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2017 Project Management Trends To Watch

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This year I’m looking forward into 2017 to highlight some of the project management trends I think it is worth watching out for. Will 2017 be the year we get our first Chartered Project Professionals? Project professionals need to know how to engage stakeholders and bring people on the journey. A Focus on Professionalism.

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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE.

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If your team doesn’t know how to use them then they will simply be a burden around your neck. Explain how to use the process and what to do if they need more help. Big complex projects need big, complex structures to support them with all the governance, oversight, and process that implies. Lack of understanding.

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5 Considerations for Managing a Project Portfolio

Rebel’s Guide to PM

So is the general approach: a central administration oversees which projects are initiated, how many resources they receive and what they yield. How to execute the approach, that’s where the devil lies. The less governable aspect, however, is who judges, and not what is being judged or how to judge it.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

For example, the project management process groups describe the project life cycle while the 10 project management knowledge areas explain how to manage a project. It was first published in 1996 and is about to publish its sixth edition in the fall of 2017. It was initially created by the UK government for IT projects.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A Game Changer for Business

Rebel’s Guide to PM

From April 2017 there will be another significant change in the project management world that will open up opportunities for those who choose not to take a university degree. The UK government aims to increase productivity in UK-based companies by investing in training people by making more apprenticeships available. The Benefits.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. You can scroll down and get the highlights, and then read all the advice in the How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects ebook. Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects?

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