LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day. In this article I’ll look at 5 project management techniques, processes and skills that you will no doubt have heard mentioned time and time again.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Peter Taylor, Ron Rosenhead and Vicki James have just written a book called Strategies for Project Sponsorship , about (surprise, surprise) project sponsors. Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

She’s even written the book on it. Modelling is the reason we don’t want our children to hang out with “the wrong sort of influence” and it is the reason we want them to hang out with “the right sort of people”. Your book covers all of this. Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. Suitable decisions Not suitable decisions How do I affect change by influencing policy? What actions are we going to take to influence organizational change? I learned about this in the book Yes!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! Opportunities to influence the change initiative. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE. Directing gets a process of its own.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The industry we are in will influence and constrain our approach. The context of both the performing and receiving organizations will influence project approaches. For example, running a project in a long-standing, large organization usually involves heavier governance and oversight than that for a startup. Organizational.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2020

Sarah Coleman is co-author of Project Leadership, a book in its third edition exploring how leadership and project management intertwine. Managing upwards to the sponsor, governance committee and client, as well as looking at the performance of the project team. How is that reflected in your book? Great list! Thanks, Sarah!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

I’ve been booking meetings for the next couple of months because I know my team get very busy, and if we don’t schedule the time we won’t meet to talk about the big stuff. If it’s not booked, it won’t happen. If it’s not booked, it won’t happen. Recommended CAPM and PMP Prep Books. 7: Do The Work. Click to find out more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy This is your sponsor, steering group, project board, project auditors and assessors, and anyone else who has a responsibility for the proper performance of your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2020

In this article, we’ll look at the things that make up a typical project management job description, and then look at some specialist industries plus the role of a junior project manager. You should be able to copy and paste from this article to create a job description – and then simply edit it to fit the role you are writing it for.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! Opportunities to influence the change initiative. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And they must know how they can best use their power and influence to get their projects to succeed. If you liked this article, why not pick up my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? as well as a number of other online book stores).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

And Carole Osterweil has written a book about it. Amongst her other consulting commitments, she is one of a handful of Project Academy coaches working with Cranfield University and PA Consulting to support the UK Government’s drive to increase senior project and programme management capability across government.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? What occurrences influenced the Scrum Team’s progress towards achieving the Sprint Goal? Faking Agile Metrics or Cooking the Agile Books.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Dive into this article and uncover the strategies, insights, and actionable steps that will transform the way you manage projects. Their needs, expectations, and influences are diverse. As a critical point in this article, stakeholders and informed decision-making go together. Compliance and governance are not optional.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This article presents a framework for modeling project context and considerations for tailoring. The team’s size, maturity, tenure, and proximity influence the ease of coordinating their efforts. Existing organizational assets, such as tools, templates, and standard practices, influence the Plan. Solution Complexity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

She’s even written the book on it. Modelling is the reason we don’t want our children to hang out with “the wrong sort of influence” and it is the reason we want them to hang out with “the right sort of people”. Your book covers all of this. Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2020 2001 PMI 284

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Fuzzy Front End The fuzzy front end (FFE) of a project is where executives, stakeholders, and governance personnel would meet to select and prioritize projects for execution. In 1996, Baccarini published an article that made project management personnel aware of the need for a better understanding of project complexity.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2021

Dojos are successful because they create localized clearings and conditions that limit the broader organization’s influence and focus on maximizing learning. Could it be because those people and companies promoting, running, and delivering the Dojos gain more influence and funding? Want to Change Culture? Have a Plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 4, 2016

This is a guest article by Isidora Roskic. Think about who will be impacted by the outcome of your project and who can exert influence on it as well. Government agencies. Step 2: Determine a Stakeholder’s Influence. However, it’s important that you still maintain governance over the progress of the project.

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Scrum.org

JULY 11, 2021

Jimmy is the author of the book “96 Visualization Examples — a toolkit for the Agile coach”. These are examples of our book the “ Zombie Scrum Survival Guide ”, we wrote together with Johannes Schartau. It means changing the governance, procedures, processes, and culture of an organization. Let’s start with psychological safety.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

The first part of my book sets out the four essentials of team leadership, and a great project leader must constantly address each of these and keep them in balance: focus on individuals, build and share a clear plan, foster a true sense of team spirit, and communicate relentlessly – and well. The three things project leaders need are: 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy. So engage with them positively so you can learn from them, keep them informed and, when necessary, influence them gently. It was about 17 years ago.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The goal is to ensure that the stakeholders influence your project positively. This article explores what stakeholder management is. They also play a part in influencing the direction and outcome of it in some way. These top 20% of stakeholders would be the ones you believe would influence your project the most.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

grow the influence of individual practitioners! He started his career as a project manager in 1997 and worked his way up through program manager and PMO manager to eventually head up large project departments in the private sector and government in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Her latest book What’s Your Catalyst?

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Forms, guidelines, templates, and checklists from published textbooks and journal articles that can affect the execution of projects. Our company would not be happy giving this template to everyone who wants to purchase a book for $85. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness. Step 3: Analyses of Results.

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MPUG

JULY 29, 2019

in his famous book, The Mythical Man-Month , wrote, “Adding human resources to a late software project makes it later.” Even before the book was published, project managers and other project stakeholders knew that project duration cannot always be shortened by adding more resources. Frederick P. Brooks Jr.,

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. He is author of 13 best-selling books, including four about project management.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The idea was first brought to popular attention by Daniel Goleman in his 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence (US|UK). . He later developed the ideas for the workplace and then set them into the context of leadership, with two further books: Working with Emotional Intelligence – 1998 (US|UK). handle resistance and conflict. .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 10, 2022

Taking a leaf out of the Nordics’ book can help you rethink how you manage your projects. In this article, you’ll learn 6 ways to incorporate Nordic style into your project management. Entrepreneurs and start-ups are able to access government funding and offer a valid alternative to global conglomerations.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In this article I’ll talk about personal adaptability and resilience and provide you with some ways you can cultivate these two important qualities. Your ability to recover from adversity is directly influenced by your attitude. Cultivating Adaptability. Pay attention to both your internal words and your external words.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 25, 2023

There’s a lot of resistance to change and adapting behavior, but my belief is that if we get the systems and organization right, including teaming structures, governance, metrics, and controls, and enable them with solid agile practices like Scrum or SAFe, culture can emerge over time. So, it’s a really interesting problem.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Governance. Governance. Program Governance Roadmap.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 15, 2016

This is a guest article from Kayleigh Töyrä, coming to us from Bristol but with her roots firmly in Finland. Taking a leaf out of the Nordics’ book can help you rethink how you manage your projects. Entrepreneurs and start-ups are able to access government funding and offer a valid alternative to global conglomerations.

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