As a project manager, you make decisions every day that impact the success of your project.

To make effective decisions, you must not only know how best to apply the methodology in a given situation, you must be present and aware to the interplay of dynamics within and around the project team and to your biases and beliefs about the people with whom you work.

Being present to what you are thinking, how you are feeling and to the behaviours of others, positions you to gather data to inform your decisions.

Decisions about how you need to be.

Decisions about what you need to do.

Decisions about with whom you need to engage and how best to do that.

Presence provides Data informing Clarity for better Choices which increases your Influence.

It informs how you use the PMI methodology and connect with people to achieve project success.

It strengthens your Power Skills - collaborative leadership, communication, for-purpose orientation and empathy. These skills allow you to maintain your influence with a variety of stakeholders - a critical component for creating change.

Are you ready to unlock your power skills potential by discovering how present you truly are in your role as a project manager?

Click below for a self-assessment that will illuminate your path to greater awareness and success.

As a participant of IPM Day 2025, submit your name for a draw for a 90-minute project team coaching session with Shannon. The winner will be announced during Shannon’s live IPM session on November 6th, 2025.