Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 29, 2023

I’d like to share some summer productivity tips to help you out. These 5 tips for managing information overload will help you stay on top of your work. Templates and checklists can help you focus your efforts on the things that really matter. I am not an ‘outside’ person. You’ll find the energy to keep going.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 12, 2020

Based on the lessons learned from attending and leading virtual sessions, I am very humbled to create a two-part blog series as an experience report to help my fellow colleagues from the Agile and Scrum community to lead live virtual classes like a professional. It also helps during the breakout sessions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 5, 2021

Of course you need a certain degree of flexibility because unexpected events can happen in a project you’re currently not working on, but it helps a lot to have rough plan when to do what in order not to feel overwhelmed by the tasks of the multiple projects. Not only is this more fun but it helps to keep things separate.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2019

You can use all these tips at once, or pick and choose your favorites, but all of them will help you get into a better writing habit that will make content creation and marketing projects seem less painful and therefore easier to do. Use Voice Typing. Related: A Quick Starter Guide to Building a Podcast. Do Video Content Instead.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

It’s a powerful project management tool that organizes tasks, links all four types of task dependencies, filters for the critical path to identify essential tasks and sets a baseline to track planned progress against actual progress to help you stay on schedule. They are dashboards to help you see projects at a glance and view progress.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

You work hard and deserve a vacation, but the thought of returning to an avalanche of work is keeping you at your desk. Postpone Meetings and Calls Until After You’ve Caught Up: There’s no point in adding to your workload until you’ve cleared your desk. Take it Further: A hiatus can actually help your business. Transcription.

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Software Review Software Planning 233

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2023

So many students I hear from say that taking mock questions and PMP practice exams is the single biggest thing that helped them feel prepared for their real test. Let’s look at some simulators that help you do exactly that. Other simulators don’t advertise that their products help earn contact hours… because they don’t.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 18, 2020

That often means thinking of ways to help your team think more creatively. Instead, start with some team exercises to warm up people’s brains and help them realize that they are in a safe space where it’s OK to make suggestions. Instead, you can work with individuals and help them unlock their own creativity.

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2014 Energy Innovation Risk Management 402

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2021

So many students I hear from say that taking mock questions and PMP practice exams is the single biggest thing that helped them feel prepared for their real test. Let’s look at some simulators that help you do exactly that. Other simulators don’t advertise that their products help earn contact hours… because they don’t.

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2021 Software Review PMI Certification 450

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2024

ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate costs and create budgets. Helps Allocate Organization’s Resources for the Most Important Projects Organizations run projects and expect those projects to participate in achieving their strategic goals. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Fridays were my main writing and blogging days, where I draft emails to send to you, my lovely readers, met with my virtual assistant and generally got life admin stuff done. What happened was I ended up taking calls about my day job on a Friday because I was at my desk anyway. If it is going to help your case, include it.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 16, 2020

You never want those few important documents to be lost in piles on your desk. Put your coat in the closet, and add a hook to the side of your desk to hold bags. Keep in mind the amount of build-up on the desk regarding files or notes. Keep in mind the amount of build-up on the desk regarding files or notes.

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Proofhub

MARCH 16, 2021

A neat workplace , on the other hand, helps you focus better and rids you of the stress and anxiety that comes with cluttered spaces. In this post, I will help you develop an organizational system for your home office: A system for arranging your paperwork, equipment, digital space, and the surrounding environment.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 18, 2023

He explained that Tempo has a unique, modular way of enabling customers that helps them solve their problems. Through these solutions, Tempo helps teams plan and identify what they want to work on, break it down into various work streams and then understand their capacity to get it all done.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 11, 2019

A poll conducted by William Belk , a consultant whose specialty is helping companies keep their high-performing employees content, found that 58 percent of high-performance employees prefer a private space for problem solving, and 54 percent complain that their current office environment is too distracting. The Newsroom. Office Branding.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 30, 2020

The process for problem management then is a structured way to manage problems in IT after they are first reported by users or service desk technicians. This helps to determine how important the problem is and when it should be addressed by the team. ProjectManager.com Helps Problem Management. This can be done several ways.

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Technical Review Infrastructure Software Review Information Technology 261

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The first response to Zombie Scrum might be to panic, run around, and hide below your desk. But what if your contribution isn’t helpful? So, we designed this do-it-yourself workshop to help your team do that and find much-needed support. Complaints, cynicism, and sarcasm don’t help anyone. That doesn’t usually work.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

It can be used by teams to help them stay on top of their assignments, whether those are project tasks or daily tasks for everyday business. There are many Asana alternatives that help teams stay on track and control their work—without the downsides of Asana. Asana has positioned itself as a work management platform.

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2020 Software Review Software Budget 262

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2020

G Suite helps with collaboration, as files can be private or shared. These diagrams can help illustrate your ideas in an email or during video conferences. People can’t help but distract themselves from a stressful assignment with cute cat pictures. Unlike MS Office, it’s free, at least for personal use of up to 15 GB.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 17, 2018

Set Your Desk Up Right. The best place to start is with your desk. The office supplies you use a lot should also be on your desk, but those that you only need a couple times over the week should be in one of your desk drawers. It’s okay to have some personal items on your desk. Where’s your monitor? Details matter.

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Monitoring Software Planning Process 173

LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 20, 2022

Read on for some tried and true tactics that are sure to help you overcome your demons. Look around your desk. My advice is to plan ahead for this work and look for help completing it. They will not have the power to help you get above and beyond your productivity demons. Tackle those tasks first. Managing up can be hard.

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Proofhub

JULY 13, 2023

This guide will help you craft your hybrid model and find the essential hybrid work tools you need to meet your business goals. Sign up on ProofHub today and see how it can help your small business succeed in the hybrid work world! But the good news is that there are various hybrid work tools available to help you overcome them.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I originally published this blog on Medium and reposting it here again. His book is available on many of CXO’s desks, and it seems many companies wish to gain the same level of productivity. Scrum doesn’t help complete the product faster rather than how quickly a team can release a product. You can read the original post here.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore five ways that a Scrum Master can use empiricism to improve their own practice and become a more effective leader. And adaptation brings us back into alignment when our practices don’t have the expected outcome, helping us get back on the right track.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Employees are the backbone of any successful business; it’s their hard work that helps turn visions into realities and investments into profits. Sometimes you need to take your efforts the extra mile to help reduce employee burnout , or worse, turnover. This may include decorating their desks, giving them gifts/cards and sweets.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2021

Projects aren’t completed without help. In project management, the RFQ is used as a mechanism in procurement and helps the project managers meet the goals of their budget. It helps project managers know what the vendor expects in terms of payment, which can then be discussed and compromised on if necessary.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Everything has to work together, including resources and processes, to help achieve those goals as efficiently as possible to stay in business. Having an operational strategy helps companies meet those larger goals when planning their projects. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart helps you plan out your operational strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

The team just wanted to get through them and get back to their desks. Tip: It does help to have someone facilitating these activities so that they actually get done. Hearing what we all wrote helped us to think about it in a less abstract way and remember it better. It helps to mix up standup meeting activities.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 27, 2022

In this blog post, we explain the purpose of Product Backlog refinement and share examples of how to refine improvements. In short, delivering small bits of work is a great way to help us think and understand what is needed. This is a great way to help teams understand what is needed, and validate assumptions early and often.

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Teamweek

MARCH 30, 2020

While you may not be able to completely tune out distractions while working from home, you can engineer an environment that helps you find success. That helps condition you to focus when in that specific environment.”. When I have a project that requires my full attention, it’s best done at my desk,” she says.

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Technical Review Software Review Engineering Monitoring 98

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 14, 2021

Kanban boards can be a big help in the production planning process. Getting Stuck Behind the Desk. Our software makes lets you get out from behind your desk and make adjustments on the go. Production planning is not complete if it doesn’t anticipate issues and changes. Try it for yourself for free for 30 days!

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Manufacturing Planning Estimate Monitoring 257

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

So many column inches, blog posts and books have been written about why there’s a gender pay gap. As a colleague, I am frustrated when I see people at the desk next to me spending longer than I judge as appropriate checking the sports fixture results. This book is my favourite, but frankly I’m bored of the ‘why’ already.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 31, 2018

You could mail it or leave it on your boss’ desk, but that’s not as respectful as presenting them with it. If there is work that you cannot complete, you should offer your services to help complete those tasks, or help your replacement to do so. Please let me know if I can be of any help during this time. Organization.

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Proofhub

AUGUST 24, 2021

Onboarding helps new employees fit into your culture and integrate into the work environment. Different tools can help make your onboarding strategy more effective and run smoother for employees who implement it. You get in at 10, go right to the reception desk, and say you’re the new employee. Then, you’re finally at your desk.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2021

It helps to know who else is bidding on the job. Although it helps to be the first to bid, it’s not great to bid on every job out with a proposal. This will help the customer know who is responsible for what when the project begins. How ProjectManager.com Helps With Construction Bids. Know the Competition.

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Construction Software Review Estimate Executing 403

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

They’ll document why they believe the change is important and help the project. Customer Service/Technical Support/Help Desk Agents. How ProjectManager Helps Manage Change & Projects. We already mentioned how our multiple project views have tags to help you keep track of changes as they move through the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I’ve put together a free 9-page workbook to help give you clarity on your goals and where you want to go in your career over the coming year. In Step #4 you define what help you need to get there. In Step #5 you plan what action you need to take next to help move you closer to the goals you set in Step #2.

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