Lucid Thoughts - Chapter 1

There is a big difference between knowing about something and actually doing it.

The massive market for project management development and certification that has existed for the last five years must mean that there are many people who know the theory of how to manage the various aspects of project management across the life cycle. Unfortunately translating this knowledge into practice can be problematical.

01 Some recurring themes?
02 It’s not what you know; it’s the way that you do it -
developing capability - a paradigm shift
03 Combine the methods and get the best of all worlds
04 Get to grips with the business case
05 I taught him how to be a Project Manager; I didn’t say he could do it!
06 Gaining benefit for projects from a programme mindset
07 Gaining benefit from corporate purchasing power
08 Hard + Soft = Success; from theory to practice
09 APM or PRINCE2TM Qualifications - one or both?
10 Project Management - life skill or management speak?
53 Organisational change and managed change through projects:
the same thing or different?
60 Is the age of the gifted amateur over?
61 Revisiting the knowing-doing gap
63 Outstanding Project Delivery
72 PRINCE2® training - fit for purpose - but what purpose?
73 Accelerated Learning - what is it and why does it matter?