Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In this article, we’ll dive into my 2024 research results and you’ll learn: The 3 challenges that project managers struggle with The key skills required for managing multiple projects How many project managers are overwhelmed with work The scale of AI tools in use by project managers.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Now this was in response to the posts/articles that he was seeing with captions like “agile is dead”. I ask this questions in my PSM I and PSM-A classes, the most common answers that I receive include but are not limited to: I schedule and facilitate team meetings aka planning, review, retrospective, daily scrum.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This is a guest article by David Daly. However, at the same time, they are often not given the time to tackle technical debt, learn new skills or improve how they work. A lot of thought went into these questions, including multiple reviews from other software developers, team leaders and project managers. Read on to find out.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

I decided it was time to learn more about change management , and if you’ve come to that conclusion too, keep reading, as I have a detailed review of a very good (and not expensive) course that will help you: the BEE Methodology Practitioner course. Tip: Fill in the blank questions need you to type your answer into the space.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This is a guest post by Nadine Rochester, technical marketing director at Strategy Execution. At this point, we all know that it’s only a matter of time for every industry to experience some level of disruption in our advancing, technological world. Agile Rises from the Tech Store to the Top Floor. Disrupt and Adapt.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one. I’ll update the article when more information is available. The Process domain covers the ‘technical’ skills of doing the work of being a project manager. But what does it actually mean?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This article, Bridging the PM Competency Gap [Book Review] , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. These courses are strong on the technical elements of project management. As with many project managers in leadership roles, I have other responsibilities in my day. Do your colleagues – especially the newer ones?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

It never fails to amaze me that I still love it, after all this time, but partly that's due to the fact it never gets boring. Plus, leadership is a fantastic privilege. This is particularly the case for new technology. I've been managing projects for over 20 years, so I guess I must kinda like it! Every day is different!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

AI has turned up in the project management trends articles over the past few years and it’s now most definitely here to stay. And I’m personally not worried about that – that will give us much more time to focus on project leadership and stakeholder engagement; the things that computers can’t (yet) do for us. Lloyd Skinner.

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 2, 2025

This article is a tribute to the individuals who are shaping this dynamic field. Karl A L Smith Karl Smith is a global expert in customer engagement, specializing in Agile methodologies and enterprise technology across various industries. is a globally recognized innovator in Agile leadership and management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The role of the project manager has long been shifting away from someone who can tick off tasks as complete on a Gantt chart and towards a strategic leadership position for effecting change in an organization. Project managers still provide an irreplaceably human combination of leadership, integration of specialists, and ethical behaviour.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Culture and leadership are what makes businesses successful. The tech exists out there to move project management tools on leaps and bounds. A version of this article first appeared in Business & Industry in 2019. Give us time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this article, we’ll cover the basics: what are organizational competencies, and why should you, as an individual, care about them? You can also build competence across the business as a whole by hiring new personnel with the necessary skills or by making changes in leadership. Non-technical competencies. Leadership.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 23, 2022

If the human connections are faltering, we need to take it just as seriously – indeed, more so; after all, technology is designed and run by people, too. This article first appeared on this website in 2009, so it’s an old book but still a useful one in many respects. The electronic and human Internets demand equal attention.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Currently, Mark Langley is the president of PMI.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

I have pre-registered to take the course, so I’ll update this article later with my experiences. And many of the professional bodies offer certificates and credentials that require pre-requisites – difficult to get if you are just starting out in technical project management.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 2, 2022

Why the partnership of technology and people bring more than one benefit. Technology isn’t just a tool anymore. It is no longer a case of ignoring the ‘tech’ component of your team. As technology continues to evolve so rapidly, it is no longer an ‘add-on’ but instead has now become a true team member of value.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 1, 2018

There are lots of routes into project management, as I explored recently in an article on how to become a project manager. I was not very tech savvy, but thanks to my mentors and coach in the company I learnt not only IT but also leadership skills that I continue to use and develop today. Frances Place.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Like any project, the research and due diligence you put in before the project pays off during the project. Review your notes and when you start a draft, show it to the people who attended the meeting. There are also the technology-specific technology objectives. The first thing you should do is review it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And this article is a summary of what they replied. Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2021

This article is for you! That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. most knowledge work jobs as well as industries where PM has traditionally been important) higher demand due to economic growth retirement rates. That’s about 2.3 million new jobs a year. That’s about 2.3

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Scrum.org

JUNE 21, 2022

Teams that approach their work from a product perspective find this cross-functionality easier to achieve than teams that organize around the technologies required to deliver the product. Although having some technology teams in your organization might be necessary, product teams should be the default because of their many advantages.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Project management is affecting how humans perform or adopt technology. There’s an acceleration due to covid but there are going to be initiatives where you are engineering people out of a role to be replaced with tech. Typically, the challenge is infrastructure and tech. What tech can you create in parallel?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I once did a one-off study on business process improvement for a leadership institute and one of the things that were raised when I was interviewing the Marketing team was how much more time they felt they could save if they had their own fax machine instead of having to walk to a communal machine. Workplace design. Your next steps.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

Let’s review the impact of high performing teams, highlight their principles, behaviors and competencies and share strategies from influential voices in our community on how to thrive in lean times. Project Performance Affects the Bottom Line. According to PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2018 Report , “9.9 Principles.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

In this article we’ll talk about the top competencies for project managers and how you can develop your skills. Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. Leadership. Technical competencies.

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Leading Answers

JUNE 22, 2022

We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. Then discuss the transition from servant leadership to shared leadership.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership. As we saw in the previous articles about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), leadership is built on top of EQ.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

This article is for you! Personally, I think employers value work experience over a degree, so a degree in project management, while it will show that you have the technical and soft skills, will not ensure you a job. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e.

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Project Bliss

JANUARY 6, 2020

This is a guest article from Gilad David Maayan. If you do identify scope creep, it could be due to the product owner not understanding the goals of the product. Consider whether the decrease is due to internal or external challenges. Technically, cumulative flow isn’t a metric. Sprint Burndown. LinkedIn: [link].

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

By the end of this article, hopefully, you will have a better understanding of how to approach requirements gathering (which we should really call eliciting requirements) for your next project! Adapt and flex as you go, reviewing priorities and working on what you can while the other stuff unfolds. People change their mind.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Align with the Business Need A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK ), the bible for project managers, states that “projects are initiated due to internal business needs or external influences”. Based on the needs analysis, project leadership typically develops a business case and charters a project.

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MPUG

AUGUST 13, 2024

This article offers a review of some multifaceted approaches of various cost improvement strategies , from immediate actions to long-term frameworks. Medium-term strategies often involve more substantial changes, such as process reengineering or adopting new technologies.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Sprint Review meeting is one of the Product Owner’s most important events. As discussed in a recent article Making the Most of the Sprint Review , it’s an opportunity for the Scrum Team and stakeholders to inspect what was delivered, discuss the progress made towards the Product Goal, and adapt accordingly. Audience polls.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2019

What’s the difference between project management and project leadership? A recent APM report, Project Leadership; skills, behaviours, knowledge and values , explored this question. . The authors concluded project leadership is future-focused. Repeat the exercise often and review your project management approach accordingly.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

If you are studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam, this is the article you need to help you break down and understand the contents of the exam. In this article, we’ll explain what the performance domains are in the exam content outline and give you some examples of what you need to know about each one for the test.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

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 2020. Leadership and Strategic and Business Management PDUs count for every certification you hold. Do you need to earn PDUs to maintain your PMI certification?

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The IIL Blog

JULY 17, 2024

In this article, we will discuss this topic from a technology & service management perspective but, in reality, the importance of questioning information you’re presented with expands into day-to-day life be it whether it is information in the news, details shared regarding about an upcoming political election, etc.

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