5 Tips for Dealing with Unrealistic Project Timelines

Are you a project manager that's been handed a project with unrealistic timeline expectations? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you.

Key take-aways from this episode include:

• Trust and transparency are foundational to getting a project back on track

• If asking for more resources, do it in a way that makes it very easy for your Sponsor to say "yes"

• When faced with someone unreasonable, approach them with a "coalition of the reasonable"

Better Projects Today is the bite-sized project management podcast helping you to bridge theory and practice in your own work to create better teams, better results, and better projects today. I'm Tyler Norman, and I bring 15 years of experience as a global program leader and serial mentor to project professionals.

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4 Tips for Project Roadmaps That Actually Matter

Are you a project leader looking to improve how you communicate project schedules with your team? If so, this episode is for you.

Key take-aways from this episode include:

• A roadmap and Gannt schedule are two very different tools and should be treated as such

• Ensure your roadmap's structure aligns with the project's vision/objective to intrinsically "tell the story" of how your project will flow

• A well-designed roadmap is a powerful tool for facilitating discussions with shared vernacular and visibility to impacts of change

Better Projects Today is the bite-sized project management podcast helping you to bridge theory and practice in your own work to create better teams, better results, and better projects today. I'm Tyler Norman, and I bring 15 years of experience as a global program leader and serial mentor to project professionals.

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PgMP 101 - An Overview of PMI's Program Management Professional Certification

Are you an experienced project professional looking to take the next step in your career? If so, the PgMP might be right for you.

Key take-aways from this episode include:

• The PgMP is significantly less known than the PMP but is building momentum and recognition

• It provides massive value at a personal, team, and organizational level

• The PgMP Exam is a monster, but test strategy can make it manageable

Better Projects Today is the bite-sized project management podcast helping you to bridge theory and practice in your own work to create better teams, better results, and better projects today. I'm Tyler Norman, and I bring 15 years of experience as a global program leader and serial mentor to project professionals.

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