Yes, there is a difference between business risk and project risk, and as the project manager, you should care about the differences. Business Risk Business…
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Yes, there really is a management style called Management by Wandering Around (MBWA). MBWA is characterized by managers spending much of their time in face-to-face…
Stakeholder engagement strategies depend on the level of interest and influence of the individual stakeholders. High Influence/High Interest Key players. Enlist support and help with…
Risk registers are often updated after a near-miss or incident because organizations tend to learn about risks most clearly when something almost goes wrong. Ideally…
I recently read that a surprising amount of project success comes from knowing who to nudge, not what the process says. That’s a sharp observation—and…
Responding to an RFP or RFQ can be expensive and time consuming. The financial rewards can far exceed the cost of preparing the bid response…
The story of Nehemiah, found primarily in the Book of Nehemiah, offers powerful leadership and project management lessons. Although he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem—not…
Stakeholders are individuals, groups, or organizations that will impact or be impacted by the project. A key activity early in the project lifecycle is to…
Here are three AI products that are commonly used to analyze project data: Tableau (with AI capabilities) Overview Tableau is a data visualization and business…
Understanding project requirements is a key success factor. The collection or gathering of requirements is the process of determining and documenting the needs of the…
Turning your project management experience into a blog or newsletter is a powerful way to share knowledge, build a professional brand, and connect with a…
Project manager burnout is real—especially because PMs operate between leadership pressure and team delivery.
Most project failures don’t begin during execution—they start much earlier. Not because teams lack talent.Not because people aren’t working hard enough. They start because the…
Woehlke’s Law Nothing gets done till nothing gets done. Project Managers will not get the staff they need so long as they muddle through with…
Artificial intelligence tools have become powerful writing assistants, but relying on them to produce project documentation comes with real risks. First, AI can generate content…