Project Management for Beginners: A Simple Guide (2020)
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- Are you new to project management and looking for a beginner’s guide? Then this is the video for you! I’ll talk you through what it means to be a project manager and I’ll be covering topics such as
• What is a project?
• How to define a project
• Planning a project
• Controlling a project
• Common problems
I’ve included real life examples taken from my own career as a project professional throughout the video so you can see how the theory is applied.
Hopefully you find the beginner’s guide to project management video useful. If you have any tips or comments of your own, please let us know in the comments below!
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Fabulous job! Great overview and lots of key terms. I'll be looking for more of your videos. And yes, the M&M clause. But always appreciate including the team in the schedule - and the risks.
Thank you very much, we're glad you found it useful!
The way you gracefully pulled off the tough Concepts - I am so thankful of you. Thanks for going through all the hassle and making them worth it. Keep it up.
Thank you very much for the lovely comment, we really appreciate it!
Well done! I like the M and M backstory. Pretty slick way to ensure quality assurance.
I am studying “program & project management” i must stand up and applaud your teaching, the way you have managed this video very quickly tells me how great a project manager you must be👍🏻💕✊👏🏻
Wow, thank you for the lovely compliment! I really appreciate it!
Great video, really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work.
The m&m test is brilliant! Thanks for creating this video for PM beginners!
Hi Hsiao-Mei, thank you for the lovely feedback. The M&M story is my favourite too :-)
This was awesome! Thanks so much for the great information and clear, precise breakdown.
Thanks for the feedback, we really appreciate it
nice tutorial,,, got some very good tips out of it,,,one tip for you is to sumerize the main points at the end of the video. thumbs up
Hi Issa, thanks for the suggestion. We'll definitely do that for our upcoming videos.
What a fantastic video for new project managers! Cheers!
Thank you. We're glad you found it useful.
I love the M&Ms example because I come from the world of concert production, and I have dealt with many instances of a performers contract ride that had those items listed.
Hi Roberto, thanks for your comment. That's amazing that other bands use it as well, does it work?
The whole video was very informative, straight to the point, and also visually pleasing. Intellectually, 'C' was my favorite part, however from a social perspective, nothing could beat the last point. Will definitely look into more of your clips.
Hi Jo Jo, thank you for your lovely comment. We really appreciate it and we're glad you found the video useful!
This is a great tutorial thank you. I found all of it useful but two elements stand out. I work in a role where budget control is less of a priority so that was very useful to learn. However the most interesting point was around building a schedule. I have seen very experienced project managers being able to build these out of pure knowledge and experience. Something quite daunting for a beginner. Your statement about getting everyone involved and that you shouldnt be in the weeds of the activities is very comforting and something i will be taking away with me. Thank you!
Hi Leighton, that you so much for your lovely comment. We really appreciate it! Schedule building is always an interesting challenge and I also used to get intimidated by project managers who appeared to conjure them out of thin air. It took me a while to realise that the PMs that involved everyone tended to be more successful than those who didn't. :-)
Thank you!! Jeez, I had to pause and take notes a lot. :-) This was VERY helpful, incredibly informative and your experience shines through in your thoroughness and clarity of your explanations. Thank your for SO MUCH information presented so well!
Hi Larry. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it. We're glad that you found the video useful!
C: M&M Story for sure. very eye opening to what customers are looking for as well.
Thanks, we really appreciate it.
Definitely found point a) most valuable (plan as a team). Excellent reasons spelled out for this. This is a point that goes beyond project management and can and should be transferred to BAU!
Hi Claire. Thanks for taking the time to comment, we really appreciate it.
Absolutely fantastic tutorial. Much better than few hours collage session 😊
Hi Siful, thanks for your lovely comment. We're glad you found the video helpful!
I am so glad I found this helpful tutorial... coming from healthcare this was so different... love the m&m quality assurance along with the forecast vs actual.
Hi Diva God, thank you for your lovely comment. We're so glad you found the video useful!
I would say A and C. Thank you very much for such a thorough explanation.
Thanks Lara, I'm glad you liked it.
Just starting a PM job and this was a great help! Thank you! (I liked B and C by the way)
Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful.
I liked the M&M story, made me realise the importance of reading and understanding
Great choice! That's our Quality Manager's favourite as well.
Dying Project Manager, something very unusual. however, I must say a very nice video and all the topics have been covered very precisely and the dedication,commitment in delivering this video is amazing. Keep up the good work! very useful
When I saw it I was a little taken aback, but when you think that any project managers who pass away during their careers were likely to be in the middle of a project when they did, it makes a lot of sense.
Wow, that a very succinct and at the same time complete coverage of the PM topic. I am just starting to participate in a project and that video has been very helpful. definitely subscribed.
Hi Sam, thanks for the lovely comment. We're glad you found the video helpful!
B, then C, then A
I was looking for concrete tasks that had to be done as PM and how and most videos were honestly just bullshitting around in generalization and this video did so great at actually giving a real contrete look at what has to be done and how that i learned so much.
Hi Lunatic108. Thank you very much for your lovely comment. I'm glad that you found the video helpful!
A.
You did an outstanding job at making the information understandable and extremely useful!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.
Excellent tutorial! So informative! And I enjoyed the dark background, as opposed to the 1st video's white screen. It was so much easier on the eyes.
Hi Antonio, thanks for the comment about the background. I've passed it on to the design team & we're going to be making more dark background videos :-)
Good point. Dark background is easier on the eyes. More people are starting to accept dark themes because they are less stressful. Thank you for mentioning it! Great video!! I am going to watch it again and take notes with time stamps. I'll post here if someone hasn't already done it.
I like the TIP A,
Good job done in the video - Command over the topic was apparent!
Thanks for the feedback, we really appreciate it!
Really amazing and captivating video! WELL DONE!! I'm considering branching into this area, so this is very helpful.
Hi smilinsteve1, thank you very much for such lovely feedback. We really do appreciate it. Good luck with the branching, project management is a great career choice!
For setting the quality controls you will need to draw down the WBS and that can't be done in isolation and once you know that you can calculate each line to do the forecast, so all of them. It was very well presented. Thank you
Hi Ankur. Thanks for your comment we really appreciate it.
The M and M story was really interesting and useful although the most helpful tip for me was the accumulated vs actual forecast calculation.
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you found the budget calculation helpful
Insightful!!! Great simple explanationfor a beginner.
Thanks for the feedback @xkanab2, we really appreciate it!
Epic video!!!
Very thorough and to the point with reasoning behind each.
Thanks heaps for this :)
Hi Joshua, thanks for taking the time to comment. We're glad you liked it! :-)
Excellent tutorial - especially the part about calculating variance
Thanks for the comment, we really appreciate it!
Fav tip was the risk planning and quality assurance 👌🏾 great tips...
Hi William, we're glad you found them useful. :-)
Construction Project Management Lecturer here... This video blows away any other on the topic I've ever seen!
Hi Tarun. Wow, thanks for your lovely comment! We really appreciate it. :-)
@@Psoda It's now a reference video for my students. Again, this is excellent content!
@@tarundoerga We hope your students find it useful! Do you have any suggestions for other videos?
I think the brown M&M tip is magnificent … and it took a rock group!!! Excellent video!
Yes, the M&Ms just perfectly illustrates critical control points. We're glad you liked the video :-)
Excellent video! I learned so much in a short period of time Most helpful tips, Risk mitigation planning with accountable parties named and schedule construct as a team.
Hi Tanisha, thank you for your lovely comment - we really appreciate it! We're glad you found the video useful. :-)
The M&M's for quality assurance was really cool
It's my favourite one as well Good Shepherd Coffee! An outstanding example of critical control points in action :-)
Amazing! M&Ms for QA -- who knew!! Many thanks!!!
Hi Dawn, thanks for the comment. I was blown away when I first heard about it as well, it's a really good way of doing critical control point QA though. :-)
Favorite Tip = A
Thanks for the explanation.
Hi Chalitha, thanks for your comment. We're glad you enjoyed the video!
This was very informative and I will be using these tips in actual projects moving forward!
Hi Shenelle, thanks for the comment. We're glad you found the video useful! :-)
I liked C. That's a really interesting story that I had never heard!
Hi Geoff, yes it's a great story & illustrates the point beautifully. It's definitely my favourite
Very useful overview of how to manage a project. I thought that the risk register and workshop concept is useful and a good way to carefully think about risks.
Hi Andrew, thanks for your comment. We're glad you found it useful.
nice outline of the project initiation activities, thanks!
Thanks, glad you found it useful.
Excellent and informative presentation power tools. I'm going to own it.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it
thank you it is very usfule
I thought the QA issue was very interesting. Also the Risk planning. Never would have thought of that. 👍
Hi Claire, we're glad you enjoyed the video and got something useful from it.
It was all really helpful! I am just starting out as a developer so everything was useful for me. Thanks. Project nicely executed 😂
Thanks for the feedback, we're glad you found it useful :-)
Thank you very much for an excellent video, and sharing your invaluable work experience. I plan to watch it a few more times, consolidate my notes and mirror it over the simple projects I have managed/worked on over the years to try internalise the methodology. But like making a puzzle. May I ask what PM software you would recommend for a beginner?
Hi Martin, thanks for your lovely feedback. We're glad you found the video useful. Our tool of choice is Psoda (of course). What do you want the tool to do?
Hi, thanks for the reply and sorry for the “not so smart yet question” :-). I am trying to formalise and polish my PM skills. Foundational stuff really. When I get to the point that I have a live fire PM situation, I will get in touch with you guys. Thanks again, Martin
No worries and you're welcome :-)
Interesting history; thanks for the video.
Thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
@@Psoda oh your welcome.
Really excellent video, thanks!
Hi Jonathan, thanks for your comment. We're glad you like the video :-)
M&Ms - brilliant!
Hi Mandy, isn't it just? It's my favourite too. :-)
Great explanation!
Thanks Benjamin
A and C!
Succinct and to the point covering majority of the points. I liked A & C as well as the risks part. Not ever imagined was the Dying project manager... M & M story is kind of an eye opener to read the fine print. For me, background music could have been little more soft for better understanding of the explanations. Thanks!
Thanks for your comments, we really appreciate it. We've also noted your feedback about the music volume :-)
I loved the presentation, which program was used to put it together?
Hi Nacho, thanks for your comment we really appreciate it. Our fantastic videos are produced by Will, our insanely talented Lead Designer, using Adobe After Effects
The m & m quality assurance!
Hi Cogama, that's my favourite too!
Thank dear :) Very helpful video
Thank you! We really appreciate it.
👍 interesting video and helpful, definitely M&M
Hi Fash, we're glad you found the video useful. The M&Ms story is our favourite too.
Good one..Useful for beginners
Thanks, glad you liked it
Great, u give so efforts.
May i know we use GPD (Global Process Development)process in CNH industrial, so is it right to say GPD is also a methodology?
Hi Vinod, thanks for the question. From my understanding Global Product Development Process is a set of guiding principles and best practices rather than a set of rules, methods and standard processes so it doesn't meet the definition of a methodology. Unless your organisation has taken it a step further and built it's own set of rules, standard processes, framework etc. which would make it an organisation specific GPD methodology. I hope that makes sense :-)
@@Psoda Thanks :) @Psoda
@@vinodsinghgaira4178 You're welcome :-)
Very good VIDEO!!!!!!
Thanks, I really appreciate it
You are awesome lady, wow👏👏👏
Thank you for your lovely comment. I'm glad you found the video useful.
"D"
thank you for this great work Rona
Thanks @Wasia U, I'm glad you found the video useful!
Hmmm... Good tutorial. Thanks
Thanks, we're glad you found it useful.
0:39 what sci fi movie is this picture from?
Hi Tadeusz, it does look like something from Independence Day but it's a royalty free image from Pixabay: pixabay.com/illustrations/ufo-cosmos-universe-forward-alien-1265186/
A and C
Fabulous
Hi Murtada, thanks for the comment. We're glad you enjoyed the video!
which books do you recommend for self study? Of course there is an electronic option
Hi Shuxrat, there are absolutely loads of fantastic project management books out there. If you're just starting out you can't go wrong with PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), or there's The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management.
@@Psoda ok thanks
You're welcome. A great online resource is www.projectmanagement.com. They've got webinars, podcasts and a thriving community.
a great video
Hi Ahmad, thanks. We're glad you enjoyed it.
M&Ms for me!
Hi Evelyn, that's definitely a good one.
Good
Thanks Mohammed, we're glad you liked the video.
C - the M&Ms!
Hi Alex, thanks for commenting. It's my favourite one as well
how to calculate accumulated forecast vs actual
Great suggestion, thanks. We'll add it to the list
C
11:24 Sco from Method?
Hi Dobromir. No idea, it's a royalty free image that we got from Pixabay.
Mine is B - how to calculate accumulated forecast vs. actuals - budgeting is kinda scary
Thanks for your comment, I agree - budgeting is my least favourite part of project management
@@Psoda Same here 😋
Good video, music is kinda annoying though, distracting.
Hello, Great video. I am working on updating a course outline, I am university professor teaching System Analysis and Design course, which the course has a section on project management. I like your presentation and would like use in the course outline. Can I have your approval to use your video in my course?
Hi Frank, we're glad you found the video useful. As long as you attribute it to Psoda you're more than welcome to use it.
If you set it to .75 speed, the talking speed is a little more Americanized
b and c
Thanks Sharon.
Big B
Good choice :-)
M&Ms
Excellent pick! Our Quality Manager loves that one :-)
Hello
Hello and welcome to our channel :-)
D: Risk of Project Manager dropping dead...
Or better still - project manager leaving! I have joined in on projects midway because the previous project manager left at very short notice (to a better job!) - and until a new one is appointed, I have to be the care-taker. Not an easy task looking around the shared drive for correspondence, meeting minutes, interim reports - and then coming up to speed on them!! And having to explain the client that there has been a change in management - which may cause a delay - but re-assuring that everything will still be fine.
I actually know a project where it happened, which is why we included it.
Yes, this is a much more common scenario.
Sorry but don't like your video coz
(1) You talk very fast
(2) It looks like you are reading from some papers
(3) I am not used to your accent, so I can't keep my concentration
(4) The graphics are also moving fast and it is kind of hard to keep track what you say and keep looking graphics
Hi Sohail, we have taken note of your feedback and will pass it on to the production team.
Disagree..the vids are perfect
A and C
C
C
C
Thanks for voting carolinegr!
B
Nice choice!