What is strategic thinking, anyway? It isn’t about a “level” of thinking. Strategic thinking is not hierarchical, and the ability to think strategically isn’t tied to your position in the hierarchy. It can be the province of any person in the organization.
Connecting with your audience is a crucial driver of your persuasiveness. Your ability to read the room and understand others is imperative. But with AI and social media, some potential bad habits could contribute to persuasion atrophy.
What happens when a life project doesn't go as smoothly as planed? This project manager found out when he bought and built a home—and then got "the call" from developers. What followed was a lesson in risk and communication.
A retired Army Lieutenant Colonel shares how systems thinking and narrative thinking can be employed in situations ranging from known and knowable, through complex to chaotic situations.
The historic lack of understanding of the PMO function continues to make it difficult for organizations to understand how to fully leverage it to benefit the business. If that doesn’t change, the potential of organizations won’t be fully realized.
Speakers NK Shrivastava, Phillip George, and Natalie Gonzalez Brandlova explore how Generative AI tools can streamline the collection and analysis of Earned Value information, making the process more efficient and less time-consuming for project managers.
I’ve been thinking recently about the role of intuition in project management. We often rely on the data, processes and logical structure of project management, but if you’re anything like ...
Colleagues, what do you use in your organizations to improve the state of the art in project management? In my work, we have a 'Dojo' every two weeks. It's an hour where we focus on one sp ...
Episode Summary Effective stakeholder management is critical to project success. This episode features Barbara Kephart, a UC Berkeley-certified project manager, who shares her expertise in building ...
This is a guest post (1 of 2) from Sara Shah (pictured below)... ...who I introduced at the beginning of 2025 as follows: passionate about building systems where businesses thrive i ...
Are you utilizing any specific checklists or protocols within your projects or company to assess your readiness for working with Generative AI data? I'm curious to know what strategies or tools you've ...
GPS =/= Global positioning System but GPS = Geographical Positioning System. Why? Do you understand the difference in these terms and why the misnomer? UNat Modula-2 landing page ...
As Randy’s Marketing Management Team cleared out of the conference room, Oscar and I sat back down to review the data list I had just handed him. “Talk me through this, Mr. Raspberry. I ...
The 'Le Minitel' did not become The Intenet (or L'Internationale Network) because the French did not know the 'Le Minitel'was designed to be a Prototype on a Real scale for the nex ...
Colleagues, I'm curious to hear how you promote the PMBOK project management principles in your projects, and with whom. Personally, I think it's a good idea to share them at least with the pr ...
The three 2024 Chapter of the Year Award winners exemplify leadership, innovation and commitment to PMI’s mission. From grassroots initiatives to strategic partnerships, these chapters have raised the bar.
Celebrate project management excellence—past and future—with this on-demand webinar series featuring Global PMI Award winners and rising leaders.
What does it mean to win an academic award? How did the winners do it? And how do the academic awards translate into practical applications? All this and tips for potential applicants will be covered here by recent previous honorees.
Are you passionate about sharing your expertise with the global project management community? Do you have insights to help project professionals navigate today’s challenges? If so, we invite you to be a webinar presenter for the PMI Community Webinar Program!
When AI tools are implemented at the work level, they can produce a lot of data. Upstream systems must be ready to consume that...which might be a problem.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of trying to limit the length of an agile project? Is it even feasible?
Your ability to effectively choreograph your messaging is critical to how persuasive you are. But watch out for some traps that are easy to fall into—and can damage the relationship with your audience.
Many organizations mistakenly think that agile is an unstructured framework, where changes are free and future planning is ignored. The result is often a team that is too focused on the near term. The good news is that this isn’t an inevitable outcome.
This webinar explores Group Intelligence, a systemic approach to Change Management. It is based on the book, "The Hive Mind At Work", by Siobhan McHale. The author has given her full permission to use her material. The core of the book centers on how organizations are struggling with Change Management in today's disruptive environment.
Celebrate the Advanced Trade & Logistics Platform (ATLP), a trailblazing initiative transforming Abu Dhabi's trade and logistics landscape. By joining this webinar, you'll gain valuable insights into the award-winning project's innovative approach, its impact on trade facilitation, and actionable lessons for achieving excellence in complex projects.
Join us for an inspiring International Women’s Day webinar featuring two PMI Global Executive Council representatives, Heba Al Shehhi, PMO-CP, PMO-CC, Head of PMO Dubai Municipality, 2022 PMI PMO of the Year and Melissa Reeder, EdD, PMP, PMI-ACP, CGI Partner, VP Corporate Services. These speakers will share their leadership journey in project management. Gain valuable insights on overcoming challenges, fostering career growth, and empowering the next generation of women leaders. Whether you're an educator, aspiring leader, or advocate for women in leadership, this session will provide actionable strategies for success.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how to go beyond simply adopting a strategic mindset to embedding strategic behaviors that drive success on both project and career levels. We’ll introduce actionable techniques for making strategic thinking second nature, enabling attendees to consistently act with foresight and value-aligned decision-making. At the core of this session is the concept of strategic confluence—the art of creating synergy across teams, projects, and goals to maximize outcomes and foster collaboration that benefits all involved.
Despite the well-documented benefits of diversity, project organizations continue to struggle with gender imbalance, particularly in leadership roles. This webinar, in honor of International Women’s Day will explore the impact of leadership gender diversity on workplace equality, employee engagement, and financial performance, featuring insights from a PMI-funded study.
The Future of Project Management explores the experiences of those navigating the evolving landscape of project management and PMI’s role in shaping its future.
This newly published PMI-funded research seeks to explore what makes international development projects (for example, World Bank-funded projects) complex to manage and how to identify adaptive approaches to build resilience within the project ecosystem, enabling recovery from disruptions to improve project success.
This webinar, "Improving the Practice of Benefits Realization," explores the critical role of Benefits Realization Management (BRM) in achieving project success and aligning project outcomes with strategic objectives.
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