Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. What is a risk audit in project management? Who carries out the risk audit?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Employers also see reducing risk as a benefit. In my article on how to convince your boss to go (or stay) remote , I shared research on how 73% of managers reported reduced risk with flexible work, as employees can work regardless of bad weather, illness, and various other factors. We’d love to hear from you.

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Productivity Land

JULY 17, 2023

However, navigating uncertainties requires effective risk management. In this article, we will delve into the world of agile risk management, exploring strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in projects. By recognizing and categorizing these risks, project teams can proactively address them.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 9, 2021

Project managers should work closely with their project sponsor to develop an agenda for the project kickoff meeting.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 7, 2016

How’s your project risk management knowledge? Some of you are a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or as a Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) so this test may be a good review for you. If you are preparing for the PMP or PMI-RMP exam, this exercise will certainly be helpful. Secondary risk.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

This article explores the world of neuroplasticity and the seven exercises you can incorporate into your daily routine to keep your mind sharp and agile. It can also reduce the risk of age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

Many project managers feel overwhelmed with emails, phone calls, and meetings. Although we are all given the same amount of time each day, some project managers are able to produce greater value for their organizations. Problem #1: I am spending more time managing issues than managing upcoming project activities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Keeping track of problems on projects is really important if you want to come across as a professional project manager. I use an issues log (it’s an Excel spreadsheet) to make sure I record, remember and manage all the issues on my projects. Why not plan for them just in case on your risk register? Do you want it too?

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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.” Next, educate your leaders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

Project managers know that cooperation boosts productivity on projects and is beneficial in a team environment. Teamwork ensures that resources are well-managed and less time is needed to complete a project. And if that wasn’t enough, here are 10 reasons why teamwork is vital to effective project management.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2016

John Smith was hired as a new project manager at a leasing company, and he was assigned a small project with a team of six people. How well did John use risk management to accomplish his goal? He and his team completed a project plan and identified project risks. Improving Risk Management.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. Table Of Contents.

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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. Encourage collaboration early by facilitating team discussions, problem-solving, and brainstorming exercises. The post How to Improve the Performance of Your Project Teams appeared first on Project Risk Coach. How About You?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Project management has so many challenges to solve every day, so having a toolbox of techniques (and the right attitude) will help you deliver projects successfully. Given that it deals with the big problems facing organizations, I think the course is best for senior project managers, program managers, and portfolio leaders.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

At the beginning mostly as a project manager, and afterward as a Scrum Master. One of the patterns I’ve noticed in all these years is how teams, management, and stakeholders respond to complexity. This was until Christiaan Verwijs and I designed the “ Definition of Done ” exercise as part of the Scrum.org PSM II class.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

Identify risks & dependencies for following feature: [Your feature]. Create a workshop on product management in Scrum for new stakeholders. Your suggestions include surveys, talks, interviews, team meetings, games, exercises, or other parties like stakeholders or line managers, and other useful practices.

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MPUG

JUNE 6, 2022

But, how does all of this fit into Risk Management? Risk Managers don’t toss coins or calculate heads/tails in an experiment. Probability Distribution and Risk Management. With the above basics, let’s consider another example to understand probability distribution from the perspective of risk management.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2023

There has been a notable shift in recent years to talking about project leadership, as distinct from project management. Management, as the saying goes, is about doing things right, and leadership is about doing the right things. In reality, both leadership and management are often done by the same person – the project manager.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. When you’re executing a project, you need to manage a lot of things: resources, costs, schedule and more.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

As you will learn, and despite being prone to lapse into project management speak, ChatGPT is remarkably capable of doing so, provided we feed it suitable prompts. I want you to create a schedule, name the exercises, and point to sources where I can learn more about the suggested activities.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 3, 2021

Brainstorming A senior leader asked Jane to manage a project to implement a new insurance policy administration system. She facilitated the round robin exercise asking each participant for their top three. The post 3 Ways to Improve Cost Estimates with Your Teams appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Workamajig

JUNE 7, 2018

Every project has some risk of failure. This guide on project risk management will help you understand and manage risks better. If there is one thing you can be certain about in project management, it's this: Every project carries some risk. Putting out these fires is your job as the project manager.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

Risk management has become an integral part of organizational success. Effective risk management allows businesses to identify potential threats, assess their impact, and implement strategies to mitigate or avoid them altogether. By doing so, companies can safeguard their assets, reputation, and long-term viability.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 12, 2019

Switching from a spreadsheet to social media doesn’t count as exercise at work. Why Is Exercise Important? Exercise is important, especially so for those of us working sedentary jobs. But it’s not just for us desk jockeys; all people, regardless of their age, can benefit from exercise. Feeling out of shape?

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 22, 2021

Project managers encounter conflict regularly over schedules, project priorities, human resources, requirements, and technical opinions, to name a few. I once managed a project where the organization wanted to create a customer service representative (CSR) position for 158 remote locations. What are the options for managing conflict?

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 9, 2023

Prioritize and Set Clear Goals One of the fundamental principles of time management is setting priorities. Explore automation solutions for email management, social media scheduling, data entry, and more. Learn to Say No Saying no is an essential skill for saving time and managing your workload effectively.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 18, 2021

One of the reasons that project managers fail to properly estimate their projects is they miss key activities when developing their schedules. Whether we are creating a Pixar movie , a building, a highway, or a service center, wise project managers break down their projects into pieces. Why does this happen?

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 21, 2019

If you say the word “risk” to ten people, each person may think of something different— insurance, threats, investments, bets, or potential loss. As we manage project teams, it's critical that you and your team members have a common understanding of what project risk means. Next, agree on a definition for project risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. Who is the IBM Project Management Certificate for? Let me guess.

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 15, 2021

Nearly all boxes are unpacked and we’ve even managed to put some of our home decorations up but there’s still a lot left to do to achieve our desired outcome. While the move itself tended to involve a number of negative risks, the post-move stages have also introduced some positive ones.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2023

Amy Edmondson defines psychological safety as “a shared belief about the consequences of interpersonal risk-taking”. You can create your own Agile or Scrum exercise, or draw inspiration from an exercise like Scrum Mythbusters. What topics are worth revisiting?

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Dear Elizabeth: I work in a technical team as a project manager. You might not need to document this granularity on your work breakdown structure, but your team could go through the exercise to split out tasks into their component parts. Where you can’t remove the uncertainty, add this as a risk to your project risk register.

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The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Finally, the post applies these same steps to strategy and project management, identifying similarities and differences, all to stimulate thinking as a strategic project manager. The post will then look at how this applies to strategy and project management. Strategy Impacts of Charlie Munger’s Approach Content goes here.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 24, 2019

I'd like to give a few brief reasons why project managers struggle with small projects. In general, smaller projects have less risk. This exercise allows the team to understand the context of the project. Project managers are assigned projects at the last minute with a tight deadline. Sonya Levien. Click to Tweet.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

Are you ready to dive into my Google Project Management: Professional Certificate review? I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects.

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