Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

I took my first Practitioner course in 2004. Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. There’s a process to guide work through the stages so there is adequate control at every point. And it’s not spelled PRINCE TWO!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Boost your skills: Make sure everyone on the team knows how to manage risks and what the process is.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Having read the policy/process document/standard operating procedure on Y, I have a few questions. What might my blind spots be in this process? Who are the key influencers for Y? What time management or productivity training does the organization offer (if the answer is none, take my productivity for project managers course ).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Clayton defines it as 3 things: Processes to make the project more predictable Tools to deal with the real world as it happens Behaviors and attitudes that allow us to cope when change does happen. Of course, there are some risks that you don’t want to go away. Risk management is the most important of your project controls.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Learning new skills and knowledge is a highly complex process that involves a wide range of factors, including individual learning personalities, situational factors, and environmental factors. As a class moves through the course curriculum, they will cycle through self-studying and classroom sessions multiple times.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I have a process to follow for straightforward project decisions. The incremental model of decision making is a process used to make decisions in a step-by-step manner. As decision making models go, it’s a good choice for complex decisions that require a lot of information to be processed. When it’s most appropriate.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Stakeholders might not work through this list and make conscious decisions, of course. It can be a very illogical process that they may not even be aware of. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management Otherwise I suppose you could encourage them the other way. Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I have a whole pack of information on stakeholder engagement on projects so for now, let’s focus on what’s commonly taught in project management courses, and look at stakeholder management. There won’t be any surprises as they’ve seen the process the whole way through. ” Let’s park that for the moment.

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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. Courses, coaches, blogs, and websites try to give us a rounded view of what project managers need, and some skills and tools do still have value in some situations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

In this article, I’ll give you some tips about how to be aware of the impact of culture on communication at work and how to create an environment that is inclusive. Even bringing different organizations together can create a culture clash, for example, between informal workplaces and those that have strict project governance and processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this article, I’ll outline what’s currently announced about the changes and how you can prepare. That also gives training providers time to update their courses. If you’re reading this and the exam hasn’t changed yet, book your exam, get your CAPM training course and just take the test before the change. I didn't know.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

We do it as children, we do it as teenagers (often terrifying our parents in the process) and we do it as adults. 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”. People copy what they see. Tell us about that.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

TL; DR: Sunsetting Scrum Masters In this article, I uncover indicators that a Scrum Master’s or Agile Coach’s journey is coming to a close; they are sunsetting Scrum Masters. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Finally, please do not fool yourself; sometimes, it is also time to move on. ?

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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.*. Her basic course in project management was scheduled for a few weeks’ time, so I had to help her get to grips with the basics, and I had a couple of hours to do it. It was about 17 years ago. What to tell her?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Simply put, framing is the process of how you look at a problem. That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter. Subscribe to AskScrum.com to be the first to receive articles like this. The most notable benefits of involving the entire team in the product backlog management process are fostering technical insights for efficiency and collaborative decision-making.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

By the end of this article, hopefully, you will have a better understanding of how to approach requirements gathering (which we should really call eliciting requirements) for your next project! Stick with what you can influence: you know broadly what the objectives and goals are. Stakeholder requirements drop out of the process maps.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. Stakeholders can influence everything and everyone in a project or organization, including senior management, project leaders, team members, customers, users and many others. But that doesn’t mean they just sit idly by and watch.

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Inloox

MAY 30, 2022

External influences. External influences Even in the case of almost perfectly planned projects, external circumstances can require adjustments in budgets and schedules. During the extensive approval processes alone, inflation can already pose a threat to budget planning. Intentional miscalculation. Lack of risk management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. Of course, project risks are multifaceted, extending to scope risk, technological risk and risks related to the availability of resources, to name just a few.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Pssst … you can learn more about measuring customer outcomes by signing up for Rebel Scrum’s Evidence-Based Management course.) See our recent article Why "no" is part of a Scrum Product Owner’s love language for more on this.) Assess each stakeholder's level of interest and influence in the product.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. In this article we’ll talk about the top competencies for project managers and how you can develop your skills. Influencing and negotiating. Communication.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And this article is a summary of what they replied. External factors around projects are constantly changing at a breakneck speed which makes it challenging to definitively control the outcome without frequent course correction. Brain Sensei’s Complete PMP® Exam Prep course can be taken anytime and anywhere.

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The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi February 28, 2024 Project Managers Have One Key Goal: Project Success By integrating risk management into project management processes, project managers can anticipate and respond to potential challenges, increasing the likelihood of project success. We are somewhat familiar with AI algorithms.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

This executive article presents a high-level overview of the results gleaned from the doctoral research study that focused on the relationship between Grateful Leadership training and organizational effectiveness. Explore our Center for Grateful Leadership Courses here!

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

TL; DR: How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters In this article, I unravel the secrets of what makes a Scrum Master not just good but amazingly outstanding. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Continuous improvement is a core Agile principle, and effective Retrospectives are crucial for this process.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

I was the Chair for both the Sixth and Seventh Editions, and I wrote this article to help you navigate the layout of the latest edition of the PMBOK ® Guide. There was a big change in the Standard as the content shifted from being focused on Process Groups to project management principles. I’ll start by describing the Standard.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 5, 2019

In this article, let's explore what you need for a great project charter. Think about it—in the project charter process, project sponsors and managers have the opportunity to engage key stakeholders for the express purpose of defining the vision of a project. It's not like they have malicious intent.

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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. The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

It’s helpful to have a decision-making process or framework to guide you, especially when faced with complex problems that require additional info from others. In this article, I will provide more detail on a framework for making better decisions in an effective, rational and ethical way. What decisions can you use this process for?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. Project management is a human process,” he says, “It’s unique to the individual and the client, in terms of how good or how mature they are in regards to project delivery.”. Of course not – life moves on).

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 1, 2019

Leadership isn’t exactly a science nor is it an art, but there are major currents running through the topic that allow one to figure out the best course of action. Think of it as a crash course in leadership. Management is more process-oriented, and about controlling people and things.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Then, examine how you will acquire these skills, including enrolling in advanced courses and seeking mentorship. Embracing Leadership Opportunities The role of leadership in project management is pivotal, serving as the guiding force that influences the success and outcomes of a project. Not sure where to begin?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. In this article, I consider how emerging trends may impact the profession. I used an AI bot to create a standard course description. While the article was “written” in seconds, it was vague with interesting but unelaborated ideas.

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MPUG

MARCH 7, 2021

We were tasked with creating a flowchart of our overall business processes and product production for an upcoming CMMI audit. Fortunately, I was invited to sit in on the audit process while my teammates were interrogated over each and every step of our process. It may “get the job done,” but is it the best we can do?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Of course, we’re not the only ones with great ideas, which is why we’ve shared our favorites from our site and beyond. One such is Six Sigma, which is used to improve the quality of an output in a process. It’s a way to continuously achieve stability and predictable results from a process. Of course you do!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. That’s how to become a project manager in a nutshell, but in this article I’ll explain three routes to entering the profession and share the stories from 5 people who chose project management as their career. APM also has entry level certifications.

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