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Creating and using a stakeholder register for project success

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PRINCE2 defines a stakeholder like this: Any individual, group, or organization that can affect or be affected by (or perceives itself to be affected by) the project. APM’s approach calls this stakeholder analysis, but the practical outcome is still the same. So, what is a s takeholder register ?

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Is Hybrid Really a Popular Project Approach?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

PRINCE2 and the PMBOK® Guide are now very clear on the need to tailor and adapt ways of working to suit the project and the situation (and, of course, agile methods have always involved continuous learning and improvement), so today there is a greater acceptance that you can still do things ‘formally’ and yet be flexible.

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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The analysis part of planning has to take on a different spin when your implementation time is already ticking away. Work out the end date ignoring the fixed delivery date, even if you do have to crash your analysis time into a shorter period and use estimates with a greater degree of uncertainty than normal.

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The Best Free Online Project Management Certificate Courses (2023)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I’ve focused on courses that are aimed at beginners because if you have some experience leading projects, you are probably beyond what most of the free courses can teach you (and hopefully you can have a chat to your manager about funding professional training for PMP , PRINCE2 or another qualification. It is aimed at beginners.

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How to Be a Project Management Consultant

ProjectManager.com

You need to be versed in several different methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, PMBOK, and Prince2, depending on the types of organizations you’re looking to support. PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) This is another certification offered by PMI. Experience: Skills alone won’t cut it.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

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Cost Benefit Analysis How to calculate the potential benefits of a project in terms of money and then subtract the cost of the project from this figure. A cost benefit analysis will then determine if the project is worth the investment and whether it should be initiated or passed on.

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The 3 Steps to Take When Failure is Not an Option: Getting to Impeccable Business Execution

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We acknowledge those mistakes in a debrief and conduct a thorough root cause analysis to ensure we never make the same mistake twice. How PRINCE2 has helped big business This is a guest post by Peter Richards. This disciplined attention to detail enables a team to consistently produce precision. The focus this week has been on.

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