Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 6, 2023

I would keep the diagrams in front of you as you read so you can quickly refer back to where you are in the framework. Some other less obvious but equally important benefits are: Increasing productivity Adopting a ‘one team’ approach across the organization Delivering in a predictable fashion (every PMO leader wants this!)

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 18, 2023

The 3-step lessons learned process The lessons learned process is easier than you might think. There are plenty of different ways to spread what you have learned from your project around the PMO, project managers and teams. Process change is hard, especially when you are busy doing the actual project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Closing a project in PRINCE2® uses a variant of the Managing a Stage Boundary process, as this closure activity happens at the end of the last stage. You also use this process if the project closes prematurely. What are the objectives of the Closing a Project process? Chapter 19 is the PRINCE2® 7 manual reference that you need.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

You might also here artifacts referred to as templates, documents, outputs or deliverables, but in all cases they relate to the work of managing the project, not the thing you are creating as the output of the project. You create them when they are needed and refer to and update them as necessary. Logs and registers.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Mostly, the term refers to the project documentation you produce that defines and supports the work you are doing. For example, an estimate is the obvious output of the estimating process, so estimates aren’t mentioned again as a separate project artifact. You create them when they are needed and refer to and update them as necessary.

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Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 258

Project-Management.pm

MARCH 5, 2017

New project mean managing more people, tools, resources, and implementing more successful processes. Why is there a need for establishing a PMO ? One of the key advantages of establishing a PMO is it provides a standard structure using standard approaches while being paralleled to the organization’s system and objectives.

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 18, 2019

The report also refers to recent figures on project execution failure – taking into account business and strategic level impacts on failure as well as programme and project level. The PMO: Gap Closer. It’s the PMO. The only entity that exists today that can support that is the PMO.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. Talk briefly about your approach to delivery, what project life cycle you are going to follow, and the project planning process. Now you can go into bit more detail in this section.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? Having read the policy/process document/standard operating procedure on Y, I have a few questions. What might my blind spots be in this process? The PMBOK® Guide now seems to reference so many skills and competencies for project managers and the job is so broad.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Finally, I’m assuming that you work in a project or programme environment within the context of a PMO. You can see the reference to the guide there.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

This reading list of collaboration books has got some great pointers on the skills, process and experience of engaging people and working together, whether your job is to lead or to follow. I read it a while ago and I still refer to it now. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Anthony Mersino: Amacom (2nd Ed).

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MindGenius

APRIL 9, 2020

Are your project managers growing, expanding their careers, gaining needed training and certifications and mentoring colleagues the way a successful project management office (PMO) should be operating? As we go about this thought process, let’s consider a few common causes of ineffective and failing project management offices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 24, 2022

The PMO will want a copy and you should also send one to the project sponsor and any other senior stakeholders. Double-check that the PMO has the lessons too. You could package up all the emails that relate to the project and store them as an archive with your other project artefacts for future reference. Release the team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I’m not referring to the mental state of those on either side of the argument, rather the way that just when you think the discussion has died down and the argument is resolved it comes back to life. I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2021

So we’ll look at how to use those principles to support your team’s drive engagement throughout the PMO and encourage stakeholders to take action. Finally, I’m assuming that you work in a project or programme environment within the context of a PMO. You can see the reference to the guide there.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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. You don’t need a PMO to be able to put it to use. PRINCE2 will teach you the processes, themes, principles, and steps of getting a project done.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

Continuous improvement, often referred to as Kaizen, originating from the Japanese word for "improvement," is a core principle in personal development and organizational management. It represents the ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes through incremental and breakthrough improvements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. You’ll want to document a terms of reference for your governance committees so they know what they are supposed to do. Document the terms of reference for the group, with roles and responsibilities for each member. Do I need a project board or a steering group?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 13, 2019

The Lessons Learned Process. The lessons learned process is easier than you might think. There are plenty of different ways to spread what you have learned from your project around the PMO, project managers and teams. If your PMO doesn’t currently have a wiki for lessons learned, suggest that they set one up.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. In this article, we will learn about PMOs as organizational structures, about various types of PMOs, and about traditional roles within a PMO. PMO Definition. As noted in the definition, a PMO is an organizational structure. Types of PMOs.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

By providing clear directions, the PMO helps virtual teams operate cohesively and align with strategic objectives. Support The PMO provides ongoing support to virtual teams by offering resources, tools, and expertise to facilitate project execution.

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Kiron Bondale

JULY 11, 2021

It should be noted that PMI’s qualification process for inclusion in the teams did result in diversity of thought in the feedback provided. I appreciated the content on motivational theories as well as the appendices which focused on the critical role of the project sponsor and the benefits which a PMO can provide.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 27, 2022

Now, to be very clear, I am not referring to the various dance-oriented experiments going on around the world. My idea of the ‘digital dance’ is the process of a human connecting, aligning, and partnering with AI technology to produce an enhanced deliverable or outcome. Project manager and AI in beautiful rhythm.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Use a standard template If your company does not have a standard template for minutes , make one up, or ask your PMO. You can refer back to the discussion in the minutes. Photos are so much easier than trying to use words to describe what was drawn on the board. Using a standard template saves you time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

I see a future where Project Managers will be able to reference a talent hub to see how freelancers have delivered work in the past as well as view client feedback. Joe Pusz is President of The PMO Squad, a project management consulting firm. He has 20+ years as a project manager and PMO leader. Vasily Klimko is CMO of Cerri.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example: PMO or Finance department in a company can affect how the budget has been used, this can impact how much we can build. Personas can then be used as a reference point throughout the product development process, to ensure that the product is meeting the needs of the intended audience.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2016

It sounds simple – we all know we should do it, but it’s hard to know where to start for a new PMO. It covers the whole lifecycle from finding ideas for projects, through the prioritisation process and planning for the most productive organisation possible. Practical Advice I’ll Refer To Again. Estimating For Success.

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Planview

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Key functions and benefits of the plan include: Establishing a centralized standardized reference that all stakeholders can consult throughout the project to streamline communications, and reduce or avoid confusion and conflict. Project Communication Management Plan Processes. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 20, 2019

They can then use this as a reference while you are away and update it with anything that changes. If you have an automated approvals process or a project management workflow, such as the change management process, set up a delegate for your time away so that you don’t inadvertently stop changes or processes moving forward while you are away.

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MPUG

AUGUST 28, 2023

EPM refers to the practice of managing projects on a company-wide scale by implementing strategies and practices to streamline and improve the effectiveness (e.g., PMO or EPMO), and making projects more visible and trackable across the organization. Summary EPM refers to the practice of managing projects on a companywide scale.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

If you are getting ready to take the PMP exam , you should know that the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is a reference document for the exam questions. Yep, that’s correct: the PMBOK ® Guide isn’t the only reference book you need to look at. We will make sure our communications are clear, concise and timely.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 424

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2018

And it has huge implications for people managing projects that store, capture or process personal data. Even if you personally aren’t in Europe, and you aren’t working for a European firm, you still need to abide by GDPR principles if you store or process the data of European individuals. Whether it’s necessary to process the data.

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 24, 2017

As a project and program manager and PMO director, I’ve had the responsibility of procuring the necessary products and services from sellers. Check references and discover what you can about previous engagements. This ongoing evaluation process can greatly improve the communication and potential success of your projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2017

Reference the business case and any prior documentation. It’s always easier to reference other documents than try to reproduce them in here. In this part of the document include or at least make reference your product breakdown structure, and Work Breakdown Structure if you have them, key deliverables, or other products.

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Planning Software Review Risk Management Estimate 180

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2019

You might hear them referred to as status dashboards, project health dashboards or project management dashboards. The more they understand about the project management process for monitoring and controlling – and your dashboard is part of that – the more likely they are to keep the data up to date. How to use Dashboards for Projects.

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