Gantthead's Gamification (We Don't Need no Stinkin' Badges!)

While I'm thinking about Gamification - Kudos to Gantthead for being out in front of this trend.  I've been "earning" Gantthead badges for years.

"Badges, we don't need no stinkin' badges!"

Countdown to PMXPO 2012

In my mail today from Gantthead:

We hope you are looking forward to PMXPO 2012, coming up next week on Thursday, May 17th at 10:30 a.m. ET. You'll be able to earn over 7 PDUs and collect valuable downloads, plus there will be special offers, demos and giveaways! Watch your inbox next week for the full agenda and exhibitor information, plus a Visitor's Guide to help you get the most out of the day.

We encourage you to invite your colleagues and friends to join you at PMXPO 2012! Please pass this registration link along to anyone you know in the project management community. We think they'll thank you!

http://www.gantthead.com/redirect/clickCount.cfm?ID=273212

Thanks for being part of PMXPO 2012.

I highly recommend PMXPO.  Even if you can catch just one session - register (Freebee) and attend.  For the last few years, Gantthead hosted videos of the sessions for months after the event.  Yes, I am a big supporter of Gantthead!

PDU Opportunity: Gantthead's PMXPO 2012

I am a gantthead member and recommend the (free) membership to all Project Managers.  Charles has a full lifetime membership, perhaps we can get Charles to post his take on being a gantthead.  Gantthead's Erin DeCaprio has joined us here at AboutProjectManagement by adding her comments to an earlier post.

Next month is Gantthead's annual exposition - PMXPO 2012.  This is a virtual exposition that you enjoy from your desk or at home.  Follow the link below to register, and reserve Thursday, May 17, 2012 for the PMXPO!

http://www.gantthead.com/PMXPO2012/

Gantthead's PM for Charity Effort

On Thursday, I received a nice email from Dave Garrett of Gantthead fame.  Dave offers to put PMs together with charitable causes for volunteer work.  I encourage all PMs to join me in volunteering.

Great idea Dave!  Makes me proud to be a Gantthead.

Here is the original message:

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:03 AM, dave@gantthead.com <contactus@reply.gantthead.com> wrote:

Fellow ganttheads,

We wish you the very happiest of holiday seasons and as always want you to know how much we appreciate your participation in our community. Thank you very much for being one of us. 

It's been a busy year. In times like these, family and friends often seem "out of scope" in the project that is your life. Here at gantthead we hope that you can enjoy some time with the people that matter most to you – that your holiday season is filled with love, laughter, and the good things that make all of your hard work worthwhile. 

This year and every year, we hope that we've saved you a bit of time through an approach, template or example; making your job a bit easier and more secure.  I personally like to imagine us saving someone a few hours that they can then spend with family or providing the spark that helped a member really impress their management team. At the end of the day, it's always about our mission of making YOU more successful.

Helping others be successful… together

Over the years, we've taken on a number of charitable activities.  For me personally, the ones where we've met the individual we are helping are the most gratifying.

As we move into the new year, gantthead will be working with other project management-related firms to take on charitable endeavors that will help volunteers manage worthy projects and gain experience in our industry. The projects themselves are in the process of being selected and will vary a great deal in terms of size and scope, but we are likely to want people interested in:

• Mentoring veterans returning to the workforce
• Managing charitable projects either in person or remotely 

If you happen to have 10 or more hours next year and would like to find out more, please drop me a note and let me know. No pressure – we just want to help people help each other as much as possible. There's nothing like having a direct impact on the life of an individual and that's exactly the sort of thing that we are trying to facilitate in the coming year.

Whether or not you're interested in our charitable PM program, I hope you have a fantastic end of 2011 and are looking forward to a 2012 that's even better!

Best,

Dave

-- 
Dave Garrett
President & CEO, gantthead.com

Here is my reply:

Hey Dave,

I would be interested in helping out.  Please reach out when you have a specific challenge for me.

Thanks

Alan Casey

aboutprojectmanagement.com