We take it for granted when new products appear on the market. They must have been made by someone, who followed a process. And that process was the New Product Development, or NPD,...

Do people listen when you speak, and take your advice when you offer it? Part of growing, as a Project Manager, is becoming more influential. Here are seven of my top tips.



Raising your level of influence...

Wisdom is in the eyes and ears of the people around you. So, to make the right impact with your insights, you need to be able to generate the gravitas that says 'my insights are worth noting'....

The Delphi method is a structured way to pool the opinions of many experts to reach a group solution. It was developed in 1969 by the Rand Corporation to facilitate technological forecasting. It...

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is the largest professional membership body for Project managers in the world. And the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the premier...

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...

The process of managing stakeholder engagement starts with identifying your stakeholders. Next, you need to analyze those stakeholders to properly understand them and how best to engage with them. So, what goes into a full...

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?



Wha
t is MOST?
MOST Analysis is...

Whether you are leading a project team, engaging your stakeholders, or building your reputation, finding ways to inspire the people around you will raise your profile and boost your charisma. Here are my top 10 ways to...

T-shirt sizing has become a popular method for estimating in agile projects. So, in this video, I answer the question, what is T-shirt Sizing?



T-shirt sizing is a simple and popular way to...

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...

Projects get a firm foundation with a clear and complete Project Definition. But what does 'complete' mean here? What goes into a Project Definition?



In this video, I will describe my long list of Project...

The Project Coordinator role (and others like it) are a great entry point into the world of Project Management. But what do you need to do to be effective in the role?



There is a wide range of interpretations of...

The GROW Model of coaching is the best-known and most widely-used coaching model. And coaching is a hugely valuable way for Project Managers to develop our team members. So, what is the GROW Model of Coaching?

When things go wrong, who's fault is it? Who is to blame?



That's a question, I tackle in this short opinion-video. The question of blame and fault is a common one for Project Managers, so this short video is...

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,...

Project Management job interviews often include competency or behavioral questions. An effective way to frame your response is with the STAR Format.
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Your interviewer will want to assess your experience...

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...

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...

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...

In the Scrum framework, a Sprint Retrospective is the last step of a sprint. But what exactly is it?



The sprint retrospective allows the team to reflect on the way they worked, share insights...

Regular viewers know that I often talk about the benefits of wisdom- especially compared to ‘merely’ being smart. But, smart people can think fast and respond effectively. Wisdom can take longer. So, is there a way to...

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...