article thumbnail

15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. The Coaching Habit Author: Michael Bungay Stanier.

PMI 354
article thumbnail

Are You A Workplace Bully?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Project managers establish and foster workplace behavior expectations through their own leadership values and actions. Do You Choose a “Bullying” Leadership Style? Project managers who choose a bullying leadership style get results predominantly through dominance, fear and negative reinforcement. Paul Pelletier.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Project Management and Artificial Intelligence: Bring It On!

The IIL Blog

It could generate insights into the stakeholders’ interests, power, influence, and engagement. AI tools could generate a stakeholder-specific analysis of concerns, engagement, and influence. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile.

article thumbnail

What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

It is no surprise that the researchers conclude that “Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence”. Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence.”.

2014 225
article thumbnail

Project Success: Implementation AND Adoption

The IIL Blog

Misalignment can occur within the leadership team, and between leaders and their staff. External events will impact the project’s execution, including leadership and key-resource changes, market competition, and other operational changes. This is an early warning indicator that the project will be challenged. Leaders embrace change.

article thumbnail

Does your organization truly support project management?

Kiron Bondale

The April 2016 issue of PM Network provided updated project management capability findings from PMI’s 2016 Pulse of the Profession ® report. Establishing a PMO within a low maturity organization but not vesting it with the authority or sponsorship to influence behaviors and culture can be the kiss of death.

2016 120
article thumbnail

Understanding the Organizational Governance System as Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

Leadership, psychological safety, and project governance define how structure, mentality, and culture impact achieving success through projects and organizational objectives. Decision-making processes are influenced by the usage of data as it becomes a key differentiator contributing to project delivery, strategic alignment, and success.