How to Manage a Project - A Beginners Guide
You’ve just been handed a project... with no training, no guidebook, and a lot of questions.
In this video, I’ll walk you through how to manage a project from start to finish—without losing your mind. We’ll cover the basics: setting clear goals, building a simple plan, communicating with your team, handling risks and issues, and wrapping things up the right way.
Whether you're leading a big team or managing a project solo, these steps will help you stay focused, stay flexible, and actually deliver results.
📚 Helpful resources and links mentioned are below.
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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - What is a project?
1:41 - Getting clear on the project objectives
3:31 - Planning your project
5:30 - How I can help your business
6:15 - Delivering the project
9:53 - Project meetings and reports
12:15 - Handover and project closure
Useful links:
Project Management Explained: • Project Management Explained
Risk Management in Projects: • This Is What Risk Looks Like
Successful SteerCo Meetings: • Successful Project Steering Committee Meet...
Project Board Pack: • Project SteerCo Pack Template - with Free ...
Creating a Project Gantt Chart: • How to Understand and Build Gantt Charts
How to Plan Your Project: • Project Planning Explained
Project Plans in Excel: • Make a Project Plan with Excel
Plan on a Page: • Plan on a Page
Project Status Report Template: • How to Make a Project Status Report Templa...
Project Closure Report: • Build a Project Closure Report Template
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