The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 26, 2022

John Kotter’s 8 step Change Management Model is a strong framework that has been used to implement change in many organizations. This post examines the model, its advantages and disadvantages, and its value to strategists and project managers. What Is the John Kotter Change Management Model?

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Planview

APRIL 27, 2023

You know the saying: The only constant is change. It’s true in business — it’s certainly true in life — and it’s why proactive change management matters. Because here’s the thing: People are the common denominator in every change, large and small. You still don’t move the needle on your growth targets.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 12, 2022

It looks at what Nudge Theory and Cognitive Bias are, and how you can leverage them for better performance in strategy and project management. People benefit because it is fast…but it leaves them highly susceptible to outside influence. You are being influenced by herd mentality – a form of peer pressure.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

Or put more bluntly: If you think you are doing stakeholder management and it’s not making a difference to the way you run your project, then you aren’t! In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. 3 types of project. Stakeholder-neutral.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 30, 2022

Kurt Lewin’s Change Management Model is known for its simplicity. It breaks an organizational change process down into three basic steps. What Is the Kurt Lewin Change Management Model? Lewin was considered to be a pioneer in the field of change management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

Or put more bluntly: If you think you are doing stakeholder management and it’s not making a difference to the way you run your project, then you aren’t! This book sets out a way to manage stakeholders that many project managers will recognize: Identify and document. Develop strategies. Plan approach. 3 Types of Project.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During the Q&A part on humble planning, Maarten answered the following questions, among others: What about other common iterative change management strategies? As the Head of Global Agility at Honest Agile, his mission is to influence agile practices globally by assisting agile practitioners in addressing actual challenges.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Change management is a critical aspect of any successful project. By effectively managing change, organizations can minimize disruption, build stakeholder support, and achieve project objectives. One of the key factors in successful change management is clear and consistent communication.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

Being able to influence and get results, even when you aren’t in charge, is so important if you want to collaborate effectively with the team. Lots of real-world advice on coping strategies, focusing really around thinking through what you are going to say and making it relevant. Strategies for Project Sponsorship.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Projects are the future, a good portfolio office can influence and shape strategy and project management is the only way to holistically deliver improvements. At the roundtable discussion about project management in the collaborative age way back in 2012, the talk turned to how project managers could shape strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As a PM, you might not have much influence over processes led by the PMO, but you can certainly input and offer feedback to try to shape how work gets done. This principle speaks again to tailoring: you need to use strategies, techniques and approaches that fit the level of complexity you find yourself in. You may not. You may be one.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Here are some tips for selling Agile project management methodology to stakeholders: 1. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy. In certain cases, it’s possible to cling to legacy or home-rolled project management practices even when development teams have moved into some form of Agile development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Each of these are projects with a project manager , but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. You’ll see these skills on a program manager job description – and if you don’t you should be asking why! Practical experience as a project manager or operational (line) manager will also help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Competency models for project managers also call out these kinds of behaviors so we’ve known for a long time that they are part of what separates a good project manager from an excellent project manager. 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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Leading Agile

MARCH 28, 2022

People may try for a little bit, but they’ll end up going back to their old ways once they see their environment hasn’t changed around them. So how do we influence change while supporting the people making the changes? There’s no one size fits all approach to change management. So, what is PSTIR?

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Planview

MAY 26, 2023

In this post, you’ll jump back into the story of a large biotech company undergoing transformation the intelligent way – by leveraging the principles of organizational change management. Put another way, it means they attended, with clear intention, to “the people side of change.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Each of these are projects with a project manager, but together they deliver a transformative change for the business. You’ll see these skills on a program manager job description – and if you don’t you should be asking why! Practical experience as a project manager or operational (line) manager will also help.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

So far in this blog series, we have defined strategy, covered the basis of strategic planning, and discussed who to include in your strategic planning team. If you need a refresher on the first two phases of this rescue mission, read through parts 1 and 2 below: Part 1: Failing to Deliver Strategy… Slowly. Step 1: Start with strategy.

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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. We’re going to be talking about change management. Welcome everyone.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Change management is one of the most challenging components of a project’s success, but having acceptance for the changes a project brings will help realise the benefits of the project. Resistance to Change. If there is still resistance, alternative ways of approaching the change initiative are needed.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, noticing the benefits of collaboration, you merged them into a unified 'Go-to-Market' team, aiming to harmonize their strategies and communication. Example: Recognizing the inefficiencies in manual data entry, you invested in an AI-powered Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. You've introduced new tech.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

” Firstly, I should say that I don’t think you require a degree in a particular subject in order to become a project manager – both my degrees are in English Literature and I work as an IT project manager in the healthcare sector. For example, let’s say you have a job as an IT team leader or marketing manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. Connecting with people, collaborating, partnering, so you can inspire enthusiasm, overcome resistance, and help make change happen. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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Henny Portman

AUGUST 10, 2023

– Influencer How can I align people to do what is best for the product? Influencers get things done without exercising formal authority over a person or team. Influencer Stakeholders are key. Great influencer product owners do: Be honest. Experimenters explain what we know AND what we don’t know. Build networks.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Each approach establishes the development of project deliverables as influenced by the delivery cadence, defined as the number and timing of deliveries based on the type of deliverable. Cadence adjustment optimizes the flow of deliverables and enhances the project's agility and responsiveness to change.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Learn the skills needed to lead a virtual team, chair online meetings and manage the work remotely. Integrating change management for project success. Change management is the forgotten discipline of project success.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The TL and EL are the ones who typically work closely with executives and delivery leadership to create, execute, and drive the Transformation strategy within the organization. This role is, in effect, a high-influence peer to the executives who act as a trusted advisor. Change Management. Transformation Lead.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

The system for value delivery refers to a structured framework and methodology used in project management. Project value delivery drives to fulfill its intended purpose and deliver tangible value that is aligned with the business strategy, with support from both stakeholders and business leaders.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2021

This title probably attracted two types of people – people who are wondering what the role of the ancient practice of martial arts has in organizational change management. Dojos are successful because they create localized clearings and conditions that limit the broader organization’s influence and focus on maximizing learning.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Evolve everyone who touches the product or influences product delivery in any way. We organized a VSM session that brought together the Scrum team, change management experts, and key business stakeholders. Streamlined Change Management: The team's transformation had a positive ripple effect on change management.

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Appfluence

MARCH 23, 2021

We bring you a full guide and the top 10 key points to master Change Management in your organization. We live in an age where change is constant. Change Management is the way organizations best adapt to this reality. What is change management? Information travels faster than ever.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

In project management, project controls address the following: Project strategy. Risk management. It’s all about collecting and managing data, finding trends in that information, reporting on progress and then putting what you’ve learned into practice. In fact, it works throughout the entire life cycle of a project.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

These strategies enhance team dynamics and facilitate time and budget management as the project progresses, whether for leading small teams or managing large-scale projects. The intricacies of project management may become overwhelming for a project manager. In effect, it may help reduce time and resource waste.

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Binfire

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we explore the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in key industries. Moreover, they provide actionable insights to plan strategies for selling customized products to customers. Notably, through predictive analytics, supply change management can optimize their inventory and avoid wastage of resources.

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Workzone

APRIL 18, 2019

Over 70% of organizational change initiatives fail, but change itself isn’t the stumbling block. Change is common and natural, even inevitable. Seasons change, people change, mountain ranges change — yet successful change management remains a lofty, even insurmountable challenge for many organizations.

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iZenBridge

MAY 20, 2021

Practicing servant leadership, inspire, motivate, and influence stakeholders and team members. Build trust and influence through collaborating, mentoring, and engaging stakeholders to achieve project goals. Assess and manage risks Iteratively and prioritize them. Determine a change response to move the project forward.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

My task was to develop guidelines and artifacts for Technology Change Management processes. A Project Management Methodology is an integral part of project governance. Organizations can choose any project management framework or methodology to establish project governance structure.

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