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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. Reading is a fast way to earn PDUs but it needs to be relevant to the certification you hold. Identifying and Managing Project Risk (4 th Ed) Author: Tom Kendrick.

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Managing Project Assumptions and Risks

The IIL Blog

By Alan Zucker We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

Agile teams use information radiators to produce radical visibility into backlogs, risks, and status through Kanban boards. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. These relationships allow us to focus our attention on delivering value.

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Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

could simplify creating the project schedule and documenting underlying assumptions, constraints, and risks. Notes from Listen.bot Taking meeting minutes, publishing them, and updating the issues, risks, and action item logs is pure drudgery. The risk register could be automatically generated. hours of documentation effort.

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Project Management Trends (2018 Edition)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Long-time readers will know that I believe certification schemes to be useful, but not the only thing that a successful project manager needs. As the demand for project management work grows, certification schemes are a simple way to differentiate candidates. Improving risk assessments. Testing risk response.

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Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

Common risks include: Lack of stakeholders and executive engagement. To be prepared for these challenges, actively manage the project risks. Document new risks when they are identified. Once, I led a major program that the chief financial officer and chief risk officer enthusiastically supported. Do not be surprised.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

He’s made significant contributions to the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO), helping it gain global recognition. Carrying an Umbrella (Risk Buffer). Keeping a Spare Tire (Risk & Resource Buffer). Having Insurance (Risk Buffer). Most vehicles come with a spare tire.

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