Project Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid the 12 Most Scary Ones

There are many reasons why projects fail. One of the most common is when your plan is at fault. I survey my top 12 project planning mistakes.

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Project Planning

The Iron Triangle: Is it Time to Improve the Triple Constraint? [update]

The Iron Triangle, or Triple Constraint, is one of the best-known ideas in Project Management, and it is fundamental.

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Important ideas, Project Definition, Project Management Basics

Mastering Project Discovery: Conversation with Professor Elliot Bendoley

What is Project Discovery and what are its principles? I discuss this with Dr Elliot Bendoly, author of Mastering Project Discovery.

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Project Definition

What is a Role-Activity Diagram? (RAD) – aka Swimlane Process Diagram

In this video, I’ll answer the question, what is a Role-Activity Diagram (RAD)? It’s a process mapping tool; so let’s see how it works.

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Project Definition, Project Management: What is...

Top 10 Tools to Help You with Better Project Management

Do your projects over-run, go over budget, or fail to delight your clients? You can get rapid Project Management results, with my top ten PM tools.

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Project Management Tools and Techniques

How to Do a Project Handover… and When to do it!

In this video, I consider the question, ’when should you handover your project deliverables?’ and look at how to do it.

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Project Closure

Put Workstreams to Work: Why a Workstream-First Approach Improves Project Success

Workstreams have always been a staple of Project Management. In many ways, they form the backbone of the project completion process.

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Project Management Software, Project Planning

Right Time, Right Move: When Should You Embrace Project Management?

Project Management is one of the most powerful solutions available to you. But what are the problems it solves?

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FAQ Answers, Project Management Basics

What is Rolling Wave Planning?

In this video I answer the question, what is Rolling Wave Planning? And I also look at the rolling wave planning process.

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Project Planning

Project Management Basics are Key: What Should You Focus on?

Project Management basics are critical. They’re the start of a learning journey and a compass bearing for even the most experienced of us.

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Advice for Project Managers, Project Management Basics