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The Stakeholder Salience Model and How to Use It

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The strategic management layer in an organization is likely to have a say in how the project proceeds, as well as the key customer or client. 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? Things that can’t wait?

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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. You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. Here are the instructions on how to write a project overview statement.

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How to list project management skills on your resume

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Here’s how. How to include project management skills on your CV Let’s just go with the fact that CV and resume are interchangeable terms for the purposes of this article. On my CV, I have a section that covers skills.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. You might have landed here for the same reason: studying for the PMP exam and wondering how to make sense of this nothing-y term. They influence how we do the work. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)?

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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

Rebel’s Guide to PM

All of them are part of the project governance framework. Sometimes you need to know how to make a group decision ; sometimes you can make the call yourself. Risk and decision making. Risk management is an exercise in decision making. Once you’ve identified a risk, you need to come up with a plan to manage it.

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How to List Project Management Skills on Your Resume

Rebel’s Guide to PM

How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Here’s how. How to include project management skills on your CV. Brainstorm your past experience and consider how to include your work projects in your resume. On my CV, I have a section that covers skills.