We have authored, “Collaborative Project Management – a How to Guide“.  See a brief description below. 

To download a copy just go to the BrightWork home page (on or after July 16th) and you will see a download button. 

Many thanks to those who have given feedback already.  For those who would like to give feedback, so we can keep improving this free Collaborative Project Management Guide for the community, please do:

- leave a comment on this blog post below, and join the conversation

or

- email cpm@brightwork.com

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We at BrightWork help many customers implement collaborative project management using Microsoft SharePoint and as needed Microsoft Project.  Project teams are staffed with smart Team Members, many of whom are part qualified to actually manage the project.  Most project Team Members have access to web based collaboration sites where some but often not all of the key project information is housed.  Most of these customers we work with do have some people formally trained in project management, perhaps with models like the PMI’s PMBOK or PRINCE2, etc..  However, the vast majority are what a colleague recently called P-MBA’s (Project Managers by accident!).  I feel this is a good label as it describes the reality of what happens in many organizations.  It is not to say that these people are not successful or capable, it is however to say that they have not been formally trained. 

The intention is to deliver an easy to follow and simple to use guide for Project Managers who are not yet formally trained in Collaborative Project Management and who may not yet have the time or budget to get trained.  The guide describes the typical stages, steps and sub-steps involved.  The guide also has a section on Project Management Leadership style.  We hope the guide will be valuable for the new Project Manager.  The experienced Project Manager may wish to take this free training guide and adapt it for use when training new Project Managers.  The objective is not to have this guide replace formal project management training.  We hope this guide will encourage you as new Project Managers to take some training classes as you ponder what is involved more deeply.  The guide is simple.  Some might even argue that it is too simple – but all feedback is welcome!