Project Bliss

MARCH 15, 2017

As project managers, we have to influence others – usually without formal authority. And there are many other events day-to-day that require persuasion and influence to help us be successful. In Influence Robert Cialdini presents eye-opening ways that influence is used on you regularly. I wasn’t disappointed.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this guide, we’ll go deep into what a competitive analysis should include and then provide a step-by-step guide (including examples and templates) to help you create your own. For example, if you’re entering the CRM market, try phrases such as “best CRM system” or make it location specific such as “CRM systems in the US.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 9, 2024

questions are an example of regret, not only from inaction but also from choosing the ‘wrong’ action. You will set a strong example of your expectations. You cannot control your team, but you can set an example of your expectations. I like to use the example of video games when discussing if you are on the right path.

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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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Leading Agile

MAY 11, 2021

In today’s blog, a continuation of the first in this two-part series, we’ll talk about building trust and influence, and initiating the trust-influence loop. We have found that becoming trustworthy causes another thing to occur – influence. Trust and influence are critical components in an enterprise transformation strategy.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JUNE 27, 2022

Influence without authority. Project managers, however, need to be able to influence their project teams without having formal authority. Influence is the ability to have an effect on the behavior of someone or something. The following are five tips on influence based on lessons I’ve learned throughout the years.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 26, 2019

A common example is comparing how many product backlog items they were able to successfully complete during an iteration with how many they had forecast that they would be able to complete at the beginning of the iteration.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

As you develop further through your career, for example becoming a program manager or leading complex projects, you can take additional certifications that fit the job you are in. I’m one of those examples of coincidences in your life that help you to discover a career path that you really love. Mayte Mata-Sivera.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

5 key project team roles and responsibilities Other roles in a project team Project team roles and responsibilities example Project team role and responsibilities matrix Project team roles FAQs Clearly defined project team roles mean a greater chance of project success What is a project team? And that’s exactly what we’re here to do today.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To further illustrate what a Gantt chart is, we’ll give you an example and link to a free Gantt chart template for Excel that you can download and use right away. Later he published Work, Wages and Profits: Their Influence on the Cost of Living (1910), Industrial Leadership (1916) and Organizing for Work (1919). Who Was Henry Gantt?

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Planio

MARCH 25, 2024

Customer acquisition influences everything from how you prioritize features to your go-to-market strategy. For example, an accounting product may look to boost its product’s exposure by investing in its SEO rankings for the search term “Best accounting software in the US.”. Influencer marketing. Content marketing.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

Satya Nadella is also responsible for helping the organization focus on the metrics that truly matter and using those measures to influence the most valuable outcomes. So, that is why, in my opinion, Satya Nadella is a better example of Agile leadership than Steve Jobs. Measuring what matters.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Can you show me an example of when you’ve done Y so I can compare it to what I’m doing? Ask your mentor for actionable advice, for example, if they could share examples of project management documents that have landed well with stakeholders so you can use them for inspiration. Who are the key influencers for Y?

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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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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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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As applied to the Professional Scrum Master™ course, you can expect to experience the course over four half-day classroom sessions on a weekly cadence, for example. Learners Have Learning Preferences. Flipped Learning is an extension to our existing course offerings, not a replacement.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What is an Influencer? These gentlemen are in all the top-10 lists of being the ‘the best’ Politician, Influencer, world changer, etc. So before diving into the Product Owner taking an Influencer stance, let’s first inspect what an Influencer is. The Influencer is also referred to as the Politician.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. Low Influence High Interest: This group is very keen to know what we will deliver but have little or no influence.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In Scrum, however, leadership is about influence and facilitation, goal setting and decentralized decision making, not authority. Living the Scrum Values: Scrum Masters lead by example, setting the tone for the team's interactions and decision-making processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Examples include: Generating reports Analyzing documents with multiple types of data Summarizing meeting notes Organizing information into company templates Performing calculations. The first level on the spectrum – automation – is the recommended starting point.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Underneath, I list skills grouped together by: Interpersonal skills Leadership Each of those headings has a list of bullet points underneath that give examples of how I have demonstrated those skills. Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume. Mine is called ‘Skills Profile’.

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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

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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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

This means this methodology greatly influences how your team operates and might even require you to make hiring decisions based on it. For example, the kanban method doesn’t require you to have a specific team structure or hold meetings. For example, an outdated kanban board creates problems in the development process of your project.

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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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

A gradual decline in their effectiveness can be a subtle, insidious process heavily influenced by the size and culture of an organization. For example, the program to introduce Scrum is rolled out in a traditional top-down process when it should use Scrum itself for the purpose.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Scrum.org

MAY 24, 2023

For example, Artificial Intelligence has changed the way people are building products. A few more examples of organisational structure change: New people may arrive Layoffs may happen Hierarchy structure can change People could be promoted/demoted, And many more. People’s influence can change over time.

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Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2023

For example, for a SaaS (Software as a service) product, one of the key stakeholders is James Bond- Head Of IT Security. What stakeholders’ influence is’ can be really important in what channels you want to use. For example, James Bond, Head of IT security will have a High Influence. Stakeholder changes over time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2023

In some situations – for example where your organization does not yet have a mature approach to managing projects – the onus falls to you to ensure you secure support for your work. That starts with understanding who influences decisions around how individuals spend their time – the gatekeepers. This can be time-consuming in itself.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For example, read on your commute or listen to an audiobook at the gym. It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. It’s about influence and negotiation and how to get things done. One hour of reading equals one PDU , so it’s a great way of keeping up your informal learning.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We’ve moved on from the idea that a few impact and influence grids can actively manage other people’s behavior. The model of working with stakeholders today is more around how we engage people to support the project’s goals and use influencing, negotiating, teamwork and conflict management to effectively get work done through others.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 7, 2022

HBR reports some very obvious ideas for how to make your team more productive like: Clarifying expectations Setting a good example Making meetings shorter. Lead by example. I know I was dismissive of the basic advice from the HBR article, but leading by example is a basic that it’s important to get right.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2024

One must avoid the sunk cost fallacy, where previous investments unduly influence continued commitment to a project despite evidence suggesting otherwise. It's a blend of art and science, requiring a philosophical approach rather than a rigid set of rules.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

Projects always have certain constraints – there may be an urgency to complete a project because of external market factors, for example; or there may have to be tightly controlled costs because of a fixed or limited budget. The project will also be expected to deliver on certain expectations including quality levels.

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