Category Archives for Project Governance
Project Business Case: How to Create the Perfect Project Proposal
Why should anyone sponsor and fund a project? It is your Business Case – or Project Proposal – that sets out the answer.
Continue reading...How to Maintain Document Version Control on Your Project | Video
On a project, we can end up in all sorts of trouble, if we have multiple versions of the same document. So, we need document version control.
Continue reading...Avoid Sunflower Bias: Critical PM Priority | Video
Sunflower Bias is when we turn to face the ‘brightest’ source in the room – and allow them to influence us beyond the rigor of their arguments.
Continue reading...Project Documentation: Do You Know the 7 Keys to Getting it Right?
No-one likes bureaucracy. But we do know that some record-keeping is necessary. So, make Project Documentation one of your top priorities.
Continue reading...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...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.
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