The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2020

It has been 10 years since The Lazy Project Manager was published and I have had the pleasure of presenting on this topic in 25 countries so far, but now, at the start of a new year, 2020 no less, I have decided that this will be the last year that I deliver ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ keynote. Based on a new book for 2020).

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 10, 2019

No process is perfect immediately. Process optimization methods can help guide those tweaks and improvements. But if these workers have some glaring inefficiencies in their process, then the rest of your facility can be entirely thrown off course. What is a Process Optimization? Process Optimization Methods.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 28, 2019

In this piece, Leigh talks about how to tailor your presentations for C-suite level executives. As you grow in your project management career, you’ll be called upon to make various presentations. However not all presentations are the same. How C-Suite and Other Project Management Presentations are Different. Leigh Epsy.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 3, 2022

Industrial processes are used in heavy manufacturing industries during large-scale projects. Having robust and efficient industrial processes is instrumental in a modern manufacturing business. Let’s explore a deeper definition of industrial processes and then break it down into different types. What Is an Industrial Process?

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The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 15, 2018

Presentation can win the day. My friends from Office Timeline have some useful thoughts along these lines, well less about dining and waiters but more about impressive presentations to your clients and your executives: Project Software for Presentations That Stand Out in Meetings. But it shouldn’t be so.

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2021

Does an organization live in the present or in the past? The answer seems obvious: of course in the present! A customer arrives, they are (in the present) getting our service. And these restrictions also are not created in the present, they are the past, often they are the product of events that occurred years and decades ago.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

It’s helpful to have a decision-making process or framework to guide you, especially when faced with complex problems that require additional info from others. There are 5 steps the decision-making process in project management. Tip: Part of the decision-making process is to identify the decision makers. Who doesn’t want that?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Mapping this out with a production flow chart ensures a more seamless process. A production flow chart is used to illustrate the manufacturing process of a product. Through this mapping process, manufacturers are able to build a more efficient ordering process for their production line. What is a production flow chart?

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Leading Answers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On Friday, September 30, I will be presenting a session on Beyond Agile at the HTEC Project Management Virtual Conference. The second And in “Yes, And, And” is the removal of insufficiently performing process. So, Yes, we use a hybrid of approaches And relentlessly remove processes that no longer justify their expenditure.

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nTask

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

After drafting an impeccable project plan, the next step is to present it to your clients. This is the turning point, as PMs have to deal with the age-old ‘ How to present a project plan efficaciously ?’ Presenting a project plan requires more than just PowerPoint slides. How to Present A Project Plan In an Agile Environment?

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NimbleWork

MARCH 21, 2024

Creating an effective onboarding process is crucial for introducing new team members to your organization and ensuring a smooth transition into their roles. Here are five steps to take for an effective onboarding process: 1. Making team members feel welcome and wanted is an important aspect to an effective onboarding process.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. Risk management process is a structured approach to identifying, assessing, addressing, and controlling risks. It’s a combination of processes and tools a project manager applies to discover threats and opportunities that may impact a project.

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Leading Answers

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Information is power, and it never hurts to be more aware of the process before taking the exam. Discussing the relative merit of the PMP or the application process is outside the scope of this article. This complete process is depicted below: Why This is Useful. This whole selection process has been completed recently.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The problem is that when there’s no agency processes in place, and your team isn’t organized properly, the latter tends to take up a lot of time, and may make up more of your day than is spent on your client-facing projects. Enter the realm of agency processes — an essential way that you can win back your time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In this piece, Leigh talks about how to tailor your presentations for the top echelons of management and the rest of the world, and how to make an impact in both. As you grow in your project management career, you’ll be called upon to make various presentations. However not all presentations are the same. Give it context.

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Wrike

AUGUST 11, 2020

Knowing how to present a project plan to a client is an essential skill for project managers in any industry. Acquiring new clients is a massive headache for over half of all agencies , so it’s vital that your initial project presentations go off without a hitch. How to present a project proposal to a prospective client.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Scope management is a combination of processes and tools that help to identify tangible and intangible project outcomes. After that, these integrated processes help to describe, control, and validate the work to be done by the project team in order to create those outcomes. Then, you can dive deeper into each process and tool.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Then we can go through the capital budgeting techniques and the steps to a capital budgeting process. Capital budgeting is a process by which investments in large-scale projects are analyzed, evaluated and prioritized. This is done by dividing the net present value of all cash inflows by the net present value of all the outflows.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 29, 2019

I learned this week that two of my presentation submissions for the Agile 2019 conference in Washington D.C. It will be a fast-moving presentation recapping the rise, role, and results of agile approaches before moving onto emerging trends. August 6-10 have been accepted. It should be fun and I am really looking forward to it.

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nTask

JANUARY 6, 2022

In today’s business world, the need to have a good process management tools is pivotal. In this blog, we have gathered the 10 best process management software reviews for you to choose the best pick for your company. However, let’s first see what process management is and the need to have process management software.

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MPUG

AUGUST 28, 2022

This is your invitation to join Critical Tools for a webinar presentation of our popular WBS Schedule Pro project planning software. WBS Schedule Pro makes creating and presenting projects easy. During the presentation, I will cover the following key topics on creating, displaying, and managing projects using WBS Schedule Pro.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Too many Project Managers find it’s their presentation skills that let them down. Yet, having coached many presenters, I find that the difference between: a clear, confident presentation, and. a waffly, wobbly presentation. Why Presentation Skills Matter to a Project Manager. is usually very easy to fix.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Stakeholder management is a set of processes and tools where you identify, understand, and engage with your stakeholders, to manage their expectations, needs and feelings. Stakeholder management refers to a series of ongoing processes where you organize, engage and improve the relationships with your project’s stakeholders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

As Project Managers, we’re all familiar with process. In fact, sometimes it can feel as if a project manager’s world is but a never-ending universe of interlocking processes and procedures. But what happens when the need to follow organisational process inevitably conflicts with making project progress? It needs processes.

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

To generate a clear business case, organizations need to write business operations with sustainability in mind, which can be done by the following two steps: Document their business processes. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability. At the core of every business are business processes.

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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 27, 2016

Let’s do a deeper dive into the waste of over-processing. Over-processing occurs whenever someone continues to work on an activity past the point where it would be deemed acceptable from a customer’s perspective or past the point where meaningful value is being added.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

As Tim Runcie’s recent excellent article on the topic pointing out, Agile methodology helps to create processes, procedures, and ultimately results. The post MPUG Agile Series Presented by Tim Runcie Continues appeared first on MPUG. Read “Agile & Project PPM: The Better Together Story.”.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 12, 2024

Today I present to you 7 productivity tools for teams that you’ve never heard of (maybe – there are some on the list that you might have come across, but I couldn’t leave them out). It’s great for onboarding checklists, project management checklists, standard operating procedures and anything that is process-led and repeatable.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In the first three articles of our series on product development with the Stage-Gate® process, we covered the theoretical basics. We also provide you with a free downloadable template of the idea-to-launch process described in part 3. The Stage-Gate® process as a phase-milestone plan. How it works with InLoox. Free template.

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ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 18, 2020

In simple terms, the Project Management process is the art of managing all components of a project from starting to closure using a structured scientific methodology. Let’s learn about the whole process while discussing 5 project management steps of a project life cycle. The processes in this phase are: . Initiating.

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Productivity Land

AUGUST 15, 2023

Legal processes, often seen as an intricate web of documentation and arguments, have long been tedious and time-consuming. This article delves into how animation is redefining the way we look at legal processes, enhancing productivity, and ensuring cases are presented in the best possible light.

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Leading Answers

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Alistair Cockburn and Joshua Kerievsky helped me appreciate the balance between people-focussed activities and effective processes. “.Agile Agile approaches combine a mixture and equal balance of people and process approaches to delivery. The people and process elements are present in all views of agile, no matter how you slice it.

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WorkOtter

MAY 10, 2023

In the modern world of technology and business, risks are present in all sorts of variables and business dealings that can be costly for organizations. Knowing about these risks as early as possible is important too. Keeping an open line of communication with stakeholders is ideal for potentially avoiding unwanted risks.

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Wrike

JANUARY 26, 2024

It’s no surprise that process mapping has become so popular, as this technique is known for visualizing and optimizing business processes. In this article, we will explore the basics of business processes and process mapping. Try Wrike for free What are business processes? What is process mapping?

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Epicflow Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

In this article, we’d like to dwell upon the phase-gate process. What is a phase-gate process? A phase-gate process (also known as a stage-gate process) is an approach to managing projects and developing products, which breaks the whole procedure down into phases separated by gates. What are the phases of the process?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2024

You can focus on the process of getting the outcome you want and supporting the attendees instead of trying to get your own personal point of view into the discussion. Here’s the meeting process I use. Do you want someone to do a short presentation on the problem, followed by a facilitated debate? Will there be brainstorming?

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