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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What is PRINCE2®? PRINCE2® is a project management method. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2® for? PRINCE2® works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks.

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How to manage project tolerances (with PRINCE2® 7 guide)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager , is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. Sustainability tolerance Sustainability tolerances are new for 2023 in PRINCE2 7. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

It became a part of agile when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” in 2001. This organization produces a book called the “project management body of knowledge” or PMBOK. First introduced in 1997, in the book “Critical Path” by Eliyahu M.

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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HBR Project Management Handbook [Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Written by past PMI Chair and PM champion Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez , the book’s goal is to elevate project management competencies to management levels. The book starts with an effective and articulate explanation of why projects are required in a modern economy (the “project economy”) and why leaders can’t ignore the discipline any longer.

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Changing the Face of PM Training

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Go for something like PMP® or PRINCE2 and the choice is even greater. I love Management of Portfolios (MoP), a book I co-authored which is the UK Government/AXELOS global best practice standard. This sustainability model was inspired by three aspects. So how do you pick the right course for you? Craig Kilford has the answer.

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Top 10 Books on Change Management (2023 edition)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here’s my list of top change management books for leaders. How I chose these books. I looked for: Writing style and whether they were engaging and easy to follow Contents — how much did the book provide in terms of things you could repeat yourself at work? Inspiration — how did I feel after reading the book?