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PMXPO 2020

March 26, 2020 | online

We start the new decade with a bang as we present the 13th edition of our annual virtual conference and exhibition! Whether you’re a seasoned PM or new to the field, PMXPO provides an excellent opportunity to learn, network, earn PDUs and broaden your perspective on project management. This year’s show is headlined by keynote speaker Cara Brookins, a bestselling author who rebuilt her broken family by building her own house watching “how-to” videos on YouTube.

PMI Scheduling Conference 2016

March 30, 2016 | Online

Love project scheduling? Or just want to learn what’s new in the world of project scheduling? Attend the PMI Scheduling Conference – exclusively for PMI Members. Learn the latest in scheduling best practices not available anywhere outside of PMI. We’ll share tips and tools from real-life projects and programs.

2015 PMI Scheduling Conference: Build Your Defense Against Chaos

June 17, 2015 | Online

This all-day virtual event featured expertise to assist practitioners with Building Your Defense Against Chaos in the world of project scheduling. Two concurrent tracks of content featured 1. Education and Training Track: Learn best practices in project scheduling methods, techniques and approaches (topics include: applied schedule management and scheduling for programs and portfolios); and 2. Case Studies and New Advances Track: Pick up valuable case studies and/or lessons learned in project, program and portfolio scheduling. This includes presentations on scheduling theories and techniques from real projects and programs (topics: risk analysis and scenario-based program scheduling).

Upcoming Webinars

Clarity in Communication: A Blueprint for Leaders

Dec 4, 2024 11:00 AM EST (UTC-5)

PREMIUM webinar

Communication is a key to stakeholder management. Effective communication harnesses new opportunities for Leaders.

Successful Approaches to Running AI Projects - Avoiding the Top Reasons Why AI Projects Fail

Dec 12, 2024 9:00 AM EST (UTC-5)

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Discover why 70-80% of AI projects fail and learn practical strategies to ensure your AI initiatives succeed. Join us to explore real-world case studies and the best practices for managing AI projects effectively using the CPMAI approach.

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Maximize Your Attendee Experience: How to get the most out of your PM event participation.

by Andreas Madjari

September 13, 2024 | 60:01 | Views: 9,922 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.58 / 5

Learn how having clear goals, knowing your event visitor type, doing a bit of preparation, and applying a few life hacks will help you to get the most out of your project management event participation.

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Beyond The Basics - Elevated Communication Skills For Top 1 Percent

by Nic Jain, Aung Sint, Praveena Pentakota, Udit Khanna

September 04, 2024 | 59:47 | Views: 5,732 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.47 / 5

Doing the same thing everyone else does is called average, mediocre, or ordinary. If you want more in life, you must become more than you are today.

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Save Time With Tools + Templates

Lessons Learned Register

PREMIUM deliverable

by Lonnie Pacelli

To help you create lessons learned that will not get stuffed in a folder never to see the light of day, use this simple Excel template in your organization. The template should be used across initiatives so you have a single source of the truth on lessons learned in one file versus having to hunt through multiple files. Use in conjunction with the article Capturing Lessons Learned That Actually Get Used.

Final Project Report

PREMIUM deliverable

by Gabrielle Dunkerton

This Final Project Report provides a snapshot of your project and provides an outline to help you surfaces relevant information on milestones, budget, time, lessons learned, and more! Adapt it to fit your needs.

Project Management Template Package

PREMIUM deliverable

by Lukas Kripal

This Excel workbook provides eight logs and registers to help your project. It includes a Changes Log, a Lessons Learned Log, an Assumptions-Constraints Log, an Issues Log, a Risk Register (with accompanying risk guide and list), a Customer Promise Log, a Project Task Tracker, and an RFI Tracker. It's perfect for new and seasoned PMs alike.

Project HEADWAY: Breaking Out Of The Lessons Learned Trap

PREMIUM presentation

by Mark Mullaly, Ph.D., PMP

We all know we are supposed to do a “lessons learned” exercise as part of our projects. Some of us even take the time to go through the motions. The challenge is that lessons learned rarely get paid attention to, and organizational practices rarely change as a result. If we really want to learn from our projects, we need to change how we think about lessons learned.

Project Post-Implementation Review Checklist (Japanese Translation)

PREMIUM checklist

このテンプレートは、プロジェクトの結果に焦点を当て、理解するのに役立ちます：技術的な成功、ビジネス上の利点、学んだ教訓。 調査結果は、最終的な調整と調整を行い、プロジェクトを効果的に閉じ、将来のプロジェクトを効果的に実施する組織の能力に貢献するのに役立ちます。

Learn From Others

Crisis Management in Healthcare (Part 4): Lessons Learned from Earthquake Relief Operations

by Dr. Deepa Bhide, PMP May 8, 2024

As our series concludes, a practitioner recounts her experiences as a medical professional on a team that responded to a major 2001 earthquake—and how she helped save lives through effective stakeholder management, communication, and resilience during disaster management.

Crisis Management in Healthcare (Part 3): A Rare Blood Disorder Emergency

by Dr. Deepa Bhide, PMP April 24, 2024

An accidental administration of paint thinner led to a rare blood disorder with a 6-year-old child, forcing medical staff to act quickly—and led to a wider hospital-wide project to improve emergency preparedness.

Sprints & Marathons: What Project Management & Running Have in Common

by Adunola Ige March 6, 2024

What does running have in common with project management? This practitioner talks about her journey training for marathons—and how it correlates to the discipline needed as a project manager.

In Pursuit of Better Decisions

by Andy Jordan February 22, 2024

Organizations are always looking to improve strategic decision-making, but that can be a very difficult thing to achieve. However, there are ways to gain an advantage—and recognizing that decision-making is a team sport is one of them.

Dog Days of PM: Lessons Learned From the Search for a Missing Canine

by Grace Lopes October 4, 2023

When a relative needed help finding a missing dog, this practitioner jumped into action and relied on her project management skills to lead the search. Read about the valuable lessons learned from this “real life” project.

Using AI for Agile Retrospectives

by Bart Gerardi September 21, 2023

AI can’t replace human interaction or discussion, but several easy-to-use tools can help surface issues and synthesizing data that require a project team’s attention, discussion and action. This can be particularly helpful when it comes to making the most of agile retrospectives.

Let’s Review and Refocus

by Bart Gerardi June 15, 2023

Midway through the year is a good time to review business and project results in a constructive, positive manner. Rather than dwell on disappointments, the main purpose should be to prioritize, refocus, and commit to improving the work for the remainder of the year.

Don’t Squander a Spectacular Failure

by Lonnie Pacelli June 7, 2023

While painful, spectacular failures are also worthwhile nuggets to help both yourself and others learn from mistakes. Instead of being stubborn, consider the following tips so you can help others and avoid a repeat performance.

What Project Management Can Learn From the Arts

by Mark Mullaly, Ph.D., PMP May 3, 2023

Art works because of structure, process and honesty. If we want our projects to truly deliver results that we care about, we should take lessons from the world of the arts and apply them to our own projects and organizations.

Capturing Lessons Learned That Actually Get Used

by Lonnie Pacelli April 10, 2023

With all of the effort placed on retrospectives and post-mortems, why are so many documented lessons learned from a project stuffed away and never looked at again? We need a streamlined process that mitigates making the same mistakes over and over.