Project and Risk Management - Suggested Websites

We suggest the following websites as a useful starting point for Project and Risk Management students.

• 12Manage
  Program and Project Management, Methods, Models and Theories from the 12Manage executive network portal available in 12 languages. Potentially very useful summaries and there is also a dictionary of management terms and models
• International Project Management Association [IPMA]
  Look at this website for a substantial annual publication with lengthy articles plus more frequent newsletters and magazines of interest to project managers
• JISC P3M Infokit
  on the JISC Infonet site has lots of basic information and examples in project, programme and portfolio management. Intended for those working in the education sector but much of the information is general
• JISC Risk Management Infokit
  has basic information on risk management in organizations. Intended for the education sector, much information is general
• Official PRINCE2 Website
  with FAQs about this widely used PM method, a knowledge centre and case studies
• PM Network
  is the magazine of the Project Management Institute. Each month some articles are made freely available online and there is an archive of older articles
• PMFORUM
  is for professionals interested in international project management. You can subscribe to a free newsletter and there are breaking news stories, regional reports, case studies and other articles on the site
• Openlearn
  if you would like to consolidate your learning here at the University you could go to the OpenLearn website from the Open University where (2009) you have free access to several courses on project management including project planning, implementation, completion and managing people through projects.