Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Wise project managers know that there are unknown risks lurking in every corner.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Trello vs. Asana is a likely matchup for anyone looking for the right project management software. They’re both well-known and popular project management tools. Asana, on the other hand, is a simple-to-use work management tool. Trellis was the codename for the project. What Is Trello?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 20, 2020

Do you want to improve communication on your projects? In this article I’ll share 15 tried-and-tested tips for effective project communications. The milestone tracker I use is a simple Excel spreadsheet. It lists the milestones in one column, organised by project phase. Use checklists. And they love it!

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Wise project managers know that there are unknown risks lurking in every corner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Are you looking for a cost-effective project management tool for your team? I thought Bloo was easy to use, really cheap for the value you’ll get and perfect for teams who want a simple project and task management solution with an intuitive interface. Perhaps it’s the perfect fit for your organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. What does it mean to “do” project quality? You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

IT projects are unique. These IT project management templates are essential to get those jobs done properly. Try these 15 free IT project management templates today. But every IT project has one thing in common: they start with an IT plan. They can manage time, costs and resources.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

Project management software tools are essential to manage projects efficiently. In this article I’ll share my top 15 project management tools that I use for managing multiple projects. A Project Action Log. This is the number one tool I use and I really couldn’t manage without it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to get people to take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to encourage participation on projects through the mechanics of games.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. The project deliverable is a new app. What is an artifact?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In the world of planning, there’s no shortage of software offerings that let you plan and execute your project. Microsoft Planner in particular, which is included in the Office 365 suite, is a major player in the project planning software space. Related: How to Run Microsoft Project for Mac. Microsoft Planner Features.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. There’s also a checklist of project artifacts by phase at the end, which you can use as an aide-memoire for creating your own documentation. The project deliverable is a new app. What is an artifact?

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 24, 2022

Poor risk management is costly. Program managers are caught off guard by emerging risks. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley. Lastly, I'll provide you with a simple program risk management checklist to keep you from making the same mistakes. Program Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Especially if you’re managing your own projects and team. In this article we will discuss 5 tried-and-tested tips and tricks for working and communicating well as a remote team , keeping your team together for successful project execution. January 2020, I was in a minority. Do you remember what happened?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 29, 2023

Once the weather starts to change and temperatures start to heat up, project managers from all industries start to have something in common: it’s hard to stay motivated on your project when you’d rather be outside! But I still find it difficult to stay focused on project board minutes or tracking risks when it’s nice out.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2022

How do you start to get your work under control when you are juggling several projects at once? That’s the question I answer in my book, Managing Multiple Projects. The starting point is knowing how all the different parts of your workload fit together so you can manage them in an efficient way.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

You’ve delivered a great project – or at least made it to the end, exhausted! Now it’s time to handover the work because the project is closing. I had one memorable project where I couldn’t get rid of it. It was fine, but it did pull me away from other projects. And it’s not what project management is supposed to be.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Teamhood is a Kanban project management system for teams. It’s a visual, flexible tool that is perfect for small and medium businesses who want to improve how they manage projects. In my experience, those companies are proactive, project-led businesses like agencies, engineering, software and manufacturing firms.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It describes those mental models using Charlie’s ‘checklist’, where his values intersected with his action steps. Finally, the post applies these same steps to strategy and project management, identifying similarities and differences, all to stimulate thinking as a strategic project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Knowing how to start a project is one of the most critical skills for any project manager. A large project (or a small one) starts with the small stuff and builds to something bigger and more complex. 10 Simple Steps to Start a Project Projects can seem complicated and they certainly can be.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Successful project managers have a common trait – they identify and manage risks. Often project managers start with a splash. What happens when project managers and their team fail to identify risks in an iterative fashion? Project teams are not aware of emerging killer risks. Project tasks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. The ‘gate’ is the boundary between one project stage and another.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 30, 2021

Throughout the life of a project, you must report on a wide variety of information. This information will be compiled into different reports and passed along to managers, investors, clients and other stakeholders. From there, reports can be used to make project decisions and adjustments. Why Create Project Reports?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2021

In this video Elizabeth Harrin discusses how merging engagement and gamification creates engagification, a methodology to help people take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to get people to take action on projects. We’ll be talking about how to encourage participation on projects through the mechanics of games.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 30, 2021

It can feel like the tasks never stop when you’re managing a project. How can you wrangle in all that work, organize it and make sure that you’ve completed everything required of you to complete the project? A punch list is simply a list of tasks that must be completed before you can close the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It’s a work management tool designed for today’s virtual workforce, with automations and an simple-to-use interface that makes doing your job easier. Summary review of SmartSuite: If you’ve always thought managing on spreadsheets wasn’t enough but haven’t found an alternative, check out what SmartSuite can do. Managing projects.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. Let's increase our chance of success by seizing project opportunities too. To enhance an opportunity means: a) The opportunity is escalated to the project sponsor. Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

A lot of it is personal preferences but there are also plenty of good practices for managing daily tasks in your work environment. In this article, I’ll share my best notebook organization hacks and some simple steps for figuring out how to turn your notebook into a personal planning hub. But how do you organize notes in a notebook?

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Project closure is one of my favorite times in the lifecycle as a project manager. In reality, it ended up more like a rush to get everything on the project closure checklist ticked off, complete the project wrap up and move on to the next initiative. Use a project closure checklist.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 10, 2018

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, between 16-17% of new hires leave their position between the first week and the third month of starting their job. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, between 16-17% of new hires leave their position between the first week and the third month of starting their job.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 8, 2023

Risk management is an important part of the decision-making process for any project. It involves identifying, assessing, and responding to potential risks that could impact the project. However, many project teams still make common errors. Read through them, thinking about one of your projects.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 15, 2020

That’s why a planning meeting in project management is key to kicking off a successful project. The more prepared you are, the more productive the meeting and the more efficient your project planning. The more prepared you are, the more productive the meeting and the more efficient your project planning.

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Teamweek

MAY 6, 2022

There are hundreds of things to do at work—managing projects, attending meetings, collaborating with your team, etc. Thankfully, you have checklists—a simple way to keep up with all your responsibilities. What is a daily checklist? Best online daily checklist apps. Simple checklist template.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

If you are involved in any kind of project, you’ll know that project sponsors want to see regular reports. It’s a free project status report template that is based on one I use myself for weekly updates to my manager and team. How to use This Free Project Status Template.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 5, 2017

I have had the privilege of managing two PMOs, both composed of several project managers. It was always interesting to watch—the best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying risks, both threats and opportunities. Wise project managers know that there are unknown risks lurking in every corner.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An event is a project. Our free event plan template in Excel breaks your event into phases, and even acts as a checklist to make sure your event goes off without a hitch. Our free event plan template in Excel breaks your event into phases, and even acts as a checklist to make sure your event goes off without a hitch.

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