Category Archives for Project Governance
Project Manager to Project Sponsor: How to Make a Difficult Transition?
The transition from Project Manager to Project Sponsor is a hard one. You have many great skills, but now you need to change your mindset.
Continue reading...What is Group Think? …and How to Prevent it | Video
Group Think is nasty. It leads to poor decisions… sometimes dangerous ones. So Project Managers need to know what it is, how it happens, and how to prevent it.
Continue reading...Are You Ethical? What Makes a PM Code of Conduct?
Ethics may seem like a dry subject. But an ethical code of conduct is absolutely relevant to your life as a working Project Manager.
Continue reading...Working with Your Project Sponsor: 5 Tips | Video
Your relationship with your Project Sponsor is crucial to the success of your project – and to your success as a Project Manager.
Continue reading...What is Opportunity Cost? | Video
There’s an old saying: ‘Time is money’. When working on one thing, you lose the chance to use your time more productively. It’s all about Opportunity Cost.
Continue reading...What is Sunk Cost? …and the Sunk Cost Fallacy? | Video
What is Sunk Cost? …and the Sunk Cost Trap, or Sunk Cost Fallacy? It’s an important concept for project management. In this video, I tell you what it is.
Continue reading...How to Handle a Difficult Project Sponsor: [7 Different Types]
A common challenge is how to handle a difficult project sponsor. We’ll look at seven types of difficult project sponsor, and strategies for handling them.
Continue reading...Project Document Management: How to Organize and Manage Project Information
Projects spawn vast amounts of knowledge, information, & documentation. Yet project document management doesn’t feature in Project Management methodologies.
Continue reading...How the Stage Gate Process Will Make You a Better Project Manager
The Stage Gate Process has the potential to transform your project management, deliver more successful projects, and make you a better project manager.
Continue reading...Should Your Project Have a Second Project Phase? | Video
You’ve delivered your project. But now your client/sponsor wants a second project phase. How can you integrate this into your project?
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