News, tips, opinions and case studies for managers guiding complex projects.http://syndication.sdmediagroup.com/images/logo_xml.gif http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0512pnp/ 2nd Annual Offshoring Survey; Digitizing Your Thoughts: Brainstorming Tools; Last Month's Poll: Gantt Charts and You; This Month's Poll: Have You Used Brainstorming Tools?; On the Web: Articles and Top Resources; Nominate Now! 16th Annual Jolt Awards http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0511pnp/ Since its unveiling in early 2004, Basecamp has received a lot of kudos. However, I've found it hard to overlook one important detail: The application has no way to produce a Gantt chart. http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0510pnp/ Thinking about assigning more developers to a project to accelerate your schedule? Be careful. Putting a large team on the job could cause you more trouble than it's worth. http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0508pnp/ If your team has been following all the latest development trends and still doesn't seem to be performing any better, Stanford business professor Jeffrey Pfeffer may have an explanation for you. http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0507pnp/ Most books about project management are a chore to get through. But that's not the case with "The Art of Project Management" (O'Reilly, 2005) by Scott Berkun. http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0506pnp/ If you want to be a leader in your field, spend some time working in every part of it, says IBM's Ciaran DellaFera. Also, Last Month's Poll Results: Decision-Making Techniques; and This Month's Poll: Do You Recognize Your Top Developers? http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0505pnp/ Would performance targets, otherwise known as "work quotas," prevent your team from slacking off? Probably not, according to a recent paper by economists at the University of Bonn. http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0504pnp/ Sticking Your Neck Out: A Conversation with Larry Puleo http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0503pnp/ How to Hire: Time to Change the Way You Think About Hiring http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0502pnp/ When It's OK to Be the Bad Guy http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0501pnp/ Managing at Microsoft http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0412pnp/ A Conversation with an XP Coach, Plus Management Tips http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0411pnp/ Evo, Coaching and the Election http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0410pnp/ Former IBM VP Talks Back; plus Offshoring http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0409pnp/ One-on-One With Gerald Weinberg http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0408pnp/ Planning for Change http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0407pnp/ Cost Estimation: Learning from NASA’s Troubles http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0406pnp/ <b>IN THIS ISSUE:</b> <li>Celebrating Our Anniversary <li>The Wrong Stuff: Investigating Project Failure <li>Stats: Job Priorities <li>PM Poll: Does Your Team Regularly Hold Project Debriefings? <li>On the Web: Articles and Top Resources http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0305pnp/ Legal Issues http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9183/sdm0403pnp/ Building Knowledge Repositories and Banning Biz-Speak