching tools ... personal attention. A real class act!
1) The PM Podcast
2) TED
Happy Birthday, Cornelius!
I would to encourage all the PM prospective students to take PM aspirations to PMStudent for the achievement / realistion of their dreams in project management.
Thank you
PMSstudent.
I put it in my ipodtouch and listened to it
in my way to work. It is really nice to have
a english voice with me because all personnel
in the construction site speak Chinese.
I was recently studying for my certificate in PMP, and in that journey, here are two blogs I found very helpful.
1) PM Student blog a great one to start. Thanks Josh.
2) PM Podcast a very good one to carry on studying. Thanks Cornelius
THE PMPODCAST as my favorite followed by PM Student and of course TED!
Thank you and thanks to everyone on the list for their compelling work.
I've been listening to it for the last year or so and it brings very good insights from real people in real life contexts.
Thanks Cornelius for putting it together!
It is so insightful and very educatative
Thanks Cornelius for enabling people to learn Project Management on the move.
I highly attribute my certification success to all the study materials prepared & provided by the PMPodcast staff.
I studied & listened to Cornelius' voice so much during my studies that his voice almost out-did my own 'little voice in my head'!! ;)
It;s topics are highly relevant.
It's free.
And for his 100th episode, he got a famous music producer, Alan Parsons of the Alan Parsons Project, to provide insightful lessons for project managers!
There is always something new to learn and the topics are varied and real world....keep up the good work.
Dear Cornelius I appreciate your great efforts. I learned many things from your podcasts.
He is the best!
Thanks, René!
Thanks,
Corinne
In order of preference:
1. Cornelius Fichtner's PMPodcast;
2. Josh Nankivel's pmStudent.com;
3. Bas de Baar's Project Shrink site;
4. Elizabet Harrin's Girl’s Guide to Project Management;
5. Daniel H. Pink's personal blog.
Other places I find useful for maximizing your PDU-earning opportunities:
1. PMI's IT&Telecom SIG
2. International Institute of Learning (IIL)
3. http://www.squidoo.com/pmp-how-to-get-my-60-pdus
4. www.procept.com
5. gantthead.com
Now if Corenlius could only Americanize his accent!!
I am listening it more than 2 years.
Nice to have you with us... Until next time :-)
Thanks Cornelius...!
Go Cornelius!
Pamela
Al
Amanda
All other content, I vote for the pmStudent
Cornelius and Josh do a great job of broadcasting project management topics out to the masses.
Thanks for doing what you do and keep up the great work!
Keep it like it is....Love it
Happy Holidays to all
Cornelius has got in his DNA an original and innovative way to approach Project Management. My love for PM has started by listening to him, and lots of my PM know-how depend on him!
His podcasts are never boring, and are always fascinating and understandable, also for non-English-mothertongue like me.
Keep on with the great work Cornelius!
Danilo from Italy
Daniel Pink
Zen Project Management & Life
PMPodcast
PMPodcast, THE great. I could say, best material to prepare for PMP certification.
A great way to keep up with what's going on in the PM Community and best practices!
Keep up the good work Mr. Fichtner.
Happy Birthday!
I really like your PM Podcast.
I read a lot of your article about PM Podcast.
And Happy Birthday.!
Thanks.. Keep it up.
I really like your PM Podcast.
I read a lot of your article about PM Podcast.
And Happy Birthday.!
Thanks.. Keep it up.
keep up the good work in your PM podcast Mr. Fichtner.
Plenty of votes for PM Podcast & PM Student - both exellent although I prefer PM Student (not a big podcast fan in general).
A few more to vote for:
Project Shrink by Bas de Baar
Better Projects by Craig Brown
you've got my VOTE!!
happy birthday!
Keep up the good work Cornelius and Happy Birthday.
I know of one more agile blog that could be on the list, OneMoreAgileBlog.com. The author is a very sexy and humble man.
Happy Birthday.
You have my Vote.
My votes are for ITInsider, Dan Pink and McAfee
Happy Birthday to Cornelius, you are doing a great job!
PM podcast
PM Student has always very creative and interesting topics besides the contents is really helpful for the day by day project management activities.
The same for PMpodcast. It is just in audio.
A Girl’s Guide to Project Management
Dave Garrett’s Project Management 2.0
The PM Podcas
PM Student
The Project Shrink
With their help, I've been able to learn a great deal of stuff that I'd probably need a couple of years to find out.
Portals and KM
Project Shrink
Gary Hammel
Also a fan of Girls Guide -- different look, different ideas.
Girl's Guide to Project Management
Collaboration 2.0
Daniel Pink
Portals and KM
TED
Lil
I vote for the PM Podcast
and PM Student
but its a very useful list for beginners like me and i really not
aware of all these options.
thanks alot
Check out http://scopecrepe.blogspot.com/ for a breath of fresh ... air.
Very Informative, relevant and practical in a lucid and interesting manner.....
Keep on going, Cornelius!
PMPODCAST..
It is supporting me so much. It is very useful and I advise the new people looking forward PM to join this website Keep on going Cornelius.
1. Project Shrink
2. Better projects
3. Leading Agile
Many thanks Cornelius
pmstudent and pm knowledge
Tushar Joshi, PMP
BTW, Andrew, I love your blog too. I think it should also be in the list. :-)
http://www.clearpm.com/
http://www.cottagepm.com/
http://www.torstenkoerting.com/
excellent fresh content!
My vote is to pmstudent.com, pmpodcast from Cornelius Fichtner
http://www.expiriance.com/blogs/pm/pmblog.php
My Vote is to PM
http://www.pmtrainingonline.com/
2 The PM Podcast
Hope to see my blog at www.thelazyprojectmanager.com up there in 2010
Peter
The Lazy Project Manager
PM Podcast by Cornelius Fichtner.
Thx
Maz
PM Podcast by Cornelius Fichtner. Excelent!
The PM Podcast by Cornelius Fichtner !!
It is fantastic!
Has my vote, Elizanbeth's site is relevant and always has useful articles.
Steve
http://www.contractorprojectmanager.com/
http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com/
It's a great site for those who want to take a fresh look on their projects and practices.
Love your list!
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