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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

These are all functions of a project board (or steering group). 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. In other words, this is the group that takes the tough decisions. What is a project steering group?

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Otter Review (2022)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I use a lot of technical project management jargon that relates to our projects and industry, and I don’t have to do a lot of editing. When I’m training or running group coaching sessions for Project Management Rebels, I often have contributors on the calls from many different countries, with many accents. How does it work?

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Runn Software Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Summary review of Runn: If you find managing resources a headache because you never know who is free when, then check out what Runn can do. It’s aimed at organizations that need to closely manage resources, and it’s feature-rich in that space. Hosting model: Cloud only. Languages: The interface is available in English only.

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MPlaza PRINCE2® Practitioner Online Course Review (for 2023)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2® Practitioner review! In this MPlaza PRINCE2 Practitioner course review for project managers, I’ll share: Whether the course is worth it (spoiler: it is). Many competing course packages give you less content or don’t include the exam fee and don’t come close to Mplaza’s quality. There is no homework!

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We’ll also explore the impact technology has had on paraverbal communication at work today, because how you say something is different when you are communicating through a tiny square window. When I’m in a meeting room, speaking to a group, I go round the room and make sure my eyes land briefly on each person.

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A "How to" on Project Closing: Ensuring Project Success

Project Pulse Journal

Many projects risk failure during the closure phase due to overlooked details, miscommunication, teams disbanding too early, or simply the rush to finish. Imagine steering your project to a successful close, with every stakeholder satisfied and every team member proud of the collective achievement.

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How to handover a project on closure

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Now it’s time to handover the work because the project is closing. If you’ve ever ended up on a project where the work never seems to end… and the changes keep coming in… and even though it is technically closed people still come to you for help… then this is for you! But what do you have to do?