Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

Ron Rosenhead, co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship. Are you wondering how to build a better relationship with your project sponsor? Peter Taylor told me about how to build professional relationships with project sponsors , even when you don’t like them. Here’s what he had to say.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You’ve recently been asked to take over an existing project. The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction: Project management, is a dynamic field, continually evolving in response to changing business needs and technological advancements. This transformation signifies a need for adaptive strategies and mindsets to navigate the evolving project management landscape effectively. By Elissa Farrow, Ph.D.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

Who has paid library fines even though the books are just there ready to go back, because she can’t get out of the office for 20 minutes to return them. The reason for all this is that I’ve taken on a new project. So, here are my 7 best tips for beginning work on a project that someone else is handing over.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Construction project management relies on good planning, experienced contractors and powerful construction project management software. While Procore is a known name in construction project management, many construction managers are looking for a Procore alternative. Our list goes from best to good.

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2024 Construction Software Review Technical Review 362

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It can also mean taking my expenses to the post room or zapping my holiday form to my manager. Book travel tickets. If your office car park now has a booking system like mine, make sure you’ve got a spot reserved. If I have booked one, I’ll normally ring or pop round to the person who controls the room bookings (e.g.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I bet you have plenty of project management processes, don’t you? One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. Let’s look at 5 common reasons why processes fail to serve you when managing projects and what you can do about them.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution? Project Execution Steps. Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! )

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Projects and operations are both necessary for businesses to succeed, but they require different approaches. When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects change the business. The status quo is good but project managers keep changing things!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have updated my responses in order to better reflect the PRINCE2 and A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge — PMBOK® Guide , as at October 2021 as the PMBOK® Guide has been updated since this interview first took place, and PRINCE2 US was launched in 2020. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2023

Have you ever been asked to ‘just get the project done’? Research from nPlan of 500,000 project schedules points to nine out of every 10 projects are delivered late. It’s likely that the issue is reflected in non-major construction projects too. What does it mean to crash your schedule? Benefits of schedule crashing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) Seventh Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into performance domains.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nearly 1 in 5 project managers have considered leaving their job: 37% of professionals have thought about quitting project management in the past year. So why are people leaving project management? Let’s start with this story from one project manager. Anonymous project manager.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 All management disciplines, project management included, contain words and expressions that have meanings susceptible to change over time. VE and VA terms are most frequently used on government projects rather than in traditional project management applications.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

What are the key skills for working on multiple projects simultaneously? In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2020

We aren’t managing projects now in the same way that people managed projects years ago. The approaches taken by many companies and professional bodies to managing projects are different now to when I first started out in the field in 2000ish. How long has project management been around?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

PRINCE2 is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work.

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The IIL Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

ITIL is a best practice and guidance framework that talks about how to deliver value to customers and key stakeholders whilst ensuring you both keep your feet on the ground whilst striving for continual improvement. ITIL is a best practice framework which you can adopt and adapt so that it works effectively in your organisation.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

Read on and learn more about how a project management tool that is reasonably usable when you use it out of the box without any modifications turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it. ?? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

and Cynthia Snyder Dionisio, MBA, PMP We have all attended project management workshops, conferences, and symposiums. We have read books and journal articles on various project management topics. The starting point was the selection of individuals to function as project managers.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

A Project Steering Group is the oversight committee of a project. You might use the term Project Board or Governance Committee, or something else that means a similar thing. All projects should have one, but the make up of the group depends on your project. The Members of the Project Steering Group.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

August 30, 2023 Background For decades, companies have recognized the need for legal representation on projects. Legal representation appeared in procurement management and became one of the knowledge areas that is needed in most companies for successful project delivery.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review 2023 Technical Review 138

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

What are the key skills for working on multiple projects simultaneously? In this article, we’ll dive into the statistics and you’ll learn: The top challenges facing people managing several projects at once The key skills required for managing multiple projects The top tools for prioritizing work day-to-day.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Dr. Harold Kerzner What is meant by project management complexity or project complexity? How will knowing this make my life (as a project professional) easier? Organizational projects are by nature far-reaching and complex. Why is it important to know now?

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Project Management Maturity Model Fourth Edition, written by J. E.g., resource management is broken down into the key components resource management planning, resource estimation, resource acquisition, team development and team management. For each component you get best practices to look for or to implement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

One of the first things that project managers learn on training courses is that a project has a start, a middle and an end. Unfortunately, outside the classroom you’ll come across projects that don’t work like that. What is a zombie project? A zombie project is one that never ends. have poor management.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Project management is a process of finding the best method to manage and control work through its every stage. There’s never just one way to accomplish this mission, and thus there is never just one methodology for project managers to use. PRINCE2 is an acronym for Projects IN Controlled Environments.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Introduction to Project Health Checks Projects seem to progress quickly until they are about 60-70% complete. Then, perhaps without any warning, the truth comes out and we discover that the project is in trouble. Most projects seem to focus heavily on just two metrics: time and cost. By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.

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Henny Portman

APRIL 26, 2022

There are not that many books on agile portfolio management, so I am curious what the book Agile Portfolio Management – A guide to the methodology and its successful implementation “knowledge that sets you apart” written by Klaus Nielsen, offers. Every chapter starts with the same overview figure. I miss structure.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Project managers, have you ever felt overwhelmed by the unpredictable waves of the project environment? The terrain of project management is fraught with hidden challenges and opportunities lying in wait for the unwary. What is a Project Environment? The result?

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

The landscape for project management changes almost every year. There are also changes taking place where project teams are being given choices on what is the best approach to manage the projects. Defining Success There will be a significant change in how we define the success (and failure) of a project.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 13, 2022

Working as a team, we can help sidestep each other’s blind spots and combine collective strengths to produce the best outcome. So why do project teams often fall victim to these biases? In short, project failure is primarily attributed to the underestimation of risk and “ the biggest risk is you ”.² .

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Online PM Courses

JULY 30, 2018

No one wants their project to fail. Despite this, project failure is all too common. So is it Possible to Prevent Project Failure? It certainly is, and all you need to do is follow all the principles of good Project Management, including foreseeing and acting on all threats. Giant Guide to Project Failure.

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Governance Government Estimate Technical Review 124

Velociteach

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. It describes how the project will be executed. It should be tailored based on the project’s context and needs. Unfortunately, in the rush to start a project, insufficient time is often devoted to creating the Plan. Projects can solve simple to chaotic problems.

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Planning Technical Review Governance Government 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2016

You’ve recently taken over a project that has already started. The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. And you’re staring at a system full of project documents and some emails that have been forwarded on.

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PMO Governance Government 2007 150

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Projects like anything that involves a lot of people working together need governance. The government runs a nation and project governance in the same fashion runs the project. Consider this your civics lessons in project management. What Is Project Governance? Structure.

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Governance Government PMI Defining 369

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This time last year I reviewed the trends in social and collaborative technology in the project management space: some of my predictions had come to nothing and it was interesting to look backward and hold myself accountable for what I said would happen. We need this because project work is huge and complicated. Big Data.

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