Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In our annual global survey , one in five (21 percent) respondents say they are using AI always or often in project management. In this article, we will cover strategies to usher in this adoption and certain tasks that can be augmented with AI. Specifically focused on generative AI applications in projects, mainly ChatGPT.

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ChatGPT Generative AI Artificial Inteligence PMI 471

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 319

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Learn how to create a maintenance schedule and download a free maintenance schedule template to get started. Read about the benefits of an effective maintenance schedule and see how a maintenance plan can help a diverse group of industries. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule.

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Manufacturing Construction Software Review Healthcare 315

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. Capital can be managed as a different type of expense on the balance sheet but opex hits your bottom line. These costs would differ depending on who is doing the project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). The project manager and the team will be able to move on to their next assignment.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In this article, let's discuss why risk management standards exist and which Project Management Institute (PMI) standard you should study in preparation for the Project Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) exam ( until the updated PMI-RMP® exam comes into play April 2022 ).

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Risk Management 2009 Risk PMI 221

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? Why is ERM important?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Planning is an essential part of what project managers do, so you would expect there to be some mention of how to deal with fixed date projects in the PRINCE2® manuals. Project managers still need some guidance on how to manage projects that have a fixed date. There isn’t. So that’s good.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Here’s how. On my CV, I have a section that covers skills. Soft skills (a.k.a.

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Leadership Risk Management PMI Governance 352

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Learn to Better Manage Enterprise Risks Through Project Risk Management Many organizations have adopted enterprise risk management (ERM) as a way to make better decisions, get stronger operating results, and meet regulatory requirements. What is Enterprise Risk Management? Why is ERM important?

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Risk Management Risk PMI Technical Review 240

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

And project managers contribute hugely to that because we go out and look for it. We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Project management conflict examples in the Concept Phase First up, the Concept or Initiation Phase.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? And how do you make it work to your advantage, without it taking up all your time or being very bureaucratic? Provide advice to the project manager The assurance function will advise on who should be part of the project team.

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Prince2 PMO Risk Management Risk 350

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

His ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’ webinar covers 5 steps for project recovery. There are several things that can go wrong in program management: Business case deterioration: the program started off with a good business case but it no longer stacks up. Ward started off by explaining what a ‘troubled program’ is.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A work handover email to your manager is one of the steps to make the transition out of a job happen smoothly, and here’s how to write one. But you might need to write one after you have resigned or if you’re going on vacation and your manager is covering for you. Because you never know. Best not to burn bridges. But why bother?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 2, 2022

In this article, I’ll share a secret weapon for improving problem solving in project management. You are left with the alternative of facilitating the problem solving yourself, as the project manager. As you review your project management documentation, look for relevant information, contacts, facts, data sources and more.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 16, 2021

A project manager does not possess all of the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver a project. Therefore, each project manager should engage the people and organizations that have interest in the project.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One reason a project manager may have a bad reputation is bloated project plans. While I’m a fan of planning, let’s use some common sense and right-size our risk management plans. A risk management plan for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be much larger than a plan for a Southern Living Idea House. Risk categories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 28, 2023

RAG reporting is a good way to draw management’s attention to projects that need support. Let’s learn more about RAG in project management because it’s a really useful, visual way of communicating project status. What is RAG is project management? Senior management support is needed.

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Software Review PMO Risk Management Closing 287

Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

No requirements management plan. The project manager should define the approach to requirements development and management. How will you elicit, analyze, document, and validate requirements? How will you manage requirement changes? How will you manage requirement changes? Requirement.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Controlling 416

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. In project management, artifacts relate to documents, templates, outputs or a specific deliverable. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. What is an artifact?

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Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 258

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

The old project manager is a great source of information about the office politics surrounding this project and can shortcut your learning curve drastically. Cialdini talks about how having someone else introduce you is a more powerful way of making a first impression. Make sure you feel comfortable with how the work is broken down.

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Risk Management Risk Initiating Governance 331

Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 16, 2020

Are you a better project manager today than you were a year ago? In case you missed some of my blog posts, I'm sharing my most popular project risk management posts of 2019. So, just how many of you came to the Project Risk Coach website in 2019? Risks derail our projects. Risks derail our projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Here’s how to showcase your projects on your CV (as we call a resume here in the UK, and I’ll use both terms interchangeably in this article) to make it clear what you are capable of. I’ve included some examples below so you can see how to phrase your resume sections. Here’s how to do it. Have an upcoming interview?

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Technical Review Budget Prince2 Software Review 433

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Tolerances are an important part of being able to work autonomously as a project manager. The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager , is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. Which level of management sets the project tolerances?

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Prince2 Sustainability Risk Management Budget 331

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager. Read next: my book Engaging Stakeholders on Projects: How to harness people power. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. Read next: How to Deal with Challenging Situations Involving Stakeholders. So why do we bother?

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Influencer Risk Management Controlling Energy 475

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 5, 2021

In this article, I’ll share what to look for in an online training provider and how to choose the right PRINCE2 certification course for you. TL;DR: The training provider I think is the best online PRINCE2 training is Management Plaza, led by expert trainer Frank Turley. You’re looking for the best PRINCE2 course online.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2022

Accordingly, they are more vulnerable to the consequences of risk-bearing events. When unmanaged, these risks can impact people’s safety and, to make matters worse, come down to considerable financial losses. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively?

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 17, 2016

Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI), penned a great article entitled Using Project Management to Reduce Risk. While the article was written for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), it’s a message that all leaders should read. Risk management is esoteric to many people.

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Risk Management Risk Influencer PMI 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

The easier part is always implementing that decision – after all, isn’t that what project managers do? As a project manager, you will be used to making multiple decisions on a daily basis. Some of the most common decisions for project managers are related to cost, scope, resources, and schedule. We would delay the pilot.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 10, 2022

Managing lots of projects at the same time is tough. Here’s how 6 project managers stay on top of multiple projects – and keep their sanity. It was fun to talk to them to find out more about their tactics – the tip from Christine about diary management is definitely going to change the way I plan my week. Helen Curel.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is caused by lack of requirements management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2019

This is a guest article by Harry Hall from projectriskcoach.com. Risk management is one of the core knowledge areas for project managers. You’ve identified and assessed your project risks—both threats and opportunities. Now, you are planning your risk responses with your risk owners. Harry Hall.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 17, 2021

If you are like most project managers, you are managing several projects. How well did the project remain in alignment with the original intent of the project? If you have a resource manager, work with the manager to ensure a smooth reassignment of the resources. There are many benefits.

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