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Starting A New Job
Now that you've accomplished the tricky task of landing a job, it's time to focus your strategy to hit the ground running! We asked our alumni to offer up their best advice for anyone looking to make a strong first impression and to set...
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Types of Atheists (Psychology of Atheism Part 1)
Types of Atheists (Psychology of Atheism Part 1)
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How to Become a Great Project Manager - 3 things you need
You want to become a great Project Manager? Excellent! Let me tell you the three things you need... Competency and Technical Project Management skills are not enough to be a great project manager You must focus on two things to get...
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Benefits Management: the Missing Knowledge Area
I want to argue why I believe Benefits Management is a missing knowledge area from so much of Project Management. There's a whole load of potentially missing Knowledge Areas. Domains of knowledge, expertise, and practice that are not...
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What Did You Learn? Purposeful Reflection
Deliberate practice and purposeful reflection. These are the two most valuable tools for developing your skills. We looked at deliberate practice in a recent video: Getting the Best Value from Experience (and the Myth of 10,000 hours) -...
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Top 7 Ways to Become a More Influential Project Manager
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 is often a matter of changing...
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Top 12 Things to Do Differently - Especially in the New Year
At the start of the year, it is customary to look forward and think about what you want to change. Many people will advise you to think about your goals for the year and to set yourself objectives for what you want to achieve. It's good...
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What is Business Analysis? And what is a Business Analyst?
Project Management and Business Analysis. It's like strawberries and cream - you can't have one without another. But what is Business Analysis and what does a Business Analyst do? Business Analysis is the process of identifying business...
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Top 10 Ways to Get More Done and Achieve More
We always need more tips that will help you to achieve more by staying focused on what really matters. Here are 10 ways to get more done. Project Management relies on well-placed focus. Where you place your focus determines where your...
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How to Handle Your Project Steering Group
Steering Groups have multiple functions. So, what do they need to do? And how can you, as a Project manager, get the best from them? Steering Groups are creatures of governance. That is, their first responsibility is to the sponsoring...
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What is Wise Leadership and What can it Do for You?
Wise leadership makes a difference. While smart leaders keep things on an even keel, wise leaders know they have a window of opportunity to make a difference and are determined to seize their chance. The two primary forms of wisdom: ⚒️...
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SCRUM GUIDE: Top 10 Things to Know
Scrum is the best known and most widely used Agile methodology. And that methodology is documented in the Scrum Guide. So, what do you need to know about the Scrum Guide? 1. The Scrum Guide is available to download, free, from...
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The Single Best Team Effectiveness Tool
What is the single best Team Effectiveness tool? I'll tell you. As a Project Manager, you want the best from your team. But your time is limited, and you have so much to do. So, you need to be focused. What is the best way to get the...
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What is a Sprint Retrospective?
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 and ideas, and identify areas of improvement...
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Vendor Management: How to Work with Vendors
Vendor Management is the process of working with vendors to get the things you need for your project, when you need them, to the specifications you need, and at a fair price. So, how can you work with your project’s vendors, to achieve...
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Scrum 101 - The Fundamentals of the Agile Scrum Methodology
Scrum is the most widely used Agile Methodology. Its simplicity makes Scrum an excellent entry into Agile Project Management. The Scrum methodology was created by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, who currently run scrum.org and Scrum...
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Project Management Job Interview - How to Crack it!
Do you want to succeed in your next project management job interview? Here, project management expert, Dr Mike Clayton, will give you his top interview tips for how to crack your next project management interview. In this video, you'll...
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Program Management 101: Introductory Guide to Program Management
In this Program Management 101, you'll learn what Program Management is, what the main Program Management disciplines are, the Program lifecycle, and my top 7 Program Management principles.
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Project Management Office - PMO 101
In this video, I give a broad introduction to what you need to know about a Project Management Office, or PMO. A PMO is a group that serves the needs of Project Managers and project teams. The most common activities are: • Setting and...
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What is Situational Leadership? Getting the Best from People, Day-to-Day
Project Managers need to lead people to get things done. What is the right approach to project leadership? Situational Leadership will help, so what is it?
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What is Capabilities Based Planning? Project Management in Under 5
Capabilities Based Planning (CBP) is an important way of starting your project planning process. So what is Capabilities Based Planning, exactly?
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What is a PMO? Project Management Office or...
PMO stands for Project Management Office. ...or Program Management Office. ...or Portfolio Management Office. So, what is PMO?
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What do Good Project Managers do that Average PMs Don't?
What do Good Project Managers do that Average Project Managers Don't? That's a question I get asked a lot. So, in this video I set out to answer it, and I focus on two priorities that good project managers tend to focus on, which average...
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Project Definition: Three Big Questions about Your Project
There's more to Project Definition than just Goals, Objectives, Scope, Dependencies, and Constraints. There are things we rarely talk about. In fact, there are three vital questions we rarely even ask ourselves. Yet they are as important...