A series of practical handbooks that separately build technical project skills and together provide a powerful project management resource, available to buy individually or as a four-volume set.
Project management toolkit - the basics for project successBy Trish Melton, MIME Solutions Ltd
The first in the series provides a general overview and step-by-step tools that guide those new (or intermittent users of PM skills) to project management via the key lifecycle stages of a project.
The blank tool templates, which accompany this book, are available in PDF format and can be dowloaded for FREE:
PMFORMuses the internet to provide an impartial arena for the promotion and exchange of project management information and knowledge worldwide. The following is an excerpt from their review of the first edition of the PM Toolkit:
Trish Melton describes the aim of the book as "to develop a practical, usable resource which can be picked up and used on day 1". She has clearly done that. She has also provided some critical tools, such as the 'Why Checklist', that many experienced project managers do not use well.
View a review in Chemical Engineering magazine, 15 March 2008
Click here to buy the book (IChemE members get 15% discount using code: AKT3).
Real project planning - developing a project delivery strategyBy Trish Melton, MIME Solutions Ltd
The second book in the series is a more in depth look at an often overlooked element of a project - the planning, a concept far broader than simply money and time.The blank tool templates, which accompany this book, are available in PDF format and can be dowloaded for FREE:
Project benefits management - linking projects to the businessBy Trish Melton, MIME Solutions Ltd, Dr Peter Iles-Smith, GSK and Jim Yates, Fulcrum Management Ltd
The third book in the series explores the link between the project and the business into which it must fit, and how the benefits of the project should be managed, from concept through to realisation.The blank tool templates, which accompany this book, are available in PDF format and can be dowloaded for FREE:
Managing project delivery - maintaing control and achieving successBy Trish Melton, MIME Solutions Ltd and Dr Peter Iles-Smith, GSK
The fourth book in the series focuses on the management of eleven delivery themes which help to maintain control and deliver success. It provides simple yet powerful tools to ensure that projects deliver on their goals in a controlled and accountable mannerThe blank tool templates, which accompany this book, are available in PDF format and can be dowloaded for FREE:
All rights reserved. With the exception of copies of the diagrams made for exclusive use of the individual purchasers of the work, these tool templates may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the author. © Trish Melton 2005 www.mimesolutions.com
Training - Engineering project management
This course covers all aspects of project management. It is designed to provide those who are relatively new to project management and those wishing to extend their skills in this area with a thorough understanding of the tools and techniques used within modern project management. Click here for full details.
Project management subject group
IChemE's subject groups aim to provide a network for the exchanging of ideas and information between engineers with common interests. The groups are multi-disciplinary, and you do not need to be an IChemE member to join. The project management subject group has three visions:
With various site visits, seminars and a newsletter click here to join - it only costs £20.00 per year for IChemE members (£22.50 for non members).