Eportfolio
It is a digital platform connected with several platforms. It used by students and other professionals to share their profiles. The ePortfolio includes the relevant artifacts and thoughtful reflection which display student learning to different audience outside the University. It shows a journal to academic achievement and students can used it to connect with other people in the relevant field. It contains an individual resume, background information, achievement and any project an individual is working on. However, in the course we learnt the importance of eportfolio and how it can be used for personal marketing of skills for future opportunities.
Through research I discovered that Crevado is the best site for hosting portfolio. Crevado a portfolio database or platform which provide opportunity for individual to design the own portfolio and host for free. It has links which offers learning on how to create eportfolio, host and connect portfolios to other databases or sites. This makes it easy to share portfolio online compared to other sites. Therefore, I like the site and I can share it with colleagues in class as the best site for hosting portfolios.
It is also important to note that portfolio should be clearly written in details so that it can be understood faster. It is good to be stylish to attract attention so that a portfolio can have many visitors. The design and the first impression people get from a portfolio is what makes a portfolio to be visited by many people. And therefore, it is good to be stylish, direct and clear. The best practice is to be short a clear when writing a portfolio, and be stylish and include every detail which can add value to a portfolio. The portfolio should be properly arranged to avoid confusion and allow the readers to understand it well. It is also important to be honest and direct to the point so that it does not take the reader much time to understand a portfolio.
Link to the Crevado portfolio site https://crevado.com/accounts/sign_up/basic
Week 7 forum
Project management tools, methods and system
Tools
Successful management of a project depends on the tools which a project team applied or use, however tools for managing project successfully are project scheduling, project reporting and project tracking task. These tools ensure that a project is started on time and completed as schedule. Gantt chart is also importance in the project management and therefore, it is also a project tool which should be used to make sure that project is implemented as scheduled.
Methods
There are various project methods which can be used to ensure that the project is completed within the time and according to the goals and objectives set. These methods are Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Extrame programming, Critical Path methods, Adaptive Project Framework and critical chain project management (CCPM). Any of these methods can be used by a project team to make sure that a project is completed as scheduled and the objective of the project is achieved.
Systems
The project management system is the method of managing a project by applying organizing, planning and management concept. The system to be applied for managing a project depends on the type of the project and how the huge the project is and this can be applied systematically. The system can be Estimation activities, resource allocation, change control, risk management, scheduling, decision making, and quality management.
b. project management organization
Getsmart.com has the best schedule and tool for educating people on project management. Through my research I established that getsmart.com has a collection of materials which can be used practically to learn about project management. It has been training people on project management for years and therefore, the organization can provide a great skills and tools for project management. The training of getsmart is more practical and that makes it a good place to seek training from if one needs to be a professional project manager.
The link to training http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/02/project-management-tools-for-school-and-work/
The organization has resources such as tools, measures and methods which should be applied to complete a project successfully. However, beside books, the organization has practical tools which can be used to learn about project management and implement as well. It also provides opportunity for field trip to handle projects and participate in project implementation and therefore, it offers more practical world which is needed for project management. It is therefore, advisable to learn or study project management from, gettingsmart.com to expand knowledge and become more competent in the project management.
