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Security is our number one priority. Except for quality which is our number one priority, right along with speed to market which is our number one priority. So, what is a good project manager to do?
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November 2, 2011 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
Oh no, I’ve got a room full of computer "experts." None of them have any training in computer management, but they “know” what needs to be done. We are doomed.
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July 27, 2011 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
Make sure we know what it is we do well, and what we don't do well, so we don't discard our best practices when scrambling to stay afloat.
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February 8, 2011 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
As a project manager we have our own project and often have to fight to keep resources and schedules running right. So what do we do when that other project manger comes requesting our resources? Do everything we can to help them out.
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August 9, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
We had a crisis. Another project had an emergency so we were losing a significant portion of our engineering staff to go work on that project. We had to act now!
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July 13, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
Initiative as a project management tool is one of those double-edged swords. We often must take the initiative when we lead a project. But what about initiatives that appear insubordinate? Sometimes it is a project management risk worth taking.
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July 6, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
We all seem to know that throwing people at a late project may only make the project later. Yet, we all too often still do it for a variety of reasons including as a way to manage risk in a project. Having your best people ready to jump in and solve problems appears to be a smart strategy, but is it really?
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April 26, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
Project risk management is not about not having problems. Risk management is about being able to handle the problems that come up. With good risk management the problems that occur have a very low probability of ultimately impacting the project. Here are two approaches that have worked for us.
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April 20, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
As good project managers we all factor risk into our planning through our project management tools. Wouldn't it be great to have a risk free project? No, I don't think so. This might be worse than a project failure for you and your team.
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April 12, 2010 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
