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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? Risk breakdown structures.

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Seven Project Management Influencers to Watch

Project Risk Coach

Perhaps these individuals are influencing you through a blog, online videos, online courses, or books. Grab a cup of coffee as I share seven influencers that I follow. His perspective on project and risk management is balanced and practical. His passions are Agile, project management methodologies, and PMOs. Dave Gordon.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Pretty much any books on project management qualify, as long as you can show that what you have learned from them matches up to the PMI Talent Triangle, or the equivalent competency framework for your professional body if it is another project management association. Identifying and Managing Project Risk (4 th Ed) Author: Tom Kendrick.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Outside of the world of PMI, I’m not sure that the term is widely used at all, but let’s put that aside for a moment and consider what they are and how to use them. They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive).

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A History of PMI & Its Role in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit organization for those working in project management across the globe. If you have even a passing interest in the field, then you’ve bumped up against PMI. Given its vast influence, it’s important to have a basic understanding of PMI and its history.

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Seven Project Management Influencers to Watch

Project Risk Coach

Perhaps these individuals are influencing you through a blog, online videos, online courses, or books. Grab a cup of coffee as I share seven influencers that I follow. His perspective on project and risk management is balanced and practical. His passions are Agile, project management methodologies, and PMOs. Dave Gordon.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. PMI reports an expected global need for 25 million new project professionals by 2030. Is this true?