Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 8, 2024

You might have studied project budgeting as part of a training course. Maybe you’ve been handed a project and been asked to set up the budget tracker for it, or you know that task is coming your way soon. Want to learn more about project budgeting? However, I am not a registered PMI authorized trainer. Can I claim PDUs?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

I’ve also included some low cost/high value resources that I find myself recommending frequently to people who are on tight budgets. They also have premium templates which you can get free if you are a PMI member. Kickoff from PMI An excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) Seventh Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. If you are studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, this is the article you need to help you break down and understand the contents of the exam.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one. But what does it actually mean?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

Product Name / Product Image Rating Learn More Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 Product Name / Product Image Rating Learn More Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course Best place to start Kickoff from PMI 5.0 See the course 1. See the course 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

Sources: Capterra , IPMA , PMI , APM Impact of AI on project management jobs 47% of people believe that AI would do better at treating all job applicants in the same way than humans ( Pew Research ). Oceania is the continent that is doing the most to build or recruit AI competence into the organization ( PMI ).

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2028 PMI 371

Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Project Sponsor “PMI Pulse research shows actively engaged sponsors are by far the top driver of projects meeting their original goals and business intent” ( PMI Executive Sponsor Engagement ).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

He shared it with delegates at the PMI Global Congress EMEA in 2015 (it’s still relevant today) and it will give you a huge degree of clarity when starting to work with a new group of project stakeholders or a new sponsor. Emad Aziz, at the PMI Global Congress. This article first appeared in 2015. And it’s easy.

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2015 PMI Risk Management Budget 376

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. But what if you don’t use PMI methods?

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Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 509

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

If you can spare an hour, go through the PMI Kickoff course. It might be your pet project, but if it’s over budget, late and no longer on track to deliver the business benefits, then it is time to part company. Kickoff from PMI. A version of this article first appeared in 2013. And it’s free. Or anything.

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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. Artifacts in the PMBOK Guide – Seventh Edition Artifacts are categorized in the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh edition into 9 different types and that’s what this article is going to look at. What is an artifact?

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Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 256

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

The ISO 9001 definition is very similar to APM’s, as is the definition in the PMI PMBOK ®. Add project management software or testing tools (or whatever else you need) to the project budget. But, projects rarely have dedicated budgets for training. What budget is necessary to get really high-quality project deliverables?

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Project management standards such as the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition state that contingency reserves, which are established to offset the cost or schedule impacts of realized identified risks, are considered part of the project budget and cost baseline. This matches my own experience from the previous two companies I worked for.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 9, 2022

In 2022, PMI updated the Talent Triangle to include business acumen. In this article I’m going to give you some specific actions you can do to improve your business acumen. If you like, you can download a summary of this article as a free checklist so you can work through the actions at your own pace.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

How to include project management skills on your CV Let’s just go with the fact that CV and resume are interchangeable terms for the purposes of this article. There’s now a trend towards calling them ‘power skills’ (started, I believe, by PMI) because calling them ‘soft’ makes them seem easy. Here’s how.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2023

Working with the wrong people PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report shows that for every $1 billion invested in the United States, $122 million was wasted due to poor project performance. You can’t expect your business to thrive if you are working on a shoestring budget. A version of this article first appeared in 2017.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In this article, you’ll learn: Where in the world pays project managers the most How many jobs are available in top cities Which cities made it into the Global Liveability Index Which city made it on to the list… even though it hasn’t been built yet Which city tops the list for EU investment. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

But the budget is tight. In this article I’ll share 15 easy ways to develop professionally. Whether you join the Project Management Cafe group on Facebook, a local PMI Chapter , or the discussion groups on LinkedIn, you’ll learn something if you chip into the discussion and meet new people.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If this is all new to you, check out PMI Kickoff , a free overview of all things project management that will help get you started. 6: Review the budget Is the budget approved? Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. I know it’s a lot to take in. How do you spend it?

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The PMI Talent Triangle is a simple tool that reminds us all about the value of a broad range of professional skills. The most succinct – and possibly best known – articulation of that full range of capabilities is the PMI’s Project Management Talent Triangle. Just a Moment… Who or What is the PMI?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (also known as the PMBOK® Guide -- 6th Edition) is core reading as prep for PMI exams. Are on a limited budget, or don’t want to spend too much money to get an easy way to meet your contact hours requirement.

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Technical Review Software Review 2023 PMI 342

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. By the way, the answer to that question is: “Yes, let me analyze what the impact will be and bring you a recommendation for what that means for our current budget and timeline.”). These are laid out in a research paper from PMI *.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

By Ruchi Gupta, PMP ® , PgMP ® , PMI-ACP ® , PMI-RMP ® , SAFe, DASSM, SIP, Jira CBAP ® The accelerating rise of Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and others is rapidly reshaping the way project management operates. Consider these factors: team member skills, availability, budget, and project timeline.

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Online PM Courses

JULY 8, 2018

The PMI is currently the most widely used source of professional project management accreditation. To win your coveted CAPM, PMP, or PMI-ACP, to will need to chalk up enough education Contact Hours. In this article, we set out to answer all your questions. PMI Contact Hours and PDUs. What are Contact Hours and PDUs?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the PMI Business Analysis Practice Standard, business analysis is defined like this: The set of activities performed to identify the business need and recommend relevant solutions; and to elicit, document, and manage requirements. Get in touch and let me know so I can update the article!). What does a business analyst do?

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The IIL Blog

MAY 1, 2024

The top management comes out with annual plans and allocates budget to different departments who would each have their own priorities and utilize the budget to run their programs, projects and operations. Who distributes the strategy budget to depts and how? Kanban, Scrum, many PMI courses, Design Thinking and Business Analysis.

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 20, 2023

Whether it is in one of LinkedIn’s project management discussion groups or in PMI’s Projectmanagement.com community, one of the more frequent requests made by members is for mentoring. Thankfully many PMI chapters have well established mentoring programs which might help you to connect with a local practitioner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

According to PMI, 11.4% B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track As you can see, this equates to the acronym BRAG. The budget is overspent by more than 10%/outside tolerance.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Understanding the PMP® Certification The Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is a globally recognized credential awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The exam is about answering the questions the PMI way, not how your organization does things. Check out IIL’s Authorized PMP® Exam Prep Course here!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Frequent use of risk management best practice is one of the top drivers of project success , according to PMI. In this article, you’ll learn when to use a risk audit, who should do it and why, how it is different from a risk review, and lots more. Should we spend more time on risk management? Did we have the right risk owners?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

This is a guest article by Paul Pelletier, LL.B., The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct included as part of the standard for Responsibility the statement: “We report any illegal or unethical conduct.” The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

According to the PMI Pulse of the Profession® 2023, 14th Edition, organizations that place a high priority on power skills experience more projects that meet their business goals, fewer projects that experience scope creep, and less budget loss in case of project failure. From there, you can work your way to finding the right mix.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To start with, this article will provide you with some key definitions in the world of AI. While there are more ways to work with AI than can possibly be described in a simple article, we want to provide you with some ideas on how Chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, can help you with project origination and planning.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review 167

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

In this article we’ll talk about the top competencies for project managers and how you can develop your skills. If you consider competency frameworks from the Association for Project Management (APM), or the guidance from the Project Management Institute (PMI), there are many more core skills listed. Communication.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

To start with, this article will provide you with some key definitions in the world of AI. While there are more ways to work with AI than can possibly be described in a simple article, we want to provide you with some ideas on how Chatbots, like ChatGPT and Bard, can help you with project origination and planning.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI ChatGPT Software Review 154

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2022

In this case, the 4 risks give a total of -$3,550 so that is the amount to allocate to your risk budget. However, the EMV is a sensible ballpark figure for contingency budgets when you are putting together the project’s cost baseline. That gives you the contingency fund you should be putting aside for the project.

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In this article, I expose some linguistic pitfalls impacting the profession. A PM Network article was titled, “Hybrid Approaches Can Sow Confusion; But If Thoughtfully Developed, They Will Deliver Value.” Project Manager According to PMI, the project manager “leads the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.”

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