A Modest PMBOK® Guide Proposal: Project Blame Management (Satire)

October
07
2025 (Tuesday)
Time 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
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Instructor
Payson Hall 

Formalizing an approach to Blame Management allows project managers to demonstrate the value of more rigorous process in other knowledge areas.

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Overview

Formalizing an approach to Blame Management allows project managers to demonstrate the value of more rigorous process in other knowledge areas. Effective Blame Management can also be a career boon to less effective project managers.

Why you should Attend

Avoiding blame is a topic conspicuously absent from the current PMBOK® Guide, and in this presentation, Payson proposes expanding the existing ten PMBOK® knowledge areas with an eleventh "Project Blame Management" (BM) which he believes formalizes and improves upon something most organizations already do; allocate blame for project failures. Attendees in this session will learn the advantages of a more structured approach to Blame Management:

  • Career enhancing benefits of avoiding blame for failure
  • Organizational value of ingratiating yourself to senior executives
  • Gaining improved team performance through motivation by fear

This talk outlines Payson's proposal for Blame Management and reviews significant aspects of his proposed "Blame Management Plan" component of the traditional Project Management Plan.

Areas Covered in the Session

  • Definition, Purpose, Scope & Guiding Principles
  • Blame Management Planning
  • Implementation Thoughts
  • Blame Deflection
  • Conclusions, Q&A
  • Acknowledgements (Blames)

Who Will Benefit

  • Project Managers

Speaker Profile

Payson Hall is a former U.S. Army Ranger and consulting project manager for Catalysis Group, Inc. in Sacramento. Formally trained as a software engineer, Payson’s early career included software development, hardware/software system integration, and Independent Verification & Validation. As his career progressed, his role shifted to include increasing project management responsibilities, with a focus on technology projects.

Today Payson coaches project managers, teaches project management skills, consults, and performs project reviews in a variety of fields, including transportation, communication, software development, education, financial services, and healthcare.

Payson has consulted on projects in both the public and private sectors throughout North America and Europe during his 40-year career. He has published over 250 project management articles, developed numerous project management and problem-solving classes, written a book on project sponsorship, and is a sought-after conference speaker who specializes in demystifying project management topics and communicating important ideas while entertaining audiences.
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