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Why do your dates move when you assign a resource?
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's August 11, 2026 In This Issue: Featured Article: Resource Leveling - It's Time to Level Your Schedule Video Tutorial: Automatic Leveling Issues in Microsoft Project Featured Master Class: Resource Loading Like a Pro - Mastering Microsoft Project Resource Management Featured Resource: Compare Your Next PM Tool PM Best Practice: Set Max Units Before You Assign, Not After Tuesday Brief: Resource leveling has a reputation problem. It moves dates in ways...
Why most PPM tools get rejected before they help
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's August 4, 2026 In This Issue: New Article: Why Your Project Software Should Already Know What You Need Next Resource Article: The Real Reason Most PPM Tools Fail Live Event (8.5): The End of User Manuals - Embedding Process Guidance for People and AI PM Best Practice: Plan in Waves, Not All at Once Tuesday Brief: Most project software still assumes you already know what to do next, and hopes the manual or the training session fills in the gaps. This...
Your "accepted" risks are missing three things
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's July 28, 2026 In This Issue: New Article: Why "Mitigate" Is the Most Dangerous Word on Your Risk Register New Article: Stop Turning Projects Into Swiss Army Knives Live Event: Why Your Risk Responses Are Probably Wrong PM Best Practice: Effective Acceptance Has Three Parts Tuesday Brief: Two new articles this week, and they arrive at the same idea from opposite ends of the project. Russ Parker opens the risk register and finds a response column full of...
Need PDUs? Here Are 6 You Can Earn on Your Own Schedule
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's Hi Reader, No live event on the calendar this week, so we pulled together six PDU-eligible opportunities you can work through at your own pace: three on-demand masterclasses and three self-directed articles covering risk management, scheduling logic, tools, and stakeholder strategy. On-Demand MasterclassesMPUG members get instant access. Each session earns 1 PDU. Are Risk Workshops the Missing Piece to Your Risk Management Puzzle? Most teams skip the...
What PMs want from AI vs. what's actually happening
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's July 14, 2026 In This Issue: Featured Article: What PMs Want From AI vs. What's Actually Happening Featured Master Classes: Three Sessions on the Skills AI Can't Do for You PM Best Practice: The One-Sentence Status Update Tuesday Brief: Two thirds of you told us that mastering AI was your top development priority. So why are most project managers still barely using it? This week we dig into the gap between what PMs want from AI and what's actually...
84 days until Project Online retires. Are you replacing or upgrading?
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's July 7, 2026 In This Issue: Resource Article: Why Platform Migrations Fail (And How to Land Yours Successfully) Featured Article: Why the End of Project Online Might Be the Best Thing for Your Team RESCHEDULED Live Event (7/8): Why Project Online End of Life Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us PM Best Practice: Define your destination before you scope the move Tuesday Brief: September 30 is now less than three months away, and the Project...
Why do some projects fail before they even begin?
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's June 30, 2026 In This Issue: New Article: The Catch-22 Project — why some projects fail before they ever begin Featured Article: Why the End of Project Online Might Be the Best Thing for Your Team Reader Poll Results: What You Told Us About Life After Project Online New Live Event (7/1): Why Project Online End of Life Might Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us Tuesday Brief: This week is about questioning the structures we take for granted....
What happens when AI builds faster than your team can review?
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's June 23, 2026 In This Issue: PM Master Class: Project Management Evolution - How Software-Defined Products and AI Are Changing the Way We Think About the Project Lifecycle Resource Article: Back to Basics - What Is Project Governance? Poll: Project Online Retirement - What Matters Most to You Live Event (6/24): From Prototype to Production - Governing AI-Assisted Delivery in the Enterprise PM Best Practice: Set Your No-Go Criteria Before the Gate, Not...
Migrating off Project Online? Ask these 39 questions first
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's June 16, 2026 In This Issue: Featured Resource: 39 Questions for a Successful Project Online Migration PM Master Class: 4 Pillars of Project Online to Be Aware of When Migrating Quick Poll: What's Your Biggest Open Question About Life After Project Online? Live Event (6/24): From Prototype to Production - Governing AI-Assisted Delivery in the Enterprise PM Best Practice: Publish Everything You Want to Keep Tuesday Brief: With Project Online's...
Is your Project Online migration plan missing these 4 pillars?
Join Now | Discussion Forum | Earn PDU's June 2, 2026 In This Issue: New Article: 5 Reasons to Attend - 4 Pillars of Project Online to Be Aware of When Migrating Resource Article: Why Platform Migrations Fail (And How to Land Yours Successfully) Lesson Spotlight: Mastering Your Move - Planning for a Successful Migration from Project Online Live Event (6/3): 4 Pillars of Project Online to Be Aware of When Migrating PM Best Practice: Start Your Migration with a Data Inventory, Not a Timeline...