Project Governance Archives

Project Assurance vs. Project Audit: What’s the REAL Difference?

Project assurance and project audit are both vital mechanisms for maintaining quality and governance. They serve distinct stakeholder needs.

Project Assurance, Project Governance

Rogue Project Sponsor: What Can You Do when Sponsorship goes Bad?

A good Project Sponsor is more than an asset to a project. So, what can you do when your project has a rogue Project Sponsor.

Effective Project Manager, Project Governance, Project Sponsorship

How Project Managers Can Measure the ROI of a Rebrand

A rebrand may encompass a fresh visual identity, marketing messages, digital assets, and all changes to a company’s brand and how it is portrayed at each touchpoint with a customer.

Project Business Case

How to Make the Perfect Change Log for Project Managers

A change log records requests for change and their progress through approval and implementation.
How can you create one for your projects?

Project Governance, Project Management Tools and Techniques, Project Scope Management

What is Whole Life Costing?

In this video, I’ll answer the question, what is Whole-life costing? And I’ll consider how it compares to Life Cycle Cost.

PMI Talent Triangle: Business Acumen, Project Business Case, Project Governance

What is the Analytical Hierarchy Process? And How Does it Work?

In this video, I answer the question, ‘What is the Analytical Hierarchy Process?’ and look at how we carry it out, with a worked example.

Decision Making, Project Management Tools and Techniques

How to Value a Project: 7 Ways to Calculate Project Value

Value is a crucial concept in Project Management. But there are different ways to calculate it. Let’s look at 7 ways to calculate project value. This video is safe for viewing in the workplace. This is learning, so, sit back and enjoy The Main Ways to Calculate the Value of a Project Simple Value Calculations

Project Benefits Management, Project Business Case, Project Cost Management, Project Management: What is...

Meet the Players in Projectland – Interview with Dawn Mahan

Dawn Mahan has conjured a new way to talk about how we manage projects. In her new book, Meet the Players in Projectland, she focuses on the different roles and the various ways people play these roles. Enter Projectland and see project management with fresh eyes. This video is safe for viewing in the workplace.

Discussions & Interviews, Podcasts, Project Governance, Project Management Learning, Project Resource Management

What is a Project Charter? [aka a Project Mandate]

In this video, I answer the question, what is a Project Charter? Or what is a Project Mandate? How to kick your project off formally.

Project Definition, Project Governance, Project Process

Project Sponsor Priorities: What are the 2 Things they Most Want from You?

A Project Manager’s job is to do what your Project Sponsor wants. So, what are the Project Sponsor priorities to address?

Effective Project Manager, Project Communication Management, Project Governance

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