The Strategic Project Manager

MAY 12, 2022

Marketing itself is about getting attention – and presenting to persuade. It seems natural, but businesses often present an option first that is vastly overpriced in order to ‘soften’ you up for a lower price that you might have previously thought was high. Marketing is a place where nudging takes place all the time!

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This is why a poor change management process can lead to failure. Over the last 40 years, studies have shown there is a 60 to 70% failure rate for organizational change projects. In this guide, we’ll help you understand why a solid change management process is important to your unique team.

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Traxidy

JULY 13, 2022

Your Project Change Management Should Never be a Surprise. You’re on a tight project schedule and you’ve been managing multiple unplanned work activities to keep your project on track as planned. Ultimately, the situation leaves you with no alternative but to request a change. By: Steve McBroom, CEO, Traxidy.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

No matter the industry or size of a project, scope management is the most crucial aspect – you must become a professional scope manager first of all. . Scope management is a combination of processes and tools that help to identify tangible and intangible project outcomes. Why Scope Management is Important?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

Stakeholders are going to want regular updates and project managers can use these stakeholder presentations to manage their expectations. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that has customizable reporting features that can be easily shared in a variety of formats to keep stakeholders updated.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

As Project Managers, we’re all familiar with process. In fact, sometimes it can feel as if a project manager’s world is but a never-ending universe of interlocking processes and procedures. But what happens when the need to follow organisational process inevitably conflicts with making project progress?

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

To generate a clear business case, organizations need to write business operations with sustainability in mind, which can be done by the following two steps: Document their business processes. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability. At the core of every business are business processes.

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Techno-PM

MARCH 9, 2021

In fact, change is more relevant than ever since the world does not stop while we are planning the year ahead – being political changes, a pandemic that puts the economy on hold, or evolving technical developments and business model innovations – we are always subject to external forces at play. Download Change Management Kit Now!

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

I’ve witnessed in these relationships the subtle, yet profound impact language and process has on our understanding of ‘evolving’ an organisation from one form to another. To some, the formal term, ‘change management’, often carries a weight that suggests a more top-down and directive process.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Even if you’re using project management software, project planning templates can help you with everything from decision making, such as with our free RACI matrix template, to identifying project deliverables, with our free work breakdown structure template. It’s presented to the project sponsor in a neat, organized and easy-to-digest fashion.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 16, 2018

Everyone is already Agile, and they don’t need a formal process like stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews or retrospectives. Everyone is using Agile as the buzzword to hide their lack of processes and continue to implement in a waterfall manner just in two week chunks. Adopting Agile is an Exercise in Change Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

A BCS Digital Leaders survey points out that for 55% of respondents, business transformation and organizational change are the top management issues for the coming year. Business change’ is facing challenging times. Businesses know that they have to make changes to processes and products to stay competitive.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

One powerful tool that can significantly enhance operational efficiency is process documentation. A manufacturing company may discover that a particular production process is consuming excessive resources without adding value to the final product.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Learn the skills needed to lead a virtual team, chair online meetings and manage the work remotely. Integrating change management for project success. Too much of project management focuses on building and completing something. Change management is the forgotten discipline of project success.

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Wrike

JANUARY 5, 2024

In the business world, organizations must come up with strategic planning processes that enable them to set ambitious goals, align their resources, and drive continuous improvement. Enter Hoshin Planning, a comprehensive management system that provides a structured framework for strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation.

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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. I appreciate the opportunity to present today here at MPUG. Welcome everyone.

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Online PM Courses

MARCH 5, 2018

And the success of your projects will often depend on how well you manage that change process. So, too many project managers shy away from it. They either leave it to a ‘change manager’, or worse: they ignore it. So, in this feature article, we’re offering a primer in Change Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

When the requirements keep changing, it’s important to nail them down as quickly as possible to get back on track, even if you can’t see that far into the future. Work on what you can manage, and put a process in place for adapting to future changes. Create (or review) the change control process.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

In my experience as a hiring manager, I want to see the relevant experience that applies to the job. If you work in legal project management , talk about your process improvement initiatives or projects relevant to the job you are going for today. Decide how to present the projects. Here’s how to do it. Use action verbs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Much as you might work with a business change manager, the better the BA and PM work together, the easier it is to truly understand what the project is supposed to deliver and ensure that result is achieved. Similarities between business analysts and project managers. Change management. Administrative tasks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Project governance is an important part of project management processes – even if it’s not the most exciting part of getting work done. As a project manager, part of your role is shepherding the work through the project lifecycle. The gate process also has other benefits for everyone involved: Shorter planning horizon.

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Agile Coach

APRIL 19, 2018

What started with the intent of telling a great story, spawned a global movement: ~10,000 copies of Lean Change Management have been sold factoring in all distribution channels. peaked at #6444 out of 8,000,000 books on Amazon, #198 in Leadership and Management. change always starts from you. Next, Some Stats.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

Project managers will use multiple tools and techniques at different times, but project communication management is one that it used throughout a project. What is project communication management? THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PROCESS. Communications management occurs in a well-defined and repeatable cycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2021

The PMBOK® Guide 7 th Edition talks about models as a way of helping project managers understand what is already out there that they can use in their own work.*. Think of models as shortcuts: approaches that present a way of thinking that’s tried-and-tested and is 99% likely to be applicable to your organization. Process groups.

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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. Domain II: Process.

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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.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When the project manager is not actively managing changes to scope, there is no control about what is in and what is out. Scope management is the way to deal with that, so let’s talk about how we can use change control protocol to help with it all. What is change control and why is it important?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2020

There is no time like the present for looking backwards and planning forwards. Luckily for project management professionals, there are ample opportunities throughout the year to hunker down with colleagues, network and learn about new techniques and project management technologies in the industry. February 24-26, Atlanta, GA.

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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. It is the phase where you will construct your deliverables and present them to your customer and key stakeholders.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Project Planning: Project management plan, work breakdown structure, project budget, project schedule, change management plan, scope management plan, risk management plan. Project Execution: Project status report, lessons learned template, timesheets, change requests, change orders. Risk Register.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Projects create deliverables, which are simply the results of the project or the processes in the project. How to Present Deliverables to Stakeholders. Project managers’ reports are the means by which these types of deliverables are presented to clients and stakeholders.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

This reading list of collaboration books has got some great pointers on the skills, process and experience of engaging people and working together, whether your job is to lead or to follow. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Anthony Mersino: Amacom (2nd Ed). It’s also a book I find myself frequently recommending.

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 1, 2024

Save the Planet – An Introduction By Lisa Whited Abstract This White Paper contains a process to use when considering the purpose of your office after the worldwide pandemic of 2020. The 7 tenets work in concert so that your stakeholders (employees, managers, and leaders) have greater buy-in of the resulting change. Work Better.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

If the change is accepted, that is it must be responded to—which opens a whole new set of procedures to make sure you stay on track and within budget. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. But what is change control in project management, and what are the steps necessary to implement it?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, there a wide range of books available to help you understand the core themes, principles and processes of PRINCE2. It takes the official text and presents it in a way that is accessible. There are no sample questions but it does a good job of explaining the different themes, principles and processes of PRINCE2.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

This course is one of the most popular project management certifications out there, with thousands of students from around the world. The presenters are clear and obviously experienced. I’ve spent many hours reviewing the materials and going through the lessons so you can save time in your own course evaluation.

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