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...

At some point on a large project, you need someone else to provide the goods or services that will supplement your team’s capabilities and resources. How do you ensure you get what you need, and you get good value? The answer is...

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.



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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...

A short introduction to what Project Management is, from Dr Mike Clayton, author of How to Manage a Great Project, and founder of OnlinePMCourses.



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Stakeholder engagement is a key discipline within project management. Dr Mike Clayton describes a simple and powerful five-step process.



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Project Scope is easy to define, but the hardest part of a project manager's job. So, what is Project Scope?

They sound scary. They are scary. What is a Deadline in a project, and how does a project deadline differ from a Milestone?

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?

One thing ties together many important project management concepts... so, what is the Primary Project Hierarchy?

Projects - especially IT projects - need to release new software into a live environment. So, what is Release Management?

The Critical Path Method is well known. But, what is a Critical Chain?

Good collaboration harnesses the differences between people, and is an essential part of project management. So, what is Collaboration?

In the world of business transformation, what is the master plan that guides the definition and planning of your project? It's a Business Blueprint. So, what is a Business Blueprint?

On software and technical projects, there is a chain of project definition deliverables, and one of them is the Functional Specification. So, what is a Functional Specification?

The Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS) is one of the most basic and most important of your Project Management toolset.<b<br/>r/>

So, what is a Work Breakdown Structure?

The term 'Senior Responsible Owner' or SRO comes from the UK Government's Program Management methodology, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP). It also appears in the related and far more widely known PRINCE2 methodology.



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Projects have a lot of processes, tools, and methods. One thing allows a project manager to hold them all together. So, what is Project Integration?

Your project gets delayed...<br/>
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So, what is Crashing the Timeline?

Six short, sharp, easy things you can do to improve your project management, that will have big results in improving your project outcomes.<br/>

Good Project Governance is one of the golden keys to project management success. So, in this video, we have 5 Project Governance tips for you.



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Project Management is a professional discipline. It’s not enough to be skilled in the methods. You need to cultivate personal effectiveness. So, I'll offer you five of my best personal effectiveness tips.



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Project Management is an excellent career. At its best, you are judged by your track record and your capabilities. But many organizations need a short-hand to know what you know. That's where qualifications come in handy. So here,...