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What is Float? And, What is Slack? in Project Management
In this video, I will answer the question, what is float? Or, if you prefer, what is Slack? (not the software) Float as schedule flexibility It is the amount of time a project activity can slip before it has an adverse effect on another...
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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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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and PDUs: How to Stay Up-to-date and Get Ahead
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential to get to the top of your profession and stay there. Many professional bodies require their members to formally earn and record their CPD points – or what PMI calls Professional...
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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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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 Work Breakdown Structure - WBS? PM in Under 5
The Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS) is one of the most basic and most important of your Project Management toolset. So, what is a Work Breakdown Structure?
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Personal Effectiveness: 5 Tips for Project Managers
Project Management is a professional discipline. It’s not enough to be skilled in the methods. You need to cultivate personal effectiveness. So, I'll offer you five of my best personal effectiveness tips. These tips are inspired by our...
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How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure: A WBS Masterclass
The Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS) is one of the few truly fundamental tools of Project Management. But how do you create one? I am not going to start with activities - despite the fact that this is, linguistically, what the word...
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Building Your Personal Brand
Building your personal brand is one of the most important keys to success. How do you come across to people you meet? What do people really see when they search your social media profiles? Find out now how to put your best foot forward!
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Advancements in Prosthetics: The Rio Knee System
The Rio Knee is a cutting-edge microprocessor knee system developed by OSSA Prosthetics. This responsive and intelligent prosthetic allows amputees to regain mobility and perform activities they couldn't before. With its automatic...
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How to Create a Gantt Chart in 9 Easy Steps
In an earlier video, I described what a Gantt Chart is, in under 5 minutes. But I keep getting asked how to create one. So, in this video, I’ll show you exactly how to make a Gantt Chart. What is a Gantt Chart? • Project Management in...
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What is MOST and What is GOSPA?
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? What is MOST? MOST Analysis is a business tool for setting...
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Agile 101: How to do a Basic Agile Project
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 to do an agile project. There are many methodologies...
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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 Planning: Plan Your Project - PM Fundamentals
What are the 10 things you need to build into your Project Plan? A large part of the success of your project will be down to your planning. Consequently, there are a lot of planning tools to choose from. But which will be the most...
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What is Project Risk Management? Project Management in Under 5
What is Project Risk Management? Project Managers know that projects are risky. Risk management is therefore a vital discipline. Indeed, a focus on project risk is a sign of real project management maturity.
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What is a RACI Chart? Project Management in Under 5
RACI Charts are rightly one of a Project Manager's favourite tools. So what is a RACI Chart, and how does it relate to a Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC)?
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What is a Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC)? PM in Under 5
Knowing who is slated to do what is a crucial part of project management. Following our earlier video on RACI Charts, this video looks at RACI's cousin the Linear Responsibility Chart. But what is it?
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What is a PERT Chart? Project Management in Under 5
When it comes to project planning and estimation, there are a few 'go-to' tools that every project manager should know, and one of them is the PERT Method. So, what is a PERT Chart?
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What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)? PM in Under 5 minutes
The Critical Path Method (CPM) is one of the core planning and control methodologies that project managers use. So, what is the Critical Path Method?
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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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Personal Time Management - How to Apply the OATS Principle
Project Managers need to be able to manage their own time. So, personal time management (as opposed to schedule management) is an essential skill if you want to be effective. I have written four books about time management and personal...
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What is Program Management?
Program Management... For some it's a wholly new discipline: for others, it's a natural growth from Project Management - maybe even 'grown-up' project management. So, what is Program Management? In this video, I'll answer that question....
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Ask About the Other Person When You First Meet
Meeting new people can be daunting, especially if you feel shy, but this program will help you introduce and talk about yourself with confidence. Learn how to show interest in others to build the conversation. Psychologists Eve Ash and...