Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

It’s no secret that culture can have a big impact on communication. Just think about how much harder it is to communicate with someone from a different country who doesn’t speak your language. But culture can affect communication even when everyone speaks the same language. The basics. Body language.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

Construction projects are structured with schedules, budgets and resource allocation. Many people work on them, from general contractors overseeing subcontractors to architects and, of course, the project owner. A preconstruction meeting ensures that all those parts are working together on a common goal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2022

Do you want to improve communication on your projects ? In this article I’ll share 15 tried-and-tested tips for effective project communications. It lists the milestones in one column, organised by project phase. Get the project workbook I use here (including the milestone tracker).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A project timeline is a visual representation of the tasks that make up the project, showing the sequence of events and key dates. Let’s be clear: I’m not talking about a detailed project Gantt chart, PERT chart or a flow chart. What do you need to create a project timeline? Longer projects can be split by quarters.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

Then I’ll show you a worked example (from a fictional proposal but you will be able to see how to apply this to your project). A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal. For more on how to create a project budget, this article has all the info you need.)

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2024

PMBOK 7 talks about the 8 project performance domains. This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide -- Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this article, I’ll look at 5 activities you can try in your daily team standup meeting. Some teams that don’t use Agile still do standups because they are a good way to catch up with everyone, especially on fast-moving projects. Our projects at the time were interesting; everyone was communicating and sharing ideas.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To communicate this, organizations will usually employ what is called a strategy map. The strategy map is part of the larger balanced scorecard methodology and is used as a way to quickly and effectively communicate strategic objectives and how they will create value for the organization. The strategy map will help to communicate that.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 13, 2022

Stories create engagement on projects, as I’ve written about before. But knowing that as fact and being able to use them on your projects are two different things. Projects are done by teams, and for those teams to work effectively together you need to bring everyone along to meet a common goal. Analogous stories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 6, 2022

Visual project management is simply using graphics, pictures, graphs and charts to display project information. Mine is definitely lists, but I use a lot of visual tools like Vizzlo for creating images that help my stakeholders understand the project environment. Why visual project management matters.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2022

There’s no denying that stakeholder management processes, documents and analysis are a great tool for project communication. In this article, I’ll share some simple things you can do to boost stakeholder engagement through good project communication at all levels. You need actions. Get a good story.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

An army of subcontractors each with their own specific discipline complete construction projects. We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more. What Is an RFI in Construction?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2®. You also put in place all the required elements to make sure the project goes smoothly. The Initiating a Project process is designed to “establish solid foundations” according to the 2023 Managing Successful Projects official manual, also known as PRINCE2 7.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Table of Contents Why is stakeholder management important to project success? What is stakeholder management? Easier Project Closure Why is stakeholder management important to project success? Because we need people to get the project work done. What is stakeholder management? Free Resources 2.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal community is a powerful tool to help you land your messages more effectively and be more influential – crucial when your team doesn’t work for you. What is paraverbal communication? But what is this science, you ask.

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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. This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). Closing a project successfully means a good, clean transition for the project team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Have you ever started a project and thought: how is all this going to come together? It’s a question I get asked a lot by the project managers I mentor, because frankly, the beginning of a project is an unsettling time. Your role is to be the glue that holds the project together. Failing to communicate 2.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

Project managers need to be good at facilitation because we run a lot of meetings and take part in a lot of discussions. A lot of facilitation happens during project initiation. But you also want to be able to draw on your facilitation skills throughout the life of your project. Will there be brainstorming?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2023

Despite your efforts to clearly define the scope, time and resources necessary to successfully complete the projects, things simply don’t always go according to plan. Maja Mrsic Here are 3 examples of projects that didn’t go to plan. So why do some projects crash to their doom? So why do some projects crash to their doom?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Projects and operations are both necessary for businesses to succeed, but they require different approaches. When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects change the business. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Visual Project Management by Paul R. Williams has put together all the different ways you can bring a visual element to your project communication and reporting. They are all things you would consider to be project management artifacts. Visual Thinking Tools that Support Project Management.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2024

The project management principle to enable change to achieve the envisioned future state is inherently supported by the Scrum framework. For Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, understanding how to leverage Scrum to guide stakeholders and teams through change is crucial.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Build, Excite, Equip: How to Simplify Change Adoption in Your Projects, by Nicola Graham, is a handbook for business change management aimed at project managers. Build, Excite, Equip (BEE) is a simple 3-step methodology backed by neuroscience for making sure change management is woven into your projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2022

But if you’re a project manager, erring isn’t really something you can afford to do. Even a tiny mistake on your end could cost the organization a lot of money, or worse still, the entire project. However, you can save yourself from the perils of making serious mistakes while managing your projects. Being a robot.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Monday is a matchup made for project management professionals. Asana vs. Monday are both similar project management tools. They have features, such as project tracking, workflow automation and other standard project management software features. Which one to choose? It’s difficult. Fair enough.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

We gathered 57 of the top AI in project management statistics to help understand this key development in technology. Recent advancements in tech have changed how project managers work in 2024. It covers everything from the impact of AI replacing jobs to how AI is used to support the delivery of projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

“I am convinced that stakeholders must always impact upon the way we manage our projects,” writes Louise M. Worsley in Stakeholder-led Project Management: Changing the Way We Manage Projects. “I 3 types of project. Talking of projects, Worsley explains that there are 3 different types of project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 14, 2022

Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. Davis, MSPM, PMP and Project Management Superhero. He’s taken the PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating approach to the next level by letting you add a dash of professional judgement in with the numbers. I caught up with William W.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Do you have a release manager on the team? It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. What does a release manager do?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What is a project budget? A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. It covers all the (approved) expenses required to deliver the project. In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As a project manager with lots of years of experience, I can tell you that the decision log has saved me on several occasions! A decision log template in project management is the document you use to fill in all the decisions made relating to your project. The decision log forms part of your project comms records.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever? And this article is a summary of what they replied. And this article is a summary of what they replied.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team. Tasks are continually added during the project. Elisa Cepale.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s not uncommon for people in management positions to feel like they’re always playing catch-up. I want to do my projects to the best of my ability, but there’s so much to do and so little time to do it that it can be difficult to stay on top of everything, let alone have a chance to think about the bigger picture.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2023

Resource management is planning, getting and using the resources that you need to do your project efficiently. The term can also mean equipment, services, software, hardware, supplies, raw materials and anything else you need in order to make the project go forward efficiently. This can be time-consuming in itself.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

What does it mean to be a great project sponsor? The project sponsor’s role is diverse. It’s far more than being a figurehead for the project. Below you’ll find 10 tips for being a good sponsor, drawn from Strategies for Project Sponsorship by James, Taylor and Rosenhead. Get the right project resources.

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