The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi February 28, 2024 Project Managers Have One Key Goal: Project Success By integrating risk management into project management processes, project managers can anticipate and respond to potential challenges, increasing the likelihood of project success. So why not ask AI to give us a hand?

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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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 30, 2021

Managing Risk. Building relationships with clients, senior staff and other influencers. Identify, track and resolve risks. The post Construction Project Manager Job Description (with Free Example!) Construction project managers are responsible for drafting those construction contracts. Develop schedule, with milestones.

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JUNE 14, 2020

The author asked what needs to be considered when planning risk responses. The majority of the answers offered focused on characteristics of the individual risks themselves such as their probability, impact, ability to be responded to and so on.

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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 6 project constraints are time, cost, scope (as per the triangle) and then quality, risk and resources.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 2, 2019

There are many examples throughout history that illustrate the importance of teamwork. We cherry-picked 10 of our favorite inspirational examples of teamwork as it applies to a variety of circumstances. Their music is the soundtrack of an era and continues to influence musicians to this day. But don’t take our word for it.

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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. Understanding trends and risks. For example, one-time purchase vs. subscription. For example, social, media, print, etc. What do customers like?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk. Examples include: Generating reports Analyzing documents with multiple types of data Summarizing meeting notes Organizing information into company templates Performing calculations.

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Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Proofhub

JUNE 20, 2023

Small Business Risk Management If you’re thinking of starting a new business, learning how to start a t-shirt business or a marketing business is not going to be enough. You can perfect your business plan and have an up-to-date marketing strategy, yet there could be an event or situation that may loom on your business as an uncalled risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 21, 2019

It’s big business that’s involved in almost every sector of the economy, and therefore carries some major risks. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you the importance of IT risk management in this short tutorial video. In Review – IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices. What is IT Risk Management?

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

For example, read on your commute or listen to an audiobook at the gym. Identifying and Managing Project Risk (4 th Ed) Author: Tom Kendrick. Identifying and Managing Project Risk is a big read at over 300 pages. Making Risk Management Work (2 nd Ed) Authors: Ruth Murray-Webster and Penny Pullan. PDU claim: 8 hours.

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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. Watch out for…. Mayte Mata-Sivera.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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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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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. Poor risk management. Insufficient dependency identification.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 17, 2016

Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI), penned a great article entitled Using Project Management to Reduce Risk. Indeed, “high-performing companies manage risk in conjunction with projects and programs far more often than low performers do.” “Leadership is influence.

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Leading Agile

MAY 11, 2021

In today’s environment, organizations are striving for business Agility, or else they risk being put out of business. 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. If there is no risk, there is no need to trust.

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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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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

An organization that gained notoriety for disrupting almost every market it entered is now an organization that is at risk of significant disruption. 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.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 5, 2022

In this article, we will explore this domain, why it's critical to projects, how to engage stakeholders, and some common stakeholder risks. Internet searches is an example of Pull communication. Here are some examples: Key executives are not involved in the development of the project charter and have no input into the objectives.

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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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Project Risk Coach

MAY 7, 2018

In this article, let’s look at five causes of schedule risks and ways to avoid or reduce these risks. As we work to develop and compress our schedules, let’s be aware of the common causes of risk. We will be in a better position to manage the risks and deliver our projects on schedule. Crashing the schedule.

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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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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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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. It’s sort of like managing risk in that way.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

The formulation of business cases, risk and problem management, cost control, project scope, budgeting, and schedule management are among the fundamental skills that your apprentices will master in this environment.” Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government. So that’s a ballpark.

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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. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the 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. The more nationalities on your project team, the greater the risk of challenges.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 26, 2019

There may be inherent risks when we make project assumptions. An Example of Wrong Assumptions So, how does this happen? Is the flipper a magician who is capable of influencing how the coin lands? appeared first on Project Risk Coach. We assume certain things to be true when in fact, they may not be. This can be costly.

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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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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. It helps to mitigate risk and discover the stakeholder’s real goals for the project. An Example of a Stakeholder Map. Try it for yourself today!

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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.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 28, 2021

Use your interpersonal skills to influence the resource manager and others who select the team members. For example, assume you have been preassigned a team that lacks the skills to develop requirements. The post How to Improve the Performance of Your Project Teams appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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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. They must believe in themselves, be willing to take risks, and rely on their expert judgement. Influencing and negotiating. Networking.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The Problems with Crashing, Fast Tracking, and other Schedule Compression Techniques How do project managers unintentionally create schedule risks? As we work to develop and compress our schedules, let’s be aware of the common causes of risk. 5 Causes of Schedule Risk. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. Crashing the schedule.

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