News article: “Artificial Intelligence to take over 80% of Project Manager work. Chatbots will take over doing data collection, project tracking and reporting.” Source: Mega-consultant Gartner. Fascinating! Let’s peek ahead at what the future may bring to the Project Management field. . . <wavy lines showing we’re entering a dream state> The AI Future of…
The weather was sunny and dry in New Mexico, but the seemingly daily storm clouds were already forming over the mountain peaks to the west. The teenager apprehensively looked up from the map and compass laying on the ground. “Isn’t there an app for this?” A crew of 10 youth and adults were preparing to…
The USS Arizona Memorial is the #1 visitor attraction in Hawaii. Alas, the memorial closed on May 6, 2018 because the moorings under the unloading platform had begun to shift, creating a significant safety issue. On Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2018, the National Park Service announced good news – they had a repair plan…
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A poorly run meeting sucks the energy from the room. Too many meetings are unfocused, meandering and inefficient. With the following tips, meetings can move work forward instead of wasting time. Here’s how to plan your meetings for success: Follow the PAL principle. Every meeting should have a clear Purpose, Agenda and Limits. Provide the…
If you’re pondering a Project Manager hire, you fall into one of two camps: 1) Your people have been acting as part-time Project Managers and you’re considering your first hire, or, 2) Your firm has Project Manager as a job title and you’re looking to add another. In either case, here is a relatively new…