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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership. I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership. As you know, the way to kill a zombie is to hit it hard on the head. Bryan Barrow.

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Leadership Influencer PMO Risk Management 481

The Lazy Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Providing education and mentorship to project managers – Author, Trainer, Speaker. The 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects and leave the office on time! Elizabeth also offers Project Management Rebels, which is a teaching-led group mentoring programme. Social Project Team Management. Peter Taylor.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

What does it mean to be a great project sponsor? The project sponsor’s role is diverse. It’s far more than being a figurehead for the project. Below you’ll find 10 tips for being a good sponsor, drawn from Strategies for Project Sponsorship by James, Taylor and Rosenhead. Get the right project resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 8, 2022

That’s something all project managers will hear at some time or another. And it isn’t the best way to allocate work to your project team members. Resource allocation is one of the trickier aspects of leading a high-performing project team. Recently I volunteered for a project everyone else was reluctant to take on.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) describes three types of PMOs: Supportive – provide support to project managers in a consultative role. Directive – projects are managed by project managers in the PMO. PMO Sponsorship.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 15, 2020

When managing a project, one is required to make a lot of key decisions. An intelligent use of cost benefit analysis will help you minimize risks and maximize gains both for your project and your organization. Cost benefit analysis in project management is one more tool in your toolbox. What Is Cost Benefit Analysis?

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Planio

JUNE 20, 2022

Projects fail. According to a PwC study of over 10,640 projects, only a tiny, tiny portion of companies – 2.5% to be exact – complete 100% of their projects successfully. But what does project ‘failure’ really mean? Nearly every project you work on will face some level of ‘failure’. Lack of project visibility.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Budget 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

In case you’ve only just stumbled across this blog, in 2021 I celebrated 15 years of blogging about project management. I reported on the state of the Gypsy Moth IV project : the restoration of a historic yacht. At the time, the project was desperately short of cash. In September 2007 I published a guide to why projects fail.

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MPUG

MAY 22, 2023

Introduction This article is a follow-up to an article that I published last fall ( Killing a Project ) that discusses what to do when pulling the plug or canceling a project, regardless of its size. Few companies want to admit that a large project is failing. Let us look at some major U.S.

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MPUG

APRIL 18, 2024

Accurately defining the scope of a project and getting stakeholder signoff early on is one of the keys to project success. For a deeper dive into defining scope and getting stakeholders on-board, refer to the previous article – Scope Creep: How to Prevent a Major Source of Project Failure.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2023

Task prioritization is a powerful tool when executing a project. But project managers understand that applying task management and time management methods will both boost team morale and productivity. Let’s go into how to prioritize a team’s task list to ensure nothing crucial to the project is neglected.

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Software Review Energy Software Executing 290

MPUG

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ghostly Situations You might be wondering what Halloween has to do with project management. Like Halloween, Project Managers (PMs) also encounter ghosts or skeletons from their past projects. Without effective risk management, it is impossible to complete your project on schedule. Your choice of a boo-tiful costume (e.g.,

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2023 Risk Management Risk Planning 110

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This disease, like many before it, will injure and kill many before it is controlled. So what is the project delivery lesson we can learn from this? Issues will happen on projects. The magnitude of those issues will vary depending on the level of project complexity and the effectiveness of risk management practices.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 5, 2024

5 Ways Productivity Culture Kills Business Agility Keep in mind that business agility is not about just using “agile” practices and frameworks. We have teams working on seven projects at once. And yet, we often see so-called agile practices and frameworks being used in ways that are more about trying to control outcomes and people.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 18, 2016

I think I’m killing it.” You may have the best intentions, but you may be over managing and killing your team. Here are some additional questions you may ask: Do you understand the goals of the project? Are you an Intentional Project Manager? ” Poinsettias have a reputation for being hard to maintain.

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Planio

JANUARY 17, 2022

The real benefits of unshipping, sunsetting features, and deprioritizing projects. Why it’s so hard to sunset features or deprioritize projects. Evernote: A case study on how complexity kills products. Look for features that fall into the 8 ‘can we kill it?’ Look for features that fall into the 8 ‘can we kill it?’

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Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 109

Inloox

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In this article - the third part - we dive even deeper and look at the basic structure as well as exemplary the idea-to-launch model, which structures and accompanies projects from the idea to the market launch. The goal is to clarify to what extent the uncertainty regarding the development project could be reduced throughout the project.

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Underperforming Technical Team Process 2018 Technical Review 219

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2022

When I read Susanne Madsen’s book, The Power of Project Leadership. Susanne, there’s a lot of buzz around project leadership at the moment. So what’s the deal – why does leadership on projects matter? But because projects aren’t purely mechanical, we need more than a rational task-oriented approach to deliver them.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

You are killed by the tutorial. First there is Toggl Plan –a stunningly beautiful and simple project management tool. We’ve made a bunch more since then, so if you’ve got time to kill just click that “Creative” tab at the top of the blog to check them out! It looks cool at first but gets worse the more you understand it.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Why are projects often delivered late? Missed deadlines or missing deadlines – both can challenge your project and cause late delivery. All collections and deliveries were made to the right people at the right time and so, I would humbly suggest this particular project was ‘project complete’. Managing Miss ing Deadlines.

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Underperforming Technical Team Transportation PMO Software Review 158

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 10, 2016

People — who know that I have an agricultural background — ask me what they should spray to kill weeds in their lawns. The longer the threat grows, the harder it is to kill. Responding to Project Risks. How about projects? Make sure your projects align and support the company goals and strategies.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 27, 2016

How to Connect Emerging Risks, Strategies, and Project Management. However, a large portion of the state’s orange groves has turned into ghost orchards due to a tree-killing bacteria carried by the Asian psyllid. Project management is a powerful tool for enterprise transformation. Poor project management.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2022

Industrial processes are used in heavy manufacturing industries during large-scale projects. It is mostly used in large-scale manufacturing projects. ProjectManager is a cloud-based work and project management software that manages various types of industrial processes. What Is an Industrial Process? Learn more. Electrolysis.

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Process Manufacturing Software Review Technical Review 195

Function Point

JUNE 2, 2022

Resource management is the process of planning, scheduling and allocating resources to complete a project. Agencies have many projects on the go simultaneously, each with their own deliverables, timelines, and client requirements. A project can be draining even if it doesn’t take all of a staff member’s time.

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Ron Rosenhead

MAY 2, 2018

But disaster struck; the plane crashed, killing two members of the flight crew, including the pilot, Major P. Use one to support delivery of your projects. What about your projects? However, it is wider than the words stated as the check sheet can be a vital aid in governance of the project: what have we missed?

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Governance Government Manufacturing Initiating 182

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 11, 2017

For project managers, many of us want to get certified, but we simply can’t find the time given our work and social commitments for a PMP® study plan. For project managers, many of us want to get certified, but we simply can’t find the time given our work and social commitments for a PMP® study plan. Helena Liu.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 24, 2022

Well, they cost too much money, waste valuable time and frustrate your staff (which could make them quit). Too much bad meeting behavior affects your ability to serve you customers at a high level, and ultimately will cost you a lot of money. But don’t despair! Habit #1 – State your strategic objective at the beginning of your meeting.

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Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2017 Budget 323

Planio

DECEMBER 19, 2022

While there’s no such thing as the “perfect” project plan — studies show that mid-project scope changes are still one of the leading causes for project failure. How scope changes can kill projects (without a process in place). questions for your project: What work needs to be completed? When are they valid?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Same old, same old : Routine kills Retrospectives. What is your take on the Retrospective: A routine exercise at the end of a Sprint, supported by standard operating procedures? Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement? As you may assume, I advocate for the latter. The Sprint Retrospective concludes the Sprint.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

If it takes a village to raise a child, then it’s safe to say it takes a whole city to run a project. No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. What exactly is a project stakeholder?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Would you like to make 2023 a successful year for your projects? 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? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work.

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Resource Guru

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Every freakishly efficient project manager has a few special tricks up their sleeves. Naturally, we’re talking about the tools that will prevent even the doomed projects from seeing an early grave. You can’t afford to have your project teams wandering in the dark, lost, scared, not knowing what their day actually looks like.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Rafaela, the Scrum Master, explained: this is actually more like trying to deliver a baby in a month with nine pregnant women - adding more people to an already-late project will just make it later. - - - proposal #2 - - - Spend more time upskilling. Join the Mastering Agility Discord community! Which means Ruben is starting to get antsy.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Influencer Budget 168

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This is relatable to joining a new company, a new project, joining another team or onboarding a new technology. Minecraft creates an immersive world, so players see each other at work, building structures and learning the controls. It is as if you were there with them in the metaverse, building a world in the future.

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SCRUM Technical Review Leadership Executing 205

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

But I have an admission, I am also the person paying for these Scrum Teams as CEO of Scrum.org. Sometimes I feel like Yoda walking into a Jedi training session, or more likely Gordon Ramsey coming into your kitchen at home! My presence changes the dynamic of the Sprint Review and sometimes not in a good way. However, I have given up.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 30, 2020

A problem statement is important to a Design Thinking project, because it will guide you and your team and provides a focus on the specific needs that you have uncovered. Design Thinking is a human centered approach to innovative problem-solving. Design Thinking seems to be a hot buzzword these days. Anyone can use a Design Thinking approach.

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