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5 Tips for Working With the IT Helpdesk

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In this article we’ll look at how project teams can better work with the IT team so that that group can be ready to ‘receive’ the project when the time comes to handover the work. We’ll go through 5 tips for working effectively with the support teams while you are mid-project. Involve them early.

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What is ROM and how to calculate it (with example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Break the project work into chunks. Your PMO might have definitions for each of those to help you define and refine your estimates at the early stages of the project. If your PMO does not have standard categories like this, you can make them up. Tip: Don’t forget to include your time!

Estimate 286
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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Estimate and How to Calculate It (with example)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Break the project work into chunks. Your PMO might have definitions for each of those to help you define and refine your estimating at the early stages of the project. If your PMO does not have standard categories like this, you can make them up. Tip: Don’t forget to include your time! Essential read. PMBOK Guide.

Estimate 460
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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. How many projects has the PMO closed this month?

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20 Things For Your Project Management Plan [With 3 Free Templates]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Talk briefly about your approach to delivery, what project life cycle you are going to follow, and the project planning process. You can also talk about the project management tool you are going to use and your approach to document management. Tip: Mention learnings from previous projects in here.

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Engaging Stakeholders with Gamification [video]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. How many projects has the PMO closed this month?

PMO 332
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What You Need to Know About How to Execute a Project 

Planview

You’ve initiated your project, created an in-depth plan, and secured stakeholder buy-in. Except that, as every PMO knows, project execution is the most challenging stage of the project life cycle, and it’s only gotten more difficult in a world of hybrid and remote work. What Is Project Execution?