Mentoring is truly a fulfilling relationship that develops over a shared goal of giving and getting knowledge passed on. It can be formal or informal, but in almost all cases …
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 reframing RAM and RAID changes their use in managing projects
Looking to find out more about project RAM and RAID? Humans have this uncanny way of putting on a new coat of paint or moving a few pieces around, and …
Buffer vs Padding: Which Term Should You Use?
Are you curious about the difference between buffer and padding in project management? Coming from a risk management background, I have always been offended and felt a little chill go …
Leveraging onion skin diagrams can bring tears of joy
The use of simple, graphical tools in project management has become essential to ensure that stakeholders can easily and speedily know what they are reviewing. One such tool making its …
A lot of organizations get into risk management a bit naively thinking that having a framework with some processes is enough and that it will be simple to ensure that …
How has Covid-19 impacted the future of Project Management?
Has COVID-19 impacted the future of project management? The last months have been out of the ordinary for most professions, including project management. This period has given me several points …
Taking the PMP exam online
There are not a lot of things that can be seen as positive with COVID-19 and the impact it has on our lives, but I have found one thing to …
As PMI turns 50 I chronicle my journey as a project manager
Have you been on the PMI website lately? If so, you would have seen the countdown clock, counting down the days, hours and minutes to PMI celebrating its 50th anniversary …
PMBOK finally expands on lessons learned, but is it enough?
Lessons learned in project management are an essential part of improving best practices. As such, the PMBOK is expanded to add project management lessons learned. Is it enough? For as …