Mask Mandates Work
According to this article, fourteen states and the District of Columbia enacted statewide mandates before June 1st requiring masks to be worn in public. Looking at data for June, we see that states which had…
More Evidence That Masks Work
According to a recent article, two hairstylists in Missouri interacted with a total of 140 clients and six co-workers before learning that they had tested positive for COVID-19. However, none of the 146 people they…
Visualizing the Effectiveness of Masks
As the old adage goes, “a picture if worth a thousand words,” so having a visualization of the effectiveness of mask wearing in preventing the spread of COVID-19 should help persuade people that they work.…
Solving for Project Risk Management – Video Overview
If you want a short 10 minute video overview of the key ideas in my forthcoming book Solving for Project Risk Management: Understanding the Critical Role of Uncertainty in Project Management see my YouTube video…
Number of Deaths due to COVID-19 Continues to Increase Throughout the Southeast (but at a Slower Rate)
There is a popular narrative that the number of new cases due to COVID-19 is due to an increase in testing. However, as I pointed out in my last post, the cumulative number of hospitalizations…
The Spread of COVID-19 is Increasing throughout the Southeast
There continues to be a misleading narrative going around that the recent increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 is just due to the increase in testing. This is provably false. Even accounting…
The Spread of COVID-19 is Increasing
Reports of a surge in new cases of COVID-19 have made headlines recently, but do they mark the start of a second wave of exponential growth in the spread of the virus? One claim made…
Webinar on Risk Next Week
There is still time to sign up for my webinar next week, June 23rd, Noon-1:00 PM EDT. In this presentation presentation, I will provide a summary of the key ideas in my book. You will…
Upcoming Webinar
If you want a summary overview of my book, attend this upcoming webinar. Many of my colleagues know that I am known for technical presentations, but this is intended for a general project management, cost,…
How Are We Doing?
One month into reopening in Tennessee, how are things going? One of the predictions made is that the transmission of the virus would increase once restrictions on businesses were lifted and people started moving around…