Tag: business
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Politics for Non-Political Project Mangers
I was talking with a customer recently and he asked me what part of managing projects I find most challenging. I thought for a moment, and I told him, “It’s managing the conflicting needs of people affected by the project.” Conflicting Interests I am an engineer at heart, so when a problem arises, my first Read.
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Risk Management for Beginners – Part 2: Measuring & Responding to Risk
In Part 1 of this series we introduced the topic of risk, and why it deserves more attention in how we manage projects, and tools we can use to counter our own blind spots in identifying risks. In this post we will discuss what to do with this list of identified risks. Which of them Read.
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Risk Management for Beginners – Part 1: Identifying & Tracking Risk
In my first major project, my PMO told me I needed to do a Risk Register, so I did one to satisfy them. But when we started facing issues on that project, it was so clear that my risk responses were totally inadequate. While there were lots of out-of-my-control reasons for those issues, I learned Read.
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