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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Unfortunately, many Project Management Offices (PMOs) become nothing more than a watchdog, one that ensures compliance to a strict set of rules. In this article, we will explore why this happens and what it takes for PMOs to become strategic enablers. Management sees it as a way to give oversight to all the programs and projects.

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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager. We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have mentored project managers for years, and recently, more of my mentees have been going through project management apprenticeships. Maybe an apprenticeship in project management would be the right career move for you? Maybe an apprenticeship in project management would be the right career move for you?

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What Should a New Project Manager Focus On?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. I sat opposite the new project manager. I remember sitting down with a new project manager over coffee. Read next: How to manage y our first meeting with a project sponsor. It was about 17 years ago.

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The 3 Types Of Employee Engagement You Should Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, we’ll give you the 3 types of engagement you need to focus on to build an environment where everyone wants to work and the whole team is committed to delivering the project. People with diverse viewpoints can spot risks and opportunities that others might overlook. Physical engagement.

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The Stakeholder Salience Model and How to Use It

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They define salience as: the degree to which managers give priority to competing stakeholder claims. Project stakeholder management and saliency. Project management relies on people: you need the project team to get things done, and that team might include members of different stakeholder groups. Things that can’t wait?

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12 Ways to Create A Positive Work Culture

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Whenever there is a difficult change to implement, a challenging initiative to lead, a troublesome task to overcome, something to be done, or something that exceeds the capacity of operating teams, we call in a project manager. I have spoken about this with many PMI members, my project team members, business owners and other project managers.

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