8 Powerful Principles to Take on & Achieve an Impossible Project

Do you need to take on an impossible project: something nobody thinks can be done? Or maybe a project no one thinks should be done!

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Effective Project Manager, Project Delivery

Mastering Project Closure Report: What You NEED in Your Final Doc

I walk you through every critical component of a robust Project Closure Report, ensuring you wrap up every project properly.

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Project Closure

Use a Burndown Chart to Spot Problems | Top 7 Burndown Chart Anti-patterns

Burndown chart anti-patterns signal issues in performance, estimation, or process. Here are 7 anti-patterns, what causes them, and what to do.

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Agile Project Management, Project Delivery, Project Risk Management

How to Create a Burndown Chart in 10 Easy Steps

A Burndown chart is a way to visualize progress. It plots outstanding work against time. But, how can you build your own?

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Agile Project Management, Project Delivery, Project Schedule Management

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.

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Decision Making, Project Management Tools and Techniques

Project Reporting Best Practice You Need to Know to Get Better Results

The cadence of your project reporting cycle sets the rhythm of your project. Quarterly, monthly, weekly – it’s time for your next report.

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Project Communication Management, Project Delivery

How to Create a Network Chart (PERT / Critical Path – CPM)

In an earlier video, I described how to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). In this video, I will show you how to turn it into a network chart or network diagram. This video is safe for viewing in the workplace. This is learning, so, sit back and enjoy How to Create a Network Chart

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Project Planning

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.

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Project Definition, Project Governance, Project Process

Project Delivery Capability: What are the Top 12 Components of Excellence?

What do we mean by ‘excellence’, when we discuss project delivery? And, what capabilities do we need, to achieve project delivery excellence?

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Must Read Guides, Project Delivery

Issue Management: What Do You Need to Know about PM’s Vital Process?

Issue management is a basic part of project management. Experienced project managers deal with it day-to-day. But is it straightforward?

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Project Control, Project Risk Management, Step-by-step Guides