Project Doctor - all seasons

Project Doctor - all seasons

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, personal, playful and created with passion. Grow your skills as you listen to, and learn from, each episode. About the CANVAS series (season 1): Looking for a solid map to navigate the projects landscape? Here it is, the Project Canvas – developed over a few decades of hands-on work. About the NOTEBOOK series (season 2): Opinions, observations and advice, related to project management issues and challenges that we have all faced at one time or another. About the COMPETENCIES series (season 3): In-depth exploration of project management competencies, along with real-life stories from experienced project managers. About the WORLDWIDE series (season 4): Curious what makes your colleagues tick and what flips them out? Listen to these interviews with experienced PMs from across the globe.

Episodes

February 15, 2024 • 37 mins
A review of the myPARM project management software, by using the Project Canvas as a frame of reference.
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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
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November 15, 2023 • 32 mins
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", l...
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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.
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September 24, 2023 • 10 mins
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.
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August 23, 2023 • 19 mins
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...
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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
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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.
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June 24, 2023 • 8 mins
on the impact of AI on project management
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May 14, 2023 • 13 mins
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).
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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.
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April 6, 2023 • 10 mins
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.
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March 8, 2023 • 7 mins
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".
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January 19, 2023 • 47 mins
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.
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November 22, 2022 • 5 mins
some notes on how to measure team collaboration, not indirectly (indicators) but directly (measurement) - and a caveat as measuring this would at the same time be an intervention in the team
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November 22, 2022 • 49 mins
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
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October 4, 2022 • 12 mins
a systems view on multiple factors causing project failure, and how to use the Project Canvas to get a better understanding of sources for failure
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September 1, 2022 • 7 mins
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".
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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...
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new series of interviews with project managers from across the globe. introducing the Hofstede 6D model of cultural dimensions.
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