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#359 – WITH COVID 19, ARE WE RELIVING AN ANCIENT GREEK MYTH? – ALLEN TAYLOR

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One of the Greek myths that has come down to us from antiquity is the story of the Lernaean hydra. The hydra was a serpent-like monster that had many heads. If you cut off one hydra head, two more would grow in its place. Pictures of the hydra appear on ceramic vases that were created around 500 BC. Various heroes fought the hydra, but this only led to the hydra becoming ever more fearsome as its number of poison-spewing, fang-laden heads multiplied exponentially. Continue reading →

#358 – STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH SHARED RISK MANAGEMENT – PATRICK OW

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Strategic alliances are a vital tool to driving growth by enabling access to external capabilities. They are collaborations, partnerships, or joint ventures whereby organisations, or partners, work together for a common purpose to achieve a common business benefit or purpose.

As much as strategic alliances are an important tool to drive growth and deliver needed capabilities, they are not without their challenges and risks. Continue reading →

#358 – THE RECKLESS, THE WRECKLESS & THE AWARE – MALCOLM PEART

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Risk…it’s everywhere whether the risks are known or unknown, foreseeable or unforeseeable but, as the saying goes, “one person’s risk is another’s opportunity”.

Within this risk-opportunity spectrum we have the risk averse, the risk seeking as well as those who purport to manage risk for their business or personal lives.

We also have those who believe that risk is something that happens to other people and those who believe that Murphy’s Law will always apply to them, always, at all times, and in every circumstance. Continue reading →

#358 – OMICRON HAS ARRIVED – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Looks like We’re heading into what could be a tough winter. Canada and the United States currently has a 7-day average of about 94,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, nearly all of which are the delta variant.

Case numbers have been increasing the past few weeks, including in places which has some of the highest vaccination rates in the country. Hospitals and caregivers are once again strained. The Pentagon sent medical teams to two major hospitals in Minnesota last month and another team was scheduled to arrive this week. Continue reading →

#358 – FUTURE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSION – JOHN AYERS

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What does the future of any profession mean? Underdetermined future events (e.eg. COVID-19)? Future proof job? Work /family balance? Health at a later date? Secure retirement?  It is all of the above and that is why you need to choose the right profession for you.

The future of the project management profession is bright and strong for a long time to come. Continue reading →