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Aakash Garg
Programme Manager, PMO at Commonwealth Financial Network
United StatesAbout
Aakash is a programme manager in the enterprise project management office at Commonwealth Financial Network in the United States. He attended the University of Delhi, earning his bachelor’s degree in science and master’s in software engineering from BITS-Pilani, India. He is a CFA® charter holder, holds the PMP designation, and is passionate about finance and technology.
Anis Safia 3 months ago
Frontend Developer at Yapimag,03 Feb 2026 at 08:00 amGood morning everyone 💙❤️
Imagine reading a book with no chance to go back to the previous page.
You would read very carefully.Projects are similar.
Small decisions, timing, words, and daily choices matter.
Not everything can be fixed later, but many issues can be avoided with awareness and good judgment.As project managers, our role is to stay focused, make thoughtful decisions, and keep moving forward.
Have a great day
Aulia and Dr. Mahesh EV4 Comments2 LikesView more comments
I would say “The efficacy of managing projects: Is it necessary to prioritise tasks? The golden rule—a method to lessen the burden of work”
Well said, Anis. Small, thoughtful choices really do shape the success of a project. Great reminder for the community.
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Assistant General Manager (AGM) -PfMO/PgMO/PMOAulia Qudsi
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Dr. Mahesh EV 3 months ago
Assistant General Manager (AGM) -PfMO/PgMO/PMO at Viviid Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd-India,03 Feb 2026 at 07:31 am𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘨? 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴: “𝘉𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴”. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘱, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵? 𝘕𝘰! 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘈𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭.Read more:https://www.iapm.net/en/blog/pm-and-butterflies/
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Leadership in project management and butterflies | IAPM
We are aware that all projects involve struggles. Do you know that butterflies can be an inspiration to help overcome these struggles?
1 LikeGreat perspective, Dr. Mahesh. Staying resilient in the face of negativity while guiding teams toward a shared goal is a skill every project leader continues to refine. Appreciate you bringing this into the conversation.
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Aulia Qudsi
Community Development ManagerAnis Safia 3 months ago
Frontend Developer at Yapimag,02 Feb 2026 at 12:44 pmHappy to be ranked Top 200 worldwide in Project Management content on Favikon.
Grateful for the learning, exchanges, and inspiration from the project management community especially through IPM. Always learning and improving.
3 LikesCongratulations on the Top 200 ranking – a fantastic achievement!
Congratulation Anis! Well deserved!!
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Aulia Qudsi
Community Development Manager
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Chief ExecutiveBlanca Fernandez
Digital Transformation Project ManagerAnis Safia 3 months ago
Frontend Developer at Yapimag,02 Feb 2026 at 07:53 amGood morning everyone 💙❤️
At work and in life, motivation goes up and down, but what really keeps us moving is commitment.
You may start the week very motivated, then the energy drops, excuses appear, and delays happen. That’s normal.
What’s not helpful is waiting to feel motivated every time before taking action.
The real difference comes from:
Clear habits
A simple system
Daily commitment, even on days with low energy
Motivation feels good at the start, but commitment is what brings results.
Wishing everyone a great start to the week 😊
2 LikesView more commentsLovely post, Anis.
Motivation sparks the start, but commitment is what carries us through; especially on the low-energy days. Simple habits and showing up consistently really do make the difference. Great reminder to start the week
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. You’re right showing up consistently, especially on low-energy days, is what truly makes progress possible. Glad the message resonated with you.
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Blanca Fernandez
Digital Transformation Project ManagerAnis Safia
Frontend DeveloperAn effective manager is a role model – but this is easier said than done, and in some cases, you must challenge the status quo to create change. It’s about inspiring, motivating, and creating new thinking. To do that, you need to be able to plan methodically, communicate well, and identify, motivate and reward effective behaviours in others.
You can only be a good manager with good planning skills, and that planning is likely to centre on objectives. Learn how to be a good leader now: https://instituteprojectmanagement.com/courses/leading-and-negotiating-for-project-success/?utm_source=ipm+hub&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=effective+manager_09feb2026
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Digital Transformation Project Manager
Dr. Suman Ghosh 3 months ago
Project Leader at British Telecom,01 Feb 2026 at 01:59 pmStepping into 2026, I’m seeing a clear shift in how project management is evolving — not just in tools or methodologies, but in expectations.
Today, PMs are expected to deliver outcomes while also navigating transformation, coaching teams, supporting emotional dynamics, and managing cross‑functional complexity. It’s a challenging balance, but also an exciting time for the profession.In the past few months, I’ve observed a few themes across major projects:
🔹 AI is accelerating delivery, but it’s also raising the bar for PMs to focus more on decision‑making, stakeholder alignment, and risk anticipation.
🔹 Cross‑functional collaboration is no longer optional — telecommunications, cloud, cybersecurity, and business teams are more intertwined than ever.
🔹 Leadership expectations are shifting from task-based management to influence, adaptability, and conflict navigation.
🔹 Project environments are becoming more global, requiring PMs to be culturally aware, time‑zone fluent,…1 LikeSuch a great reflection, Dr. Suman. I really agree with the shift you’re describing; especially how AI is pushing PMs away from task execution and more into decision-making, judgment, and stakeholder alignment.
The emphasis on influence, emotional dynamics, and cross-functional leadership feels very real in day-to-day project work. Exciting, but definitely raises the bar for our skill set going into 2026.
Well said, Blanca. I agree — as AI takes care of more execution, the real differentiator for PMs is judgment, influence, and how well we navigate people and complexity. It definitely raises the bar, but it also elevates the profession in a meaningful way going into 2026.
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Digital Transformation Project ManagerDr. Suman Ghosh 3 months ago
Project Leader at British Telecom,01 Feb 2026 at 01:46 pmQuantum Computing: The Next Technological Wave After AI
As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries at scale, another powerful technology is accelerating toward mainstream adoption: quantum computing. Once limited to research labs, quantum systems are now advancing rapidly toward practical, real‑world use.
Recent assessments show that quantum computing is shifting from theoretical potential to practical products. Hardware is becoming more stable, with industry focusing on improving coherence, error reduction, and full‑stack integration rather than simply increasing qubit counts. This marks a significant transition from the early NISQ (noisy intermediate-scale quantum) era toward more reliable architectures.
By 2026, quantum technology is expected to reach wider commercial adoption, driven by real industry use cases. Sectors such as finance, healthcare, logistics, and scientific research are already leveraging quantum tools to accelerate simulations, optimize…
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Refik Spahic 3 months ago
Project Manager / Business Analyst at Bon Secours,30 Jan 2026 at 08:11 pmRisk Management Fails When It Becomes a Checkbox
Risks that matter are talked about often, not just logged once and forgotten.
If risks aren’t influencing decisions, they’re not being managed.0 Like
Couldn’t agree more, there can be several registers, checkboxes or frameworks to measure and evaluate risks. However, if no strategy or actions are developed, all of those tools remain superfluous.
bsolutely — risk management fails the moment it becomes a checkbox exercise. Real risks are the ones that stay in conversation, shape decisions, and drive proactive action. If risks aren’t influencing choices, they’re not being managed — they’re just documented and forgotten.
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Leandro Franchini 3 months ago
Program Manager at Accenture,30 Jan 2026 at 05:14 pmGetting Ready for the Certified PM Diploma Exam — Any Tips?
I’m approaching the final stretch of the Certified Project Management Diploma, and the exam is coming up soon. It’s been a great journey so far — lots of learning, lots of reflection, and plenty of “aha” moments along the way.
Now I’m shifting into exam‑prep mode, and I’d love to tap into the experience of those who’ve already been through it.
What helped you the most when preparing for the Certified PM Diploma exam? Study habits, focus areas, mindset tips — anything you found valuable.
Always appreciate the wisdom of those a few steps ahead.
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Hadi Imran 3 months ago
Operations and Administrative Specialist at INTERPOL,30 Jan 2026 at 12:31 pmEffective project management isn’t just about timelines and reports—it’s about turning strategy into measurable outcomes. Strong PMOs combine discipline, data-driven decisions, and clear execution to ensure projects deliver real impact.
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Timelines and reports are important, but they’re just tools. What actually matters is whether the project delivers something meaningful for the business. Turning strategy into measurable outcomes is where project management really proves its value.
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