Every Project Manager and project team must make better use of the stakeholders on their projects in order to gain key information to accomplish the objectives set before them. Too …
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
How well does PM program curriculum prepare students for the job?
I have been involved with project management education for over 20 years, and it was not until about six years ago, when I developed the curriculum for our local College …
What inspires team creativity? Curiosity is the secret
We are always trying to get the creative juices of our team going at different points of our projects, especially during requirements definition and gathering. We often miss the mark …
6 Key ingredients to optimize your virtual team
Virtual work is almost the norm nowadays. It has become rare that a team will be collocated into its own space for a project. How can anyone set up a …
Are dashboards the best tools for providing status information?
Dashboard reporting is popular because of its short, sweet, and to-the-point graphical interface that usually fits into one page; but it has its pros and cons depending on the use …
Contingency planning: How well are you prepared?
How well are you prepared for contingency planning? They say that you often learn a lot of lessons from other people’s misdeeds or mishaps. Let me tell you about the …
Why is effective communication important in project management?
Communication Planning. Most project failure statistics will point to some key elements such as lack of properly established requirements or executive stakeholder support. I firmly believe that it boils down …
How can velocity help you determine the probability of project risks
People are constantly trying to change, improve or augment on tried methods in every aspect of project management and this is no different when it comes to risk management. In …
How to get a better sense of project risks by going beyond the Expected Monetary Value (EMV) formula
Want to learn about EVM in project management and the Expected Monetary Value (EMV) formula? If you have taken a risk management class or worked on a risk register, you …
Lessons learned: When your team is not a team anymore
I have been a strong supporter of all things to do with lessons learned. I will continue to do so. Does the value of having good lessons learned outweigh any …