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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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What is Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Anti-fragile? And How does it apply to Project Management?
In this video, I answer the question, What is Anti-fragile? – and how does the conception anti-fragility apply to Project Management? It describes things that not only benefit from a chaotic environment, but need one to survive and...
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What is a Workstream? And What is a Workstream Leader?
Two common terms in many projects – particularly traditional, predictive projects – are Workstream and Workstream Leader. So, what are they?
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Product Manager and Project Manager: What's the Difference?
The Project Manager and Product Manager roles are different. Yet they are also somewhat similar. It’s no surprise that many people are keen to understand the comparison.
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Project Management 101: Beginner's Guide to Project Management
Welcome to our Beginner's Guide to Project Management. This Project Management 101 is not for dummies, nor for idiots. Because that's not who you are. But there's no shame in being a beginner: we all started at the beginning! In this...
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12 Rules for Project Management
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 the comments below. We...
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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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Project Management: The Definition of Risk
What is Risk? In this video, Dr Mike Clayton, author of 'Risk Happens!' sets out a clear definition. This is a sample video from our Project Management core course program.
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What is Scrumban? A blend of Scrum and Kanban.
You've heard of Scrum... You've heard of Kanban... So, what is Scrumban?
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What is a Senior Responsible Owner - SRO? PM in Under 5
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. But what is a...
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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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6 Project Management Hacks in Under 3 Minutes
Six short, sharp, easy things you can do to improve your project management, that will have big results in improving your project outcomes.
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How to Succeed in Project Management: 8 Skills to Cultivate
Do you want to know how to succeed in Project Management? I'll tell you: hard work. But in this video, I look at eight particular skills to cultivate. They are all themed around one master-competence that is crucial to your success as a...
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Project Risk Management - How to Manage Project Risk
When you are managing a project, risk is always with you. So, Project Risk Management is a fundamental discipline. Project Risk Management one of the 10 Knowledge Areas in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition and one of the 7 themes of PRINCE2....
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How to Estimate Project Costs: A Method for Cost Estimation
There are two reasons why cost estimation is important for project managers. First, it’s extremely hard to estimate project costs well. And second, poor cost estimates are often the biggest reason for a project budget over-run. And...
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What is Group Think? ...and How to Prevent it
Group Think is nasty. It leads to poor decisions... sometimes dangerous ones. So Project Managers need to know what it is, how it happens, and how to prevent it. Group Think was first identified in the 1970s, by the social psychologist...
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The Key Deliverable of Your Project Plan [Not what you think]
In this video, I'm focusing on Project Planning, and asking what is the key deliverable in your project plan? It started with a question I was asked: What is the main deliverable if you are asked to create a project plan for an event...
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What is a Black Swan?
The Black Swan is a book about risk, by polymath, Nassim Nicolas Taleb. Black Swans risks that meet 3 criteria 1. Outlier - not expected from previous experience 2. Extreme impact 3. Explainable after the fact You can think of a black...
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What is PMTQ - Project Management Technology Quotient?
PMI coined the term PMTQ - Project Management Technology Quotient - in 2019. In this video, we'll look at what it is. In 2019, the PMI released a report on the Future of Work, based on its 11th Pulse of the Profession Survey. It was...
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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 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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Project Portfolio Management: How to Craft a Portfolio in 5 Steps
A strategic portfolio of programs, projects, and initiatives has balance and delivers value. But how do you assemble a strategic project portfolio? I want to share with you a simple five-step Project Portfolio Management approach I...
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The Function of Leadership... | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Ralph Nader
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.' This quote from Ralph Nader - the political activist and environmentalist - reminds us that our legacy lies in the leaders we create - not the followers.