Project Management Fundamentals: 40 minute Outline of the Project Management Process 

This video collates a four video series into one single intro to PM - a mini-course all on its own!

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Thank you so much Dr Mike for the detailed Project management fundamental mini course.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,....did I say "Thank You?" well thank you for these videos! The pace and content has been so helpful!

I used this video to give immediate input into a mini project I'm leading. Thank you for your time and effort; it helped me!

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THIS WAS EXCELLENT! I'm starting to realize I've been managing projects all my life, but I've been doing it poorly. As I watched, I immediately had insights into how my current projects can be improved. Thank you so much for making this available. I really appreciate it.

I hope my lecturer from Uni has watched this (& took copious notes), it might just put him in the picture.

Good Re-Fresher on PM Fundamentals.

Brilliant online course. You get more out of this then you would paying for an online course where you don't know what to expect. Thank you Doctor Mike. I am going to look at more of your videos

Just wow, this video series is really an eye opener for me as a newbie in the project management world. Really appreciate your effort in making this video.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:33 🎯 The goal of a project is crucial and should be crafted to inspire the team and stakeholders. 01:53 💼 Project objectives set constraints on how the project will be delivered, including time, cost, and quality considerations. 02:36 📋 The scope defines all the tasks and activities required for project success, while exclusions specify what will not be part of the project. 04:54 📦 Identify all the deliverables or products your project will produce, representing the tangible results. 06:05 🌐 Dependencies and constraints dictate planning choices, considering external factors that impact the project. 07:11 ⚠️ Risks are uncertainties, and issues are certainties that can affect the project's outcome; identify and address both. 08:36 🤔 Note uncertainties and assumptions; assumptions should be validated, and uncertainties should be clarified as you move forward. 09:59 👥 Identify key stakeholders, those with significant impact, and plan your project around their needs, preferences, and priorities. 10:53 🏢 Identify key project team roles, even if you can't name all team members, and consider the necessary skills for success. 11:41 📄 In a project plan, include the scope of work using a work breakdown structure (WBS) to break down activities into manageable parts. 13:02 📜 Document all deliverables and their specifications, ensuring they meet quality and regulatory standards. 14:10 ⏰ Use milestones to represent key project points, decisions, or external events on the project schedule. 14:41 💰 Create a project budget, possibly using a cost breakdown structure, to allocate costs to work breakdown structure elements. 15:24 🔍 Implement quality assurance and quality control processes to ensure deliverables meet specified standards. 16:21 📅 Develop a project schedule, combining milestones and activities, often represented using Gantt charts. 17:06 👤 Allocate resources to project activities using an organization breakdown structure (OBS) or a RACI chart. 18:48 🗣️ Create a stakeholder communication plan detailing who receives what communications, when, and in what format. 19:45 📝 Establish governance roles and responsibilities, ensuring transparent decision-making processes. 20:53 📊 Use a risk register to manage and track risks throughout the project, taking action as needed. 23:06 🔄 Implement a monitor and control cycle to continuously monitor project progress, intervene when necessary, and keep the project on track. 23:35 📊 Regularly report project progress and issues for transparency, governance, and decision-making. 25:12 🔄 Continuously manage risks and issues, updating the risk register and addressing emerging challenges. 26:46 🤝 Conduct regular team meetings to share knowledge, address issues, and maintain team engagement. 27:51 😃 Maintain team morale through meetings, communication, recognition, and support. 28:19 🧐 Harvest lessons learned throughout the project and adapt team meetings as the project progresses to meet evolving needs. 28:58 🔄 Frequent lessons learned meetings are essential to acknowledge and understand project problems early and share positive discoveries across the team. 29:53 🔑 Continuous stakeholder engagement is crucial during project delivery to maintain enthusiasm, address concerns, and leverage their knowledge. 30:50 🔄 Implement a strong change control process to manage requests for change effectively and adapt to evolving project circumstances. 32:14 📝 Practice the "Next Bend" process by periodically taking time to think ahead and anticipate upcoming project challenges or opportunities. 34:55 🤝 Handover and sign-off of deliverables mark the beginning of the project closing stage, ensuring the client's requirements are met. 36:21 💡 Conduct lessons learned reviews with the entire project team to institutionalize good practices and correct poor ones. 38:00 🌟 Provide individualized feedback to team members to offer praise, recognition, and guidance for career development. 39:12 🗂️ Address all outstanding project admin tasks, including invoicing, to ensure the project is truly completed. 40:24 🎉 Always celebrate project completion to boost team morale and confidence, even with simple and budget-friendly activities. 41:47 ✅ Create and sign off a project closure memo to officially acknowledge the project's completion with client or sponsor approval.

very helpful from a Marketing Director's point of view. Thanks so much. This will help to manage my projects and look professional at the same time.

What an awesome course. Thank you so much Mike

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Brilliant course! Thank you so much!

Excellent overview. Thank you!

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This video helped me immensely. Thank you!

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Your videos are so easy to understand and super clear. Helped me a lot during my interviews.

Great Video

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Very insightful and well elaborated

Outstanding explanation.

Well done doctor thank you for this great video could you please record recommend me which video talk about all project management in one hour

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Another great video! I Also have a couple video requests (but it's up to you wether you want to make them): 1.Advantages and disadvantages of the project tools eg. gantt chart, pert chart, wbs, cpm 2. Roles of stakeholders within a project eg. executive sponsor, project sponsor, project team members Once again its up to you but it would really help me and others i believe You may already have made videos on these topics, and if you have, could you please comment what names the videos are under! Thank you.

Doctor thank, you very much for your effort and outstanding work. I had a question, the Workstream leader can be considered equivalent to the Integration manager? Thanks for your kind answer

Really appreciated your great insight on PM,❤🎉 by the way,do you have plans to launch PRINCE2 webinar

Please I'm having trouble understanding point five " Closing Your Project, which is Clear the Admin"

It was excellent. However you have not explained how to explain project management in interview stage?

Thank you very much