Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one. I’ll update the article when more information is available. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. But what does it actually mean?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE. Directing gets a process of its own.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

How to include project management skills on your CV Let’s just go with the fact that CV and resume are interchangeable terms for the purposes of this article. Power skills include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They might include providers or government regulators. They can also be customers, influencers, users, buyers, business partners or suppliers. The benefit of stakeholder engagement Stakeholders can provide early input and insights that can go a long way to help us, as the Product Owner, improve the product's value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Unfortunately, project sponsors are not educated and trained in project best practices in their career development. Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires. What about your advice for first-time project sponsors?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

Let’s just go with the fact that CV and resume are interchangeable terms for the purposes of this article. They include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. Here’s how. On my CV, I have a section that covers skills.

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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

MARCH 25, 2022

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton, who is the well-known author and trainer behind Online PM Courses.*. And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy This is your sponsor, steering group, project board, project auditors and assessors, and anyone else who has a responsibility for the proper performance of your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

This article is for you! She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. Government jobs typically pay better than working in education. Free training!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at why that is and how you can work with a project sponsor as a project manager. The role is predominantly assurance and governance, approving deliverables and making sure the work moves through any gate reviews and governance points as necessary. Without trust, influence is almost impossible.”.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

The World’s Leading Framework and Certification for Agile Project Management By APMG International July 26, 2023 Agile’s influence on the project management industry continues to rise at pace. Quality and Governance Controls One of AgilePM’s underlying principles is to Never Compromise Quality. Register here. All rights reserved.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

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”. And three times a year I teach an ICF approved coach training course through the Center for Coaching Certification. This interview first appeared in 2019.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2020

Managing upwards to the sponsor, governance committee and client, as well as looking at the performance of the project team. We all know that when budgets are under pressure, training and development budgets are seen as discretionary and “nice to have” so are among the first to be cut.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Set up and support a training program for stakeholders to understand the needs and opportunities of the product department better. Sometimes, the formal role bearer and the real influencer are not identical.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2024

To truly capitalise on the potential of innovation, we must explore deeply within our teams, expand our perspectives across entire organisations, and even look beyond, to outside influences. Learn more about Private Training ? The big takeaway is that coming up with new ideas isn’t just something a few people do in a special room.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2020

In this article, we’ll look at the things that make up a typical project management job description, and then look at some specialist industries plus the role of a junior project manager. You should be able to copy and paste from this article to create a job description – and then simply edit it to fit the role you are writing it for.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

In this article we’ll look at common project risks so you can start filling up your risk log and making the right plans. As such, you may have a bit more influence on these if appropriate actions are taken early. External risks can occur due to a variety of factors, often caused by influences more outside of our immediate control.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Enter the concept of a custom GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer). Your single best investment to improve your professional standing ; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ?

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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. I want to conclude this article by dispelling a common myth about the PMBOK ® Guide and the PMP. Thus, the domains are interrelated and interdependent.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

Instead, the ECO talks about communication, knowledge transfer, engaging the team, governance and a whole lot more that you would often use meetings to accomplish. If you want your meeting to end up with a decision don’t underestimate the amount of influence you have in getting there by doing some pre-work informally with your attendees.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

AUGUST 8, 2019

Back in 2015, we took a look at the five advanced training options for people working in PMO. There is now another PMO certification option available alongside P3O from AXELOS and the PPSO ones from BCS, both of which feature in the last article. Find out more about the original five advanced training options for PMO practitioners.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Dive into this article and uncover the strategies, insights, and actionable steps that will transform the way you manage projects. Their needs, expectations, and influences are diverse. As a critical point in this article, stakeholders and informed decision-making go together. Compliance and governance are not optional.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If they can’t, do a training needs analysis and get your team skilled up. You’ve got to use business acumen and deal with the bigger picture on a much larger scale and the influences that puts on your stakeholder community. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. Stakeholder Engagement.

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Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This article presents a framework for modeling project context and considerations for tailoring. The team’s size, maturity, tenure, and proximity influence the ease of coordinating their efforts. Existing organizational assets, such as tools, templates, and standard practices, influence the Plan. Solution Complexity.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! The Product Owner may influence the Developers by helping them understand and select trade-offs. Join me and explore the consequences of inadequate Product Backlog management in less than three minutes. ??

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Velociteach

JULY 6, 2023

Large enterprises and government agencies increasingly turn to Agile for their software projects. This article explores some of the complexities of “going agile” in a traditional enterprise environment. Finding people with the skills, experience, and influence is even harder. Do the best you can with the situation you face.

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Binfire

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article will guide you through six tactical approaches to data privacy and how they will benefit your customer relationship management operations. If we decide to expunge this data point, would it influence how we operate in any way? This will safeguard your business from cyber-attacks and help you gain customer trust and loyalty.

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Productivity Land

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this article, we will explore the crucial role of stakeholder management in crisis communication and provide insights into strategies for navigating challenging situations while preserving an organization’s reputation and credibility. Effective stakeholder management is essential for organizations facing crises and turbulent times.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! What occurrences influenced the Scrum Team’s progress towards achieving the Sprint Goal? Timelines are very helpful when you want to visualize the flow of events and how those have influenced each other.

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Velociteach

APRIL 11, 2023

For example, the team may create training materials but not deliver the training. After identifying the stakeholders, we should assess, concern, and influence. This section may be influenced by the organization’s culture and formal operating guidelines. Identifying what is in- and out- of scope sets project boundaries.

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Velociteach

MAY 10, 2023

More recently, the profession has grappled with two intertwined questions: Should principles or processes govern project management? In this article, I will share some approaches that have shaped my approach. Lean manufacturing influenced the quality movement, Agile , and DevOps. How could there be only one solution?

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article, I’ll share a few tips from my book, Managing Multiple Projects , about how to streamline your reporting process if you’re leading more than one initiative. At the top of the list should be the projects that have a Red status and need input or decisions from your manager, client, project sponsor, or governance group.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

Amongst her other consulting commitments, she is one of a handful of Project Academy coaches working with Cranfield University and PA Consulting to support the UK Government’s drive to increase senior project and programme management capability across government. You talk about ‘unordered’ environments. Can you give an example?

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Fuzzy Front End The fuzzy front end (FFE) of a project is where executives, stakeholders, and governance personnel would meet to select and prioritize projects for execution. In 1996, Baccarini published an article that made project management personnel aware of the need for a better understanding of project complexity.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Do you want to get this article in your inbox? The cadence of this event depends on the Sprint length of your Scrum Teams, which is influenced, for example, by your product, your market, governance requirements, if the Scrum Teams’ Sprints are aligned, or whether they are practicing continuous delivery anyway.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

Your function is therefore to focus on the leadership aspects – perhaps on stakeholder management and governance. Get 30% off the Fast Start Program project management training, and accelerate your way to project management success! Watch Mike talk about transformational leadership in this short video. Can’t see the video?

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