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Free and Low Cost Project Management Resources

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But I understand that not everyone has the finances to buy templates or invest in training. PRINCE2® and PRINCE2 Agile® : Courses from Mplaza Training that will get you through the PRINCE2 family of certifications. Check out my past archive of articles and reviews of different training courses.

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7 Easy Steps I Use To Close A Project Effectively (Steal my checklist!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we'll take you through the 7 steps for closing a project so nothing gets forgotten and the project can be wrapped up tidily. Read this next: How to close a project using PRINCE2®. Shut down the cost code for your project budget or tell Finance that nothing more will be charged to the project. Capture it all.

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12 Ways to Create A Positive Work Culture

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I hope this article will make you reflect on your own experience – after all, we spend most of our lives in the office. About the author : Anna Erdmanska, PMP, is a project management enthusiast, leading projects in multinational corporations for the finance industry. Let’s make sure we bring POSITIVE ENERGY to our 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. That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2).

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The 3 Steps to Take When Failure is Not an Option: Getting to Impeccable Business Execution

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is a guest article by Joel “Thor” Neeb from Afterburner. His experiences in executive leadership within the military and at Afterburner have helped him accelerate business execution performance for Fortune 100 companies within all industries including tech, pharmaceuticals, finance, retail apparel and several NFL teams.

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When Elizabeth Met Colin [Video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This article, When Elizabeth Met Colin [Video] , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. ” It’s always about, “Because the people in the finance team did exactly what they needed to, when I needed them to and because you were such a fantastic project manager.” In this interview I talk to Colin D.

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Project Cost Management – The Essential Things to Know and Do

Online PM Courses

But there’s little your project sponsor, your client, or their Finance Director care about more than your budget and how closely you can stick to it. So, in this feature article, we’ll look at: What project cost management is. Some UK Governmental projects appoint a Senior Finance Officer (SFO) to the biggest projects.