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Pursuing Excellence: A Story of Determination and Support
In this video, Raz the Falcon shares the story of Nabila, a girl in Afghanistan who overcomes obstacles to pursue excellence in swimming. With the support of Raz, Nabila makes the effort to travel to the only swimming pool in her city...
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Embracing Calmness and Problem-Solving
In this video, Amadeus the Armadillo teaches children about the importance of calmness and how it can help them overcome challenges. Through a story about a student struggling with exams, Amadeus explains the benefits of staying focused,...
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Amazing Animal Architects
In this fascinating educational science video, we take a closer look at the ingenious creatures in the animal kingdom that create their own homes. From industrious beavers to crafty birds and diligent termites, we'll explore the...
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Searching for Gravity Waves: The Biggest Physics Experiment Ever
In this video, scientists from Germany's Max Planck Institute are working on the biggest physics experiment ever to detect faint gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Three gold cubes will float freely...
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The Key Deliverable of Your Project Plan [Not what you think]
In this video, I'm focusing on Project Planning, and asking what is the key deliverable in your project plan? It started with a question I was asked: What is the main deliverable if you are asked to create a project plan for an event...
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Top 5 Ways to Remove a Risk Entirely
There are six (arguably seven) strategies for managing risk. But the one that is least understood is the most powerful of all… if you can make it work: removing a risk entirely. So, let's survey one of the most important risk management...
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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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What is Kaizen? and Continuous Improvement?
Kaizen creates change. It translates from the Japanese as change (kai) for the good (zen). And it comes with action. What is Kaizen? Many people equate Kaizen with Continuous Improvement, but this is not so. The word Kaizen can mean...
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How to Transition to Business as Usual - BAU
Once your project is complete, you need to hand it over to the Business as Usual team, and document a BAU Transition model or BAU Support Model, to define how the project deliverables will be supported in BAU. Details depend on what you...
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What is MOST and What is GOSPA?
I often find simple, hierarchical frameworks to be good thinking tools and mental models to help me understand and describe a situation. So, what is MOST and what is GOSPA? What is MOST? MOST Analysis is a business tool for setting...
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What is a Project Baseline? And Project Baselining?
A new Project Plan needs a Baseline. It's how we keep ourselves honest, as Project Managers. But, what is a Project Baseline? A baseline is the final, approved version of the project plan, its schedule, budget, and scope statement. It is...
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EAC: What is Estimate at Completion?
I have already done a video answering the question ‘What is Earned Value Management (EVM)?’ And often, the most important measure in EVM is the Estimate at Completion (EAC). So, in this video, I want to answer the question, what is the...
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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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What are External Dependencies in your Project?
When you are planning your project, you need to be mindful of all sorts of things. Some, you can control. Others are external, and you cannot. So, what are External Dependencies in your Project?
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If you want to go far...
If you want to go far...' is from the African proverb: If you want to go fast, go alone If you want to go far, go as a group In this opinion-video, I muse on how that applies to Project management and the project environment. And I also...
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Packing for the Future - What to Pack
The Past is a Foreign Country... and so is the future. So, what should you bring when you are packing for the future? In this video, I look at eight things a project manager needs for our journey into the future. These are metaphors for...
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7 Ways a Project Manager is like a Pilot: A Take on Your Project Management Roles
It recently occurred to me that an airplane is rather like a Project, and its captain is like a Project Manager. Let me explain why the role of a Project Manager is rather like that of a pilot... 1. Destination The captain pilots a lane...
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What is Configuration Management?
When we refer to the configuration of a system, we mean the technical description of a system and how its component parts inter-connect. So, what is Configuration Management? We define Configuration Management in our free PM Glossary:...
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Intuition: How it Works and What to Do when it Fails You
You use your intuition every day. And it often serves you well. But, not always. So, how does it work and how can you fix it, when your intuition fails you? Intuition is your ability to: 1. Extract a small amount of essential information...
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Agile 101: How to do a Basic Agile Project
For all you traditional, predictive project managers out there, who are wondering: how to do an agile project, I am going to answer that question, in this video. There is no single way to do an agile project. There are many methodologies...
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How to do a Gemba Walk
In an earlier video, I answered the question, ‘What is Going to the Gemba?’ In this video, I summarize that one and go deeper into how to do a Gemba Walk. Gemba is a Japanese term that means ‘actual place’. ‘Going to the gemba’ means...
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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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Project Turnaround: 5 Steps to Turn around a Failing Project
No one wants a failing project on their hands. But it happens. And the solution is a ‘Project Turnaround’. So, I will walk you through the five project turnaround steps to rescue a failing project. The five project turnaround steps we’ll...