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Risk Management for Cyber Security Managers - Risk Management Scope and Roles
In this lesson, we will look at the scope of cyber risk management and the different kinds of roles under cyber risk management.
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Product Manager and Project Manager: What's the Difference?
The Project Manager and Product Manager roles are different. Yet they are also somewhat similar. It’s no surprise that many people are keen to understand the comparison.
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What is Project Management?
A short introduction to what Project Management is, from Dr Mike Clayton, author of How to Manage a Great Project, and founder of OnlinePMCourses. This is a sample video from our Project Management core course program. We have core...
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What is Project Scope? Project Management in Under 5
Project Scope is easy to define, but the hardest part of a project manager's job. So, what is Project Scope?
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What is a Critical Chain? Project Management in Under 5
The Critical Path Method is well known. But, what is a Critical Chain?
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What is Crashing the Timeline? Project Management in Under 5
Your project gets delayed... Or maybe you need to finish early... So, what is Crashing the Timeline?
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Overcome Overwhelm: How to Cope with Overwhelm
Your work builds up and your problems increase. Deadlines loom. Before you know it, you’re feeling overwhelmed. It can easily happen to a Project Manager. There’s just so much you have to do. And now you have to cope with overwhelm....
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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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Control Stress - or it will control you
If you don't control stress... It will control you Stress is an important topic for Project Managers. And, when I think about my own biggest Project Management failure, it revolved around stress and a lack of resilience. And I got an...
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Overload, Overwhelm, and a Yelling Client (Bullying)
Three issues in one video: overload, overwhelm, and yelling clients (bullying). One of the members of our OnlinePMCourses community wrote to me. I was reading the 'Feeling Overwhelmed by Your Project? What to Do' article...
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How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure: A WBS Masterclass
The Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS) is one of the few truly fundamental tools of Project Management. But how do you create one? I am not going to start with activities - despite the fact that this is, linguistically, what the word...
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Virtual Interviewing: 101
As technology advances, companies turn more and more to virtual interviewing where they are able to "sit down" with a prospective hire no matter the distance. Think it's not that big of a deal to prepare specifically for a virtual...
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Revolutionizing Education: The Ulwazi e-Learning Initiative in South Africa
This video highlights the Ulwazi e-learning Initiative, a project that connects schools in under-resourced townships in South Africa to classrooms in more privileged areas through technology. Using video and audio feeds, students in the...
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Expo 2005: Showcasing Science, Technology, and Sustainability for a Better Future
The video describes the World Expo, highlighting the focus on environmental sustainability and technological advancements. It mentions Toyota's innovative humanoid robots and their efforts to create alternative modes of transportation....
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GMES: Advancing Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
The Group on Earth Observation is overseeing a 10-year plan to coordinate data gathered on the environment from satellites and terrestrial sources. Europe's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security system (GMES) is at the forefront...
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The Two Congos: Why Africa Has Two Congo Countries With A HUGE Population Difference
Africa is home to two Congo countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo/ But despite sharing a name, river, and rainforest, these two countries are actually quite different. Mostly it that the Democratic...
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What is CAPM? PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management
CAPM is PMI’s entry-level professional qualification: Certified Associate in Project Management. New from autumn 2020: CAPM certification holders need to earn 15 PDUs every three years to maintain the certification. The PMI is the...
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What is Disciplined Agile (DA)?
There are many different Agile methods. In this video, I want to answer the question, what is the PMI's Disciplined Agile, DA? Disciplined Agile, is not a methodology, but a tool-kit. It makes use of a wide range of other practices to...
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The Basics of Scope Management: How to Manage Scope
In this video, I discuss the principles of Scope Management and offer you some practical advice on how to manage scope. Three main arenas of Scope Management 1. Establish Scope (Scoping) - Collect requirements - Negotiate and prioritize...
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What is Value? ...or Project Value?
Value has come right up the Project Management agenda recently, with pride of place in 2021’s 7th edition of the PMBOK guide. But it has always been an important concept. The problem is that defining it is difficult. So, what is Value?...
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How to Create a Project Schedule - 21 Steps in 5 Stages
In this video, I will take you through 5 stages and 21 steps for creating a Project Schedule. Stage 1: Schedule Framework Start by getting all the core time-related data into your plan. Stage 2: Task Framework Now introduce what you need...
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Could You Just...' How to STOP Scope Creep
There are three words that Project Managers fear above all others: ‘Could you just…’ These words mean one thing: someone is trying to squeeze their priorities into your project. And they want to use your budget, your resources, and your...
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What is a Project Roadmap? How to Make One and How is it Different from a Gantt Chart?
In this video, I answer the question, what is a Project Roadmap? And I also look at why we use them, how they differ from a Gantt Chart, and how to create a Roadmap. A project roadmap is a visual overview of the project’s goals, benefits...
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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.