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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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How to Secure Resources for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That starts with understanding who influences decisions around how individuals spend their time – the gatekeepers. For example, if you’re working with the finance department, there will be particular parts of the financial year where they’re very busy. When will you/they be really busy? Knowing their busy times is useful too.

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How can you check what you’ve got and what needs to be done next? Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. Here are the instructions on how to write a project overview statement. How do you spend it? How much has been spent already? First, don’t panic.

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How to Manage Project Environment from Initiation to Close

ProjectManager.com

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. All of these things make up the project environment.

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How To Take Over An Existing Project [Free Checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. Get this free printable checklist about how to take over a project from someone else. How do you spend it? How much has been spent already? Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team.

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10 Best Coursera Courses for Project Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But if you are new to the workplace, you’ll pick up some useful tips on how to work effectively with other people and develop what PMI calls Power Skills, and what IBM calls Success Skills. Excel Skills for Business by Macquarie University I always want to learn more about Excel, probably because I quickly forget how to do the best formulas.

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Stakeholder Analysis and Mapping: Part 2 of 4 Steps of Stakeholder Engagement

Scrum.org

Here is the link to the article on how to use Empathy Mapping Canvas. 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. Users may fall into this.