Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say. And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received.

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Technical Review Influencer Closing Controlling 446

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Do you only look at LinkedIn when you are in the market for a new job? I’d hazard a guess and say that’s what most people use it for. It’s perfect for building out a professional profile and solidifying your reputation and credibility as a project manager, whether you are currently looking for a new role or not.

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Certification Software Review Budget Change Management 357

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Have you been asked to mentor another project manager ? And it is possible to be a good project management mentor, even if you don’t have any previous mentoring experience. Experienced and mid-career professionals are often asked to mentor junior project managers or entry-level professionals. Who are you mentoring?

PMO 318

PMO Technical Review Certification Risk Management 318

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To help you get on track with your productivity goals, we’ll look at some practical examples of how you could use your time efficiently, with case studies and real-life tips. Productivity is the measure of how efficiently resources are used to achieve a desired outcome. What does productivity mean? then start here.

Technical Review 338

Technical Review Software Review Energy Planning 338

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? And how do you make it work to your advantage, without it taking up all your time or being very bureaucratic? I’ve worked on project teams for over 20 years and project assurance is just part of the job.

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Prince2 PMO Risk Management Risk 350

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A project manager approached me recently with a problem. It’s probably fairer and less controversial to say that it was ‘estimated’ rather than created totally randomly from scratch. What is Ethics in Project Management? What’s the importance of ethics in project management?

Underperforming Technical Team 424

Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 424

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TL, DR: Saying No Without Burning Bridges Are you navigating the delicate art of saying No as a Product Owner or product manager? Discover how to maintain a harmonious balance between driving Product Goals and nurturing professional relationships with your stakeholders. ?

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Construction 2024 SCRUM Agile 208

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2024

To distinguish between other transactional documents, we’ll define a sales invoice and purchase order and how they differ from sales orders. Built-to-stock is when a product is made and warehoused in anticipation of demand. Built-to-order creates products when an order has been received. What Is a Sales Order?

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Manufacturing Software Review Monitoring Defining 335

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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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management 2012 326

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

As a project manager, we are always learning new things. If you hold a professional certification like the Project Management Professional, an APM qualification, or PRINCE2, you’ll also be expected to carry out some professional development each year as well. And that all costs money – often money that our employers won’t pay for us.

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2023 Certification Prince2 Agile 401

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Projects are made up of tasks. Staying on top of your tasks as a team is so important if you want to hit your project deadlines. In this article you’ll learn how to manage tasks efficiently and how to improve your own task management skills and those of your team. For example, my project is to clean my office.

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Software Review Software Closing Planning 290

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Buy Now We're pleased to be affiliates for The Project Management PrepCast #ad This article is an honest PM PrepCast review and gives you the lowdown on one of the top courses I recommend for PMP prep. It can be insanely difficult to find time to study, especially when you are working. What is the Project Management PrepCast ?

Software Review 341

Software Review 2024 PMI Certification 341

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

Watch my free webinar training on the 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects. There’s another project I’m just waiting to hear about,” said my sponsor. It was the perfect grounding in how to do my job. The point is: when I started out managing projects, I had a very defined brief.

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PMO Software Initiating Controlling 444

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Are you looking for tips on how to pass the Google Project Management Certificate ? In this article, I’ll share my top tips for working out the answers to the graded quizzes, how to plan your time and how to get the certificate for the lowest possible cost (not free, but very cheap).

Certification 435

Certification Executing Risk Management Agile 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Project management is a people business. Projects get done through people. We need people on our teams to do what they say they are going to do, and we need to help them do that. So what does it look like when stakeholders aren’t engaged? Suffice to say I wasn’t popular that day. Believe me, I’ve been there!

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2023 Finance PMI Certification 331

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? And how can you benefit from them?

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 484

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

Teams are assembled to execute projects based on their skills and experience. Project management software gives the team the tools they need to funnel that energy into productive activity. ProjectManager is cloud-based project management software that connects teams in the office, on the job site and everyone in between.

Energy 350

Energy Leadership Construction Software 350

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

Where is artificial intelligence taking project management? AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. The impacts of artificial intelligence in project management. PWC predicts that 80% of project management work will be eliminated by 2030.

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Artificial Inteligence 2030 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 510

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Since my book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers came out, one of the things I’m asked frequently is ‘how do I choose the right collaboration tool for my team?’. I’m delighted to be partnering with Genius Project today to bring you The 5 Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Collaboration Tools.

Software Review 397

Software Review Software Technical Review 2016 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

Have you seen project status reports with colored boxes in different shades of green, amber, and red? Or project names written in those colors where the rest of the text is black? That’s the RAG status of the project. of investment is wasted due to poor project performance. What is RAG is project management?

Software Review 287

Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 287

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2023

You can spend hours reading business books and browsing blogs about teamwork, but sometimes, teamwork quotes from history seem to say more than an entire book ever could. You’ll also need project management software like ProjectManager. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts, kanban boards and other project views facilitate teamwork.

Underperforming Technical Team 450

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Construction Software 450

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. Let me guess. You’re in the right place.

Technical Review 340

Technical Review Certification Software Review PMI 340

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 13, 2022

Stories create engagement on projects, as I’ve written about before. But knowing that as fact and being able to use them on your projects are two different things. Projects are done by teams, and for those teams to work effectively together you need to bring everyone along to meet a common goal. Analogous stories.

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2015 PMI Estimate Planning 455

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2023

I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager. I’ve worked with Scrum teams and Agile development teams, I used Kanban during lockdown to help plan our days and the homeschooling, but I can’t say that I’m experienced in Agile ways. However, I’m not and never have been, an agile expert.

Development Team Review 364

Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Certification 364

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Just think about how much harder it is to communicate with someone from a different country who doesn’t speak your language. But culture can affect communication even when everyone speaks the same language. And how can you head off problems by building a culturally-aware team? The basics. So what can you do about all this?

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Influencer Governance Government Consulting 468

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 28, 2024

Notion is work management software that helps teams from across industries such as product development, engineering or marketing to facilitate team communication, manage tasks and create simple project timelines. While Notion has project management features, is there a Notion Gantt chart? We’ll get to that in a moment.

Software Review 345

Software Review Estimate Monitoring Project Cost 345

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Are you looking for a creative way to motivate yourself to study for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam? I’ve been working as a project manager for over 20 years (gulp) and I’ve spent a lot of time researching and using PMP training courses. Save 10% when you use our exclusive code RGPM10 at checkout. Learn more.

Software Review 365

Software Review 2023 PMI Certification 365

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Whether it was as part of a project or another professional interaction, I’m sure you have met colleagues who aren’t taking responsibility at work for their tasks. Ready to learn about how to help your colleagues to step up? I should say now that changing behavior is hard work. Let’s go.

Influencer 256

Influencer Risk Management Leadership Defining 256

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. Asana’s timeline is no substitute for a Gantt chart and ClickUp is more focused on productivity than project management. That’s fair. What Is Asana?

Software Review 354

Software Review 2024 Underperforming Technical Team 2012 354

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. However, the project sponsor is the person responsible for decisions that affect the project budget and the schedule, where making a change would deviate from the agreed plan. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances.

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Prince2 Sustainability Risk Management Budget 331

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2®. You also put in place all the required elements to make sure the project goes smoothly. The Initiating a Project process is designed to “establish solid foundations” according to the 2023 Managing Successful Projects official manual, also known as PRINCE2 7.

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Prince2 Initiating PMO 2023 339

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Projects ideally sit within a governance framework that is bigger than the project team. And, like toddlers, people respond well when they know how far they can go. But what does governance on projects actually look like? How many of these do you have on your project? You have a sponsor.

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Governance Government PMO 2016 427

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

Project management is a great career. But how do you know it’s for you? And how do you show prospective employers that you are keen to commit to the job and you know enough about the role of a project manager for them to take a chance on you? Take the course Recommended Google Project Management Certificate 5.0

Certification 450

Certification 2023 PMI Prince2 450

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. Consider this.

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PMO Governance Government Budget 303

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The book’s cover (see on Amazon) Stakeholder Engagement Essentials You Always Wanted To Know by Michelle Bartonico (Vibrant Publishers, 2023) is a book about working with others on projects. Essential read A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) £41.00 And that brings me to the second point.

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2023 PMI Lean Influencer 439

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

The interface makes learning very easy as a student… you just have to make sure that you are investing time in the right courses that will help you develop professionally as a project manager. When I searched, there were over 2,300 ‘project management’ courses on the platform. Are you considering taking a course on Coursera ?

Software Review 438

Software Review Certification Finance SCRUM 438