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Sauce & Spoon: Tips for Your Google Capstone course

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments. For more general tips on how to earn the Google project management certificate quickly, read the story of how I passed the certificate in a week.

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. Read next: 15 Practical Tips to Improve Project Communication. But what is this science, you ask.

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7 Ways to Sell Agile to Project Stakeholders

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Here are some tips for selling Agile project management methodology to stakeholders: 1. Here are a few tips for project managers who face executives clinging to legacy project management practices: Don’t force Agile project management into the organization because chances are you’ll lose. It’s not good for business.

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How to Manage Stakeholder Expectations

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A stakeholder map has four quadrants, keep satisfied, manage closely, monitor and keep informed. This involves identifying stakeholders and defining the level of power and influence they have on the project. Here are some of the tips that any project manager should follow when managing stakeholder expectations.

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What Is a Stakeholder? Definitions, Types & Examples

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Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. Pro tip: The terms stakeholder and shareholder are commonly confused. While every project has stakeholders and those stakeholders can be anyone with influence or that can be influenced by the project.

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Meeting Management Techniques for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’m pretty sure that you don’t need much reminding about Meeting Management 101 but in case you want a refresh: Have an agenda (and write it properly: read my 10 tips for meeting agendas ) Get the right people there Start and finish on time Record what happened Follow up afterwards. Tip: If someone asks, “Why are we meeting?”

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Master’s in Project Management vs MBA: 10 Expert Tips to Help You Decide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article, I’ll share 10 expert tips from a range of people about their experiences to help you choose the right higher education goals for you, so you can make the right choice for your career. Here are 10 expert tips to help you decided whether to go the MBA or the Master’s in Project Management route.