INTRODUCTION
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Prepare2Lead exists to make career progression real and deliberate for project management professionals. That starts with giving you genuinely useful resources that help you understand where you are, where you want to get to, and what it takes to close the gap.
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FREE TRAINING VIDEOS
The Compaq Story. One Drawing. One Job. £60k. How one whiteboard drawing in a job interview took me from £19,000 a year to £60,000 in two weeks. Not because I was smarter than anyone else. Because I could demonstrate exactly how I think about projects and communicate it clearly.
This is the video that started everything. Watch it first.
Available free on YouTube and inside the Prepare2Lead community.
What PRINCE2 Actually Is. The Real Version. Not the textbook version. The human version. What PRINCE2 actually means for your job and your career. Why the seven principles matter in practice. What the processes look like in a real project environment.
Coming soon.
The Project Career Map. Why Project Careers Stall and How to Fix It. Five modules showing you exactly where you are in your project management career and what the next level looks like. Why careers stall. How responsibility shifts as you move up. What you need to demonstrate to move forward.
Available free inside the Prepare2Lead community.
FREE TEMPLATES
The Project Delivery Toolkit
Seven practical project management templates used in real projects. Not generic templates. Templates built on PRINCE2 best practice and tested in real delivery environments.
The seven templates are:
Business Case Template. Define and justify your project investment.
Project Initiation Document. Set your project up properly from the start.
Risk Management Strategy. Define how risk will be managed on your project.
Risk Register. Identify, assess and track project risks.
Benefits Tracker. Track whether your project is delivering the value it promised.
Highlight Report Template. Keep stakeholders informed with clear progress updates.
Stage Control Document. Manage delivery within each stage and maintain control at every decision point.
Available free inside the Prepare2Lead community at prepare2lead.com/community.
FREE COMMUNITY
The Prepare2Lead community is free to join. Inside you will find:
Project management professionals at every career level sharing experiences and supporting each other.
Weekly posts, tips and practical career guidance from James J. Bailey.
Direct access to ask questions and get answers from a senior practitioner with two decades of government programme experience.
Discussions on project management frameworks, career progression, certification and real delivery challenges.
Access to all free training videos and templates.
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AMAZON PROJECT MANAGEMENT GUIDES
James J. Bailey is the author of three practical project management guides available on Amazon. Rated by practitioners across the UK and USA.
Write an Effective Project Execution Plan (5.0 stars)
A practical guide to managing delivery and control. Everything you need to write a project execution plan that actually works in practice.
Available on Amazon USA
Available on Amazon UK
Write a Winning Business Case (4.0 stars)
A practical guide based on the Five Case Model. How to write a business case that gets approved and delivers real value.
Available on Amazon USA
Available on Amazon UK
Write a Strong Project Initiation Document (4.2 stars)
A practical guide to writing a PRINCE2 PID. How to set your project up properly from the start.
Available on Amazon USA
Available on Amazon UK
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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Every video is designed to teach you something useful. Not theory. Not generic advice. Real lessons from two decades of project and programme delivery at the highest levels of government and industry.
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COMING SOON
COMING SOON
More free resources are being added regularly. Coming soon:
What PRINCE2 Actually Is. The real version. Video and written guide.
How to Pass PRINCE2 First Time. A practical study guide.
PRINCE2 vs PMP vs Agile. Which qualification is right for you.
How to Get Promoted in Project Management. A strategic guide.
Project Management Glossary. Every term defined in plain English.
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