1. Free Online Project Management Resources
How to Find Them and How to Use Them
Carla Fair-Wright & Elaine Jackson
Holistic Project Management Consulting
www.HolisticPMC.com
Welcome to the PMI Houston Conference & Expo and Annual Job Fair 2011
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2. Carla Fair-Wright, PMP, ASQ CSQE, MCP
 7+ years of experience in Project Management
 22 years of experience in Information Technology
 Background
 Consulting Fortune 500 Companies
 Experience in: Public Safety, SAP,
Transportation, Telecommunications, Energy,
Corporate Training

3. Today’s Topics
> Leveraging Internet Resources
> Best Sites
> Is it Really Free?
Project Management Resources

4. Why Use Internet Resources
• Economy of Time
• Standardized approach
• Productivity realized earlier
• Documenting the processes
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5. Project Management Templates Improve
Communication
Are you organized?
Dangers of spreadsheet jungles
• Missing Information
• Incomplete Information
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6. Project Management Templates Help in
Coordination of Effort
Team Engages In:
• Uncoordinated Effort
• Wasted Work
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7. Factors that Affect the Success of a Project
Standish Group -2008
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8. Finding Internet Resources
Tips & Tools For Finding Resources:
Making Google Work
www.BugMeNot.com - A researchers best friend
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9. Tips for Web Search
Demonstration
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10. A Business Solution has Three Aspects
Alter one aspect
Process the others will be
affected
Improving the quality of
your resources can
Solution facilitate the
Process
side of projects
People Technology
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11. Template Distribution by Process Group and
Knowledge Area
Knowledge Project Process Groups
Area Initiating Planning Executing Controlling Closing Total
Integration 15 7 30 52
Scope 35 23 12 70
Time 10 8 18
Cost 14 4 18
Quality 11 14 5 30
Human 13 4 17
Resources
Communications 12 11 35 15 73
Risk 38 12 50
Procurement 4 1 0 5
Total 35 140 37 106 15 333
2003 Research – TemptingTemplates 11

12. Distribution of Templates
By Process Group By Knowledge Area
Integration 52
11% 5% Scope 70
Time 18
32% Cost 18
Quality 30
Human
Resources 17
41% Communications 73
11% Risk 50
Procurement 5
Closing Controlling Executing 0 50 100
Planning Initiation
2003 Research – TemptingTemplates 12

13. Our Results
Top 10 Picks
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14. Top Ten Web Sites
Number of Free
Resource Name and URL
Templates
Oregon.gov Process Center of Excellence (PCoE):
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http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/admin/bpm/tools_templates.shtml
The International Community of Project Management:
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http://www.theicpm.com/component/docman/cat_view/437-templates
PMLinks.com:
62
http://www.pmlinks.com/information/templates/
Tasmanian State Government:
31
http://www.projectmanagement.tas.gov.au/index.htm
CVR/IT Consulting:
112
http://cvr-it.com/PM_Templates/
Key Consulting:
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http://www.consulting.ky/free_project_management_templates.php
Cornell University CPMM:
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https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/CITPMO/CPMM+Templates
22 ProjectWare: http://www.projectware.com.au/pw030.html
State of Texas Department of Information Resources:
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http://www2.dir.state.tx.us/management/projectdelivery/projectframework/planning/Pages/Overview.aspx
35 PM-Essentials: http://www.pm-essentials.com/2000-pm-templates.html
2011 - Complete details are available from Optimal Consulting: www.optimalconsultingonline.com 14

15. In Conclusion
> Using Templates Save You Time
> Free is Relative
> Maximize Google Queries
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16. Q&A
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• Please step up to the floor microphone to ask a question
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17. Closing thoughts…
Thank you for attending this session.
We hope you found this presentation
added value to your knowledge of Project
Management.
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18. Contact Information
Carla Fair-Wright, PMP
Optimal Consulting LLC
www.optimalconultingonline.com
(800) 723-6120
fair@optimalconsulting.biz
Elaine Jackson, PMP
Holistic Project Management Consulting
www.HolisticPMC.com
(978) 290-8834
elainejackson999@gmail.com
Thank You
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