When logic takes a back seat to influence, project management becomes a political game. This episode examines how power dynamics quietly shape decisions, how to recognize when politics is driving your project, and what practical steps you can take to maintain momentum and integrity in politically charged environments.

Project closure is the most overlooked phase of project management, yet it’s one of the most valuable. In this episode, you’ll learn how to properly close out projects through administrative closure, financial reconciliation, and contract completion. Discover how to conduct lessons learned sessions that actually produce actionable insights, not just vague complaints. Get practical techniques for archiving documentation so it’s useful years later, not buried in unsearchable folders. Learn why formal acceptance matters, how to celebrate team wins effectively, and what post-implementation reviews can teach you about benefits realization. Whether you’re wrapping up a three-month initiative or a multi-year program, this episode gives you the tools to finish strong, preserve knowledge, and set yourself up for future success. Turn every project ending into an opportunity for growth and relationship building.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Project Management in Practice Series

This episode is part of a structured series that organizes episodes into a coherent curriculum for practising project managers. It keeps each episode self-contained while allowing listeners to follow a logical progression from project initiation to delivery control. Each focuses on a concrete, practical aspect of day-to-day project delivery.

Most projects fail not because of poor execution, but because people don’t adopt the solution. In this episode, we examine the uncomfortable truth about change management and why technical success means nothing without behavioral change. You’ll learn the three phases of transition that people experience, how to identify and engage informal leaders as change champions, and why resistance is actually valuable information. We cover practical techniques like change impact assessments, just-in-time training approaches, and how to measure adoption after go-live. Discover why treating change management as optional project work guarantees failure, and learn how to build change readiness into your project plans from day one. This episode provides actionable strategies for addressing the human side of projects, including stakeholder engagement methods that create real ownership and communication approaches that build credibility when things go wrong.

Project Management in Practice Series

This episode is part of a structured series that organizes episodes into a coherent curriculum for practising project managers. It keeps each episode self-contained while allowing listeners to follow a logical progression from project initiation to delivery control. Each focuses on a concrete, practical aspect of day-to-day project delivery.