Henny Portman

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In 2023 I reviewed many books and created several corresponding quick reference cards. In 2023 the English version of the book Agile Portfolio Management I wrote together with Rini van Solingen was published (order at Amazon: [link] ). The counter till so far: 309 book reviews, 139 QRCs.

2023 52

2023 ChatGPT Prince2 Governance 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

I’m probably the ideal audience for this book: I don’t need convincing. I wrote a book about stakeholder engagement too. This book sets out a way to manage stakeholders that many project managers will recognize: Identify and document. This is personal preference and not particularly a disadvantage to the book.

Influencer 430

Influencer Governance Government Change Management 430

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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?

PMO 303

PMO Governance Government Budget 303

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 21, 2022

A Safety-I perspective is a glass is half-full one – things go wrong and we can find assignable causes in people, process and tools. It supports practices such as increased governance oversight and reduced autonomy and flexibility for staff. On the other hand, a Safety-II perspective is optimistic.

Governance 326

Governance Government Risk Management Risk 326

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! As it turns out, plenty due to my ill-advised approach. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

Governance 60

Governance Government Process Underperforming Technical Team 60

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

PRINCE2 has its roots in the UK public sector and government but is now used and loved around the world. They all help you learn how to manage a project lifecycle through controllable stages and implement appropriate governance, including a project board. PRINCE2 is a process-based methodology. PRINCE2 Agile Foundation.

Prince2 414

Prince2 Certification PMI Governance 414

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

A Legal Project Manager supports legal teams to deliver either process improvements and internally-facing work, or legal projects for clients. He learned a lot about project management in the process and eventually went on to become a PMO Manager. This role tends to require a legal background and training.

PMO 385

PMO Construction Engineering Logistics 385

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

Technical Review 483

Technical Review Prince2 Manufacturing Lean 483

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

A rolling wave plan starts with knowing the major milestones or governance points. These could be anchored by project phases, major deliverables, key governance review points or simply that you have chosen to plan in three-month increments. How to create a rolling wave plan. Finally, include the long-range tasks. Get Your Copy.

Planning 402

Planning Governance Government 2015 402

Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

For every person who adamantly insists that estimates are needed to support proper governance, someone else will argue that the inherent wrongness of an estimate and how estimates are abused will wipe out any benefits of defining them. It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca as well as a number of other online book stores).

Estimate 345

Estimate 2012 Governance Government 345

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

I’m probably the ideal audience for this book: I don’t need convincing. I wrote a book about stakeholder engagement too. This book sets out a way to manage stakeholders that many project managers will recognize: Identify and document. This is personal preference and not particularly a disadvantage to the book.

Influencer 150

Influencer Governance Government Initiating 150

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.

Prince2 358

Prince2 Technical Review Governance Government 358

Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Christopher Wright wrote the book Agile Governance and Audit – An overview for auditors and agile teams. Agile Governance and Audit gives a short introduction to agile, compares agile with waterfall and looks at audit and agile cultures. Auditing of an agile way of working looks like an unexplored corner.

Governance 63

Governance Government Agile Project Life Cycle 63

Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. The book is divided into four sections. In the third section we get an overview of some routine meetings like the daily scrum, demos, governance meetings and teleconferences.

Software Review 93

Software Review Process Lean Leadership 93

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. Strengths-based project management is an approach to project management that focuses on the people rather than the process. Your book covers all of this. Tell us about that.

Underperforming Technical Team 401

Underperforming Technical Team 2020 2001 PMI 401

Project-Management.pm

AUGUST 30, 2017

What really is project management governance? With countless articles and books in the business spectrum conveying such practice, project management governance is in the sense, subjective. In other words, a person left on his or her own device of his or her definitive understanding of governance as a whole.

Governance 97

Governance Government Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle 97

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These innovative tools are poised to revolutionize project processes, augment decision-making capabilities, and optimize resource utilization. Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling , Thirteenth Edition.

2024 168

2024 Artificial Inteligence Sustainability 2023 168

Kiron Bondale

MARCH 27, 2023

In both of these books, he provides compelling arguments supported by a number of case studies taken from different domains to show that while some might envision the future as becoming more and more digital, we will continue to cherish and yearn for analog experiences. I also am confident that A.I. Similarly, A.I.

ChatGPT 177

ChatGPT 2022 Governance Government 177

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?

SCRUM 412

SCRUM Manufacturing 2001 Agile 412

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. For example, in the UK, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority manages projects and shares best practices for UK government projects. In the United States, the Government Accountability Office publishes regular reports into major projects.

Retail 407

Retail Governance Government Healthcare 407

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.

Governance 100

Governance Government Innovation Influencer 100

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?

PMO 505

PMO Governance Government Budget 505

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.

Governance 337

Governance Government Risk Management Influencer 337

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.

Governance 358

Governance Government Risk Management Technical Review 358

Kiron Bondale

MAY 30, 2021

While I’m in favor of the first two suggestions, there is always a risk with the third of micro-management or overly heavy governance. If you liked this article, why not pick up my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

Sustainability 358

Sustainability Governance Government Leadership 358

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So much of what you might have read about online or in project management books, or even be taught on training courses, is simply not aligned the skills we need to use every day. So what processes and techniques will catapult your career and what are the areas that you can… overlook? The way we do project management has evolved.

Governance 588

Governance Government Influencer Lean 588

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.

Executing 500

Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 500

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. Stakeholder management refers to a series of ongoing processes where you organize, engage and improve the relationships with your project’s stakeholders.

Process 111

Process Software Review Energy Influencer 111

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

First came PRINCE in 1989 as the UK government standard for IT project management. There are other differences: the PMBOK® Guide usefully covers procurement, whereas PRINCE2 assumes you are operating in an environment constrained by a contract, because of its roots in government IT projects. In brief, how does PRINCE2 work?

Prince2 422

Prince2 Underperforming Technical Team Certification PMI 422

The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. 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.

Aerospace 147

Aerospace Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 147

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. Our book is a step in reducing these factors by providing the best practices for sponsors and arming the project manager with strategies to influence.

2012 195

2012 Influencer Governance Government 195

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 466

Technical Review PMI Influencer Leadership 466

Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Stakeholder Persona Canvas Sometimes, I have found that Empathy Mapping can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category.

Influencer 210

Influencer Governance Government Consulting 210

Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The book Project Portfolio Management in Theory and Practice – Thirty Case Studies from around the World by Jamal Moustafaev briefly explains project portfolio management by looking at the three pillars of project portfolio management: Project value. The main part of the book is dedicated to 30 case studies. Case studies. Conclusion.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Logistics Governance Government 52

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 298

Technical Review Software Review PMI 2023 298

Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) such as standards and policies apply, but also factors such as where stakeholders are located, funding availability, and what else is going on in the organizations needs to be considered. It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca as well as a number of other online book stores).

Influencer 194

Influencer Governance Government Software Developers 194

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2020

At least, the 1950’s were when project management emerged as a discipline to help manufacturing, construction and government initiatives deliver more reliably and with greater repeatability. I talk about how to choose, get started and collaborate with technology in my PMI best-selling book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers.

2008 355

2008 Leadership Manufacturing PMI 355