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15. Ethics, Compliance and Professionalism - This podcast discusses the ability to work consistently in a moral, legal and socially responsible manner, and covers:
a) The importance of continuing pro…
14. Diversity and Inclusion - This podcast discusses the ability to build and maintain an inclusive environment that embraces a diverse culture, and covers:
a) Knowledge of diversity, including chara…
3. Sustainability - This podcast discusses balancing the environmental, social, economic and administrative considerations that will impact a project, and covers:
a) Why sustainability responsibiliti…
24. Change Control - This podcast discusses the ability to manage variations and change requests in a controlled way, and covers:
a) The purpose and importance of each stage of a typical change contr…
11. Conflict Resolution - This podcast discusses the ability to identify and address differences between individuals and/or interest groups, and covers:
a) The sources of conflict within a project.
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13. Team Management - This podcast discusses the ability to work with team members to create and sustain teams, and covers:
a) The different stages in the development of a team, including creation, d…
18. Quality Management - This podcast discusses the ability to ensure that outputs are delivered in accordance with requirements, and covers:
a) What is meant by quality planning, including an unders…
23. Risk and Issue Management - This podcast discusses the ability to identify and monitor risks (threats and opportunities); plan responses to those risks and respond to issues, and covers:
a) The b…
22. Budgeting and Cost Control - This budget discusses the ability to estimate costs, develop and agree budgets and monitor actual costs against forecast costs, and covers:
a) How to create a budget …
21. Resource Management - This podcast discusses the ability to identify and schedule the required internal and external resources, and covers:
a) How to determine the resources required and their av…
20. Schedule Management - This podcast discusses the ability to undertake time-based planning with an emphasis on activities and resource, and covers:
a) How to define scope in terms of outputs, outc…
19. Integrated Planning - This podcast discusses the ability to incorporate multiple plans and processes into an integrated project management plan, and covers:
a) The format for an effective integra…
5. Procurement - This podcast discusses securing the provision of resources, choosing strategies for obtaining best value from supply chains, and covers:
a) The purpose and importance of a procuremen…
17. Solutions Development - This podcast discusses the ability to determine the optimal solution to satisfy agreed requirements, and covers:
a) How to evaluate and prioritise requirements in order to…
16. Requirements Management - This podcast discusses the ability to capture and monitor the requirements of a project, and covers:
a) How to establish scope through requirements management processes …
10. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Management - This podcast discusses the ability to work with people internally and externally to achieve intended outcomes, and covers:
a) The relationshi…
9. Benefits Management - This podcast discusses benefits management as the monitoring of benefits realisation throughout a project, and covers:
a) What is meant by benefits management (including iden…
4. Business Case - This podcast discusses the business case as the justification for the initiation, investment and/or continuation of a project in terms of benefits, costs and risks, and it covers:
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2. Governance arrangements - This podcast discusses governance structures as a framework of authority and accountability for the delivery of a project, which align with organisational practice, and …
12. Leadership - This podcast discusses leadership as the way to empower and inspire others to deliver successful projects, and covers:
a) How leadership impacts on team performance and motivation (u…