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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This can lead us to set up risk management activities that are less than effective, or influence our approaches to managing project risk. The book is not method specific, so it doesn’t matter if you use PRINCE2® , the PMI® equivalent or any other national or international standard. Set up your risk management structures straight away.

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Project management degrees: Do you need one and what you can do with it

Rebel’s Guide to PM

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. You can find my views on whether CAPM or PRINCE2 is the right choice for you here. Is this true?

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Top 10 Must-Read Books on Collaboration on Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Being able to influence and get results, even when you aren’t in charge, is so important if you want to collaborate effectively with the team. Communication Skills for Project and Programme Managers is tailored to PRINCE2® project environments. Very useful and highly recommended. 42 Rules of Employee Engagement. Conflict 101.

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

That means your interpersonal skills are more important than ever – the shift is to project managers being awesome at stakeholder engagement , conflict resolution, change management (more on that later), negotiating, influencing and all the things that tools aren’t (yet) capable of doing for us. Think about how your PMO teams are rewarded.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2). In every case, you should have people on the group who understand the project (or who can be brought up to speed) and who have influence and interest in the outcomes. Do I need a project board or a steering group?

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Issue Log - Template for Prince2 and Agile

Techno-PM

Managing a project is a complex process, which many liken to a tightrope act: the PM (Project Manager) must keep their balance while taking into consideration all the variables, tasks and the influence of all the team members and stakeholders. Once the log is filled in, it is used to communicate the issues throughout the project.

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Scope Management Plan: Everything You Need to Know

Online PM Courses

A note for PRINCE2 Practitioners. Guidance from your PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office). In this section, you would document those stakeholders who will have a particular influence over scoping or scope change decisions. I am using that term generically here, not to mean the Project Initiation Document, or PID).