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The 2021 Project Management Report

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Here are some verbatim responses from people who had not considered leaving the profession: No direction from leadership. I am asked to skip or rush many of the planning steps and go straight to execution due to arbitrary deadlines set by company leadership. Always schedule. Not being given the most accurate information to work with.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Any project management course at university level should cover the interpersonal and fusion skills that are required for success as well, such as leadership, communication, people management and teamwork. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education. In my experience, job titles vary hugely between employers.

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What can I do with a degree in project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education.

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The conference is focused on ‘The role of project-based governance in sustainable development: the need for institutional development’ 2022 AIPM National Conference: Gold Coast, Australia, Sun, 27 Feb 2022 – Tue, 1 Mar 2022. The Power of Projects conference went online in 2021 and you can watch the sessions on demand here.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I documented this as a risk, and continued to communicate it up the chain to leadership, but nothing changed.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Nearly 70% of project professionals thought that team management was crucial, with 62% reporting they felt project control and governance was key. I documented this as a risk, and continued to communicate it up the chain to leadership, but nothing changed.

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What is Your PMO’s “Marketing Plan”

Bridge the Gap Consulting

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. In senior leadership meetings, he was even more quiet. So, he created strategy; the PMO Marketing Plan. Target Market.