Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

Then I’ll show you a worked example (from a fictional proposal but you will be able to see how to apply this to your project). A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal. For more on how to create a project budget, this article has all the info you need.)

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PM Basics

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It was a long day to onboard a new project. Next day, I had one meeting. Next week, five days in a row we had meetings after meetings. But only eight hours of work sharp… Have you ever wondered what does a day of a project manager look like? What do Project Managers do During Project Closure?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Engagement Manager, Financial Services and Project Management Consultant. On 1 November 2018, thousands of people gathered online for International Project Management Day 2018 : Project, Program, and Portfolio Management in an Age of Digital Disruption , an online learning and knowledge sharing event organized by IIL.

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2018 Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Energy 60

Traxidy

DECEMBER 6, 2021

7 Challenges Project Managers Face Every Day and Easy Solutions. As a Project Manager you have the major responsibility for the outcome of the project. Much of the success of the project is dependent on the project team and their ability to deliver on the way the approved plan was laid out.

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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.

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Technical Review PMO Risk Management Software Review 280

Taskque

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Men and women from all over the globe came together to share ideas, discuss problems with experts and meet project management professionals to pick their brains. The Project Management Institute (PMI) – This is an excellent resource for anyone who is willing to get certified and attend training.

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2018 PMI Software Review Leadership 86

PM Basics

MAY 19, 2021

Day by day schedule of a project manager. Day by day, I noted the significant events that happened on the project that I currently lead. . Here, I’ll describe all these events day by day. I share tons of great tips, trick, and insights for real-world practical project management.

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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.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

For many projects, basic scheduling techniques are fine. There’s no point in making your schedule more complicated than it needs to be, especially if your project is straightforward with secured resources and a degree of flexibility. Critical path method Do you really know the critical path of your projects?

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Critical Chain Software Review Budget Risk Management 341

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In our team, we valued the idea that everyone feels involved and informed, and their contribution is valuable, and the opportunity to re-group as a team once a day. If you work with Agile methods , you will likely be attending standup meetings every day. These make the daily scrum fun! So far so good, right? Not really.

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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?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Helena Liu Earning a project management certification is the top career goal for project managers — over 1 in 5 PMs want to get a certification. For project managers, many of us want to get certified, but we simply can’t find the time given our work and social commitments for a PMP ® study plan.

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Certification 2017 PMI Planning 361

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 8, 2024

It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme , and that as a new project manager you can tap into the experience of more experienced people. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes. Learn the vocab Project management has a lot of jargon.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A project timeline is a project scheduling tool that’s used to estimate the total duration of a project from start to end by mapping tasks, deliverables and milestones in chronological order. Why Should You Make a Project Timeline In Excel? ProjectManager’s Gantt charts are more useful than a project timeline in Excel.

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Software Review Estimate Budget Executing 362

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2023

Recently we sent out a 5-day productivity challenge to our newsletter subscribers, and it was very well received. People wrote to us asking us to send them the days they missed or to send them on to their colleagues. Join over 15k project managers who get weekly inspirations and tips for managing their work!

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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.

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Software Review Technical Review Certification Change Management 318

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 11, 2018

All projects—especially large, complex projects—need clear priorities. You can count on technical projects, no matter how well-planned, to involve change orders, re-prioritization and the regular appearance of surprises. Related: How to Better Prioritize Work and Projects. Easier said than done. Assess value.

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Technical Review Software Review Estimate Planning 1091

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2024

While Tableau doesn’t have project management features, you can still use it to make a Gantt chart. The result will be a Gantt chart diagram that shows your project schedule and basic details such as project task names, duration and due dates. This isn’t ideal when the success of the project is on the line.

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Software Review Construction Artificial Inteligence Software 343

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For project managers and program managers, productivity can be improved through various tools and techniques such as setting clear goals and objectives, breaking down tasks into manageable chunks, using automation where possible, delegating responsibilities effectively, tracking progress regularly and rewarding success appropriately.

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Technical Review Software Review Energy Planning 338

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Attending a project management conference is an excellent way to network with other project managers, build your skills, and improve your career. We have compiled a list of project management conferences in the UK so that you can stay close to home. Looking to travel a bit further? Please fill out this form.

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2024 2023 PMO Governance 351

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I’ve never gone back to a past employer (yet, maybe I will one day), but as 40% of people would consider returning to an employer , it’s worth making sure your exit is smooth, professional, and on good terms. But you might need to write one after you have resigned or if you’re going on vacation and your manager is covering for you.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2023

Around a third of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the average Western economy is a result of project activity so it is unsurprising that organizations do so many projects. However, because there are so many projects, we all often have to contribute (or lead) several at a time.

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Finance PMI Closing Planning 460

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Once upon a time I used to try to plan my projects around dates when I knew I was going to be in the office. My colleagues joked that I planned the birth date of my first child around a major transformation project go live date (I didn’t). Looking for specifics on how to write a handover email to your manager ?

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Planning Risk Management Process Closing 354

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Especially if you’re managing your own projects and team. In this article we will discuss 5 tried-and-tested tips and tricks for working and communicating well as a remote team , keeping your team together for successful project execution. I work at Process Street , whose entire workforce operates remotely.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself. Then all is quiet until the boss approaches her desk with yet another project.

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Manufacturing Defining Initiating Software Review 316

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Your team is your most valuable resource when executing a project. The ability to know who you need and when you need them for the project is what workload analysis is all about. As you can imagine, workload planning is essential for project success. Project management software helps with workload analysis and capacity planning.

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Manufacturing Monitoring Estimate Executing 316

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For a project to function properly and be delivered on time and within its budget, all the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved must be clearly defined and communicated. Everyone has their part to play in the process, which is orchestrated by the project manager acting on behalf of the project owner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 29, 2023

Once the weather starts to change and temperatures start to heat up, project managers from all industries start to have something in common: it’s hard to stay motivated on your project when you’d rather be outside! But I still find it difficult to stay focused on project board minutes or tracking risks when it’s nice out.

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Energy Defining Risk Management Monitoring 355

Taskque

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Men and women from all over the globe came together to share ideas, discuss problems with experts and meet project management professionals to pick their brains. The Project Management Institute (PMI) – This is an excellent resource for anyone who is willing to get certified and attend training.

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2019 PMI Software Review Leadership 55

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 10, 2023

Tasks are the building blocks of your work and your projects. You need to manage them in order to manage work at large. The problem is, it’s easy to get overwhelmed in day-to-day tasks. That’s why you need good task management techniques to be successful. What Is a Task Management Technique?

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Software Review Executing Software Process 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Hybrid employees go into the office 2-3 days a week on average, according to research by Owllabs. Project-based work is perfectly suited to working from home because you can do pretty much everything you need from a laptop, so you can be based anywhere. That makes most of us remote for at least some of the time.

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2018 Risk Management Energy Risk 305

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 3, 2023

Holly Davis, Digital Project Manager for White October At the Digital PM Summit in Philadelphia, a conference full of digital project managers (DPMs), it was interesting to hear about the various ways DPMs have found their way into a career in project management. I’d recommend this route to others.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2024

As project managers, most of us know how important it is to make sure that what we deliver is actually useful and used by the people we deliver it for. That’s where change management comes in. It’s more a collection of best practices, real-world advice and tried-and-tested strategies for speedy and stress-free change management.

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Change Management 2020 Sustainability PMI 312

Prince2

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Projects are often very complex endeavours, but PRINCE2 is a project management method proven to deliver them successfully. Projects can vary greatly in their nature. The activities carried out by the project manager at any one time can be quite diverse.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2024

A calendar is a great planning tool for tracking tasks and deliverables’ due dates, especially when executing large projects that span across months. They’re useful throughout the project scheduling process and are easy to use. Plus, most people understand them, which makes them a fundamental tool for project managers.

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2024 Software Review Budget Executing 320

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2022

Watch my free webinar training on the 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects. Why do you need to learn how to manage multiple projects ? What does it mean to run multiple projects? If you are managing multiple projects it means you have more than one project on the go at the same time.

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Risk Management Initiating Risk Process 410

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 8, 2023

Project portfolio management software differs from project management software in that the former has to oversee many projects while the latter only involves one project. That’s going to require specific project portfolio management tools that can manage all those projects at once.

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