The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices: The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. Prioritizing Change Management and Business Analyst skill sets will prioritise the customer voice in design and delivery.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

They might also advise the project manager on how best to do particular project management techniques like communication management , risk management , quality management and change management. In summary… Project assurance is crucial to provide governance and credibility to your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

And that means convincing management that it’s worth starting to use the tools. You hit the conversations about data straight away,” says Lloyd, who has a background in large scale change management and project delivery. “ ‘We don’t have the data, the data we do have is in lots of different shapes and sizes’.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

And you don’t have to work as a project manager for very long before you realize they are truly not easy. Power skills include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 24, 2023

COBIT This is a governance framework and supporting toolset developed by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). COBIT works with ITIL by offering governance and assurance to ITIL’s supervision for service management. Let’s take a moment to quickly define these ITSM processes.

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Project-Management.pm

MARCH 14, 2017

It also means successfully identified the stakeholders and risks and the project are already in the plan, ready for implementation. The two governance processes should be implemented constantly to keep track of the scope creeps, risks , opportunities, and also safeguard the following resources from running out.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

PRINCE2 is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. PRINCE2 fits in with the Management of Risk® guidance, also from Axelos.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

They include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. Ethics, diversity and inclusion and managing workplace stress all fall into this category as well. Hard skills.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Alternatively, there are MBA programs that offer project management options or the opportunity to specialize. The risk of a undergraduate degree in project management is that you actually find out you don’t much like it after all and then you’re stuck with it. What can you do with a degree in project management?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 1, 2022

The manager leads the group, coordinates the activities and oversees all aspects of change. That is, they prioritize the change requests and lead the impact assessment of how the change affects the project. They also lead change control board meetings. Related: Free Risk Matrix Template for Excel.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

Take control of your projects and programs today and start seeing the benefits of strategic project management. What is a Project Management Office? A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

You might be tempted to identify and respond quickly to change, which is important. But without documenting these changes to the project plan you’re setting yourself up for problems. These change management documents offer historic data for future projects, but also explain actions in the current one.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

If that’s you, be on the look out for these kinds of job titles, as you can probably enter project management higher up the ranks: Project manager Senior project manager Program manager Business change manager Organizational change manager Delivery manager PMO manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you were familiar with the PMBOK 6th Edition , a lot of the themes and sections here will seem at home. Many of the same topics from the old Knowledge Area segments are called out, and that’s to be expected: we need to be able to do them, and do them well.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2023

Any project manager that needs assistance to fulfill their job will hire a project officer, whether that’s in healthcare, technology, manufacturing or logistics. You’ll even find project officers working in not-for-profit organizations and government agencies. There’s also a calendar view to make sure milestones are being met.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Specialization and Expertise – Consider developing expertise in specific areas of IT such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, data analytics, enterprise architecture, or IT governance – not particularly project management. This role provides experience in cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 6, 2023

By identifying and categorizing project risks, developing effective strategies for navigating uncertainty, and harnessing the power of leadership, project managers can mitigate risks and increase the likelihood of project success. This article explores these important aspects of navigating uncertainty in project management.

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Project Pulse Journal

MAY 3, 2024

Change - Effective change management is essential for adapting to evolving stakeholder needs and external conditions, ensuring the program remains aligned with its goals. Risk - Proactive risk management is critical for anticipating, mitigating, and responding to potential challenges that could impact program success.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Discover the importance of organizational governance systems, delve into essential project-associated functions, learn how to navigate the project environment, and ensure you are communicating and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It involves change management and touches on every department, which is why human resources are involved. This is similar to change management, which controls changes and manages them through their life cycle. This means listing tasks that’ll be done throughout the day-to-day operation of the business.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Walter Stinnett’s Project Managers are Change Managers webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Project Managers are Change Managers. Walter serves as a program manager for Edwards Performance Solutions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many of the same topics from the old Knowledge Area segments are called out, and that’s to be expected: we need to be able to do them, and do them well.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done. If you are wondering what next after project management, there really are a lot of choices. Perhaps they are the first PM at their company. That’s a red flag for me.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

All these features help construction project managers track their projects and help them stay on schedule and avoid overspending and cutting into their profits. Add to this, risk management features that help identify, manage and track issues and ProjectManager deserves our top ranking for Procore alternatives.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 22, 2024

Support employees through training and change management efforts in the digital transformation of their projects. Perform Work and Contribute Insight Execute tasks according to defined processes and contribute insights to improve productivity and manage workflows.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 16, 2021

In one of my earlier articles , I had proposed the use of behavioral nudges to help improve project governance. There would also be some benefit in providing education to all staff on the importance of psychological safety and what they can personally do to build it.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Some are more or less combined and two principles collaborate across boundaries (to facilitate effective cross-organizational governance where it does not already exist) and deal with ambiguity (to embrace the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous nature of programmes and focuses attention on the need to make ‘eyes-open’ choices).

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The responsibilities for the PO for legal and procurement generally included among other items the selection of the best contract type, compliance with contractual requirements for deliverables and regulatory setting, and participation in the approval of contractual changes that may be needed as the work progresses.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Although 93% of organisations report that they use standardised project management practices , only 23% say that these practices are used throughout the organisation. Could this be a result of too little emphasis on good business analysis and project managers not having sufficient business knowledge?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2018

These courses tend to be no longer than half-a-year in duration and teach how to define, measure and sustain a planned program, while covering topics like program governance, stakeholder engagement and strategies related to managing a program of projects. Program Manager Responsibilities. Manage change, risk and resources.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Change Management The approach to plan and implement strategies that guide individuals and organizations through a change (e.g., a project).

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

When AI data interpretation is incorporated into decision making processes, there needs to be total trust and confidence in the interpretation calculation approach, the quality of the original data input and any risks of utilising the interpretation. Elissa is a past global board director with the Change Management Institute.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

Your role is to lead the project and you are fortunate enough to have a project manager working with you to manage the day-to-day planning and delivery aspects. Your function is therefore to focus on the leadership aspects – perhaps on stakeholder management and governance. You can read my review of OnlinePMCourses here.

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iZenBridge

MAY 20, 2021

Analyze and manage all stakeholders’ communication needs. Assess and manage risks Iteratively and prioritize them. Also, plan and manage project/phase closure or transition activities. Plan and manage the budget, monitor project budget variations and work with the governance process to adjust as necessary.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2020

where we will all pick over the sadly inadequate body of knowledge that is project management today, and generally challenge just about everything, eliminating that which you don’t need to bother to learn about, or should already know, leaving you only with the parts that will give you the results you want. This is nonsense.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I recall having a disagreement on how “proper” risk statements should be written with the PMO manager. Let’s get the PMs to even just do risk management on a regular basis , and then, let’s work on improving the process. My position was that I agreed, but first things first. So, what does this story say?

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 21, 2024

Risk Mitigation - Proactively identifies and addresses risks through ongoing adjustments, minimizing the likelihood and impact of potential setbacks. Here is how you can systematically harness the potential of adaptive project management through five detailed steps, each accompanied by practical examples for various experience levels.

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