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Project Management Tricks of the Trade® Contest
Win up to $2,000!

Do you consider yourself an innovative project manager? Do you have a project management trick, technique or creative way to use a tool that helps get your projects completed on time and on budget? If so, you could win up to $2,000 for your knowledge in RMC’s Project Management Tricks of the Trade® Contest. The requirements are simple: you submit your favorite trick using the form below, a panel of experts from RMC will evaluate it and assign it a grade, and the best three submitted tricks will win a cash prize:

$2,000 for the best trick
$1,000 for the second best trick
$500 for the third best trick

Winners will be announced in September, so submit your favorite Trick now! Multiple submissions are accepted. Click Here to View Previous Winners!

Entering Your Trick

Please use the space provided below to submit your favorite or most effective project management trick or technique. For each trick or technique you submit, please be sure to include the following information:

A complete description of the Trick
The circumstances under which the Trick is or should be used
The part of project management the Trick relates to—Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling or Closing

Tricks of the Trade® Example Submission

Below is a sample Trick that you may use as a guideline when submitting your own. This sample Trick was submitted by Alan Feinberg of the Federal Aviation Administration, and was awarded the Grand Prize of $2,000 in our previous contest. When you’re ready to enter your own Trick, scroll down the page to use the provided submission form.

I managed a large multi-disciplined team that was dispersed among various locations. Keeping everyone informed about the program was a prime problem. I found that official e-mails, correspondence, status reports, program reviews, etc. were often ignored by various members of the team, or not fully distributed to all concerned.

After I started an informal newsletter, which I e-mailed to all members of the project team, our internal communications greatly improved. Basically, my goal was to convey information without being too heavy about it. I tried to write this newsletter in the style of a “hometown rag,” making references to classic rock songs, using colloquial language, and keeping it folksy, humorous and down to earth. In addition to program highlights, status, and other essential management information, I kept the publication human by congratulating people on work and personal achievements, sending holiday and birthday greetings and occasionally including recipes or silly stories. I included trivia on various arcane subjects, and even held contests. In fact, the first contest was to name the newsletter. I also solicited input from the readers and on both professional and non-professional topics and included their contributions in later issues.

After awhile, the publication became self-sustaining and virtually wrote itself. My ultimate validation was when I actually got requests from personnel working other programs to be included on our distribution list because it was so informative. Long story short, my newsletter became a must-read publication and was a valuable tool in promulgating information to my team and others in the organization.

    by Alan Feinberg
    Senior Safety Engineer
    Federal Aviation Administration
    Washington DC

Also remember to be specific, original and creative. The more unique your Trick is, the better chance you have of winning a prize. Good luck!

Your Favorite Trick of the Trade®
3000 Characters (about 500 words)

Entering Your Contact Information

In addition to the details of your Trick, we require your contact information be submitted as well, so we can verify for award purposes the original submitter of the Trick. Please enter your contact information in the fields provided below, and note that all fields are required. Also note that RMC will not sell, trade or otherwise distribute your contact information to third parties for any reason.

Your Contact Information
All Fields are Required

First Name
Last Name
Title
Company
Address
City
Country

Zip
Phone
Email Address

Submitting Your Trick and Contact Information

Before you submit your Trick and Contact Information, please review the statement outlined below. By hitting the ‘Agree and Submit’ button you are confirming that you have read the statement, and that you agree with the terms therein.

All entries become the sole and exclusive property of RMC Project Management, Inc. (“RMC”). Except as previously stated, entry in the contest creates no obligation from RMC to the entrant. RMC reserves the right to final decision in all matters regarding the contest. Winners of prizes valued at $600.00 or more must complete a Federal Tax Return form when claiming their prize. RMC reserves the right to use contest winner’s name and/or likeness for promotion and publicity purposes at any time without advance permission or knowledge required, and without additional compensation or limitations. Lost or stolen or otherwise destroyed prizes will not be replaced.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, which can arise from time to time, the contest may be discontinued at any time. RMC, its officers, directors, employees or agents are not responsible for any expenses incurred by participants in connection with this contest. Any person violating any of the above rules may be required to forfeit the prize. Rules may be modified at any time during the contest period with such changes announced and available at the offices of RMC.