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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

At regular meetings You’ll find a regular cadence and probably settle into a regular agenda or routine with the check in sessions. What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? Book a power hour This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management Need a mentor? Book a power hour with me.

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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

MPUG

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll look at what is a project board, and other names they are known by, who should be there, when to schedule meetings, what to talk about, how to report to this group and lots more so you can make sure it’s working effectively and efficiently. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology.

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The Value of an Agile Project Management Office

MPUG

Now imagine that a senior executive starts off his day and decides first to have a quick look at the project dashboard expecting to see metrics such as the current status of projects, earned value indices in terms of money and performances, and top risks. Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. PMO Definition.

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

MPUG

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Earlier, in one of my articles, I had mentioned that Agile is both iterative and incremental in nature.

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Webinar Recap: Agile Series Part 2 – Agile Features & Capabilities in MS Project / Project PPM

MPUG

You’re going to see this coming out at a very fast cadence. But there are people who are building tools, but they remember the competency of what’s being organized, structured and delivered is on a very different cadence. This is how I’m organizing action items and issues and risks around my project site.

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