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What is Planning Poker? | Video
Estimating project work package times and the times it will take to build products or deliverables is one of the most difficult parts of Project Management. One great tool is Planning Poker. It comes from the world of Agile Project management, and Scrum, but is far more widely applicable.
So, what is Planning Poker?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
The PMI Talent Triangle: A Guide [for members and non-members]
The PMI Talent Triangle is a simple tool that reminds us all about the value of a broad range of professional skills. It is all too easy to settle for excellent technical skills and think ‘that’s it. I have project management nailed.’
Not at all. All of the professional bodies and providers of general project management qualifications recognize that this is far from the truth. A fully capable project manager needs a wide range of personal and professional skills outside of the realms of their technical project management competence.
The most succinct – and possibly best known – articulation of that full range of capabilities is the PMI’s Project Management Talent Triangle.
Agile Certification: Your Guide to the Large Array of Agile Qualifications
You want to embrace Agile as part (or maybe all) of your Project Management practice. And you know that a good qualification will help you get the jobs you want, to put it to use. But there is such a wide range of choice. Which Agile Certification program should you follow?
First, let me say that I am not going to tell you which one is best. What I hope to do is give you the information to start researching which is best for you.
What is Scrumban? | Video
You’ve heard of Scrum…
You’ve heard of Kanban…
So, what is Scrumban?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
What are ITTOs Part 2: Definitions | Video
ITTO: Inputs, Tools, Techniques, Outputs. So, what do each of those terms mean?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
What are ITTOs? | Video
They are an important part of your CAPM or PMP study. They take up over half of the PMBOK.
So, what are ITTOs?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
What is the PMBoK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)? | Video
No self-respecting Project Manager should be ignorant of one of our primary reference documents, the PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge, or PMBOK.
So, what is the PMBoK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
What is Lean Project Management? | Video
These days, every organization seems to be going Lean. So, what is Lean Project Management, and how does it relate to Agile Project Management?
So, what is Lean Project Management?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
What is Kanban? | Video
Kanban originated in the manufacturing sector. But, recently, it has become a popular approach to managing projects. This is especially as it has been developed into an Agile Project Management methodology. So, what is Kanban?
So, what is Kanban?
Dr Mike Clayton is founder of OnlinePMCourses.com.
Here, he answers this question, in under 5 minutes.
Why the Stage Gate Process will Make You a Better Project Manager
The Stage Gate Process gets too little love from Project Managers. Yet it has the potential to transform your project management, deliver more successful projects, and make you a better project manager.
A Stage Gate is also known by many other names:
- Phase Gate (PMBOK 6th Edition)
- Gateway (PRINCE2)
- Boundary Gate (most pleasing expression of the metaphor)
- Gate, or Toll-gate
- Go / No-go Review (literal name)
- Kill Point (severely deprecated by OnlinePMCourses)
In a Stage Gate process, you break your project into stages, or phases. Each stage ends with a gate. And the metaphor is simple: you don’t complete the stage and cross to the next one, until you pass through the gate. So, at each stage gate, the project’s decision-makers review your project against a set of criteria.
Using the information you make available, they decide whether to:
- Continue the project to its next stage
- Repeat work (stay in the stage), for resubmission for Stage Gate Review
- Stop the project
- Require changes before it proceeds
- Place the project on hold (very rarely)
In this article, we look at why a stage gate process will enhance your project management, and how to make it work.
