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The Death of Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership. Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. Death to project management, long live project leadership!

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Project Management Trends [2022]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Think about how you are going to run remote team meetings and workshops – it is different to holding meetings face-to-face. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Change Management Workshop. $79. What you can do.

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One Year on Terra Firma

The Lazy Project Manager

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. We know that now! It has, in more than one way, been an astonishing year.

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2022

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It is a platform for project leaders to gain knowledge and share experiences on topics that are driving the leadership of projects today and in the future. These are a series of summits held in different North American cities and each of the conferences includes hands-on workshops, educational sessions and the ability to earn PDUs and CDUs.

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PMO: The Gap Closers

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Building an adaptive leadership mindset, skill set and toolset. The PMO: Gap Closer. It’s the PMO. It’s a combination of different PMOs in a larger organisation – a Portfolio Office with Programme and Projects PMOs, maybe even a Centre of Excellence too. Where the PMO Closes the Gap.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Books that cover ways of working, technical project management, leadership , power skills, soft skills for the workplace, business acumen and also strategic and business management topics count. Making Risk Management Work is a slim read but it’s full of tips for how to run effective risk management workshops. PDU claim: 2 hours.

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Future Trends in Project Management: The Debate

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Also, millennial PMs are more driven by equality, so working with millennial teams will require a different type of soft skills, like building EQ and leadership. Elizabeth: There is a role for someone who can operate the software, perhaps that’s a role that would sit within the PMO. The domain is changing, speed is changing.