MEET BRYAN
Hi, I'm Bryan Barrow, the creator of the INDEX CARD PLANNING system ... that I've used to help companies of all kinds deliver their projects better, faster or not at all. The people who I work with go on to reap the rewards that come with early project delivery.
It's one of several systems that I devised to help me accomplish my personal and business goals. I'm now looking to share these with you. Whether you want to start a new business quicker and with less likelihood of failure, develop real business relationships that are long-lasting and profitable, write and sell your non-fiction book faster, I can help you. |
TALKS WITH BRYAN BARROW
How to Build Project Leadership, Engagement and Motivation with Index Card Planning
Each year millions of companies all over the world waste trillions on projects that are poorly planned and poorly executed. I show audiences a practical, repeatable formula for collaborative project planning that is fast and fun. When audiences listen to me, they walk away with a proven programme and they have the confidence and desire to put that programme into action straight away.
Key Takeaways include how to:
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The Project Manager's Play Book
You know how Project Managers, Programme Managers, Project Directors, Project Management Office (PMO) Managers, Finance Directors and Managing Directors have these problems:
From my 20 years’ experience as a project management consultant as well as what I learned playing American football for three years, I show audiences how to get their projects off to a fantastic start, how to improve team working and communication, how to make the right decision even when under pressure, how to stop bad situations from becoming worse and how to manage project risks. You will leave my keynote knowing:
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Are YOU Making These Risk Management Mistakes?
Risk Management is an essential part of project management. It is also one of the least understood and utilised. This goes some way towards explaining why so many projects finish late and over budget, if they finish at all. The annual cost to companies and to the economy is measured in billions and affects each and every one of us. Some organisations never overcome a significant project failure.
From my 20 years’ experience as a project management consultant, as well as what I learned from my time as the Chair of the specific interest group on Risk Management for the Association for Project Management (APM), I show you how to maximise business value by minimising project risk. You will learn:
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BA to PM: The Next Step on your Career Ladder or a Step Too Far?
Whether you’re a Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst, Lead Business Analyst, Business Process Analyst or play another role in the BA Community you may be agonising over whether to make the move into management. Promotion may bring you higher status and higher pay but may also bring you heavier workloads, higher stress levels and an even worse work/life balance. Project Management is not for everyone; is it right for you?
Based on my 25 years of experience as a BA, Senior BA, hybrid BA/PM, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager and Independent Consultant this talk will help you decide whether you’re cut out for a life as a Project Manager, how to acquire the key skills you need to make it as a PM and how, by following a simple framework, you can end the agony and strike out towards your next role with confidence. You’ll learn:
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TRAINING PROGRAMMES WITH BRYAN BARROW
Index Card Planning 2-day Training Course
You know how Project Managers, Team Leaders, Department Heads, Resource Managers and those responsible for running projects have these problems: they are overwhelmed by the number of projects competing for their time and resources; they feel confused by the competing priorities and interdependencies; they are tired of trying to get the appropriate level of funding needed to deliver projects successfully and they are sick of the silo working that means that they have little notice of work that impacts them. They wish they had a way of warning senior management about projects that are unlikely to deliver and should be stopped, but they struggle to get anyone to listen until it is too late.
The Index Card Planning system is my proven, repeatable system for planning projects. You'll learn how to plan your next project, step-by-step, in a way that is fun, fast and delivers fantastic results. |
Project Management 8 week Online Coaching Programme
If you need more than the book, but aren't able to attend one of my in-house training courses, here is my online coaching programme that transforms you into a more confident, more accomplished project professional.
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BOOKS BY BRYAN BARROW
The Project Planning Workshop Handbook
The three biggest reasons why projects fail are poor estimating, lack of executive sponsorship and poorly defined goals.
The best way to address all three is to hold a proper kick-off workshop, yet few people know how to do so properly. It's not something that you taught, so most of you learn by doing. The problem is that you learn from people who are doing it badly. This book will show you how to run a project kickoff workshop and give you the confidence to do so. What makes this method different is that it builds in engagement and support from your key stakeholders at the same time that you create your plan. The result is better plans, faster results and happier stakeholders. So, would you like to learn how to hold a kickoff workshop from an expert, or from just anybody? |
How to Create your Project Plan in Seven Easy Steps
So much of the work that you do, and the work that goes on all around you, is delivered through projects.
This no-fluff book describes a straightforward, step-by-step process for creating a project schedule that you can use time and time again. This top-down approach to creating a project will transform the way that you think about projects |
The Project Management Playbook
This series is the culmination of many years of hard work. Much of that work was done is the pursuit of delivering million-dollar projects for a wide range of well-know organisations in both the private and public sector. However, the seeds of these books were planted years before, when I started playing American Football.
Divided into three parts, these three books will transform the way that you approach managing your projects. In particular, they will help you to start your projects off more successfully, create a team that is focused on delivering them with you, and help you to anticipate and overcome the kinds of problems that undermine most projects. |
Record Collecting in the Internet Age
The last 20 years has seen a revolution in the way that we buy, store and listen to music. However, the changes have not all been positive. The limitless supply of music means that you are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of music that is available.
As a result you’re failing to benefit from the healing power of music as you skip from track to track in an effort to keep up with recommendations for music from people that you don’t know and who don't know you. Listening to music has powerful physical and psychological effects on the human body. It can lift you up, calm you down, reduce stress and anxiety and boost your immune system. The question is this: Are you going to carry on skimming from track to track, never really knowing what music you really love? Or would you like to learn how to discover music that makes you happy? |
The Passive Income Pyramid
More and more people are choosing to start their own business than ever before. The chances of creating a successful business though are not in your favour. About half of new businesses fails within two years and four out of five fails within five.
In this new book I present an approach to identifying and starting up a business that puts you on the path the profit from day one. You will learn how to make money from home, how to make money fast and how to earn extra money. This book is for you whether you are:
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