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How to Do Issue Management
With any project, things will happen that you don't expect. Issues will emerge. So, how do you do Issue Management? In this video, I describe the following steps: 1. Identify Issues 2. Analyze Issues 3. Plan Issue Response 4. Take...
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Get Promoted: How to Get a Promotion.
Do you want to get a promotion? Okay, here’s how. Promotions tend to result from the intersection of luck and preparedness. 1. Prepare to Spot Opportunities 2. Bring those opportunities to you 3. Keep Learning 4. Innovation and Problem...
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Project Management 101: Beginner's Guide to Project Management
Welcome to our Beginner's Guide to Project Management. This Project Management 101 is not for dummies, nor for idiots. Because that's not who you are. But there's no shame in being a beginner: we all started at the beginning! In this...
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Project Management: The Definition of Risk
What is Risk? In this video, Dr Mike Clayton, author of 'Risk Happens!' sets out a clear definition. This is a sample video from our Project Management core course program.
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Project Risk Management - How to Manage Project Risk
When you are managing a project, risk is always with you. So, Project Risk Management is a fundamental discipline. Project Risk Management one of the 10 Knowledge Areas in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition and one of the 7 themes of PRINCE2....
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What is SWOT Analysis? Useful tool for Project Managers
SWOT Analysis is a well-known tool. And rightly so! It is simple, yet it is also flexible and powerful. As a project manager, SWOT Analysis is one of those tools that you can use in may circumstances. So it's a great resource to have in...
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How to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment
A wise Project Manager knows that their job is not constrained by the boundaries of their project. You need to be able to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment. Your project sits within the context of your organization....
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Truth Decay: Top 10 Reasons to Apply Skepticism and Doubt as a Project Manager
The truth is not a constant. Knowledge changes and you must change with it if you are to stay in control of Truth Decay. And that means that your best friends are skepticism and doubt. For project managers, doubt is a valuable weapon in...
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What are RAID, CAD, and DCARI?
Defining your project is a vital task. And there are a lot of things to remember. Fortunately, we have some handy acronyms: RAID, CAD, and DCARI. You may find them helpful - or you may have heard them, and wondered what they mean. So,...
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What is a Black Swan?
The Black Swan is a book about risk, by polymath, Nassim Nicolas Taleb. Black Swans risks that meet 3 criteria 1. Outlier - not expected from previous experience 2. Extreme impact 3. Explainable after the fact You can think of a black...
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4 Types of Project Risk - Different Forms of Uncertainty
A project risk is simply ‘uncertainty that can affect outcome’. And when we classify risks, we focus on the types of impact that they can have: - Schedule - Budget - Technology - People - Compliance - Political… - Etc We rarely think of...
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Project Management Lessons from Star Trek
7 lessons from Star Trek that do not demand you are a big Star Trek fan, Trekkie, Trekker or whatever. All you’ll need is a glancing familiarity with one of the main shows or films. In Star Trek, the leading characters represent valuable...
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What if? Top 10 Things to Build into Your Project Contingency Plan
A contingency plan is a valuable part of your risk management. Whilst it won’t stop risks happening, nor even make them less likely, it will give you a clear set of steps to follow if one should manifest. Here are 10 tactics you can put...
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How to Do Risk Management in Agile Projects
Some people might expect that agile projects have – or even need – no risk management. That is completely wrong. So, let's look at how to do risk management in agile projects. We need to adapt our risk management approach to the nature...
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How to Deliver an IMPOSSIBLE Project
Do you need to take on an impossible project: something nobody thinks can be done? Or maybe a project no one thinks should be done! Here are eight principles for how to do just that. I explain them in the video! 1. Commitment 2. Control...
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Your First 2 Weeks in a New Project: What to Do?
You have a new project. And a window of opportunity to start it in the right way. What are your priorities in the first 2 weeks of a new project?
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What is a Pre-mortem? ...and how do you run one?
In this video, I answer the questions, what is a Pre-mortem and how do you run one? A Pre-mortem is a technique devised by Gary Klein, which he documents in his excellent book, The Power of Intuition: https://geni.us/2mYQYLK It is a way...
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RISK MANAGEMENT 101: An Introduction to Project Risk Management
Risk Management is one of the core skillsets within the wider profession of Project Management. Whether your project is purely predictive, or absolutely agile, you need to manage risk. We have plenty of videos on the topic, but this one...
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What's the Difference between Projects and Programs? - or Project Management and Program Management?
Projects and Programs are similar… but different. And so are Project Management and Program Management. Let’s see what those differences are. In simple terms, programs tend to be bigger, more complex, and less certain than projects. As a...
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Project Governance 101: A guide to the governance of projects
Projects need to run in a responsible way. And it is the job of Project Governance to ensure that they do. The Project Management Institute - in its 2016 Practice Guide, The Governance of Portfolios, Programs, and Projects - defines...
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Schedule Compression: What's the Difference between Fast Tracking and Crashing?
Most Project Managers use the terms ‘Fast-tracking’ and ‘Crashing the Schedule’ interchangeably. And that’s fine. But, strictly, they are different.
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Basics of Project Management ...in 4 minutes
Learn the Basics of Project Management in 4 minutes, with the Eight Steps to a Successful Project.
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Project Definition | PM Fundamentals: Define Your Project
Does your Project have a firm foundation from Day 1? You need a good Project Definition. Arguably the most important stage in your Project is the first stage, Project Definition. Here you get to define what your project is, and what it...
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What is Project Risk Management? Project Management in Under 5
What is Project Risk Management? Project Managers know that projects are risky. Risk management is therefore a vital discipline. Indeed, a focus on project risk is a sign of real project management maturity.