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How to get the best from your sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires. Our book is a step in reducing these factors by providing the best practices for sponsors and arming the project manager with strategies to influence.

2012 195
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The project customer role

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is an edited extract from my book Customer-Centric Project Management , co-authored with Phil Peplow (Routledge, 2012). Project teams are made up of wide groups of diverse professionals, and ensuring that stakeholders are engaged in the project process is essential to the success of the project.

2012 284
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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Scrum.org

Recognize how much of your thinking is still subtly influenced by a mechanical perspective in organizations . like network patterning, mood, safety, social contact and social influence?—?than The mechanical perspective draws attention to the structure and processes of organizations. than on individual traits.

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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

Then, in 2012 I presented a collection of Collaborative Games for Risk Management  at the Agile 2012 Conference in Dallas and PMI Global Congress in Vancouver. After If we were following the PMI risk management process, this would involve the qualitative and quantitative risk management steps.

Risk 145
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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In every case, you should have people on the group who understand the project (or who can be brought up to speed) and who have influence and interest in the outcomes. Parts of this article first appeared on The ICPM website in 2008 and on this site in 2012. Of course, the project manager should attend too. and Fortune, J.

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7 Secrets for Conveying Confidence as a Project Manager

ProjectManager.com

Influence and persuasion start with confidence. But I do like the reframe that Amy Cuddy offers in her 2012 TED talk , which has garnered of 52 million views, as I write this. So, my second secret is to be confident in yourself, your team and your process. The old and somewhat creepy saying is “fake it till you make it.”

2012 242
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Tailoring Your Project Management Approach: A Beginner’s Guide

Project Pulse Journal

This customization process involves a modification of methodologies and governance structures, transforming project management into a strategic asset as dynamic as the projects it aims to guide. Imagine leading projects that not only meet but exceed expectations, where team morale is high and stakeholder engagement strengthens.