Welcome Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that turns up more often than your Sponsor to a Steering Committee meeting. In this episode we cover how to : Treat your career like a Project I recently presented on this topic at the New Zealand PMI Conference and it seemed to resonate with plenty of PMs. So, I'm saving you the Conference entry fee and giving it to you for free. Treat your career like a Project Most Project Managers suck at planning their most important project. Their...
5 months ago • 5 min read
Welcome Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that's more informative than that project status report that you simply copied and pasted from last month. In this issue : How to rescue mission critical projects It seems like there have been more than a few examples in the media recently of projects that have required rescuing. In this issue we take a look at what rescue steps can be taken to get projects back on track. Rescue of mission critical projects.. Sometimes mission critical...
7 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome Back Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that's growing quicker than that unchecked risk in your risk register. In this months newsletter we cover: A Question of Value - how should project success be measured? A question of Value What do the Project Management Institute (PMI) and a duct-taped banana have common? They both are challenging the concept of "value". In November 2024 a piece of conceptual art called "Comedian" consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome Back Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that's growing quicker than that unchecked risk in your risk register. In this week's newsletter, we cover : The Christmas Milestone Fallacy 1-4-1 Decision-Making Framework Special Offer - PM's Guide to Steering Committees The Christmas Milestone fallacy It's that time of year again when I start hearing the re-emergence of "The Christmas Milestone". You know the one, the milestone that starts to crop up in project meetings and gets...
12 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome back Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that turns up more often than your Sponsor to a SteerCo meeting. That intro sets us up nicely for this weeks topic where we investigate the secret to building a stronger working relationship with your Project Sponsor - (5min read) How to connect with your Sponsor I used to struggle at building a strong working relationship with my Project Sponsor. When assigned to a new project I would quickly find : They were incredibly busy They...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Welcome back Welcome back to ValueKey Labs, the newsletter that's more vital than continuous coffee on a project deadline day. A bit of a space theme this time round, here's what we got : NASA cancels its VIPER Moon Rover Project How to progress your career without changing roles Video suggestion: Space X's new landing NASA Cancel's Moon Rover Project In project-related news, NASA announced it had canceled its VIPER - (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) moon project due to...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read