The Everyday Project Manager

Why do you think projects fail?

Are there recurring issues with the way your company runs projects?

Any of these sound familiar? 6 reasons why companies fail to embed good project management: https://buff.ly/32LSYWY

I'd love to hear about your experiences too, why do you think projects go wrong?

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is really blimmin' useful and we take all your PMO headaches and turn them into handy dashboards. We're basically Mary Poppins for Portfolio Managers.

"It’s the perfect starting point for anyone looking to succeed in the world of project management."

If you've got beginners on your team, then we've got the course for you!

Our clients often get us in to give their new starters a thorough grounding in the practical aspects of PM to set them off in their careers with the confidence and tools to start smashing it from the word 'go'.

Our two-day Adventurer course does just that, taking you through everything that's important to be a great PM with loads of real-world examples. You can find out more about it here: https://buff.ly/lIsQo5y

Thanks so much to Amandeep for this lovely review, we're so pleased you enjoyed it!

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is outrageously good. It's practical, it gets your team talking and working beautifully together, and that makes your projects run like clockwork - and who doesn't want that?

Is this project a Rolls Royce or a 1996 Vauxhall Nova? Well that probably depends on your role!

Which one are you?!

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is really blimmin' useful and we take all your PMO headaches and turn them into handy dashboards. We're basically Mary Poppins for Portfolio Managers.

Practical project management training is our jam, and this video tutorial is no exception: https://youtu.be/-2tF1skcK7I

Jeremy talks you through how to manage your spend to date, forecast for the future, and roll with the changes using our Everyday PM Cost Plan template, which you can download for free here: https://buff.ly/UWcy7IJ

That's a whole bunch of useful stuff right there! If you've used our template or video tutorial already we'd love to know what you think, let us know in the comments.

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is outrageously good. It's practical, it gets your team talking and working beautifully together, and that makes your projects run like clockwork - and who doesn't want that?

Want to know how to set up and use a Cost Plan? We've got you covered.

We've been banging on about Cost Plans and how bloomin' useful they are for donkey's, but how do you actually set one up and use it for your projects?

Here's our Jeremy with a quick Cost Plan tutorial: https://youtu.be/-2tF1skcK7I

He takes you through what should be included in your cost plan and how to use it to stay on top of your budget.

And you already know about our free Cost Plan template right? https://everydaypm.co.uk/templates/ -plan

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is outrageously good. It's practical, it gets your team talking and working beautifully together, and that makes your projects run like clockwork - and who doesn't want that?

We commit to giving free PM training to charities each year, but we've still got space available for 2026!

If you work for a charity that could make use of project management training we'd love to help out.

Get in touch on [email protected]

*Free training is limited to one one-day Practical Project Management course per organisation for up to 12 people.

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is outrageously good. It's practical, it gets your team talking and working beautifully together, and that makes your projects run like clockwork - and who doesn't want that?

Behold, the rather gorgeous and stupendously useful Project Charter template.

This is where you lay out the terms of your project. What will it achieve? Who is responsible for what? You can add in your risks, your budget, your milestones and then think to yourself "By golly, we've got ourselves a project here, let's get cracking!"

Head to https://buff.ly/T3u2hDy to download yours for absolutely, totally free! (though we do accept chocolate donations, if you insist.)

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is really blimmin' useful and we take all your PMO headaches and turn them into handy dashboards. We're basically Mary Poppins for Portfolio Managers.

Don't let non-risks distract you from what you're trying to achieve!

But how can you identify a non-risk?

And what's the difference between risks and issues?

Check out our quick explainer video https://youtu.be/piiepAJyoPI for a quick way to identify risks, issues and non-risks and find out what you should be doing for each.

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is outrageously good. It's practical, it gets your team talking and working beautifully together, and that makes your projects run like clockwork - and who doesn't want that?

And for some reason, a lot of people still run their meetings this way - even though it's incredibly outdated.

With technology we have the ability to update actions live in the meeting. When running a meeting, try putting the actions up on screen so everyone can see them, and then update them live.

It's a great way to empower the team as they have the opportunity to change the wording in the moment to make it more relevant/memorable, or even to suggest it might not be their action. It means everyone has a shared view of who needs to do what, and shows that you are open about the updates and listening to your team. Win, win, win.

What do you think? Do you take minutes and actions this way?

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is really blimmin' useful and we take all your PMO headaches and turn them into handy dashboards. We're basically Mary Poppins for Portfolio Managers.

Does everyone in your project team understand the differences between risks, issues and non-risks?

This 4-minute wonder: https://youtu.be/piiepAJyoPI will help you to understand the differences between the them, what you should, and should not, be worrying about, and what your response should be to each.

All that in 4 minutes? It can't be done surely?!

It absolutely can, my friend.
(and don't call me Shirley.)

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We are The Everyday Project Manager, we deliver project management training that is really blimmin' useful and we take all your PMO headaches and turn them into handy dashboards. We're basically Mary Poppins for Portfolio Managers.