🔥 There’s one skill that separates great IT Project Managers from everyone else-project tailoring. Most project managers get stuck trying to learn every new tool and process out there. They dive deep into theories but still struggle to deliver projects on time and within budget. It’s frustrating. The truth is, great project managers don’t try to do it all-they focus on tailoring simple processes and tools that work best for their team and projects. That’s what creates transparency, predictability, and results. But here’s the thing-tailoring isn’t just guessing what might work. It’s about knowing three critical components: 1) Understanding project management on a deeper level. 2) Knowing exactly what to tailor. 3) Applying it effectively in real companies with real people. That’s why I created the Professional Development Plan for IT Project Managers-to help you master project tailoring and finally become the project manager who delivers every time, no matter the challenge. ✅ Click the link below to get your development plan now and take the next step toward mastering project management. itpmschool.com/get-plan?
Nice one. Let's also keep the term here. Quality is the degree to which the final product, service, or result corresponds to the requirements. It includes the number of defects present in the product, and whether end users are willing to use it.
2:57 please may I ask what you mean here? In terms of communication differences with different stakeholders? Is this like having to take the sponsor/supplier to lunch to get them on your good side? or more formal meetings in the client's office to determine their requirements?
In most cases, you should use a communication tool that leave a trial. You don’t want to discuss project budget or timelines with clients on a meeting or informal dinner. At least you need to follow up with an email on all agreements. The same goes with requirements. You can collect them on a meeting. But then, you need to write them down and get a sign off from a stakeholder that the requirements are correct.
@@ITProjectManagers Hi Dmitriy, yes you are correct, my apologies for that! At 9:23 you say that it's the PM's responsibility to fill the PM process groups with the correct processes and tools; then at 9:32 you say that a PM doesn't have to worry about this and that it's outsourced. I think I've misunderstood, please can you explain?
Sorry for that:) Being on camera is not the skill they teach you at school. So, it's a learning curve for me. Newer videos are a bit better in that sense.
Great question! Crashing and Fast Tracking are schedule compression techniques. You use them when you need to reduce the overall duration of a project. With Fast Tracking, you try to do several activities in parallel rather than one by one. Usually, it introduces new risks to the project and lots of communication overhead for the team. With Crashing, you put more resources (read people) to one activity to finish it faster. It also introduces new risks and additional costs. Moreover, there’s a law of diminishing returns. In IT it means that putting more developers to do one piece of functionality won’t bring you a proportional increase in productivity. And sometimes, it’s just inefficient. Nine women can’t bear a child in 1 month, you know...
🔥 There’s one skill that separates great IT Project Managers from everyone else-project tailoring.
Most project managers get stuck trying to learn every new tool and process out there. They dive deep into theories but still struggle to deliver projects on time and within budget. It’s frustrating.
The truth is, great project managers don’t try to do it all-they focus on tailoring simple processes and tools that work best for their team and projects. That’s what creates transparency, predictability, and results.
But here’s the thing-tailoring isn’t just guessing what might work. It’s about knowing three critical components:
1) Understanding project management on a deeper level.
2) Knowing exactly what to tailor.
3) Applying it effectively in real companies with real people.
That’s why I created the Professional Development Plan for IT Project Managers-to help you master project tailoring and finally become the project manager who delivers every time, no matter the challenge.
✅ Click the link below to get your development plan now and take the next step toward mastering project management.
itpmschool.com/get-plan?
Could you guide me how to rewrite my cv to be able to get called in project management positions
Dmitry is posting really superb videos i have ever seen in this dry topic. And i want him to post more and more videos.
Thanks, Anu! Glad it was helpful.
Definition of quality
Nice one. Let's also keep the term here.
Quality is the degree to which the final product, service, or result corresponds to the requirements. It includes the number of defects present in the product, and whether end users are willing to use it.
2:57 please may I ask what you mean here? In terms of communication differences with different stakeholders? Is this like having to take the sponsor/supplier to lunch to get them on your good side? or more formal meetings in the client's office to determine their requirements?
In most cases, you should use a communication tool that leave a trial. You don’t want to discuss project budget or timelines with clients on a meeting or informal dinner. At least you need to follow up with an email on all agreements.
The same goes with requirements. You can collect them on a meeting. But then, you need to write them down and get a sign off from a stakeholder that the requirements are correct.
@@ITProjectManagers Thank you Dmitriy! :D
Some important parameters to keep in mind - Project Governance Matrix, Performance Matrices, Strategy to deal with different stakeholders
Thanks for your input. These are quite advanced terms and topic!
Nice video my teacher sent us a link to watch for class and, it's good
Glad you found the video useful. Pass my thanks to your teacher for reference.
9:28 isn't this the PM's job? Why is it outsourced?
It seems like timestamp and your question are out of sync. I don’t understand what you ask...
@@ITProjectManagers Hi Dmitriy, yes you are correct, my apologies for that! At 9:23 you say that it's the PM's responsibility to fill the PM process groups with the correct processes and tools; then at 9:32 you say that a PM doesn't have to worry about this and that it's outsourced. I think I've misunderstood, please can you explain?
Very Nice content however so fast 😢
Sorry for that:) Being on camera is not the skill they teach you at school. So, it's a learning curve for me.
Newer videos are a bit better in that sense.
crashing and fast traking
Great question! Crashing and Fast Tracking are schedule compression techniques. You use them when you need to reduce the overall duration of a project.
With Fast Tracking, you try to do several activities in parallel rather than one by one. Usually, it introduces new risks to the project and lots of communication overhead for the team.
With Crashing, you put more resources (read people) to one activity to finish it faster. It also introduces new risks and additional costs. Moreover, there’s a law of diminishing returns. In IT it means that putting more developers to do one piece of functionality won’t bring you a proportional increase in productivity.
And sometimes, it’s just inefficient. Nine women can’t bear a child in 1 month, you know...
@@ITProjectManagers Nice explanation.
Glad it helps!