Many of the project tools available to project managers are simple, yet often, people stop themselves from using them because they might look intimidating or difficult to master. In my …
Sylvie Edwards
Sylvie Edwards
Sylvie Edwards, PMP, MCPM, STDC, CMP, FPMAC, RMP has 25 years of project management experience spanning various industries and is the owner of SRE Solutions, catering to clients in need of project management course development, education, project risk management, PMO setup/evaluation or recovery services. She has worked with one of the top five consulting firm, where she led projects in the information technology, banking, government, and securities sectors as well as being a manager in the risk management practice. Sylvie writes about risk management, communication, and PMO. See Sylvie's Articles
Learning to identify risks as an opportunity
Time and time again, I mention the word “risk” in conversations, and what comes to everyone’s mind is, first and foremost, something negative. You can see it on people’s faces, …
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 3
We continue with our discussion of the importance of the role of storytelling in project management in this third part with a closer look at how Project Managers should be …
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 2
In part one of this three-part series, we discussed the fundamentals of storytelling, the importance of storytelling in project management, and how project managers can leverage this skill to increase …
Increasing engagement through storytelling: Part 1
The lists of skills that Project Managers should seek to develop if interested in growing their competencies are published all the time. I have never found on any of these …
The power of using facilitation for your project meetings
There are countless situations in the lifecycle of a project where it is not beneficial or recommended for a Project Manager to lead their own project meetings, focus groups, or …
Examining the link between project management, change, and risk
No organization is immune to change or risk. Especially during the last few years, it seems that change has picked up momentum. It seems at every turn, we face something …
Starting the New Year with a few new PM goals
It’s hard to believe that we started yet another year and, with it, another countdown to the next. Year after year, if you look at it, an indefinite loop or …
Understanding stakeholder’s attitudes towards risk is key to managing project risks
Risk-like beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder. For every stakeholder taking part in your project or being asked to contribute in some way, each will come …
One simple question sure to start an honest risk discussion
How do you successfully and honestly prompt your stakeholders to open about their risk perspectives and perceptions? There has been, in recent years, a lot of discussion about how valid …