In a swing-and-duck business world, agility is often mistaken for speed, leading to chaos and reactive decision-making. Just like a samurai, leaders must master strategic adaptability, knowing when to move, when to pause, and when to strike with intention.
From toddler tantrums to project budgets, our two worlds demand precision, adaptability, and endless negotiation. Here’s how one practitioner's dual roles overlap—and how lessons from one world often help her navigate the other.
Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. But there is a glitch in our decision system—self-interest. Thankfully, PMI provides a glitch code to help us navigate ethically sticky situations.
Happy Global Volunteer Week! To celebrate you, we’ve pulled together a special collection of curated on-demand webinars that honor the spirit of volunteerism over the years, while helping you grow as a project leader.
Agentic AI is becoming the hottest trend in AI around portfolio and project delivery. Does it have the potential to deliver meaningful performance gains? Or should PMs be scared of it?
The importance of learning—in projects, in teams and in organizations—is absolutely vital. The failure to learn meaningfully is tragic. Doing differently is possible, but requires a very different mindset and approach than what is typically brought to bear currently. If you care about learning and improvement—and how amongst us does not?—this is a webinar that you won’t want to miss.
15 days seems like a short time - just over two weeks... a sprint. But this is 15 Earth Days, so we're talking about a decade and a half. This is a brief post with pointers to resources a ...
Good morning, I will keep this introduction brief. My name is Carlton, and I am a retired Coast Guard veteran pursuing a project management degree. This career field closely mirrors my active-duty exp ...
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are under increasing pressure to deliver not just outputs, but measurable value. This shift has exposed a growing divide between tra ...
In this fast-paced world of project delivery, where deadlines, deliverables, and decisions often dominate the agenda, there is one leadership act that costs nothing, takes seconds, and yet carries imm ...
“No way that’s happening with Lindstrummer” Oscar muttered. “He’s right” Jane confirmed. “What do we do?” Jane’s question hung in the air (f ...
That little booklet, the "PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (CoEPC)", usually ends up in a drawer somewhere, right? Most project managers get it when they renew their certifi ...
15 days seems like a short time - just over two weeks... a sprint. But this is 15 Earth Days, so we're talking about a decade and a half. This is a brief post with pointers to resources a ...
As someone with experience as a PM, I think PBA could be very useful in the long-run and it's always good to brush up on scheduling for the SP. At least those are my thoughts. Right now, I'm f ...
Leading is deciding — even when doubt whispers and the path is uncertain. In a world of abundant options and constant pressure, true leadership is not about avoiding mistakes, but about actin ...
Read about one of the Top 20 Most Influential Projects of 2024, where municipal land was inventively used to provide clean energy to the city of Valencia.
With wildlife populations plummeting, conservation teams are fighting back, using cutting-edge technology to track and protect the world’s flora and fauna.
Global research and real-world examples outline why having skilled project leaders, strong data foundations, and strategic alignment are key to scaling impact. Read how sustainability benefits from AI integration in this PMI Thought Leadership report.
The common predicament of loving project management while being dissatisfied with your current role isn't a contradiction. It shows you have grown in that role, and it is time to find an opportunity for further growth. These steps can help.
Diverse AI applications are revolutionizing how businesses manage their supply chains, including in sectors such as manufacturing and construction. Here we look at specific tools and methodologies that facilitate optimization.
Many organizations are failing to leverage the contribution that PMOs can make to strategy. It’s time to change that.
Even the most carefully planned project can face early delays or a lack of progress. Understanding why a project is moving slowly is the first step. Here we look at some common obstacles—and how to regain momentum.
Our global community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. John R. Adams.
Projects are made by diverse teams by their backgrounds, education, countries, cultures, and personal and professional experiences. Creating a culture of inclusivity and belonging is key.
Attendees will explore variance calculations, z-score methodologies, and probability distributions to assess the feasibility of completing a project ahead of schedule. Using real-world case studies, we will demonstrate how to compute and interpret probability-based forecasts to enhance decision-making in complex projects.
This webinar will help you untangle why you are upset and how to get back to your center, so you can better manage the “what to do” or “how to do” challenge you are facing. Those challenges range from difficult conversations, changing jobs, opening a business, or just exploring what drives you to react to certain people and circumstances.
Join us for a webinar exploring the 2025 PMI Pulse of the Profession report, where we’ll discuss how business acumen transforms project professionals into strategic partners. We'll have three panelists that'll share insights on how developing business acumen improves project performance and drives success beyond traditional metrics. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn practical strategies for enhancing business acumen and elevating your career.
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Sinead Gallagher, one of our 2024 PMI Rising Leader Award winners, as she shares her leadership journey, global experiences, and the impact she’s making within the PMI Ireland Chapter and beyond. With over five years of experience in project management—including roles at Ibec and now as a Programme Management Consultant at Auxilion—Sinead brings a global perspective shaped by time spent working and traveling in China, Australia, and Spain. In just 18 months of active involvement with the Ireland Chapter, she has already made her mark internationally.
This webinar challenges the illusion of control and explores how agility is not just a process change—it’s a leadership and mindset shift. Attendees will learn why letting go of rigid control leads to more resilient decision-making, adaptable teams, and sustainable success.
Transitioning a team or organization to an Agile mindset requires knowledge, coordination, and proper execution. It also, however, requires an element that is often missed or misunderstood, which causes failure and/or frustration to the organization, and eventual loss of trust toward the methodology: proper leadership involvement.
Negotiating is a fundamental skill that you use virtually every day. It plays a critical role in the success of your career and your life outside of work.
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