Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 4, 2021

Recently I spoke with Lela Machaidze on Clubhouse about future trends in project management. The trend that is here to stay is remote work and digital teams. It will be something we see more of and it will lead into other trends – for example, driving data analysis and giving recommendations for decisions.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction: Project management, is a dynamic field, continually evolving in response to changing business needs and technological advancements. Stepping into 2024, we believe that the project management trends will reflect a notable shift from traditional methodologies towards more dynamic, business-focused, and people-centric approaches.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

There are both advantages and disadvantages to working as part of a team. Disadvantages of teamwork can include conflict between team members, difficulty in making decisions, and feelings of isolation from the rest of the company if you’re not working closely with others on a daily basis.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams.

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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?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Who on your project will have the authority to make decisions at the most senior level? Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. In other words, this is the group that takes the tough decisions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

What does a business analyst do on a project, and how is that different to the role of the project manager? Let’s dive into the jobs and see how they work together to successfully deliver a project. First, let’s look at the different responsibilities for the roles of business analyst vs project manager on a project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

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. What is team conflict?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Elissa Farrow November 8, 2023 In the ever-evolving landscape of portfolio management, organisations can now leverage advanced technologies to not only improve traditional practices but to also unlock new dimensions of efficiency and effectiveness. Predictive Analytics: AI-driven predictive models forecast project success and impact.

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Project Bliss

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Tuckman model of team development describes the stages that groups go through as they mature. By moving from forming, storming, norming, and performing, your team will perform well and produce great work. This guide works even if you’re working with a virtual team. Click To Tweet.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2020

More organizations have taken to virtual teams. It certainly seems like virtual teams are here to stay, but are they right for your company? Are virtual teams the magic bullet to end all ills for your company? You need the facts before making a decision. Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As a project manager, you will likely find yourself working on one of such projects such as implementing a new CRM system, upgrading to a cloud-based ERP, or developing a new eCommerce platform. You also need to understand strategies that work before you begin so you can hit the ground running and avoid unnecessary delays or setbacks.

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Velociteach

MARCH 6, 2024

Making good decisions is a critical project management skill. The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and stakeholders. In a McKinsey survey , only 20% of respondents stated their companies excelled in decision-making. How are decisions generally made?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

We’re almost at the end of the quarter and you’re thinking what a great year it’s been so far at work. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. 9 Competencies You Need as a Project Manager Today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2022

When I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. Often we think that leadership is about character and attitude (read my take on the traits of good leaders here ) and forget that you can actually practice being a better leader by coaching yourself in the right behaviors. I was struck by how practical it was.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Much of what we do today relies on other people — other people who don’t work for us. 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. I should say now that changing behavior is hard work.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I want to define, Someone who developed deep expertise to help people, teams, and organisations enable better customer outcomes by focusing on an organisation’s internal and external orientation. The model has been adopted and adapted as the application of Agile has grown over the years. Team Coaching. Promote Self-Management .

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2023

Adaptation of Kaner’s diamond model of participation (source Carrie Kappel 2019) Techniques and Training for Top Scrum Facilitation Skills Scrum is a framework that thrives on communication and collaboration. Its efficacy rests heavily on well-executed facilitation to steer teams toward their goals.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

REDUCE THE COST OF CHANGE In a predictive world, lowering costs through industrialization worked. It's a model breakthrough, and some have understood it well. On average, there are 27 hardware and software changes per day on a Tesla Model S production line. However, not all is lost. The problem?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It has a plan that’s executed by a team with a deadline with the final deliverable being the event. Just like a project, event management is the way you make sure everything seamlessly comes together for your stakeholders. However you chose to stage your event, event management will help make it succeed.

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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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Inloox

AUGUST 26, 2022

The role model. The working member. The importance of managing a project The project manager plays a very central role in the entire project process. And despite the terminology, management and leadership do not do justice to the actual tasks to be accomplished in their entirety. The initiator. The listener.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 28, 2021

TL; DR: The Lack of Agile Leadership Qualities — When Change Agents Don’t Act as Role Models. When Scrum becomes an element of an agile transformation, a lack of agile leadership qualities on the incumbents’ side may impede its overall progress significantly despite the best efforts of all other change agents.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Frohnhoefer Ethical dilemmas frequently arise in project management, demanding conscientious decision-making. Ethical dilemmas involve making difficult choices when each choice violates a moral principle. Ethical decisions are pivotal for project success. Ethical choices prioritize fairness, honesty, and integrity.

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Scrum.org

JULY 30, 2023

Similarly, making incorrect choices can deplete your resources without yielding the desired results. Failure is expected and accounted for in this model until you find something that effectively meets your business goals. Observe how departments, teams, decision flows, KPIs, and other elements are structured.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment 3. Demonstrate Leadership Behaviors 7. Table Of Contents. Focus on Value 5.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 31, 2022

Project portfolio management (PPM) is much more complex than project management. Well, a project manager may be responsible for one project in the company. Whereas a project portfolio manager needs to keep an eye on all projects across the organization’s portfolio.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline the benefits, considerations, and common questions I get from potential members so you can make the right decision for your career. When I run project management rooms on Clubhouse or open my DMs for questions on Facebook or LinkedIn, one of the most common questions is: What certificate should I get?

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Malinawan, PMP Choosing the appropriate tools and techniques to your advantage is essential for professionals working in the dynamic field of project management who must contend with issues like project budget constraints, tight deadlines, and constantly changing requirements.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. We just love it. It all starts with focusing on value.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. Excessive Planning and Control : The illusion of control among managers results in a tendency to over-plan and control every aspect of the development process.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 6, 2022

Of course, models are always poor approximations for the reality of the world, but I am drawn to this model because it provides supporting evidence to what I see in terms of how organizations are wrestling with new ways of working that are accompanying the Digital Age. So what are the implications for how we work?

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

It's about creating a conducive environment for teams to innovate, collaborate, learn, and grow. But what exactly are these commitments an Agile Leader should make? When things are challenging, you see the effects of tremendous and terrible leadership up close. Agile has become more than just a buzzword in our complex world.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

Why is Product Ownership split to Product Owner and Product Manager in SAFe? Teams are ideally organized around Products / Value Streams so they can apply customer-centricity. Product people and their teams are ideally accountable to outcomes and are empowered to figure out, inspect, and adapt requirements/scope as needed.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You will note that 1 and 2 are within my control – only myself to blame if this was the situation – whilst 3 and 4 are outside my control but where, wise project manager that I try to be, I added in contingency to cover the unexpected. Work projects are not so different when you think of it. A ‘project’ success and all deadlines met.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

DW - That is true at the enterprise, department, product, and team level. planning, prioritisation and people deployment) work in service of identifying and resourcing medium- to long-term priorities and cascading these smoothly into the backlogs of individual units and teams. This blog is our attempt to answer some of them.

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Susanne Madsen

MARCH 3, 2022

In recent years there has been much debate on how to characterize management versus leadership. Management is said to be the discipline that specializes on maintaining the status quo, conforming to standards and organizing and directing individuals around the boundaries (time, money, quality criteria etc.)

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