Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2022

Hard elements are easier to identify, define and understand for project managers because these factors hugely influence your projects. Everything from formal processes, strategies, reporting, organizational charts and IT systems falls under this category. The hard elements cover three factors, Strategy, Structure and Systems.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

This reading list of collaboration books has got some great pointers on the skills, process and experience of engaging people and working together, whether your job is to lead or to follow. I read it a while ago and I still refer to it now. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Anthony Mersino: Amacom (2nd Ed). Conflict 101.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

I would keep the diagrams in front of you as you read so you can quickly refer back to where you are in the framework. Equally, there are lots of references to the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of coronavirus on businesses. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management Buy now on Amazon.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Each chapter ends with reflection questions and references.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So what processes and techniques will catapult your career and what are the areas that you can… overlook? 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. Verdict: Essential. Technical Literacy. Well, it should be.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2024

This is a key skill that helps us influence change and create greater impact that is in alignment with our intentions. Are there parts of this process that make sense to optimize so more time is focused on building relationships, practicing and integrating new skills, and creatively exploring possibilities. Where do we go from here?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. Stakeholders can influence everything and everyone in a project or organization, including senior management, project leaders, team members, customers, users and many others. But that doesn’t mean they just sit idly by and watch.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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. Keep the list for future reference.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Simply put, framing is the process of how you look at a problem. That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made. Eighty dollars?!

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Velociteach

MARCH 6, 2024

The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and stakeholders. Making better decisions requires understanding the organization and establishing context-sensitive processes. Organizations have a culture that influences the project team’s sub-culture. What role should they have?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2024

Technical Debt refers to Developers' decisions to trade quality for speed. Scrum implements empirical process control or making decisions based on what is known. The Product Owner can influence quality expectations. This is an important way for the Product Owner to influence the quality expectations for the Product.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? The emergent process and work must be visible to those performing the work as well as those receiving the work. TL; DR: Elements of Empiricism. Inspection.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the planning process, it’s not unusual to rate the capacity of an employee in percent: "This IT resource has an availability of 30-50% for the project." " In this article, we’ll clarify the question of whether and how to distinguish material resources from people. What is a resource?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This article will dive into various approaches, from reframing conversations and fostering stakeholder collaboration to being transparent to data-informed rationale and empathetic engagement. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Moreover, the context in which a ‘no’ is delivered significantly influences its reception.

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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. A version of this article first appeared in 2017. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

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. Let’s not get hung up on terminology. They can meet as often as you like.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In this article, I am talking about a tool that use a lot to understand my stakeholders. Personas can then be used as a reference point throughout the product development process, to ensure that the product is meeting the needs of the intended audience. Stakeholder.” What does It Mean?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

In this article, we will explore some tactics which I found valuable when I was in need to align Scrum with Project Management practices. Collaboration and a shared understanding of the product, service, or value creation process landscape are crucial.

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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. There was a big change in the Standard as the content shifted from being focused on Process Groups to project management principles. I’ll start by describing the Standard.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2021

In this article, we’ll give you the 3 types of engagement you need to focus on to build an environment where everyone wants to work and the whole team is committed to delivering the project. Employees’ emotional commitment refers to their sense of belonging and confidence in the organization and its members. Emotional engagement.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this sixth article, Robin presents a business focused architecture for projects, and supplementary models designed to promote collaboration. Introduction Previous articles in this series have probed specific requirements believed essential in the quest to create a truly collaborative approach to corporate projects.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Use the Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto as reference points to highlight how the Scrum Master is an agent of change that promotes agility throughout the organization. Related Articles: Agile Coaches next to Scrum Masters? How do you handle these two roles? By the way, it’s free.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And this article is a summary of what they replied. This may be by adopting a new tool or approach, learning some new skills in listening, influence, or negotiation, or maybe simply allocating more time to it. Rather, as with most years, your ability to thrive has much more to do with your ability to lead and influence.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Understanding plus action plus influence gives you engagement. The core aspects of engagement, are understanding, your stakeholder perspectives and building, trusting relationships, taking some kind of action and then influencing stakeholder perspectives to shape the work in the direction of the intended outcomes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

In this article, I’ll explain project communication management, why it matters, give an overview of the communications process, and some examples of where you might apply it on your own projects. THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS. What is project communication management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Later in this article is an example of an ethical scenario that Jeff Furman found himself in on a project. If you are getting ready to take the PMP exam , you should know that the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is a reference document for the exam questions. What’s the importance of ethics in project management?

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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. The term refers to how the project’s requirements or feature list grows over time without proper control. Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project.

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Binfire

DECEMBER 2, 2023

This tool has shown immense promise in transforming and simplifying sales processes, driving increased revenue and customer satisfaction. In this article, we delve deeper into the world of guided selling software and explore its advantages. However, with guided selling software, this process is simplified.

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Whenever possible, implement business process automation to help your team automate manual, repetitive tasks. Harmonious Focus 2: Set ground rules and act as a harmonizing influence Set a cadence for how your team should behave and work from project initiation to completion. Trust the process, trust your tools, and trust your team.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In my book, The Influence Agenda: A Systematic Approach to Aligning Stakeholders in Times of Change , I describe over 20 techniques. That’s too much for a short article. All the illustrations are taken from my book about stakeholder engagement, The Influence Agenda: A Systematic Approach to Aligning Stakeholders in Times of Change.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2024

What Is Innovation Innovation refers to creating, developing, and implementing new ideas, products, services, or methods that bring something different and more effective into use. WePay was a fintech startup offering integrated payment processing for online platforms and software providers.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 28, 2023

In this article, we will explore some complimentary practices which the Product Owner might use to as an input when deciding how to order the Product Backlog. The complimentary practices below can help bring clarity to your thought process and can be used to potentially involve stakeholders in the process as well.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

This domain, as established by the Project Management Institute in the PMBOK 7th edition, addresses the underlying apprehension many face: the potential overcomplication of project management processes. Your pursuit of streamlining and enhancing project management processes led you to a pivotal crossroads.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Note that Bass calls this “Groom” in reference to “Product Backlog Grooming”. Traveler: The process of building an understanding of stakeholders by visiting them and spending time with them. Intermediary : Acting as an interface between management and the team and the process of disseminating domain knowledge.

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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.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done. TL; DR: Data-Informed Retrospectives.

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Project Bliss

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

They successfully use scarcity, social proof, celebrity influence, and more to get people to fork over billions of dollars. They help you simplify the way you process information, so it makes more sense to you. Social proof occurs when we’re influenced by the actions of others. What does Cognitive Bias mean? Social Proof.

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