Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 2, 2024

It turns your work from average to outstanding, fixes problems, anticipates risks , and delivers better products and services, supporting the creation of superior solutions for customers and businesses. Check out these ways to celebrate success , many of which don't need any formal budget. Creativity is the cornerstone of innovation.

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2014 Energy Innovation Construction 345

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

In this extract from their new book, Jahn Karsybaev and Fred Obiero share the characteristics and behaviors of successful and unsuccessful project leaders. Instead, he or she provides recommendations and options as well as highlights potential risks to consider in order to estimate a given task. What makes a bad project manager?

2021 488

2021 PMO Executing Risk Management 488

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Organizations have to explore the proposal and determine if its a good fit for them in terms of risk, reward, resources and so on. A feasibility report in project management is a detailed analysis that evaluates the practicality, risks and potential success of a proposed project before committing significant resources.

Technical Review 217

Technical Review Software Review Construction Infrastructure 217

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Reduce and Uncover Risk 3. Richard Newton, in his book, The Project Management Book , sets out another 4 benefits of stakeholder management. Free Resources One of my favourite project management books “Proactive stakeholders effectively provide an extended team of additional resources (for free!) Free Resources 2.

Risk Management 464

Risk Management Finance Software Review Risk 464

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Unfortunately I’m not able to say, “I’m struggling with Excel right now, I really don’t have these budgeting skills, so we won’t bother to have a budget tracker on this project.” Skill #2: Managing risks Risk management is a core skill for a project manager, and one that I would hesitate to ‘outsource’ to a team member.

Finance 364

Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 364

ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Successful CEOs Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy define execution in their book Executive: The Discipline of Getting Things Done : “Execution is a specific set of behaviors and techniques that companies need to master in order to have a competitive advantage. You should have developed a risk management plan during the planning phase.

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 516

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

There are many different types, from design-bid-build, design-build and construction manager at risk to integrated project delivery, job order contracting and public-private partnerships. To help guide you, look at the project budget, design, risks, schedule and owner’s expertise. Another consideration is construction risk.

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Construction Risk Management Risk Closing 417

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Then we’ll learn about a project assumption log and how assumptions differ from constraints and risk. Analyzing assumptions is part of project risk management. What category it is, such as budget, scheduling, etc. This can be anything from the budget to the schedule and resources that’ll be needed to execute the project.

Software Review 418

Software Review Risk Management Technical Review Risk 418

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

Note: This article was put together before the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition was published so the information in it is drawn from publicly available information about what is going to be in the book. Assumption log Risk register Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register. Documents are documents.

Logistics 511

Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 511

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Fixed date projects only get a passing mention in the Managing Successful Projects book , and you’d have to look really hard to find a mention of managing time constraints in the Directing Successful Projects book. PRINCE2® advises that the fixed date time constraint is managed as a planning risk. There isn’t.

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Prince2 Software Review Risk Management Risk 442

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 10, 2021

Anna recommended that achievements are quantified e.g. delivering ahead of schedule or within budget. John Ayers shared a tip from his upcoming book: if you want to be successful as a project manager you have to manage risk well, especially sub-contract risk. . Use concrete examples.

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Certification Risk Management Monitoring Risk 505

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s a great tool for determining the costs of your project because, though it’s not 100 percent accurate, it’s statistically on target and better than basing the budget on your gut. Whatever estimate you come up with after doing a rough order of magnitude, you’ll need to track those costs as they accrue to keep to your budget.

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Estimate Software Review Budget Project Cost 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2022

They also are the main risk-taker and decision-maker on the project so it’s important to have them around. It’s made up of lots of sub-plans that cover how you are going to manage quality, risk, change, resources, and so on, so it’s the foundations for the governance and structure for the work. You have a plan. Further reading.

Governance 464

Governance Government PMO 2016 464

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

Most project management books will tell you this: If you make sure that the triple constraint is covered, you won’t have any problems. A project is often defined as successful if the project’s objectives are achieved by the deadline and stay within the budget. Managing risks is an important task for project managers.

Technical Review 393

Technical Review Software Review Sustainability Risk Management 393

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

You won’t know if the risk log is sound and the resource planning sensible until you investigate. 6: Review the budget. Is the budget approved? Action if there is no budget plan or information: Back to the PMO or your Finance team. By ‘health’ I mean what kind of a state the project is in. How do you spend it?

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PMO Governance Government Budget 508

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It is rarely impossible to deliver on time, given the right amount of resources, an unlimited budget and a tightly controlled project scope, but projects seldom meet these criteria. The risk with doing tasks in parallel is that you could end up having to do rework and there’s a cost associated with that. Crash the project.

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Telecoms 2010 Estimate Prince2 482

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Like an opening sentence in a book that keeps you reading, the project summary must capture your attention and pull you through the project proposal. This is where you’ll start to define the project’s goals, the schedule of tasks that must be executed to deliver the project, an estimation of its budget, etc.

Budget 417

Budget Risk Management Executing Estimate 417

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

Richard Newton, in his book, The Project Management Book, sets out another 4 benefits of stakeholder management. One of my favourite project management books. Need some help with the project budget? Reduce and Uncover Risk. Your stakeholders can also help you identify new risks. Here they are.

Finance 371

Finance Risk Management Software Review Influencer 371

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Project management standards such as the PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition state that contingency reserves, which are established to offset the cost or schedule impacts of realized identified risks, are considered part of the project budget and cost baseline. This matches my own experience from the previous two companies I worked for.

Risk Management 328

Risk Management PMI Construction Budget 328

ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2022

The company starts by defining the project and identifying risks. Preconstruction is important but so is having the right tools to create a schedule, assemble a team and develop a budget. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate the schedule and budget for construction projects. Project Budget. Learn more.

Software Review 448

Software Review Construction Estimate Budget 448

Hot PMO

APRIL 7, 2025

The Teal Book: Governments New Guide to Project Delivery The UK Government has officially released The Teal Book – a new guide aimed at improving how projects are run across government. Below, we break down what the Teal Book contains, who its for, and why it matters to PMO teams. What Is the Teal Book and Who Is It For?

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Prince2 PMO Governance Government 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

The book includes a list of 50 secrets in Appendix D which is a summary of The Standish Group’s Chaos Manifesto 2012: The Year of the Executive Sponsor. It might be your pet project, but if it’s over budget, late and no longer on track to deliver the business benefits, then it is time to part company. Understand risk and reward.

2012 413

2012 2013 PMI Risk Management 413

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

From baselines to Gantt charts, work breakdown structures to risk sensitivity analysis, there are so many new terms to get to grips with. There’s a risk that someone on the team will keep telling you that everything is on track and it’s only when it is too late to do anything about it that you’ll realise they were wrong. Manage Risk.

Underperforming Technical Team 419

Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Certification Risk 419

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2018

The five phases of a project constitute the project management life cycle , which coincidentally is the title of a book by ProjectManager.com CEO Jason Westland. If the project is approved, then the next step is to assemble a project team and to start planning how to manage the project so it can achieve its goals within budget and on time.

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Process Monitoring Closing Executing 407

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

These documents, such as the project plan, project schedule or project budget, define activities, procedures and guidelines to be followed by the project team. Project documentation has several purposes, such as project planning, cost management or risk management. Risk Register. Project Budget. Project Charter.

Project Life Cycle 418

Project Life Cycle Software Review Infrastructure Risk Management 418

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

However, the project sponsor is the person responsible for decisions that affect the project budget and the schedule, where making a change would deviate from the agreed plan. You can change the dates or the budget as long as you don’t go outside the zone. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances.

Prince2 370

Prince2 Sustainability Risk Management Budget 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area. In other words, you can’t “do” schedule management and ignore what the impacts of that might be on people, risk, communications, cost and the rest. 10 Knowledge Areas of Project Management.

PMI 405

PMI Risk Management Risk Estimate 405

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 17, 2024

Block out half a day a month Book a meeting with yourself for half a day a month and call it ‘process review’. Book time to write reports Book a recurring meeting to schedule the time in your diary for reporting. Book team meetings for the rest of the year Yep, get them in the diary now. Here are some tips.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Energy Governance Government 384

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 12, 2020

However, the project sponsor is the person responsible for decisions that affect the project budget and the schedule, where making a change would deviate from the agreed plan. You can change the dates or the budget as long as you don’t go outside the zone. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances.

Prince2 354

Prince2 Risk Management Budget Risk 354

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 9, 2018

There’s a hugely successful book that you’ve probably heard of and may have read called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Your job is to determine the approach that will give you and your team the best chance of delivering your project safely, accountably, on time and to budget. Read books. Go to events.

Governance 416

Governance Government Technical Review 2010 416

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Projects always have certain constraints – there may be an urgency to complete a project because of external market factors, for example; or there may have to be tightly controlled costs because of a fixed or limited budget. The project will also be expected to deliver on certain expectations including quality levels.

Technical Review 346

Technical Review Software Review Risk Management Budget 346

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 26, 2024

Shut down the cost code for your project budget or tell Finance that nothing more will be charged to the project. State the budget and what you actually spent. This is not the place to whine about why you are three months late or massively over budget. Book a celebration for the team! Don't let that happen to you.

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Closing Software Review Prince2 Budget 397

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To begin, let’s look at the five project management process groups defined in the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK), published by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the leading industry trade group. You create a project schedule, designed to manage time, cost, quality, changes, risk and any project-related issues.

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Process Monitoring Controlling Software Review 433

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 13, 2024

That meant there were some key things missing from the project's paperwork and the most important thing missing was which budget was going to pay for it. This includes a risk management plan, quality plan, project communication plan, implementation plan, scope management plan, resource management plan and any other subsidiary plans.

PMO 377

PMO Software Review Budget Risk Management 377

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One for risk, one for escalations, one for changes, issues, new project kick-off, closure, logging dependencies… the list goes on and on. The risk there is that people make up their own processes to work around the edges of the formal policy, skipping steps because they are focused on keeping the momentum going on their project.

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Process PMO Risk Management 2017 422

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Look at your project schedule and consider whether you have truly incorporated enough change management activities (and time/budget for those activities) in the plan. Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. Soft skills and EQ as a differentiator for leaders. What you can do. Be curious.

2022 499

2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 499

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This is one way that projects go off track, miss a deadline or spend beyond the project budget. Each worker is assigned a task or a percentage of the project until they’re 100 percent booked. Resource leveling is involved with resources, too, but also time, as in the start and end dates of projects and budgets.

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Budget Monitoring Sustainability Software 416