Time Limit Podcast #014 | Project Management Education with Rachel Gertz

“Even though we definitely need to understand and do a lot of education for our professional development, we can't get lost in just the theory and the reading.”

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:

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