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

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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"

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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

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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

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5 Tips for Project Reporting Stakeholders Will Actual Read

Are you a project manager finding your project reporting is ineffective or not being read? If so, this episode is for you.

Key take-aways from this episode include:

• Be brief, be brilliant, be gone. It's harder to write a concise report than on overly-detailed one

• Optimize your report creation process as an org/team level, not a personal one

• Teach your stakeholders how to read the reporting (including potential methods)

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5 Types of Project Sponsors and How Best to Manage Them

Are you a project manager struggling to engage with your project sponsor or wondering for how you can become a rockstar PM in their eyes? If so, this episode is for you.

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CAPM vs. PMP for New Project Managers

Are you a new or early-career project manager wondering whether you should pursue the CAPM or PMP certification? If so, this episode is for you.

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5 Things to do Before Leaving Your Project Management Role

Are you a project manager feeling burnt out, frustrated, or otherwise considering leaving your current role and wondering how to approach this significant decision? If so, this week's episode of Better Projects Today is for you!

A few key take-aways from today's episode include:

- Start with identifying and analyzing the root cause of your issue(s)

- Brainstorm solutions while understanding your BATNA

- The actions you take to leave a role can often unearth a new appreciation for it

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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