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. Artifacts are categorized in the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition into 9 different types and that’s what this article is going to look at. The article will be updated in due course. What is an artifact?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. This conflicts with the advice Scott Berkun gives in his book, Making Things Happen. Data about how far off the original estimates were is needed to make accurate forecasts.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Book quality checks Now you know what project quality measures you are trying to hit, book some quality checks in. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. The options are: Once (i.e.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders. Instead, he or she provides recommendations and options as well as highlights potential risks to consider in order to estimate a given task. What makes a bad project manager?

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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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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. I have a ‘to do’ book, lists of things to do, the bigger/more asterisks, the more important.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

It also requires more effort to keep everyone on the team aligned and increases the risk of personal conflict or other interpersonal sources of delay when we have more team members. If a forecasting assumption is that historical performance will persist, is that supported by the risk profile of the remaining activities?

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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. My time and that of my volunteer team is not being estimated, tracked or expensed.

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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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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

Written by Art Petty, this article proposes 8 tips for managers to become better decision-makers. Don’t block your employees’ desire to act and make independent decisions but always assess their intentions in terms of your risk management obligations as a company manager. How New Managers Can Get Better at Making Decisions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

In other words, if you are finding that the ‘guess how long a task takes’ school of estimating and project planning isn’t working out for you, then this course will quickly help you up your game. It covers cost control, work breakdown structures, schedule risk analysis, cost risk analysis: these are weighty topics.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

These can be broken down in smaller, more manageable sub-tasks and estimated by the team. However, at times, resource requirements, blocks, and other issues may put the team’s time on the project at risk. Pin for later reading: This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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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. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? The Prime Purpose of Refinement, Sizing, and Estimation.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Qualitative risk analysis boosts the chances for project success dramatically. I honestly believe that this risk analysis in more than enough for small and medium projects. Qualitative Risk Analysis is the process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

In 2021, Cisco estimated that 82% of consumer internet traffic was video. I see a day in the not too distant future where you plug your task information into a tool and out pops an estimate, based on the last 12 projects using the same resource and qualitative data on past performance. Includes templates to get you started quickly.

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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). Risk Management Plan Template.

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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. If you are asking them to work more, are you at risk of burnout in the team? Just in a slightly uncomfortable-feeling order while increasing the risk profile of the project!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. This conflicts with the advice Scott Berkun gives in his book Making Things Happen. Data about how far off the original estimates were is needed to make accurate forecasts.

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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 ! The article Useless Agile Metrics was first published on Age-of-Product.com.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

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. Later in this article is an example of an ethical scenario that Jeff Furman found himself in on a project.

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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. It’s difficult to tell a Sponsor that your initial estimates were wrong. The One-Man Plan: A Story.

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Online PM Courses

APRIL 23, 2018

Risk analysis is both easy and hard at the same time. No project manager can get by without knowing how to analyze risk on your project. Risk is important, because it is baked into the nature of projects. Risk analysis is one part of the wider Risk Management process. Risk Management Process.

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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. I have a ‘to do’ book, lists of things to do, the bigger/more asterisks, the more important.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

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. Step 2: Estimate Resource Requirements. In this step, you estimate what their commitment needs to be. Resource Management Definition.

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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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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! Product Backlog refinement : The Product Owner and Developers collaborate to refine, estimate, and order the Product Backlog items based on value, risk, and dependencies.

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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." What assumptions are we making, and which ones carry the most risk? There are definitely risks involved and I tend to ask “what kind of problems are you trying to solve using your Definition of Ready?”

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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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MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

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. Say you are writing a book on risk management. Enterprise Risk Management.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

This is a guest article by Paul Pelletier, LL.B., Not surprisingly for companies in the much larger United States, workplace bullying-related costs are estimated to be over $200 billion. Realistically assess the risks and challenges you would face if you raised the flag. Neutrality isn’t an option. Be courageous but sensible.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 2, 2022

When a virtual user is created and the hours remaining are estimated accurately, using the resource workload tab allows the user to view future availability. This is further echoed in the article ‘ Intelligent Collaboration for Predictive Insight & Competitive Advantage ’ by James Arrow. Article Footnotes. It is the future.

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MPUG

AUGUST 17, 2020

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. Say you are writing a book on risk management. Enterprise Risk Management.”

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MPUG

APRIL 29, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Oliver Gildersleeve’s Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. The new schedule template covers both analogous and parametric estimating features. Kyle: More on Oliver. Oliver: Thank you Kyle.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

At first, the concept of the project management process and its practical adaption can seem a little daunting, but this article will give you everything you need to set up PM processes and phases at your business. Cost: Estimate the costs involved across the project and formulate a budget. Phases of Project Management.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As you struggle with project estimates, budgets, and risks, you engage with team members that bring their personal and professional issues into your world. Ineffective Risk Management gives you several reasons why risk management may become ineffective and what we can do to gain better project results through practical risk management.

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