Short (3.5′) explanation of the innovation games construct, emphasizing applications and benefits. Includes a nice introduction to one game: “Prune the Product Tree”.
“Conflict Management Styles”
Useful 11′ introduction to (what today tend to be seen as) the five main styles of conflict management: Dominate, Withdraw, Accomodate, Compromise, Collaborate. Besides a description of each style, it offers an explanation of the psychology underlying each and a chance to reflect on one’s own style.
“Market Segmentation with Real World Examples from a Business Professor”
Clear, well-organized explanation of traditional customer segmentation for marketing purposes in about 11 minutes. “Traditional” here means pre-dating personal computers, internet, and e-commerce. More modern approaches to modeling customers for business purposes (e.g. using empathy maps, exploring contexts of use, customer journey mapping, developing persona) tend to be extensions and refinement of the traditional “psychographic” […]
“Double Diamond in 3 Minutes”
Since its emergence in the early 1970’s, the soft systems design community of practice has been enabling non-technical persons to participate in collaborative problem-solving and design processes. It does so by way of processes strongly informed by systems thinking but scaffolded by visual models, physical prototypes, and conversation, rather than by precise definitions, math, and […]
Why Project Management Training Doesn’t Fit Early Career
Project management training doesn’t fit early career professionals because of what is in it, what is not in it, and its assumptions about project know-how, and about your future, if you are early career professional. What might fit you better? Situated Experiential Learning – Grow Your Own Project Know-how!
“SMART Goals – Quick Overview”
Excellent 3′ presentation – helps to understand related ideas as well, e.g. prioritization, alignment, metrics/performance measures, and the choice thereof.
“Integrated Change Control”
Concise explanation of the sequence of steps in integrated change control, with some useful advice after the sequence. All in less than 2′.
“Risk Breakdown Structure”
10.5′ slide-based explanation. Useful identification of risk-breakdown structure levels and types.
“What I Actually Do as a Product Manager (in 2023)”
Wow! This is a current, smart, immersive, and very entertaining look at the product manager role. Not a typical explanation or “how to” video, it rather centers the lifestyle, mentioning, in the process, a lot of key constructs related to the role. There is a cm in the middle of it, which links to opportunities […]
“Decision Tree Analysis – Intro and Example with Expected Monetary Value”
7′ video explanation of the essential logic of decision tree analysis based on Expected Monetary Value (EMV) by way of an example worked on a white board. As can be seen easily, the EMV and decision tree constructs are potentially quite valuable, and the logic and math involved are extremely straightforward. However, as can also […]