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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.

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The Truth about Bullying in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The Workplace Bullying and Institute (WBI) defines workplace bullying as “ repeated, health-harming mistreatment, verbal abuse, or conduct which is threatening, humiliating, intimidating, or sabotage that interferes with work, or some combination of the three” It is a laser-focused, systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction.

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How Project Management Software Can Make Consultant’s Life Easier

LiquidPlanner

In my 10+ years of working in professional services, it’s always been a pain point to juggle multiple priorities and projects with various deadlines and resource constraints across teams. Project management software has helped me answer these questions and greatly improved my consulting skills. Better define the scope of work .

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Whether you are just starting out, developing your project manager resume, or a seasoned professional, mastering the Project Management Buzzwords is non-negotiable. Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value.

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Scrum Master Anti-Patterns — From Complacency to Ill-Suited Personal Traits

Scrum.org

Typical Scrum Master anti-patterns run from ill-suited personal traits to complacency to pursuing individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. Read on and learn in this post on Scrum anti-patterns how you can identify if your Scrum Master needs support from the team. ???? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Project Communication Management: What is it all about?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.) One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.)