Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Ops managers want (and seek) stability so they can manage process performance. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things! Projects change the business. Operations run the business.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. First, establish the authority that the project manager (that’s now you) has on this project.

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The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Project Management as a Central Component of a Project Business. Oftentimes, people think managing a project and managing a project business are interchangeable. Project Management is something that a business does, regardless of the type of business it is. They’re not. Characteristics of Project Businesses.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Managing a company comes with many responsibilities. To run your business successfully, you have to look over multiple operations simultaneously such as finance, marketing, human resources, technology, equipment, etc. Risk Management Framework (RMF) provides your business security, efficiency, and effectiveness.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

The importance of risk management in IT cannot be overstated. However, with this reliance comes the inherent risks of cyber threats, data breaches, and operational disruptions. Once the risks have been identified and assessed, organizations must develop and implement strategies to manage and mitigate them.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A production schedule template is an essential part of your supply chain management. It helps you manage your resources effectively and even supports the sales team as they know when products will be delivered and available for sale. Gantt charts have been essential project management tools for over a century.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

He is the author of The Why and How of Auditing , Audit Risk Assessment Made Easy , and The Little Book of Local Government Fraud Prevention. Proverbs 17:8 Last week, Harry and I were running, and Harry was talking about project procurement risks. Given this risk, what can be done? He blogs at cpahalltalk.com.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

You might use the term Project Board or Governance Committee, or something else that means a similar thing. Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. Then you should be on the Steering Group as the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nearly 1 in 5 project managers have considered leaving their job: 37% of professionals have thought about quitting project management in the past year. So why are people leaving project management? Let’s start with this story from one project manager. Anonymous project manager. Why do project managers quit?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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Proofhub

JULY 4, 2022

Improves Work Performance Employees who are under stress due to finances may not perform efficiently at the office. Employees can pick the right investment based on their risk tolerance to reach financial goals. Encourage investments Investments It is important for everyone to stay ahead of their finances.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2021

The government anticipates raising an extra £3.1bn through the additional tax, although there’s no way particularly to measure it, according to Dave. There might be a few situations where you could, but as a project manager there’s a lot of knowledge in your head that makes it hard to send in a substitute if you’re off sick for a week.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. You are given unfunded mandates related to risk, compliance, and cyber security. It is possible to plan finances for the year while being crystal clear on strategic objectives and achieving them. Everything after that is chaos. WHERE THE PLAN GOES WRONG.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. With the PMO structure, you can achieve higher success rates, better resource management, and improved stakeholder satisfaction. What is a Project Management Office?

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Wrike

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In the world of project management, uncertainty is an ever-present element that can greatly impact the success or failure of a project. It is essential for project managers to understand the nature of uncertainty and how it manifests in various forms. This uncertainty can impact project timelines and deliverables.

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Productivity Land

APRIL 6, 2023

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), also known as Politically Exposed Person (PEP) screening, is a process that banks and other financial institutions must use to identify the risk associated with doing business with foreign individuals. The FATF Secretariat is hosted by the OECD in Paris, France.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 3, 2024

All the competences are aligned with the IPMA ICB that is used by all the project, programme or portfolio managers in their everyday activities. Within all three main activities, the PMO worker also has an advisory role towards their manager and other stakeholders. Can a PMO employee not be a portfolio manager or portfolio analyst?

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 18, 2020

It starts with a discussion about the need for realistic estimates and assumptions, and clear project plans for mitigating know risks to make the right decisions. The third part put the spotlights on some APMG related guidance like better business cases, managing benefits and the Praxis framework. To download the whitepaper.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

Project managers are born communicators. Why is it so important in project management? Why is it so important in project management? In project management specifically, executive summaries are most commonly used in business cases, project status reports , project plans, and project closure documents.

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Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

Teams don’t own the risk around finance, technology, brand, and so on, so how can we reasonably expect the Teams to make it all come together? We must connect our product management to the market and our value propositions to the delivery teams. Compliance and Controls. Product Mismanagement.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

If you’re used to shipping features and new products, IT project management (ITPM) probably isn’t on your radar. IT project managers play a critical role in ensuring their company’s IT capability is dependable, up-to-date, and secure. Jump to a section: What is IT project management? The 5 phases of IT project management 1.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A 3-part stakeholder management process for keeping everyone happy. Step 3: Best practices for stakeholder management and communication. And learning how to identify, handle, and manage them is an essential skill for any project manager. Project sponsor: The person or group who is financing the project.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 17, 2017

He is the author of The Little Book of Local Government Fraud Prevention and Preparation of Financial Statements & Compilation Engagements. Last week, Harry and I were running, and he told me about his procurement risk blog series. It’s much easier to detect fraudulent payments made to the finance director, for example.

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Governance Government Software Review Finance 231

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital transformation can be something as narrow as deciding to go paperless, or as wide as impacting entire segments of society, such as governance, mass communications, art, medicine and science. Time Management. The impact of a digital transformation on your business is holistic, in that it impacts every aspect of your operation.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 30, 2022

The fact is, teams don’t own all the responsibilities and capabilities within the organization, for example, around things like finance, tech, and compliance. Here are the 6 key things standing in the way of real Business Agility, and how we can remediate and manage each one: . Product Management. Compliance & Controls .

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The Strategic Project Manager

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The post explores the origins of the Experience Curve, important nuances to consider, and how it can be useful for a strategic project manager. Check out the new Project Management Handbook (paid link): —————————————-. The Basic Experience Curve Concept.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. First, establish the authority that the project manager (that’s now you) has on this project.

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PMO Governance Government 2007 150

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 30, 2017

One of the 4 summary root causes of project performance failures is Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates based on inadequate risk-adjusted growth models. One notion in a governance paradigm is It's Not Your Money . Managing in the presence of uncertainty is standard business practice.

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Estimate Governance Government Risk Management 61

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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Epicflow Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Do you know your organization’s project management maturity level? If not, it’s high time to change the situation: project management maturity has a direct impact on a company’s competitiveness and business success. . What is project management maturity exactly, and how to define its level?

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This, of course, is a violation of the principles of Managerial Finance and Microeconomics of software development in the presence of uncertainty and scarce resources. Overlooking key project risks. Along with project returns, they facilitate decisions relating to project financing and funding. It bad management ?

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Finally, the post discusses several impacts to consider in the practices of strategy and project management. It is influencing manufacturing, distribution, financing, marketing and sales. And organizations refer to nations, which are comprised of companies, governments, and other entities. The four key forces are 1.

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Susanne Madsen

DECEMBER 27, 2018

I recently spoke at Dubai International Project Management Forum ( DIPMF ) and was struck by the innovative theme of the conference. Not only that, Dubai’s goal is to consistently be ranked amongst the top 5 global centres for trade, logistics, tourism and finance. Perhaps it shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, if in two years you move from just managing projects to a large portfolio, you’ll need to plan to add a portfolio manager. Same goes for program management. Saying “Deliver 90% of the projects the PMO manages on time, to scope, and within budget” can be reported against. Keep it high level.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The bigger you are the harder you fall–unless you have a powerful management structure for your team of course. If you want to ensure that your team can manage their complex projects and operations, ERP software may be the solution. An ERP goal is to make your team’s workload easier to manage with a robust set of tools.

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