Generally speaking, people aren’t good at assessing risk. They let their biases sway their judgment or let their emotions clog decision-making processes. And this is why it’s so important for project managers to learn to analyze risk quickly and effectively. Risk management is an essential part of any project. Project managers must simultaneously prevent accidents and predict outcomes to ensure their team completes projects without incident.

How many hours a week do you work? While most workplaces say that they average around 40 hours, it’s not uncommon to hit 50 or 60 hour weeks, and maybe even 80, depending on your field. There’s still a perception that working long hours is synonymous with productivity and hard work, even as we see data that proves the opposite. Modern-day work environments have asked for more and more of their teams, but at what cost?

Its time to find the solution that’s just right. Maybe your team had a project management tool that you updated to keep track of what you were doing. Maybe you knew you needed a tool, but never really committed to signing up for one, or the one you chose kind of just sat there and collected dust. Then 2020 hit. If you didn’t have a tool then, you almost definitely have one now.

How many projects do you have on your plate right now? We live in a world where, at any given moment, we could be working on five things at once: team projects, matrixed projects, individual projects, and more. When you’re trying to keep all of the balls in the air, what’s a straightforward simple thing that can minimize stress and have a positive impact? Centralized communication.