Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what organizational process assets are, why you would use them in project management and some best practices for utilizing these important tools. They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive).

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. This shift reflects a conscientious endeavour towards responsible project management and environmentally conscious practices.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

That’s because the project teams involved with these successful projects follow a defined and repeatable process, which mitigates risk and achieves objectives. Rather, it’s a team effort guided by standardized processes, well-defined roles and responsibilities and collaboration.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

By Alan Zucker 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. Our risks were identified, but a response strategy was never created.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

They lead the strategic planning and project governance for the organization and define the project management methodologies that are used to manage those projects. They standardize best practices and oversee related business administration, risk management and change management. This includes any training that’s required.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Before explaining how to make a construction phase plan, let’s first define the term and note some of the many reasons why one should use it. At the end of the blog, we’ll provide links to some related construction project management templates that can help you with your construction phase plan.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When governments or corporations make large investments, they don’t do so without serious planning. These capital projects can be infrastructure-based, such as roads and railways, when launched by the government. It’s used to help governments and corporations understand their future operational costs. They are as follows.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Before we get into framework processes and phases, let’s more fully define the meaning of ITSM and why it’s important. Over the course of this blog, we’ll discuss how ITSM is implemented, managed and delivered to meet the needs of an organization and how project management software can help facilitate those processes.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. Lean portfolio management is a process by which strategy is aligned with execution using a lean approach and agile portfolio operations and governance. This is defined by the customer’s needs from the portfolio. Execute Lean Governance.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. You’ll also want to review the budget, assess risk and schedule upcoming meetings to make sure everything discussed has been resolved. What Are Project Meetings?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you’re not familiar with a balanced scorecard, we’ll define the term and show the four perspectives it tracks as well as explain what should be included in a balanced scorecard. It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

IT financial management is a bit more complicated than that and we’ll explain by more thoroughly defining the term. To accomplish this requires financial governance, creating and controlling an IT budget, tracking expenses and doing cost-benefit analysis of IT investments. should operate as efficiently as possible.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. If not, you’re going to risk scope creep. Likewise, if the tasks are not well-defined, then you’re going to have inaccuracies.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Remember, a project is defined as time-bound that delivers a product or service. Compliance Projects A compliance project, as the name suggests, is done to keep a business in compliance with an industry or government regulation or standard. We haven’t talked much about risk management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Let’s take some time to define what a stakeholder is, examples of stakeholders and free stakeholder templates that can help with stakeholder management. These people can be suppliers, customers, creditors, clients, intermediaries, competitors, society, government and more. Stakeholders are important to every project.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. You should have developed a risk management plan during the planning phase.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. Besides the examples above, an operational process asset can be any practice or knowledge from anything used to execute or govern the project, even lessons learned from previous projects and historical data.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices: The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. This shift reflects a conscientious endeavour towards responsible project management and environmentally conscious practices.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To prove this point, let’s define what a business requirements document (BRD) is and what its components are. Think of the business requirements document as the defined steps you should follow to reach a result that serves both the customers and stakeholders for the delivered product, system or service. Project Scope.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

These examples show that defining what we mean by success has a significant impact on whether we believe a project has ‘failed’. What are the most important criteria for your Sponsor and how will you define them? How would you define success on projects? How would you define project failure? What will make it a success?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

IT Risk Assessment Template IT projects are no different than any other type of project in that they’re rife with risk. IT risk carries an extra burden in that most businesses, regardless of what they do, demand that their IT systems work. This is why our free IT risk assessment template for Excel is so important.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 2, 2019

Within the project management community, the concept of governance is seen as a fundamental project control, which is easy to grasp in principle. Getting the governance piece right requires insight and at times a few honest conversations about roles and responsibilities. Creating a smooth escalation and governance process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 21, 2019

Projects bring risks, and risks bring unexpected costs. Put another way, the United States Government Accountability Office defines cost estimation as “the summation of individual cost elements, using established methods and valid data, to estimate the future costs of a program, based on what is known today.”.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

2] Effective AI governance is crucial. Leaders should harness AI to be able to: handle routine tasks, freeing up time to focus on strategic decisions process data faster than humans, leading to better-informed decisions predict trends and potential risks However, leadership is more than just analyzing data and making calculated moves.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

How do you know whether the project you’re undertaking is the best possible solution to the problem defined above? Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. You’ll need to define your project vision, goals and objectives. Project Governance. Risk Assessment. Then figure out its feasibility.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s the document that defines the steps that’ll take the project team from where they are to how they can achieve their shared goal. If you’re looking to encourage compliance with industry standards, process implementation can help with the documentation to keep you abiding by whatever laws govern your business.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

VE and VA terms are most frequently used on government projects rather than in traditional project management applications. But the majority of DoD’s projects were contracted with well-defined scope statements that mandated detailed upfront planning. EVMS is still being used, especially on government projects.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A schedule defines when project phases will start and end. Those dates might change depending on risk and constraints, but without an implementation schedule, things quickly go off track. Define the structure of the project: Define the roles and responsibilities of the team members working on your project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They will assess the resources required for construction and estimate their costs to help define the project’s budget. They’re employed by the city or town government in which the construction is being done. You can link dependencies, add milestones and plan to minimize risk. Average US salary: Between $46,000-$67,000 8.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

The importance of risk management in IT cannot be overstated. However, with this reliance comes the inherent risks of cyber threats, data breaches, and operational disruptions. Once the risks have been identified and assessed, organizations must develop and implement strategies to manage and mitigate them.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

To better understand process manufacturing, let’s first define the term and explore the different types of process manufacturing. Related: 10 Free Manufacturing Excel Templates Process Manufacturing Examples Knowing process manufacturing by defining it and its benefits is only part of the larger picture.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2023

The framework – established for over 20 years and regularly refreshed to reflect current practices and business requirements – provides governance and rigor along with the agility and flexibility demanded by organizations today. Quality and Governance Controls One of AgilePM’s underlying principles is to Never Compromise Quality.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

Related: Free Risk Matrix Template for Excel. It’s at this point that the change control board defines the outcome and aim of the change control process. Once you have a cross-section of project stakeholders on board, you want to clearly define their responsibilities. Developing a Process for the Change Control Board.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2023

But first, let’s define what a budget is and explore the types of budgets and methods for making a budget. This is why there are corporate budgets, project budgets and government-created budgets to support various services. The budgeting process that’s right for you is the first step in defining your business or project budget.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A program management plan works similarly to any project plan in that it defines policies, procedures and processes to follow and reach your program goals and objectives. To do this, the program must be clearly defined and it’s scope outlined. You’ll need to define key deliverables. Program Management vs Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our free template helps you define the strategy, process and actions necessary to create your final deliverable. This governing document also sets the pricing for the work contracted. Risk Register Template. Risk is what might happen within your project, whether it’s for the better or worse.

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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Public Sector Project Manager Selection In most government agencies, PMs were seen more so as project monitors rather than project managers. The assignment as a government project monitor was seen as an add-on to one’s normal job. Executive sponsorship was merely eyewash for government agencies.

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