Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Implementing a maintenance schedule will solve problems before they can risk breaking down machinery and stopping production, which leads to delays and added costs. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule. However, project management software, such as ProjectManager can.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 26, 2024

Change impact assessment is a key part of managing any organization or project. After a change impact assessment and change impact analysis, organizations can make better decisions, allocate resources more effectively and reduce risks to the organization or project. Stakeholders get an overview of everything on the calendar view.

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The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 6, 2021

GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. What is a Value-Driven Project Resource Management? GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. Project resource management by PMO has changed significantly in the last 20 years. It has evolved into a highly value-driven resource management solution. These benefits might sound unreal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2021

There are no shortcuts in project management really, but wouldn’t it be nice if we had a few ways to speed things up? Common processes for project management include: Making decisions (yes, you can have a process for this!) Risk management Setting up a meeting (my bundle of meetings templates have a checklist in for this process).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

Project management software tools are essential to manage projects efficiently. In this article I’ll share my top 15 project management tools that I use for managing multiple projects. Most of what I use isn’t software-driven. But they aren’t the answer to everything. A Project Action Log.

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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 are a software engineer, show me your software projects. If you work in legal project management , talk about your process improvement initiatives or projects relevant to the job you are going for today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

I have researched the best places to get free project management templates for download online. How to Use Free Project Management Templates. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

I picked up a project from someone else not that long ago and I was three months into my management of it before I realised there wasn’t a project charter. Project management can create a lot of paperwork, and it’s not always the stuff you want or need. Project Management Plan. The first is the project management plan.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But a project manager has to connect each team member to that work. Resource loading in project management helps you avoid overallocation, which can erode morale and weaken productivity. Project management software can help you with resource loading. The Importance of Resource Loading In Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. The author of a creative brief is usually the creative project manager, but in many cases, an outside consultant is hired to do the job. ProjectManager is online project management software that can help you turn your creative brief into a working project plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2019 to make 2019 their most successful year ever? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work. So I made you an ebook. Get the ebook! Now check your email to get your ebook.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 30, 2018

When I first wrote Collaboration Tools for Project Managers the publishers put ‘Elizabeth Harrin, PMP’ on the cover. It was far and away a more attractive reading experience than ebooks on my Kindle app. The book is ordered in the same way as you would typically manage a project. What about the content?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s a free project status report template that is based on one I use myself for weekly updates to my manager and team. If your project management software tool doesn’t generate a simple status report for you, then you’ll have to do it yourself, but you really don’t want it to use up too much of your time in the week.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ProjectManager is online software that gives you the tools to connect with people anywhere and at any time so you can coordinate how to plan a virtual event. Do you want to collect emails, distribute eBooks, promote your brand, network with industry professionals, show how to use a new product, etc.? Plan With Multiple Project Views.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

How can I manage my stakeholders when there isn’t enough time for meetings?” a project manager asked me recently. Here are more strategies for engaging with and managing difficult behaviour in stakeholders.). The dashboard functionality of your project management software. Try Ditching Real Time Comms.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

One of the first things that project managers learn on training courses is that a project has a start, a middle and an end. Don’t be the project manager that lets a project go on and on by accepting every scope change and picking up all the operational work as well as the requests for new functionality, additions or improvements.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Project management is a lot more complicated than relying on the luck of the Irish to ensure people are working on the right priorities at the right time. Luck comes along suddenly and unexpectedly in managing priorities without a project management tool. Project management software is a great way to work smarter, not harder.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Download the 71 Product Owner Interview Questions Ebook. Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

JULY 12, 2021

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. The ebook provides both questions as well as guidance on the range of suitable answers. They take control over the Sprint Backlog.

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Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Unfortunately, project management has become unnecessarily complicated over the years. What does a project manager do?

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Does your organization invest in a Project Management Office (PMO)? If you are reading this then you must be considering setting up a PMO or have concluded your approach to project management is not working and you are in the process of analyzing, dismantling and preparing to rebuild it. PMP-certified project managers?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. The ebook provides questions and guidance on the range of suitable answers. Absolutely not.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 17, 2022

Most days for project managers can be fairly similar. And if you like to lead initiatives, there is plenty of room for that when managing complex projects. Teams and project managers can be overbooked and overwhelmed with their workload, juggling too many priorities to finish tasks in time. Analyze the day. Prepare for meetings.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 30, 2018

The result might go something like this: Software dev manager: “I need a burndown chart; this Gantt chart tells me nothing.”. Biz dev manager: “Burndown chart—where am I going to get that?”. Managers get more exact and comprehensive project insight. You can manage and allocate resources more accurately.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If one reads the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (or as the cognoscenti call it, PMI’s PMBOK) you’d think there was just one way to be a project manager; a heavily waterfall approach that the cool kids think is old fashion. Speaking of spidey sense, what a great tool to have for risk planning!

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 23, 2018

” As project managers, we’re driven by dates. Customers, senior managers and stakeholders all want to know how long it will take to complete a project. And as project management professionals, we’re also measured by our ability to predict the future and be right about our predictions—despite the many unknowns.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scrum Master Interview Questions: How We Organized Questions and Answers The ebook provides questions and guidance on the range of suitable answers. This question is meant to help reveal whether your candidate understands that their role is to lead — as opposed to managing — the team. It’s my job to make them successful.” “I

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 14, 2022

Do you ever feel like this same kind of madness is reflected in your project and portfolio management? Portfolio management is the practice, the science and the art of balancing investments and resources between a group of multiple projects. The right project portfolio management tool will help you ensure that isn’t happening.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 31, 2018

Effective resource management is essential to the success of any project. As a busy project manager, you have enough to do keeping various plates spinning without wasting your precious time herding cats as well. Here are five ways LiquidPlanner helps with resource management: 1. Tells you who’s who.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2021

Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. The ebook provides both questions as well as guidance on the range of suitable answers. What is it structure?

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s a lot at stake for project teams and their managers. And if you don’t have a fast and flexible tool that helps you manage and track everything–you have every right to be very, very afraid ! A dynamic project management process lets you make ranged estimates based on best/worst case scenarios.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 13, 2022

These feelings are sometimes our reality in the project management world. We dread that next call from our customer, the project management office leader, or a company executive looking for answers or updates on our latest project. We can dread the inevitable fire drills that come with being a project manager.

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Planview

JULY 26, 2022

Meanwhile, managers are bracing themselves for the inevitability of budget cuts: If we had to keep going with 10% less budget, or 20% less, what would that look like? But failing to plan for that reality could come at the risk of jeopardizing the activities, people, and processes that are holding your business together.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Tuck into some of the best project management blogs of 2021. Project Management New Year’s Resolutions The new year is all about starting fresh. Are you working as a project manager and looking to hone up on your skills? With that, we’ve created a roundup of all the 15 best blogs on project management, business, and more.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It is not a mere management role. Although the Scrum Master role also has management aspects, for example, regarding the responsibility for promoting and supporting Scrum within the organization.). Mastering continuous product discovery and delivery (thus minimizing risk). How to Kick-off a Transition to Scrum.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

Scrum has repeatedly proven to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. The ebook provides questions and guidance on the range of suitable answers. TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review.

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