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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s an essential role… because without her, we risked putting any old thing live and ending up with software conflicts and no process to roll back changes if we messed up. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. Scheduling. Key skills for the role.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article is for you! Personally, I think employers value work experience over a degree, so a degree in project management, while it will show that you have the technical and soft skills, will not ensure you a job. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article is for you! That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. most knowledge work jobs as well as industries where PM has traditionally been important) higher demand due to economic growth retirement rates. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year. Quick Questions.

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The Rise of the AI-Powered PMO: Skills and Strategies for Thriving in an AI-Augmented Project Landscape

The IIL Blog

In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. Consider a software development project where an AI tool reads and analyzes code repositories and development timelines.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Quality assurance reviews, peer reviews, health checks and quality audits might sound scary for project managers – they’re not.

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How to Become a Project Manager in 2022: 3 Ways to Get A Job (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. That’s how to become a project manager in a nutshell, but in this article I’ll explain three routes to entering the profession and share the stories from 5 people who chose project management as their career. This is the route I took.

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7 Ways to Sell Agile to Project Stakeholders

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Here are some tips to get an Agile conversation going, even if in the background: Apply Agile changes to your team and speak to these changes in status reports and during project reviews. Metrics around the success and progress of a software development project are many and varied. It’s not good for business.

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