PROJECT MANAGEMENT

My PM Stories on Medium

Here’s a collection of my PM stories on Medium, sorted by topic

John Davidson
3 min readDec 26, 2023

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Bookworm in Bangalore. Wow. © 2023

Introduction

As I enter my fourth decade of running projects, programs, and products, it’s time to give back. I find it refreshing and depressing in equal measure that most of the lessons I teach and learn have not changed in the three decades I’ve already been doing this.

It is refreshing to see new, bright entrants into the profession eager to learn, but it is depressing to see the same issues emerge sooner or later. So, this is my attempt to codify what I know so that I can share it with you.

I refer to this, my personal store of knowledge, at least once per day, and now you can, too. Enjoy!

I’ve spent the last 25 years in the energy industry, so I write about the relationship between energy and climate here.

I spend most of my day coaching and write about that here.

Starting a New Role

I’ve started many new roles over the years. Here’s my collected wisdom on tackling the first year. If you’re made redundant, you may want to read about Project Job here.

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John Davidson

John leads a large global practice of program managers and agile coaches, and coaches every day. His coaching world is accessible at pivotcoaching.co.uk .