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PowerPoint zero-day hack threat

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Microsoft has warned that hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in PowerPoint, the company’s presentation application.

No patch has been released yet for the bug, which could allow an attacker to completely control a computer. It affects Office 2000 Service Pack 3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2004 for Mac, Microsoft said in a statement. Office 2007 is unaffected.

Source: Computerworld

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Project 2003 file formats blocked after installing Project 2003 Service Pack 3

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Microsoft have issued a bulleting explaining the file formats that are blocked by default after installing Project 2003 Service Pack 3.

By default, the following file formats are blocked in Project 2003 SP3:

By default, the following file formats are blocked in Project 2003 SP3:

  • MS Project 98 versions of .mpp
  • .mpx
  • .xls
  • .txt
  • .csv

The Microsoft article explaining how to unblock these restrictions can be found HERE

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Project Management Quotations

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

“A badly planned project will take three times longer than expected - a well planned project only twice as long as expected.”

“A little risk management saves a lot of fan cleaning.”

“A problem shared is a buck passed.”

“A two year project will take three years, a three year project will never finish “

“A user is somebody who tells you what they want the day you give them what they asked for.”

“A user will tell you anything you ask about, but nothing more.”

“Any project can be estimated accurately (once it’s completed).”

“Fast - cheap - good: you can have any two.”

“For a project manager overruns are as certain as death and taxes.”

“God had a huge project and he got it done in 7 days.”

“Good control reveals problems early - which only means you’ll have longer to worry about them.”

“Good project management is not so much knowing what to do and when, as knowing what excuses to give and when.”

“Good project managers admit mistakes: that’s why you so rarely meet a good project manager.”

“If an IT project works the first time, it is wrong.”

“If at first you don’t succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried.”

Courtesey of Mike Harding Roberts

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Projects don’t realise business benefits through lack of objective reviews

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

How often have you carried out regular, systemmatic reviews to re-evaluate the value of a project throughout its lifecycle?

There is a natural reticence to challenge the business value of a project and most managers instead focus on delivery. So there is a tendency to avoid decisions being made on potential cancellation or rationalisation once it becomes clear that a project is unlikely to deliver the benefits including the ROI originally proposed in the business case.

Generally this is because the project manager has no awareness that the assumptions about the business case have been materially changed. Frequently it is through an unwillingness of the Project Manager to take action, even though the changed circumstances may be known, because of a major stakeholder’s emotional attachment to the project (how many major ERP projects fall into this category?).

So make a point of periodically blowing the dust off the Business Case you spent hours creating and establishing if it is still on target to deliver the ROI originally forecast.

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IT Project Manager Salaries rising according to report

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

A shortage of project managers and technical support staff is pushing salaries to unprecedented levels, said recruitment firm Robert Walters. The report can be downloaded here

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BCS calls for IT Projects to demonstrate value to business

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

According to Adam Thilthorpe, head of the BCS Professionalism initiative, IT projects will no longer be judged on whether they improve an IT service, but will instead be judged on whether they are actively contribute to moving the business forward.

The BCS will promote this position at this week’s GC Expo2008 event at Earls Court in London.

Source: Computer Weekly

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Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 version comparison

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Project 2007 feature comparison from Microsoft

New features in Project 2007

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Women in Project Management

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Women in Project Management is a Specific Interest Group in the Association for Project Management whose objectives are:

  • the strengths that women bring to project situations
  • we seek successful ventures that promote good working practices involving both men and women and to make them widely known
  • we want to raise awareness of male-type and female-type attributes and promote the value of our collective strengths
  • we seek innovative approaches to overcoming barriers which may face women in the working environment

Contact www.wipm.co.uk for more information

Project Management in Construction - New Edition

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Project Management in Construction by Sidney M. Levy. Released in September 2006 the fourth edition contains new chapters on Quality Control and Quality Assurance and Successful Commencement.

This excellent book gives you the benefit of the authors 40+ years’ experience in managing construction projects. Plus, you’ll find updated or new coverage of:

  • Design-build
  • Effective writing techniques
  • E-construction and the advantages to construction operation and management
  • Building hazards including indoor air quality
  • Computer-generated databases, estimating software, scheduling, and project documentation

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Free Project Management Guidebook

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Here is the link to download the free Project Management Guidebook

 http://www.project-central.co.uk/download.php