Project Management

Agency Profile: University of Tennessee – Chattanooga, Emergency Preparedness

Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. The University of Tennessee – Chattanooga is known for being a large metropolitan college with a beautiful campus. It is not generally known for its emergency preparedness, but it should be. When most people think of campus safety and security, they think of the traditional blue-light alarm systems installed atRead… Read more »

Phone Tips & Tricks: What Happened to my Phone?

The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. I think most folks would agree that we are pretty attached to our phones. When we are separated from them, we get that uneasy feeling like weRead… Read more »

Free PMP Exam Sample Question

The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— You managed a project with over 60 team members to design a new sports car. In the project kickoff meeting you assured the team that good performers would be rewarded.Read… Read more »

Veterans Day 2011

Today is Veterans Day in the U.S. Originally called Armistice Day, it was established to honor veterans of World War I but now honors all American veterans. Because the specific date, November 11, 1918 is considered the end of World War I, the holiday is celebrated on the actual day of the week upon whichRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: Finding the FBI a New Home

The Washington Post reports that the J. Edgar Hoover building is in need of repair. Since 9/11, the FBI has grown considerably, and has outgrown the current facilities. The Post reported that prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FBI had 9,700 headquarter staffers working at seven locations, today the FBI has about 17,300 employeesRead… Read more »

Open Data Day – a project I’d like to be doing

As some readers and International Open Data Hackathon participants know, I’m really keen on developers reusing each others code. All too often, in hackathons, we like to build something from scratch (which can be fun) but I’ve always liked the idea of hackathons either spurring genuine projects that others can reuse, or using a hackathonRead… Read more »