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Article Risk Management, Communications Management 1 November 2019

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Bias Busters

By Bishel, Ashley Could the biggest risks threatening a project's success lie not in the external environment but between the ears of every person involved in a project? It's possible. From the sponsor to the project…

Article Risk Management, Communications Management, Leadership 1 September 2018

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Solving Sponsor Woes

By Rockwood, Kate Problem sponsors —whether they are monsters who flood the team with too many demands or wafflers who disappear when pivotal decisions must be made—remain prevalent. And they can wreak havoc on…

Article Risk Management, Communications Management 1 August 2016

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Threat assessment

By Rockwood, Kate When the European Parliament approved legislation in mid-April to green-light the Passenger Name Record (PNR) project, many heralded it as a step forward in the European Union's push to counter…

Article PMO, Risk Management, Communications Management, Stakeholder Engagement 1 January 2014

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Explaining risk

By Alderton, Matt Imagine a doctor who tells a patient that he's sick, but doesn't identify the illness. Or a mechanic who tells a customer her car is going to break down, but doesn't say when. This article discusses…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Communications Management 29 October 2013

The silver lining of project uncertainties

By Lechler, Thomas | Edington, Barbara Although risks and uncertainties are inherent in projects, many project managers confuse the terminologies and ultimately miss opportunities that uncertainties can present. Risks and uncertainties…

Article Communications Management, Requirements Management, Risk Management June 2013

Project Management Journal

Supplier's internal communication network during the project sales process

By Ryynänen, Harri | Jalkala, Anne | Salminen, Risto T. Communication plays an important role in reducing the high levels of risk, uncertainty, and complexity associated with projects. However, the nature of internal communication networks in project…

Article Communications Management, Lessons Learned, Risk Management September 2011

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Give 'em what they want

By Bourne, Lynda At a time when everyone in business is buried under an information avalanche, adding routine reports to the data mountain may no longer be useful. This article suggests a new approach to providing…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Communications Management 10 May 2011

Communicating risk inside Saipem

By Fossati, Lorenzo | Lasagni, Andrea | Saini, Alessandro Saipem believes that the perception and evaluation of risk are highly affected by emotional and cognitive individual factors. Such influences can lead to inaccurate communication of the risk among…

Article Risk Management, Communications Management December 2010

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A failure to communicate

By Baker, Bud The recent corporate scandals taught contemporary organizations one crucial lesson: To compete in today's world, everyone--from the boardroom to the shop floor--must act in ways and with intentions…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Communications Management, Information Technology 24 February 2010

When agendas override objectives

By Belling, Shawn D. Sometimes, no matter how well a project manager addresses all of the issues involved in implementing a project, an issue emerges that supersedes the effort and causes--despite the project manager's…