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Latest — 09 Jun 2026

Two Ways Project Managers See AI — And Why It Matters

The word “artificial intelligence” contains a hidden diagnostic. Which word do you land on first? Do you emphasize the ARTIFICIAL of Artificial Intelligence? Or do you emphasize the INTELLIGENCE of Artificial Intelligence? Pay attention to how your colleagues talk about AI. Some say “it doesn’t really understand anything — it’

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If the Lights Go Out, Your AI Goes With Them

What If the Lights Went Out? There's a specific kind of film that surfaces every few years about civilization without electricity. American Blackout (2013) followed ordinary people through a national power grid collapse. E.M.P.: 333 Days (2018) dramatized what a full electromagnetic pulse event would mean

The PM Coach That Won't Let You Hide Behind Your Status Updates

You've updated the status report three times this week. You've colour-coded the risk log. You've chased down task updates nobody asked you to chase. You've sent a summary of the meeting about the meeting. And somewhere between the third RAG rating

Scope Clarity Questioner: Prompt

This prompt runs a single, structured session that converts your project context into a stakeholder-ready scope definition document. It moves through three phases (Gate Check, Elicitation, Synthesis), asks eight questions sequentially across four layers (outcomes, deliverables, constraints, exclusions), and produces a six-section document ready for immediate circulation. It

My AI Ethics Charter

I used GenAI to help me draft my own AI Ethics charter. This charter reflects my own commitments to GenAI use.

Perplexity.ai Terms and Conditions/Privacy Policy Review

I am beginning a blog series where I examine the terms and conditions/privacy policies of various GenAI tools. I use a prompt that examines any attached ToS or Privacy Policies. The prompt was originally developed by the folks at AI for Non-Techies. I have adapted the prompt for

Prompt Generator

A prompt to generate other prompts. This is the Prompting Power Move. You can prompt your way to creating a prompt generator on your own. It is worth the effort! BUT, you could also use the one I created below. How to use: Copy the text between within the box

Why Books Matter and Why They Matter to Project Managers

This list could be longer. But here are ten reasons books matter. * Books preserve knowledge across generations, serving as time capsules of human thought and discovery. * Reading improves cognitive abilities, including critical thinking, vocabulary, and concentration. * Books provide diverse perspectives, fostering empathy by allowing us to experience lives different from

Why project managers need both, a broad vision, and a focused energy for details

Eminent physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson styled it this way: we need both focused frogs and visionary birds. “Birds fly high in the air and survey broad vistas of mathematics out to the far horizons,” Dyson wrote in 2009. “They delight in concepts that unify our thinking and bring together

How do your skills transfer to project management: PMBOK 7 Principles and Project Domains

The question is often asked “How do my current skills transfer to project management?” Many folks, from many fields, including the sciences, education, marketing and sales are often interested in adding the project management skill-set to their repertoire. The table below lists the 12 Project Principles (P) and the