Project Management

Career Development

9 Ways to Be a Better Feedback Receiver

by Lonnie Pacelli

Are you a graceful recipient of feedback? How can you be a better feedback recipient and mine the best nuggets out of the feedback you receive? Consider these nine points.

Construction

3 (Not-So-Simple) Things You Need for Every Construction Project

by Paul Bird

There are three things required to build something: labor, materials and a plan. However, it’s never quite that simple once you start to peel the onion. Within each of these are a lot of detailed considerations. You must plan for them and ensure that they are ready before mobilizing into construction.

Organizational Culture

Make DEI Policies Irrelevant

by Andy Jordan

Diversity, equity and inclusion necessarily involves a lot of formal policies and structures. To this practitioner, success comes from making those policies irrelevant.

Artificial Intelligence

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Rapid Reporting Translates Into Action: AI “Meeting Minute” Generators

by Dave Garrett, Keisha Lewis, Kara Austin
November 20, 2023 | 61:25 | Views: 8,100 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.73 / 5

Today’s AI tools not only make short work of meeting minutes, but often pinpoint areas to drill down into, post meeting. In this webinar we will explore using both ChatGPT and a task-specific AI Meeting tool to communicate meeting results. We will cover challenges and insights in conversation with regular users of these tools - then engage the audience to better understand their experiences.

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10 cosas a tener en cuenta antes de ser voluntario / voluntaria

by Mayte Mata-Sivera, Yasmina Khelifi

¡Haz de este el año en el que seas voluntario! Puede descubrir nuevas formas de crecer profesionalmente, pero es posible que tenga muchas preguntas y dudas. Aquí cubrimos algunos comunes para ayudarle a comenzar su viaje hacia la realización.


5 Things to Do When You're at a PM Career Crossroads

by Elizabeth Harrin

If you’ve ever thought about leaving the project management profession, don't rush any decision. Here are five things to consider if you’re at a career crossroads.


Project Team Mental Wellness: What Project Managers Should Know

by Michael Wood

If the pressures of the job increase and become the norm, it can be easy for project managers to become insensitive to mental wellness issues that could be manifesting in their team—and themselves. It doesn't have to be this way.




5 Ways to Be More Intentional With Job Changes

by Lonnie Pacelli

Having a clear and intentional mindset when evaluating career choices helps ensure you are making a better-informed decision using those criteria that are most important to you. Take the time to understand the criteria—and use it when you’re faced with your next opportunity.


Don't Make This Résumé Mistake

by Andy Jordan

A career in project management is a marathon, not a sprint. When you are looking for that next contract or opportunity, it’s important to leverage all of your experience and not just focus on the buzzwords of the moment.


Making AI an Asset in the Project Manager Toolkit

by Bruce Garrod

Project leaders must leverage evolving automation to create opportunities to deliver strategic value to key stakeholders. Instead of fearing artificial intelligence, we should all embrace it and become even more irreplaceable.


The Climate Crisis needs "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

by Sam Baker, Stuart Thorp
November 29, 2023 | 60:47 | Views: 1,792 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.34 / 5

There will be tremendous opportunities for project professionals at all levels (Project, Program and Portfolio) arising from the unprecedented level of funding that are being applied towards Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change. The PMI serves over 5 million project professionals globally. Together we can make a significant positive impact. We will illustrate the opportunities for working together through some examples from PMI Chapter collaboration in Europe including by conducting Climate Fresk workshops.


プロジェクト計画の基本

by Takeshi Hayama
November 29, 2023 | 28:29 | Views: 97 | PDUs: 0.50 | Rating: 4.76 / 5

Experienced project managers often say, "The success of a project hinges on project planning." On the other hand, for beginners in project management, creating a detailed project plan can be challenging, and many may not grasp the significance of focusing on project planning.


Mastering the Role of Product Owner: Best Practices

by NK Shrivastava, Phillip George, Sarah Johnson
November 17, 2023 | 60:49 | Views: 3,594 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.55 / 5

As many organizations now incorporate Agile ways of working to manage projects, there are new roles to be filled. In Scrum, one of those roles is the Product Owner. Does your organization have an unclear role and responsibilities for your Product Owners? Are you a Product Owner who is looking for ways to be more effective and successful in your role? If so, this webinar is for you.


Project HEADWAY: Project Management for the Startup Organization

by Mark Mullaly, Ph.D., PMP
November 16, 2023 | 60:32 | Views: 2,722 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.67 / 5

This webinar explores how to think about project management different in a startup, and how startups can effectively employ project management practices in a way that make sense. If you are involved in or contemplating working for a start-up—or you need a more adaptive approach in your current organization—this is a presentation you will want to attend.


Women in PM: Strategies to Own your Diversity in Projects and the Boardroom

by Cecilia Boggi, Megan Speight, Megan Johnston, Alona Fraser
November 15, 2023 | 61:04 | Views: 4,810 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.66 / 5

As the world is facing a huge gap for 25 million new project management professionals, understanding and promoting the strengths of women and those identifying as women in the profession is critical. Recent data from PMI, presented in March of 2023, indicates that male project managers outnumber female project managers 3:1. Research has shown however that traits like empathy, listening, collaborative and servant leadership, key traits associated with female managers, enhance engagement and collaboration. In this presentation you will learn more about the differences between men and women as managers; the benefits that women bring to projects and organizations; how to improve your boardroom influence with executive presence behaviors; and you will discover tactics that elevate your success as a female project manager.


How to Lead Inclusive Project Teams

by Yasmina Khelifi, Alex Vargas, Rashad Issa, Joy Toney, John Jones
November 10, 2023 | 57:15 | Views: 6,363 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.48 / 5

Diverse Teams are not any more an exception. Along your career you may work on a diverse team. In this webinar we’d like to share some lessons learned, best practices and tips to give you confidence in building and leading diverse project teams.


Leadership in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

by Mithun A. Sridharan
November 09, 2023 | 65:03 | Views: 2,576 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.21 / 5

Today's era of Artificial Intelligence requires new leadership thinking, life-long learning and regenerative models. Leaders who want to succeed in this age should consciously balance the delicate interplay between their "artistic side" comprising of the entire battery of human emotions and the "architect side" comprising of the range of Artificial Intelligence tools to compensate, complement, and conquer our finite nature. Leaders need a framework to consider how they can deploy technology to practice the art of leading, whilst considering the inhibitors that prevent them from leading. This framework will also provide a toolbox to appraise our reliance on Artificial Intelligence to execute such difficult tasks as exercising independent judgment and decision—making - the very activities that impart meaning and raison d'être to the leader's existence.


Entre un biais pour l’espoir et un biais pour le désespoir : une lecture comportementale de la performance des projets

by Lavagnon Ika 
November 08, 2023 | 61:20 | Views: 836 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.78 / 5

La performance des grands projets défraie souvent la chronique le plus souvent à cause des dépassements de coût et des retombées en deçà des attentes. En effet, les projets ont tendance à avoir un « comportement » compliqué voire « une vie » difficile. Dans une perspective de systèmes complexes, le comportement d'un projet est l'étude de la manière dont les projets prennent des tournures différentes et complexes entre leur lancement et leur exécution, ou connaissent des déviations systématiques par rapport au plan. Cet exposé met en scène deux personnages clés du récit du comportement des projets. Les Pollyanna ont un penchant pour l'espoir et considèrent que les projets peuvent, contre toute attente, réussir malgré les défis auxquels ils sont confrontés. Ils associent la dérive des projets à des erreurs de gestion plutôt honnêtes, mettent de l’avant « l’erreur » comme la source du mal c’est-à-dire des facteurs tels que les changements à l’envergure, la complexité et l'incertitude. Pour contrer l’erreur, ces sur-optimistes se tournent vers les « best practices » ou les bonnes pratiques de gestion. Les Cassandre ont plutôt un penchant pour le désespoir et avancent que les projets sont voués à la contreperformance. Ils lient la dérive des projets à une distorsion systématique de la pensée logique, pointent du doigt « le biais » comme la source du mal, notamment le sur-optimisme et le mensonge stratégique. Pour en finir avec ce trouble du comportement, ces sur-pessimistes recommandent de « débiaiser » les prévisions des projets. Qui a raison ? Qui a tort ? Dans cet exposé, nous nous basons sur des études de cas de projets pour dépeindre leur performance à travers ces deux lectures comportementales.


Entre un biais pour l’espoir et un biais pour le désespoir : une lecture comportementale de la performance des projets

presentation
by Lavagnon Ika 

La performance des grands projets défraie souvent la chronique le plus souvent à cause des dépassements de coût et des retombées en deçà des attentes. En effet, les projets ont tendance à avoir un « comportement » compliqué voire « une vie » difficile. Dans une perspective de systèmes complexes, le comportement d'un projet est l'étude de la manière dont les projets prennent des tournures différentes et complexes entre leur lancement et leur exécution, ou connaissent des déviations systématiques par rapport au plan. Cet exposé met en scène deux personnages clés du récit du comportement des projets. Les Pollyanna ont un penchant pour l'espoir et considèrent que les projets peuvent, contre toute attente, réussir malgré les défis auxquels ils sont confrontés. Ils associent la dérive des projets à des erreurs de gestion plutôt honnêtes, mettent de l’avant « l’erreur » comme la source du mal c’est-à-dire des facteurs tels que les changements à l’envergure, la complexité et l'incertitude. Pour contrer l’erreur, ces sur-optimistes se tournent vers les « best practices » ou les bonnes pratiques de gestion. Les Cassandre ont plutôt un penchant pour le désespoir et avancent que les projets sont voués à la contreperformance. Ils lient la dérive des projets à une distorsion systématique de la pensée logique, pointent du doigt « le biais » comme la source du mal, notamment le sur-optimisme et le mensonge stratégique. Pour en finir avec ce trouble du comportement, ces sur-pessimistes recommandent de « débiaiser » les prévisions des projets. Qui a raison ? Qui a tort ? Dans cet exposé, nous nous basons sur des études de cas de projets pour dépeindre leur performance à travers ces deux lectures comportementales.


How to Lead Inclusive Project Teams

presentation
by Yasmina Khelifi, Alex Vargas, Rashad Issa, Joy Toney, John Jones

Diverse Teams are not any more an exception. Along your career you may work on a diverse team. In this webinar we’d like to share some lessons learned, best practices and tips to give you confidence in building and leading diverse project teams.


Leadership in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

PREMIUM presentation
by Mithun A. Sridharan

Today's era of Artificial Intelligence requires new leadership thinking, life-long learning and regenerative models. Leaders who want to succeed in this age should consciously balance the delicate interplay between their "artistic side" comprising of the entire battery of human emotions and the "architect side" comprising of the range of Artificial Intelligence tools to compensate, complement, and conquer our finite nature. Leaders need a framework to consider how they can deploy technology to practice the art of leading, whilst considering the inhibitors that prevent them from leading. This framework will also provide a toolbox to appraise our reliance on Artificial Intelligence to execute such difficult tasks as exercising independent judgment and decision—making - the very activities that impart meaning and raison d'être to the leader's existence.


Mastering the Role of Product Owner: Best Practices

PREMIUM presentation
by NK Shrivastava, Phillip George, Sarah Johnson

As many organizations now incorporate Agile ways of working to manage projects, there are new roles to be filled. In Scrum, one of those roles is the Product Owner. Does your organization have an unclear role and responsibilities for your Product Owners? Are you a Product Owner who is looking for ways to be more effective and successful in your role? If so, this webinar is for you.


PMIEF x F1 in Schools: Empowering the Next Generation Through Project Management

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by Anabelle Denford, Emily Weeks

Project management may not leap to your mind when you think of the action-packed world of F1, but its application is crucial to ensuring teams stay on task, deliver on time, and work within those all-important cost caps. And The PMI Educational Foundation is proud to partner with F1 in Schools, an international STEM competition for school-aged children, to help students learn and understand the impact project management has in the motorsport industry, and beyond. Since 2019, the Foundation has worked with F1 in Schools to embed project management into its curriculum, ensuring students are taught the principles of the discipline, before putting into practice across their project, and showcasing their learnings and workings at competitions.


Rapid Reporting Translates Into Action: AI “Meeting Minute” Generators

presentation
by Dave Garrett, Keisha Lewis, Kara Austin

Today’s AI tools not only make short work of meeting minutes, but often pinpoint areas to drill down into, post meeting. In this webinar we will explore using both ChatGPT and a task-specific AI Meeting tool to communicate meeting results. We will cover challenges and insights in conversation with regular users of these tools - then engage the audience to better understand their experiences.


Status Reports: Best Update Ever!

PREMIUM presentation
by Peter Tyson

In this webinar, you will meet EFAR (Enemy, Friendly, Administrative needs, and Request), the time-tested-and-true recipe for composing status reports. EFAR is based on the military Situation Report (SITREP) and will work wonders in helping you keep your reports on point, give necessary and relevant information to the right people, and get the right results. During the webinar, EFAR will be explained, unpacked, and practiced. After the webinar, attendees will look for opportunities to exercise this powerful tool via any communication channel: spoken, written, or electronic.


Thrive by Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey with AI

PREMIUM presentation
by Amit Sarkar

Thrive by Navigating the Digital Transformation Journey with AI, tailor-made for project managers PMOs and higher management. We're here to equip you with invaluable insights and strategies to thrive in today's digital era.


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