11 June, 2020

How to Keep Cool in a Crisis: Stay calm when your project goes wrong!! | Video


Project Managers face it from time to time: a crisis. How can you keep cool and stay calm?

That’s what I will tell you in this video.

The trick is to slow down and use Mike Clayton’s SCOPE technique. No, this is not the same as project scope. The SCOPE method is the single most valuable tool for a project manager – or any professional.

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This is learning, so, sit back and enjoy

So, what is Mike Clayton’s SCOPE Method?

SCOPE stands for:

  • Stop
  • Clarify
  • Options
  • Proceed
  • Evaluate

Use the SCOPE method to keep calm in any crisis.

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Mike Clayton

About the Author...

Dr Mike Clayton is one of the most successful and in-demand project management trainers in the UK. He is author of 14 best-selling books, including four about project management. He is also a prolific blogger and contributor to ProjectManager.com and Project, the journal of the Association for Project Management. Between 1990 and 2002, Mike was a successful project manager, leading large project teams and delivering complex projects. In 2016, Mike launched OnlinePMCourses.
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