Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A project manager approached me recently with a problem. That didn’t sit quite right with her (and she didn’t know she was a perfect example of a project management ethics case study when she was telling me the story!). What is Ethics in Project Management? What are ethical issues in management?

Underperforming Technical Team 424

Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 424

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.

2019 221

2019 Risk Management Risk PMI 221

Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Thoughtlessly making assumptions or ignoring risks can lead to critical problems.

Risk Management 79

Risk Management Risk Cadence 2023 79

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

So, here are my 7 best tips for beginning work on a project that someone else is handing over. The old project manager is a great source of information about the office politics surrounding this project and can shortcut your learning curve drastically. Review the risks. Look at what is in the risk register.

Risk Management 331

Risk Management Risk Initiating Governance 331

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.

Risk Management 247

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2015 247

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

The most commonly used planning constraint method in project management was historically the “triple constraint” – time, cost and scope – sometimes known as the project management triangle or the “iron triangle” because it’s often shown as a triangle with the constraints at each vertex. What is the Triple Constraint?

Risk Management 359

Risk Management Budget Risk Sustainability 359

Proofhub

JUNE 20, 2023

Small Business Risk Management If you’re thinking of starting a new business, learning how to start a t-shirt business or a marketing business is not going to be enough. Internal risk factors are those that are under a company’s control, while external risk variables are those that are beyond its control.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Risk Software Review Governance 78

PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below.

Risk Management 104

Risk Management Risk Process Underperforming Technical Team 104

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

PMI 348

PMI Certification Sustainability Technical Review 348

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton , the brains behind Online PM Courses.com. It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! Group Think Introduces Risk. Therefore, with dissent discouraged, groups tend to endorse higher risk decisions than individuals would. Dr Mike Clayton. Appoint a devil’s advocate.

Risk Management 254

Risk Management Risk Underperforming Technical Team 2018 254

Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Risk identification is an integral part of project risk management. It is essential for any project manager to know what risks might affect a project and navigate them. This article will examine the five techniques for risk identification. Techniques for Risk Identification 1.

Risk 395

Risk Risk Management Budget Engineering 395

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This article, 7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. A project manager approached me recently with a problem. The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct defines a set of standards for how project managers should behave.

Underperforming Technical Team 318

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate PMO PMI 318

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. However, the risk of getting the change aspects wrong can be huge. Power skills BEE Methodology Practitioner Course £349 Learn the Build, Excite, Equip methodology for change management on projects.

Software Review 318

Software Review Technical Review Certification Change Management 318

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Keeping track of problems on projects is really important if you want to come across as a professional project manager. I use an issues log (it’s an Excel spreadsheet) to make sure I record, remember and manage all the issues on my projects. Why not plan for them just in case on your risk register? Do you want it too?

Technical Review 389

Technical Review Risk Management Budget Risk 389

The Digital Project Manager

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If you don’t get started on the right foot, your project team and project success are already at risk. That could be this entire article, summed up in that one sentence. The post How To Be A Leader During The Project Kickoff: Expert Tips & Process appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

Process 177

Process Risk Management Risk Leadership 177

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As experienced project managers know, when things change on a project, all your carefully planned deadlines switch around too. In this article, we’ll look at how to plan and execute a handover to a colleague. Looking for specifics on how to write a handover email to your manager ? Try to keep your expectations manageable.

Planning 354

Planning Risk Management Process Closing 354

Scrum.org

JULY 28, 2022

All quick tips are included in the Scrum Team Survey. Give it a try, and receive quick tips for each of the 30 topics the survey contains! So what are Quick Tips? Within the Scrum Team Survey, we call these 15% Solutions “Quick Tips”. The purpose of quick tips is to spark small and incremental change in your Scrum team.

SCRUM 176

SCRUM Software Review Finance Closing 176

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.

Finance 319

Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 319

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. . Read next: Tips for Effective Virtual Meetings. Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trust helps get things done. Building trust.

Underperforming Technical Team 309

Underperforming Technical Team Defining Risk Management Risk 309

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

Below you’ll find 10 tips for being a good sponsor, drawn from Strategies for Project Sponsorship by James, Taylor and Rosenhead. Understand project management techniques. Yes, this is the job of the project manager, but you don’t want them to be able to bamboozle you with jargon. Those are the headlines.

2012 376

2012 2013 Risk Management PMI 376

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Your project management plan is more than just a schedule of work. A project management plan is a document that sets out how you are going to do what you’re going to do. It’s a guide to how the project will be managed. So what does go in the project management plan ? That’s a comprehensive list!

Planning 322

Planning Software Review Risk Management Estimate 322

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Attending a project management conference is an excellent way to network with other project managers, build your skills, and improve your career. We have compiled a list of project management conferences in the UK so that you can stay close to home. Looking to travel a bit further? Please fill out this form.

2024 351

2024 2023 PMO Governance 351

MPUG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s been a year of challenges and successes but in true “Project-Manager-style”, we always manage to find creative solutions and a way to get things done. Top 20 Articles published in 2022. Project Management assumptions, dependencies and constraints. The Quadruple Constraints of Project Management.

2022 52

2022 2023 2016 Risk Management 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Are you looking for tips on how to pass the Google Project Management Certificate ? In this article, I’ll share my top tips for working out the answers to the graded quizzes, how to plan your time and how to get the certificate for the lowest possible cost (not free, but very cheap). Scan the transcript instead.

Certification 435

Certification Executing Risk Management Agile 435

MPUG

MARCH 20, 2023

The Project Manager (PM) must understand and articulate the goals and objectives. Management plans for scope, schedule, cost, procurement, quality, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, requirement management, change management, configuration management, and process improvement management.

Executing 110

Executing Finance Technical Review Software Review 110

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.

Underperforming Technical Team 326

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management 2012 326

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Let me tell you about a project decision that was awkward for me — then I’ll share some tips on how to do decision-making better. 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.

Software Review 303

Software Review Monitoring Risk Management Governance 303

Management Yogi

AUGUST 29, 2023

Portfolio Risk Management differs significantly from project and/or program risk management. While there are similarities among the processes, procedures, actions in risk management, risk management in portfolio differs in many areas.

Risk Management 90

Risk Management Risk PMI Process 90

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 12, 2024

How do teams manage without Atlassian? Buy Now We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you #ad What we use FreeAgent The best finance management software for managing invoices, billing and banking as a small business. It’s like having software custom-made for your business!

Risk Management 325

Risk Management Finance Software Risk 325

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Have you got a project management mentor? Maybe you were asked to identify a project manager as a mentor as part of an apprenticeship scheme – that’s the reason I have a couple of mentees at work. How did you get into project management? I’m thinking of taking a project management certification.

Cadence 313

Cadence Logistics Certification Influencer 313

Wrike

APRIL 2, 2020

But, any project manager will quickly tell you that’s not the case. Every project brings a whole lot of risk and uncertainty with it — particularly in the construction industry. It’s in those circumstances that the project delivery manager has to swoop in and course correct. . Risk #1: Labor shortages.

Construction 85

Construction Risk Management Risk Technical Review 85

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? Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume.

Leadership 352

Leadership Risk Management PMI Governance 352

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 29, 2023

Once the weather starts to change and temperatures start to heat up, project managers from all industries start to have something in common: it’s hard to stay motivated on your project when you’d rather be outside! I’d like to share some summer productivity tips to help you out. How are you going to manage that?

Energy 355

Energy Defining Risk Management Monitoring 355

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

On April 1, 2022, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) rolled out the new PMI-RMP® exam. In this article, let's examine why the new PMI® Standards matter and what to look for in your PMI-RMP® training. Tip: review the domains, tasks, and enablers to gain insights into what will be on the exam. Why Take the Risk?

PMI 221

PMI 2022 2009 2021 221

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? Let me share some tips on what it is, who is responsible for project assurance, and how it works in real life. Provide advice to the project manager The assurance function will advise on who should be part of the project team.

Prince2 350

Prince2 PMO Risk Management Risk 350

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. Something for your sponsor to read: 10 Tips for Being a Good Sponsor.

Prince2 399

Prince2 Software Review Risk Management Risk 399

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There are only a few thousand Portfolio Management Professionals (PfMP ® ) worldwide, according to PMI, making this a truly elite qualification. Before you start the PfMP ® Exam preparation, I highly recommend you assess your experience in Portfolio Management by: Reading the PfMP ® prerequisites ( [link] ); Studying PfMP ® Handbook.

PMI 89

PMI PMO Retail 2023 89