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Online Health Check Helps You to Audit your Projects

Prince2 the default for project management

Most of the projects in Europe are managed by Prince2 certified project managers. Part of the Prince2 training is the Prince2 healt check, which can be found in Appendix D of OGC’s Prince2 manual (Managing Sucessful Projects).

Use the project management health check

I used this wonderful health check for years years to check the current state of my projects. Later as a programme manager I have used it to check my project managers and help them perform better.

Every time I switched jobs I was surprised that I was the only one who had an automated Prince2 checklist (in excel). Now I created a website with the automated health check so everyone can benefit from it.

Online health check at healthcheck-online.com

With this website I found an easy way to share my automated checklist with the world. To use the Online Prince2 health check select the desired check from the submenu. Fill in your name and email. Select the ‘send me a copy’ box, to receive the results by mail.

Partial health checks available

The whole health check has 203 questions, which is a awfull lof of questions to answer. To make life easier I divided the health check also in sub health checks. One of the sub health checks is the Risk Management Health Check. I’ll try to explain the necesity of this health check:

A key aspect for the project is management of Risk. Management of Risk aims to identify risks that threaten the project and then manage them. It is not necessarily required to eliminate a risk (or all risks), that could be an disproportionate effort and could prove costly.

The project manager must be aware of the risks from the beginning of the project and not limited to one stage, but looking forward towards the end of the project. When decisions are taken they can have impact on the risks. So a risk assesment is a continous process.

Risk are introduced at any stage in the project, so good management of them is a necesity. The Prince2 risk management cycle is divided in two steps:

Risk analysis Identify the risks Evaluate the risks Identify suitable responses to the risk Select Risk management Plan and resource Monitor and report

The Prince2 Health Check contains the following questions:

Is there a Risk Log? Is it kept up-to-date? Are risks to each plan identified, analysed and acted upon? Are business risks identified? Is a formal procedure for the management of risk in use? Is risk assessment part of each End Stage Assessment? Were the major risks entered in the PID? Have risk owners been identified? Are risks monitored on a sufficiently regular basis? Is risk assessment part of each major change request assessment? Were risk likelihood and impact assessed? Have proactive risk actions been taken where necessary? Were any needed contingency plans prepared? Were all obvious risks covered? Were the risks and countermeasures discussed with the Project Board? Were appropriate countermeasures taken? Were risks reassessed when plans were changed?

Related links:

complete project health check (203) questions; the Prince2 Weblog.

Reference to the manual: “Managing Successful Project” from OGC, the 2005 edition:

Management of risk – Chapter 17 Risk management cycle – Chapter 17.3 Risk analysis – Chapter 17.3.1 Risk Management – Chapter 17.3.2

Ren? Bladder is an innovator with a strong focus on (business) processes.He has more than 15 years of IT experience as a systems designer, project manager, service manager and programme manager. His drive is to successfully implement a process approach in organisations in order to improve the efficiency and quality.

Ren? is owner of:
- the MSP weblog at http://msp.healthcheck-online.com
- the Prince2 weblog at http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com
- the ITIL weblog at http://itil.healthcheck-online.com

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Women Cardiac Health

Women Cardiac Health

All Dear Ladies! Beware of Your Cardiac Health!

Heart attack is one of the major causes of deaths in women, after breast cancer. It has been estimated that almost one in three women will ultimately die of stroke or cardiac disease. Over weight women with high cholesterol levels are sure to get a heart attack if not given appropriate health care. The onset of menopause in women increases the risks of heart diseases, and equals that to the similar risks posed to men.

Women usually experience early symptoms of cardiovascular disease more differently than men do. Heart attack symptoms in women appear subtler. It would be advisable to consult your physician whenever you experience the following symptoms:

ü A feeling of shortness of breath, which may not be accompanied by any chest pain

ü Symptoms which are flu-like. Especially the feelings of nausea, cold sweats, and clamminess

ü Weakness, unexplained fatigue, dizziness

ü Pain in the neck, jaw, chest, shoulders, and upper back

ü General discomfort, loss of appetite, and feelings of anxiety

ü Indigestion or gas-like pain

ü Recurring chest discomfort

A woman is known for her ability to show care and concern for others. But, as a woman, it is now time to also mother your own heart. It is time for every woman to realise that heart disease is not just a ‘Man’s Disease.’ A healthy lifestyle along with regular scheduled visits to your doctor will give you the chance to live a long and happy life with your dear ones. www.healthizen.com

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Texas Health Insurance

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas leads the country in the number of people without Texas health insurance. Although nearly one in five Americans, are not insured, it is estimated that one in three Texans are uninsured. In Texas Medical Association report, “additional 5.5 million Texans – including 1.4 million children – lack health insurance”.

In a report published by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, “The uninsured are a diverse group that includes people who cannot afford private health insurance, working in small businesses that do not ‘ insurance, who simply choose not to buy health insurance, even if they can afford it, who are eligible – not registered – government-sponsored programs such as in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), and recent immigrants.

The most notable omission from these reports is that it is often difficult for people to navigate the selection of Texas get health insurance. There are a multitude of choices and decisions. Do I get an individual or family coverage? Should I go with a health organization (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO) or another type of plan? What kind of deductible should I choose?

The task to find Texas health insurance is even more daunting because, as you move from a health insurance company to another, you find that each offers a different set of options. Accordingly, it is difficult to compare apples with apples proverbial.

Most people do not realize that a full-service agency based in Texas health insurance can help every one of individuals and families to small business owners and Medicare beneficiaries understand the options that are their disposal to obtain insurance. Better still, these agencies offer their services and free support. It is because they are compensated by insurance companies, rather than the insured. Therefore, you can collect the benefits of their expertise impartial, free of charge.

Best of all, some of these agencies have implemented easy to use online systems that allow you to obtain quotes, compare Texas health insurance plans and even apply online – all from the comfort your home. In fact, you can view the plans of health insurance, life insurance, dental plans, health insurance plans and all in one place.

To obtain quotes for health insurance, for example, simply enter your details into an online form, and then provide some basic information about you and other family members you wish to insure. The system will then generate quotations from a variety of companies, which allows you to compare side by side. You can sort the results by a number of factors, including the health insurance company, plan type, deductible, co-payment, and the estimate of the premium. Once you decide which plan you prefer, you can apply online.

Every day, health insurance is a growing number of people with affordable health insurance Texas. In return, those who obtain health insurance rest easier know that their families and they are protected.

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Men’s Health: Running the Bases

Let’s face it, men and women are different. It’s a fact. And when it comes to taking care of their bodies, men and women are very different.

Men drink more (alcohol), smoke more and see their doctors less than women do. They are less likely to wear a seat belt (22% of teen men say they rarely or never wear a seatbelt v. 15% of teen women). And they consume red meat at an alarming rate.

All that said, those facts refer to the “average” American male. There are plenty of men, who eat their vegetables, drink the requisite eight glasses of water a day, and kiss there wives and children before they go to bed precisely at 9:30p.m. every night. If you belong to this group, you are perfect, and you need not read a word more.

If you think you might belong to the first (average) group, though, read on. You might just get a peek at what the future holds for you.

The Wake Up Call – 7:00p Thursday

Whether you are a man or a woman, an average Joe or not, at some point, you need to decide to take your health seriously or you may just get an unwelcome wake up call.

Nothing pains me more than to visit my local city park on a week night in early spring. It is there where I will find many of aging brothers hitting the ball around for the first time after a long winter of sitting. It is usually Tuesday or Thursday when the over 40 recreation softball league has its games. It’s a bunch of guys from all walks of life. Some are business men taking a few hours away from the kids and the office to toss the ball around. There might be a high school baseball coach getting his playing time in. You might see the produce manager from your local grocery store and a fireman or a police officer or two.

Before the game starts, you see some stretching, some talking, and one or two having a beer. Then the game begins, and they get to work. The guys are chatting it up, laughing about nothing in particular and razzing the batter. Good clean guy fun. But inevitably at some point, one of those guys pulls something, tears something or pops something out of alignment. The game stops while they help him off the field. And once he’s on the bench (or on his way to the hospital), the game starts up again.

I always wonder what happened to that one guy. Was the injury serious? Or did he spring back in a couple of days? Did he wake up to the fact that he is 47 years old and start working out regularly and stretching before games? Or did he decide he was “suddenly” too old to play kids games anymore and quit?

Over 40 And Going it Alone

Now, if I were more of an opportunist, I would make a point of going to those first few games of spring. And I’d bring my business card and a sign up sheet for treatment. But I can’t bring myself to do it. And anyway, I would really rather get new patients BEFORE injury strikes.

Now, ask yourself, am I the guy on the bench or one of the guys still playing? Don’t know?  

Well, if it’s been awhile since regular exercise and stretching were a part of your routine, you might just be the guy on the bench. You see, within the human body, there is something called “Fascia”, a pliable, protective sheath that covers every cell. To your muscles and  joints, Fascia is like the elastic in your underwear. If it is kept intact and healthy, it holds them up and holds them together, giving them strength and stability. As it ages, though, and if not cared for properly, fascia loses its elasticity, and you lose range of motion and strength. Before you know it, you can’t bend down far enough to catch a ground ball, and throwing to first base feels like a hot poker in your shoulder.

If that is you, don’t walk to my office, run (or move as fast as your tight muscles will allow). I will work with throughout a 10-session series to soften and strengthen your fascia, and ultimately to bring back movement and muscle you forgot you had. By next softball season, you will be in game shape.

Information for this article came from these additional sources:

Test Your Knowledge about Men’s Health; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
Found August 8, 2007 http://www2a.cdc.gov/od/menshealth/test.asp

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Why You Can’t Lose Weight, Healthy Food, Austin Wellness


MySpace – www.myspace.com Why You Can’t Lose Weight, Healthy Food, Austin Wellness Excerpt from a lecture by Dr. Bellonzi on weight loss, health, life style, nutrition and food & why diets & fasting don’t work. Dr.Vincent Bellonzi is a chiropractor and is certified in Clinical Nutrition. He has been in practice for over 12 years. He received his Doctorate from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1991. Since 1998, Dr. Bellonzi has practiced in the Austin area. He works with athletes at every level to provide sports conditioning and rehabilitation. Visit Dr. Bellonzi’s website at www.austinwellnessclinic.com This video was produced by Psychetruth www.myspace.com www.youtube.com psychetruth.blogspot.com Psychetruth is empowered by TubeMogul www.tubemogul.com © Copyright 2008 Austin Wellness Institute. All Rights Reserved.

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The Best Exercise For Weight Loss

The best exercise for weight loss? There’s no such thing, but no surprise there, right? Someone with leg problems can’t run to lose weight, and swimming won’t work without access to a pool. There is no one-size-fits-all prescription here. You just have to work out which exercises are best for you.

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A Few Of The Best Exercises For Weight Loss

Raising your heart and breathing rate for a time at least three times a week is the general idea, and there are many ways to do that. Any activity will burn calories, though, so don’t feel you have to start heavy workouts to get some benefit. A few possibilities and ideas follow, but talk to your doctor before starting any of the more athletic activities.

- Do things you enjoy doing, which also involve moving your body. You’re more likely to persevere in your efforts if you enjoy yourself.

- Swimming can be a great weight loss exercise, because it is easy on the joints. Swimming in cool water also means your body burns calories heating itself.

- Walking is perhaps a better alternative to running or jogging. It’s easier on the body, and delivers about the same benefits for the same distance traveled. It’s also more enjoyable for many of us. Walking also can be done in large malls when the weather is bad outside.

- Climbing up and down stairs is a very aerobic exercise. It burns almost as many calories as jogging, without the problems of weather. In the right place, it can be more private too.

- Stationary bicycles are tough to use regularly because of the boredom factor. If you only allow yourself to watch your favorite television show while pedaling, however, you may feel more motivated.

- Parking the car far away from every place you visit can mean a lot of extra walking. Once you do it enough, it will become an almost unconscious habit.

- Walking the dog can be great exercise for you and the dog. It’s also a good way to meet new people.

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 - Getting a job that requires physical activity can be a way to guarantee you’ll get enough exercise. Just be sure it’s something you can handle and enjoy.

- Gardening helps a lot of people burn calories while doing something enjoyable. It also can produce the healthy foods that help with weight loss.

What’s available to you will determine what exercises you can use. You may also have some personal physical limitations. What you enjoy doing may be the most important consideration, however, because the best exercise for weight loss is the one you’ll actually do.

 

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Diet Pills – How To Choose Your Right Diet Pills?

Speed up your metabolism. Burn those excess fats. Suppress your hunger. These are quick and easy terms coined by many weight loss and diet pills marketers to lure consumers to try their product.

In the cut-throat consumer world where manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers viciously compete for sales in the marketplace, consumers must be clever enough to make the right choices, regardless of the marketing noise surrounding them.

Health is wealth, as the saying goes. Deciding to plunge into a weight loss program, especially involving intake of supplemental pills requires careful scrutiny. Take time to understand the product.

So, what are the basic criteria in choosing the right pill?

1) Weight loss and diet pills must be safe to use. This is the most important criteria. The proper authorities must approve the product. There are several government authorities that are responsible for the assurance that the products are good for sale and safe for consumption

2) Do a little research on the product of interest. Some dietary supplements have side effects when taken for a significant period of time. It is best to choose a weight loss and diet pill that has no known side effect.

3) Natural and Organic diet pills, better known as herbal weight loss and diet pills, are better options. There are alternatives present in the market that are 100% comprised of natural ingredients. Synthetic chemicals pose more chances of side effects for long-term consumption.

To choose the effective diet pills

The second and equally important criterion for the ‘right pill’ is effectiveness. Let’s get real. The aim of every weight-watcher is to lose weight. So, the weight loss and diet pills must result to effective weight loss.

1) Do self research on clinical trials and the results documented on the diet pill in mind. Active ingredients in the pill should have been tested with positive results.

2) Read and clearly understand how the diet pill affects your body that will result to weight loss. By understanding how it works, not only will you be able to anticipate effects on your body functions by taking the pill, but also an integration with your diet regime can be done.

3) Happy customers are good signs of a product’s effectiveness. If you know people who have tried the product, and have indeed enjoyed significant and healthy weight loss, take it as a good sign. Be careful, though, and do not rush. Each individual’s body will have different reactions to different products. What works for them, does not necessarily mean it will work for you.

Confused, now?

Relax! The best way to resolve the dilemma of choosing the right pill is to consult your doctor. By providing a medical expert a comprehensive background of your medical history, your doctor can assess your current body requirements to improve your health status.

Don’t be surprised if the medical expert prescribes more than just the right pill. Successful weight loss requires more than just a pill-popping exercise. A proper diet and adequate exercise will likewise be advised by your doctor to optimize the results of your weight loss program.

Keep an open mind and stick with the routine. Watch as the weight loss and diet pills work wonders for you.

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How to Lose Weight in One Week – the Advanced “belly Shock” Exercises

Here’s how to lose weight in one week. I’m going to show you the advanced “belly shock” exercises. These are simple, yet radically different, exercises for fast weight loss. The pounds and inches from your belly disappear pretty fast if you’re consistent with these exercises.

How to Lose Weight in One Week

1. Vacuum Poses to lose lots of inches

The vacuum pose is the ultimate belly fat exercise. It helps to flatten out your belly quickly.

You can do this standing, sitting, or lying down. Personally, I prefer to do this standing up while watching tv. All you do is suck in your gut. You’ve done it before, but if you repeatedly do this, you’re waist size will shrink.

How much? Try about 2 inches in a month. That’s just if you do this for 5 minutes a day. Do it more and you’ll lose more. One key to remember… the area around your belly button… that’s the area you want to suck in.

2. Spinning like children

This exercise sets you up for some quick and long term weight loss because of it’s powerful hormone-balancing effect on the Endocrine System. Just stand there in your living room and spin around like a child. It may sound and look crazy, BUT IT WORKS!

One key… spin until you’re a little dizzy. Don’t go too crazy with this exercise. It’s really powerful.

3. Isometric Abs Squeezes

This is a nicer “finisher” exercise. You can do this whenever. All you do is tighten up and flex your abs. Squeeze them hard. Do this for 20 seconds or more. Try for a total of 5 minutes a day… 20 seconds at a time. Within a week you’ll notice leaner abs. Combined with the vacuum pose… WOW… awesome results fast.

How to lose weight in one week is easy if you give a consistent effort to incorporate the above 3 exercises into your schedule.

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Best Exercise For Slimming Thighs – List of Exercises For Slimming Your Thighs

Best Exercise For Slimming Thighs

If you don’t like the look of your thighs, read this. We all want to lose weight, but the hardest weight loss happens with our thighs so here is the list of exercises for slimming your thighs!

The fact is, we tend to build muscle and to lose fat easier on almost any area of our body but our thighs are completely another story. The reason for this is that your thigh muscles are the weakest and smallest on your body. Because of this it is very hard to activate these muscles in order to burn fat on your thighs as well. And this is all because we never use these muscles in your every day activity. The possible cause of this is that we tend to spend a lot of time in our car, which makes us not use those muscles a lot.

So lets continue with exercises to slim your thighs. Overall the best exercises fro slimming your thighs are aerobic exercises. They work extremely on your muscles.

To be more specific, the best aerobic exercise to burn all that fat around your thighs would be rowing or walking. So any exercise that concentrates a lot on your thigh muscle! The key is to find an exercise that will activate your other muscles as well as your thighs. With rowing and walking you have to use other muscles as well and this helps you burn calories all around including the thighs. Best Exercise For Slimming Thighs

Exercises such as squats give the best results when losing weight around your thighs is concerned and if you tighten your stomach muscles there is a good chance you will have slimmer thighs as well as firmer stomach. You can do a variety of squats in different position like wide-leg squats, or ball squats, split squats. The easiest way to do squats is to lean your backs on the wall and slowly slide towards the floor doing squats. Or you can use a chair to perform your squats more efficiently. Just take a chair and pretend that you would like to sit on it, but just as you have reached it hold that position and repeat the exercise.

It would be the best if you could do thigh exercise for some 20 minutes in continuation. And one more rule when performing squats is that you never let your knees travel over your toes.

Squats are efficient when done properly so it may be best if you could start with some light mode and then as you get more accustomed to them start enhancing the number of squats per day. Best Exercise For Slimming Thighs

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