Rick Morris regularly shares his project management expertise and speaking engagements. Keep up with his latest insights here.
Senior Manager for our Enterprise Portfolio and Program Management team, Rick Morris, is an accomplished project management professional, certified Scrum Agile Master, human behavior consultant, and certified high-performance coach. His experience spans various industries, and he has worked for organizations such as GE and Xerox and consulted on numerous implementations of project and portfolio management and agile systems.
As a best-selling author, Morris has published several books, including the Amazon #1 best seller “No Day But Today.” He has also created multiple podcasts, including “AI Driven PM” and “The Work Life Balance.” Morris’s leadership skills and experience have made him a sought-after speaker, and his blend of real-world experience and engaging delivery style make his passion for the profession contagious.
Follow this column for updates about Morris’s insights and presence at industry events as he shares his expertise and inspires the project management community.
Upcoming Event
Morris is speaking at the Spring Professional Development Day event for the Buffalo chapter of the Project Management Institute on May 14.
The event will provide comprehensive training in influence, negotiation, conflict resolution, and leadership development. Participants will learn core principles of persuasion, acquire practical negotiation skills, and develop strategies for building high-performing teams and navigating project challenges.
The program aims to equip individuals with the tools to enhance stakeholder engagement, align objectives, and foster a collaborative, productive work environment.
New Blogs
The Future of PM: Metrics 2.0
In 2012, Rick penned an article titled “Metrics 2.0,” in which he pontificated what the project management world would look like with a strategic, data-driven approach that streamlined operations and bolstered project outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.
Little did he know that in just a decade, the advent of AI and the widespread adoption of collaborative platforms would revolutionize the way we work.
In this blog, Rick discusses how Microsoft Teams, augmented with AI, transforms into more than just a communication and collaboration platform. “It evolves into a central nervous system for projects.”
AI Driven PM: Fulfilling the Promise of Lessons Learned
In the realm of project management, the perennial challenge has been not just to navigate the present, but to learn from the past in a way that illuminates the path forward. In his book, “Project Management That Works,” Rick presents a narrative on risk assessment, a process traditionally encumbered by subjective judgments and cumbersome methodologies.
He shares a way to turn lessons learned into a risk assessment that could provide actionable insights. “It is here, at the intersection of aspiration and reality, that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) emerge not just as tools but as transformative forces, making the ideal of learning from past lessons a tangible, impactful reality.”
Learn how to transform lessons learned into risk management strategies and how to embrace AI and ML in project risk management.