Risk Management

Every successful project manager knows that managing risks is indispensable for project success. Being proactive, especially at the beginning of the project where uncertainty is at the highest level, helps…

A properly documented project communication plan is key to the success of any project. When asked about this document, most people will give you a shortlist of items it should…

3 Steps to delivering high-value projects, why you should stop doing more with less.  “We must do more with less.” This over-used phrase is often heard in organizations that recently…

Learn about elements of a good risk management plan, RACI matrix or RACI charts. People often do not realize how low maintenance the risk management process at its basic level…

Evaluating whether or not to outsource your company’s project-management functions can be challenging. Before making this potentially risky leap, you have to assess if this is a good move for…

Uncertainty is inevitable. What are the keys to managing Uncertainty? There are two main ways to tackle uncertainty: You can either decrease the level of uncertainty or increase flexibility. My…

The topic of risk ownership always prompts lively conversation when discussed with any individual from my classroom to a client’s site. Who should be the actual risk owner? Should it…

There are many factors that can impede remote project management, each of which will be discussed in this article as well as several solutions for each. Productivity degradation Even the…

If you think you don’t have time for risk management, in the video below I discuss how I teach my students to factor risk into a work breakdown structure. I’ve also…

Planning and managing a project involves many elements that cannot be all included in one article. However, they can be grouped into three major categories: Product, People, and Process. Product:…