How to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment | Video

A wise Project Manager knows that their job is not constrained by the boundaries of their project. You need to be able to Survey Changes to Your External Business Environment.

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External Business Environment

Your project sits within the context of your organization. And your organization sits within a far wider external business environment.

And, as a serious project manager, you need to be able to look ahead, and survey recent and coming changes to your external business environment.

Horizon Scanning

You need to be a Meerkat. You need to scan your business horizon regularly.

Develop a Business Change Roadmap

Use one of the acronyms:

• PESTLE
• PESTER
• SPECTRES

I recommend the SPECTRES Acronym

• Social (& society)
• Political
• Economic (& financial)
• Commercial (& competitive market)
• Technology
• Regulation (& legislation)
• Environment
• Security (& safety)

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What Kit does a Project Manager Need?

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