Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You’ve recently been asked to take over an existing project. The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. So what does go in the project management plan ?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2020

I decided it would be OK to share some free and paid resources that you might find useful to help you keep your projects and teams moving forward, wherever you find yourself based over the coming weeks. Mike Clayton has drafted a 7 step response plan for project managers* to prepare your projects and teams.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is a Project? What Is Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Controlling process manufacturing production is assisted by project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software with powerful Gantt charts that plan out the entire process of manufacturing step by step to ensure everything is done properly.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Abstract Project health checks are not “Big Brother is Watching You” activities. Rather, it is part of project oversight. Without these health checks, the chances of project failure are significantly increased. Project health checks provide us with insight on how to keep risks under control.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

Bullying can be as harmful in the workplace as it is in schools and other areas of society, causing the well understood personal emotional impacts plus a long list of challenges for project manager and their organizations where it is taking place. The impact of bullying on projects. Workplace bullying: a definition.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Projects can be a hotbed of conflict. From the difficult stakeholder who wants to undermine the project’s success to a disagreement about a feature of a deliverable, project work lends itself to workplace conflict situations. And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What is a project management audit? In Review – How to Do a Project Management Audit. Jennifer opened with a definition of the word audit; in its general sense, audit is a verb that means to inspect, examine, check, assess, review or analyze. What Is a Project Management Audit? Why do we do this?

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. It’s a great career transition for current project managers to consider. What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 23, 2021

Unfortunately, these answers aren’t helpful and aren’t valuable to projects. Schedule performance index (SPI) is part of a greater project performance measurement method called earned value management (EVM). Depending on the integer, SPI reflects a project being on schedule, behind schedule or ahead of schedule.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 24, 2022

Poor risk management is costly. Program managers are caught off guard by emerging risks. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley. Lastly, I'll provide you with a simple program risk management checklist to keep you from making the same mistakes. Program Management.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2023

A Project managers can’t do it alone. When the project is larger and more complex, the organization often employs someone called a project officer. This person is tasked with helping ensure the project is delivered successfully. What Is a Project Officer? A project officer assists the project manager.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 7, 2021

Every project manager wants to be successful, right? We start each project with intentions of delivering value for our organizations. So, how do projects fall into troubled waters? Slowly, but surely, troubled projects lose momentum. From Healthy to a Troubled State Eventually, the project is in TROUBLE.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2022

Time management is something that most of us strive to be good at, but often it seems too complicated to put in place systems that work so we abandon it before giving it a try, or after not giving any new approach long enough to become a habit. Here are 7 simple time management tips which will help you improve your time management skills.

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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?

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Productivity Land

APRIL 2, 2024

Managing these within your company reduces its vulnerability to outside influences and increases its productivity. Effective Task Management Tasks are atoms of the workflow. This creates relatability and transparency between the employees and management, and employees tend to work hard.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2023

Whether you’re running a company or a project, you’re going to have to deal with a budget. A budget report is a necessary tool to manage your finances and keep your business or project viable. A budget report is a necessary tool to manage your finances and keep your business or project viable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

What are the top cities for project management in the world? We looked at hotspots for megaprojects and compared them to the outlook for project management careers. Shanghai has some huge projects underway including: The Shanghai Urban Rail Transit Expansion: piling work on the new high-speed line began in November 2020.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 19, 2023

Planning around personal schedules is a headache for any manager. Combine that with changes in project scope or timing and it’s no wonder that people end up overloaded and stressed. Customizing Availability is the key to ensuring everyone’s workload is realistic and manageable. Are you tired of being overbooked on your projects?

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Proofhub

MARCH 17, 2022

How Time Management Can Help Reduce Your Stress at Workplace As a project manager, there are many challenges you face while leading your team. Sometimes it can be exceedingly overwhelming as project managers have to fulfill many demands. Well, time management can help you get rid of it.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Reporting – it’s what a project manager does. Here is an outline of five of the more common types of project reports, but are nonetheless crucial to the successful running of a project. It’s the kind of question project managers hear a lot. Status Reports.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2021

We’ve learned a lot over the past year about social distancing, hand washing, and, if you want to keep productivity chugging along, you need project management software. Task Management Focused: Tools that target your work, organizing it and monitoring your progress to keep you on schedule. ProjectManager.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Project management is a lot more complicated than relying on the luck of the Irish to ensure people are working on the right priorities at the right time. As we all know – relying heavily on luck can have serious ramifications to our project plan. Reuse project plans. Check out LiquidPlanner to see what I mean.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you struggling to manage complex projects in an increasingly fast-paced and digital environment? Digital project management is a skill requiring competency in our technology-driven workplace. Embrace the necessary tools and techniques today to supercharge your project management skills.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 29, 2022

Many of us may not have a healthy relationship with time management. I don’t manage my time well enough. I’ve succumbed to the idea that I only have a ‘good’ day if I have checked enough tasks off my to-do list. 1 Yet paradoxically, time management tactics and tools often increase the stress we face rather than reducing it.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 5, 2022

And, if you want even more Excel spreadsheets and free templates, check out our templates hub. There’s also a workload chart for managing teams and making sure their workload is balanced. This Excel dashboard template can manage your work, but it’s a static document that must be updated manually. Dashboard Template. Learn More!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to get people to take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to encourage participation on projects through the mechanics of games.

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Project Bliss

MARCH 20, 2021

Project managers do a lot of firefighting. Every day, project managers are putting out fires, both internally within the team and externally with clients. They juggle multiple tasks, manage stakeholders’ expectations, and navigate tricky situations. Project Bidding Issues.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 17, 2022

The project manager is on the ground, running the team and keeping the daily operations of a project running smoothly. But who looks after the project manager? In project management, that position is called a project director. Let’s take a look at a project director and learn what they do.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Break large goals or projects down into manageable tasks 6. Prioritize your health & wellbeing 7. Working in an under-resourced team, receiving little support from your manager, and caring for a sick relative are long-term pressures that can come with consequences. Better all-around health.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In the Inspiring Women in Project Management series, I normally interview people who have had a relatively long career already. Today I’m interviewing Erica Pepitone, PMP, a first year project manager living, working, and learning in New York City. Erica, you made the jump from project co-ordinator to project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 20, 2020

We’ll even provide some example policies for you to check out. Fast forward to 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, and public health officials widely recommended that workers stay home to avoid spreading the virus. Can Your Managers Handle It? Every manager has a different style of leadership.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But burnout in project management is, in many ways, a paradox. On the one hand, the speed, demand, and complexity of project work is the perfect breeding ground for burnout. On the other hand, by their very nature, project managers are go-getters that thrive in high-intensity environments. Learn about burnout.

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