Better Projects Today

Handling Scope Creep With Grace as a Project Manager Are you a project manager looking to keep your project's scope under control without always having to be the bad guy? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you. Key take-aways from this episode include: - Good scope control starts long before the ask - Use the Yes-No-Yes framework to stay firm but positive - Mature project managers protect value and relationships 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. Join Me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-norman/ https://www.tylercnorman.com/ Event Speaking and Facilitated Workshops https://www.tylercnorman.com/speaking Career and Performance Coaching https://www.tylercnorman.com/coaching

Are you one of the many project leaders who didn't pass your PMP exam on first attempt? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you. Key take-aways from this episode include: • The exam is as much about mindset and test-taking as it is about knowledge. • Your score report is a free blueprint for your next success. • Book the next attempt. You’re not starting from zero, you're starting from experience. 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. Join Me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-norman/ https://www.tylercnorman.com/ Event Speaking and Facilitated Workshops https://www.tylercnorman.com/speaking Career and Performance Coaching https://www.tylercnorman.com/coaching

How to Prioritize Competing Priorities as a Project Manager. Are you an overwhelmed project manager looking to make sense of what work you should take on first? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you. Key take-aways from this episode include: • Balancing priorities requires different tools at different times • Some tasks necessitate leap-frogging task management, but it can't be everything • The most dangerous way to prioritize isn't being inefficient, but simply performing work that should never have been done in the first place 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. Join Me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-norman/ https://www.Navigatewithpurpose.com Event Speaking and Facilitated Workshops https://www.navigatewithpurpose.com/speaking Career and Performance Coaching https://www.navigatewithpurpose.com/coaching

Earn Your Seat at the Table: 6 Ways for New Project Managers to Earn Respect  Are you an inexperienced or young project manager looking to garner the respect of your peers in the workplace? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you. Key take-aways from this episode include: • Learn to speak the language of key audiences (ex: Business value is the language of Executives) • Visible competence is a powerful antidote to concerns over your experience/age. Don't show your homework, but demonstrate results transparently. • A PM's most powerful tool is in how their team mirrors their energy. Use your voice, energy, and tone to lead your team through challenges effectively 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. Join Me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-norman/ https://www.tylercnorman.com/ Event Speaking and Facilitated Workshops https://www.tylercnorman.com/speaking Career and Performance Coaching https://www.tylercnorman.com/coaching

Steering Without a Rudder: 6 Proven Tactics for Thriving When Project Sponsorship Is Absent, Weak, or in Flux Are you a project manager trying to overcome inconsistent or weak sponsorship to deliver your project? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you. Key take-aways from this episode include: • Governance is like an attorney: When someone says you don't need it, that's when you most need it • Get ahead of waning sponsorship by keeping the value of the project in constant focus • Inconsistent sponsorship is a risk to project success, and should be managed like any other risk 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. Join Me! https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-norman/ https://www.tylercnorman.com/ Event Speaking and Facilitated Workshops https://www.tylercnorman.com/speaking Career and Performance Coaching https://www.tylercnorman.com/coaching