Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 11, 2022

Have you been asked to pull together a strategy planning meeting agenda? In this article, I’ll explain what a strategic planning meeting can cover and share a sample agenda you can customize for your strategy sessions. The conversations need a structure to help keep the pace and ensure the meeting runs smoothly.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

I’ve been booking meetings for the next couple of months because I know my team get very busy, and if we don’t schedule the time we won’t meet to talk about the big stuff. Knowing how to manage a meeting is one of the core skills for project managers. Looking for more resources to make your meetings run more smoothly?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 20, 2022

Meeting a project sponsor for the first time is an opportunity to impress. But what do you actually talk about when you meet a project sponsor for the first time? Meetings focus on people-related issues and she wants the project manager to filter out the issues that need to be discussed. I follow up with a 1-to-1 if I can.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Meetings must be deliberate and intentional—your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.”- In the past eight months of my life directing a large infrastructure program, I spend on average 70% of my time in meetings. Productive Project Meetings Require Effective Planning.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

I thought it was time to look back and see what the stand-out articles were over the years. Here are the top 15 articles year by year. By the way, I refer to La Défense as crummy in this article, but by the time I left I had come to appreciate the arch, the architecture and the little cafés hidden between the offices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Are your meetings a bit long and unstructured, regardless of how much effort you put into making a good agenda ? We used to have meetings like that until we implemented a terms of reference for the meeting series. Now everyone knows what the meeting is for and what their role in it is. Ready to get started?

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Governance Government Budget Planning 329

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 23, 2020

In Collaboration Explained: Facilitation Skills for Software Project Leaders there’s a whole section on different types of meetings, what they are for and how they work. I read it and thought, ‘Everyone knows how to run a meeting, surely?’ The meeting that shouldn’t have happened is ironically the most relevant to project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

I facilitate daily standup meetings for our support team. Int his article, I’ll look at 5 activities you can try in your daily team standup meeting. Int his article, I’ll look at 5 activities you can try in your daily team standup meeting. What’s the point of a daily standup meeting?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

I’m delighted to have worked with Diana Ecker from Redbooth to bring you this sponsored article on how to make virtual meetings easier. #ad. Even though we may take them for granted, virtual meetings are a dazzling concept. Of course, virtual meetings come with their own challenges as well. Banish background noise.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 6, 2022

“How can I manage my stakeholders when there isn’t enough time for meetings?” She had ruled out emails and wanted another option for communicating (preferably asynchronous) that wouldn’t involve sitting in project meetings. If you don’t have time for dedicated stakeholder meetings, don’t have meetings.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I often hear people say, “Our company has too many meetings. The meetings last too long and they are woefully mismanaged.” And yet, meetings can be an indispensable tool for accomplishing work. Let’s look at 10 ways to improve project meetings and achieve greater results. 10 Project Meeting Boosters.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 259

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 23, 2021

How to Fix Meetings: Meet Less, Focus on Outcomes and Get Stuff Done is by Productivity Ninja author Graham Allcott, and Hayley Watts. The goal of the book is to make all meetings productive and for you to reach the end of the week feeling that your time in meetings was a priority over work that didn’t get done.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This article, 7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. This is a guest article from Gord Sheppard. Let’s face it, most of us deal with unproductive meetings every day. When somebody leaves the meeting every 10 minutes to check their cell phone.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 25, 2018

My goodness, this article has been a mammoth job to put together. I was approached by the people at Reason8 to try their meeting transcription software, and together we decided the best test would be to do a market comparison and review similar tools. Enter… Meeting Minutes Transcription Software. But – ta da!

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Discover 10 ways to get more done in your meetings How often do you hear someone say, “We’re having too many meetings, lasting too long, and they are woefully mismanaged.” And yet, meetings can be the indispensable tool for getting work done. Let’s look at 10 ways to revitalize your project meetings and get more done.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 218

Proofhub

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As more people are working from home nowadays, online meetings have started to become the norm. But conducting online meetings is very different from in-person meetings. Fortunately for you, we have gathered here some great tips to help you succeed and make a great impact on your next online meeting. Start using ProofHub.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Meetings need agendas. Agendas help with project communication – they ensure people know why they are turning up to a meeting and what they should be doing when they are there. The agenda makes sure the meeting starts on a good footing. This article deals with creating agendas that work. Set up a standard meeting agenda.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

This article, How To Communicate Effectively When You’ve Got No Time For Meetings , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. How can I manage my stakeholders when there isn’t enough time for meetings?” If you don’t have time for dedicated stakeholder meetings, don’t have meetings. Click To Tweet.

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Proofhub

JULY 26, 2021

Virtual Meeting Etiquette?—?33 With the shift to remote work in full swing, team meetings will most likely stay virtual to accommodate all types of working arrangements (in the office, fully remote, or a hybrid). It’s more important now than ever for companies to have clear virtual meeting rules and guidelines.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Meetings are a reality of every industry and certainly for every project. A successfully facilitated meeting can add significant value to your meeting participants, your projects, and your organization. Leading and facilitating projects meetings that are productive and high-functioning doesn’t need to be challenging.

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Inloox

JANUARY 21, 2021

One of the greatest challenges since then: online meetings. We’ve taken a look back at the past months and here’s a summary of our most important and funny experiences, insights and anecdotes from one year of online meetings. 1 Missing eye contact Do you look into the camera or at the screen when you’re in a virtual meeting?

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Technical Review Energy 2020 Risk Management 189

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. Call your meetings anything you like.

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Governance Government Risk Management Technical Review 358

Project Bliss

DECEMBER 11, 2017

If you’re leading projects, you’ll be expected to lead project status meetings. Follow these guidelines for a productive meeting that helps propel your project forward. And download the project status meeting agenda template to make it even easier to prepare! The purpose of the Project Status Meeting. Logistics Details.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Discover 10 ways to get more done in your meetings How often do you hear someone say, “We’re having too many meetings, lasting too long, and they are woefully mismanaged.” And yet, meetings can be the indispensable tool for getting work done. Let’s look at 10 ways to revitalize your project meetings and get more done.

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 150

nTask

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you’re looking to improve your meetings, there are a few things you need to remember. In this article, we provide 7 tips for recording meeting minutes effectively. So read on […].

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nTask

MAY 25, 2021

One-on-one meetings form a core part of a company’s administration and management. One-on-one meetings give teams an insight into the problems plaguing their projects’ process. One-on-one meetings, in such a case, are an appropriate way of exchanging information and discussing the details of a project for better working.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Do you find it hard to compile and organize all the proceedings of a meeting? So, how to take meeting notes? Taking meeting notes is not really rocket science. Taking meeting notes is more than just important as you wouldn’t want to draw a blank when your senior asks for specific information from the meeting.

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Software Review 2021 Innovation SCRUM 122

MPUG

APRIL 9, 2020

It is that of meetings. The following article will address common meeting problems and how to be successful at streamlining your meetings to meet modern workplace environments. Common Meeting Problems. This could be one of the most frustrating reasons on this list of common meeting meeting problems.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article, you’ll learn how to approach mentoring a project manager and some practical tips to help you be a fantastic mentor to your new mentee (yes, that’s a word!) A formal mentoring program might recommend meeting for an hour a month, or, if the person is a new starter, an hour a week or more.

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Proofhub

JUNE 23, 2021

Meetings are an inherent part of every organization, no matter the industry. With meetings, employees have a platform to have one-on-ones with managers and express their opinions. However, hosting meetings just for the sake of having meetings is a blunder that is costing your organization valuable time. Let’s dive in.

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nTask

MARCH 9, 2022

This post will give you a detailed overview of Scrum effort points and help you understand how important they are in story point meetings. Before we move on to the next section of our article, we would like to make it clear that story points are not equated with time. What Are Scrum Effort Points? Till then, goodbye!

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nTask

AUGUST 23, 2019

It made sense; two people meeting for the first time and the whole situation rife with nervousness. Today, we see different companies looking to learn different icebreakers for meetings & training seminars. Secondly, icebreakers for meetings are also effective because they hone interpersonal and communication skills.

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Inloox

JANUARY 18, 2019

Although a kick-off meeting is not absolutely necessary for this, it is a good means to provide the necessary motivational boost for everyone involved. In this article we will give you a detailed insight into the topic of kick-off meetings in project management. Why is a kick-off meeting useful for project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

I’ve spent a fair amount of time sitting in meetings where the topics discussed aren’t relevant to me. Sometimes in team meetings I’m even listening to discussions about projects that I’m not working on. As a meeting organizer, how do you make your meetings relevant to everyone who attends? Make your meetings productive.

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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. Projects usually require project management practices to help them get delivered.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

Granted, if the budget you build in the proposal phase is carefully put together and everything goes according to plan, you will end up using that directly as your project budget, but for the purposes of this article, let’s just stick to the proposal phase. For more on how to create a project budget, this article has all the info you need.)

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2023. Give a presentation at work If you take a training course or attend a webinar, offer to give a 15-minute summary version to your team at the next team meeting.

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