Podcasts by Free Project Management Videos from Andy Kaufman, PMP
In this series, international speaker and author Andy Kaufman, PMP shares lessons to help you radically improve your ability to deliver projects. Andy is the Host of The People and Projects Podcast, available at http://www.PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com. This series is also available at http://www.free-project-management-videos.com.
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How to Calculate Critical Path from 2017-04-22T15:31:39
This is the second of two videos we have for critical path. This video provides an overview of how to calculate critical path by hand. This can help you prepare for critical path questions on the c...
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Critical Path Overview from 2017-04-22T15:27:07
This is the first of two videos we have for critical path. This video provides an overview of critical path, including some practical applications. By the way, this video is part of Andy’s e...
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Work Breakdown Structure: Demonstration from 2012-03-08T16:20:35
Sometimes it’s easier to understand how to facilitate a WBS exercise if you can see one in action. In this video, Andy Kaufman shows you how to facilitate one. Don’t miss his very insig...
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Activity Sequencing: Demonstration from 2012-03-02T20:21:47
The guys at the Manager Tools podcast talk about Horstman’s Law of Project Management, which is “Who Does What By When”. That’s not a bad summary, all things considered. Act...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Denial of Risk from 2010-08-01T12:20:13
Risk. It can be a four-letter word in some organizations! Bring up a risk and you could be viewed as not being a team player or as being negative. There’s a difference between being risk aver...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Unrealistic Timeframes from 2010-08-01T12:19:10
Ever been given a timeframe that seems impossible to hit? If you’ve managed projects for any length of time, you know what I mean. Your boss or customer thinks it can be done in a certain tim...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Inappropriate Experience from 2010-08-01T12:18:20
Hey, I’m pretty good at the game “Flight Simulator” on the computer! Want to hop on a real flight with me at the stick? I’m guessing not! There’s a difference between ...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Continual&Unregulated Change from 2010-08-01T12:17:35
We can reasonably argue that continual change is not a problem with projects. It is, of course, but it’s not worth complaining about because it’s just the nature of the game. The proble...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: No Clear Objectives from 2010-08-01T12:16:12
Think of the last project that you delivered…. How do you know whether or not it was considered to be a success? I get to ask that question to people all over the world. More often than not, ...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Poor Project Management from 2010-08-01T12:15:35
How would you describe your project management culture? I have the privilege of intersecting with hundreds of organizations and many effectively describe their culture as “Ready, Fire, Aim!&#...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Difficulty Defining Work in Detail from 2010-08-01T12:14:17
From 30,000 feet, every project is pretty easy! Same with projects. From a high-level it can be easy to think, “Hey, how tough can this be?” But we need to get out of the clouds and get...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Insufficient Involvement from 2010-08-01T12:13:59
I’m amazed at what you can get away with if you manage expectations. You can deliver late. You can over-spend. But only if you manage expectations along the way. Not manage those expectation...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Lack of Formal Methodology from 2010-08-01T12:12:43
Pop quiz for you and your team: How would you describe your project management methodology? I’ve been to many organizations where, if the question was asked to five people, I could easily get...
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Leading Cause of Project Failure: Lack of Executive Support from 2010-08-01T12:11:27
One of the single most important indicators of whether you will deliver successfully or not comes down to the support you’re getting from your sponsor. Having support doesn’t mean you g...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: The Triple Constraint from 2010-08-01T12:10:45
As we discussed in the video on Continual and Unregulated Change, it’s not a matter of if change will occur on your project–it’s only a matter of when. So how can you improve yo...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Develop a Project Charter from 2010-08-01T12:09:50
A basic practice that has proven to help project success is to develop a Project Charter. You’ve heard that, right? But who likes to create more paperwork? Isn’t this just an academic i...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Identify All Stakeholders from 2010-08-01T12:08:21
In previous videos we’ve talked about the importance of managing stakeholder expectations. It’s critical. The first key to managing stakeholder expectations is to identify who they are....
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Identify Assumptions from 2010-08-01T12:07:53
Every project has assumptions–things we don’t know whether they are true, real, or certain. Yet we often don’t sufficiently document those assumptions. How does it help a project...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Define Success from 2010-08-01T12:06:16
In a previous video we discussed how unclear objectives lead to project failure. So, how do we go about creating measurable objectives? In this video Andy Kaufman, PMP, host of the project manageme...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Create a Work Breakdown Structure from 2010-08-01T12:05:27
Create a WBS? Can anything with the letters “BS” be a good idea? From the standpoint of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the center of the u...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: The Delphi Technique from 2010-08-01T12:04:13
Group-think. We’ve all experienced it. Maybe it’s when a problem is being talked about and you don’t feel comfortable bucking the discussion trend. Or maybe you have someone on yo...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Sequencing from 2010-08-01T12:03:19
Eventually project management comes down to “who does what by when,” and that’s what sequencing is. It’s easy to talk about the concept of sequencing, but in practice, it ca...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Influence Techniques from 2010-08-01T12:02:25
What do you do when you’re being asked to deliver scope in a timeframe that just isn’t doable? Some project managers just give in. Others become the “no guy”, who essentiall...
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Improving Your Ability to Deliver: Risk Management from 2010-08-01T12:01:58
In a previous video we discussed the dangers of “denial of risk”. A solid risk management process can significantly improve your ability to successfully deliver projects. But how do yo...
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