Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I owe a lot of my confidence as a project manager to the PRINCE2 course I took many years ago. It gave me all the basics, the jargon and ability to plan and manage a project. BUT… it’s hugely important to choose a good quality course. Why it’s especially good for early career project managers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I gained a lot of project management knowledge and confidence from doing my PRINCE2 course. It was a few years ago now, but the experience gave me the vocab, structure, and processes to confidently deliver projects. BUT… it’s hugely important to choose a good quality PRINCE2 course. Who is PRINCE2 Practitioner for?

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Prince2 Technical Review 2023 Certification 341

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

PRINCE2 was the first project management certification that I got. I had some project experience by that point, but I was still pretty overwhelmed by the volume of material I had to learn, the jargon , the processes, and the weird structure of the exam. Choosing the right PRINCE2 course as a beginner is vitally important.

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 362

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 5, 2021

You’re looking for the best PRINCE2 course online. In this article, I’ll share what to look for in an online training provider and how to choose the right PRINCE2 certification course for you. TL;DR: The training provider I think is the best online PRINCE2 training is Management Plaza, led by expert trainer Frank Turley.

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Prince2 Certification Energy Risk Management 378

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Then you’ll be looking for a course that will give you exam confidence and fits the way you want to study. I’ve rounded up the best PMI-ACP training courses below based on my knowledge of the industry and working with providers and students as a project manager and trainer. The courses. Short on time? Yes Yes Yes.

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PMI 2022 Certification Agile 276

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. You are also responsible for your team, and making sure they have the skills required to do their jobs. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2015 276

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. You are also responsible for your team, and making sure they have the skills required to do their jobs. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2015 247

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 16, 2020

What does this new decade have in store for marketers running projects? Brought on by the struggle to respond and adapt to these times of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity), marketers have increasingly begun to embrace an Agile approach to their project management. Monica Georgieff.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Agile 2012 309

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager grappling with the complexities of managing virtual teams in today's interconnected world? As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, project managers like you face the challenge of overseeing teams across different locations, working hours, and continents.

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PMO Technical Review Governance Government 52

Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2020

Some may confuse the word “Foundation” in the name of the Professional Scrum Foundation course to mean simple or basic. But in truth this means it is a course for everybody to build a solid base of knowledge, understanding and practical application of Professional Scrum. Is Scrum NOT helping you manage risk and complexity?

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SCRUM Certification Sustainability Agile 194

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2024

As project managers, most of us know how important it is to make sure that what we deliver is actually useful and used by the people we deliver it for. That’s where change management comes in. It’s more a collection of best practices, real-world advice and tried-and-tested strategies for speedy and stress-free change management.

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Change Management 2020 Sustainability PMI 312

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2024

As a program manager, PMO or project team leader, you probably think about how to plan upcoming work. And that includes the requirements for developing the project management capability in the organisation to deliver the upcoming projects. Don’t get analysis paralysis People are busy.

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PMO Energy Certification Consulting 319

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

And the work you do as a subject matter expert is very different from how you manage a project or lead a team. You could be a marketing coordinator promoted to marketing project manager, for example. Wherever you are in the business, making the move from team member to team leader is a challenge.

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Technical Review Prince2 2004 PMI 247

Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2021

On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where does a Project Manager fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often, especially when speaking at conferences: I'm a project manager at company that just adopted Scrum, am I now out of a job?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2020

Some may confuse the word “Foundation” in the name of the Professional Scrum Foundation course to mean simple or basic. But in truth this means it is a course for everybody to build a solid base of knowledge, understanding and practical application of Professional Scrum. Is Scrum NOT helping you manage risk and complexity?

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SCRUM Certification Sustainability Agile 169

Proofhub

AUGUST 17, 2021

7 Best Practices To Lead And Coach Remote Project Management Teams Source: [link] Does your remote project management business have a strategic plan for communicating, training, and delegating? And what about your team members?—?are are they doing great work individually and as a team?

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Defining 183

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. However… it’s really important to choose a good course.

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Technical Review Certification Software Review PMI 340

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Recommended The PMP PrepCast Elite PLUS $389 This complete self-directed PMP Exam course is our top pick. The Elite PLUS bundle includes the PMP training course, the PMP Exam Simulator, The Formula Guide, and The StudyCoach Guidebook, giving students a PMP Study Plan to follow. What is the Project Management PrepCast ?

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Software Review 2024 PMI Certification 341

nTask

MAY 3, 2019

Project Management certifications, or a certified professional are not essential to an organization’s core structure, but their involvement makes a difference in ten folds. Today, technology and businesses have gone through a metamorphosis that has led to such organizations in dire need for certified project managers.

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Certification 2019 PMI Technical Review 159

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

Note: The IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate opens for enrolment on 30 June 2023. I have pre-registered to take the course, so I’ll update this article later with my experiences. Are you considering the IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate ?

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Certification Technical Review Software Review 2023 338

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was asked a question I found odd the other day: “Can project managers work remotely?” The events of the last few years and the lockdowns during the worst of the pandemic have proven that it is indeed possible to deliver projects while based at home – or anywhere. Build trust in the team. Use software to your advantage.

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Software Risk Management Risk Planning 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

As a project manager, we are always learning new things. If you hold a professional certification like the Project Management Professional, an APM qualification, or PRINCE2, you’ll also be expected to carry out some professional development each year as well. What is Coursera Plus? So what do you get for your money?

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2023 Certification Prince2 Agile 401

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2023

Are you wondering whether you should take the IBM project management certificate or the Google project management course? They are both excellent, credible training providers, and both courses are aimed at beginner-level project managers. So which one to take?

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Certification Technical Review PMI Agile 289

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Tech disruption is huge in our industry, so why not get ahead and show employers that you are ready to take the lead and can lead low-code app development projects? I’ve dived into the world of citizen development to help you decide if you should take this PMI Foundation and Practitioner course. Skilled developers are in demand.

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Software Review Technical Review PMI Application Development 380

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Are you looking at what PRINCE2 ® (PRojects IN a Controlled Environment) certificate you should get? But it’s not as well-known in the United States, where the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certificate from PMI, the Project Management Institute, has the largest market share. Which PRINCE2 course is best?

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Prince2 Certification PMI Governance 414

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 10, 2017

Today I’m reviewing Gord Sheppard’s online training course about rating your meeting productivity. The course takes less than an hour to complete so you can do it in your lunchbreak. The course comes with a Course Curriculum checklist so you can make sure you’ve worked through everything, but honestly there isn’t much content here.

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Software Review Certification Initiating Planning 157

LiquidPlanner

JUNE 7, 2022

The best scenario for your organization is to consider slow growth, wise project and customer selection, and focus on profitability by planning, requirements gathering, and scope management. Let’s consider these best practices for managing projects effectively while growing your small business with limited resources.

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Lean PMO Influencer Leadership 182

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work.

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Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2016

Is project reporting the highlight of your week? Better Project Status Reports is a 5 step process for communicating confidently about your project. We spend a lot of time communicating about projects in writing, and the different types of reports are a main tool for doing that. And do project managers need both?

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Healthcare Prince2 Engineering Closing 150

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So our best course of action is to prepare a risk mitigation plan so that we can manage those risks that are the most dangerous to our organization effectively before they have the opportunity to negatively impact us. Assign the risk to team members, add priority, level of risk, response, impact and more. Learn more.

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Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring 416

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I’ve long used products from Cornelius Fichtner of The Project Management PrepCast fame for my own professional development. But I also know the team behind Brain Sensei. I’ve used them both, I’ve had conversations with both teams, and over the year’s I’ve come to appreciate what they are both good at. Scholarship: No.

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Software Review PMI Certification Process 384

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Looking for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® training for your PMI certification? It might be… I’ve been through the course and I’ve got opinions about Brain Sensei! So could Brain Sensei be the perfect CAPM ® course for you? Who is Brain Sensei's CAPM course best for? Let’s find out!

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Software Review 2023 Certification PMI 397

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. As a project manager, it’s important to understand the difference between kanban and scrum so you can determine the best approach for your team. Get started for free today.

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SCRUM Manufacturing 2001 Agile 412

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. A project has a start, a middle and an end, so closing a project is an important part of the project management lifecycle.

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Prince2 Closing 2023 PMO 328

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

All Ways of Working PDUs count towards Project Management Professional ( PMP )® maintenance, even if they are in a subject that feels more aligned to a different certificate, like the scheduling or risk credentials. Talk to your manager to find out what options are available to you funded by your company.

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2023 PMI Certification Software Review 429

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them.

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Software Review Estimate Defining Budget 337

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you are like many project professionals, you have likely worked with artificial intelligence (AI) in some capacity. In our annual global survey , one in five (21 percent) respondents say they are using AI always or often in project management. Specifically focused on generative AI applications in projects, mainly ChatGPT.

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ChatGPT Generative AI Artificial Inteligence PMI 471