Project Doctor - Notebook

Project Doctor - Notebook

The Project Doctor® podcasts give insights and practical advice on issues that all project managers run into. Listeners can expect a “5P” experience – with stories that are: professional, practical, personal, playful and created with passion. Grow your skills as you listen to, and learn from, each episode. About the NOTEBOOK series: Opinions, observations and advice, related to project management issues and challenges that we have all faced at one time or another. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/project-doctor-notebook--5372003/support.

Episodes

February 15, 2024 37 mins
A review of the myPARM project management software, by using the Project Canvas as a frame of reference.

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what is data driven project managent; the triple ladder from data to information to knowledge; covering types of data to collect for each tile of the Project Canvas (check out the Canvas series); from data to reports and analytics; benefits and pitfalls; what you measure measure gets highlighted, what you measure creates a meaning

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September 24, 2023 10 mins
discussing the Thomas and Kilmann magic quadrant conflict handling model. adding considerations about reasons for conflict, factors for selecting how to handle a conflict, and the influence of cultural background on selecting a preferred style of conflict handling.

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August 23, 2023 19 mins
many organisations have difficulty implementing 'best practices'. looking at this issue from the perspective of social practices theory, we find three elements that define every practice: materials; competences; and meanings. we look at how practices change over time, and how new ones are introduced while old ones get discontinued. this helps to understand why your organisation or your ptoject team will or will not be able to adopt...
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looking at risk management from a few perspectives: history, analytical, and the common approach to risk management. giving insights into the benefits and the limitations of risk management. covering both the quantitative and the qualitative approaches, and reconciling them.

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June 24, 2023 8 mins
on the impact of AI on project management

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May 14, 2023 13 mins
scope creep is related to a baseline. you can still have scope creep in an agile project.
understaning scope creep as part of the mechanisme of operationalization (which is a fundamental process happening in any project).
how to deal with scope creep when it happens.
how to prevent scope creep by using rigorous quality control.
QFD as the recommended tool against scope creep (quality function deployment).

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how to use the "conversations for action" model (Fernando Flores) in understanding how best to avoid communication problems in project management.
about the four steps in the communication process for getting things done: requesting; committing (or refusing); submitting (or sabotaging); and accepting (or refusing).
and about the importance of the 'conditions of satisfaction' that drive each step in the process.

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April 6, 2023 10 mins
the importance of critical thinking to analyze all the arguments and opinions that are directed towards you as project manager, by all stakeholders, in order to influence the project.
explaining the three key elements of any argumentation, as described by Stephen Toulmin.

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March 8, 2023 7 mins
an ancient greek myth has lessons for us about ethics - that knowing your limitations will help you prevent having negative impact on stakeholders, third parties, team, end users. how an old story has implications for project managers today, especially in the competency of "self-knowledge".

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November 22, 2022 5 mins
some notes on how to measure team collaboration, not indirectly (indicators) but directly (measurement) - and a caveat as measuring this would at the same time be an intervention in the team

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October 4, 2022 12 mins
a systems view on multiple factors causing project failure, and how to use the Project Canvas to get a better understanding of sources for failure

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September 1, 2022 7 mins
an ancient greek myth has lessons for us about ethics - that knowing more about the context can change the meaning of our actions. how an old story has implications for project managers today, especially in the competency of "self-knowledge".

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July 30, 2022 5 mins
how models always leave out stuff that we assume to remain the same (ceteris paribus). the value of control is central to project management but has a flipside. on the importance of being alert to changing circumstances.

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July 16, 2022 4 mins
on effort estimations and the effects of anchoring bias. how to avoid this bias by using the planning poker approach.

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July 9, 2022 10 mins
looking at three drivers for the professionalization of project management: pressure from society; cooperation and alignment between education and associations; development of theory by academia.

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what is the status of the profession on each of the criteria for what is a 'real' profession: education, testing, accreditation, supervision, code of ethics, and complaints handling.

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June 25, 2022 6 mins
which professional organisations are there? what are the major certification schemes? how many people have certification?

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June 18, 2022 5 mins
what are the characteristics of a profession? what institutions and organizations are necessary to succesfully create a profession in a society?

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June 10, 2022 7 mins
projects are an increasingly important vehicle for achieving stuff; are statistics on project success / failure an indication of a problem in our profession?

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