MPUG

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

According to our recent MPUG survey, 53% of project managers rank stakeholder management as their biggest challenge and it’s often these invisible influencers who create the most significant impacts. ” This simple question often reveals critical hidden influencers. The ripples extend far beyond the initial point of impact.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 11, 2025

To help illustrate that, well offer problem statement examples and even a problem statement template that you can for yourself. For example, it should include a quantifiable impact, affected parties, consequences of the problem and constraints, if any. It also influences customer retention rates and brand reputation.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Then we’ll get into some examples to fully illustrate their meaning. Besides the examples above, an operational process asset can be any practice or knowledge from anything used to execute or govern the project, even lessons learned from previous projects and historical data. Here are some of the more common examples.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project. Examples of scope creep. Example of scope creep in software development. Example of scope creep in construction. Example: You are two months into the build of a new hotel. Example of scope creep in Scrum.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 11, 2024

Work isn’t only performed in an office, and field service is an example of this. For example, a contractor works on one’s home or a professional services firm installs a new system in a client’s office. Learn more Field Service Examples Because field service applies to multiple industries, examples of field service work vary.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

You'll learn why it matters, see an overview of the communications process, and get some examples of where you might apply it on your own projects. There are numerous examples where project communication supports other project management processes. For example, if you don't get the required response from an email, pick up the phone.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 10, 2024

They’ll be able to influence those affected by the change or have a personality that can help guide others or overcome resistance to change. For example, if an organization has hired a professional services firm, they might have a person who will take on that responsibility. Therefore, they must excel at these skills.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 30, 2021

Building relationships with clients, senior staff and other influencers. The post Construction Project Manager Job Description (with Free Example!) These are the top-line responsibilities, but there are many more that candidates for your construction project manager job posting will have to handle.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Impact Effort Matrix Example Let’s imagine that Acme Corp. Factors that can influence the decision include time, resources , financial costs or complexity. It works by determining a list of criteria that can influence a situation and then assigning a weighted value to each. is considering various projects.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Then well explain the symbols used in one, when to use it and provide some examples to help see it function in a real-life scenario. For example, a binary decision flowchart has only two possible outcomes at each decision point, typically yes or no, which is ideal for simpler decisions. The following are just a few examples.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 9, 2025

To understand the difference between internal and external stakeholders, well first define both and offer examples of them in project management. Internal stakeholders are crucial for project success because they have direct control or influence over the resources, processes and policies that drive the project forward.

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Planio

OCTOBER 14, 2024

These unconscious biases can influence who we hire (and listen to), the decisions we make, and what we prioritize in our daily lives — and not always for the better. Why it’s so important to understand your own biases 12 unconscious bias examples (and how to overcome them) 1. As team leaders or project managers, we need to do better.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 9, 2024

For example, project managers will likely meet in person with their teams. It depends on their influence and impact on the project. Establish Communication Delivery Channels Communication requirements are more than frequency, though that’s important.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 13, 2025

When combined with other planning tools—like business roadmaps or Gantt charts—it can directly influence strategic timelines, resource allocation and risk management efforts. For example, our multiple project views allow project managers to plan and teams to execute those plans with kanban boards or task lists.

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Scrum.org

JULY 22, 2024

Use this information to influence what the Scrum team works on next. For example: Instagram : Started as a simple photo-sharing app called Burbn, then pivoted to focus solely on photo sharing, leading to massive success. Plan to deliver something usable each Sprint.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Positions at this level carry a significant amount of influence over strategic direction and policy. Is it sounding like something youd be interested in so far?

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JULY 2, 2025

Here are some examples. I’ve put an example below – use this as a starting point but you’ll want to tailor it a little bit as necessary to fit your own organization structure. There are several types of PMO, but frankly you don’t have to stick to one of these. What you are aiming for is to determine the role you expect the PMO to play.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 13, 2025

For example, if a previous software development project took three months and cost $50,000, a new project with comparable features and requirements might be estimated to take a similar amount of time and budget. Its fast and straightforward, but less accurate due to its reliance on just one example.

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JULY 22, 2020

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Stakeholder-neutral. IT projects often fall into this category.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is a measure of how much influence they have over actions and outcomes. For example, how often are they likely to bring you urgent issues? Together, an assessment of these three elements can tell you how engaged a stakeholder is or will be in the work and how they could influence the project. Things that can’t wait?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For example, instead of sticking to a pre-set budget for a year-long project that may no longer be relevant in six months, agile teams can reallocate budgets based on sprint results, customer feedback and their desired experience (outcomes) or changing market conditions. This metric can influence financial decisions about where to invest.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

When you start thinking about it, there are loads of examples, from financial databases to standardized guidelines for pretty much anything, product standards, quality standards, historical records, and even very specific things that you may only use in certain circumstances, like defect management processes.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Cultural Shift: Over time, Elevating Katas influence not just processes, but also the culture, encouraging transparency, continuous learning, and a broader understanding of product and customer outcomes. EXAMPLES OF ELEVATING KATAS Elevating Katas are not one-off workshops or temporary campaigns.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2021

A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. An Example of a Stakeholder Map. To give you an example and the opportunity to create your own stakeholder map, download our stakeholder map template.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2025

The decision is influenced by several factors. Here are some non-limiting examples: Value: The Product Owner focuses on maximizing the value of the product and reducing business risks. Instead, its better filled with: Problems to Solve Outcomes to Achieve Hypotheses to Prove (See my earlier musing on Backlogs.)

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2025

Well go over that, explore various project financing sources, explain the process of getting that financial support and provide an example to see how this plays out in the real world. The availability of funds influences project start dates and the scheduling of different phases within the Gantt chart. What Is Project Financing?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

For example, imagine you are considering two job offers. That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made. Which would you choose?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Stakeholder-neutral. IT projects often fall into this category.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

For example, in the United States, eye contact is often interpreted as a sign of interest or attentiveness. For example, if you’re working with an international project team, it’s likely you’ll have team members from a variety of cultures. For example, in some cultures, direct eye contact is considered to be a sign of respect.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2025

It helps teams understand how specific lessons influenced the project’s success or challenges. Lessons Learned Example To better understand what is meant by lessons learned and how to apply this concept, weve described an example of how it could play out in a real-life situation.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here are some examples of the watermelon or cobra effect. For example: Consider, we are a Social Media platform and after the recent release we want to see a surge in our active users. Impact - The force or influence on something. Hint: more than activities or output start focusing on Outcomes and Impacts.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 10, 2022

Ensuring teams have these skills allows them to maintain influence with a variety of stakeholders – a critical component for making change. Examples of qualifying activities for Power Skills PDUs. But what does that actually translate to, as tasks we can do for PDUs?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. For example, one of the top project scheduling mistakes I see is not co-creating the plan. Influencing and negotiating. Networking.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. More examples of effective paraverbal communication at work Remember that these are just examples.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. For example, she may not schedule the necessary two months for a task because the technician said, “Two weeks should do it!”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Reflecting on this, I did not think that I had personally acknowledged ever feeling denial at work for example, following the shock of an announcement like a redundancy programme, but reading more about it, denial shows up as questioning the decision and thinking that there is no need for change, and I have definitely done that.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You need to be aware of the project environment and prepare for its influence on your project throughout the project management life cycle. The project manager must understand the project environment and proactively plan to manage the factors that might influence the project. Project Environment Example.

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