Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume.

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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. 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. What is a project board?

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Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

PMO leadership today is about more than being a purveyor of governance and delivering projects on time and on budget. Some PMOs are finding it difficult to evolve beyond a focus on improving project management practices, which can inhibit agility and growth. Complete projects on time and on budget.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 31, 2024

A balanced scorecard is a strategic management performance metric. It’s a common management tool worldwide, used across industries, including government and nonprofit organizations. This was originally used for nonprofit organizations but later expanded to for-profit businesses and government agencies.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management. Then, we’ll look at the role of a business project manager and the types of projects that a business will manage. What Is Business Project Management?

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Planio

MAY 20, 2024

But making these changes without a proper project management approach inevitably wastes time, effort, and money. Project managers bring order to chaos, help align cross-team projects, wrangle budgets and schedules, and so much more. Less wasted budget through strict cost management 4.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Project management is a growing industry and one that offers great opportunities for people of all skills and experience. It is a discipline that is used across industries as varied as construction, manufacturing and IT to healthcare, professional services and government. Here are some of the more common project management roles.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? How to include project management skills on your CV. Here’s how. Soft skills.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. The better risk management is handled in your project, the greater the probability of success, all other things being equal.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 17, 2022

The project manager is on the ground, running the team and keeping the daily operations of a project running smoothly. But who looks after the project manager? In project management, that position is called a project director. Project management tends to be a hierarchical methodology that has numerous tiers of command.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you’re not working from an agenda or you don’t manage those meetings, that can be true. Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. But meetings are critical for project planning and team collaboration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 9, 2024

Or because you have an open vacancy and are looking for questions to ask in a project management interview? They're looking for your knowledge of project management but also your ability to put that knowledge into practice. And if you are a project manager looking for work, use these questions to prepare.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things! Projects change the business. Operations run the business.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2023

A Project managers can’t do it alone. We’ll also compare and contrast the roles of a project officer with a project manager and help you put together a job description if you’re in the market for one. A project officer assists the project manager. Project officers don’t exclusively work for one project manager on one project.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Having many projects to manage in a portfolio can be daunting. There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. When you’re executing a project, you need to manage a lot of things: resources, costs, schedule and more.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

There are many things that are needed when managing a project. Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. An organizational process asset is a tangible resource that’s used to guide the management of an organization’s projects and operations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

First we should start with a definition of program management. Each of these are projects with a project manager , but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. What is Program Management? Read next: Project Management versus Program Management. What is a Program Manager?

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Project management standards such as the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition state that contingency reserves, which are established to offset the cost or schedule impacts of realized identified risks, are considered part of the project budget and cost baseline. This matches my own experience from the previous two companies I worked for.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into 3 performance domains. Let’s look at each of those domains next.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

Imagine standing before a room filled with Project Management professionals at a conference, sharing insights gained from your experience. As you deliver your speech, you realize that Scrum and Project Management, despite their apparent differences, face a myriad of common challenges. More ideas (e.g.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Then it focuses on strategy and project management as careers that can lead to CIO – but with a careful strategic approach. This post queries whether a Chief Information Officer (CIO) position might be a good and realistic goal for a project manager. Finally, the post discusses whether and how a CIO role might even lead to CEO.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

In contrast to traditional project/program/portfolio managers dealing with individual projects/programs/portfolios, the role of a CPO is more strategic, he or she is a member of the executive board and oversees all project-related activities and their connection with an organization’s business strategy. What organizations require a CPO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

PMBOK 7 is the short name given to The Standard for Project Management and A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition , which are bundled together. They form the basics of what you need to know about managing projects, for organizations that follow the PMI approach to getting work done.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Tera Simon spoke about this at the Digital Project Management Summit a few years ago. She shared examples from her experience on complex projects and gave us tips on how to manage the work when it seems unmanageable. She explained about how her company had to standardize and bring together 12 disparate government websites.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) Seventh Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into performance domains. Let’s look at each of those domains next.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. Now, it’s not just an exercise to appease senior leadership. What Is a Business Case? Then figure out its feasibility.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. The planned spa complex to boost tourism in Bath was originally budget at £13.5 billion to £10.9

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A key part of a PMO leader’s job is to develop and maintain project management standards and processes and to support the people doing the delivery – project managers, program managers , and teams. Your mission statement is the foundation of your Project Management Office. Ministry of Works, Government of Bahrain.

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NimbleWork

MAY 14, 2024

The rise and adoption of agile methodologies like Scrum , and Kanban has brought about a major shift in how projects are managed across industries. Traditional command-and-control project management approaches have given way to iterative, flexible, and collaborative ways of working. The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

First we should start with a definition of program management. Each of these are projects with a project manager, but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. What is Program Management? Read next: Project Management versus Program Management. What is a Program Manager?

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Wrike

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In the world of project management, uncertainty is an ever-present element that can greatly impact the success or failure of a project. It is essential for project managers to understand the nature of uncertainty and how it manifests in various forms. This uncertainty can impact project timelines and deliverables.

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Planview

APRIL 12, 2018

Meeting the demands of ever-changing priorities within a government can lead to inconsistent processes, departments with limited visibility into what is being worked on, and no ability to monitor investments. The New Zealand Government Case Study. The New Zealand government serves approximately 4.7 million people.

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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. 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. Examples would be: A vendor account manager.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Read on and learn more about how a project management tool that is reasonably usable when you use it out of the box without any modifications turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it. ?? A desire for predictability and standardization across the organization can drive this.

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Scrum.org

JULY 30, 2023

That means taking calculated risks that can lead to either success or failure. Leadership and Scrum True agility for companies goes beyond fancy methodologies and rituals. It begins with clear leadership, providing a definitive direction for the business. Think of these teams as "micro" companies within the larger organization.

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Planio

JUNE 3, 2024

Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and coordinating changes. Whether you’re a construction company building a new skyscraper or a software team planning a new product launch, the key to success is aligning your industry, people, and product to the right project management approach. Lean project management 4.

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