1. The Hitchhikers Guide
to PM Web Tools
David L Davis PMP, PgMP
Council Leader PMI Leadership in PM Virtual Community of Practice
With apologies to Douglas Adams and his wonderful novels.
2. My Credentials
• Active Member of PMI since 1995. Certified PMP in 1998
o Chairman PMI eBusiness SIG
o Charter Sponsor Western Lake Erie PMI
o Participant in OPM3 definition
o Approver for Global Congress Papers
o Selected for PgMP® Pilot
• Professional speaking and publishing
o Presented 5 papers at Global Congress
o Project World, etc. In US, Canada, Europe
o Many PM articles: ITTOOLBOX, Gantt head, PMI Today
• Long history with AT&T Project Management Center of Excellence
( PMCOE)
o 2 Project of the Year
o Organizational Excellence
o Project Achievement
• Champion of implementing Project InVision IPMS into eSales &
Service
o Currently Program Manager for GM eTool Implementation
o Application administrator for tool
• And yes ……
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8. Keyword searches from
google.com
• You can continually refine and refine
o More keywords
o Example of wording
• Bottom line is that it’s a crapshoot.
• And you get what you pay for
o Free templates
o Part of a subscription
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15. PMI.ORG, what is there
and how it is laid out
• PMI.ORG career center
• PMI.ORG and Standards
• PMI.ORG and white papers (Knowledge Center)
• PMI.ORG and Virtual Communities
• What is a virtual Community
o How can I join
o How can I add content
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40. Purpose of the Community
Business Process Management Business Analysis Executive
Professional Collaboration
Query
•Academic and Real
Resource for Life • Tools and Techniques
being a better • Roundtables
Professional
leader Growth
New
•User Provided
Experienced •Practitioners
Content Content
Mentor • White Papers
• Webinars
•Virtual Round • Book Reviews
Communication
tables Vehicle
Share ideas and •Integration • Blogs
knowledge •Recognition • Wiki
Response
Gateway with Other Communities of Practice
Agile Consulting Diversity
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41. www.pmi.org/Get-Involved/Communities-of-Practice.aspx
PMI COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
China Project
Aerospace & Defense Agile Automation Systems
Management
Earned Value
Construction Industry Consulting eBusiness
Management
Energy, Oil, Gas and Ethics in Project Financial Services
Entertainment
Petrochemical Management Industry
Global Diversity Global Sustainability Government Healthcare
Human Resource Innovation and New International
Information Systems
Project Management Product Development Development
Leadership in Project Learning, Education Legal Project
Marketing and Sales
Management and Development Management
Organizational Project Program Management
New Practitioners Pharmaceutical
Management Office
Project Management Project Risk
Retail Scheduling
Quality Management
Service and
Transportation Troubled Projects Utility Industry
Outsourcing
43. VCoP Core Services
• Discussions
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Newsletters
• Ask the Community
• Spotlight
• Community Announcements
• PMI Announcements
• Webinars
• Surveys
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46. Curriculum vitale
• Or how to present your skills on a web based resume.
o Scanable Readable – follow-up person readable
o Single Line
• Name
• Email (no hotmail.com, aol.com, or yahoo.com)
• Year and Company and position
o No Columns
o Key words
o KSOA’s
• Technical expertise
• Buzzwords
• Get through the screening
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48. Review – Dave’s Five Good
Websites
• PMI.org
• Ganthead.com
• RMC Project Management
• Project Connection
• IIBA.org
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49. Summary
• Lots of Information – but hard to find
• Pmi.org
o Navigate via fly aways
o Career Resources
• PMI Virtual Communities
• Curriculum Vitale
o Keywords
o Scanable
• Communicate
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50. David L. Davis, PMP, PgMP
419 318-4879
dldavispmp@gmail.com
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