Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton

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OnlinePMCourses founder, Mike Clayton, is one of the most successful project management trainers in the UK. He's written 14 best-selling books, including four on project management. Mike was a senior project manager who led client projects from the London office of Deloitte.

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Online PM Courses - Mike Clayton

I spent a good part of last summer writing topics for the latest edition of Association for Project Management's Body of Knowledge, 8th Edition. And now I have a copy in my hands. Wonderful!

Of course, that means I cannot review it objectively - I wrote around half the topics! But it is excellent - a fantastic sourcebook of knowledge and ideas for project professionals. And our brief as writers was to focus on accuracy and clarity of information. It is easier to read, yet more packed with information that previous editions. And a big +1 for each of the type-setting and graphics.

I am looking forward tremendously to interviewing APM CEO, Prof. Adam Boddison OBE, to learn what the 8th Edition and Body of Knowlegde programme in general can tell us about how APM sees the future of project management.

1 day ago | [YT] | 20

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I am proud to announce that I have got together with my new chum, Marvin.

Marvin is an AI bot, optimized to help answer project delivery and related questions. It is a collaboration between Praxis Framework and Projecting Success.

I was introduced to Marvin by Martin Paver and am now collaborating with Praxis founder, Adrian Dooley, to include as much of my material into Marvin's memory, as we can. This means it will come under the same Creative Commons usage terms as all the wonderful Praxis Framework.

This is tremendous for me. Praxis and Marvin are massive (and under-used) assets for the projects profession and our wider community.

If you have a question about any aspect of project management, why not ask Marvin, at llmjonah.azurewebsites.net/ His answer may access some of my thinking, along with that of many other contributors to our community.

4 days ago | [YT] | 17

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Did you see yesterday's video? It's a good one!
I sifted my Project Management library for my top 10 book recommendations. 
Let me know yours, in the comments.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 13

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I see that the new APM Body of Knowledge is now available from the APM bookshop: www.apm.org.uk/apm-body-of-knowledge/ and as a Kindle ebook: geni.us/WeGJVq

Thank you to James Simons and all at the Association for Project Management, who invited me to contribute so much to the writing of this fantastic guide. I can't wait to see my copy!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 32

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Project Budgeting 101: Your Guide to Producing Your First Project Budget
TOP 10: 4th most popular video of 2024
Every project needs a budget. But you’re a Project Manager, not an accountant. So, most Project Managers find the thought of producing their first project budget daunting. Here, then, is my basic guide to Project Budgeting.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

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Super excited to receive the finalized cover page for my forthcoming book.

How to Negotiate will be part of Kogan Page's best-selling Creating Success series (over 1.8 million copies sold), so I feel privileged to have added a new title.

It will be published on 3 May in the UK, on Kindle everywhere, and many territories, and on 27 May in the US and some other territories. You can pre-order (and get the Amazon price guarantee) in your territory, here: geni.us/HowToNegotiate

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 10

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What more can I say? Thank you!
I'm hoping for 10 million by the end of June...

1 month ago | [YT] | 17

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This weeks video is proving popular. When you first encountered the words incremental, iterative, and adaptive, did they all seem to blend into one? I decided to create a short video to explain, as clearly as I can, what they each mean, so we can all understand the differences.

1 month ago | [YT] | 12

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We've reached the top 5 of my top 10 videos of 2024. 
At number 5, I asked how much risk will your project take on? 
There are three similar measures we use. I explored the comparisons between: 
- Risk Tolerance
- Risk Appetite,
- Risk Capacity.

1 month ago | [YT] | 7

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And so to #6 in my top 10 videos of 2024...
How does a Scrum Master differ from a Project Manager? It’s a common question, and the answer is… ‘substantially’. Let’s look at why they may seem similar and how, in fact, the roles are very different.

1 month ago | [YT] | 5