There are basically two types of risks on a project. They are programmatic risks and technical risks. A project cannot meet schedule (hence cost) without resolution of issues that affect the schedule. Events that impact the schedule are programmatic risks. These types of risks determine the risk level of the project. The assumption in making this statement is if the schedule cannot be made, then the project will be over budget. Continue reading
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#263 – LEAVING A POSITIVE AND INDELIBLE MARK – JOSEPH PARIS
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As we get older, it’s interesting what we recall from our youth and the impact it had upon us – even if we didn’t know it at the time. For me, I was blessed with having several teachers who supported me and influenced me a great deal. Continue reading
#262 – DISRUPTION RULES – GREG HUTCHINS PE CERM
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This has been one of the most disruptive week ins recent memory – at the individual, country, and global levels. I’ll go through a couple of these events.
Risks and More Risks
In the United States, we have had the Trump impeachment trial. We’ve had 24 – 7 news coverage on the smallest items in the impeachment. People in the U.S. are polarized, may be even traumatized by the blow-by-blow reporting. More risk in the political process. Continue reading
#262 – TEASING APART THE ALZHEIMER’S PUZZLE – ALLEN TAYLOR
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he brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the largest challenges facing medical science today. Postmortem analyses of the brains of people who had died of AD have found two substances not found in normal brains, amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles. Continue reading
#262 – FUTURE AIRLINE PILOT CAREERS – STEPHEN MILLER
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The global economy and the nature of work is changing rapidly in ways that will impact all of us for the foreseeable future. This is true of aviation as well, with airline pilot opportunities being a particularly challenging case. Technology, and automation in particular are transforming the world in ways we couldn’t even imagine just a few years ago. For those individuals considering a career in aviation or a related industry, this article endeavors to prepare you for both the challenges and opportunities of the future. Continue reading