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Change is something thats not generally embraced with open arms. Your job as project manager is to manage change. Jack Duggal, PMP, in Next Level Up, provides some tips and techniques. Another people skill discussed in this issue is conflict management.

The next issue of PMI Community Post will publish on 10 September.


Next Level Up
Project Resistance?
Provide Justice

Whether your project is about implementing a system, handing-over a completed building site or rolling-out a project management office process, you are bound to encounter resistance to change and acceptance.

Even after ten years some people have not fully accepted the transition, they are still resisting it, they are forced to use it, but they dont accept it, admits Delores Johnson about one of the major projects that she has been involved with.

FULL STORY

 

Quick Quiz

Quick Quiz LogoI read a lot about how quickly project fields are changing, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of alteration in the way we do things in the construction industry. Are there any innovations that I should be aware of in my area of expertise?

  1. Once an industry passes the century mark, all available innovation has been completed.
  2. The construction industry cannot change, as there is only one way to design and create a structurally acceptable apartment or skyscraper.
  3. With the emphasis on the environment, old structures will be retooled for residences and offices rather than erecting new construction.
  4. While the project management process may stay familiar, the way homes and buildings are created may include exciting new production updates.

Test your knowledge.

 

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