Sitting in the corner looking pretty

By simon burger

A short informal podcast on the management of projects, project management and how you and your company can manage projects better, leadership and how business, business management and projects can

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The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.

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June 19, 2023 Episode 24 - being wrong gets better results
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Being wrong is perceived as a bad thing, but at the right time it’s the best thing you can be, especially if you want the best for the project.

Here’s why and when you should be happy to be wrong.
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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8min
June 12, 2023 Episode 23 - how to manage a budget when you don’t know what you’re doing!
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In fit out it’s becoming a popular route to commit to a budget before the design, in some cases has even started!

It can work if managed in the right way and you know how.

But how do you make sure you don’t overspend if you’re the contractor or get true value if you’re the client? This episode explains briefly how I’ve done it successfully when many other ways I’ve been involved with have failed.

Hint. It’s not with a shopping list approach. A sure fire way for no one to get value from a project!!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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11min
June 05, 2023 Episode 22 - Let’s not talk about the question. Meetings
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Today meetings, are they important? I’m not a fan of arranging meetings but they are a tool in the project management box that when used right are very effective. The two things I highlight are - the meeting needs to be about the solution not the question to be effective and the meeting should be about being effective for the business not just about being important.
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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12min
May 29, 2023 Episode 21 - what does it take to get the best from a project when you are managing from client side
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This episode explains what you need to focus on more as a manager on the client side of projects. It also goes a bit partridge with penguins!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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9min
May 22, 2023 Episode 20 - projects are a team sport
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We are told that we should work as a team, but what does that really mean in a project and are you truly being a team in your projects?
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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9min
May 15, 2023 Episode 19 - the quality, cost, time see saw
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What’s more important quality, cost or time in a project? … the answer is all of them but to get the best out of a project you have to prioritise one at at time and in an order to get the best end result. This explains a bit more … it’s a beautiful day to!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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12min
May 11, 2023 Episode 18 - learn your way to better management of your projects.
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This episode is about something you all know is good but maybe also don’t see how to get the best value from. Learning…
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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9min
May 08, 2023 Episode 17 - how you can structure your project management for the benefit of your business
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You can set up how you manage your projects in different ways. There is no right way other than the way it works for you. Here is a quick overview and some thoughts of how you could!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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12min
May 04, 2023 Episode 16 - understand to be better
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This is simple … when I say when you understand you know how to do things better. But how often do you try to understand? Be aware of one of the principles to better management of projects and you can get better value from them. 2 swans are a swimming, and it’s not Christmas!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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7min
May 01, 2023 Episode 15 - be indecisive to be decisive
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Today how not being decisive can make you more decisive to make the right decisions. I know it sound counter intuitive. You don’t always have to be 100% sure, you can’t always be 100% sure, so use it to your advantage to make better decisions. Try it it may help. And the bluebells are out!
AN EVEN BETTER WAY - COWSHED PROJECTS
VALUE FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - TO MAKE YOUR MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS AND PROFITS BETTER.

For the project and the business. For SME's and accidental project managers.

Once you know, you know!

www.cowshedprojects.com
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10min

FAQs about Sitting in the corner looking pretty:

How many episodes does Sitting in the corner looking pretty have?

The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.