Episodes

  • S1E13 - on Resources

    S1E13 - on Resources
    Apr 25 2022
    on various types of resources (materials, money, human hours, tools, facilities) and on how to keep track of them with the technique of earned value analysis
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    17 mins
  • S1E12 - Third Parties

    S1E12 - Third Parties
    Apr 22 2022
    on third parties, specifically pressure groups; and on the "mutual gains" approach for engaging with negatively impacted third parties, which is a non-distributive and non-positional way of constructively negotiating based on understanding interests
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    18 mins
  • S1E11 - the Context of projects

    S1E11 - the Context of projects
    Mar 15 2022
    about Hofstede's cultural dimensions, and low-context vs. high-context communication cultures, and what societal aspects can mean for a project
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    17 mins
  • S1E10 - project Deliverables

    S1E10 - project Deliverables
    Mar 2 2022
    about producing deliverables, and using them - on life cycle, operationalisation, earned value, product quality; and on user training and getting the benefits
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    20 mins
  • S1E9 - managing Expectations

    S1E9 - managing Expectations
    Feb 10 2022
    about who has expectations about what; various helpful ways to characterize expectations; and an approach "conversation for action" that helps manage expectations
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    20 mins
  • S1E8 - about Planning

    S1E8 - about Planning
    Jan 21 2022
    about the key elements of planning: PBS, WBS, network, Gantt chart, milestones, critical path, baseline - and how to create a planning that your team can commit to
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    20 mins
  • S1E7 - the Sponsor

    S1E7 - the Sponsor
    Dec 24 2021
    about different sponsor roles, the special relationship between project manager and sponsor, and various problems you could have with sponsors
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    18 mins
  • S1E6 - on Requirements and Design

    S1E6 - on Requirements and Design
    Dec 17 2021
    what are requirements, and which types are there; how to gather and document them, and how to validate designs against the requirements
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    19 mins