Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2018

Someone got in touch recently and asked for a copy of one of my premium templates for free. I said no politely (even though inside I was composing an email along the lines of ‘I bet no one asks you to work for free and doesn’t even say please!’ which of course I didn’t say). But I get that not everyone can afford $6 for a project workbook and budget tracker.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 12, 2018

Discover how to ensure risk ownership at the right level of your organization The Project Management Institute added a new risk strategy in the Sixth Edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Let's take a look at what it means to escalate risks and how to escalate risks, both threats and opportunities. Escalation is one of the eight ways to treat risks.The PMBOK® Guide–Sixth Edition says: "Escalation is appropriate when the project team or the project sponsor agrees that a threat is o

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Musings on Project Management

MARCH 12, 2018

In 1711 Abraham De Moivre came up with the mathematical definition of risk as: The Risk of losing any sum is the reverse of Expectation; and the true measure of it is, the product of the Sum adventured multiplied by the Probability of the Loss. Abraham de Moivre, De Mensura Sortis, 1711 Ph. Trans. of the Royal Society I copied this quote from a well argued posting by Matthew.

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Online PM Courses

MARCH 12, 2018

From time to time, every Project Manager will find themselves managing difficult conversations. Because it is an important part of our role. But it’s one we’d rather not have. Then, of course, at the end of a hard day or week at work, you leave work. And again, you will have to face these types of conversation at home, with friends and in social situations.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 12, 2018

"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." - Herb Caen. Related articles. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. IT Risk Management. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Making Conjectures Without Testable Outcomes. Deadlines Always Matter.

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TimeCamp

MARCH 12, 2018

Remote’s work popularity has increased over the last couple years. Many people, especially youth, decided.

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PM for the Masses

MARCH 12, 2018

In this episode, Cesar & Traci talk with Dennis Hong of SocialSavvySage.com. Dennis offers simple, easy-to-use tips to overcome our basic communication styles especially through text communications. Some of the topics he covers are: What are the different communication styles that people might use? How can these styles lead to misunderstandings when two people with […] In this episode, Cesar & Traci talk with Dennis Hong of SocialSavvySage.com.

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