9′ Introduction. Emphasis on launching agile project and their “Envision” phases per Jim Highsmith Short discussion of Project Data Sheet at about 6:10
Category: Perspective
Six great perspectives on project know-how:
business, systems, design, Kaizen, waterfall, and agile
“Work Breakdown Structure: Comprehensive Guide…”
The principles of “Work Breakdown Structures” and “Product Breakdown Structures”, for practical purposes, are very similar. Here is a good presentation of those principles. It’s good largely because the presenter understands the principles (and common misunderstandings of them). Also because the visuals are useful.
“The Job, the Pain, the Gain, and Customer Segments”
Useful 4′ vid.
“How to Create a Customer Persona using an Empathy Map”
Useful 6′ vid.
Tailoring Project Life Cycle
28′ video by Cogent Language. This visual project walkthru shows how to use PMI’s new 7th Edition PMBOK® Guide to tailor a project lifecycle to a specific business context. It also offers guidance on how virtual teams can customize any consistent set of authorities, standards, principles, or methodologies to any specifc project situation or challenge […]
“Project Life Cycle Selection”
Excellent 9′ video
“How to Fill in a Lean Canvas?”
– Nice 8′ Video. The purpose of the Lean Canvas is to support collaborative, high-level modeling of a new organizations. In this purpose, its basic approach, and key concepts, it is closely related to two Strategyzer® product – the Business Model Canvas and the Value Proposition canvas. It is also strongly informed by “lean” practice, […]
“Shared Vision”
Peter Senge defines “shared vision” in < 5′. Shared vision is one of the 5 “disciplines” of the learning organization, as he famously asserted. Somewhat similar to the notion of “BHAG” -big, hairy, ambitious goals” popularized in the book “Built to Last”.
“PESTLE Analysis”
Like SWOT, PESTEL is a tool for macroanalysis, that is, for looking at the contexts of organizations in a systemic way. Here is a nice 10′ explanation.
“How to Create a Project Charter”
Here is an excellent 13′ video on creating project charters. Very clear explanation of the role and benefits of the charter, as well as a clear analysis of components and useful guidance on drafting one. The charter is to be a model of the project organization that key stakeholders can buy into. In one or […]