thebigteam Podcasts
Scope Creep – The Silent Assassin of Projects
The silent assassin of projects – and how to stop it.
Simon reveals how scope creep sneaks in disguised as “just one small change”. Learn to use Scope Statements and Change Control to protect your project (and your weekends).
Dependencies – Why Projects Don’t Exist in Isolation
Why your project depends on everyone else’s project (and what to do about it).
Simon explains how to identify, track, and manage dependencies like a pro. Learn to use Dependency Logs, RAG tracking, and Gantt linking – without losing your weekends.
Assumptions & Constraints
Spot the invisible tripwires that can derail your project before you start.
Simon explores how assumptions and constraints silently shape every project – and why treating assumptions like risks will save you embarrassment later. Practical, funny, and painfully relatable.
Deliverables – The Art of Defining What You’re Actually Delivering
Define your deliverables properly – or risk delivering nothing of value.
Simon unpacks why so many deliverables fail to, well, deliver. Learn how to define products clearly, set acceptance criteria, and build a Deliverables Register that keeps your team (and your sanity) intact.
Setting Clear Project Objectives – The Accidental Project Manager
Define objectives that give direction and stop scope battles before they start.
Simon explores the importance of clear, SMART objectives and why alignment with decision-making matters more than fancy PowerPoints. Learn to write objectives that everyone understands (even the Finance Director).
The Accidental Project Manager – Welcome Episode
Meet Simon Knocker, the accidental project manager who brings humour, honesty, and hard-earned lessons from 20 years in transformation.
A humorous but practical podcast series with Simon Knocker, sharing 20+ years of project management experience — so you don’t have to make the same mistakes.
What Is a Project? – The Accidental Project Manager Podcast
Demystify what makes something a project and how to spot when you’re running one without knowing.
In this episode, Simon Knocker breaks down the five characteristics that define a true project – from change and uncertainty to uniqueness. Learn how to separate business-as-usual from actual project work (and save yourself a lot of confusion).