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In this interview, Eileen Roden warns project managers against planning in isolation and trying to provide all the technical answers; instead planning should be a collaborative process, and use the kn...

9 Jan 202212min

In this episode, John McIntyre warns us to be careful when using averages to work out project durations (and explains how they are more useful at project level than task level). He also advises us to...

8 Jan 202212min

In this episode, Paul Lomax gives us an example of the dangers in taking instructions and information at face value, and encourages us to communicate well and frequently to keep everyone on the same p...

7 Jan 202210min

In this episode, Nick Hopkins tells us about the difficulties of running projects in organisations that believe their people are empowered, but in reality decisions are funnelled trough a small group ...

6 Jan 202211min

In this episode, Mark Ferguson talks to us about the importance of understanding the business case for your project and understanding how it fits into the organisational governance context.He also war...

5 Jan 202210min

In this episode, Nicole Reilly warns us what can happen if you make the wrong assumptions and don't use operational subject matter experts.She also tells us about how good and consistent communication...

4 Jan 202211min

In this interview, Martin Dowsett tells us how he uses checklists to make sure small but important things don't get forgotten.He also tells us how he brought a project that was over budget back on tra...

3 Jan 20229min

In this episode, Adam Al-Shemmeri talks about how incremental delivery can increase flexibility - even in construction!He also talks about running projects when the sponsor's freedom to make decisions...

2 Jan 202210min