Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Because PRINCE2® is a broad-brush approach, it doesn’t cover technical processes or specific techniques, but it will fit alongside them. The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. It was renamed PRINCE. The most recent major update came in 2023.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I have a process to follow for straightforward project decisions. The incremental model of decision making is a process used to make decisions in a step-by-step manner. The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. When it’s most appropriate. Here’s how it works.

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Governance Government Risk Management Influencer 332

Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! Opportunities to influence the change initiative. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

She’s even written the book on it. We do it as children, we do it as teenagers (often terrifying our parents in the process) and we do it as adults. Modelling is the reason we don’t want our children to hang out with “the wrong sort of influence” and it is the reason we want them to hang out with “the right sort of people”.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2020 2001 PMI 394

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The 3 performance domains in project management are: People Process Business Environment. You still need to engage people, create effective processes and operate within your business environment: it’s all project management at the end of the day. Domain II: Process. Let’s look at each of those domains next.

Technical Review 464

Technical Review PMI Influencer Leadership 464

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Peter Taylor, Ron Rosenhead and Vicki James have just written a book called Strategies for Project Sponsorship , about (surprise, surprise) project sponsors. Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

PMP Exam Content Outline, PMI, 2021 The 3 performance domains that are examined during the test are: People Process Business Environment Within each domain, you’ll carry out a range of tasks as a project manager that fall into your responsibilities. Let’s look at each of those domains next. This study guide will help you master them!

Technical Review 292

Technical Review Software Review PMI 2023 292

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. The scrum master is the team expert on the process, and they are instrumental in guiding the team to optimize the use of scrum in the project. What Is Scrum?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The industry we are in will influence and constrain our approach. The context of both the performing and receiving organizations will influence project approaches. For example, running a project in a long-standing, large organization usually involves heavier governance and oversight than that for a startup. Organizational.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. Following processes.

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 499

PM Basics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Stakeholder management is a set of processes and tools where you identify, understand, and engage with your stakeholders, to manage their expectations, needs and feelings. The goal is to ensure that the stakeholders influence your project positively. They also play a part in influencing the direction and outcome of it in some way.

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Process Software Review Energy Influencer 111

Ron Rosenhead

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It covers the very important topic of project governance. Project Governance is often seen as getting in the Way. Good Governance Adds Value. But good governance is not about meddling. Project governance is an essential discipline. Good Governance Sets Direction. This is a governance role.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Governance Government Risk Management Technical Review 352

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. There are peaks and troughs — Peter Taylor, AKA The Lazy Project Manager , talks about this in his book of the same name. Book a call. Let’s look at those. The work is stressful. Project management is stressful.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Risk Management Finance 430

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2020

To ensure that all project requirements and solutions comply with our organisation’s Information Governance processes and other policies. Leadership, motivational, negotiating and influencing skills in a matrix environment. To oversee the software design, build and testing process according to our internal guidelines.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

And, of course, your relationship with your client is key to starting the process of defining your project’s goals. So engage with them positively so you can learn from them, keep them informed and, when necessary, influence them gently. The Triple Constraint. So your next focus, as a new project manager, is people. Shift Happens!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

You might use the term Project Board or Governance Committee, or something else that means a similar thing. Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. The Governance Framework. Your governance framework can be flexible.

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Governance Government Finance Risk Management 231

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

She’s even written the book on it. We do it as children, we do it as teenagers (often terrifying our parents in the process) and we do it as adults. Modelling is the reason we don’t want our children to hang out with “the wrong sort of influence” and it is the reason we want them to hang out with “the right sort of people”.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2020 2001 PMI 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

And Carole Osterweil has written a book about it. Amongst her other consulting commitments, she is one of a handful of Project Academy coaches working with Cranfield University and PA Consulting to support the UK Government’s drive to increase senior project and programme management capability across government.

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Leadership Consulting Governance Government 244

Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is one thing to not know how your car engine works when you take it to a mechanic to be fixed but your car is not part of complex adaptive system the way your business processes and supporting applications are. And they must know how they can best use their power and influence to get their projects to succeed.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done. Faking Agile Metrics or Cooking the Agile Books.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2021 Agile 237

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

Their needs, expectations, and influences are diverse. Compliance and Governance Awareness of regulatory requirements and governance structures ensures that projects comply with legal standards and organizational policies. Compliance and governance are not optional.

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Governance Government Influencer Technical Review 40

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The team’s size, maturity, tenure, and proximity influence the ease of coordinating their efforts. Plan Elements The Plan is like a book with three main sections: Execution Parameters establish how the project will be managed along with the approach, required lifecycle phases, and governance procedures.

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Planning Technical Review Governance Government 52

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

But it’s not just applying to personnel, processes are also included. The idea was codified by Masaaki Imai, an organizational theorist and management consultant, over 30 years ago with the publication of this book, Kaizen: the Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Everyone is part of the process.

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Manufacturing Lean Healthcare Software Review 298

Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Embeds portfolio governance into the organization’s controls and makes it robust. Provides the means to be consistent and fair across the portfolio, irrespective of the program or project sponsor’s influence. Part three – Portfolio management core processes looks at the underlying processes of portfolio management.

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Governance Government Construction Influencer 82

Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2021

Governments, businesses and NGOs have aspirational goals. This classification is important as it has an influence on communication and measures. . Having urgency is a great motivator and starting point as shown in John Kotter’s 8-Steps process. . . Figure 5 The 8-Steps Process for Leading Change* * [link].

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2021

Dojos are successful because they create localized clearings and conditions that limit the broader organization’s influence and focus on maximizing learning. Could it be because those people and companies promoting, running, and delivering the Dojos gain more influence and funding?

Software Review 129

Software Review Influencer Leadership Governance 129

Scrum.org

JULY 11, 2021

Jimmy is the author of the book “96 Visualization Examples — a toolkit for the Agile coach”. The only area where Scrum Masters should take a strong position is when decisions are made that adversely impact the empirical process or the degree to which members of the team feel safe to take interpersonal risks. Indicators Of Success.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Fuzzy Front End The fuzzy front end (FFE) of a project is where executives, stakeholders, and governance personnel would meet to select and prioritize projects for execution. Complexity influences the way we perform project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control practices. Technical complexity. Directional complexity.

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Technical Review Risk Management Executing Governance 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

The first part of my book sets out the four essentials of team leadership, and a great project leader must constantly address each of these and keep them in balance: focus on individuals, build and share a clear plan, foster a true sense of team spirit, and communicate relentlessly – and well. The three things project leaders need are: 1.

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Leadership 2018 Risk Management Governance 239

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

She has over 20 years of experience as a practicing psychologist and as a senior leader in the corporate insurance, governance, and healthcare sectors. Yet we know from research that, if we did, we would have a chance to more proactively influence the course of how things will go for us and for people we work with. Why am I not now?

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Influencer 2025 Planning Leadership 80

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes. Step 3: Be able to analyze the business and project management processes of other companies/organizations.

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Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 59

Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

I have a book idea. I have seen PMO’s spend the majority of time perfecting processes and artifacts while executing “pet projects” that don’t add value. Processes are important, but should not require 100% focus. If the PMO creates processes and then says “follow them or else!”,

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PMO Influencer Governance Government 52

ProjectManager.com

JULY 2, 2019

Their music is the soundtrack of an era and continues to influence musicians to this day. But more interesting than the superheroes are the super-talented teams that worked to create the comic books that have gone on to movie stardom. But those are the flowers that grew from the dirt. It is also a prime example of teamwork.

Software Review 217

Software Review Aerospace Logistics Engineering 217

Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

And so, I built a relationship with this dev director that I was working with and he and I would collaborate and I was reading books and you know, reading all the Kent Beck stuff, [unsure 03:48]. And that’s what a lot of organizations are like, but it’s people and structures and processes and org design and things like that.

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Agile Consulting Influencer Underperforming Technical Team 140

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

Check #5: Governance. Is there a governance structure? For other areas of governance such as reporting and approval levels, talk to your PMO and get these in place. The company culture has a lot of influence over what is done and what is ignored not followed up. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

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