ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

Project risk. Just the word risk can evoke the same kind of primal, fight-or-flight fear in project managers. But risk shouldn’t be feared, it’s just another part of the project to manage. All projects have some element of risk while other projects are inherently high-risk. (We’re

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. A project has a start, a middle and an end, so closing a project is an important part of the project management lifecycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2023

There are plenty of things at work that make it hard for you to progress your projects – the skill is in being able to identify and tackle them so you can keep moving forward. You’ll know how your body reacts without food: skipping lunch is rarely a good idea, especially if it makes you cranky. Make the most of your calendar.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2023

Despite your efforts to clearly define the scope, time and resources necessary to successfully complete the projects, things simply don’t always go according to plan. Maja Mrsic Here are 3 examples of projects that didn’t go to plan. So why do some projects crash to their doom? The merger was not a successful one.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 30, 2021

In a recent HBR article , the authors wrote about research they had conducted over a year on the relationships between how dispersed teams were and the speed at which their projects either succeeded or failed. The first finding seems logical. And this brings us back to psychological safety.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 6, 2024

Project management has wrought much change. From plotting Gantt charts by hand to the modern day explosion of project management software solutions, everything is different – including the nature of work itself. Then all is quiet until the boss approaches her desk with yet another project. To illustrate, Roger L.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Projects cost money. But what’s harder to discern is if the project is worth the investment. The last thing stakeholders want is to discover the project isn’t financially effective. We’ll discuss what the cost performance index does and how it does it below. Project costs can vary. Everyone knows that.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s easy to find examples of high-profile projects that fail. The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. The Scottish Parliament went through five iterations of its project plan and suffered a delay of 20 months. billion to £10.9

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 4, 2021

All project managers face problems. What are your most significant project problems? Team members failing to complete their activities. Consider a personal problem – the family expenses have been over budget for the last three months. Now, we take action. Some big, some small. Some easy, some complex. Scope creep.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. How many PDUs can you get for reading?

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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. Guess what?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For a project to function properly and be delivered on time and within its budget, all the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved must be clearly defined and communicated. Everyone has their part to play in the process, which is orchestrated by the project manager acting on behalf of the project owner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

We surveyed 220 project managers to better understand what it’s like to work in project delivery. In this original research, we share some brand new project management statistics. Sixty percent of project managers are using hybrid methods to deliver their projects. Ready to see what we uncovered?

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2021 Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Certification 450

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I’ve long used products from Cornelius Fichtner of The Project Management PrepCast fame for my own professional development. So how does Brain Sensei compare to the PM PrepCast ? I’ve used them both, I’ve had conversations with both teams, and over the year’s I’ve come to appreciate what they are both good at.

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Software Review PMI Certification Process 377

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Are you looking for tips on how to pass the Google Project Management Certificate ? In this article, I’ll share my top tips for working out the answers to the graded quizzes, how to plan your time and how to get the certificate for the lowest possible cost (not free, but very cheap). Scan the transcript instead.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

Where is artificial intelligence taking project management? AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. The impacts of artificial intelligence in project management. The applications of artificial intelligence in project management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2022

Take, for instance, Amazon Web Services (AWS). The servers at AWS have been up and running well over 99% of the time. A world where any purchase can be made over an iPhone and delivered to your house within 24 hours, where the answer to just about every conceivable question is merely a Google search away. In fact, it’s an “F”.

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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. Let me guess. You’re in the right place.

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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? Fortunately, there are strategies ( and tools! )

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 499

ProjectManager.com

JULY 14, 2021

Have you ever gotten stuck trying to schedule a project? It’s the project management equivalent of writer’s block, and it can majorly slow down your planning. This is best executed with the help of project scheduling software. The project is planned specifically so that it doesn’t go over schedule. Try It Free!

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 29, 2021

Throughout the life of a project, project managers check in on progress and compare it to the project plan—comparing their predictions to reality. If they don’t do this regularly, odds are the budget will suffer and their project will fail entirely. Understanding Project Costs. Try It Free!

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Projects require an implementation plan, and that plan requires an implementation schedule. A schedule defines when project phases will start and end. A project implementation schedule takes all your tasks and organizes them into a tactical, actionable schedule. What Is an Implementation Schedule for a Project?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2023

Closing down a project early is very different to carrying out a controlled close when a project has reached its natural conclusion and delivered everything that stakeholders were expecting. When a project is unexpectedly closed early, it can be difficult to know what steps to take next. Why do projects close early?

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Harvard Business Review published an article this week about how boards can prepare for unexpected calamities such as pandemics, natural disasters or cyber-attacks. Steering committees play a similar role when it comes to projects. Boards play a key governance role in the successful running of companies.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 30, 2024

If you’re researching which project management software to use, you’ve probably already compared Asana vs. ClickUp. However, as project management tools, they both fall short. Asana’s timeline is no substitute for a Gantt chart and ClickUp is more focused on productivity than project management. That’s fair. What Is Asana?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Just like any project plan , an IT disaster recovery plan is made up of pieces. So consider planning tools and additional fail safe investments. Just over the last few decades, there’s been a huge migration from analog to digital. They break and fail all the time. Action must be taken immediately. Business Consequences.

Planning 397

Planning Infrastructure Risk Management Monitoring 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

As a project manager, we are always learning new things. If you hold a professional certification like the Project Management Professional, an APM qualification, or PRINCE2, you’ll also be expected to carry out some professional development each year as well. And that all costs money – often money that our employers won’t pay for us.

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2023 Certification Prince2 Agile 394

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

They are perfect for anyone working in a project environment, but if you are managing teams of any kind you’ll find something useful in here. I’ve met managers who think that project teams communicate and collaborate by default. And project communication doesn’t happen unless you make it happen.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI. The wrong issue is how you can catch up and finish on time. The right issue is how do you finish at all and gain something realistic benefit.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? But what does it take to get there? A while back, I asked project management experts w hat we should be aware of as we go into the new year to achieve their most successful year ever? Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects.

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2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Whether it was as part of a project or another professional interaction, I’m sure you have met colleagues who aren’t taking responsibility at work for their tasks. It takes up a lot of time too: time that could be better spent doing your own job. Ready to learn about how to help your colleagues to step up?

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Influencer Risk Management Leadership Defining 251

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

I was happy that my project to in-source a service had completed as expected. Engagement helps drive action on projects. Read next: my book Engaging Stakeholders on Projects: How to harness people power. Helping people take part in the project. Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

PRINCE2 was the first project management certification that I got. I had some project experience by that point, but I was still pretty overwhelmed by the volume of material I had to learn, the jargon , the processes, and the weird structure of the exam. If you are working as a project manager, you should be aiming for Practitioner.

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 356

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework today, with over 90% of Agile teams using the Scrum framework (16th annual State of Agile report from Digital AI). Overloading Teams with Concurrent Projects In an attempt to maximize productivity, some organizations assign team members to multiple projects simultaneously.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Business cases are prepared during the project initiation phase and their purpose is to include all the project’s objectives, costs and benefits to convince stakeholders of its value.

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Risk Management Estimate 370

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've been managing projects and programs for more than 20 years. I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. Here is a list of causal factors.

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Technical Review PMO Leadership Information Technology 269

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I gained a lot of project management knowledge and confidence from doing my PRINCE2 course. It was a few years ago now, but the experience gave me the vocab, structure, and processes to confidently deliver projects. Why it’s a good choice for project managers. Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2® Practitioner review!

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