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What is the PMI-ACP? The Agile Certified Professional
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) is PMI’s certification for Agile Practitioners. They designed it to demonstrate deep knowledge of Agile principles and methods. So, What is the PMI-ACP? Syllabus The PMI-ACP has a very broad...
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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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Get to Grips with Project Politics
As a Project Manager, you need to get to grips with Project Politics. But you may say: 'I'm a Project Manager; not a Politician' There is an old joke: The world is divided into two groups: people who like to divide the world into two...
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The Whole Staircase | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Martin Luther King
Dr Martin Luther King Jr said 'You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.' In this short, bite-size video, I reflect on what that quote means for project manager and the discipline of Project Management. While...
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Rock'n'Roll and Brown M&Ms - A Lesson for Project Managers
One of the most famous stories in the mythology of Rock'n'Roll is about Van Halen and the brown M&Ms. What was it all about? And what lesson does it hold for Project Managers? Van Halen was a legendary 1980s rock band that toured with...
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Top 10 Ways to Keep Calm and Carry on - 10 Tips
The slightly annoying 'Keep Calm and Carry On' wartime poster parodies are near-ubiquitous these days. As a Project Manager, your job is stressful. But, there’s no doubt that calm optimists will always do better than frazzled pessimists,...
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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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Top 15 Management Skills that Project Managers Need to Master
What are the most important non-Project Management skills for Project Managers to study and master?
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Solving Problems in the GRAY AREAS of Projects
We often encounter tricky problems in our projects. And what can make them difficult is that the issues involved are not simply black and white; good or bad. Sometimes they are a little murky: shades of gray. 'Managing in the Gray', by...
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What is NEUROSCIENCE?
These days you may be hearing a lot about neuroscience in business, leadership, and Project Management. But what is neuroscience? A useful working definition in our context is: Neuroscience is about understanding how the brain works, so...
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How to turn your internship into a job offer
One of the best ways for a student to increase their chances of landing a job after college is by doing internships! Many companies prefer to hire internally, so getting your name and work ethic known among the hiring managers could very...
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How to Ace a Behavioral Interview
The behavioral interview is an increasingly popular method of testing a job candidate's emotional intelligence. Company's want to know how a candidate will perform under pressure and there's no better indicator than the past. Watch Billy...
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Landmarks - Gaudi Sagrada Familia
GAUDI SAGRADA FAMILIA HUMAN IMAGINATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS, BUT OFTEN THE ABILITY TO REALISE AN IDEA TAKES GENERATIONS. BARCELONA S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARK, THE SAGRADA FAMILIA, OR HOLY FAMILY, CATHEDRAL IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW AN INCREDIBLE...
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Landmarks - Palm Island
PALM ISLAND SINCE ANCIENT TIMES THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD BUT IF THE MARKETING HYPE IS TO BE BELIEVED THE EIGHTH WONDER HAS ARRIVED, DUBAI’S PALM ISLAND PROJECT. AND THERE’S NO DOUBTING THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAND...
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Operation Pluto: The World's First Offshore Pipeline in WWII
Operation Pluto was a groundbreaking engineering feat during World War II, where an offshore pipeline was laid across the English Channel to supply fuel to the Allied forces in Normandy. With innovative technology and secrecy, steel...
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Unlocking the Secrets of Cosmic Bullets: The Malag Observatory
Scientists in Argentina are using a vast network of observatory stations to study cosmic rays, powerful particles from outer space that bombard Earth. This project, funded by multiple nations, aims to understand the origins and nature of...
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Revolutionizing Species Classification: The DNA Barcoding Project
The video describes the development of a new classification system for all plant and animal life called DNA barcoding. This system uses a specific area of mitochondrial DNA as a unique species identifier, providing a more scientifically...
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The Power of Curiosity
In this video, Jade and her guest Domenico the deer discuss the importance of curiosity. They explore different species of deer and share interesting facts, highlighting how curiosity helps us learn and discover new things. The video...
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You are Your Choices | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Seneca
Seneca was an early first-century Roman stoic philosopher and dramatist. He asserted that ‘You are Your Choices’. Well, he may not have said it, but it is widely attributed to him and there are many variants. I think this means that the...
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Fight a Battle More than Once | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was a late 20th Century British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She knew that ‘You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.’ Salespeople know that you may need something like 7 contacts,...
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Success usually comes to... | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau, the American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher, said that 'success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.' Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and...
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Two Approaches to Solving Project Problems
I had an interesting conversation last week, with an experienced Project Manager. I remembered a similar discussion with another PM, at the end of last year. And it left me comparing the approaches the two of them had taken to solving...
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A Live Dragon | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from JRR Tolkein
J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, said that 'It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near one.' J.R.R. Tolkien was not only the author of The Lord of the Rings and The...
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The 'Silly Question' | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead was an English mathematician and philosopher. He said that the 'silly question' is the first intimation of some totally new development. What a marvelous quote: The 'silly question' is the first intimation of some...