The wonderful British novelist, Hilary Mantel, wrote 'There are no endings. If you think so, you are deceived as to their nature.'



In this short, bite-size video, I reflect on what that quote means for project manager and...

You want to be a Trusted Project Manager. So you will need to cultivate five habits to build trust.



Everyone needs to feel they can trust their Project
Manager.
And you want them to trust...

The exceptional early 20th Century mathematician, GH Hardy, said 'It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.'



In this short, bite-size...

The 20th Century Egyptian writer and 1988 Nobel Laureate for Literature, Naguib Mahfouz, said 'You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.'



In this short,...

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 Manage

ment?

We define...

There is a Myth... It's the myth of 10,000 hours. But how can you get the best value from experience? I'll tell you.



In his book, 'Outliers'...

You're familiar, I'm sure, with the idea of a Stakeholder Communication Plan. This is often a schedule of activities designed to get your project message out. But it can easily miss out something vital... Why not create a...

At what point do you become a Professional Project Manager?

I started wondering this in a meeting with a client. We were talking about different people in their organiza

tion.

Let's start...

If you are subscribed to a few Project Management feeds, blogs, or YT channels (like this one), you're probably seeing it too... I am talking about the constant flow of 'Waterfall vs Agile' or 'Agile...

Sometimes the life of a project manager seems to be a constant trudge from one meeting to the next. And it doesn’t help that you are responsible for leading some of them! So, creating a good...

How Can I Manage Five Projects at Once?' I hear a variation on this question a lot. It could be three; it could be ten... Multiple Projects: five will do.



There is a simp
le answer.
And, I'm...

Project Failure is one of the favorite topics for project managers. From pub conversations to the outrageously-priced Standish Report, we love to discuss and read about failed projects.



We think that,...

The Time-Cost-Quality Triangle or the Time-Cost-Scope Triangle are key concepts in Project Management. When you understand the Iron Triangle, you can assess most of your project problems. But it can also create a...

PRINCE2 Agile is for PRINCE2 Project Managers who need to be able to tailor PRINCE2 to an agile context or environment.



PRINCE2 Agile is a formal Project Management methodology that lets practitioners...

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?

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. Estab
lish Scope...

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...

The 5 Whys method is part of the Toyota Production System. And, as my regular viewers know, I am a big fan of raiding Japanese management and production techniques and applying them to strengthen our project management...

It seems that people feel motivated near the start of a task, because they can easily see their own progress. And, as they near the end, the feeling that their close to finishing draws them on. But, in the middle, motivation sags. Is...

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, TheIntuition