Whether you’re a seasoned PMP or a brand new project leader with no formal training, you’ve likely thought about ways to level up your skillset to make you a better PM and your career. But where do you go to learn? Sure, TeamGantt is a great starting point for classes, resources, and templates, but there’s more. In this episode, Brett talked to PM trainer Rachel Gertz about PM education, and a few related topics:
Focusing on the right things as a PM, not just your plans or process
How to continue to learn and grow as an experienced PM
The value of certifications
Where project management is headed
Managing risk, and not trying to control everything
The advantages of being in command of facts, which allows you to be relaxed

The conversation went in a few different directions, but always came back to the value of being open and ready to learn.

Resources mentioned in this interview include:
The Digital PM Summit
Deliver Conference
Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process by Nancy Lyons and Meghan McInerny
Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions by John Kotter
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

Project Management for Humans: Helping People Get Things Done by Brett Harned

Whether you&rsquo;re a seasoned PMP or a brand new project leader with no formal training, you&rsquo;ve likely thought about ways to level up your skillset to make you a better PM and your career. But where do you go to learn? Sure, TeamGantt is a great starting point for classes, resources, and templates, but there&rsquo;s more. In this episode, Brett talked to PM trainer Rachel Gertz about PM education, and a few related topics:
<ul>
<li>Focusing on the right things as a PM, not just your plans or process</li>
<li>How to continue to learn and grow as an experienced PM</li>
<li>The value of certifications</li>
<li>Where project management is headed</li>
<li>Managing risk, and not trying to control everything</li>
<li>The advantages of being in command of facts, which allows you to be relaxed</li>
</ul>
The conversation went in a few different directions, but always came back to the value of being open and ready to learn.
Resources mentioned in this interview include:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bureauofdigital.com/event/digital-pm-summit-2019">The Digital PM Summit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://deliverconf.co.uk/">Deliver Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Project-Management-Pixels-Process/dp/0321815157">Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process</a> by Nancy Lyons and Meghan McInerny</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Iceberg-Melting-Succeeding-Conditions/dp/0399563911">Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions</a> by John Kotter</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VN8D9MXWWU47&amp;keywords=checklist+manifesto&amp;qid=1560195595&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=checklist+%2Cstripbooks%2C136&amp;sr=1-1">The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right</a> by Atul Gawande</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Humans-Helping-People/dp/1933820519">Project Management for Humans: Helping People Get Things Done</a> by Brett Harned

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