085 - Deciding on how to make good Decisions, with Kandis Porter

<p dir="ltr">Decisions make or break your project - starting with the decision of whether or not to even do your project. Beyond that, we have planned decisions / phase gates and ad-hoc decisions that happen throughout the entire life of our project. And if you’ve been around long enough, you know that one bad decision can sink your whole project - or at least have it taking on water, fast. </p> <p dir="ltr">So, how should we approach decision making in a logical way which helps ensure that:</p> <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The right decisions get made</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Decisions get made by the right people</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Decisions are not revisited any more than they absolutely have to</p> </li> </ol> <p dir="ltr">To help answer these questions, this episode we are joined by Project Management mentor, consultant and YouTube PM star Kandis Porter! If you don’t know Kandis, you must check out her extensive youtube channel covering a lot of great Project Management topics. </p> <p dir="ltr">In today’s episode, Kandis will help us understand: </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why should we care so much about project decisions? </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How should you approach decision making? </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Kandis shares her “D.I.D.I.” framework for decision making</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How do you ensure your decisions stick? </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">What are some “worst practices” for decision making that we should avoid</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">And along the way, we may throw in some horror stories about bad decision making that we can hopefully learn from</p> <p dir="ltr">About our amazing guest, Kandis Porter</p> <p