The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The project management landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, with generative AI emerging as a game-changer. IIL’s course offerings delve into the “how” of generative AI solutions, providing a roadmap for organizations looking to integrate this technology into their project management workflows. Register here.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Project requirements are the foundation for a successful project. By understanding and documenting the project requirements, you can ensure that the project is completed on time, within budget, and meets the expectations of the stakeholders. Project requirements are the foundation of a successful project. Well, this is my life!

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Planview

APRIL 12, 2018

New Zealand Government, like many other government agencies, was tasked with overcoming these obstacles to develop and manage project and investment portfolios to grow the economy to deliver greater prosperity, security, and opportunities for all citizens. In 2008, New Zealand experienced a significant government shift in leadership.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

What makes a bad project manager? And how can you be a good project manager? In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders. A Bad Project Manager is a bystander, not a leader. — Leadership. Fred Obiero.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. The planned spa complex to boost tourism in Bath was originally budget at £13.5 Failure or success?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress. What Is a Burn Up Chart?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you’re looking to buy project management software, you know that the market is saturated with products that promise to provide efficiency to your processes. Let’s take a look at Jira, which says it helps teams to track, manage and automate their projects. They allow teams to view, manage and report on their work.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It is hard to imagine what you can do with a project risk. What can you, as a project manager, do to mitigate a risk? Adding some risk reserves and removing requirements from the scope are not the only options. I want to share some stories of risk management with you. Risk of Unclear requirements.

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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? Let’s start with this story from one project manager. Anonymous project manager. Source: [link].

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 30, 2022

A program director is a part of the upper-management tier in an organization. They do everything from monitoring the budget to creating community programs to supervising other managers and developing better business practices. For example, in project management, a program director defines the programs and their objectives.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 26, 2024

Not doing so risks having to bring the work up to code, sometimes razing structures and rebuilding them, which will delay the schedule and add costs that will negatively affect the project’s profit margin. Project management software can help plan and organize tasks to ensure the project meets all project and regulatory requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? Perhaps that number (from research by PMI ) surprises you, but I’m sure you aren’t surprised by the fact that good communication management on projects leads to higher success rates. What is project communication management?

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Planio

APRIL 3, 2020

As a project manager, you of all people know the truth of this old adage. But while it’s easy to plan for positive outcomes (like milestones, OKRs , and success metrics), it’s not always easy to plan for the worst. Get your free template and create your own risk management plan. Get your free template. In fact, nearly ?

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Planio

MARCH 11, 2024

Project management is a risky business. Risk management is the art of anticipating potentially project-derailing dangers and putting actionable steps in place to minimize their impact. Risk management is the art of anticipating potentially project-derailing dangers and putting actionable steps in place to minimize their impact.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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Workamajig

JUNE 7, 2018

Every project has some risk of failure. This guide on project risk management will help you understand and manage risks better. If there is one thing you can be certain about in project management, it's this: Every project carries some risk. Putting out these fires is your job as the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

First we should start with a definition of program management. Each of these are projects with a project manager , but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. What is Program Management? Read next: Project Management versus Program Management. What is a Program Manager?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Thus, the implementation plan traces the edges of that, mapping out how to best implement a strategic plan from the outset, and how to effectively manage it as it gets put into place. The implementation plan plays a large role in the success of your overall strategic plan. That’s another story entirely. Let’s take a look.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Project managers’ reports are the means by which these types of deliverables are presented to clients and stakeholders. In order to meet their needs, a project management software must be able to filter the many data inputs to deliver the proper output. All project activity is managed against the project plan.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some project managers think those names should describe a project’s purpose or its main goals, while others simply choose cool or catchy project names to lighten up the mood in the organization. Then, you’ll need project management software like ProjectManager to get the job done. Get started for free today.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Before we get into the management of a residential construction project, we’ll explore the meaning of residential construction and examples of the two major types of residential construction. One thing is for certain, to manage all these stages requires project management software. Of course, that’s a simplified list of steps.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. The projects that you read about in the media are often high profile, with budgets in the multimillions or even billions. There are lots of undergraduate degrees and postgraduate certificates and degrees with a project management concentration.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A status report is an essential document in project management. Our project management software gives you the ability to create a status report with one click. When you bring these reports online through collaborative project management tools , it’s easier to create and share. It’s a great means to convey where the project’s at.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2021

What are the success stories they’ve experienced with fighting Zombie Scrum? What did Zombie Scrum look like and how did they manage to improve the situation? In this blog post, we share the 10 success factors that stood out the most. Below you’ll find 10 success factors that emerged from our community meetup.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It is hard to imagine what you can do with a project risk. What can you, as a project manager, do to mitigate a risk? Adding some risk reserves and removing requirements from the scope are not the only options. I want to share some stories of risk management with you. Risk of Unclear requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2023

Everyone needs to have the same message and hear the same story. What did you manage to complete already – perhaps you already hit a couple of the project’s goals? These are the little successes you can walk away with, and celebrate with your team. Tip Find the little successes and celebrate those with your team.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

Some of these metrics include: Individual Performance Metrics or Velocity: Measuring individual productivity or comparing team members based on hours worked, lines of code, or tasks completed can harm collaboration and teamwork, and it goes against the agile principle of focusing on the team’s collective success.

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Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner show with the book How Big Things Get Done – The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration , what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures. In nine chapters we get a good idea why projects fail or are successful. Why start projects so prematurely?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Therefore, clever managers know that time is a constraint which they’re always working to control. The better data they have related to time and work, the better they can adhere to the schedule and get the project completed on time and within budget. The story point estimates for the work that remains is represented by this axis.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

First we should start with a definition of program management. Each of these are projects with a project manager, but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. What is Program Management? Read next: Project Management versus Program Management. What is a Program Manager?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2018

Project design is a major first step towards a successful project. Project managers rely on a good design to avoid pitfalls and provide parameters to maintain crucial aspects of the project, like the schedule and the budget. Project design is one of the first responsibilities of the project manager for a given project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In this article, we will discuss the different types of assumptions, their links to other parts of the project, the real reason why you need to have them documented, and how to manage them during the project lifecycle. Financial/Budget. Currency fluctuation can impact the project budget and margin. Common assumptions.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Usually, the organization’s people management department will create the job advertisement’s final text and post it to the chosen job sites. Sometimes, the people management department copies from other Product Owner job ads that they believe correctly reflect the organization’s requirements. How Large Organizations Create Job Ads.

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Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Unfortunately, project management has become unnecessarily complicated over the years. What does a project manager do?

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Binfire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Startup’s Guide for financial success Understanding Your Financial Health Being financially healthy is more than just having enough capital; it’s about understanding and managing your resources effectively. It involves understanding financial statements, budgeting, cash flow management, and forecasting.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2019

A critical success factor for a software development project is how it is funded. But greater flexibility generally requires a more skillful approach to governance and project management. But greater flexibility generally requires a more skillful approach to governance and project management. Comparing the Funding Options.

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