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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? You might have landed here for the same reason: studying for the PMP exam and wondering how to make sense of this nothing-y term. What are Organizational Process Assets?

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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

Rebel’s Guide to PM

All of them are part of the project governance framework. 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. There are 5 steps the decision-making process in project management. Step-by-step overview.

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How to facilitate a project meeting

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Below, you’ll see my simple guide to how to be a great meeting facilitator. You can focus on the process of getting the outcome you want and supporting the attendees instead of trying to get your own personal point of view into the discussion. Here’s the meeting process I use. How does it tie into our goal for today?

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5 Simple Reasons Why Processes Don’t Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? The bottom line is this: having processes doesn’t guarantee that your project will be any better than if you didn’t have them. But I’m a big believer in making sure everything is fit for purpose and processes are included in that. Processes are too informal. “Oh,

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How can you check what you’ve got and what needs to be done next? Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. Here are the instructions on how to write a project overview statement. 5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? How do you spend it?

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

ProjectManager.com

We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. The creation process for an organization’s project strategy is in the hands of leadership and management. Here are a handful of links that will take you to more articles, templates and guides on business strategy.

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How to do Rolling Wave Planning

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How to create a rolling wave plan. A rolling wave plan starts with knowing the major milestones or governance points. These could be anchored by project phases, major deliverables, key governance review points or simply that you have chosen to plan in three-month increments. Finally, include the long-range tasks.

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