Sometimes, doing a necessary task personally is the right call. Other times, the most useful contribution is helping someone else finish work they will eventually be able to handle without help...even if it takes them longer.
As we celebrate another International Project Management (IPM) Day, one practitioner reflects on how the role of project managers has evolved...and the industry changes we need to continually adapt to.
PMOs are in a position to shape how a company thinks about projects—and how projects fit into strategy delivery. These five tips can help an organization build deliberate business acumen as an organizational capability.
The pursuit of greater effectiveness is a key differentiator; anything that makes us more effective at the individual level, the enterprise level or anywhere in between is a good thing. But the efficiency angle? Not so much...
Becoming a growth advocate—someone who actively pushes the organization toward better practices, not just better projects—isn't a title anyone hands you. It's a decision you make, repeatedly, usually with no formal authority behind it.
I read an article by Sean Goedecke, a software engineer who writes quite a lot about technology, engineering, and software design.The title was already a small provocation: Software is slow because of ...
Work Break Structure ( WBS) is a powerful structure.management tool that breaks down a project into small, systematic, and controllable parts. It serves to illustrate all project activities, tasks, de ...
La dirección de proyectos está experimentando la incorporación de una nueva generación de profesionales a funciones de coordinación, planificación y ejecución, lo que va modificando progresivamente la ...
Can being the person who always finds a solution actually prevent an organization from fixing its problems?Some project managers become known for rescuing difficult situations, resolving last-minute i ...
With AI reshaping how organizations deliver work, some organizations are eliminating PMO roles. In the absence of dedicated project managers, who will ultimately be accountable for project deliverable ...
What signals help you tell different kinds of AI work apart—and what tends to go wrong when everything gets lumped together?Have you ever been in a conversation where “AI” meant different things to di ...
A leader says, “Tell me early if something is going wrong.” Someone does. What happens next gives the team evidence about whether that invitation can be trusted.The response may make the difficulty ea ...
Invisible AI marks the moment intelligence stops being something people use and becomes something that surrounds them. It is the first form of cognition that does not live inside objects or screens. I ...
As we celebrate another International Project Management (IPM) Day, one practitioner reflects on how the role of project managers has evolved...and the industry changes we need to continually adapt to.
PMOs are in a position to shape how a company thinks about projects—and how projects fit into strategy delivery. These five tips can help an organization build deliberate business acumen as an organizational capability.
Organizational complexity creates coordination challenges across teams, vendors and governance structures. Keep these four tips in mind to help minimize friction.
Every organization that has survived a real emergency carries a dangerous memory. Why do project surges often work once and fail as a habit? How can you run a surge without bankrupting the quarter after?
Becoming a growth advocate—someone who actively pushes the organization toward better practices, not just better projects—isn't a title anyone hands you. It's a decision you make, repeatedly, usually with no formal authority behind it.
The pursuit of greater effectiveness is a key differentiator; anything that makes us more effective at the individual level, the enterprise level or anywhere in between is a good thing. But the efficiency angle? Not so much...
Sometimes, doing a necessary task personally is the right call. Other times, the most useful contribution is helping someone else finish work they will eventually be able to handle without help...even if it takes them longer.
Successful delivery metrics do not necessarily indicate a successful transformation. Metrics such as milestone completion and AI adoption can appear positive while failing to improve actual delivery outcomes. A four-level framework can help.
An essential and vital skill for project managers is the ability to communicate clearly and well. Messages need to be crafted and conveyed confidently and received appropriately if effective outcomes are to be realized. That means understanding how to think about not just what to say but how to say it, in a way that will land appropriately regardless of who your audience is.
Most organizations are not short on AI tools. They are short on the execution infrastructure required to get value from them.
This webinar will be in French Hear directly from a CSPP™-certified volunteer about their certification journey, lessons learned, and the value of the credential. The webinar also provides practical guidance on CSPP™ eligibility, exam preparation, certification requirements, and next steps.
***PMI and OKR Mentors Led Webinar*** Most organizations don't struggle to define OKRs, they struggle to execute them. PMI and OKRMentors explore how PMOs build the culture that turns strategy into outcomes.
AI is quickly changing how project professionals draft reports, analyze risks, summarize meetings, and communicate with stakeholders. But the real leadership challenge is not simply learning a new tool. It is knowing which parts of the project work can be safely supported by AI, and which decisions must remain firmly in human hands.
An insightful webinar exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming project management
High-risk projects rarely fail because leaders lack intelligence, experience, or data. They fail because critical information becomes distorted as it moves through organizations under pressure. Schedule urgency, optimism bias, authority gradients, and reputational concerns create what I call delivery noise: the gradual distortion of decision-relevant information before it reaches decision-makers.
***This is a webinar being led by PMI's Ethic Insight Volunteer Group.*** Learn how to recognize bias, make objective decisions, and apply PMI's Fairness principle to build trust, credibility, and equitable outcomes. This fourth part of a seven-part series provides practical guidance and resources for ethical decision-making. PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct - https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/guidelines
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