Zen and the Art of Project Management: Lead with Calm & Precision

There’s more to Project Management than Bodies of Knowledge, certifications, and arguments on LinkedIn. Mastery comes from living experience.

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Advice for Project Managers, Effective Project Manager, Lessons Learned

How to Build a Lessons Learned Log: Step-by-Step

I made a video: Lessons Learned Meeting: How to Make it Excellent. But, how do you capture those lessons in a structured lessons learned log?

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Lessons Learned

What is a Sprint Retrospective? | Video

In the Scrum framework, a Sprint Retrospective is the last step of a sprint. But what exactly is a Sprint Rerospective?

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Agile Project Management, Lessons Learned, Project Management: What is...

Lessons I’ve Learned about Virtual Working | Video

We’ve had 2 years where many of us have been compelled to work remotely. So, I want to share what I’ve learned about virtual working.

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Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips, Team Leader, Virtual Teams

15 Vital Project Management Lessons I Needed to Learn from my Father

Many of us learned valuable lessons from our parents. And here, I want to share 15 vital Project Management lessons I learned from my father.

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Advice for Project Managers, Lessons Learned

The Project Control Paradox | Video

Project Control is an important part of our discipline as Project Managers. But it carries within it a paradox…

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Lessons Learned, Project Delivery, Project Management Tips

You Don’t Get What You Deserve… You get what you negotiate | Video

‘You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.’ That comes from the title of a book by Dr Chester L Karass. Karass was an expert and teacher in negotiation: ‘In Business As in Life, You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate’.

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Advice for Project Managers, Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips

Project Management Lessons from Star Trek | Video

In Star Trek, the leading characters represent valuable ideals that read across into good Project Management. You don’t need to be a fan!

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Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips, Thoughts for Project Managers

Destroying my Enemies – Bite Size Project Management Thought | Video

‘Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?’ This quote reminds us of the value of positive stakeholder engagement.

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Advice for Project Managers, Lessons Learned, Project Management Tips, Stakeholder Engagement, Thoughts for Project Managers

The Great Enemy of Truth… A Bite-Size Project Management Thought

For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

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Advice for Project Managers, Communication Skills, Lessons Learned, Stakeholder Engagement