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Current issue #120 released on 29th April 2021. The next issue is due to be released sometime.

Project Management Info-Letter Archive and Topics

Issue NumberDate IssuedTopics – In the News, MS Project Tip, PM Tip, Recent Blog, Dissertation Support
 105 October 2017Big Ben, Legend Off when Printing, WBS, EXCEL Rant, Aims and Objectives
 212 October 2017BloodHound, Fields, Estimating, Can Communicate with MS Project, Aims
 319 October 2017Hyperloop, Dependencies, Dependencies, Stakeholder Management v Stakeholder Engagement, Chapter lists and WBS
 426 October 2017Low Cost Navy Frigates, Multiple Projects, Resources, Project Objectives, Methodology
 502 November 2017Houses of Parliament, Assignments, Communication, Benefits Management, 3 blogs
 609 November 2017HS2, Work Contours, PMO/Reviews, Project Charters, Ethics
 716 November 2017Driverless Cars, Team Planner, KanBan, Work Assignments in MS Project, Progress reporting
 823 November 2017Hinkley Point, Task Path, Project Risk, Runner Repeater Stranger, Discussion and Critical Evaluation
 930 November 2017Tesla, Task Inspector, Progress Monitoring, Kanban Boards, Conclusions Review
 1007 December 2017Nasa Voyager, TimeLines, Baselines, Simulations, PM Progress
 1114 December 2017Dam Building Grandmother, Attach Documents, Float and Slack, Communications versus the APM BoK and CF, Elevator Pitch
 1221 December 2017Nasa Orion, Organizer, Stakeholders, Project Monitoring, Proposals
 1304 January 2018Plan your Resolution, Creating New Tables, ROI, IRR, and NPV, Using calendars in MS Project, Peak Workloads on hand-in
 1411 January 2018Alexa, Siri, Coratana and google, Creating New Views, Business Case/Benefits, What is a Project Risk, Choosing the project
 1518 January 2018A380 Projects and Products, Creating New Filters, Writing the Specification, Project Risk Assessment, Marking Dissertations
 1625 January 2018Carillion and Government Contracts, Showing Total and Free Float, Sharing the Specification, Where does Project Risk Assessment go Wrong?, Corporate Learning
 1701 February 2018Houses of Parliament, 35 Levels, WBS Tips, Project Management Task Types, Outlines v Proposals
 1808 February 2018Space X Falcon Heavy, Project Resource and material Costs, OBS, Work and Duration are Different, Real Project Outlines
 1915 February 2018Olympic Games Korea, Project Fixed Costs, RACI Charts, Work and Duration in MS Project, When it goes quiet!
2022 February 2018Wooden Skyscraper, Adding a custom field for WP level, Skills for the PM, Costs in Microsoft Project, New Stakeholders
211 March 2018Airbus, Right Clicking, Team Location, Project Outlines and Project Proposals, PM being the technical Expert
228 March 2018Nile Dam, Zooming in to minutes, Communication Matrix, Project Selection, Gateways to stop projects.
2315 March 2018F-35 Lightning II, Milestone Dates, Groups and Teams, Coventry South Scheme, Case Studies Before Titles
2422 March 2018Kenilworth Railway Station, Zoom to Task, Project Manager as Leader, Index of Masters Blogs, Sources of Dissertation Support
2529 March 2018Driver-less cars, Walking Gantt Chart, Competences, Index of MS Project Blogs, Student Syndrome
265 April 2018James Webb Space Telescope, BS6079 Formatting, Benefits Mapping, RACI Charts, Citation Dates
2712 April 2018Remove Debris Space Junk, Creating Dependencies, How to do a WBS, Competences, Masters Level Elements
2819 April 2018Beluga, Project Objectives – Properties, Managing Virtual Teams, Benefits Mapping, What Why How Aims
2926 April 2018Virgin Galactic, Hyperlinks, Trello, Payback, Abstracts are not abstract!
303 May 2018TSB Systems, Adding link to Objectives, WBS Tools Online, ROI, Viva Purpose
3110 May 2018Kenilworth Railway Station, Light Blue shows changes, PM Software, NPV, Project Proposals
32 17 May 2018Reaction Engines, Screen Size – View bar, PM Maturity, IRR, Aims and Objectives
3324 May 2018Gas Projects, CAPS LOCK for work packages, WBS Verb Nouns, Reasons to Ignore Financial Appraisal Methods, Chapter lists and WBS
3431 May 2018Environmentally Responsible Project Management:, Indent only 9 times, WBS top down, Bottom up., Zooming in to Minutes, Methodology
357 June 2018Electric and Driverless Vehicles, Gantt Chart Gridlines, Motivation, Groups and Teams, Ethics
3614 June 2018Project Grief – Wind Satellite, Cost Per Use Resources, Plan for end of life, Belbin, Progress reporting
3721 June 2018Electric Planes, Resource Types, Important v Urgent, Leadership, Discussion and Critical Evaluation
3828 June 2018James Webb Space Telescope, Assigning Resources, Back to Basics – Lists, Work Contours, Conclusions Review
395 July 2018Digital Disruption, Showing Critical Path and Float, Communication, Coventry Construction Projects, PM Progress
4012 July 2018Electric Planes and Innovation, % Complete and Entering actuals, Life Goals, Project Scheduling, Elevator Pitch
4119 July 2018Transport Revolutions, Filter For Resources, Common Sense, Project Schedule Granularity, Proposals
4226 July 2018Hyperloop, Sort By Cost/Duration, WBS, Dynamic Plans, Peak Workloads on hand-in
435 September 2019Where has AbleSim been?
4412 September 2019Research Ethics, Updated Blogs, and Fixing the Dissertation Title
4519 September 2019Bloodhound, Fields, Estimating, Adding Resources and Costs to MS Project, Aims and Objectives
4626 September 2019Orion, SLS, and Artemis, Dependencies, Dependencies, Orion, SLS, and Artemis, Chapter lists and WBS
473 October 2019Hyperloop, Multiple Projects, Resources, Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Plant, Methodology
4810 October 2019Houses of Parliament, Assignments, Communication, Project Portfolios, Dissertation Support Blogs
4917 October 2019Dyson Electric Car, Work Contours, PMO/Reviews, Time Management for Project Managers, Ethics
5024 October 2018Flying Electric Taxis, Team Planner, KanBan, Dissertation Writing Plan, Progress reporting
5131 October 2019James Webb Space Telescope, Task Path, Project Risk, The Viva-Voce examination, Discussion and Critical Evaluation
527 November 2019Boeing Quality Checks, Task Inspector, Progress Monitoring, Project Risk Assessment, Conclusions Review
5314 November 2019Elizabeth Line, TimeLines, Baselines, Time Cost Quality, PM Progress
5421 November 2019Five Failing Mega Projects, Attach Documents, Float and Slack, Project Communication, Elevator Pitch
5528 November 2019Bloodhound SSC, Organizer, Stakeholders, Communication Methods, Proposals
565 December 2019Electric Planes, Creating New Tables, ROI, IRR, and NPV, Project Closure, Peak Workloads on hand-in
5712 December 2019Electric Planes and Electric Cars, Creating New Views, Business Case/Benefits, Project Reviews, Choosing the project
5819 December 2019Venice MOSE Project, Creating New Filters, Writing the Specification, Meeting Guidelines, Marking Dissertations
599 January 2020Hey Google, Showing Total and Free Float, Sharing the Specification, Project Meetings, Corporate Learning
6016 January 2020Crisis at Boeing, 35 Levels, WBS Tips, Project Kick-Off Meetings, Outlines v Proposals
6123 January 2020Reaction Engines, Project Resource and Material Costs, OBS, The Gantt Chart, Real Project Outlines
6230 January 2020Small Nuclear Reactors, Project Fixed Costs, RACI Charts, The Project Sponsor, When it goes quiet!
636 February 2020HS2, Adding a custom field for WP level, Skills for the PM, Managing Emails, New Stakeholders
6413 February 2020HS2, Right Clicking, Team Location, Informal Project Monitoring, PM being the technical Expert
6520 February 2020Scotland NI Bridge, Zooming in to minutes, Communication Matrix, The Accidental Project Manager, Gateways to stop projects.
6627 February 2020Virgin Galactic, Milestone Dates, Groups and Teams, How Not to Use a Gantt Chart, Case Studies Before Titles
675 March 2020Big Ben, Zoom to Task, Project Manager as Leader, Why Project Reviews Might Fail, Sources of Dissertation Support
6812 March 2020Bloodhound, Project Objectives – Properties, Competences, Dependency Charts, Student Syndrome
6919 March 2020ExoMars Project, BS6079 Formatting, Benefits Mapping, Change Management, Citation Dates
7026 March 2020Coronavirus, Creating Dependencies, How to do a WBS, Dissertation Chapters: Sequential or Concurrent?, M Level Elements
712 April 2020Project Management in a Panic, Project Objectives – Properties, Managing Virtual Teams, Remote MS Project Support, What Why How Aims
729 April 2020Mars Helicopters, Hyperlinks, Trello, Dissertation Reviews, Abstract
7316 April 2020HS2, Adding link to Objectives, WBS Tools Online, Project Management in a Pandemic, Viva Purpose
7423 April 2020To the Moon, Light Blue shows changes, PM Software, WORD for Large Documents, Project Proposals
7530 April 2020Berlin Airport, Screen Size – View bar, PM Maturity, Icebreaker Activities, Aims and Objectives
767 May 2020NASA’s Moon Projects, CAPS LOCK for work packages, WBS Verb Nouns, Using Case Studies, Chapter lists and WBS
7714 May 2020SpaceX Falcon9 Launch, Indent only 9 times, WBS top down & Bottom up, Dissertation Questionnaires, Methodology
7821 May 2020HS2, Gantt Chart Gridlines, Motivation, Dissertation Interviews, Ethics
7928 May 2020Dyson Electric Car, Cost Per Use Resources, Plan for end of life, Project Resource Management, Progress reporting
804 June 2020Houses of Parliament, Resource Types, Important v Urgent, Organisation Charts, Discussion and Critical Evaluation
8111 June 2020Space X StarShip, Assigning Resources, Back to Basics – Lists, Organisation Breakdown Structures, Conclusions Review
8218 June 2020Nikola Truck, Showing Critical Path and Float, Communication, Work Breakdown Structures, PM Progress
8325 June 2020UK Virus App, % Complete and Entering actuals, Life Goals, Cost Accounts, Elevator Pitch
842 July 2020Electric Planes, Filter For Resources, Common Sense, Project Team Skills, Proposals
859 July 2020Coventry City Centre South, Sort By Cost/Duration, WBS, Project Manager Skills, Peak Workloads
8616 July 2020Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles, Legend Off when Printing, WBS, VUCA, Ethics
8723 July 2020
Humber Pipeline, Fields, Estimating, Project Complexity, Aims and Objectives
8830 July 2020
James Webb Space Telescope, Dependencies, Dependencies, AbleSim News, Chapter lists and WBS
893 September 2020
Virgin Galactic, Multiple Projects, Resources, Change Management, Methodology
9010 September 2020
Mars Projects, Assignments, Communication, Assertiveness Skills, Dissertation Support Blogs
9117 September 2020
Supersonic Travel, Work Contours, PMO/Reviews, Project Management Process, Ethics
9224 September 2020
Mars Projects, Team Planner, Kanban, Agile v Waterfall, Progress Reporting
931 October 2020
Elizabeth Line, Task Path, Project Risk, PERT Analysis, Discussion and Critical Evaluation
948 October 2020
Hydrogen Planes, Task Inspector, Progress Monitoring, Monte Carlo Analysis, Conclusions Review
9515 October 2020
Tesla Batteries, TimeLines, Baselines, Project Management Estimates, PM Progress
9622 October 2020
Hydrogen Train, Attach Documents, Float and Slack, Calculating the Critical Path, Elevator Pitch
9729 October 2020
Supersonic Travel, Organizer, Stakeholders, Deductive and Inductive Research, Proposals
985 November 2020
Misubishi SpaceJet, Creating New Tables, ROI, IRR, and NPV, Using Microsoft Project, Peak Workloads on hand-in
9912 November 2020
Sizewell C Nuclear Power Stations, Creating New Views, Business Case/Benefits, Energy Projects, Choosing the project
10019 November 2020
Hyperloop, Creating New Filters, Writing the Specification, Project Quality Management, Marking Dissertations
10126 November 2020
Small Nuclear Reactors, Showing Total and Free Float, Sharing the Specification, Discussion, Recommendations, and Limitations, Corporate Learning
1023 December 2020
Stonehenge Tunnel, 35 Levels, WBS Tips, Things Microsoft Project Can’t Do, Outlines v Proposals
10310 December 2020
Lower Thames Crossing, Project Resource and Material Costs, OBS, Project Management Maturity, Real Project Outlines
10417 December 2020
HS2, Project Fixed Costs, RACI Charts, Continuing Professional Development, When it goes quiet!
1067 January 2020
Orion, Adding a custom field for WP level, Skills for the PM, PMI Knowledge Areas, New Stakeholders
10721 January 2021
SLS, Right Clicking, Team Location, Projectification, PM being the technical Expert
10828 January 2021
James Webb Space Telescope, Zooming in to minutes, Communication Matrix, Project Management Office, Gateways to stop projects.
1094 February 2021
Rail Projects, Milestone Dates, Groups and Teams, Projects Programmes and Portfolios, Case Studies Before Titles
11011 February 2021
Rail Tunnel, Zoom to Task, Project Manager as Leader, Project Portfolio Management, Sources of Dissertation Support
11118 February 2021
Pop-Up Airport, Project Objectives – Properties, Competences, Project Governance, Student Syndrome
11225 February 2021
Red Dwarf. Uber for Space, BS6079 Formatting, Benefits Mapping, Things Microsoft Project Can’t Do, Citation Dates
1134 March 2021
High Speed Rail, Creating Dependencies, How to do a WBS, Predictive and Adaptive Project Management, M Level Elements
11411 March 2021
Tilbury Docks Project, Light Blue shows changes, Managing Virtual Teams, Project Management Information Systems, What Why How Aims
11518 March 2021
HS2, Hyperlinks, Trello, Automatic v Manual Scheduling, Abstract
11625 March 2021
Cancelled Space Projects, Adding link to Objectives, WBS, Task, Resourec, Assignment Information, Viva Purpose
1171 April 2021
SLS Tests and Milestones, Walking Gantt Chart, PM Software, Lead and Lag Time, Project Proposals
11815 April 2021
Shetland Island Tunnels, Screen Size – View bar, PM Maturity, Task Relationships, Aims and Objectives
11922 April 2021
Mars Helicopters, CAPS LOCK for work packages, WBS Verb Nouns, Task Relationships in Microsoft Project, Chapter lists and WBS
12029 April 2021
Multiple News Items, Indent only 9 times, WBS Top-down & Bottom-up, Hard and Soft Constraints, Methodology

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