Category Archives for Project Governance
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?
Continue reading...The Need for Speed: How to Increase the Pace of Your Project | Video
As project managers, we are constantly faced with the Need for Speed. Because one of the biggest challenges is the pace of change.
Continue reading...How to Run an Effective Stage Gate Review | Video
An effective Stage Gate Review process makes a valuable contribution to project governance. You will gain more control and greater accountability.
Continue reading...PM Formulas: Understanding the Math of Project Management
Project Management is a structured discipline. The basics are rigorous and logical. So, in this article, I round-up of all the PM formulas you need to know.
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