Project Management Scenario Compass
By Project Management Scenario Compass
Categories: Education
Real Scenarios. Smarter Decisions. What should a project manager do first when a project falls behind schedule, stakeholders clash, or a vendor misses a deadline? Welcome to Project Management Scenario Compass. Designed for PMP exam candidates, aspiring project managers, and experienced leaders, each 7-to-8-minute episode walks through a realistic predictive, Agile, or hybrid project challenge, breaks down four possible responses, and explains the strongest decision. New episodes weekly. Follow now to sharpen your project leadership—one scenario at a time.
14 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Your Project Is 20% Over Budget Mid-Execution — What Should You Do First? | Episode 13
What should you do when you're halfway through a major project, costs are running 20% above the earned value of completed work, and the CFO demands immediate budget cuts?In Episode 13 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a high-pressure cost management scenario involving a warehouse…
- The Deliverable Is Complete, But the Client Refuses to Sign Off — What Should You Do First? | Episode 12
What should you do when your project team has completed the work and passed internal quality checks—but the client refuses to sign off?In Episode 12 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a challenging project closure scenario involving a customer relationship management (CRM)…
- Your Sponsor Asks You to Skip Testing to Hit a Deadline — What Should You Do First? | Episode 11
What should you do when your project is behind schedule—and your sponsor tells you to skip the remaining testing so you can launch on time?In Episode 11 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we examine a high-stakes quality-versus-schedule dilemma on a healthcare patient scheduling system…
- A Key Vendor Misses a Critical Deliverable — What Should You Do First? | Episode 10
What should a project manager do when a critical supplier misses an important delivery deadline?In Episode 10 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic $8 million construction project where a specialized equipment supplier announces a three-week delivery delay just before a…
- Your Agile Team Keeps Missing Sprint Commitments — What Should You Do First? | Episode 9
What should a Scrum Master do when an Agile team repeatedly misses its Sprint Goals—and senior management demands higher productivity?In Episode 9 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic software development scenario where a Scrum Team has missed its Sprint Goals for three…
- Your Best Team Member Is Causing Conflict — What Should You Do First? | Episode 8
What do you do when your strongest technical contributor is also the biggest source of friction on your team?In Episode 8 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we walk through a realistic project leadership dilemma: a senior developer consistently delivers complex work ahead of schedule, but his…
- Two Departments Want Different Outcomes — Who Decides? | Episode 7
Two Departments Want Different Outcomes — Who Decides? | Episode 7What should a project manager do when two powerful stakeholders disagree on a critical project decision?In this episode of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic inventory management system implementation where…
- A Stakeholder Requests a Major Scope Change — What Should You Do First? | Episode 3
A Stakeholder Requests a Major Scope Change — What Should You Do First? | Episode 3What should a project manager do when a client requests additional work after the project scope, budget, and schedule have already been approved?In this episode of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a…
- Your Project Has No Clear Objectives — What Should You Do? | Episode 6
Your project has an approved budget, an assigned team, and a sponsor eager to begin. But there's one problem: nobody agrees on what success actually means.In Episode 6 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic municipal service improvement project where stakeholders have…
- Your Project Is Behind Schedule — What Should You Do First? | Episode 5
Your project is behind schedule. The sponsor wants immediate action, the contractor recommends adding more workers, and the deadline is approaching. What should a project manager do first?In Episode 5 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic construction project where delays…
- Your Sponsor Wants to Ignore a Major Risk — What Should You Do? | Episode 4
What should a project manager do when a sponsor wants to ignore a significant project risk to protect the deadline?In Episode 4 of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic healthcare technology project where a potential system failure threatens operations, but the sponsor…
- When a Stakeholder Disagrees With Your Project Plan — What Should You Do? | Episode 2
What happens when a key stakeholder challenges a project plan that your team has carefully prepared?In this episode of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic project scenario involving conflicting stakeholder expectations, unclear requirements, and pressure to make immediate…
- What Should a Project Manager Do First? | Episode 1
Your project is behind schedule. Your sponsor demands immediate results. Your team is under pressure.What should a project manager do first?In this episode of Project Management Scenario Compass, we explore a realistic project scenario and examine how effective project managers make decisions…
- Welcome to Project Management Scenario Compass
Welcome to Project Management Scenario Compass — where real project challenges become practical learning opportunities.Discover how our scenario-based podcast helps PMP® exam candidates, aspiring project managers, and working professionals strengthen their judgment, analyze difficult situations…
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