Project Doctor - all seasons

Project Doctor - all seasons

By Ralph GoossensBusinessManagement
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Project Doctor - all seasons episodes

  • S2E21 - how to avoid Communication Problems
    how to use the "conversations for action" model (Fernando Flores) in understanding how best to avoid communication problems in project management.
    about the four steps in the communication process for getting things done: requesting; committing (or refusing); submitting (or sabotaging); and accepting (or refusing).
    and about the importance of the 'conditions of satisfaction' that drive each step in the process.
    13 min
  • S2E20 - Critical thinking
    the importance of critical thinking to analyze all the arguments and opinions that are directed towards you as project manager, by all stakeholders, in order to influence the project.
    explaining the three key elements of any argumentation, as described by Stephen Toulmin.
    11 min
  • S2E19 - Ethics and self-knowledge
    an ancient greek myth has lessons for us about ethics - that knowing your limitations will help you prevent having negative impact on stakeholders, third parties, team, end users. how an old story has implications for project managers today, especially in the competency of "self-knowledge".
    8 min
  • S4E3 - conversation with Amr Mousa, Egypt
    Amr Mousa is sharing insights on the importance of the team as a primary stakeholder, on dopamine addiction, on how the profession of project management has evolved, on the need for a constant learning attitude, and the key importance of cross-cultural understanding in projects.
    48 min
  • S3E4 - Finance, with Frank Vogelezang
    interview with Frank Vogelezang on cost estimating, cone of uncertainty, using historical data, scenarios, training vs experience, complexity vs criticality, anomalies, and the "count, compute, judge" approach to managing finance aspects
    50 min
  • S2E16 - Ethics & sensitivity to context
    an ancient greek myth has lessons for us about ethics - that knowing more about the context can change the meaning of our actions. how an old story has implications for project managers today, especially in the competency of "self-knowledge".
    8 min
  • S4E2 - conversation with Oreratile Senokoane, South Africa
    Oreratile Senokoane is sharing insights on the importance of project management for todays and tomorrows businesses; on the role of leadership; the importance of project governance; and she will be covering multiple key elements that must be in place for any project to be successful.
    Plus in our talk we come across a few interesting differences between projects done in South Africa versus The Netherlands, especially in the area of stakeholder management.
    35 min

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