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6 Easy Ways to Manage Group Think and Risk at Work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! In the 1970s, the social psychologist Irving Janis examined how groups make decisions. He found that a group’s dynamic often inhibits exploration of alternatives. As the group approaches consensus, dissenting voices are rejected or, indeed, are often self-censored.

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Change Management in Transformation Projects : A Look Back at Some of the Essentials

The IIL Blog

By Olivia LE JEUNE and Jean-Roch HOULLIER Change management can be defined as all the operations carried out within an organization to enable it to adapt to change and environmental evolution. Here’s an insight based on our experience of change management within our projects.

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Change Management Strategy in Projects

Project Pulse Journal

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you struggling to keep your projects on track amidst constant change? Change is inevitable in businesses and organizations and requires a strategic approach. Change management strategies in projects are now an expectation and a relevant skill for the project and non-project professionals alike.

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How to manage project assurance (with PRINCE2 guide)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You’ve probably heard project managers talk about project assurance, but what exactly is it? Provide advice to the project manager The assurance function will advise on who should be part of the project team. They can also help the project manager tailor the approach, methods or controls used to make sure it is fit for purpose.

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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

ProjectManager.com

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. It can be a department in that organization or a group of professionals, either inside or outside the organization. The two others are the program management office and the portfolio management office.

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How to list project management skills on your resume

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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BEE Methodology Practitioner Course Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. However, the risk of getting the change aspects wrong can be huge. A cost-effective and comprehensive self-paced training. Who is the BEE Methodology Practitioner course for?