We continue with our discussion of the importance of the role of storytelling in project management in this third part with a closer look at how Project Managers should be …
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Business CommunicationFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject Management
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 2
In part one of this three-part series, we discussed the fundamentals of storytelling, the importance of storytelling in project management, and how project managers can leverage this skill to increase …
Business CommunicationFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject Management
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 1
The lists of skills that Project Managers should seek to develop if interested in growing their competencies are published all the time. I have never found on any of these …
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The power of using facilitation for your project meetings
There are countless situations in the lifecycle of a project where it is not beneficial or recommended for a Project Manager to lead their own project meetings, focus groups, or …
Change ManagementFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject ManagementRisk Management
Examining the link between project management, change, and risk
No organization is immune to change or risk. Especially during the last few years, it seems that change has picked up momentum. It seems at every turn, we face something …
Change ManagementFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject Management
Starting the New Year with a few new PM goals
It’s hard to believe that we started yet another year and, with it, another countdown to the next. Year after year, if you look at it, an indefinite loop or …
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Understanding stakeholder’s attitudes towards risk is key to managing project risks
Risk-like beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder. For every stakeholder taking part in your project or being asked to contribute in some way, each will come …
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One simple question sure to start an honest risk discussion
How do you successfully and honestly prompt your stakeholders to open about their risk perspectives and perceptions? There has been, in recent years, a lot of discussion about how valid …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPMO and EPMOProject Management
Why the structure of your Project Management Office (PMO) matters
Project Management Offices (PMO) are not new, but how we look at them has evolved like everything else in project management. In recent years, a push, mostly in Europe, towards …
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Revisiting the removal of the Delphi technique
With the sixth edition of PMI’s body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) came some needed changes in terms of knowledge areas and processes as well as some surprises. One of the …