The Association for Project Management helps project managers progress their careers. The Professional Development section of the site gives details about APM qualifications and APM's links with higher education institutes. Their publications can be ordered online. There is a useful glossary of PM terms.
http://www.apm.org.uk
http://www.apm.org.uk
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The Government Procurement website is maintained by the Office of Government Commerce in the UK. Its mission is to set a strategic framework for procurement and project management in which UK government departments will operate. The website provides information on the purpose of the organisation and its ongoing activities. It includes details of recent reports on budgeting and expenditure and information on projects. eg. there is material on the Transforming Government Procurement programme started in 2007. Also available are guidelines on good practice.
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/
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PM World Today is a global online journal produced by PM Forum. In it you can find topical articles, professional papers, viewpoints by leading PM professionals, PM events and Fascinating Stories. Subscription is free and it appears monthly. Useful for finding news on the latest developments.
http://www.pmworldtoday.net./
http://www.pmworldtoday.net./
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This great resource is from the free website Businessballs and explains all the basics of project management. It covers tools, processes, plans and tips. Critical Path Analysis and Gantt Charts are explained. Some free templates are offered for planning projects. Useful for students who are just beginning to study project management.
http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm
http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) has over 240,000 members worldwide and is a nonprofit professional association in the area of project management. PMI establishes project management standards, provides seminars, educational programmes and professional certification in response to requests from organisations' project leaders. The site contains substantial information including: publications; coming events; membership details; a professional development section and online journals.
http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
Type: Non-profit organisations Format: asp
The Association for Project Management helps project managers progress their careers. The Professional Development section of the site gives details about APM qualifications and APM's links with higher education institutes. Their publications can be ordered online. There is a useful glossary of PM terms.
http://www.apm.org.uk
http://www.apm.org.uk
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Benchmarking is an electronic journal published by Emerald. The journal "regularly reviews different approaches to benchmarking to help develop and refine the best possible approach for any organization". It is aimed at all managers involved in quality assurance. Articles are offered online from 1994 to the present day. The full-text version is only available for subscribers, but contents and abstracts lists are available to anyone.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/bij/bij.jsp
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/bij/bij.jsp
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
This useful page is on the Biz/ed website, (Biz/ed provides a huge number of learning materials and Business Studies students and lecturers). It covers the basics of project management, explaining techniques, business aims, project proposals, closing and reviewing the project. It is aimed at BTEC Business students and is suitable for management small-scale projects.
http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/production/lesson/project1.
http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/production/lesson/project1.
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FDI.net is produced by the World Bank and offers "free, on-demand country analysis and information on all things related to foreign direct investment in 175 countries. The site combines business and public resources with World Bank Group analysis to provide users with a single entry point for the full-spectrum of information needed to make a decision about investing in a foreign country." Users can access information by sector, such as manufacturing, services or resources with details presented by business or laws and regulations. Information is also available by country or region, as well as by type of opportunity. FDI.net also presents news and event information, resources about their own services in the foreign investment sector and directories of agencies and consultants. Visitors can sign up for MyFDI.net and personalise their view of site of the site and get email updates.
http://www.fdi.net/
http://www.fdi.net/
Type: Resource guides and directories Format: HTML
Futurefocus is a purpose-built resource provided by the UK government for staff in the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), the Department for Universities, Innovation & Skills (DIUS), the Department for Children, Schools & Families (DCSF), and across government and business. It offers a neutral and confidential facilitation and mentoring process, supported by a team of professional business consultants and facilitators. Non-government groups can use it for a fee.
http://www.berr.gov.uk/about/effective-delivery/futurefocus/about-us/index.
http://www.berr.gov.uk/about/effective-delivery/futurefocus/about-us/index.
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This is an online community for IT project managers, run by PM expert and author Jean Binder. It contains some free articles and blogs about project management, with advice and know-how. Other resources such as mindmaps and books are featured. There are also resources relating to cross-cultural studies. This could be useful for students researching theories and current practice in PM.
http://www.GlobalProjectManagement.org
http://www.GlobalProjectManagement.org
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The GPPI is based in Geneva and Berlin. It is an independent think-tank which aims to develop "innovative strategies for effective and accountable governance" via the public sector, civil society and businesses. They conduct research and consultancy; publications and events are featured on the Web site. Content is mainly in English, with some German.
http://www.gppi.net/
http://www.gppi.net/
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GPM is the German association for project management. It promotes the area in an interdiscplinary way, through training, workshops, seminars and publishing. Researchers may be interested in their special interest groups. It produces Project Manager magazine which is now also available in an English version.
http://www.gpm-ipma.de/docs/showsite.php?menu=0201
http://www.gpm-ipma.de/docs/showsite.php?menu=0201
Type: Non-profit organisations Format: HTML
This is the home page for the consultancy section of IBM, one of the world's largest computing and information systems companies. It consists of a range of case studies, relating IBM's consultancy activities. These can be browsed by heading, eg. supply chain management; outsourcing; financial management.
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/bcs_index.html
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/bcs_index.html
Type: Companies Format: HTML
IKON is based at Warwick Business School. It is a research network which studies the fields of innovation, information technology and organisation studies. There is information about research, staff and events on the IKON website. It is also involved in KIN, the Knowledge and Innovation Network whose members include Bae Systems, PWC, Lloyds TSB, and the National Health Service Institute.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/ikon/
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/ikon/
Type: Research centres and projects Format: HTML
Website for the Radio 4 programme by Peter Day. Information about the programme is given on this website and podcasts of each week's recording are available here. They say "In Business is all about change. New ways of work and new technologies are challenging most of the assumptions by which organisations have been run for the last 100 years. We try to report on ideas coming over the horizon, just before they start being talked about. We hope it is an exhilarating ride."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness.shtml
Type: News Format: HTML
Info-Prod is a market research company based in Israel. It researches markets across the Middle East, being involved in market analysis, pricing, advertising, logistics, legislation and regulations. It claims to fill a gap in information on the vast Middle East market. Info-Prod's staff have written books and reports about business in the Middle East, and these can be ordered online. The staff have expertise in Arabic, Hebrew and Persian. The Country Guides section of the site has detailed legal, economic and business information on Middle Eastern countries (this information is not very up to date, but Info-Prod can be contacted for more help). There are example summaries of their market reports and projects on the site. It offers multilingual services: translation, telephone consultancy and newsletters.
http://www.infoprod.co.il/
http://www.infoprod.co.il/
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INSEAD Knowledge provides access to the publications of INSEAD business school, which is based in France and has a campus in Asia as well. Publications are listed under various headings, such as Change & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Asia, Globalisation, Knowledge Management, Marketing, and Health Management. They include abstracts of working papers and case studies and longer explanations of research. Free registration is needed for accessing these. The site also gives bibliographic information of books published by INSEAD researchers. The site now features video clips and podcasts.
http://knowledge.insead.edu/home.cfm
http://knowledge.insead.edu/home.cfm
Type: Papers/reports/articles (collections) Format: cfm
The Institute has come about as the result of a merger of the Manufacturing & Management Division of the University's Engineering Department with the economic and policy issues of the former Foundation for Manufacturing & Industry in London. They aim to promote manufacturing as a career, influence a shift towards high value-added manufacturing, and enhance the economic and public profile of manufacturing. They run undergraduate and postgraduate courses, short courses for industry and conduct research in many areas.
http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/
http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/
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The institute was founded to "develop a knowledge of and high-quality capability in Project Management and to provide a focal point and mechanism for the development and promotion of Project Management in Ireland on a professional basis." Certification, events, news and articles are some of the materials which can be found on the website.
http://www.projectmanagement.ie/asp/
http://www.projectmanagement.ie/asp/
Type: Professional organisations Format: HTML
The International Journal of Project Management is a bi-monthly international journal published by Elsevier. It covers all areas of project management from systems to human aspects, including case studies and the latest issues. The site provides tables of contents and abastracts for each issue. but a subscription is needed for full-text access.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30435/descript
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30435/descript
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
This journal is published by Emerald and is aimed at people working in the service sector. "Service sector activities now account for 700f gross domestic product and the same proportion of total employment.....The journal concentrates primarily on "for profit" concerns such as finance, transportation, tourism, hotel and catering, but is also relevant to public administration, health and welfare managers." You can subscribe to the journal, or to the database Emerald Management Xtra 150 to access these and other articles.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijsim/ijsim.jsp
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijsim/ijsim.jsp
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
Homepage of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). This is a non-profit organization, based in Switzerland, which aims to be a prime promoter of project management internationally through a membership network of national project management associations around the world. You can find out more about its history, events and membership on the website.
http://www.ipma.ch/Pages/IPMA.aspx
http://www.ipma.ch/Pages/IPMA.aspx
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Praxiom Research Group Limited is a commercial organisation concerned primarily with selling programs and publications about developing quality systems. However, this website may be useful to students as it translates the ISO 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 9002, ISO 9003, ISO 9004, ISO 10011, and ISO 10013 quality standards into plain English. It also presents three ISO 9000 audit programs, a quality system development plan, provides a theoretical overview of ISO 9000. Also contained here are discussions about the ISO 9000 quality standards, requirements and guidelines.
http://www.praxiom.com/
http://www.praxiom.com/
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MEC describes itself as "an international development company with a primary focus on the Middle East". It is a virtual organisation, based in London. It helps its clients develop business interests in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Asia and Eastern Europe. The website has some useful content for business students or researchers, for example summaries of its projects and details of reports (full reports have to be purchased however). There are several business newsletters like the Iraq Business Update (with some free online information).
http://www.meconsult.co.uk/join.php/home
http://www.meconsult.co.uk/join.php/home
Type: Companies Format: HTML
Information from NASA about all aspects of commercialization of the investments it has made in space exploration. The site contains a large quantity of information about various attempts to commercialize NASA products and research. There are sections on Success Stories, Reference Material, News and Top 20 Technologies
http://ipp.nasa.gov/
http://ipp.nasa.gov/
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The Government Procurement website is maintained by the Office of Government Commerce in the UK. Its mission is to set a strategic framework for procurement and project management in which UK government departments will operate. The website provides information on the purpose of the organisation and its ongoing activities. It includes details of recent reports on budgeting and expenditure and information on projects. eg. there is material on the Transforming Government Procurement programme started in 2007. Also available are guidelines on good practice.
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/
Type: Government bodies Format: HTML
PM Network is the official journal of the Project Management Institute, a US-based organisation. The full-text version of the journal is available only to members, but nevertheless this site has a selection of interesting articles from the latest edition. It also lists the contents of its regular columns.
http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/PM-Network.aspx
http://www.pmi.org/Resources/Pages/PM-Network.aspx
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
PM World Today is a global online journal produced by PM Forum. In it you can find topical articles, professional papers, viewpoints by leading PM professionals, PM events and Fascinating Stories. Subscription is free and it appears monthly. Useful for finding news on the latest developments.
http://www.pmworldtoday.net./
http://www.pmworldtoday.net./
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"The Prince2 User Portal is designed to serve as an interactive open resource to support Prince2 and project management in general." It was developed by CCTA, part of Office of Government Commerce, which in turn is part of the UK Government. It is a project management method. It was originally intended for IT projects, but can now be applied to any project management. It is now an established method of project management. The portal features a FAQ, directory and downloads.
http://www.p2ug.com
http://www.p2ug.com
Type: Resource guides and directories Format: HTML
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This great resource is from the free website Businessballs and explains all the basics of project management. It covers tools, processes, plans and tips. Critical Path Analysis and Gantt Charts are explained. Some free templates are offered for planning projects. Useful for students who are just beginning to study project management.
http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm
http://www.businessballs.com/project.htm
Type: Learning materials Format: HTML
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world's first website devoted to professional project management. It is now probably one of the most popular sources of project management news and information in the world of project management. PMForum is dedicated to supporting development, international cooperation, promotion and support of a professional and worldwide project management discipline. The site publishes breaking news related to project management and offers a fairly comprehensive range of information including professional education, opportunities, recognition, a listing of events and links to other organizations. Information is given on services, software, technology, training as well as books, journals and research.
http://www.pmforum.org/index.htm
http://www.pmforum.org/index.htm
Type: Non-profit organisations Format: HTML
The Project Management Institute (PMI) has over 240,000 members worldwide and is a nonprofit professional association in the area of project management. PMI establishes project management standards, provides seminars, educational programmes and professional certification in response to requests from organisations' project leaders. The site contains substantial information including: publications; coming events; membership details; a professional development section and online journals.
http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.pmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
Type: Non-profit organisations Format: asp
Project Manager Today is a cutting edge magazine for project managers, which offers short summaries of some articles or regular features on the website. Subscription details are given and a free trial is offered. As well as this, the site contains reviews of project management software, books from the publishing arm of the company, a gateway to qualifications and a job vacancies section. There are contact details for professional project management associations in different countries.
http://www.pmtoday.co.uk/content/en/default.aspx
http://www.pmtoday.co.uk/content/en/default.aspx
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
Rapid Response is a World Bank service for developing countries. It provides a mix of free and fee-based information for clients. Free resources on this site comprise: a database of papers, case studies and websites; a forum for debate; a monthly e-newsletter; access to a global community of policymakers and advisors. The free information could be useful for academics and students researching the role of private finance in economic development and growth. There are useful links leading to more information on privatisation projects and revenues from privatisation.
http://rru.worldbank.org/
http://rru.worldbank.org/
Type: Resource guides and directories Format: HTML
An interesting blog with thoughts on project management, by Ron Rosenhead, who is based in London and is a project management trainer and consultant. It is full of good tips and some free resources. The blog covers issues like risk assessment, PRINCE2, people in projects, and strategy. There are some free downloads, eg. templates and white papers.
http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/
http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/
Type: Blogs Format: HTML
The Society of British Aerospace Companies is the national trade association of the UK Aerospace Industry and it represents the interests of over 2,600 companies across every sector and tier of the industry. Some of the site's trade and marketing information is only accessible for SBAC members. However, there is a good section of free reports (in Adobe Acrobat format) on the aerospace industry, covering subjects such as exporting, market trends and skills development. Amongst these are annual reports and conference proceedings too.
http://www.sbac.co.uk/
http://www.sbac.co.uk/
Type: Professional organisations Format: HTML
The journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of strategic management. It is "devoted to the improvement and further development of the theory and practice of strategic management and is designed to appeal to both practising managers and academics." Topics such as strategic resource allocation; organization structure; leadership; entrepreneurship and organizational purpose; methods and techniques for evaluating and understanding competitive, technological, social, and political environments; planning processes; and strategic decision processes are included in the journal. Tables of contents and full-text of articles are available in PDF. A subscription is needed for full access.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/2144/home
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/2144/home
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
This company of consultants, engineers and strategists helps clients to improve their manufacturing operations. Although the site is mainly commercial it has some free educational materials. There is good information about lean operations - what they are, how they can be improved and which tools are there for assessment. The Resources section on the site houses articles on subjects like Just in Time, Kanban, factory science, workcells and ISO 9000. This might be a good site for students to learn about operations management, as related to real-life cases.
http://www.strategosinc.com/
http://www.strategosinc.com/
Type: Companies Format: HTML
The Swedish Project Management Association has existed for more than 30 years. They provide a meeting place for the exchange of ideas and experience. There is information, in Swedish, about events, news, training and the regional network of members. The English version is a little more limited but gives a basic introduction.
http://www.projektforum.se/
http://www.projektforum.se/
Type: Professional organisations Format: HTML
This is the Swiss project management association. The website is available in German only. Site content includes news, training information, principles of PM and a programme of events.
http://www.spm.ch/default.aspx
http://www.spm.ch/default.aspx
Type: Professional organisations Format: HTML
Technovation has a very wide scope, concerning "all facets of the process of technological innovation from conceptualization of a new technology-based product or process through commercial utilization." Examples of issues are technological breakthroughs, capital for new product development, management of innovation in medium-sized and large organizations, the innovator as an individual and as a personality type, and technology transfer to developing nations. The diverse audience includes universities, industry, financial institutions, government and research organisations. The full-text version is only available for subscribers, but contents lists are available to anyone.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/422925/descrip
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/422925/descrip
Type: Journals - contents and abstracts Format: HTML
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