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Transitioning Industries
Community Post Readers Give Input to Guide You Through Change
In March, Community Post requested readers’ advice and insight on the best way to transition from one industry to another. This article is the first of a three-part series that will share this thoughtful and extensive feedback in order to guide any project manager who is contemplating the switch.
 For project professionals, the thought of changing industries may be daunting.
Some of you may choose to do so willingly, based on the availability of a better opportunity. Others may be forced to do so because of the tumultuous economic climate.
Regardless of your circumstances, there are many actions you can take to transition with greater ease to your new surroundings. FULL STORY.
Next Level Up
How to Prioritize and Balance Tough Portfolio Decisions:
3Rs and a Strategic Focus
In any crisis, like the global economic recession or the aftermath of a hurricane, you have to make tough decisions. What criteria do you use to decide between competing options? How do you prioritize and balance your portfolio of initiatives, programs and projects to make the best use of available and limited resources?
FULL STORY.
 Quick Quiz
 I’m confused. There are controls I should develop based on the PMBOK® Guide Quality Control process, but other project controls are needed in other Knowledge Areas. How do I write a Quality plan that covers them all?
A. Write your Quality plan first, then plan the project activities to fit into this roadmap.
B. Only the controls shown in the Project Quality Management Knowledge Area must be developed.
C. You don’t need to cover all quality control processes in your Quality plan, so create your own Quality project document checklist.
D. Every action on a project is considered a quality control process, so you are covered.
Test your knowledge.
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