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How to Write a Health & Safety Plan for Your Project
Health and Safety is nobody’s idea of a fun discipline. But Health & Safety is another thing that is your responsibility as a Project Manager. So, if you decide it is a necessary document to have, how do you write a Health & Safety Plan...
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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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What is Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Anti-fragile? And How does it apply to Project Management?
In this video, I answer the question, What is Anti-fragile? – and how does the conception anti-fragility apply to Project Management? It describes things that not only benefit from a chaotic environment, but need one to survive and...
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What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? ...and Intelligent Automation?
Let's answer the question, what is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? And let's also look at Intelligent Automation. Definition from Decode the Jargon of Artificial Intelligence: Software systems that mimic the way humans follow business...
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and PDUs: How to Stay Up-to-date and Get Ahead
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential to get to the top of your profession and stay there. Many professional bodies require their members to formally earn and record their CPD points – or what PMI calls Professional...
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What is the Agile Manifesto?
In this video, I want to answer the question, What is the Agile Manifesto? We'll also look at the 12 Agile Principles. In 2001, seventeen software developers met : 1. Kent Beck 2. Mike Beedle 3. Arie van Bennekum 4. Alistair Cockburn 5....
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What is a Workstream? And What is a Workstream Leader?
Two common terms in many projects – particularly traditional, predictive projects – are Workstream and Workstream Leader. So, what are they?
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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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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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12 Rules for Project Management
Does Project Management have rules? Well, not really. But this set of Project Management rules is valuable guidance to all of us. So, take a look at my 12 rules for Project Management and let me know yours, in the comments below. We...
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Project Organization
Learn about the basic organizational structure of a project 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...
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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 Management: The Book of the Plan
Whether you call it a project master plan, program, terms of reference, or 'Book of the Plan', what are the things you need to include? Dr Mike Clayton, author of How to Manage a Great Project and founder of OnlinePMCourses, will...
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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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Stakeholder Engagement: Five-step Process
Stakeholder engagement is a key discipline within project management. Dr Mike Clayton describes a simple and powerful five-step process. Stakeholder engagement has also been called 'stakeholder management'. Mike is author of 'The...
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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 Deadline (and a Milestone)? And why do we call it a deadline?
They sound scary. They are scary. What is a Deadline in a project, and how does a project deadline differ from a Milestone?
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What is a Project Goal? Project Management in Under 5
Project goals are the bedrock of defining your project. They aren't even your foundation: they are more like the groundwork you do before laying your foundation. So what is a Project Goal exactly?
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What is Transformational Leadership? Beyond Day-to-Day Leadership
Transformational Leadership can be set against the alternative; transactional leadership. The distinction was drawn by James McGregor Burns and clarified by Bernard Bass. As a Project Manager, you are involved in transformation, so this...
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Project Politics: How to Win The Game of Projects
This is a video extract of our long-form article: Project Politics: How to Win The Game of Projects.
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What is the Change Curve? Project Management in Under 5
There is no single change curve: there are many. And they are all useful to a Project Manager involved in change. So what is the change curve?
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What is the Primary Project Hierarchy? 5 Core PM Concepts
One thing ties together many important project management concepts... so, what is the Primary Project Hierarchy?
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What is Scrumban? A blend of Scrum and Kanban.
You've heard of Scrum... You've heard of Kanban... So, what is Scrumban?
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What is Release Management? Project Management in Under 5
Projects - especially IT projects - need to release new software into a live environment. So, what is Release Management?