Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

Project management is a great career. And how do you show prospective employers that you are keen to commit to the job and you know enough about the role of a project manager for them to take a chance on you? I’ve taken plenty of project management certificates over the years – but mostly, they cost money. See the course 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2018

This article, Project Management Training to Help You Achieve Certification This Year , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Are you looking to do a project management training course or take a certificate course this year? You aren’t alone. In a hurry? Email Address Sign me up.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

Change management is often part of a project manager’s role, but we don’t get a lot of formal training in how to make it happen. If your project doesn’t land well, the change isn’t adopted, people go back to old ways of working and the benefits are not realized. A cost-effective and comprehensive self-paced training.

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Growing Agile

JUNE 23, 2021

Recently we’ve been training quite a few teams that do not have any link at all to software development. I thought I’d share a little about what we’ve changed in our training to adapt to a new context. So thats a quick insight into some training we’ve been doing recently.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

Are you ready to dive into my Google Project Management: Professional Certificate review? I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, you’ve probably seen someone in your network sharing that they have earned the Generative AI Overview for Project Managers badge by completing a PMI training course. It’s not aimed at any particular job type or role, and you don’t need any project management experience. Not quite ready?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Do you only look at LinkedIn when you are in the market for a new job? It’s perfect for building out a professional profile and solidifying your reputation and credibility as a project manager, whether you are currently looking for a new role or not. I’d hazard a guess and say that’s what most people use it for.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

Note: The IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate opens for enrolment on 30 June 2023. Are you considering the IBM IT Project Manager Professional Certificate ? Luckily for me, many of the training programs I’ve done have been paid for by my company. I completed the quizzes and worked through the training videos.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

Ready to get started? In this article, we’ll cover what you need to know about the different categories of PDUs and how many you need to get, plus some simple and free ways to earn PDUs in 2023. Let’s dive in! What is a PDU ? PDUs are professional development units. How many PDUs do I need? More on that in a minute.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 31, 2016

I took my APMP course recently and there were a bemusing amount of training providers to choose from. Craig has set up a review website for project management training and there’s a philanthropic initiative on the side as incentive to get people to write reviews. So how do you pick the right course for you?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. What does it mean to “do” project quality? You’ll also need to know how you are going to assure project quality. But all that really comes after knowing what quality looks like on your project.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2024

Then we’ll detail the key components that make up a thorough organizational strategy and throw in some free templates to get you started. Our roadmap is a Gantt chart that visually represents all of your strategic goals and related projects, including the steps necessary to accomplish them. What Is Organizational Strategy?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A project timeline is a visual representation of the tasks that make up the project, showing the sequence of events and key dates. Let’s be clear: I’m not talking about a detailed project Gantt chart, PERT chart or a flow chart. What do you need to create a project timeline? Start date: When are you starting the work?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The biggest reason we do stakeholder engagement activities on projects is because they help us get the resources we need for the project. The biggest reason we do stakeholder engagement activities on projects is because they help us get the resources we need for the project. Click to learn more!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

What is a project budget? A project budget is a financial document that lays out what you think you’ll spend on a project. It covers all the (approved) expenses required to deliver the project. In other words, it’s the way you answer the question: “How much is this project going to cost?”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Project management is a people business. Projects get done through people. Did I tell you my story about forgetting to include the post room staff as stakeholders in a project where we massively increased the amount of mail coming into the post room? And everything on the project starts coming together.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. I’ll confess: when I started out as a project manager, this was a piece of jargon that honestly didn’t mean much at all? Don’t get me started on Enterprise Environmental Factors either.)

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When I started working for White October we followed the conventional “scrum” format, where the team get together, share what’s new, what’s challenging and what’s happening, and everyone gives feedback and makes suggestions to unblock each other. So far so good, right? Not really.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Helena Liu Earning a project management certification is the top career goal for project managers — over 1 in 5 PMs want to get a certification. Once you leave education and enter the workforce, trying to learn new things can be a challenge. Create a PMP study plan Treat getting your PMP certification as a mini-project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. This course is new (it launched in June 2023).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

I mentor project managers, and the types of problems that people come up with on calls are not technical issues for the most part. Or “resources” as we unkindly call people in project management. Securing the right resource (and enough of it) is a huge headache for PMO leaders and project professionals.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

That’s a good starting point to review what you actually need to earn. Look for: Training sessions or courses (internal or external) Organization meetings like attending PMI Chapter events Seminars Webinars Conferences (virtual or in-person). There are different requirements for each of the PMI certifications.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

Are you looking for tips on how to pass the Google Project Management Certificate ? My experience with the Google Project Management Professional Certificate I completed the course requirements in a week. Recommended Google Project Management Certificate 5.0 I completed the 6 courses in a week (what a week that was!).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This happens regularly on project teams where a subject matter expert is seconded to a project role on a full or part-time basis. Backfilling can be tricky, but with our guide, you’ll know everything you need to in order to successfully fill the gaps in your team and budget for project resources.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

As a project manager, we are always learning new things. If you hold a professional certification like the Project Management Professional, an APM qualification, or PRINCE2, you’ll also be expected to carry out some professional development each year as well. Coursera Plus is Coursera’s subscription plan. Agile methods?

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 11, 2018

All projects—especially large, complex projects—need clear priorities. You can count on technical projects, no matter how well-planned, to involve change orders, re-prioritization and the regular appearance of surprises. Related: How to Better Prioritize Work and Projects. Easier said than done. Assess value.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2024

One way to make sure you’re supporting your team and project alike is with workforce planning. Then we’ll help you with the workforce planning process and explain the benefits of using workforce planning in your projects. Finally, we’ll see how project management software allows you to better manage your workforce.

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nTask

AUGUST 23, 2019

Today, we see different companies looking to learn different icebreakers for meetings & training seminars. The Concept of Icebreakers for Meetings & Training Seminars in an Organization: Many organizations work on their employees’ communication skills by scheduling training sessions on the subject of icebreakers for meetings.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® exam is changing in 2023. This will bring it in line with the latest PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition and generally more modern ways of thinking about project management. Every so often PMI carry out an assessment of what people in project management jobs do all day.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 16, 2024

Let's explore the ten common sources of resistance and discuss the importance of addressing these challenges to ensure successful leadership and project implementation. Resistance may also stem from a foundational mistrust or lack of confidence in the new system. This can undermine the adoption process from the start.

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Wrike

JULY 19, 2023

Whether you bring on a new employee who needs to learn the ropes or you roll out a new process or piece of software, it’s your job to ensure your employees have the direction, time, and resources they need to get up to speed. That’s why your employee training plan is so important. That all starts with the right software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 30, 2022

Watch my free webinar training on the 3 critical skills you need to manage multiple projects. There’s another project I’m just waiting to hear about,” said my sponsor. The point is: when I started out managing projects, I had a very defined brief. Learn the skills you really need to juggle all your work!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Looking for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® training for your PMI certification? You’re probably checking out a lot of training options and you’re here because you want to know if Brain Sensei is right for you. Before we get started… some housekeeping. Overview of Brain Sensei CAPM ® Training.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). It’s tailorable and suitable for projects of all sizes, large and small.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

Every project is different. Project strategy is the plan that defines a project, which is why project management strategy is so important. To better manage projects, one must clearly understand project strategy, who’s responsible for it in the organization and the steps to create a project strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Gantt chart is one of the most important tools in a project manager’s toolbox. One side is a spreadsheet that collects important project data and the other is a visual timeline that shows the entire project from start to finish. What Can You Use a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart For?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2023

So why are agile teams different to other types of ‘classic’ project team? Whether you are starting work in an agile environment for the first time or just looking for ways to make your team more effective, I’ve got you covered! Agile works for today’s projects. What is an Agile team?

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