Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2020

Like most tools, if you want to run successful training in Microsoft Teams you need to do some homework and some configuration before your class. Currently, I have run more than 6 Live Virtual Training in Microsoft Teams and in a few hours, my 7th will start. The Future of Work in Scotland.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

It involves how the company will allocate its resources to support business activities that lead to achieving those long-term goals. Another reason to have an organizational strategy is that it provides a roadmap that can be shared across the company and illustrates how those long-term goals will be met.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Whether you’re excited to meet them for the first time, or have had a few calls/sessions already, you are probably wondering if you are using their time effectively and asking the right questions. Use these as a starting point in your meetings with your mentor and see where the conversation takes you. Still looking for a mentor?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?” It’s the summary of how much you have been allocated to get the work done. In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 26, 2023

This post examines the overall responsibilities of the Release Training Engineer (RTE) within the SAFe methodology. It then looks at the intersection of RTE responsibilities with the strategy and project management functions – and shows how broad of a role RTE can be.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. The basics: defining quality Knowing how you are going to manage quality feeds into your quality plan (obviously). You’ll also need to know how you are going to assure project quality. This bit is pretty easy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Operations run the business. Let’s look first at examples of projects and why they are needed, and then we’ll do the same for operations, so you can see how they both fit together and ensure the business remains resilient, profitable and stable. Projects change the business. In my experience, that creates tension.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

The project strategy works to meet the organization’s mission, but its goals are specific to the individual project it’s directing. While they all have a timeframe and end with a deliverable, they require unique methodologies and steps to reach their goals. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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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? You’ll have different project teams (even if the people on them are the same people). Everyone else is running more than one.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. However, when you get your head around what they are and how you can use them, you’ll find that OPAs are pretty helpful for lots of reasons. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? Think intranet or policy library.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. What Is Workforce Planning?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. They should be happy with the product, of course, but also with how the company handled their order and delivered it. But the only reason it feels effortless is because of order management. What Is Order Management?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

That’s why you assemble a team, each expert in their own field. Delegating work gives everyone the work they were trained to do and frees the leader for greater responsibility, such as strategic thinking, coaching teams and more. Here are a few tips anyone can apply to managing a team and delegating work among them.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 12, 2024

I can’t be the only one who thinks that with better productivity tools for teams, we’d be more… productive. Today I present to you 7 productivity tools for teams that you’ve never heard of (maybe – there are some on the list that you might have come across, but I couldn’t leave them out). Easy to use, your team will love it!

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

Project management maturity is a term used to describe how a company can support its successful projects. The more mature an organization’s management, the more likely they’re going to meet its strategic goals. Rather, it’s a team effort guided by standardized processes, well-defined roles and responsibilities and collaboration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

Watch my free webinar training on the 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects. My first proper project management job was for an insurance firm, and I was working in the IT and Business Change team as part of a project team leading on the upgrade of a website. It was the perfect grounding in how to do my job.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. They provide a map for the project manager and project team to follow, giving them an understanding of what is and what is not acceptable as they plan, execute and manage the project. What Is an Organizational Process Asset?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 8, 2024

Learn how to manage project scope and you’ll be able to navigate those changes easily. For example, I’ve “translated” complicated Gantt charts into Excel To Do lists for some business teams. However, that isn’t always the case. That’s normal – we all make mistakes from time to time, especially in a new job.

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nTask

AUGUST 23, 2019

It made sense; two people meeting for the first time and the whole situation rife with nervousness. Today, we see different companies looking to learn different icebreakers for meetings & training seminars. Secondly, icebreakers for meetings are also effective because they hone interpersonal and communication skills.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 10, 2023

Giving project presentations may feel scary, but you can plan and prepare for them just like any other meeting. Formal project presentations often require proper meeting times, thought-out slide decks, goal review and more. Formal project presentations often require proper meeting times, thought-out slide decks, goal review and more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is a guest post by Andy Trainer of Silicon Beach Training. Project management is a field that is becoming increasingly valued within both large and small organizations – our project management training has never been so much in demand! The project manager will therefore need buy-in from her team.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s understandable why people often moan at the prospect of a meeting. But meetings are important. To remove the stigma attached to meetings, learn meeting planning. What Is Meeting Planning? Meeting planning sets the agenda for the meeting. Why Is Meeting Planning Important? Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

I’ll show you how. 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). For more on how to create a project budget, this article has all the info you need.) So, how do you convince an evaluator that your idea will work?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Whether you’re looking to hire a construction superintendent or want to land that job yourself, you’re going to have to consider what you need or how to frame a resume to show you’re the one for the position. A construction superintendent is a professional who helps to manage projects and makes sure that they’re running as planned.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

IT financial management (ITFM) covers the costs of keeping our network, servers and devices running. One way to gain efficiency is through our workflow automation, which uses any number of triggers to automatically create actions to save time and keep the IT financial team focused on more important tasks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This happens regularly on project teams where a subject matter expert is seconded to a project role on a full or part-time basis. Backfilling can be tricky, but with our guide, you’ll know everything you need to in order to successfully fill the gaps in your team and budget for project resources. What is backfilling a position?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Professional development is all about how you build your skills in your field. As a team leader, you might watch some YouTube videos on ways to connect with your team during virtual meetings. As a team leader, you might watch some YouTube videos on ways to connect with your team during virtual meetings.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects. Luckily for me, many of the training programs I’ve done have been paid for by my company.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? And training to choose from. But I understand that not everyone has the finances to buy templates or invest in training. And that they will support your career development by funding your training. Free training!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2022

A T-shaped developer’s ability to help different parts of a Development Team and still focus on a specific area makes them highly prized. Firstly, it’s helpful to understand how T-shaped individuals differ from others. How can we classify people who aren’t T-shaped? I think we can. Well, it depends.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2022

How am I only realizing this now? But my own transitions went more like: It’s 5.55am and I leave the house to get my train in 5 minutes. I have written before about literally running to meetings. I have trains to catch and boys to kiss at bedtime. I have trains to catch and boys to kiss at bedtime.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. That’s why a kickoff meeting is so important. A kickoff meeting puts everyone on the same page. The team and client know the mission statement, the vision statement and the project plan.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

To better illustrate how a balanced scorecard works, we’ll also show an example of one and then share a free template to help you get started with yours. It’ll define the strategic goals and then explain how these goals will be met throughout the daily operations of the business or organization across the four perspectives listed above.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 14, 2018

There are also courses run by training companies that will give you a certificate, or you could go the whole way and sign up for a Masters in Project Management at one of the top business schools. Or, it is more important that you have an effective working relationship with your team and good organizational skills?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The WPS course is a self-paced video training class is a partnership between PMI and Tom Wujeck. Welcome to my PMI Wicked Problem Solving review! Project management has so many challenges to solve every day, so having a toolbox of techniques (and the right attitude) will help you deliver projects successfully. It turns out you do.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2022

They need to have leadership qualities, manage teams, allocate resources and make project plans and schedules. Our multiple project views allow technical project managers to work how they want, with robust Gantt charts or more agile kanban boards. If either applies, read on. They have to be organized and great communicators.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

It can be formal, as in a sit-down meeting or written document, but however it’s done the use of employee feedback is critical to create the best work environment in which all parties benefit. ProjectManager’s task lists let you track the performance of each team member in real-time. What Is Employee Feedback? This is a mistake.

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