Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 15, 2023

Book summaries Are you pressed for time when it comes to your exam preparation? When I took APMQ (when it was called APMP admittedly), the syllabus covered leadership and team building topics, management theories and much more. If you are pressed for time, book summaries are the answer. Forums Got a question?

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Certification Prince2 PMI Leadership 261

The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It dramatically decreased the cost of rework by building quality into every process step. The base is Leadership, Systems Thinking, and Process Integrity. Leadership Leaders play a critical role and appear at every level in the organization. Quality is created through processes, systems, and, most importantly, culture.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It includes everything you need to study for and pass the PMI-ACP exam. There are so many great management, leadership, and productivity books out there but there is never enough time to read them all. They condense books and podcasts into a synopsis that you can read or listen to in 15 minutes.

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2021 PMI Certification Leadership 396

Kiron Bondale

APRIL 3, 2022

Throughput and Monte Carlo – this refers to the process of forecasting based on an understanding of how many work items of a certain size can be completed within a fixed amount of time as well as using simulations to get a confidence level on how many work items might be completed by a given date.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 14, 2018

If having the letters PMP after your name is going to open doors and get you a great new IT leadership job, then certification makes perfect sense. Are you managing the kind of large projects that demand that you put professional processes and documentation into action? Related: 6 Top PM Books for Engineers and Manufacturers.

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Certification Estimate Infrastructure Manufacturing 910

Leading Answers

MAY 28, 2021

I am excited to announce my new book “ Beyond Agile: Achieving success with situational knowledge and skills “ is launching. This post explains the name and motivation for the book. Instead, they used a clever mix of agile, leadership, emotional intelligence and industry-specific knowledge to get the work that needed doing today done.

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Agile PMI Consulting Leadership 130

MPUG

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The PMI-RMP® credential is an industry renowned certification, certifying that Risk Management Professionals have the necessary knowledge to apply project risk management knowledge, principles, tools, and techniques. This article will assist you in preparing for the PMI-RMP Exam. The PMI-RMP exam previously consisted of 170 questions.

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PMI Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 2022 64

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

PRINCE2 is process based, with processes covering starting a project, directing a project, initiating a project, managing stage boundaries (sign off and moving between stages), controlling a stage, managing product delivery (there is an emphasis on product based planning) and closing a project. PMI regulates the PMP certification.

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Prince2 Underperforming Technical Team Certification PMI 422

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 500

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

Project management consultants don’t only add value to a project, but they can help introduce project management processes to any team. The organization might want to resolve a specific question, there could be a leadership void, operations or performance are lacking and so on. What Is a Project Management Consultant?

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Consulting Certification PMI Technical Review 381

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 15, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part one of a four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This first article explains how leadership differs from management and outlines five core leadership attributes for managing projects. We use leadership skills to do this.

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Leadership PMI Technical Review Innovation 59

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

I had some project experience by that point, but I was still pretty overwhelmed by the volume of material I had to learn, the jargon , the processes, and the weird structure of the exam. PRINCE2 will teach you the processes, themes, principles, and steps of getting a project done. It teaches you how to do project management.

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 362

Leading Answers

JANUARY 7, 2021

Part book-club, part study-group, these sessions feature weekly live Zoom calls with me, Mike Griffiths and exclusive study materials. This small group, seven-week program is a cost-effective alternative to full-blown training courses for people able to work through my book independently. Email Mike@LeadingAnswers.com for more details.

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PMI 2021 Process Planning 78

Leading Answers

MARCH 17, 2021

Part book-club, part study-group, these sessions feature weekly live Zoom calls with me, Mike Griffiths and exclusive study materials. This small group, seven-week program is a cost-effective alternative to full-blown training courses for people able to work through my book independently.

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PMI 2021 Process Planning 78

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

So I decided to conduct a poll in the LinkedIn PMI Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group to get feedback from a larger sample of practitioners. If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

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Risk Management PMI Construction Budget 328

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.

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Process Software Review Energy Influencer 111

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 28, 2022

The reason the title of this post is in quotes is that this is a frequently asked question in both the projectmanagement.com discussion groups and PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program, and Portfolio Management group. It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca as well as a number of other online book stores).

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Certification PMI Leadership Initiating 347

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

PMI defines ethics like this: Ethics is about making the best possible decisions concerning people, resources and the environment. The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. What is the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 424

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part three of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one and two , which explain leadership for project managers, outlines the five leadership roles, and reviews servant leadership.

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Leadership PMI Influencer 2023 52

Kiron Bondale

MAY 8, 2022

When HR policies require functional managers to seek input from the project managers whom their team members worked with, and project managers are required to provide objective feedback into the formal evaluation process, it mostly eliminates these risks. But this is not something I’ve run across frequently.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management PMI Leadership 333

Techno-PM

MARCH 16, 2022

Overview: The Project Management Institute's Registered Risk Manager Program (PMI-RMP®) is a risk management certification for project managers. The program covers the process of managing risk in projects and organizations and provides an understanding of how to build more sustainable, resilient systems. Learn More About the Course !

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PMI Certification Risk Management Prince2 36

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2020

I talk about how to choose, get started and collaborate with technology in my PMI best-selling book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers. Learn more about making collaboration tools work in my book. And less on following rigid processes. A shift to leadership. Finally, there’s also more emphasis on leadership.

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2008 Leadership Manufacturing PMI 355

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 27, 2020

Read my 5 Step Expert Guide to Choosing Collaboration Tools before you meet any vendors, and work through that process. That’s it in a nutshell, but that Expert Guide has more detail and my book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers, covers this in depth. I’d recommend Penny Pullan’s book, Virtual Leadership.

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PMI Closing Leadership Risk Management 328

MPUG

JANUARY 27, 2020

The preparation for the new Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide, 7 th edition is currently underway, and the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has made the draft for the standard part publicly available for comments. What kind of leadership behaviors are expected? The principles in the new standard.

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PMI 2020 Lean Leadership 122

The Lazy Project Manager

MAY 5, 2016

So what is my concern and why am I mentioning PMI? Well I’m not just focusing on PMI but the behaviour I am concerned about seems to be rather more prevalent within PMI and PMI Congresses than others. PMI’s global membership currently exceeds 500,000, impressive of course. Let me explain.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Courageous Leadership. Given the prevalence of disruption, my first priority has to be exemplary leadership. I don’t think you’ll find many countries today where there is a consensus that national leadership fits this description. Related: Mastering the Decision-Making Process: A Practical Guide. Personal Resilience.

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2023 Underperforming Technical Team Leadership 2022 296

The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

” – Steven Hawking (2017) “Robots will be able to write most books, scripts, and articles by 2025.” Popularized by Yuval Noah Harari in his book “Homo Deus”) These are dire predictions, but likely more extreme than realistic. View all of Cyndi’s books here.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2030 2025 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

In this article, I’ll show you what project resource management is, set out a simple process to do it, describe the tools to help and give you tips to overcome some of the common issues. The Project Resource Management Process. Book the resources you need for your project. Project resource management is how you do this.

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Software Review PMI Prince2 Estimate 312

Kiron Bondale

JULY 10, 2022

I ran a one-week poll in PMI’s LinkedIn Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group and in the ProjectManagement.com community. Discussing the effectiveness and efficiency of all standard events within process improvement sessions such as retrospectives is one way to ensure this doesn’t happen. (If

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PMI Leadership Risk Management SCRUM 177

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct included as part of the standard for Responsibility the statement: “We report any illegal or unethical conduct.” Alternatively, you may see the senior management adopting a disrespectful tone and exhibiting poor leadership skills. What is the complaints process?

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI PMO 195

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. Reimagine the must-have project management skills,” says Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI). What you can do. Recommended Training.

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 484

Kiron Bondale

JUNE 26, 2022

In these situations, the leader might act as an advisory facilitator, helping the team through the process but also ensuring that the rules remain within organization policy and standard guardrails. The team leader might observe the process but won’t inject any of their knowledge into the proceedings.

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Logistics PMI Defining Leadership 177

The IIL Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Veronica Thraen As a new project manager (PM), getting noticed in the hiring process is not always easy. Some critical skills you typically see on PM job descriptions are leadership, communication, organization, team/time management, and critical thinking/problem solving. Have a favorite project management blog, podcast, or book?

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Certification Healthcare Technical Review Leadership 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

I could write my book without his case study. You’re managing a piece of work, so step up and do it otherwise you are not showing demonstrable leadership. Decisions make that happen, and show that you are acting in a leadership role. You will not revise and standardize your processes. And I told him so.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Leadership 341

iZenBridge

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Here are a few key points you should understand about the PMI PDU process-. According to the PMI’s CCR, you need to earn at least 35 PDUs under Education category. You need to map them in the “ Leadership ” category. I earned all my sixty PDUs by reading books. PMI-ACP® Certification. PMI-PBA® Certification.

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Certification PMI Leadership 2015 98

Kiron Bondale

JULY 3, 2022

I ran a one-week poll in PMI’s Project, Program and Portfolio Management discussion group and the ProjectManagement.com community to understand how much effort was being spent on paperwork. If you liked this article, why not read my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

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Lean PMI Risk Management Monitoring 194

Kiron Bondale

JULY 11, 2021

It should be noted that PMI’s qualification process for inclusion in the teams did result in diversity of thought in the feedback provided. 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?

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Software Review 2019 PMO PMI 240