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Questions to ask a project management mentor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have you got a project management mentor? I certainly worried about that when I got my first mentor. Now I mentor other people, I can tell you that all you want is some conversation starters that are relevant to you and your career. Still looking for a mentor? Here are some suggestions for questions to ask your mentor.

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How to Fix 5 Project Management Skills Gaps

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. And I don’t have them all – I’m aware of that. It involves resource levelling and ensuring that you track time.

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The Death of Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. Bryan Barrow.

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Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have mentored project managers for years, and recently, more of my mentees have been going through project management apprenticeships. I really rate the training on offer and the support (although to be fair, the different awarding organizations who offer the training can vary widely in their support). Pros: You get paid!

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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

Scrum.org

They use their influence to help individuals and their development teams to take greater responsibility for how they develop the product and the quality they produce. How do they know what the expectations of their role are if there is no one experienced to tell them? Bad scrum masters allow dull, boring and ineffective events to occur.

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Why Top Scrum Masters Have a Product Mindset?

Scrum.org

The Scrum Master contributes to this by teaching, coaching, and mentoring the Product Owner in order for them to communicate the product vision and goals clearly and constantly, involving key internal and external stakeholders in these conversations.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. And you probably know that because you’re here looking for some PDU -earning inspiration. Use the table of contents to skip to the books if you already know this part!

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