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These are some of our favorite bookmarks. We thought you might enjoy them too. If you think of any links we should add, please let us know. 

ERP Supersite  An excellent source of ERP related news

CRM Supersite

ERP Alliance

ERP Fan Club

ITtoolbox ERP   Technical discussions, job postings, integrated directory, news

The Supply Chain Council

MessageQ.com The Independent Site for Application Integration

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C|Net for industry news

Moreover.com for customized news of companies or industries of interest to you.

The Web professional Research Center from CIO magazine, with guides, how-to's, articles, and other resources for "Everything you need to know about working on the Web

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For those looking for solace among others in the 90's workplace: Working Wounded 

To make sense of the buzzwords and jargon that permeates all our lives: Buzzword Bingo .

The Marketplace for expert advice and services, financial to relationships to pets:  XpertSite.com

An irreverent career-related site:  Better workplace now

Another enjoyable site for proud geeks: geekchic.com. You may want to visit their advice section, perhaps the one about embarrassing tan lines (in the shape of a laptop).

CIO's Web Job Board

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American Express . . . check your statements on-line . . . great to relieve expense account anxiety!

You have signed up with frequent flyer clubs, haven't you? If you haven't, sign up -- if you have, check your account at these sites:
Continental Airlines frequent flyer club (OnePass)
Delta frequent flyer club (SkyMiles)
United frequent flyer club (Mileage Plus)
American Airlines frequent flyer club (Advantage)
Northwest frequent flyer club (Worldperks)
Midwest Express (you do fly them, don't you?
or do you fly Southwest? 
US Airways (Dividend Miles)

Biztravel

Business-trip.com (and while there, you may wish to browse through their list of interesting business travel related books) to help reduce travel related stress.

Thetrip.com (especially the articles in Traveltech)

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   Sites with complementary services 

The following are sites covering a range of skills necessary for anyone in information technology service business, all the way from expectation management to project management and time management. Highly recommended!

Jerry Weinberg -- Most of what I learned about human factors in systems I learned from Jerry Weinberg. Consultant, teacher and author of  “The Secrets of Consulting,”  “Are Your Lights On?” and the classic “The Psychology of Programming”. Also runs the "Problem Solving Leadership" and "System Effectiveness Management" workshops and the "AYE Amplifying your Effectiveness" conference.

Fjell International specializes in Project Management of ERP package implementations with an emphasis on Oracle Applications. Fjell also coaches and supports client project managers and performs project reviews through innovative methods, including by mail. Fjell is based in Europe. 

Project Control Tower Enhance your PM skills and keep them current. Workshops - real and virtual, desktop toolsets, certification, lots of good reading, particularly the newsletter for project managers. Goes way beyond PM BOK.

Not a project manager yourself? Our workshop participants know that team members at any level are the PM of their own lives. You need to know this stuff, even if you are not directly responsible for the management of your projects.

Leadership Skills for Professionals providing skills development for engineers, systems analysts, finance advisors, HR professionals - anyone who delivers expertise to to others. Loaded with interesting and valuable tools.

Rick Brenner's Chaco Canyon Consulting Rick offers consulting, coaching workshops in working better to technology organizations. I especially enjoyed reading his essays and white papers; particularly: "What to Do About Organizational Procrastination" and "When Is Change for $1.00 Only 82¢ ?"

Naomi Karten, author of the definitive expectations management book: "MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: Working With People Who Want More, Better, Faster, Sooner, NOW!" Sounds like your clients? An excellent resource.

The Thomsett Company, an innovative and effective project management group, providing consultancy and education in three areas - Project, Team and Quality Management. Very well written articles- my favorites:  Estimation Games and It's The Expectations, Stupid!. 

The Discian Group, the learning consulting company. Provides training design and delivery, performance support development, performance coaching, and organizational development consulting. Lots of good reading, newsletter

AllPM.com  Project management services, products, forums. news and press releases.

Project Management Institute A great source for PM certification, education, research, etc.

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David Allen (no relation - but with a name like that, it has to be good). Take control of your life, "Get Things Done." Can't describe it, you have to see this site.

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Fred Langa's newsletter:

You know Fred Langa - former Byte magazine editor-in-chief. Free newsletter, smart, informative.Fred Langa's newsletter

Cialdini, Robert B, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Quill, 1993. Can't say enough about this book. Learn from the pros.

Block, Peter, Flawless Consulting, Jossey-Bass Pfeiffer, 1981.

Bellman, Geoffrey M., Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge, Fireside, 1993.

Deep, Sam., Sussman, Lyle, What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say, Fine Communications, 1997.

Kaner, S., Lind, L, Toldi, C., Fisk, S. & Berger, D, Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-making, New Society Publications, 1996.

Maister, David, True Professionalism: The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients and Your Career, Free Press, 1997.

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