Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 11, 2022

Have you been asked to pull together a strategy planning meeting agenda? And you’re wondering what other people do in their strategic planning sessions… I’ve been there! 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.

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nTask

MARCH 2, 2021

Creating a marketing plan demands hard work, acute attention, and undivided time. Understanding the fundamentals of the Marketing planning process makes it easier for professionals to come up with a robust marketing plan. The plan is a reflection of the goals , culture, and ability of your marketing team.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Whether you need to define communication objectives, or identify stakeholders and channels, you can use this communication plan template to schedule project communications and establish a feedback loop that keeps everyone up to date. Download The Free Communications Plan Template: Why You Need a Communication Plan Template.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. Although I am guilty of using ‘plan’ and ‘Gantt chart’ interchangeably. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. So what does go in the project management plan ? Be pragmatic though.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

In the planning phase there are a lot of decisions to make before a project ever starts. However, if we make enough good decisions, especially during planning, it can certainly make our lives easier. In this article, I will provide more detail on a framework for making better decisions in an effective, rational and ethical way.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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ActiveCollab

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sprint Planning is an essential component of Agile project management. This blog article will discuss the definition of sprint planning, its processes, primary goals and scope, and essentials. This blog article will discuss the definition of sprint planning, its processes, primary goals and scope, and essentials.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You have to plan, execute and close within a specific timeline and a limited budget. In order to have a successful event, you need an event plan to coordinate all the elements so that they fall together correctly. A good place to start is with an event plan template. Download the Free Event Plan Template for Excel.

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Wrike

JANUARY 5, 2024

In the business world, organizations must come up with strategic planning processes that enable them to set ambitious goals, align their resources, and drive continuous improvement. Enter Hoshin Planning, a comprehensive management system that provides a structured framework for strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

To start your small business journey off on the right foot, download our small business plan template and break down your idea into actionable components. Before you can start your business, you need to find your niche, seek out financial backing and create a plan to bring your idea into fruition. Download Small Business Plan Template.

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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 are often actively involved in the succession planning process for leadership positions, helping to cue up the best candidates for key leadership roles.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Need to know how to plan an event? If you’re planning a big event like a conference, we can help you successfully plan, structure and lay it out. This blog will go over everything you need to consider when planning an event, including an easy-to-use checklist. Planning an Event. Event Planning Checklist.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

Project management is a multifaceted discipline that combines techniques, processes, and strategies to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects effectively. The Five Project Management Processes: 1. Initiating: This process involves defining the project and obtaining authorization to begin work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

Martin, former dean at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, gives an example of how work is a series of projects in an article in the Harvard Business Review: Think of a freshly hired assistant brand manager for Olay at P&G. Organizations don’t manufacture output with a manufacturing line process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

This is a guest article by author Edoardo Binda Zane. Scroll to the bottom to download this article as a handy PDF so you can keep it for reference as you create your proposal. First, you need to explain your project and process well in the narrative of your proposal. In this article, I will show you exactly how to do that.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2019

Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to make a disaster recovery plan. In Review – How to Make a Disaster Recovery Plan. Disasters happen, Jennifer said, but recovery must be planned. Just like any plan, a disaster recovery plan is made up of pieces. What to Consider in a Disaster Recovery Plan.

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Proofhub

AUGUST 9, 2023

Process Improvement Methodologies Whether you have defined it or not, every business has processes. The scale and complexity may vary, but the essentials are the same —  all businesses have processes. What is business process management?

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. Risk management process is a structured approach to identifying, assessing, addressing, and controlling risks. It’s a combination of processes and tools a project manager applies to discover threats and opportunities that may impact a project.

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Leading Answers

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Information is power, and it never hurts to be more aware of the process before taking the exam. Discussing the relative merit of the PMP or the application process is outside the scope of this article. Discussing the relative merit of the PMP or the application process is outside the scope of this article.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 20, 2022

Resource planning is a discipline within project management software that ensures the most effective use of an organization’s team members and resources across the portfolio. For the purposes of this article, a resource can be people, equipment, materials, IT assets, or funding. Capacity planning. Capacity planning.

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Wrike

JANUARY 30, 2024

Planting seeds, watching your crops grow, and then harvesting them to sell must be an amazing feeling for a farmer, especially when so many things could thwart your plans. For ambitious companies, the solution lies in process improvement, a method of bettering your processes and aligning them with your business growth strategy.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. A Sprint Planning checklist? There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what else could you possibly cover with a checklist, the mother of all standardized processes? Do you want to get articles like this one from the Scrum Master Survival Guide in your inbox?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 14, 2024

Module 2: Process and planning In this lesson you’ll learn about 6 different change management approaches including Lewin, Kotter and BEE. I’ll break down the essentials for a practical process you can use at work. You’ll get some ‘plug and play’ conversation starters to help build your change plan. I don't know!

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Do you have a plan for Valentine’s Day? Speaking of planning, how about your project plans? When I asked my wife about the theme for this article, she rolled her eyes with wonder on how I could geek out so much on project management. The solution and path to true love can be found by planning effectively.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Stakeholder management is a set of processes and tools where you identify, understand, and engage with your stakeholders, to manage their expectations, needs and feelings. This article explores what stakeholder management is. This article explores what stakeholder management is. Interact with stakeholders following your plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Once upon a time I used to try to plan my projects around dates when I knew I was going to be in the office. My colleagues joked that I planned the birth date of my first child around a major transformation project go live date (I didn’t). In this article, we’ll look at how to plan and execute a handover to a colleague.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2024

As a program manager, PMO or project team leader, you probably think about how to plan upcoming work. A capability assessment or needs analysis like this gives you a consolidated view of where you are, helping you plan out where you want to be. The data you gather is the basis for the development plan you need to put in place.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The problem is that when there’s no agency processes in place, and your team isn’t organized properly, the latter tends to take up a lot of time, and may make up more of your day than is spent on your client-facing projects. Enter the realm of agency processes — an essential way that you can win back your time.

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ActiveCollab

APRIL 17, 2024

Capacity planning in project management is an important process that ensures a project's success from the beginning until the end. In this article, we will explore the fundamentals of capacity planning, offering insights into its importance and impact on achieving project milestones with precision and professionalism.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For project managers, many of us want to get certified, but we simply can’t find the time given our work and social commitments for a PMP ® study plan. In this article, I’ll share 5 practical tips to find time to study while working a full-time as a project manager. If it’s important to you, you need to make the time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

This article has been updated to be fully aligned to PRINCE2 7 (2023 edition). Closing a project in PRINCE2® uses a variant of the Managing a Stage Boundary process, as this closure activity happens at the end of the last stage. The work required to close the project should be planned as part of this final stage.

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Planio

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Contrary to what most product teams have heard, annual planning isn’t just reserved for senior executives and finance teams. Instead, it’s a core part of the project and product management process. If you’re a project manager or team leader gearing up to build a long-term product roadmap, this article is for you.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In the last parts of our blog series on innovation management with the Stage-Gate® process, we looked at the basics such as the definition, strengths and weaknesses, and the basic principles. Procedure Stage-Gate® process. Example: Idea-to-Launch model. The sections are called stages and the control points are called gates.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. We’ll go over that and link to free project management templates that can help you in this process. Project strategy is made up of your plan and the tools that are used to complete the project. What Is Project Strategy?

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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. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. I mean, why not?

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 15, 2019

Operational risks includes people risk, technology risk, external event risk, and process risk. In this article, let's talk about process risk and how to reduce these risks through process mapping. And these organizations often lack process documentation. The people that know how to get things done are now gone.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

You can focus on the process of getting the outcome you want and supporting the attendees instead of trying to get your own personal point of view into the discussion. First things first: Plan You’ll have the best outcomes when you plan for your meetings. Here’s the meeting process I use. Will there be brainstorming?

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