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UC Berkeley Launches Agile Program

by [email protected] September 7, 2010

New series of courses will offer managers a framework of Agile principles and practices to plan work, engage teams and leverage change.

UCI Launches Contracts Management Program

July 9, 2007

Contracts management, once a job function taken on by general and project managers, is rapidly emerging as a booming career field.

Uncertain Times, Resilient Teams

by Bart Gerardi January 21, 2021

Developing a project team that is ready and able to handle adversity as it arises is the only way to consistently produce results and achieve remarkable outcomes in these challenging, uncertain times. Here are tips and principles to help you build resilient teams.

Uncertain Upsides

by David Hillson June 19, 2013

Risk management isn’t always about identifying the downside, though many project managers seem to focus exclusively on this side of the risk coin. The fact is, we can assess and prioritize opportunities using the same techniques that work for threats, including brainstorming, root-cause analysis and probability-impact matrices.

Uncharted Waters

by Kathleen O'Connor January 26, 2009

As organizations across industries and sectors confront historical economic pressures, what becomes of their ongoing and planned projects? Cost and risk containment are the top priorities, of course, but amid all the doom and gloom, could this be project portfolio management’s time to shine?

Unchartered Territories

by Andrea Brockmeier January 14, 2014

Small projects may not seem worth the effort of writing a charter and getting approval to do the work, but there are caveats in working on such unsanctioned efforts. Let’s explores the reasons why all projects should be considered charter-worthy, and the risks of working on unchartered projects.

Uncle Sam Isn’t Agile

by Will Kelly April 10, 2013

Federal agencies are turning to Agile methods to lower costs, increase efficiencies and improve IT success rates, but entrenched cultural and operational realities are holding back meaningful change. Here’s a critical analysis of why Agile is stalling in the federal sector and what needs to be done to jump-start it.

Uncle Sam Needs PMs--Lots of Them!

by Bob Weinstein April 21, 2008

What is it like building a career as a project manager in the largest organization on the planet--the U.S. federal government? We want you...to read this article!

Unconstrained Change

by Janis Rizzuto September 1, 2010

Project managers face resistance on a daily basis. Change management guru Rick Maurer spoke with ProjectsAtWork about how resistance leads to the high failure rate of major change initiatives, and what can be done to overcome the all-too-familiar struggle to move forward.

Uncovering Big Data

by Patti Gilchrist, PMP November 25, 2013

Big Data has become the latest craze within the IT community, revolutionizing business intelligence capabilities. But what is it really--and how will it impact our community? Here are some tips for the PM to evolve with this emerging trend.

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