ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2025

Whether responding to a formal bid or presenting your services to a client, a clear and detailed proposal builds trust and improves your chances of winning the project. It not only presents pricing but also showcases your experience, approach and value-added services that differentiate your business from others.

Construction 335

Construction Software Review Technical Review Estimate 335

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The framing effect is a cognitive bias that can lead us to make different decisions based on how information is presented to us. That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. The two ‘frames’ share the same facts, but one is presented positively, and one is presented negatively.

Influencer 466

Influencer Defining Estimate Risk Management 466

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2021

A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. A stakeholder with both a high level of influence and interest needs to be managed closely. Try it for yourself today! What Is a Stakeholder Map?

Influencer 443

Influencer Closing Monitoring Executing 443

ProjectManager.com

MAY 13, 2025

Identify Key Differences Between the Past and Present Project No two projects are identical. Document the assumptions made, the sources of historical data used and any factors that could influence the estimates accuracy. Understand the full scope of work, what was delivered, how long it took and the overall budget.

Estimate 301

Estimate Technical Review Software Review Project Cost 301

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Where stakeholders feel negatively about projects and changes, engagement helps understand their position and influence their perception. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say.

Technical Review 493

Technical Review Influencer Closing Controlling 493

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. While every project has stakeholders and those stakeholders can be anyone with influence or that can be influenced by the project. Detailed Reports for Stakeholder Presentations.

Influencer 505

Influencer Software Review Government Governance 505

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. That’s why project managers and their teams need to take time to identify enterprise environmental factors that might influence their projects and figure out an action plan to mitigate or respond to them in a timely, effective manner.

Underperforming Technical Team 474

Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMO Government 474

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. Influencing and negotiating. As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success. Video (recorded or live). Networking.

Technical Review 469

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI 469

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. Yes, that’s right! Don’t lose sleep over it.

PMI 476

PMI Technical Review Influencer Leadership 476

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

The chair found it hard to give different people the floor as several people were due to give short presentations but he couldn’t make the laptop show their slides. If you want your meeting to end up with a decision don’t underestimate the amount of influence you have in getting there by doing some pre-work informally with your attendees.

Technical Review 459

Technical Review Influencer PMI Software Review 459

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The effectiveness of a Sprint Review can influence a product’s future direction and success. This event is more than a simple demo or presentation of work accomplished; it's an open collaboration, an opportunity to engage, give and receive feedback, and adapt if needed. This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter.

2024 216

2024 Construction Influencer SCRUM 216

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

And welcome to this presentation on stakeholder engagification. I will start by talking about what knowledge I’m assuming from you so that you can check this is the right presentation for you to be in. But if you hear me talk about PMOs throughout the presentation, then that is why. Transcript. Hello, everybody.

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PMO Influencer Project Life Cycle Process 468

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This metric can influence financial decisions about where to invest. Market share reflects a company’s percentage of total sales within a given market and provides a long-term view of how a product performs relative to competitors. Depending on an organization, product portfolio or product, I also consider these metrics to be helpful.

Agile 214

Agile Technical Review Software Review Budget 214

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 23, 2025

Helps Identify Task Dependencies and Task Sequences: PERT charts visually map task relationships and dependencies to help managers spot which tasks influence overall project duration and support smarter sequencing and prioritization decisions. It allows teams to prepare for delays and better manage scheduling risks from the outset.

Technical Review 351

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Construction 351

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 15, 2023

Stakeholders are going to want regular updates and project managers can use these stakeholder presentations to manage their expectations. This involves identifying stakeholders and defining the level of power and influence they have on the project. Find out how each stakeholder wants to get updated and the frequency of those updates.

Influencer 369

Influencer Software Review Executing Budget 369

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

They include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. But we call them ‘soft’ because they are difficult to quantify and are more to do with interpersonal activities and emotional intelligence. Hard skills.

Leadership 468

Leadership Government Governance Influencer 468

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2025

The availability of funds influences project start dates and the scheduling of different phases within the Gantt chart. Prepare a Funding Proposal and Submit to Funders: Develop a detailed proposal outlining the projects value, risks and financial projections, then present it to potential investors or lenders.

Finance 343

Finance Infrastructure Technical Review Government 343

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Your answers will influence the next steps, but if you don’t agree with the conclusion presented, you have the chance to go through the questions again and change your answers. I found most of the answers were presented in the order you needed to use them for the correct answer. Read the terms and conditions.

PMI 440

PMI Agile Influencer Planning 440

Scrum.org

JULY 1, 2025

Even if you work with me as your coach , I cannot promise you will always create the impact you want to have or be able to influence the change you want to see in a system. Start with these three questions: What outcomes am I influencing and how? Not even a high-paid CEO with an army of advisors can guarantee results.

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SCRUM Leadership Influencer Energy 130

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

You know the drill – map influence and interest , then work to try to move any negative stakeholders into the quadrant where they should be through interesting communication approaches and stressing the project benefits for them. Want to do a presentation to Marketing but don’t have the time? Need some help with the project budget?

Finance 463

Finance Risk Management Software Review Influencer 463

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You know the drill – map influence and interest , then work to try to move any negative stakeholders into the quadrant where they should be through interesting communication approaches and stressing the project benefits for them. Want to do a presentation to Marketing but don’t have the time? Need some help with the project budget?

Risk Management 468

Risk Management Finance Software Review Influencer 468

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2019

Those standards and practices are called corporate governance, and they are going to influence your project. If corporate governance is a set of rules, controls, polices and resolutions to dictate corporate behavior, shareholders are going to have a great influence on those decisions. Roles in Corporate Governance.

Government 377

Government Governance Influencer Executing 377

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2025

Net Present Value (NPV): Evaluates a project’s profitability by calculating the difference between the present value of expected cash inflows and outflows over the projects lifetime. Its the rate at which the present value of a projects cash inflows equals its cash outflows.

Technical Review 221

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management 221

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

grow the influence of individual practitioners! You might know him from The Lazy Project Manager books, or from his many presentations around the world. ThePMTribe is a collaborative community focused on helping you increase your influence by giving you access to amazing coaching and mentoring! Get Project Confident.

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Healthcare Influencer PMI Government 74

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

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. In Results Without Authority the author includes examples from his own experience which demonstrate the techniques of getting project work done through others without direct authority.

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Prince2 Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMO 482

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

These customizable reports can be filtered for deep data dives or more general progress updates for stakeholder presentations. Think of project controls as the mechanism that keeps a project on schedule when planning and executing, keeping costs within budget. For greater detail, use ProjectManager.com’s one-click reporting feature.

Controlling 529

Controlling Underperforming Technical Team Estimate Risk Management 529

ProjectManager.com

MAY 2, 2025

It helps teams and decision-makers monitor the success of business activities, projects or strategic goals by presenting real-time or regularly updated data in charts, graphs and summary metrics. For large, long-term, or public-sector programs, it can be especially helpful in ensuring that broader contextual risks are not overlooked.

Software Review 249

Software Review Monitoring Risk Management Technical Review 249

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

Understanding stakeholders is critical because how to communicate, what they expect, and how to manage them varies according to these factors.

Communications Management 419

Communications Management Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Monitoring 419

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Key Benefits of Problem-First Thinking When work is just presented as “solutions to implement,” it’s easy for teams to lose track of the actual problem. Avoid high-level issues that are beyond the team’s influence or authority. It’s like trying to put out a fire with a garden hose because, hey, water is water, right?

Healthcare 209

Healthcare Consulting Defining Sustainability 209

The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

It was (and I still can’t quite believe this) one year ago that I last stepped off a plane after a visit to Geneva and Zurich to deliver a series of presentations and workshops for CERN and PMI Switzerland. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. And then came lockdown 2.0 (and and then a little later in the year) lockdown 3.0.

PMO 312

PMO Underperforming Technical Team 2019 Influencer 312

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Design Thinking and User Experience disciplines have influenced how Scrum Teams think about requirements. Of course, that evidence may already be present in some form, so the work may focus on uncovering evidence rather than creating experiments to find it. Discovery without validation is not really “discovery” at all.

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SCRUM Engineering Influencer Defining 209

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 10, 2020

It organizes stakeholders into groups according to how much they participate in the project, what their interest level is and how much influence they have. You can discern this by using an influence-interest matrix, which is a box broken into four sections. This is where you make those determinations. Prioritize Stakeholders.

Influencer 326

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Power skills include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. And you don’t have to work as a project manager for very long before you realize they are truly not easy.

Leadership 434

Leadership PMI Risk Management Government 434

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Isolate Variables It’s essential to control as many variables as possible, so the changes you make are the only factors influencing the results. Example: Presenting a paper version of a new app layout to potential users and gathering their feedback on usability before development.

Controlling 202

Controlling Defining Influencer Engineering 202

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 12, 2018

” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. There is a good mix of presentations, hands-on workshops and coaching. This year’s theme is “Power of the Profession.” This conference always sells out.

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