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5 Facilitation Techniques for Project Managers and How to Use Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can draw out the experience and expertise in the room and create a sense of ‘team’ as well. Facilitation is also a key skill for project managers, especially when you are working with your project team and stakeholders from various locations. You can use your facilitation skills to help the team do this together.

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How to manage team conflict (& 5 strategies for conflict resolution)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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PMBOK® Seventh Edition Principles and Risk Management

Project Risk Coach

In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Create a Collaborative Project Team Environment 3. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses. And if you don't care about the project and team, who will?

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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

In this article, we will explore why this happens and what it takes for PMOs to become strategic enablers. PMOs are shifting from being project watchdogs to orchestrating conversations between senior leaders, business unit heads, product owners, and project teams. PMOs Have Gone to the Dogs PMOs are started with the best of intentions.

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How to Recover A Troubled Program

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity.

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Project Initiation Checklist: The Perfect Way To Start Your Projects

Proofhub

As you start your project, you need to take the initiative on the preparatory work, from preparing the scope, estimating the costs, assigning resources, and creating a project timeline, to getting sign-off on the key performance indicators. These things will dictate the way you initiate and manage your project from idea to conclusion.

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Managing Multiple Projects: The Research

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day. “New The other project at the time was in the initiation stage with an external customer in partnership.