Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Why you need a ‘Take over a project’ checklist Whenever you take on a project that was started by someone else you need to: Understand the health of the project Ensure that sufficient planning has been completed so that the onward direction is clear. 4: Get a copy of the plan Is there a high level project plan ?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

Your RAID log is one of the crucial project planning documents that helps you plan and control the work throughout the project lifecycle. Typically, you create a list of assumptions during the project planning work when you get started. A RAID log is a way of tracking the things that affect and influence your project.

Risk Management 338

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

Plan approach. In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Develop strategies. 3 Types of Project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE. How are we doing it?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. If leadership is concerned with influencing and motivating people then project managers need to be skilled leaders, not just successful administrators.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2018

It seems that people have been writing about planning for as long as people have been writing. No enterprise, whether it’s assembling the space shuttle or getting dinner on the table, is done well without a plan. Every project manager, team leader or successful person for that matter, knows the importance of planning.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! The most junior new hires work in open-plan cubical offices.

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Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 121

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

Throw in some start-to-finish dependencies , make a Gantt chart , and that’s a pretty good plan. They’ll tell you how the project activities are linked and you enter the data into the planning software. Contingency planning Complex and long projects are often made up of several component parts.

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Critical Chain Software Review Budget Risk Management 346

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. A good Plan reduces the likelihood of misunderstanding, conflict, and disappointment. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan. Enterprise templates and prior Plans can serve as the starting point.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

Whenever you take on a project that was started by someone else you need to: Understand the health of the project Ensure that sufficient planning has been completed so that the onward direction is clear. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. 4: Get a copy of the plan.

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PMO Governance Government Budget 507

Planio

MARCH 27, 2023

Stakeholder analysis is the best way to identify, categorize, and plan your engagement strategy with everyone who’s interested and can influence the outcome of your project. Without a proper stakeholder engagement plan, you’ll be left pushing your project uphill. But this is a mistake. Remember that these are just examples.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Elite PLUS bundle includes the PMP training course, the PMP Exam Simulator, The Formula Guide, and The StudyCoach Guidebook, giving students a PMP Study Plan to follow. These guidebooks give you a week-by-week study plan to follow to help you in your quest toward your PMP certification. Earn your PMP in 4 or 12 weeks!

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Ron Rosenhead

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It covers the very important topic of project governance. Project Governance is often seen as getting in the Way. Good Governance Adds Value. But good governance is not about meddling. Project governance is an essential discipline. Good Governance Sets Direction. This is a governance role.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

ProjectManager’s kanban boards offer advanced planning, scheduling and tracking features to help you manage your team’s workload and track their performance. ProjectManager’s kanban boards can help plan projects and identify bottlenecks. Get started for free today. What Is the Difference Between Scrum and Kanban?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. More ideas (e.g. Cross-Team Refinement) can also be found in the Nexus Guide.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

Governance 363

Governance Government Risk Management Technical Review 363

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They might include providers or government regulators. They can also be customers, influencers, users, buyers, business partners or suppliers. The benefit of stakeholder engagement Stakeholders can provide early input and insights that can go a long way to help us, as the Product Owner, improve the product's value. (See

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. Once the analysis is complete, a decision is made, and a plan is put in place to implement the decision. The plan is then executed, and the results are evaluated. Implement the decision. Just get it done!

Governance 342

Governance Government Risk Management Influencer 342

Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For example, the nature of the project or the planning also play a major role here. This type of risk is easier to control, since the project team can exert a direct influence on the project environment. External risks, on the other hand, originate outside the sphere of influence of the project team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

When those tasks are automated, Lloyd believes the project manager can focus on human-based tasks like business change, “knocking heads together to get decisions”, governance, and stakeholder engagement. We did some research about two years ago and found there were 300 planning tools on the market,” Lloyd says.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Officially defined by the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK) as “the plans, processes, policies, procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization,” operational process assets influence the management of a project.

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Inloox

MAY 30, 2022

External influences. However, to finish the project by this date, everything has to go according to plan from now on. External influences Even in the case of almost perfectly planned projects, external circumstances can require adjustments in budgets and schedules. Intentional miscalculation. Lack of risk management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

During planning and preparation. During the planning phase, the person in the sponsorship role will provide the business context, and support the team to create a realistic plan. They should also make the team aware of any dependencies with other initiatives across the organization, as that helps with creating a project plan.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Possible other Scrum team activities are collaboratively working on Product Goals, customer and user personas, impact maps, user story maps, prototypes, marketing strategies, business plans and models, stakeholder maps/radars, etc. Engaging with governance people: Understand the constraint they are working under; try walking in their shoes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

All of them are part of the project governance framework. In the planning phase there are a lot of decisions to make before a project even starts. However, if we make enough good decisions, especially during planning, it can certainly make our lives easier. If I’m being honest, the decisions never really stop.

Software Review 304

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

Of course, the specific composition is strictly idiosyncratic to each organization and strongly influenced by the coordinates of each industry and the skill level of the project managers. The less governable aspect, however, is who judges, and not what is being judged or how to judge it.

Technical Review 359

Technical Review Risk Management Governance Government 359

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! The most junior new hires work in open-plan cubical offices.

Governance 60

Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 60

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2020

Managing upwards to the sponsor, governance committee and client, as well as looking at the performance of the project team. I think that for me the top three ways are: Setting the culture, expected behaviors and environment for the project.

Leadership 482

Leadership Governance Government Influencer 482

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Stakeholders are also involved and must agree on the plan before it’s implemented. ProjectManager has interactive Gantt charts to get everyone’s input when planning a project. After summarizing the issue you plan to address in the project, you’ll want to clearly define the project’s objective. Learn more. Project Objectives.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Even bringing different organizations together can create a culture clash, for example, between informal workplaces and those that have strict project governance and processes. How can you build differences into your project communications plan ? It’s worth understanding what kinds of culture you have in the team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

We meet weekly anyway, but for Phase 2 planning and other parts of our program that have a longer-term goal, we need to lift up out of the weekly task list and get some space. Instead, the ECO talks about communication, knowledge transfer, engaging the team, governance and a whole lot more that you would often use meetings to accomplish.

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Kiron Bondale

JUNE 14, 2020

The author asked what needs to be considered when planning risk responses. Stakeholders with a low appetite for a particular type of risk might influence a stronger risk response than is warranted which can impact efficiency. This information can then be captured in the Risk Management Plan. But doth not the appetite alter?

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Risk Risk Management Influencer Governance 207

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done. Read next: How to plan to leave your job.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Shanghai (2017-2035) Master Plan lays out the bigger picture for investment and development across the city. There are also plans to build commercial and residential properties around the new metro route. The Australian government has granted two initiatives close to Brisbane major project status.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. You’ve planned for the project scope , collected requirements and defined it using a work breakdown structure.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

I learned it as GOSPA : Goals Objectives Strategy Plans Actions (need a free action log template? It is easy to get caught up in the strategizing, planning, and delivery actions that follow in the GOSPA framework. And if you treat strategy, planning, and delivery as academic, theoretical, or abstract activities, you are lost.

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