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Projects fail not from lack of knowledge, but from inconsistent execution. This article highlights five essential practices—leadership, stakeholder engagement, risk management, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement—for high-performing project delivery.

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Getting PMP® Certified Before the Exam Change: There’s Still Time! If earning your PMP certification has been on your professional to-do list, 2026 presents a unique opportunity, and a deadline. The PMP exam is changing on July 9, 2026, and candidates who want to take the current version of the exam must sit for it […]

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This article establishes a framework for organizing project work, primary outcomes, and activities. Defining the lifecycle phases creates a shared vocabulary and taxonomy, which is vital for building a common understanding and expectations.

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Zombies are the walking dead.  They are unresponsive, lifeless, and apathetic.  Zombie project managers simply go through the motions.  They follow the rules and practices but are otherwise unengaged. Zombie project management infects all project types.  No one is immune—project managers, scrum masters, and development leads—can all become Zombies.  We lead our projects without understanding […]

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Velociteach is proud to sponsor a local university job fair this month, and it’s sparked an important conversation: helping students understand what project management is, and why it matters, long before it ever becomes a job title. College is often the first time we take on multiple roles at once: student, leader, planner, and collaborator, […]

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The project management profession is at a new crossroads.  The use of Agile and Waterfall approaches are in decline.  Hybrid is on the rise. But it lacks clear usage patterns.  Rather than pinning hopes on the next big thing or a new silver-bullet solution, project managers should return to the basics—proven foundational practices. 

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Ten years ago, we launched the first episode of Manage This with a simple goal: to create a space where project managers could learn from one another and feel inspired. That small idea has since grown into a global community and a decade of insights, discoveries, and conversations we never could have imagined.

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PMI announced major changes to the PMP® Exam in mid-2026, but you don’t have to wait for the new version to earn your certification. Now is the perfect time to take the jump; the current exam is stable, predictable, and readily passed by using our proven training materials.

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Project management is at an inflection point. Consistently delivering successful projects remains elusive despite an array of methodologies, frameworks, practices, and tools. Instead of chasing the “new, new thing,” we should concentrate on mastering the fundamental building blocks.  Here, I explore the importance of developing a clear set of guiding principles.

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Leaders create the ecosystem where teams can thrive and succeed.  Simple rules are universal principles that are easy to remember, apply, and more likely to be followed. To create high-performing teams, managers should: Create psychological safety, Empower the team, and Make it easy.

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