Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Read next: my book Engaging Stakeholders on Projects: How to harness people power. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. So why do we bother?

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

This notion of contingency analysis shows that when planning or budgeting, we must account for foreseeable risk and factor in the optimal route required with the minimum number of possible detours. Risk is not solved with a calculation. Project leaders need to ask: are some foreseen risks not occurring?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. You should have developed a risk management plan during the planning phase.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. Domain I: People.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. Yes, that’s right!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

In this article we’ll look at: 7 reasons why people don’t take responsibility for tasks How to deal with people who are lazy How you can influence the culture of the office so that taking responsibility becomes the norm. It is also worth looking into the Situational Leadership model if you aren’t familiar with it.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 27, 2016

This is a guest post from Colin Gautrey, an author, trainer and executive coach who has specialized in the field of power and influence for over ten years. He combines solid research with deep personal experience in corporate life to offer his audiences critical yet simple insights into how to achieve results with greater influence.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 26, 2018

The Project Management Institute (PMI) ® Talent Triangle ® has addressed the need for project leadership competencies. 3) Leadership. Below is a contrast between project management vs. project leadership competencies. Leadership Technical Competency. Leadership. Reach consensus on risk mitigation.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

This means giving leadership and support, guiding and developing them, and allocating work wisely. So engage with them positively so you can learn from them, keep them informed and, when necessary, influence them gently. Projects are inherently uncertain, and uncertainty creates risk. One More Thing.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

We’ll delve deeper into some of the risks that you should watch out for later, but it’s important to prioritize responsible leadership before you start. This is an excerpt from Hassan Osman’s book, Generative AI for Busy Business Leaders. Register today.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

They need to understand what could go wrong but also how they could prevent those risks from being realized. And they must know how they can best use their power and influence to get their projects to succeed. as well as a number of other online book stores). It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 16, 2022

Project managers establish and foster workplace behavior expectations through their own leadership values and actions. Do You Choose a “Bullying” Leadership Style? Project managers who choose a bullying leadership style get results predominantly through dominance, fear and negative reinforcement. Paul Pelletier.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

You should look at what happened on past projects because that helps mitigate risk on your current project. The relationships part of this principle’s title is all about the project ecosystem and how soft power and networks influence the way work gets done. PRINCE2® fits in with the Management of Risk® guidance, also from Axelos.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. What you can do. Assume trust in a remote team, but consciously try to build it as well. Be curious.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. Alternatively, you may see the senior management adopting a disrespectful tone and exhibiting poor leadership skills.

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PM Basics

JUNE 17, 2020

This is complete guide on leadership in project management. Here you’ll learn: What is leadership in project management in practice? Key Concepts of Leadership. Leadership Without Authority. Leadership In Project Management: What Does it Mean? Let’s get clear on what does leadership in project management means.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ? A gradual decline in their effectiveness can be a subtle, insidious process heavily influenced by the size and culture of an organization. You may notice that the leadership ignores your meeting requests.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2018

servant leadership or the “care and feeding” of others). Boundaries provide guidance for individuals and reduce the risk of failure. The Sprint itself is a boundary that helps reduce risk because the worst case scenario is you fail to deliver the desired value in a Sprint. The Right Boundaries. Think of bumper cars.

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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. What kind of leadership is this?

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The book Engaging stakeholders on projects – How to harness people power , written by Elizabeth Harrin is the starting point if you want to get a better understanding of stakeholder engagement and it gives you a lot of practical advice, tips for improving practice key takeaways and action steps for successful stakeholder engagement.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

There are many women globally leading initiatives to shine a spotlight on women, including one of the largest initiatives launched on Twitter in 2017 by Dr Kirstin Ferguson called #CelebratingWomen , which resulted in a book in 2018 called Woman Kind. Related: Advice for Women in Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. Yep, that’s correct: the PMBOK ® Guide isn’t the only reference book you need to look at. This is where your leadership skills can make a real difference.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

In this article we’ll look at why people don’t take responsibility for tasks and also how you can influence the culture of the office so that taking responsibility becomes the norm. It is also worth looking into the Situational Leadership model if you aren’t familiar with it. 6 Ways to influence your team to take more responsibility.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2019

Clearly, it’s not behavior that any reputable leadership theory would recommend. So you don’t have to be a chronic sufferer of self-serving bias to be influenced by its distortion; it could manifest only occasionally in key instances to normally level-headed parties. If you are, then read up on it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Stick with what you can influence: you know broadly what the objectives and goals are. New leadership likes to make a mark on things. Tech changes also introduce project risk , which is something you should be watching out for all the way through the lifecycle. When the project’s stakeholders change. Pin for later reading.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

You look at the one or two small things you can do to influence the issues you’ve got now. So we can take up some of the points that we’ve talked about previously, but I think probably it’s worth talking about some of the really basic stuff first because your book is aimed at people who are leading projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. Risks and issues. Budget position.

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Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But, for a new project manager, project management books are still a great way to learn. And for those of us with experience under our belts, the right project management books can offer new insights and ideas. So, what project management books would I recommend to a new project manager? Let’s say you are a real beginner.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2021

Provide them space where they can be at ease to take risks and create a rewarding ambience. Only limiting yourself to words will not influence the people you are coaching. Above all, True leadership is an attitude. He loves reading books, travelling and public speaking. . Try and work within the agenda. About Author.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The creation of project management forms, guidelines, templates, and checklists accompanied by the waterfall project management methodology placed significantly more emphasis on the tools for project management than on the project management leadership styles or interpersonal skills needed. A complicated system is the sum of its parts.

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PM Basics

JANUARY 20, 2021

You need to manage people, but you don’t have influence or authority over them. The best help for you is a book on leadership. But there’s also a catch: You need to find the right book. Here’s the truth: Every book on leadership I read contains only 10% of tips applicable to the project manager’s role.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

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. Find junior project manager positions on Jooble’s website.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

It’s generally acknowledged that having strong leadership is important for project success, so getting your Project Steering Group set up as soon as you can is a good start. They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. Risks and issues.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Leadership is not an academic pursuit. That doesn’t mean that book smarts are a waste of time. We’re talking leadership games. The following leadership games can both make you a better leader, and improve the leadership qualities of your team members. Leadership Crest. Yes, games. Pass the Hoop.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 14, 2023

The basics of good collaboration, communication, scheduling and managing risk might still underpin everything we do, but project professionals have to regularly adapt to the world around them. But what has been shaping the direction of project leadership in 2023? You can ask it things like: “Here is a risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2020

Leadership, motivational, negotiating and influencing skills in a matrix environment. Learn more in my book, Project Manager. Ability to communicate effectively, with tact and diplomacy, both orally and in writing, at all levels. Ability to work on own initiative, with a logical and analytical approach to problem solving.

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