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Prince2 Certification Guide for Misguided #ProjectManagers

nTask

So, here I am, once again, writing the dreaded guide about Prince2 methodology and certification. Believe me, getting the Prince2 Foundation level certificate is not as hard as having to write the entire post again…. Prince2 Certification from Experts’ Point of View: Let’s start with Colin Bentley this time.

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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). For example, the Sales Director would sponsor a project to install new customer management software, providing the sales team with more opportunities to cross-sell to the existing customer base.

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The Must-Read Reading List for Project Communication and Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Tom Kendrick, Amacom 2012. Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders. Communication Skills for Project and Programme Managers is tailored to PRINCE2 project environments. Results Without Authority (2 nd Edition). ISBN: 9780814417812. Jean Tabaka: Addison Wesley, 2006. ISBN: 9780321630056.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2). The compliance manager will make his team available to help if he understands how the new software tracking system will monitor license usage across the company. Parts of this article first appeared on The ICPM website in 2008 and on this site in 2012. and Fortune, J.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. 3, March 2002.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Dorofee, et.

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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

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Project management is a discipline loaded with acronyms: PMP, PRINCE2, CPM, WBS, PMBOK, PMI… and about 150 others. The percentage of project managers who report to the PMO increased from 42% in 2012 to 52% in 2016. Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?”

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