Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 17, 2025

Have you been asked to “ set up a Project Management Office ” but you aren’t really sure where to start? I know the feeling! I’m going to share with you a step-by-step plan for setting up a PMO. These simple steps are specifically aimed at smaller teams, so if you are a project manager who has been asked to stand up a PMO function, or an operational leader, a program manager, or anyone else who now has responsibility for tracking projects across the function or organization, this is for you.

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Brett Harned

JUNE 18, 2025

When I first stepped into a formal project management role, I was already coming from a strategic seat. I had been an account director at a small agency, actively shaping client messaging, working on branding and capital campaigns, and making decisions that impacted outcomes. There was no project manager. I did it all. I loved being close to the work and the people while managing the process and the never-ending roadblocks.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

The Platinum Rule for Project Managers, Grateful Best Practices By Dr. Tresia D. Eaves June 18, 2025 Attitude of Gratitude What if we were treated as WE wanted to be treated rather than the way the retailer, business, supervisor, partner, or other party wanted to treat us – based on their own paradigms?  This is what the internet is bringing about: when we search for something on Google, ads get routed to us through various channels trying to sell us what WE want rather than what they think we w

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TeamBoard

JUNE 20, 2025

In project management, a Gantt chart is one of the most powerful tools available to track progress, visualize timelines, and ensure that tasks are completed on schedule. Named after its inventor, Henry Gantt, this chart provides a clear, visual representation of a project’s timeline, dependencies, and milestones. However, using a project management Gantt chart improperly can lead to confusion, inefficiencies, and delays.

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Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 17, 2025

Deadline management is a foundational skill in effective project management. It ensures that tasks, milestones and deliverables are completed within agreed timeframes, keeping the project on schedule and within scope. When done well, it improves team coordination, builds stakeholder trust and reduces the risk of costly delays. Still, mastering deadline management can be challenging.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 20, 2025

Transformations don’t succeed because of the tool you bought, or the training your team received. It succeeds when you fundamentally redesign how every business capability creates and delivers value at scale. This isn’t a simple task. It requires a cost justified, incremental approach that focuses on clearly formulated outcomes. Below, we’ll look at some of the old ways of thinking and tell you what you should replace it with and the benefits you can expect from updating your playbook!

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NimbleWork

JUNE 19, 2025

Task handoffs keep the wheels turning in any project. When you get them right, work flows smoothly, deadlines get hit, and everyone knows what’s next without scrambling. But when handoffs are messy, the result is confusion, missed information, duplicated efforts—and wasted time that can quietly derail even the best-planned projects. In fact, according to the PMI report, poor communication is responsible for nearly one-third of all project failures —with unclear task ownership and disjointed hand

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 17, 2025

While Microsoft Excel has long been the go-to tool for data organization, planning and project tracking, many teams are now exploring more dynamic and collaborative alternatives. Whether it’s the need for real-time updates, better integration with other tools or more intuitive user interfaces, some Excel alternatives offer a variety of features that go beyond traditional spreadsheets.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 19, 2025

Scrum isn’t about processes. It’s about people. The sentence “the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions” is the Scrum Guide making this radically clear: all of Scrum’s structure—its accountabilities, events, and artifacts—exists to support how people relate to and work with one another. It’s not a side note. It’s the point. I knew.

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Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Beyond the Chaos

JUNE 18, 2025

You’ve planned the project, set the deadlines, and assigned the assignments. Everything looks good—until one step holds up the project, and suddenly nothing else can move forward. The team is ready, but it’s waiting. And waiting. What looked like a one-hour delay became a full day lost. This scenario happens more often than it should. When task dependencies aren’t mapped out clearly, even small blockers cause ripple effects across the whole timeline.

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NimbleWork

JUNE 16, 2025

Scope creep is the silent killer lurking in many Agile projects, especially during Scrum sprints. It happens when the work you originally planned starts to expand features sneak in, requirements shift, and suddenly your sprint isn’t sprinting anymore. This isn’t just about a few extra tasks; it’s a steady bleed that throws off timelines, drains budgets, saps team morale, and compromises product quality.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 17, 2025

So you’ve been asked to set up a Project Management Office. Great! That means your company is moving on and taking project management seriously. But for you, that means having to pull together assets and processes, standards and approaches, checklists and guidelines… the list goes on. I can help! If you are setting up a lightweight PMO in a small business or team, and you need structure but not bureaucracy, this is for you.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 18, 2025

In construction, success hinges on precision, coordination and timing. A program of works serves as a central roadmap that guides every project phase, ensuring that teams, materials and resources are deployed in sync to meet deadlines and milestones. Before the first shovel hits the ground, this structured timeline lays the foundation for efficient planning and execution.

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Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Scrum.org

JUNE 16, 2025

When a new Scrum Team first starts working together, they go through some common growing pains. Knowing what to expect for a new Scrum Team can help make things go a little smoother. Below are some common growing pains for new Scrum Teams: 1) There isn’t enough work in the Product Backlog - This isn’t an indictment of the Product Owner. It’s not their fault—this is to be expected.

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Wrike

JUNE 19, 2025

Key takeaways: What are the benefits of using a workflow builder? Workflow builders save time, reduce errors, and align teams by mapping processes efficiently. What is Wrike’s unique value? Wrike goes beyond diagramming by offering tools to automate, track, and optimize workflows in real time, enhancing collaboration and accountability. Wrike also possesses built-in diagramming capabilities with Klaxoon.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

June 18, 2025 What is the core problem or gap in the current market for project management certifications that this new "Project Agile and Fundamentals Certification" aims to address? There are numerous approaches, methodologies, and certifications in the field of project management, both in its traditional and agile versions. Some of these options are very complete but require participants to study and memorize a large number of techniques that, in many cases, they will not be able to apply i

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Scoro

JUNE 17, 2025

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And that’s typically the reality of client retainers. Shiny, theoretical benefits like predictable income and long-term relationships keep you sold on their value. And blind to their downsides. But the fact remains: Without proper structure and management, retainers will bleed your business dry.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 18, 2025

Image The Jerry Maguire quote, “Show me the money,” has become synonymous with the relationship between choice and money. Ultimately, as my Grandmother often said, “The golden rule is the guy with the gold sets the rules.” And for many organizations, portfolio planning is where investment choices are made. That process sets the scene for how teams are organized, what work is being done, and the ownership of the work.

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Celoxis

JUNE 17, 2025

54.173.15.185 ☰ Features Pricing Compare LiquidPlanner Mavenlink Monday.com MS Project Wrike Zoho Projects More Product Integrations Deployment Security Customers Success Stories Showcase Reviews Services Support Training Remote Services More Partners Affiliate Program Reseller Program Blog Contact Try Free Demo Login Data Center U.S. (Default) Europe Leading Project Management Software for Project Managers Jun 18, 2025 • Mahua Das in Project Management Project management in 2025 isn’

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 18, 2025

For consultants, time is quite literally money. Whether billing clients by the hour, managing multiple projects or tracking time for internal reporting, having reliable and efficient time tracking software is essential. The right tool captures billable hours accurately, streamlines invoicing, helps manage workloads and provides insights into how time is spent across clients and tasks.

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Scoro

JUNE 19, 2025

In architecture, project management is crucial. But that doesn’t mean you need a complicated strategy to deliver great work. To simplify the process, focus on your scope, schedule, and pricing. These factors are the key to keeping architecture projects within budget, delivering them on time, and meeting client expectations. Here’s how to approach these three elements and excel at project management for architects: 1.

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Scrum.org

JUNE 16, 2025

Before delivery, all ideas and strategies remain theoretical. They are assumptions - educated guesses that may or may not align with actual needs or expectations. Delivery is the only mechanism through which these assumptions are validated, transforming theory into tangible outcomes that can be measured, tested, and improved. Value exists only when it is realised, and the only way to realise the value in software is to release it.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 18, 2025

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PM Solutions

JUNE 18, 2025

What challenges have AI-supported practices brought to your organization? We’ve been discussing the results of The State of the PMO 2025 Research Report with our PM Solutions team throughout the past few weeks. We’re pulling apart the data and discussing what it really means to our clients and how it can influence what’s to come as PMOs drive toward success.

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NimbleWork

JUNE 14, 2025

Feedback is the backbone of a high-performing team, but giving it well is harder than it looks. Without a thoughtful approach, feedback can come across as vague, personal, or even demotivating. Yet when done right, it becomes a powerful driver of growth, trust, and accountability. 96% of employee s say receiving regular feedback is a good thing, and 41% have left a job because they felt they weren’t listened to.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2025

When the goal is to explore strategy, test hypotheses, or navigate ambiguity, you need a different mindset—**Frame–Learn–Assess–Improve** (FLAI). Here’s why a small shift in language can reshape the way we lead. Why Language Matters Sometimes, a small change in language can significantly shift how something is perceived. You're not 'slow and steady'—you're 'deliberately paced.

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

The increasing complexity of projects and diversity of resources pose the need for more sophisticated software tools for their effective management. And this is where integrating AI in project management becomes an indispensable helper. One of its applications is AI capacity planning. Read the article to get a deep understanding of how it works and learn more about its role in effective resource management.

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Projectmanagement Advisor

JUNE 20, 2025

Excerpted from The Truth about Getting Your Point Across…and Nothing But the Truth A colleague of mine was responsible for running a bi-weekly two-hour team meeting. He took great care to develop a very full, detailed agenda. As we would get into the meeting, it would only take us getting to agenda item one before the meeting was behind schedule.

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