Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Table of Contents Why is stakeholder management important to project success? What is stakeholder management? 1. Free Resources 2. Reduce and Uncover Risk 3. Increase the Perception of Success 4. Easier Project Closure Why is stakeholder management important to project success? Because we need people to get the project work done. However, stakeholder management is a very narrow way of looking at how we work with people on projects to achieve a common goal.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. Waterfall methodology rests heavily on Gantt charts. But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. What you need is a burn up chart. Not familiar with a burn up chart? Let’s define it, explain when it’s used and explore how to make one.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like nothing was going to plan? This can happen especially when we’re trying to achieve a big goal, like starting a business or organizing an event.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

I ran a survey about stakeholder management (thanks, by the way, if you were one of the people who filled it out) and the results surprised me. I have done a bit of analysis on the results and I wanted to share what I know so far with you. The biggest reason we do stakeholder engagement activities on projects is because they help us get the resources we need for the project.

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Online PM Courses

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

One of the challenges a Project Manager faces is project decision-making. And getting project decisions right is part of good governance. The post Your Essential Guide to How to Make Robust Project Decisions appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As businesses get more complex and projects become increasingly intricate, it is crucial to have reliable requirements management tools in place. To help you make the right decision, we’ve compiled a list of the top 9 requirements management tools of 2023.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Project management is a people business. Projects get done through people. We need people on our teams to do what they say they are going to do, and we need to help them do that. That’s why stakeholder engagement is such an important skill. So what does it look like when stakeholders aren’t engaged? If you aren’t seeing the success you were hoping for in building relationships with your project stakeholders, then this will sound familiar: You can’t get time with your stakeholders You’re stressed

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Musings on Project Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

"Management 3.0" has a blurb they call "12 Rules for Metrics"There are a few of these I find unique and interesting, repeated here, more or less:"Measure for a purpose": Without using those words exactly, I have written on this topic many times.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

According to CB Insights , more than ⅓ of all businesses fail for the same reason: there’s no market need for their products. While it may sound like common sense to make sure people actually want what you’re building, project and product teams often think they know better than their customers. A solid business case can solve this problem. Along with other inputs, such as customer research , a business case helps organizations assess the actual need for their projects, creating a firm foundation

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

Empower yourself as a project manager with insights that directly influence the financial landscape and strategic direction of your organization! Join us for a deep dive into the world of financial strategy, as we dissect key metrics that drive CFOs and business leaders’ investment decisions. This session will equip you with the necessary tools to craft compelling business cases as well as a comprehensive understanding of the crucial distinction between capital expenditure and operational expend

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place. Maybe the company wants to scale and sustain its growth or increase productivity and efficiency. Whatever the objectives, process implementation is how they achieve these goals. If you’re looking to improve your business processes , you need to know what process implementation is and why it’s so important.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Why do stakeholders take part in projects? You might think that’s an obvious question. After all, your project sponsor is probably the one who wanted this project to happen in the first place, and he or she has a vested interest in making it a success. But aside from the sponsor, all those other stakeholders don’t have to play nicely. They make an active choice to either help out, or hinder your project.

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The Digital Project Manager

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This year marks the return of many long-standing project management conferences that went dark with the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. There’s a reason for excitement—once again there are opportunities to network and connect with other project managers, get hands-on training and learn from experts in the field, and let lose a little bit […] The post 12 Top Project Management Conferences You Need To Be At In 2023 appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. Through its national rail line Renfe, Spain paid €258 million to design 31 trains. After design work was well underway, it was discovered the requirements listed the wrong track measurements, which resulted in designs for trains that would be too large to fit through the tunnels on their route.

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Think your project management clients are your business’ bread and butter? Think again. Without a harmonious project team, your project could be at risk of unhappy stakeholders and clients, delayed timelines, and every PM’s greatest nightmare … scope creep. Here’s the harsh reality: Your team is what makes or breaks the entire project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Pernille Eskerod and Anna Lund Jepsen’s book, Project Stakeholder Management Stakeholder management seems to stay a hot topic regardless of what year we’re in. I think it’s been that way since A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK® Guide ) finally included a tenth knowledge area on managing stakeholders (although in my mind, stakeholders were important to the project management profession way before PMI wrote it into the book).

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The Digital Project Manager

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Unpopular opinion: crafting a work breakdown structure (WBS) is one of the hardest project planning tasks, and ultimately one of the most important to get right. The WBS helps a project manager to 1) identify the activities that are required to complete a project and 2) organize those activities into manageable chunks of work. In […] The post What Is A Work Breakdown Structure & How To Make One: Ultimate Guide appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Accountability is the act of being answerable or accountable for something. For example, every time I drive a car I am accountable for it being in a road worthy state, safe to drive, and that I drive it according to the laws of the country I am in. When I am in Europe, it is up to me to drive on the right hand side of the road! It is a key component of any successful organisation, yet it is often overlooked or not given the attention it deserves.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When it comes to project management, there are a variety of different tools and techniques that can be used to ensure that the project is completed on time and within budget. One such technique is the use of Kanban or Scrum boards.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The term “ agile product management ” means precisely what it sounds like. The goal is to develop product strategies and roadmaps in an elegant setting. It promotes an adaptable approach to product development and deployment, allowing firms to adjust swiftly to input and create products that consumers enjoy. At its foundation, agile product management is a reaction to the widespread usage of agile software development approaches such as scrum or kanban.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This post makes an initial attempt to describe what Artificial Intelligence is, where it might apply in the world, and the impacts to organizational strategy and project management. It follows up this initial attempt with actual Artifical Intelligence responses from ChatGPT. The Basics: Artificial Intelligence – What Is (AI)? At its core, Artificial Intelligence, commonly referenced with the acronym “AI”, is all about data.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Many of us find it difficult to ask for help at work, which is a problem if you are part of a Scrum Team. Interdependence and collaboration are central to Scrum, but these practices don’t always come naturally to those new to the framework. That’s especially true for teams working in organizational cultures that value independent players, standing out and personal accomplishment.

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Online PM Courses

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In this video, I want to answer the question, what is a Burndown Chart and a Burnup Chart? And What is Velocity? The post What are a Burndown Chart, a Burnup Chart, and Velocity? appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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PM Times

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Goals are something to work toward or aspire to. Expectations are beliefs that something will occur in a certain way. Goals are not expectations. And knowing the difference can help to avoid unnecessary disappointment and conflict. Last month I wrote about embracing imperfection to achieve ongoing performance improvement. The implication is that we must expect imperfection, […] The post Goals are NOT Expectations: Change Mindsets to Avoid the Suffering of Disappointed Stakeholders appeared

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to start. Knowing the basics to setting up a project swiftly and correctly in LiquidPlanner can save you time and worry from the start. You’ll be able to: Ensure you’ve provided essential data to manage your project in LiquidPlanner Increase visibility so that managers always know what’s happening, when Decrease uncertainty about project timelines and missing information Setting up a project in LiquidPlanner is similar to some other project management software,

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Scrum is a popular Agile project management framework that has been adopted by organizations worldwide. A Scrum Master is a critical member of a Scrum Team, responsible for facilitating the process and ensuring the team follows Scrum practices. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about being a Scrum Master, including the role and responsibilities, the skills you’ll need, and how to get started.

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Speaker: Ketan Jahagirdar - Sopheon’s Director of Product Management

70% of most digital transformation projects fail. Learn how you can quickly improve that success rate. To be successful, digital transformation involves the strategic application of digitalization to improve a business’ entire system of production, procurement, sales, operations, human resources, and financial management. In short, to basically transform the way a company makes money and delivers value to customers.

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