Black swan events are so fascinating that they are a common source of discussion in many risk management forums. The variety of perspectives coming from all directions never ceases to amaze. Understanding black swans can help planning and professionals appreciates planning risks, perhaps make a more intelligent forecast.

Why is it that many organisations look to solve problems by finding a new program/tool without looking at the fundamentals of the problems they are trying to solve?  I’ve been at the forefront of many Project Delivery and Project Controls program implementations and there are some very good tools out in the marketplace.  However from experience it is rare to see one that has been implemented fully and successfully to its full capabilities.  Surely, with the quality of programs and resources out in the marketplace it should be a simple matter to implement a new tool within an

Risk communication is required and crucial to keeping Stakeholders in the loop regarding project health and progress. It is arduous to please higher management and other Key Stakeholders by communicating nebulous (vague) project Risk status.

As we discussed last time, the resource-loaded schedule represents a project manager’s most valuable tool for understanding and controlling the time and money requirements on any given project. With a continued focus on schedule importance, this article seeks to understand the correlation between schedule pressure and safety performance. More specifically, does a protracted or compressed schedule contribute to an increase in recordable injuries, near misses or safety incidences?