Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

His ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’ webinar covers 5 steps for project recovery. There are several things that can go wrong in program management: Business case deterioration: the program started off with a good business case but it no longer stacks up. Ward started off by explaining what a ‘troubled program’ is.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Sustainability Estimate 405

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. You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right. What does it mean to “do” project quality?

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Software Review Technical Review Budget Defining 330

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. If you are planning a budget for a project proposal i.e. pitching to someone else for them to secure your services to deliver a piece of work, then read this article about preparing a budget for a proposal.

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Budget Project Cost Estimate Finance 305

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

What makes a bad project manager? And how can you be a good project manager? In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders. A Bad Project Manager is a bystander, not a leader. — Leadership. Fred Obiero.

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2021 PMO Executing Risk Management 479

Project Bliss

APRIL 18, 2017

For full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links. However, I have purchased this book myself and can honestly highly recommend it. . There are so many considerations there that introduce complexity and risk. In this book, Dave explains how to handle complex data migrations (or even simple ones). Clear Guidance.

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Software Review 2013 Risk Management Risk 202

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 371

MPUG

JUNE 6, 2022

But, how does all of this fit into Risk Management? Risk Managers don’t toss coins or calculate heads/tails in an experiment. Probability Distribution and Risk Management. With the above basics, let’s consider another example to understand probability distribution from the perspective of risk management.

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Risk Management Risk Estimate 2019 64

PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Risk Management Plan Definition. Risk Register, WBS). Introduction.

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Risk Management Risk Planning Technical Review 105

Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

wrote The Mythical Man Month, he provided project managers with the valuable caution which later was named Brooks’ Law: “ Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later “ While there are always exceptions, this statement is generally true. as well as a number of other online book stores).

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Budget Risk 207

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

Recently I audited the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course from University of Virginia Darden Business School. It’s one of the most popular project management courses on Coursera. Who is the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course for?

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Technical Review Planning Certification Risk Management 470

Kiron Bondale

JULY 24, 2022

In my previous article , I provided an overview of my current personal project of preparing for and running for election as one the city councilors in Welland, Ontario. As such, a predictive approach can be used for the management of both of these deliverables.

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2023 Budget Defining Estimate 194

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. To ensure that the project direction doesn’t get compromised by the lack of a good plan, the project manager chooses the most appropriate approach to follow for the delivery of the project.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Risk Management Agile 399

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving. Managing a hybrid team.

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 483

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Despite decades-long efforts of the whole agile community—books, blogs, conferences, webinars, videos, meetups; you name it—we are still confronted in many supposedly agile organizations with output-metric driven reporting systems. But, when combined with some managers’ wrong interpretation of commitment, it becomes a tool of oppression.

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Estimate SCRUM 2022 Agile 191

Epicflow Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

The author suggests several tips for leaders to be fair-minded when managing their employees: . How New Managers Can Get Better at Making Decisions. Written by Art Petty, this article proposes 8 tips for managers to become better decision-makers. How to Help Your Managers Engage Their Teams.

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Leadership Estimate Risk Management Consulting 95

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this article, we’ll dive deep into both approaches by looking at how they compare against each other as well as their associated costs. Crashing is a project management technique used to reduce the total duration of a project by adding additional resources or making other changes. First up: crashing. Fast-Tracking.

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Software Review Construction Risk Management Risk 344

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A project manager approached me recently with a problem. It’s probably fairer and less controversial to say that it was ‘estimated’ rather than created totally randomly from scratch. But she was worried that other people were interpreting the estimate as definite fact. What is Ethics in Project Management?

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 422

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

I attended ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’, an audio/Webex conference with Ward recently. Last week I wrote about the first half of the presentation, managing change program. This conflicts with the advice Scott Berkun gives in his book Making Things Happen. Bring in technical specialists as required.

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Sustainability Controlling Executing Estimate 195

Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

Learn more about useless agile metrics, from individual velocity to estimation accuracy to utilization rates. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

Agile 172

Agile Software Review 2021 Estimate 172

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 345

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 10, 2022

I contributed this chapter (and another one) to the book. In turn, you may put more and more pressure on your team to speed up – risking cutting corners and delivering a low quality product that is not fit for purpose. Dependency management is important here. This is an edited extract from Project Pain Reliever.

Estimate 251

Estimate Finance Defining Planning 251

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

Working with people is the main part of project management. Project resource management is how you do this. In this article, I’ll show you what project resource management is, set out a simple process to do it, describe the tools to help and give you tips to overcome some of the common issues.

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Software Review PMI Prince2 Estimate 311

Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ?? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! Scope adjustments : Developers may discover that a Product Backlog item is more complex than initially estimated, requiring additional effort or time.

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 159

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

This is a guest article by Paul Pelletier, LL.B., Bullying can be as harmful in the workplace as it is in schools and other areas of society, causing the well understood personal emotional impacts plus a long list of challenges for project manager and their organizations where it is taking place. Neutrality isn’t an option.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI PMO 195

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this article, we aim to dispel any lingering doubts so that you can confidently decide "To use Definition of Ready or not to use." Readiness is not about the Product Backlog or Sprint Backlog as a whole but about Problem Backlog Items that need to be understood enough and manageable within the Sprint time frame.

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SCRUM Risk Management Estimate Closing 191

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. There is a discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. This uncertainty creates risk, which can be reduced through specific actions. (2)

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 2, 2022

As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, “a team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to information, resources, knowledge and skills and who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal.” Article Footnotes. Embody human skills to extend our physical capabilities.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review PMO 158

MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

Work breakdown structure (WBS) is a key element for management planning, monitoring, and control of a project or a program scope. A WBS is important to further estimation—cost, duration, or resources, planning for resources, risk identification, schedule development, among others. Let’s take, for example, the writing of a book.

Software Review 105

Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team PMI 105

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

If so, it might be time to start implementing proven project management processes and phases at your organization in order to bring your company’s workflow under control. Phases of Project Management. In project management there are five phases: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Let's start with some books. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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Software Developers Software Development Estimate 2006 46

MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

Work breakdown structure (WBS) is a key element for management planning, monitoring, and control of a project or a program scope. A WBS is important to further estimation—cost, duration, or resources, planning for resources, risk identification, schedule development, among others. Let’s take, for example, the writing of a book.

Software Review 101

Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team PMI 101

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 31, 2020

I contributed this chapter (and another one) to the book. In turn, you may put more and more pressure on your team to speed up – risking cutting corners and delivering a low quality product that is not fit for purpose. Dependency management is important here. This is an extract from Project Pain Reliever.

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Estimate Finance Defining Planning 335

LiquidPlanner

MAY 17, 2023

Resources, in project management terms, are the people, supplies or equipment needed to get tasks completed. People are often the hardest resource to manage because we all work on a lot of different things and are constrained by demands on our time. The goal is to create resource balance across the team and across the work.

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Estimate Lean PMI Construction 142

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Here are three books underway that are related for the programs we work. This book contains processes for improving the performance of Scrum teams when they are distributed. Here's a nice book on how this happens and how to address the issues when it comes up. With the Logically Fallacious book in hand, Agile!

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Underperforming Technical Team Manufacturing Estimate Agile 47

Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Read on and learn more about how a project management tool that is reasonably usable when you use it out of the box without any modifications turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it. ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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ChatGPT Technical Review 2023 SCRUM 175

Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Usually, the organization’s people management department will create the job advertisement’s final text and post it to the chosen job sites. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. Analyzing a Job Advertisement for a Scrum Master Position.

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 196

Teamweek

JANUARY 22, 2024

Knowing how to monitor and manage project resources can make or break that project. One common technique that helps project managers handle resources efficiently is resource leveling. Optimizing resource allocation If project tasks are diverse and need different skill levels, it’s essential to have a system to manage them.

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Critical Chain Estimate Risk Management Consulting 59