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Advertisement [Contact Us](mailto:contactus@projectmanagement.com) [About Us]( [Update Profile]( June 20, 2018 We often hear about the fear of AI...but it's time to embrace it. Also in store: the importance of socialization in distributed teams, deciding which tool to use, a look at risk analysis, PM tattoos, why projects fail and a key takeaway from the recent Gartner PPM Summit. Our blogs help with estimating activity resources and managing without performance indicators, while readers ask about your non-profit experiences and an agile definition in our forums! "It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper." - Errol Flynn []PM HEADLINES [AI Assistants for Project Managers]( We've already read about artificial intelligence potentially taking away project management jobs. But long before our jobs as project managers are taken, AI will help us. In fact, it already is...and we don’t think about it much. [How to Get the Most Out of Education Events for Distributed Teams]( While both training and teaching are a necessity, they should not be the sole purpose of bringing together a distributed team for an education-based event. That’s because teaching and training alone miss out on the benefits of mingling and socialization. [The Right Tool for the Right Job]( With so many different types and levels of tools available to project managers today, how do you decide which tools to use and who needs to interact with them? [Insulating Your Organization from Internal Attack]( There have already been a number of warnings on how the Internet of Things (IoT) has opened a Pandora’s box for hackers and wannabe thieves and extortionists. Even if we take stronger measures on an individual level, what can we do for our respective organizations to help them become more protected from accidental risks? [A Simple Proposal for Qualitative and Quantitative Risks Analyses Integration (Part 5)]( Plans may fail. Moving on to the final installment of this series, the author discusses the treatment of risks as the project progresses. [Project Management Tattoos That Don’t Wash Off (Part 1)]( Getting a tattoo is an act of meaning. You get “inked” to help you remember something: an idea, a person, an inspiration. What PM tattoos should you consider to help you on your road to success? "When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness." - Nicole Kidman [A Key Takeaway from the Gartner PPM Summit]( What one topic at the Gartner PPM Summit did virtually everyone seem to have an opinion on? How PPM professionals should deal with agile and other non-traditional approaches to managing work. [Why Do Projects Fail?]( The only way that companies can get better at performing projects is by learning from projects they have carried out. Here, the author looks to provide insight on the multiple reasons for project failure—and how project managers and upper-level management can minimize them. []THE PM POLL Is there a question you've been itching to ask? [Create a poll]( today to get some PM help from your peers! [Q; What percentage could you work at home/office and still be effective?]( - 10% home, 90% office - 20% home, 80% office - 30% home, 70% office - 50% home, 50% office - 75% home, 25% office - 100% home, 0% office TRAINING SPOTLIGHT We are the Project Management Success Center. 'PMP® Certification' is only the beginning - partner with us on large 'IT Project Implementations' by joining the group of passionate 'PMP® Professionals' on a Mission to Deliver Value to our Clients. [Learn More]( [Search for your solution on our Training Finder]( []BLOG IT The Money Files by Elizabeth Harrin Our blogger continues her series on "What’s New in the PMBOK Guide®—Sixth Edition." Last month, she took her first look at Project Resource Management. Now it’s time for the second process in this knowledge area: [Estimate Activity Resources](. People, Planet, Profits & Projects by Rich Maltzman An article in the June issue of PM Network caught our blogger's eye and deserves treatment immediately, if only for its awesome title—which he has borrowed for his most recent post: [Forest Gumption](. Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice by Kiron Bondale The challenge with traditional funding approaches is that they are based on an estimated cost of a project rather than the funding we wish to allocate to a product, capability or service. Kiron looks at the [Impacts of traditional project funding models on agile delivery](. Strategy, Portfolio, Programs and Projects: Best Practices... by Adilson Pize Imagine piloting an airplane at 10,000 feet altitude, and none of the instruments are working on the control panel. Scary, is not it? Adilson explores [Flying Blind—Management without Performance Indicators](. Game Theory in Management by Michael Hatfield Since most (if not all) of the takes on technology in the PM universe are that it’s by and large a good thing, it falls to Michael (of course) to take the contrarian position. [Technology, Schmechnology: Three Program-Saving PM Hacks]( has more. PM Station by Riyadh Salih To build and appraise arguments, you need to understand the links between ideas of more importance and the relevance of arguments. To approach problems in a systematic way, you need to figure out errors in reasoning. It's time to explore [Project Managers and Critical Thinking](. The Risky Business of Today's PM by Greg Lewis Over the years, we all develop our own ways of evaluating the best way to analyze and implement changes. In his latest entry, Greg shares his very own [Road Map to Evaluating and Implementing Change](. []Q & A Did you know that help is just a click away? Our discussion forums give you access to the ProjectManagement.com community: more than 500,000 experienced minds and growing! Ask your question today or stop by to help out other members in need of advice, including these recent and ongoing discussions on... [Non-Profit, Education or Government Work?]( "I am interested in getting the PMP® certification and my background is in research, governmental agencies (health and social services) and non-profits. I am interested in hearing from folks who got the PMP and are working in these areas. I would like to know how the PMP has affected your professional work/career." [Areas of Uncertainty]( "Describe two areas in your current project where there is a high level of uncertainty. How do you tackle these uncertainties?" [The Meaning of Agile]( "What does agile mean? I have seen and been involved in a couple of debates on what exactly agile means. I rather enjoy those debates and learning what others think about it." 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