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The Newsletter Editor
Ron Lacy, MBA, PMP

Project Closure - maybe the most overlooked phase of project management. I went digging in my PMI study guide to see how many times it was referenced and believe it or not, it is called out on only two pages (2 out of 531 pages). That number alone tells you the importance that is placed on closure.

Holiday Project Management: Focus on Scope, Budget and Contingency
Sara Strock

As we come upon the end of the year and the beginning of the holiday season, we are reminded that Project Management is an applicable life skill. There are three critical life objectives during this fun, but stressful time: Holiday Scope, holiday budget and holiday contingency. Otherwise, you might as well consider your holiday on its way to "hell time" instead of fun. Oh, you know what I mean, the over budget, the late, the way, way out of control holiday season. That nightmare day of all of holiday years, the one where we say, "Next year, we won't do that again!"

Risk Management: Revelation
Lee Peters

People came up to me in Atlanta after my presentation on Risk to say they got immediately applicable practical ideas. Packaging ideas for a 65 minute verbal presentation is quite different than talking to a computer screen while writing an article. Consider preparing and presenting a topic to the local chapter or to PMI Congress to help your own understanding of a topic or to improve your own management skills. For example, after writing three articles and a paper, preparing the talk caused new thoughts and concepts expanding my understanding of Risk to appear as gift wrapped revelation.

Microsoft Services: Creating Swim Lane Diagrams with Microsoft Project
Dr. Ed Hanna

In this installment Dr. Ed Hanna shows us an innovative way to use MS Project Network Diagrams to put your schedule data into Swim Lane Diagrams.

Fusion Alliance: Quality Management
Kim Seale

"Quality Management" is the word (or should we say phrase). The PMBOK states Project Quality Management as "the processes required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken". Setting up your project to deliver a quality product can be as robust or as simple as you need.