Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith has 20 years of experience in the publishing world as an editor and writer, including his current role as editorial director of ProjectsAtWork.com, the leading online magazine for project management professionals. Prior to joining Projects@Work in 2001, Aaron led and managed award-winning editorial teams covering a diverse spectrum of fields, including university academics, healthcare, wine, music and construction. He earned his B.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern California.

Let’s Talk About It

One of the keys to successful project management is holding the right conversations on the right issues at the right times. For any given initiative, there will be a handful of conversations that the best project managers will make sure take place. Unfortunately, too often, silence and suspicion rule — and fail. It doesn’t have [...]

Accidents Will Happen

Did you choose your job or did it choose you? The sheer number of project management certifications and degrees confirms the interest in project management as a profession. And PMI continues to report sizable gains in its membership each year. But there also remains a vast population of so-called “accidental project managers” — individuals who [...]

Read All About It

Read All About It

There is no shortage of project management books. How they apply to your project reality is, well, another story. At ProjectsAtWork.com this month, we’re asking people to name the book or books that have proved most valuable in doing their jobs. You’re welcome to participate, too, at http://www.projectsatwork.com/survey/survey.cfm?ID=95.
We’ve also been interviewing authors of recent books [...]