Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

PMO 303

PMO Governance Government Budget 303

Project-Management.pm

AUGUST 30, 2017

What really is project management governance? With countless articles and books in the business spectrum conveying such practice, project management governance is in the sense, subjective. In other words, a person left on his or her own device of his or her definitive understanding of governance as a whole.

Governance 97

Governance Government Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle 97

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The main takeaways will be about leveraging technologies for improved decision making, governance and risk management, and a deep dive into AI. The main takeaways will be about leveraging technologies for improved decision making, governance and risk management, and a deep dive into AI. You can register your interest as well.

2024 351

2024 2023 PMO Governance 351

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

Governance 121

Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 121

Project-Management.pm

JULY 15, 2017

IT project governance framework has since been the answer to this equation, but people seemed not to fully grasp its function. This article tackles the importance and significance of IT Project Governance Framework and its impact on the projects in the organization. This is one of the purposes of project governance.

Governance 109

Governance Government Project Life Cycle PMO 109

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

Worsley also excludes steering group members from ‘engagement’ saying that the governance process is enough for them. I will often not specifically ‘engage’ senior steering group members because they have already heard the information from me through our governance processes. I am more aligned to agree with that.

Influencer 374

Influencer Governance Government 2020 374

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

But they are not the regulatory environment, government standards, or external environmental policies or regulations. In particular, look at what governance approaches and organizational standards you have to stick to when managing the project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

Process 422

Process Technical Review Software Review Influencer 422

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.

Prince2 358

Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

PRINCE2 has its roots in the UK public sector and government but is now used and loved around the world. They all help you learn how to manage a project lifecycle through controllable stages and implement appropriate governance, including a project board. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

Prince2 414

Prince2 Certification PMI Governance 414

Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them. The low volume for #NoEstimates is not surprising.

Estimate 345

Estimate 2012 Governance Government 345

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

From examples of project activities in a business versus operational activities to strategies for balancing projects and operations simultaneously — this article will help you understand the differences and consider the similarities. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

Retail 407

Retail Governance Government Healthcare 407

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 21, 2022

It supports practices such as increased governance oversight and reduced autonomy and flexibility for staff. If you liked this article, why not pick up my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? On the other hand, a Safety-II perspective is optimistic.

Governance 326

Governance Government Risk Management Risk 326

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Every governance meeting I go to needs to see the plan on a page. Execs love a pretty timeline, and in this article, I’m going to show you what you should be including in yours to wow your stakeholders (and build some credibility at the same time). This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

Software Review 321

Software Review Governance Government Risk Management 321

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management It should make you much more attractive to employers as they know you’ve put your learning into practice. So that’s a ballpark.

Construction 197

Construction Engineering Certification Controlling 197

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

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. How to create a rolling wave plan. Finally, include the long-range tasks.

Planning 402

Planning Governance Government 2015 402

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn when to use a risk audit, who should do it and why, how it is different from a risk review, and lots more. Audits are part of internal controls on a project and fall under the governance arena, so if you have specific PMO team members who look at governance, they are the ones to ask.

Risk 397

Risk PMO Risk Management Governance 397

Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. More ideas (e.g. Cross-Team Refinement) can also be found in the Nexus Guide.

SCRUM 149

SCRUM PMO Governance Government 149

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. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords?

Leadership 352

Leadership Risk Management PMI Governance 352

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

Governance 60

Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 60

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. The less governable aspect, however, is who judges, and not what is being judged or how to judge it. A version of this article first appeared in 2017.

Technical Review 355

Technical Review Risk Management Governance Government 355

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Controls are the methods for management and keeping the work on track — the governance of running the project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management Establish project controls Next up, the project manager is responsible for establishing project controls.

Prince2 339

Prince2 Initiating PMO 2023 339

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices: The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. Register here.

2024 167

2024 Artificial Inteligence Sustainability 2023 167

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

If it’s a regular meeting, there might be a terms of reference for it, so that will outline the core purpose of the discussion and tell you what the governance needs to be (number of people available to be quorate and so on). Think about the different tools you are able to use (and there are far too many to go into in this article).

Logistics 318

Logistics Controlling Governance Government 318

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. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into 3 performance domains. Domain I: People.

Technical Review 466

Technical Review PMI Influencer Leadership 466

Project-Management.pm

MARCH 14, 2017

The two governance processes should be implemented constantly to keep track of the scope creeps, risks , opportunities, and also safeguard the following resources from running out. To stay within deadline means having a governance process that everyone will adhere to. This part must be decided by you and your senior managers.

Governance 73

Governance Government Process Controlling 73

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

If you are studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, this is the article you need to help you break down and understand the contents of the exam. In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are in the exam content outline and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one for the test.

Technical Review 298

Technical Review Software Review PMI 2023 298

Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2024

Government and Regulatory Bodies In many countries, governments offer support and guidelines in key sectors such as technology, healthcare, renewable energy, banking and manufacturing. These programs often provide financial support, resources, and guidance to help companies develop new technologies or solutions.

Innovation 186

Innovation 2014 Governance Government 186

Kiron Bondale

MAY 30, 2021

In a recent HBR article , the authors wrote about research they had conducted over a year on the relationships between how dispersed teams were and the speed at which their projects either succeeded or failed. But when we consider the financial and human costs of failing slowly, isn’t the incremental effort to create safety worth it? (If

Sustainability 358

Sustainability Governance Government Leadership 358

Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

By Lavaneesh Gautam , Professional Scrum Trainer In the previous article (Stakeholder Exploration: Part 1 of 4 Steps of the Stakeholder Engagement) , we discussed: “Stakeholder”- who are they? Stakeholder Analysis The definition we discussed in the previous article. Stakeholder Engagement” What does it mean?

Influencer 213

Influencer Governance Government Consulting 213

Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Harvard Business Review published an article this week about how boards can prepare for unexpected calamities such as pandemics, natural disasters or cyber-attacks. Boards play a key governance role in the successful running of companies. Steering committees play a similar role when it comes to projects.

Planning 334

Planning Risk Management Leadership Governance 334

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

To balance it out, here’s another one: Our client was a state government entity on a fixed-price contract project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. The lead sponsor on the project was a director-level person from the state team.

Retail 392

Retail Governance Government Consulting 392

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

It’s certainly something I’ve used: ongoing iterations for development with significant customer involvement in the deliverables at all stages, but managed within a waterfall governance structure and life cycle. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management. Frankly, hybrid isn’t new. We can do it.

Artificial Inteligence 481

Artificial Inteligence 2023 Technical Review 2027 481

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In summary… Project assurance is crucial to provide governance and credibility to your project. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

Prince2 350

Prince2 PMO Risk Management Risk 350

Kiron Bondale

MARCH 27, 2023

will help to keep teams safe by providing guidance, evidence gathering and documentation capabilities for compliance and governance purposes. If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership? Similarly, A.I.

ChatGPT 177

ChatGPT 2022 Governance Government 177

MPUG

AUGUST 2, 2021

To help you out, here are some helpful practices for governance and security which you may want to implement when using MS Teams. The first governance tip is the obvious one—identify who will manage MS Teams for your company. It’s of utmost importance to adopt the best governance and security practices when using MS Teams.

Governance 52

Governance Government 2021 PMO 52

Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 11, 2021

In this article, let's define emerging risks, discuss ways to identify them, and look at different ways to manage these risks. The International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) defines emerging risks as "new risks or familiar risks that become apparent in new or unfamiliar conditions." What are Emerging Risks?

Risk Management 423

Risk Management Risk Governance Government 423

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In this article I’ll look at 5 project management techniques, processes and skills that you will no doubt have heard mentioned time and time again. But if you aren’t in those situations, personally, I wouldn’t waste time developing my abilities in those areas. Verdict: The jury is still out!

Governance 588

Governance Government Influencer Lean 588