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

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

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

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

Work Breakdown Structure: How to Build One Effortlessly with a Mind Map

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a hugely valuable Project Management tool. Make it easy for yourself. Create your WBS with a Mind Map.

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Project Management Tools and Techniques, Project Planning

What’s the Difference between PERT and CPM?

PERT and CPM are two forms of Network Chart that are represented differently, and take different approaches to calculating schedules.

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Project Planning

Top-down and Bottom-up in Project Management: Which is Better?

In this article, we look at the relative merits of Top-down and Bottom-up. Let’s start by understanding what I mean by those terms.

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Advice for Project Managers, Project Planning

What is a Project Roadmap? How to Make One and How is it Different from a Gantt Chart?

What is a Project Roadmap? And I also look at why we use them, how they differ from a Gantt Chart, and how to create a Roadmap.

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Project Management: What is..., Project Planning

How to Restore Order: Your Ultimate Guide to Project Replanning

You’ve planned your project, but what if things go wrong? And they will. So, here is our ultimate guide to project replanning.

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Must Read Guides, Project Delivery, Project Planning

How to Write a Health & Safety Plan for Your Project | Video

Health & Safety is another responsibility for a Project Manager. If you need one, how do you write a Health & Safety Plan for Your Project?

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Project Planning