311: 5-Step Powerful Framework for Mastering Project Management with Kory Kogon

The Modern Manager

When you think of project management, what first comes to mind?

For many folks, it’s associated with getting certified to lead the execution of major projects. You can even hold the title of Project Manager in some businesses!

Yet, much of what all managers do–setting goals, creating plans, managing teams–is essentially project management.

We’ve quietly slipped into the project manager role, just without the official title. However, working intuitively in this capacity can lead to challenges. Today’s guest is here to set us on the right path toward project success.

Meet Kory Kogon. Kory Kogon is FranklinCovey’s vice president of Content and Senior Consultant. She is the co-author of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager and has appeared as an expert on TODAY, MSNBC’s Your Business, Forbes.com, Inc.com, and FastCompany.com.

She is also one of the authors of the following FranklinCovey work sessions: The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®, Project Management Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager™, and Presentation Advantage®. Kory brings more than 25 years of business expertise, from frontline positions to an executive team member.

In this episode, Kory explains how intuitive project management skills from our personal lives can be applied in professional settings. She emphasizes the importance of combining value, people, and process for project success, shares a practical 5-step framework for effective project management, offers tips to keep projects moving forward and on track, and much more.

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Conversation Topics

• (00:00) Intro
• (01:50) Why we’re all unofficial project managers
• (04:14) Project management in an organizational setting explained
• (08:13) The project management success formula
• (10:52) 5-step framework for effective project management
• (13:29) What does the scoping process look like?
• (20:56) Real-world example of poor scoping
• (24:26) Tips to keep projects moving forward and on track
• (31:01) A great manager Kory has worked for
• (33:29) Keep up with Kory
• (34:45) [Extended Episode Only] The power and components of Gantt charts
• (42:34) [Extended Episode Only] How to keep your project plan relevant and effective

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