Free Tricks and Tools

RMC regularly publishes short, easy-to-read project management tips and tricks. From time to time we also post our PowerPoint slides from some of our more popular presentations. These documents are designed to help you improve your project management knowledge, provide you with Tricks of the Trade® from around the world, and enhance your ability to use your project management skills in the workplace.

These documents are absolutely FREE, and each is published in a downloadable PDF format. If you would like access to these tips, tricks and presentations, you must become a member of the RMC site.

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The Free Tricks of the Trade® Library Currently Includes:

  • New Podcast! Defining Roles and Responsibilities on Projects
  • New Podcast! Understanding the Risk Management Process
  • New Podcast! The Project Manager's Role on Contracts
  • New Podcast! Understanding Professional and Social Responsibility
  • New Podcast! Identifying Expectations and Requirements
  • New Podcast! Using the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOKĀ®)
  • New Podcast! Improving Team Performance
  • White Paper: The Organizational Benefits of Project Management
  • Free Tips for Passing the PMP® Exam (as advertised in PM Network®)
  • What Makes a PM Successful? Part I
  • What Makes a PM Successful? Part II
  • Tricks for Working With Virtual Teams
  • Tricks of the Trade - Project Manager's Role With Contracts
  • Tricks for Determining Customer Requirements
  • Tricks for Involving End Users
  • Tricks for Improving Team Performance
  • Tricks for Understanding Professional and Social Responsibility
  • Tricks for Communicating With Management
  • Nine Things Your Boss Should Be Doing
  • Sample Project Charter
  • How to Handle Unrealistic Schedules
  • 18 Reasons Why Projects Fail
  • Tricks for Selecting Vendors
  • Tricks for Becoming a Better Project Manager
  • The Benefits of Project Management
  • Tricks for Doing Planning Faster
  • Tips for the Worried Test Taker
  • Tricks for Overcoming Negativity
  • Tricks for Dealing with Anger in Project Management
  • Tricks for Maximizing Your Relationship with Your Boss
  • Two Methods to Calculate the Forward and Backward Passes in a Network Diagram
  • Tricks for Schedule Development
  • Tricks for Proactively Managing Stakeholders
  • Tricks for Proving Your Worth
  • Tricks for Avoiding Risk Stumbling Blocks
  • Tricks for Solving Common Project Problems
  • What Do Project Managers Wish Was Different in Their Companies?
  • Why Only Wimpy Project Managers Hold Status Meetings
  • Tricks for Clearly Defining Roles on Projects
  • Is Your Lack of Risk Management Knowledge Hurting You?
  • How to Use the Risk Book to Help You Pass the PMP® Exam
  • Handout from 9-23-04 PMI 20th Anniversary Celebration
  • Top Five Risk Errors That Can Ruin Your Career (PMI Global Congress 10-2004)
  • The PMI® Code of Ethics

Note: All RMC Project Management Tricks are copyrighted and are not to be used for commercial purposes. Please see the notice at the bottom of each page. Check this page often. Tricks are changed regularly!

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