TED Talks
Susan Colantuono: The career advice you probably didn’t get
You’re doing everything right at work, taking all the right advice, but you’re just not moving up. Why? Susan Colantuono shares a simple, surprising piece of advice you might not have heard before quite so plainly. This talk, while aimed...
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What is Project Governance? Project Management in Under 5
Project Governance is central to the success and accountability of your projects. So, what is Project Governance?
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What is Opportunity Cost?
There's an old saying: ‘Time is money’. It's all about Opportunity Cost. It means, if you try to save money by doing something yourself, you may be omitting to think about the value of your time. When you are working on that thing, you...
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What is Power? Power Bases in Project Management
We all have it. But some of us have more than others! So, what is power? In this video, I'll tell you - particularly in the context of Project Management. 'Power is the ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing...
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What is Authentic Leadership?
Authentic Leadership is a widely-used term. And one that is highly relevant to Project managers. So, what is Authentic Leadership? The idea came from US business-person and later academic, Bill George. His book, ‘Authentic Leadership:...
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How to Create a Project Organization from the Wider Organizational Structure
In this video, I want to look at the different ways the Project Organization of the Project Manager and their team can be drawn from the wider organization. To do so, I am going to describe five different Project Organization Structures,...
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Should a Project Manager Get Involved in Contract Negotiations?
Should a Project Manager get involved in Contract Negotiations? This is the essence of a question I was asked. If we leave the negotiations entirely to procurement teams, then decisions will be based on: • Procurement rules • Simplistic...
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Project Cost Management and Self Preservation
Project Cost Management is a popular topic. Not because people enjoy it, though. Mostly because people don’t know how to do it. And it’s not part of many Project Management training courses. My history with Project Cost Management is...
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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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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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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?
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What is Collaboration? Project Management in Under 5
Good collaboration harnesses the differences between people, and is an essential part of project management. So, what is Collaboration?
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What is a Business Blueprint? Project Management in Under 5
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?
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Project Management in Under 5: What is Project Integration?
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?
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Project Governance Tips - 5 Tips for Good Project Governance
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. These tips are inspired by our Kindle-exclusive eBook, 'Project Governance A Guide for Project...
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Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom
It may sound contradictory, but sometimes, for influencing stakeholders, you need to start at the bottom! There's a paradoxical truth about stakeholder engagement. You know where the influence lies: at the top. Right? So you target your...
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How to Get Your First Project Management Job
Getting your first Project Management job is something of a ‘chicken and egg’ problem… It’s hard to get a Project Management job without experience. But, how can you get experience, without a Project Management job? Break the Cycle The...
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How to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment
A wise Project Manager knows that their job is not constrained by the boundaries of their project. You need to be able to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment. Your project sits within the context of your organization....
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What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? And How to Make one.
What would happen if a disruptive event meant you no longer have full access to your critical technology infrastructure or data? You need a Disaster Recovery Plan. While Business Continuity (BC) focuses on restoring and maintaining the...
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What is Product Management? ...and a Product Manager?
Product Management sounds a bit like Project Management. But it’s very different. However, I often get asked the question. So, in this video I’m going to answer the question, what is Product Management – and what is a Product Manager?...
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Get Hired: In-Person Interviewing
Interviews can be nerve-racking regardless of how and where they are held. Though we are all getting accustomed to virtual interviews, in-person interviews are still prevalent. This Get Hired video offers advice from alumni that will...
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Disabilities Part 2: Inclusive Companies
In the second of our three-part series, Lou Orslene of the Job Accommodation Network teaches us how to locate progressive and diversity inclusive companies in our job search. Lou also gives us tips on how to tell if any company is...
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Disabilities Part 1: What is Disclosure?
In the first of our three part series on disabilities in the workplace, Lou Orslene of the Job Accommodation Network explains the process of disclosure; notifying your employer (or potential employer) of any medical condition that...
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The Importance Of Company Culture
What defines a company's culture? Is it simply the benefits and perks or is it something bigger, like feeling inspired by those around you to do your best. We've asked some of our recent interviewees to chime in on this as well as the...