Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One of the questions I’m asked often when I’m mentoring project managers, is what is the difference between quality assurance and quality management? Let’s start with quality planning, because that’s where we start on a real project: planning how we are going to get a quality result.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

If you’re searching for a project management job, you’ve no doubt come across a range of different job titles. The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. That’s what a project is.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Having looked at Philip’s training in-depth I’m happy to recommend it to you. RapidStart PMO: Online Project Management Training Review. The second one includes over 14 hours of training. What’s Covered. Then you can use the remaining modules to focus on what comes next. Name: RapidStartPMO.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 21, 2024

Today, let’s delve into one such magical transformation: transitioning from a ‘Project’ to a ‘Product’ mindset. The dichotomy of 'Product' versus 'Project' vocabulary is not just about semantics; it embodies two fundamentally different approaches to work, value creation, and customer satisfaction. Why Promote a Product Culture?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 6, 2023

PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. They all share similar responsibilities, but one deals with an organization’s project and the other deals with either a program, a group of related projects or a portfolio of projects.

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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? What is an Agile team? It’s almost easier to think of Agile teams by virtue of what they are not. Agile works for today’s projects. Agile teams aren’t solely developer resources. They aren’t a matrix team either.

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Techno-PM

APRIL 24, 2018

Project Management Deliverables Deliverables is a very common term used in project management. A project may have multiple deliverables to be accomplished during the course of the project life-cycle. A deliverable can be classified as internal or external. when it is proposed.

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WorkOtter

MARCH 10, 2019

Part 1 of 9: Change Management-What Is It? Part 8 of 9: Training. Part 8 of 9: Change Management Training. Training is an important part of the change management process. Every stakeholder needs to be assessed in terms of what training he or she will require to make the change happen. Deliverable Training.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

There are no guarantees that starting a project will ensure that it’s delivered successfully. There are many ways a project can fail. To avoid failure, it’s important to understand failure and know the signs that your project is in danger. What Is Project Failure? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Projects don’t end with the final deliverable. This is doubly true with construction projects in what’s called post-construction. What is post-construction? We’ll answer that first and then explain what activities occur during post-construction and the various types of documentation that are used.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For a professional Project Manager transitioning to a Scrum Master, the shift to a value-centric approach is both fundamental and transformative. The project management principle "Focus on value" aligns perfectly with Scrum’s core tenet of delivering value through iterative and incremental development.

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I frequently see questions asked in project management discussion groups about hybrid projects. As I wrote in last week’s article, projects themselves can’t be waterfall, agile, traditional or hybrid but how we approach them can be. But what does “hybrid” really mean?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers are the point person in charge of a specific project or projects within an organization. We regularly feature project management resources to help train PMs to land jobs in the industry or develop better skills in their current role. What Does a Project Manager Do?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2021

I get asked about project success criteria a lot – in fact, it’s one of the most searched terms on this site. So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. How to define success criteria.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 4, 2023

I get asked about project success criteria a lot – in fact, it’s one of the most searched terms on this site. So I thought it was about time that I pooled all my resources into one definitive guide to project success criteria. Let’s start with a definition of project success criteria. OK, I’m glad we got that sorted.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Shiny new tech is always a topic of conversation, and there’s a lot of chatter around AI in project management at the moment. For project managers , in particular, smart glasses have the potential to change the way you juggle tasks, access and visualize data, and communicate with teammates and stakeholders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Why do stakeholders take part in projects? After all, your project sponsor is probably the one who wanted this project to happen in the first place, and he or she has a vested interest in making it a success. They make an active choice to either help out, or hinder your project.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In project management, a program is a set of related projects that are executed simultaneously by organizations to make the most out of their resources and maximize their return on investment (ROI). What Is a Program Manager? Program managers must also be capable of using project and portfolio management software.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

What are the project management skills that you really need to focus on today? I hear from project managers every week who aren’t sure what skills they should be building on. The way we do project management has evolved. That’s not to say that project management training is pointless.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you aren’t using PRINCE2®, or if you want some general guidance as well about project closure documents and so on, read this next: How to close a project. A project has a start, a middle and an end, so closing a project is an important part of the project management lifecycle.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2024

Then I’ll show you a worked example (from a fictional proposal but you will be able to see how to apply this to your project). A proposal budget is similar to a project budget, but with a very different goal. First, you need to explain your project and process well in the narrative of your proposal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We were talking about PRINCE2®, what it means to get qualified and how it compares to the PMBOK Guide. — Today, on our Project Management Methodologies Series, we’re going to interview Elizabeth Harrin, from the award-winning blog A Girl’s Guide to Project Management. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

A project needs many pieces to come together in order to achieve its goals and objectives. The people on the team might be your most important resource, but without an effective project leader, they’re just a ship without a rudder. What Is a Project Leader? Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 26, 2023

There are many different types of projects, but interestingly, they all have one thing in common. They all go through the same cycle, known as the project life cycle, or project management life cycle. What Is the Project Life Cycle? Each of these phases is necessary for the effective delivery of the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 20, 2022

Meeting a project sponsor for the first time is an opportunity to impress. It’s also your chance to start the project off well by understanding exactly what it is that your sponsor wants from you. But what do you actually talk about when you meet a project sponsor for the first time? Here’s what they had to say.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Project scope—it’s a moving target and one you want to get a bullseye on before you map out your project. Defined as the sum of all resources, deliverables, features, and tasks within a given project, your project scope is the boundary in which your entire project exists. What is a Project Scope Statement?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

What do you need to know to succeed at project management? While there’s some truth to that joke, it’s not helpful to the student or the experienced professional who is looking for a way to understand the myriad responsibilities of being a project manager. What is PMBOK in Project Management? Everything!

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We talk a lot about project managers, but that title is more general than most might think. There are many different project managers, but today we’re interested in focusing on just one, the technical project manager. Are you interested in becoming a technical project manager or are you in the market to hire one?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2022

This is an edited extract from my book Customer-Centric Project Management , co-authored with Phil Peplow (Routledge, 2012). As any project manager will know, projects do not exist in a vacuum. Typically, the person who stands to gain the most value from a project becomes the project sponsor.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 24, 2023

Projects and operations are both necessary for businesses to succeed, but they require different approaches. When it comes to managing them effectively, understanding the differences between projects and operations is key. Projects vs operations The short answer to the question: “What’s the difference between projects and operations?”

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

Project scope is part of the planning process of any project. Like any other aspect of a project, you want to determine how scope will impact the schedule of your project and, of course, it’s outcome. What Is Project Scope? The SOW is also a guideline for the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2019

Creating a project budget involves: being able to identify all the items that are going to cost money building a complete picture of what you need to spend getting approval for that amount. Types of Project Cost. Types of Project Cost. I find this helps me establish what’s in the project budget and what isn’t.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 10, 2021

I recently spoke with Anna of Women in PM Network on Clubhouse about project management career tips. What do you think of the Google certification? She took a job without negotiating the salary and found that she ended up earning less than her colleagues, despite training them and having greater responsibility than them.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2019

What is the project life cycle? It’s everything the project goes through, from inception to close. Each step in the project management life cycle, which consists of distinct phases used in traditional project management, is explained in this post. The Project Management Life Cycle. They are explained below.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In this video, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you how to write a scope of work for project management. Follow her steps to get started or use our project plan and scope document template! The document includes: Deliverables: This is what your project delivers, of course. Related: Free Status Report Template.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Project managers put a lot of time and effort into researching the viability of their project. But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. The team and client know the mission statement, the vision statement and the project plan.

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