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09/06/2016

Why did the Project Manager Cross the Road? September 6, 2016 by Paul Bergman Leave a Comment A thick skin and a sense of humour can go a long way for a project manager. A well timed joke can diffuse a stressful situation, and a humourous anecdote is an excellent way to make an important project man...

03/18/2016

When it comes to selecting training for yourself or your organization, remember that the cost of the actual course is minor compared to the cost of getting the wrong training.

03/07/2016

Every project manager should be on the look out for this - for themselves as well as for everyone on their team!

Even the best jobs can lead to burnout. The harder you work and the more motivated you are to succeed, the easier it is to get in over your head. The prevalence of burnout is increasing as technology

02/29/2016

On behalf of all project managers who could use "just one more day" - happy February 29th!

02/24/2016

Critical Chain or Critical path. Not sure if it would be a deal breaker when going on a date, but definitely something to consider when putting toget

02/19/2016

In our fundamental level project management course (PM Essentials: Part 1) we talk about the challenges of working within a Matrix Organization (there are many!). We also talk about how to overcome those challenges in order to achieve project success.

Often one of the biggest challenges is that resources, and resource owners, do not always know how to say “No” when necessary. Saying “Yes” to every request will often result in over allocated project resources which in turn will lead to missed deadlines and poor quality on project deliverables.

Learning how to say “No” properly, is an important people skill to master. This article has some solid advice to offer!

Many of us say yes to things that we don't want to do simply because we don't know how to say no. Problem solved.

02/17/2016

Did the folks at Google have project management in mind when they created this video?

When assembling a project team, we often gravitate to selecting people who are like ourselves, share similar views, share the same experiences. Is it any surprise that the results are often about as inspiring as — playing an 88 key piano with all the notes tuned the same. Embrace diversity, cultivate harmony on your project teams!

A piano has 88 keys. Each one is different. But what if they were all the same? To find out, we took apart a piano and reengineered it so that it only plays ...

02/10/2016

Velociteach, our partners for PMP and CAPM exam prep training, recently posted this excellent video explaining the changes to the PMP exam that came into affect on January 11, 2016.

A conversation between Andy Crowe, Bill Yates and Louis Alderman (Velcoiteach) about the upcoming changes to the PMP Exam in 2016 due to the Role Delineation...

02/07/2016

I don't think there is a project manager around who cannot relate to at least some of these!

This is a video I edited for a lesson about "Why projects fail" - told through the medium of Dilbert.