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Kate Castiglione Product Owner - Wicked Problem Solving | Project Management Institute Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Hey ProjectManagement.com Community! Kate here, the product owner for Wicked Problem Solving Practitioner Course (WPS)

This is my first post here in this space, and I want to learn more about you, the community and see how you can help us.

If you have 2 minutes to help, share out below, and we'll incorporate your feedback into our research & design process for our next offering:

What are your top 3 challenges as a project management professional right now? What keeps you up at night?

What are the top 3 skills you want to develop in the coming year?

Look forward to seeing your responses!
Kate
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Robert Merrill Senior Business Analyst| University of Wisconsin-Madison Wi, United States
I'm enjoying and learning from everyone's answers.

Challenges I face
1. People are reluctant to involve customers before we have it figured out
2. Promise and Plan (waterfall) still seems the unthinking expectation for everything
3. Everybody is too busy to get much done or reflect on why that is

To Develop
1. Forming good working relationships quickly (always remote)
2. More skillfully helping people (including me) through uncertainty and change
(3. I'm with you, Vincent. 1 & 2 are plenty)
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Kate Castiglione Product Owner - Wicked Problem Solving | Project Management Institute Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Nov 21, 2023 2:04 PM
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Kate, glad to see you here.

My top 3 project management challenges at the moment are industry specific related to Construction:

1) Finding Skilled Trades - There is a significant shortage of skilled trades.
2) Doing precise estimates given the high level of uncertainlty in todays world.
3) Maintaining accurate schedules given the significant supply chain issues that still exist.

Things imporved in 2023 but not enough so I am hoping to see those challenges starting to ease more in 2024.

The top three skills that I am aiming to develop in the coming year are Interpersonal soft skills:

1) Emotional Intelligence
2) Active Listening
3) Public Speaking

Cheers!
Hi Rami! Thank you so much for this thoughtful response. Always good to hear your input first hand!
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Dec 05, 2023 11:02 AM
Rami Kaibni
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You’re welcome, Kate and thank you. Cheers!
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Kate Castiglione Product Owner - Wicked Problem Solving | Project Management Institute Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Nov 29, 2023 5:42 PM
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I can't think of any examples of "precise estimates given the high level of uncertainty." It is a major source of pain, though. What are some other kinds of work where uncertainty is high? Finance, maybe? Insurance? Maybe we can learn from them.
Thank you Robert!! Appreciate your feedback and insight.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Dec 05, 2023 8:11 AM
Replying to Kate Castiglione
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Hi Rami! Thank you so much for this thoughtful response. Always good to hear your input first hand!
You’re welcome, Kate and thank you. Cheers!
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