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Get More Done: Amplify Your Abilities, Productivity, and Power
What if I told you that there is an easy way to get more done? And not just that, but to also engage and motivate your team? That would be some super-power! That would have to be a little interesting, right? When I was a consultant, the...
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Vacation Preparation: Leadership Priorities when You're Leaving the Office
Vacation preparation is not just packing your bags; it's leaving everything tidy. So, at vacation time, what are your leadership priorities when you're leaving the office? If it's vacation time, know this: Your project won't stop while...
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In Praise of Quality: Why it Should Matter to You
For many project managers, quality management is not the highlight of your profession. You know that you need to understand quality. And, of course, you need to deliver it. But that hardly makes it a source of excitement. Put Quality at...
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What is a Residual Risk & What is Secondary Risk?
In this video, I answer the questions what is Residual Risk and what is a Secondary Risk? And along the way, we also need to understand the term Inherent Risk too. Inherent Risk, or Underlying Risk This is the risk level you start with,...
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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 Use Machine Learning in Project Estimating, Scheduling, and Planning
Machine learning is one form of Artificial Intelligence. And it is starting to be used in project estimating, scheduling, and planning. Machine learning is a generic term for programs that can use data to form their own rulesets and...
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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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How to Do Issue Management
With any project, things will happen that you don't expect. Issues will emerge. So, how do you do Issue Management? In this video, I describe the following steps: 1. Identify Issues 2. Analyze Issues 3. Plan Issue Response 4. Take...
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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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User Story Mapping 101 - How to Create a USER STORY MAP
In this video, I want to answer the question, ‘What is a User Story Map?” and show you how to create one.
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Project Management Attitudes 101 - The 10 Ways a Great Project Manager Thinks
Effective Project Management has three components. The first two are the topics of most articles, training, videos, and books. First is systems, processes, and methodologies. Second is tools, skills, and methods. The third component is...
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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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High Speed Rail In The Northeast: Connecting D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston!
High speed rail makes the most sense, when it's able to connect major population centers in a more convenient way than either personal vehicles or airplanes. It's because of this that the Northeast Corridor makes for the absolute best...
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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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Procurement Management 101 - A Comprehensive Primer
At some point on a large project, you need someone else to provide the goods or services that will supplement your team’s capabilities and resources. How do you ensure you get what you need, and you get good value? The answer is...
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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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Project Management: The Book of the Plan
Whether you call it a project master plan, program, terms of reference, or 'Book of the Plan', what are the things you need to include? Dr Mike Clayton, author of How to Manage a Great Project and founder of OnlinePMCourses, will...
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What is Project Management?
A short introduction to what Project Management is, 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 core...
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Stakeholder Engagement: Five-step Process
Stakeholder engagement is a key discipline within project management. Dr Mike Clayton describes a simple and powerful five-step process. Stakeholder engagement has also been called 'stakeholder management'. Mike is author of 'The...
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What is Project Scope? Project Management in Under 5
Project Scope is easy to define, but the hardest part of a project manager's job. So, what is Project Scope?
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What is a Deadline (and a Milestone)? And why do we call it a deadline?
They sound scary. They are scary. What is a Deadline in a project, and how does a project deadline differ from a Milestone?
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What is a Project Goal? Project Management in Under 5
Project goals are the bedrock of defining your project. They aren't even your foundation: they are more like the groundwork you do before laying your foundation. So what is a Project Goal exactly?