https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-management-day-service-erica-woods?trk=pulse_spock-articles Project Managers in DC, VA, MD – Looking for a great skills-based volunteer opportunity? Project Management for Change is hosting their 2nd annual ‘Proj…
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Not often I post a “Guest Blog,” but since they did a nice job of promoting my perspectives on this on THEIR blog…I felt both honored and obligated to turn it around! Welcome Bryan Phelps and Logan Mallory… How To Become a Successful Project Manag…
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Third Question Risk Management – Tying Risk into Agile As a risk manager, I love the morning scrum of Agile management practices. In particular, I love the third question. For those of you who don’t do Agile, there are supposed to be three questions…
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A High-Level Objective, A Goal, A Requirement, A Priority – Where does the Line Get Drawn? I recently received an e-mail from a client asking what sounded at first like a very simple question I’m trying to determine what is important or a priority. I…
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Just a quick clarification on which is which! Crash, Fast-Track, Contour, Smooth or Level? Larry Level Larry was a workaholic zealot. He put in 60, 70, and 80 hours a week for weeks on end. The company loved him. Until he had a heart a…
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Whether or not your organization has established the risk thresholds and tolerances necessary to succeed in risk management, you always have the option of establishing them for your own project. As discussed in the earlier blog in this series, the key…
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RISK1 – Setting the Stage for Risk Management First in a multi-part series I received a compelling request from a project manager (Eniitan) recently with high expectations. “Carl, could you walk me through the WHOLE risk process with some decent examp…
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Has the PMP® Lost Its Lustre? (Hint: The Short Answer is “No!”) I get this question a lot about the credential. Is it still worth pursuing? Should I bother to keep up my PDUs? The answer is not just “yes,” but ABSOLUTELY! It’s amazing to me that f…
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I’ve been presenting workshops and presentations on risk branding for half a decade now, but never got around to sharing the step-by-step process it takes to really drive us in the right direction to create a lasting, powerful risk brand. When a peer…
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