Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say. And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 14, 2024

But to know whether those KPIs are on target requires more than just a gut feeling. RAG status begins with understanding the acronym and how RAG status is used in project management. Finally, we’ll show what each of the RAG statuses means and how to respond to them to better understand a project. That’s what a RAG status does.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

What Is a Team Meeting? A team meeting is a scheduled event in which people involved in a project will get together and have a conversation about topics related to that work. Meetings come in many forms, but the more effective ones have an agenda created by the team leader that outlines what is to be discussed.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is a question I’m hearing quite a lot at the moment: How do I turn my company’s strategy into actual projects? It’s good to have a strategy, of course. If you are in a PMO , you might have this challenge. So how do you get to a place where people can deliver on the strategy that has been set? People do that.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

To better illustrate how a balanced scorecard works, we’ll also show an example of one and then share a free template to help you get started with yours. The purpose of using a business scorecard is to have one place in which to pool information about a business or organization to help improve efficiencies.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

The kanban board is broken down into columns that represent the different stages of a process, and the kanban cards are individual tasks that move from one column to the next as they move through the process. While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 2, 2024

We’ll also explain how warehouse optimization fits into warehouse management, why it’s important and the benefits of optimizing warehouse processes. To achieve the goals of warehouse optimization, businesses must know the space in which goods are stored and plan how to take full advantage of it. They are as follows.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

Projects have a beginning, middle and end. When you’re a project management office (PMO) or program or portfolio manager, you’re going to have to deal with multiple projects in various stages of the project pipeline. The project pipeline can be thought of as a roadmap on which all your projects are represented.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 19, 2024

Managers want to stay on budget and resources cost money, which is why they use a request for quote (RFQ) to get pricing from suppliers and contractors. Then we’ll list what should be included in the request for quote, the industries that use it and we’ll even have an example to illustrate what we mean.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 15, 2024

Transitioning from a traditional project manager to a Scrum Master requires a shift in mindset, especially in how you engage with stakeholders. However, in a Scrum context, this can conflict with the empirical pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation, where objectives evolve based on continuous learning.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Advantages include being able to pool resources (both human and financial), having built-in support systems, and being able to hold each other accountable. One of the disadvantages of teamwork is that people might not work as hard since they feel like they are carrying less of the load. Table of Contents Disadvantages of Teamwork 1.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

While they all have a timeframe and end with a deliverable, they require unique methodologies and steps to reach their goals. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy. Every project is different.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One of the most important, but less heralded positions is that of the construction superintendent. Whether you’re looking to hire a construction superintendent or want to land that job yourself, you’re going to have to consider what you need or how to frame a resume to show you’re the one for the position. Many things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. Don’t get me started on Enterprise Environmental Factors either.) Think intranet or policy library.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. Of course, you have to find those inefficiencies first. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? Learn more.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 2, 2020

When I joined LiquidPlanner as the Director of Marketing toward the end of 2019, I was pleased to find that our blog features many strong, independent, and talented female authors. You can ask anyone on my team, and they’ll assure you that I live to act as the catalyst for change. By Kristin Crosier.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2023

There are many contractors working on various aspects of the overall project. Contractor management is a process to manage the contractors and make sure they’re doing what they need to do, when they need to do it and meeting quality standards. Construction projects must be well orchestrated. What Is a Contractor?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

All you have to do is add relevant details. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with powerful strategic roadmaps that collect all your projects and displays them on one Gantt chart. You can manage resources, track time and manage tasks for all your projects in one place.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Effective communication is the backbone of any business because it means your team can collaborate with each other, understand customer needs, convey information, and support your credibility as a brand. Are you reading this blog post while you are supposed to be in a meeting? Don’t let that be you. Put your phone down!)

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2024

Managing more than one project at a time creates a lot of problems. How can you allocate resources wisely across all those projects? How can you keep the projects aligned with the strategic goals of the organization? That and more is what enterprise project management does. What Is Enterprise Project Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. ” Project execution is the third phase of the project life cycle and one of the most vital of the project phases. Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! ) It’s a discipline of its own.”

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The project management principle "Demonstrating Leadership Behaviors" aligns closely with the Scrum ethos, emphasizing the importance of effective leadership in fostering team success and positive outcomes. Inflexible Leadership Style: Project Managers might be used to a one-size-fits-all leadership approach.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing resources effectively is one way to deliver your projects on time and within budget. But what do you do when you don’t have enough resources and the deadline is quickly beating down on you? We’ll get to that in a moment and show how it differs from resource leveling as well as when to use it.

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Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2019

#10: Time Management: How to Work More Productively with Timeboxing Do you handle far too much tasks at the same time and without a proper plan? 9: The Iceberg Phenomenon in Project Management: How to Make Invisible Efforts Visible A project takes longer and costs more than expected - not uncommon. How can that be? #8:

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2024

While order processing seems to work fast and without issue, a lot is going on in the background to ensure the seamless management of placement, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Effective ordering processing can improve a company’s service and help them be more competitive in the marketplace. What Is Order Processing?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

These past few years have seen an incredible evolution in the way software is built. Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. I’m sure you do.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2024

We’ll explain what order management is and explore how an order management process is conducted. One way to enhance the efficiency of the order management process is through an order management system. This tool gives real-time visibility into orders and gives vendors the tools to manage their customers in one place.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce. What Is Workforce Planning?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. They have to work effectively and do what you need them to do. But they don’t always work.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

From planning to execution, project managers and their teams are constantly choosing between one option and another or even many different options. We’ll also explain how to use a decision matrix, list other decision matrices and more. Each alternative is then rated one, being the worst, and five, being the best.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Project management can seem like a daunting discipline, but once you get a grasp of the fundamentals and combine that with some intuition, you’ll be on your way to leading successful projects, no matter your situation. See how ProjectManager’s Gantt chart can help you stay organized. Welcome to project management 101.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So, what do we do to make sure our words are heard and the message we’re trying to convey is comprehended and acted on correctly? If you have a project communication plan , like our free template, then you have a way to get information out to those who need it, in a way that is understandable and actionable.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

There are many methods that have been developed to successfully seek out and act on opportunities to help improve your business and quash the competition. There are many methods that have been developed to successfully seek out and act on opportunities to help improve your business and quash the competition. Learn more.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 4, 2023

These projects often fail to meet their objectives, experience delays, exceed budgets, or even result in complete failure. In this blog post, we will explore some of the key factors that can lead to project trouble and discuss strategies to mitigate their impact.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If you think this way about meetings, chances are others do, such as the team members you’ve called together to discuss a vital aspect of the project you’re all working on. Instead of dismissing meetings whole cloth, you could try some icebreaker games to make them more fun and productive. One Word Game. Am I Right?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As an agile coach I often have Scrum Masters come up to me because management is complaining there are too many meetings in Scrum and that their developers aren't 100% utilised on developing the products. This requires all the scrum team members to be involved in scrum events and have a say.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2022

Ever wondered how other people fit it all in? I thought I’d share my daily routine to show you how I do it. I check my email before getting out of bed on my smartphone. I am well aware that I shouldn’t do this and that I am bordering on obsessive. This is one of the downsides of virtual working. I am always on.

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