Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

In my experience, most project managers feel that they could ‘do’ lessons learned better. We all know that capturing lessons learned is an essential part of making sure that future projects go well, but sharing them seems to be something that we don’t feel we do particularly effectively. What are lessons learned?

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PMO Software Review Initiating Finance 322

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. If your project doesn’t land well, the change isn’t adopted, people go back to old ways of working and the benefits are not realized. A cost-effective and comprehensive self-paced training.

Software Review 318

Software Review Technical Review Certification Change Management 318

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2023

While there are similarities between a project manager and a project portfolio manager, they’re different positions with different responsibilities. What Is a Project Portfolio Manager? A project portfolio manager is a professional who develops and implements portfolio management processes.

Initiating 370

Initiating Budget Governance Government 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

If you’re searching for a project management job, you’ve no doubt come across a range of different job titles. The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. That’s what a project is.

PMO 385

PMO Construction Engineering Logistics 385

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2023

Controlling risk is one of the most important areas of project management. Project managers need to know how to identify, track and mitigate project risk. Let’s learn what is project risk, some common examples and how can you manage it. What Is Project Risk? Get started for free today.

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Risk Risk Management Project Life Cycle Software Review 398

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

Some projects are done internally within an organization. This is called operational project management. To better understand operational project management requires defining what an operational project is, how it differs from strategic projects and what operational project management is.

Software Review 281

Software Review Monitoring Technical Review Budget 281

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. Let’s take a look at capital projects, explore the idea of a capital asset and delve into the process of capital planning. What Is a Capital Project? They’re initiated to help a company grow.

Budget 344

Budget Software Review Planning Construction 344

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work.

Prince2 358

Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Construction project management has five phases, the same as any project. We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction. Then we’ll explain the difference between the construction phases and the project life cycle.

Construction 337

Construction Process Project Life Cycle Software Review 337

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Every project is different. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy.

Budget 373

Budget PMO Defining Estimate 373

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Once the strategic plan is clear across the entire organization, project management software will help plan, manage and track those projects to successful completion. Learn more. Finally, the learning and growth perspective objective is to have its ground crew aligned with company goals.

Software Review 361

Software Review Defining Budget Performance Measurement 361

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the measures of a successful project is not often talked about. Most know of the project management triangle of scope, time and cost. But few mention the importance of having project alignment. What Is Project Alignment? The project should always provide business results that align with the organization.

Software Review 332

Software Review Risk Management Initiating Risk 332

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As Project Managers transition into Scrum Masters, they encounter the principle of recognizing, evaluating, and responding to system interactions. This principle, rooted in systems thinking, is crucial in understanding and managing the complex, interdependent nature of Scrum initiatives.

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SCRUM Initiating Agile Innovation 181

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

What qualifications do you need to land a project management job? What Are Project Management Qualifications? Being qualified for a position as a project manager means you have the skills, experience and temperament for the job. Qualified project managers need the right tools for the job.

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Certification Leadership Risk Management Budget 356

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This is a guest article by Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, PMI, North America. We needed a schedule we could both follow to help manage these new expectations of living, working, and schooling in the same location: balancing the needs of work and family. Read next: How 6 project managers manage their work/life balance.

PMI 404

PMI 2020 Executing Initiating 404

Scrum.org

APRIL 16, 2024

Let's explore the ten common sources of resistance and discuss the importance of addressing these challenges to ensure successful leadership and project implementation. Mistrust and Lack of Confidence Resistance can originate from a deep-seated mistrust of management. This can undermine the adoption process from the start.

Leadership 187

Leadership Agile Underperforming Technical Team Initiating 187

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2024

Projects cost money. Those funds have a life cycle of their own and project managers must understand how those costs come in and out of the project and organization. That process is called project cash flow. We’ll look at project cash flow, what it is and how to calculate and manage it.

Construction 354

Construction Project Cost Budget Monitoring 354

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

Projects generate huge amounts of data. We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. And yet, mostly, what we know is what we’ve learned from experience. Searching historical project data and surfacing relevant information is tough. Yes, I would.

2022 435

2022 Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review 435

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2024

While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Order processing, which includes sales order processing and purchase order processing, is the managing and fulfillment of customer orders.

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Process Software Manufacturing Logistics 249

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2024

When a project is planned, a set of steps are outlined to deliver a product or service. Think of resource requirements as the fuel that drives all project activities. Once one understands what resource requirements are in project management, next there is estimating what those resources will be and managing them.

Software Review 336

Software Review Estimate Defining Budget 336

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Businesses aren’t projects but they share many commonalities. While businesses run projects, they also have strategies and objectives that must be met. All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management.

Software Review 368

Software Review Monitoring Technical Review Risk Management 368

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

Professional learning is so important and there are some fantastic courses available on Coursera, which is a really good online learning platform. That makes it possible to test out a lot of courses and see which one is going to meet your learning objectives – even if that is simply to earn PDUs! That’s a lot to work through!

Software Review 438

Software Review Certification Finance SCRUM 438

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office. Filter the view by project, client or customer and add as many columns as you need.

PMO 346

PMO Software Review Governance Government 346

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Securing the right resource (and enough of it) is a huge headache for PMO leaders and project professionals.

Technical Review 280

Technical Review PMO Risk Management Software Review 280

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. That’s called the project life cycle. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. What is a project pipeline?

Software Review 348

Software Review Software PMO Monitoring 348

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A budget is a document that’s mainly used to break down the costs of executing a project or running the operations of a business for a period of time and define a maximum spending limit for the procurement of resources. Google Sheets helps with collaboration but it isn’t a true project management software.

Budget 330

Budget Estimate Software Review Executing 330

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. It’s essential to keep projects successful for any organization to thrive.

Underperforming Technical Team 335

Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Software Review Budget 335

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A program is a set of connected projects that are under the oversight of a steering committee, which is the program governance body. Program governance is a critical component to successfully managing a program of projects. Program management software is essential to proper program governance. What Is Program Governance?

Governance 358

Governance Government Monitoring Risk Management 358

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2022

There are several project management certifications that you can get to become a project management professional. Choosing the right certification and training program for your project management career is an important decision. That’s why we’ve compiled the best project management certifications of 2022.

Certification 433

Certification 2022 Prince2 PMI 433

Scrum.org

APRIL 15, 2024

Transitioning from a traditional project manager to a Scrum Master requires a shift in mindset, especially in how you engage with stakeholders. Stakeholder "Performance", while traditionally viewed through a project management lens, offers valuable insights for this journey.

SCRUM 193

SCRUM Construction Controlling Closing 193

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So our best course of action is to prepare a risk mitigation plan so that we can manage those risks that are the most dangerous to our organization effectively before they have the opportunity to negatively impact us. ProjectManager has risk management features to mitigate risk in projects. Learn more.

Risk Management 415

Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring 415

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. There are, of course, people behind the order management process. What Is Order Management? Customer satisfaction is also an objective.

Process 307

Process Logistics Manufacturing Transportation 307

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations.

Process 365

Process Executing Controlling Defining 365

Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2024

The project management principle "Navigating Complexity" finds a natural ally in the Scrum framework. For Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, understanding how Scrum excels in navigating complexity is crucial. Remember, navigating complexity with Scrum is a journey of continuous learning and adaptation.

SCRUM 174

SCRUM Agile Initiating Controlling 174

Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 9, 2021

One thing that I've learned after twenty years of projects. Double down on your initial efforts. And one of the most critical events is your project kickoff meeting. Let's ensure that our meeting participants leave the kickoff meeting with a good understanding of the project and motivated for the hard work ahead.

Underperforming Technical Team 397

Underperforming Technical Team Initiating Risk Management Closing 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. A project has a start, a middle and an end, so closing a project is an important part of the project management lifecycle.

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Prince2 Closing 2023 PMO 328

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?

Project Life Cycle 362

Project Life Cycle Software Review Infrastructure Risk Management 362