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PRINCE2: The Project Management Method Explained

Rebel’s Guide to PM

What is PRINCE2®? PRINCE2® is a project management method. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2® for? PRINCE2® works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks.

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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Clayton defines it as 3 things: Processes to make the project more predictable Tools to deal with the real world as it happens Behaviors and attitudes that allow us to cope when change does happen. Mike Clayton.

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The project customer role

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This is an edited extract from my book Customer-Centric Project Management , co-authored with Phil Peplow (Routledge, 2012). It could also include those who will be the customer of the end product, for example, the Senior User in PRINCE2® terminology. The customer relationship could be defined in a number of different ways.

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A Complete Guide to RACI/RASCI Charts

Rebel’s Guide to PM

RACI (say: racy) is a way of categorising stakeholders to define their roles and responsibilities on a project. Knowing what people do and the influence they have is an important of part of how to manage a project. RACI and PRINCE2. PRINCE2® doesn’t have RACI/RASCI in exactly the same way as described above.

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The Road to Responsible Collaboration: Architecture and Models

The IIL Blog

This lack of clarity has hindered project development, severely impacting the ability of the business to understand, influence, and control the appropriate elements of the project. It must be clearly defined, meet the owner’s need, and offer a worthwhile and scheduled return on investment. in-house standards, PMBOK®, PRINCE2®, etc.).

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How to Become a Project Manager in 2022: 3 Ways to Get A Job (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you talk to project managers or read through the interviews in my book, Project Manager , you’ll realize that there are as many ways to start a project management career in the field as there are people. Below, I share 5 stories from my book, Project Manager. I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role.

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Resource Management in Projects: The Ultimate Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Let’s start by defining resource management. Specifically for project management, the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition defines resource management like this: Project Resource Management includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project. Resource Management Definition.