Here’s a nice 3 minute explanation of “payback period”. It includes some context and a useful worked example. Organizations typically have more ideas about projects they might like to do than resources to do them all. So, to decide which one(s) to actually initiate, they typically compare candidate projects in terms of business case and […]
Category: Perspective
Six great perspectives on project know-how:
business, systems, design, Kaizen, waterfall, and agile
“Salience Model”
The salience model construct categorizes stakeholders by power, urgency, and legitimacy. Very helpful re identifying key stakeholders and informing communication planning. Here is an 8+ minute presentation with some useful related links (and advice on the PMP exam).
“Understanding the Context of Use”
Nice (8 minute) presentation on researching context of use. Discusses identifying end-users, modeling their contexts and purposes, the design challenge of serving them, and generating ideas about features and affordances of potential project products.
“27 Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-patterns” (not a video)
Nice post listing 27 of them.
“Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell”
Great Overview of Agile PM. Lucid concepts and visual explanation, addressing risk, roles, processes, products, and revenue. Wow!
“Rich Pictures in 5 Minutes!”
Brief tutorial on a powerful notation for collaborative problem-situation analysis and representation. Originated in Peter Checkland’s Soft Systems Methodology (SSM).
“Fishbone Cause & Effect or Ishikawa Diagram”
A fun 2′ cartoon introduction.
“The Issue Log”
4-minute video explaining the Issue Log, what to put in it, and the actions it relates to.
“Earned Value Management Formulas in 5 Minutes!”
Formulas for EVM Variances and Indices. Clear presentation of Schedule and Cost Variances and Performance Indices. Makes formulas easy to remember, which is helpful for both PMP exam purposes and understanding the underlying logic and math.
“What is Earned Value Management? EVM in a Nutshell”
Useful short introduction to EVM, with some ideas about how it might be used in agile as well as plan-driven PM.