IRC News April 2006 |
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Welcome to the April 2006 Information Resource Centre (IRC) News and PMSelect Update from the Australian Institute of Project Management.
This email contains the following items:
- Introduction
- PM SELECT Research Update
- Information Resource Centre and Website Updates
- Membership Updates
- Contact Details
1. Introduction
Welcome to the April 2006 IRC News.
The PMAA submission deadline is approaching. Please see the PMAA06 page for submission guidelines and information. Click here to find your nearest contact.
Our Job vacancies section has been rapidly moving along. Many vacancies are advertised for three weeks, so if you're interested in other opportunities please check this regularly. If you're seeking staff, you're invited to submit vacancies, subject to a few conditions.
We've a lot of events happening around the country this month. Of particular note will be National Hard Day, on the 19th of May. Click here to find out more.
I'd also draw your attention to our new RegPM Assessors, who will be of benefit if you're considering pursuing a RegPM certification. If you've completed this increasingly used certification, please check and make sure you're on our RegPM register.
Our PM Courses list continues attracting the website's 2nd highest traffic levels, and if you're considering further development I'd draw your attention to the changes to our National and state/territory endorsed courses.
For those interested in activities outside of their state, have a look at our seminar papers page to download presentations made at AIPM functions.
The IRC would like to recognise and thank Trevor R. Bird, one of our International members, who generously provided a complete digitial set papers from AIPM's 1991 "Strive & Survive" conference. These papers will be added to our catalogue of 4800+ project mangement related resources. This catalogue is used to provide research and reference services, and is available for use by all members. Thank you, Trevor.
Continuing on strategy, we're working to improve our membership recognition structure, thrashing out an improved approach to Course Endorsement, developing recognition of PM skills across a range of industries and implementing a Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD). Please contact the Support Office if you've any questions or would like to participate in these undertakings.
To look to the future, keep your eyes open for ProMAC 2006, to be held in Sydney between 27-29 September.
If I can be of help please call on (02) 8288 8751 or email irc@aipm.com.au.
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2. PMSelect
Research Update: Issue 4, April 2006 - Click here to go to the April Issue.
The March PM Select contains seven articles. Articles of merit are selected from across the literature. This service focuses on useful, substantive, informative content.
Subjects this month cover: Knowledge creation and sharing in transnational projects; Project, structure to reach your goals; PM for Small to Medium Enterprises; Avoiding project catastrophe; Client's role in driving innovative performance outcomes; The Accidential Project Manager; Particle swarm optimization for project scheduling.
These articles are fulltext and a PDF can be downloaded to your PC once requested.
185 items were downloaded from the March PM Select.
Framing of project critical success factors by a systems model, Assessment & improvement in Organization Project Management Maturity & Human Side of Project Management tied as the most popular items from last PMSelect.
In case you missed the issue, March's topics were: Project Critical Success Factors - Models for predicting PM performance - Assessing Organisational Maturity - Complexity and Change - Team and client behaviour management - Soft skills in PM - Establishing PM Competency - Overview of Roles in Program and Portfolio Management.
Click here to view the March PMSelect. The March IRC News is available here.
When accessing PM SELECT, please remember:
1. You need your username and password to access this "members only" area. Please contact me with any login questions.
2. Each article must be requested with a separate Copyright Declaration. This is a requirement of Copyright Law. Please contact me at rtucker@aipm.com.au with any questions.
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3. Information Resource Centre and Website Updates
New Pages:
Do you know your AIPM Website Login and Password?
If you have mislaid, forgotten, or don't know your password, please go to the Forgot Password Page, add your membership number, and click send. Our system will email your full login details to your most recent email address.
If you don't receive an email within 10 minutes, Update Your Contact Details, or call me on 02 8288 8751.
Other IRC Services:
Click here to see the Bibliographies list (login required)
IRC Document Supply allows you to request copies of ANY of the articles contained in any IRC bibliography. You need to provide a citation on the request form, and fill out a Copyright Declaration.
The articles will then be emailed or posted to you. Response times vary from 1 to 7 days, depending on physical or electronic delivery. Please include deadline details.
IRC Literature Search allows members to request custom research. When submitting a request please include deadline details. I will contact you to clarify your request.
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4. Membership Updates
Jo-Anne Locke, AIPM Membership Manager, would like to remind all members of our online membership services.
To continue using services such as the Australian Project Manager journal, the member-only website sections, IRC services, and our mailouts, renew immediately online.
To the thousands of members who have already renewed their AIPM membership so far, we would like to say thank you.
If you are eligible to UPGRADE your membership eg from Associate to Member, you do NOT need to apply again. Please use the new Membership Upgrade Form, also linked above. The upgrade fee is $44. You will still need to renew your membership separately. For any queries about invoices, receipts etc please contact Susmita Khisti at skhisti@aipm.com.au
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5. Contact Details
Please update your contact details with us when they change.
Using the "Update Contact Details" link at the top of every webpage, you will ensure that you continue to get all AIPM correspondence. This includes the Australian Project Manager Journal, Chapter and National Events information, and of course this newsletter.
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The AIPM National Office Team
Click this sentence to link to the AIPM Contacts page. Please contact us with any questions.
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