Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Let me tell you about a project decision that was awkward for me — then I’ll share some tips on how to do decision-making better. My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. I emailed him, because I wanted to be told that we were making the right decision. Decision taken.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Projects can be viewed as a series of decisions. From planning to execution, project managers and their teams are constantly choosing between one option and another or even many different options. Using a decision matrix can help them better evaluate their choices and prioritize work.

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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. That’s only an overview of order processing and there’s a lot more to it, which we’ll get to in greater detail.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 9, 2024

A kanban board is a project management tool that manages workflows and processes using two key elements: kanban cards, which represent tasks, and kanban columns which divide the kanban board vertically to represent steps or stages of completion for them. Why Make a Kanban Board in Google Sheets?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 4, 2024

Then we’ll show you how to make a budget using both so you can make an informed decision. Bottom-up budgeting is, as its name suggests, budgeting that starts from the departments in an organization and then moves up to senior management. Therefore, this budget starts at the top and works its way down the organization.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. How can you allocate resources wisely across all those projects? How can you keep the projects aligned with the strategic goals of the organization? That and more is what enterprise project management does.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Asana, on the other hand, is a simple-to-use work management tool. ProjectManager has Gantt charts, unlike Trello and Asana, to better manage projects.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 19, 2024

Projects need resources, often consistently. Suppliers and contractors deliver those products and services that help fulfill the project. Managers want to stay on budget and resources cost money, which is why they use a request for quote (RFQ) to get pricing from suppliers and contractors.

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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?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without a plan, projects are in trouble. Project planning is one of the first and most important aspects of project management. Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Download one or all and get your next project started right.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Is it hard to get people to make the big decisions? I know what it’s like: analysis paralysis kicks in, and the responsibilities of making a big call can weigh heavy on stakeholders… so they procrastinate, and you don’t get any answer at all. That’s what incremental decision making can do for you.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

An army of subcontractors each with their own specific discipline complete construction projects. But how do they know what to work on? We’ll also note the difference between an RFI in construction and other construction project management documents before going into the construction RFI process, the different types of RFIs and more.

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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.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning. There’s a lot of money involved in these capital projects and that means getting the funding and allocating the finances wisely. We’ll end with a few examples of capital projects to make the concept more understandable.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Manufacturers make things, and how much they make is determined by demand and the supply of raw materials. But who makes the decision on the quantity of output and how that information is delivered is processed through what’s called a production order. What Is a Production Order?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. I emailed him, because I wanted to be told that we were making the right decision. So that meant the decision was on me. We’d been working on this for a year. Decision taken. Taking the decision was the hard part. He sent a photo. It was bad. And… breathe.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. What is a gate review?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Manufacturers have to do more than produce a product, they also have to manage their operations. That’s why manufacturing operations management is so important—it keeps the lights on. Of course, there’s more to manufacturing operations management than that. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Whether you’re managing a project in construction or manufacturing, keeping costs down is paramount. This is why in project management and business in general cost control is so important. Learn how cost control can help you better manage construction or manufacturing projects. It’s as simple as that.

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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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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

This concept is an important part of project portfolio management (PPM) and project management offices (PMOs). This can apply to a business or a project team. To organize and manage this process, businesses employ project management techniques and tools, such as project management software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Why do stakeholders take part in projects? After all, your project sponsor is probably the one who wanted this project to happen in the first place, and he or she has a vested interest in making it a success. They make an active choice to either help out, or hinder your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Listing projects on your resume helps make your job application stand out. Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. What projects to include on your resume.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

After defining what manufacturing engineering is, we’ll look at the professionals who work in that discipline, the manufacturing engineers. It researches and develops tools, processes, machines and equipment with systems that are integrated into the manufacturing facility. What Is Manufacturing Engineering?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2®. This is the phase where you start working out who is going to do what. You also put in place all the required elements to make sure the project goes smoothly. Then get approval for how you want to run the project from the board. There are seven things to do.

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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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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.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is called process manufacturing and is a production method that’s common when producing in bulk. To better understand process manufacturing, let’s first define the term and explore the different types of process manufacturing. What Is Process Manufacturing?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Your team uses resources to execute a variety of projects such as making products or providing services. These resources must be purchased by your organization, and the procurement process must be carefully planned and executed. That’s what procurement management is all about. What Is Procurement Management?

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Knowing production is critical for manufacturers when making long-term and short-term business decisions. It helps manufacturers with administrative and in-facility decisions and allows them to increase their production efficiency. Determine the Cycle Time for Each Unit Know the amount of time spent working on an item.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

Then we’ll detail the key components that make up a thorough organizational strategy and throw in some free templates to get you started. It’s not only communicative but helps management develop strategic plans so the company can accomplish its goals. Organizational strategy has many layers. What Is Organizational Strategy?

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

In project management, a program is a set of related projects that are executed simultaneously by organizations to make the most out of their resources and maximize their return on investment (ROI). Program management requires company-wide collaboration and lots of planning. A program manager oversees this process.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you’re managing a project or organization, you’ll need resources such as people, materials and equipment for executing tasks and completing your goals. These resources generate different types of costs, such as labor costs, which refer to the cost of paying employees for their work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. What is a risk audit in project management? And it’s not just me saying that.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Projects don’t end with the final deliverable. This is doubly true with construction projects in what’s called post-construction. Finally, we’ll show how using project management software can help with post-construction. Project management software will help make this process more efficient.

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