Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Have you got a project management mentor? Maybe you were asked to identify a project manager as a mentor as part of an apprenticeship scheme – that’s the reason I have a couple of mentees at work. You’ve got your sessions in the diary and you want to make the best use of their time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Securing the right resource (and enough of it) is a huge headache for PMO leaders and project professionals.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ClickUp and Monday are two of the more visible project management software products on the market. But is that because they’re good at marketing or a good project management tool? We set ClickUp vs. Monday in a battle royale and may the best app win. But are either of these true project management tools?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools in a project manager’s toolbox. One side is a spreadsheet that collects important project data and the other is a visual timeline that shows the entire project from start to finish. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 6, 2022

Visual project management is simply using graphics, pictures, graphs and charts to display project information. People with a visual preference for capturing information have always doodled or mindmapped their To Do lists, whereas those with a preference for creating lists opt for an ordered list of tasks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today I present to you 7 productivity tools for teams that you’ve never heard of (maybe – there are some on the list that you might have come across, but I couldn’t leave them out). How do teams manage without Atlassian? SmartSuite Think of SmartSuite as a blend of the best of Airtable, Notion, and ClickUp/Monday.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s perfect for building out a professional profile and solidifying your reputation and credibility as a project manager, whether you are currently looking for a new role or not. As you deliver new projects, complete new training courses or gain new certifications, you should be going back to LinkedIn to add them to your profile.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Projects are made up of tasks. Staying on top of your tasks as a team is so important if you want to hit your project deadlines. In this article you’ll learn how to manage tasks efficiently and how to improve your own task management skills and those of your team. What is task management? Lots of them.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

An army of subcontractors each with their own specific discipline complete construction projects. First, we’ll explain what an RFI in construction is and then list what should be included in one. The list below isn’t definitive but includes those categories that a typical RFI in construction will include.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2024

Asana is a popular work management software that helps teams collaborate on tasks and projects. Microsoft Project is a popular project management software that has the tools that project managers need to manage teams and projects. Learn more What Is Asana?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Listing projects on your resume helps make your job application stand out. Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. What projects to include on your resume.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Gantt chart has become a staple of project management. Henry Gantt was an American who worked as a mechanical engineer and management consultant. He’s best remembered for the tool that bears his name and his works in the development of what’s called scientific management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I bet your project sponsor expects you to dive into the detail and understand why a line of code isn’t working, and strategically advise on business benefits as a result of your project… and everything in between. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

Project management is a great career. And how do you show prospective employers that you are keen to commit to the job and you know enough about the role of a project manager for them to take a chance on you? I’ve taken plenty of project management certificates over the years – but mostly, they cost money.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 21, 2023

Most project managers can’t imagine running a project without Gantt charts. This tool has been in the project management toolbox for so long that it predates computers. We’re looking at the best Gantt chart software out there so you can make an informed decision when in the market to purchase one.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2023

There are plenty of things at work that make it hard for you to progress your projects – the skill is in being able to identify and tackle them so you can keep moving forward. In this article I’ll explain the top three reasons why people aren’t as productive as they would like to be: procrastination, disorganization and poor planning.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 28, 2018

Chris could make Excel do anything, except he never used spreadsheets to manage a project. Since then I’ve come across too many project professionals, teams and organizations who stretch Microsoft Excel into a project management tool, and unsuccessfully so. Few people on the project truly understood spreadsheets.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everything you need to know about project management terms is here in one list! Plus we’ve added handy links to help you dive deeper into different topics with videos, articles and even our round-up of all resources so you can put these important terms into practice with your projects.

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2024

When companies dip their toe in Agile waters, they often start by simply trying out an Agile framework such as Scrum to deliver something relatively small, such as a project. However, with this comes the question: Can a Project Manager be a Scrum Master? And that's a great way to start. The answer is yes - but with caution.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

The interface makes learning very easy as a student… you just have to make sure that you are investing time in the right courses that will help you develop professionally as a project manager. When I searched, there were over 2,300 ‘project management’ courses on the platform. That’s a lot to work through!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Best not to burn bridges. A work handover email to your manager is one of the steps to make the transition out of a job happen smoothly, and here’s how to write one. But you might need to write one after you have resigned or if you’re going on vacation and your manager is covering for you. Because you never know. But why bother?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What Is a Project Management Methodology? A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. Project management methodologies help project managers lead team members and manage work, while facilitating team collaboration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

I’ve put together my top list of the best books on collaboration, with a few communication skills books thrown in too. They are perfect for anyone working in a project environment, but if you are managing teams of any kind you’ll find something useful in here. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

Projects always have certain constraints – there may be an urgency to complete a project because of external market factors, for example; or there may have to be tightly controlled costs because of a fixed or limited budget. The project will also be expected to deliver on certain expectations including quality levels.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2024

Construction projects are structured with schedules, budgets and resource allocation. Many people work on them, from general contractors overseeing subcontractors to architects and, of course, the project owner. A preconstruction meeting ensures that all those parts are working together on a common goal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

Watch my free webinar training on the 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects. There’s another project I’m just waiting to hear about,” said my sponsor. I had a mentor and a supportive manager, as well as a great team around me and an amazing IT team leader called Jo whose department was building the thing.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 17, 2021

If you’re a certified project manager, then you likely use Gantt chart software. A Gantt chart is a good tool to show the bigger picture on a project and work well for people who like things displayed graphically, and that’s why we love them. But not everyone loves them. Gantt charts have their downsides.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

When managing a project, one is required to make a lot of key decisions. Because of the high stakes, good managers don’t just make decisions based on gut instinct. They prefer to minimize risk to the best of their ability and act only when there is more certainty than uncertainty. What Is Cost Benefit Analysis?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

What does it mean to be a great project sponsor? The project sponsor’s role is diverse. It’s far more than being a figurehead for the project. Below you’ll find 10 tips for being a good sponsor, drawn from Strategies for Project Sponsorship by James, Taylor and Rosenhead. Get the right project resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Let me tell you about a project decision that was awkward for me — then I’ll share some tips on how to do decision-making better. We were due to go live with our pilot software launch but things didn’t feel right. My project sponsor was on holiday in Canada. All of them are part of the project governance framework.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. We did have a team of developers who built some in-house apps, and web front ends to databases, but we were not, at heart, a company that built software.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 13, 2022

Projects need management. Much of the focus of project management is obviously on methodologies that keep your project on time and within budget. That’s where project selection comes in. Project selection is all about picking the right project at the right time for your organization.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to project management 101. Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. What Is a Project? What Is Project Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Have you ever been a part of a project that just didn’t seem to be going anywhere? Requirements are essential for any project, yet they are often one of the most difficult aspects to get right, especially if you work in an environment where there are high levels of uncertainty or change. What are project requirements?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

When you start the planning process for a project, one of the first things you need to think about is: what can go wrong? It sounds negative, but pragmatic project managers know this type of thinking is preventative. Project dashboards help you identify risk before they turn into issues. How to Manage Risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One of the questions I’m asked often when I’m mentoring project managers, is what is the difference between quality assurance and quality management? Quality management is the overarching approach, concept, principle, technique – whatever you want to call it. Setting a quality baseline with the project board’s approval.

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