Very practical 9′ video focused on risk identification early in plan-driven projects. It also paints a bigger picture of risk management as a collaborative activity, an activity that a) reduces uncertainty, b) builds the team, and c) can create useful process assets for the performing organization as a whole.
Category: *Waterfall
This perspective on project know-how is also known today as “plan-driven”, “linear”, or “sequential”.
This perspective is deeply informed by the Systems and Kaizen perspectives on project work. However, it chas ontinued to integrate these and to develop self-consciously, as a distinct community of practice, starting in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Its identify, principles and practices were strongly and continuously informed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and its Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), as well as other professional associations, including Prince2, through the frst decade of the 21st century. Since then, PMI’s views have been strongly informed by the agile perspective as well.
“Project Risk Management”
Very nice 11′ orientation via definitions of key constructs, a nice visual risk register, and a worked example. As the presenter indicates, the assumption here is a small to medium size project. That said, regardless of project scale, the basic constructs here are relevant and useful.
“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).
“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.
“How to Estimate a Project”
Brief (<4′) introduction to estimating plan-driven project scope, time, and cost. Pays useful attention to linkages among these.
“The Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix”
The point of a project communication plan is to *move* key stakeholders from whatever level of engagement with the project they’re currently at to the level that will be most helpful to the project. To diagnose gaps in these levels of engagement, the Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix is a great tool. Here’s a short video […]
“Project Scheduling – PERT/CPM | Finding Critical Path”
The general topic here is scheduling in plan-driven projects and, specifically, critical path methodology (CPM). This video goes into techniques such as doing the forward and backward passes to surface schedule attributes (e.g. “ES” earliest start, “LS” latest start, etc.). For anyone studying for the PMP exam, knowing these techniques is recommended. Historically, on the […]
“What is the Critical Path Method (CPM)”
Good 5 minute video. Some historical context along with useful definitions and disambiguations.