Project Risk Coach

JUNE 1, 2021

When I’m on holiday I want to be, you know, actually on holiday. I don’t want to be checking emails, dealing with phone calls from my project sponsor or still doing project reports from the cabin in the woods because no one else can possibly write them in my absence. You deserve a break. However, it’s easy to say.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nearly 1 in 5 project managers have considered leaving their job: 37% of professionals have thought about quitting project management in the past year. So why are people leaving project management? And what’s life like if you decide to quit? Anonymous project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Have you ever been a part of a project that just didn’t seem to be going anywhere? If so, then you know how frustrating and even maddening it can be to try to work on something without having a good understanding of what is required. First, let’s make sure we know what we are talking about.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

Category: Training for students preparing for Project Management Professional ( PMP )® and Certified Associates in Project Management ( CAPM )®: BrainBOK review. BrainBOK is an online, reasonably-priced project management training program and toolkit for students preparing for PMP ® and CAPM ® exams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Did you know, one survey found that the most common reason to adopt agile is to be able to deliver products more quickly? So, what can you do about this? Read on to find out. A lot of thought went into these questions, including multiple reviews from other software developers, team leaders and project managers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 4, 2023

When it comes to project management, autocratic decision making can be a valuable tool for achieving success. In this blog post, we’ll look at what autocratic decision making is, when you should use it in your projects, how it fits with leadership styles, strategies for successful implementation within the workplace, and more!

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

What are the project management skills that you really need to focus on today? I hear from project managers every week who aren’t sure what skills they should be building on. The way we do project management has evolved. The last 15 years has seen huge changes in business models.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. They have to work effectively and do what you need them to do. Do you follow them?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 10, 2023

Can anything make a project manager’s heart sink faster than being told that they need to give a project presentation to the board of directors? If you haven’t come across these presentation requests from senior managers yet, you will! What Is a Project Presentation? The pressure.

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Taskque

JUNE 19, 2019

Project management has evolved from few basic principles into a domain of knowledge. Thankfully, many bloggers are helping project managers to stay updated with the latest tools, techniques, methodologies, processes and much more through their blogs. It offers everything a project manager needs.

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nTask

MAY 27, 2019

Productivity blogs & other related content gained infamy with the advent of the internet. Things were a little different several decades ago; the management formula was old; people truly believed in the “Just Do It” mantra. If you are getting things done on time – and rewarded for that matter, your productivity will increase.

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

When we did our roundup of the 50 best Project Management Blogs in 2017 it quickly became one of our most popular posts. You folks do like reading about project management! So, here then is our list of the 52 best Project Management Blogs for 2019. And that’s great.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2022

In case you’ve only just stumbled across this blog, in 2021 I celebrated 15 years of blogging about project management. I thought it was time to look back and see what the stand-out articles were over the years. I reported on the state of the Gypsy Moth IV project : the restoration of a historic yacht.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Since my book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers came out, one of the things I’m asked frequently is ‘how do I choose the right collaboration tool for my team?’. I’m delighted to be partnering with Genius Project today to bring you The 5 Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Collaboration Tools.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I’ve got you covered. Read my guide to asking your boss to let you work from home. In my experience, it largely depends on how your manager feels about part-time staff. Do they feel it would be too difficult to arrange work for the team if you aren’t there some of the time?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There’s a lot of work involved in getting a project approved. You need to convince stakeholders or clients that the project is worthwhile. This should be done upfront and is usually accomplished via the project summary. What Is a Project Summary? As noted, a project summary has to hook the reader.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

It’s not that hard to do for Word documents, or you can rely on software like SharePoint to make it a whole lot easier. In this article we’ll discuss the principles of version control for files so you can get started, whatever software you use. What is version control? Why is version control important?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

This is the story of my friend Angela, see if you relate. Angela always excelled at playing leader or manager at group projects growing up. College, a few odd jobs, and an internship later, she landed a job as a design engineer and got to work on some exciting and challenging projects. Then she was made project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You’ve heard it countless times; teams are projects’ most valuable resource. But a project manager has to connect each team member to that work. Resource loading is a process to keep team members fully engaged throughout the project. What Is Resource Loading? They do the work. Learn more.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 11, 2021

But if you love creating great products and services that delight your customers, read on. Having trained, coached and mentored a number of Product Owners over the years, there is a clear trend in terms of what great Product Owners do. Get Reading. A Product Owner is an absolute professional at what they do.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Managing a project is basically making decisions. This means that a project manager must be able to make decisions about the priority of each and often use the Eisenhower matrix to help them make those important decisions. The Eisenhower matrix is an important tool for project management.

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Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

People are gradually becoming more interested in project management as an independent topic and as a possible career. But through this clutter, how easy is it to find the most valuable blog feeds out there? To help you identify relevant ones, we added their current number of followers and a link to their official accounts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2022

I thought I’d share my daily routine to show you how I do it. I know what meetings I have and what work should be done first. As a copywriter I work for a variety of clients, and I fit in blogging and my own writing projects like my new book too. Ever wondered how other people fit it all in?

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. All organizations should strive to deliver value to their internal and external customers. So, what is value? What makes them happy? What are they willing to pay for? How many times were you transferred?

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Workzone

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Project management is no exception, and there’s tons you can learn and share by browsing project management blogs across the web. It can be nearly impossible to sort through it all, which is why we’ve collected our favorite project management blogs and put them all in one place.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

No one needs to tell you that projects cost money. The closer you can come to an accurate forecast of project costs, the more likely you’ll deliver a successful project. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) can help you better estimate project costs. But what is ROM and how can you calculate ROM estimates?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Anyone who tells you, with 100 percent certainty, what 2023 will look like at the start of the year is bonkers. If you want to know what your priorities should be for 2023, look at the way your world was at the end of 2022 and at the start of this year. But as project leaders, we must stand out.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The best project managers invest time in professional development. It might not always be easy, but continually learning is one of the sure-fire ways of staying on top of the trends in project and programme management. Do you want more suggestions for free and low cost ways to build your project management skills?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not at all experienced in formal Agile project management, but I know it is something that I need to know more about. Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. Read More: 5 Structures for Agile Teams. Let’s dive in.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project managers know the importance of having project documentation. Project documents must be accurate and constantly updated to keep current with the project. Creating and managing project documentation throughout the project life cycle is critical for project success, but where to start?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that has made Girl’s Guide to Project Management possible this year. A very big thank you to… Companies that let me review their software. Genius Project. Thank you to everyone who took the time to be interviewed. APM Project Management Conference.

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Function Point

JULY 4, 2023

In our last blog post we spoke about why your creative agency should have a blog. Now that you are hopefully convinced that it is worthwhile to start producing content online to highlight your expertise, we will present some key success factors that will help you develop a successful blogging strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

However, in project management, project assumptions are essential for planning a project. But how do project assumptions differ from the assumptions that often mislead us in our daily lives? Let’s take a look at how project assumptions are defined in project management and why they’re so important.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 28, 2019

Today, I’m handing the blog over to Leigh Espy. As you grow in your project management career, you’ll be called upon to make various presentations. Presentations to executives can be very different than presenting project information to peers. What does C-suite mean? Lead with what you need from them.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If you think this way about meetings, chances are others do, such as the team members you’ve called together to discuss a vital aspect of the project you’re all working on. Instead of dismissing meetings whole cloth, you could try some icebreaker games to make them more fun and productive. They should be collaborative.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The video begins: Have you ever thought about how some people make doing project management look easy, and it seems like they know it all? People listen to them, people take them seriously, people recognise what they do, and they’ve got support from somewhere – their boss, their mentor, someone.

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