Project Doctor - all seasons

Project Doctor - all seasons

By Ralph GoossensBusinessManagement
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Project Doctor - all seasons episodes

  • S2E27 - on Data Driven project management
    what is data driven project managent; the triple ladder from data to information to knowledge; covering types of data to collect for each tile of the Project Canvas (check out the Canvas series); from data to reports and analytics; benefits and pitfalls; what you measure measure gets highlighted, what you measure creates a meaning
    23 min
  • S3E6 - Stakeholders, with Beverly Pasian
    interview with Beverly Pasian on stakeholders, including the following topics: project management research, smart city projects, categorization / model for stakeholder engagement, stakeholder as victim, representativeness, unexpected stakeholders, consequences of decision who is recognized as stakeholder, sabotage and bribery, importance of planning stage, responsible PM and knowledge of stakeholders, technique of "rich picture", legacy stakeholders.
    33 min
  • S3E5 - Plan and Control, with Richard Middelkoop
    interview with Richard Middelkoop on plan and control, controls in early project phases, budgets, baseline changes, KP's, use of tools, interfaces between subteams, integration, linking pins, suppliers and supply chain, different parameters for plan and control depending on project type and setting, earned value, using statistics.
    47 min
  • S2E26 - on Conflict handling
    discussing the Thomas and Kilmann magic quadrant conflict handling model. adding considerations about reasons for conflict, factors for selecting how to handle a conflict, and the influence of cultural background on selecting a preferred style of conflict handling.
    11 min
  • S2E25 - the problem with Best Practices
    many organisations have difficulty implementing 'best practices'. looking at this issue from the perspective of social practices theory, we find three elements that define every practice: materials; competences; and meanings. we look at how practices change over time, and how new ones are introduced while old ones get discontinued. this helps to understand why your organisation or your ptoject team will or will not be able to adopt any best practice.
    20 min
  • S4E4 - conversation with Omar al-Ubeidly, Bahrein
    topics covered in this interview are related to Omar's analysis of PM in the Arab world :
    • obsession with 'just get it done'
    • situation-dependency of what's the best attitude for a PM
    • lionization of the PM
    • how PMs treat their teams
    • personalize leadership
    • importance of critical thinking
    • innovation
    • transparency
    • trust and accountability
    • creativity in projects and NGOs
    • management of giga-projects
    • expectations for the next decades
    45 min
  • S2E24 - Benefits and Limitations of Risk Management
    looking at risk management from a few perspectives: history, analytical, and the common approach to risk management. giving insights into the benefits and the limitations of risk management. covering both the quantitative and the qualitative approaches, and reconciling them.
    18 min
  • S2E22 - how to avoid Scope Creep
    scope creep is related to a baseline. you can still have scope creep in an agile project.
    understaning scope creep as part of the mechanisme of operationalization (which is a fundamental process happening in any project).
    how to deal with scope creep when it happens.
    how to prevent scope creep by using rigorous quality control.
    QFD as the recommended tool against scope creep (quality function deployment).
    14 min

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The Project Doctor® podcasts give insights and practical advice on issues that all project managers run into. Listeners can expect a “5P” experience – with stories that are: professional, practical,…