Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE. Directing gets a process of its own.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Project management is stressful. There are peaks and troughs — Peter Taylor, AKA The Lazy Project Manager , talks about this in his book of the same name. However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done.

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Risk Management Finance 470

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Continuous Innovation: From Agile methodologies to change management, these influencers are at the forefront of evolving project delivery practices. Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management.

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Influencer 2025 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 111

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

If you want to move into program management, these 5 skills will help you prove you are capable of doing the role: Resource management Stakeholder engagement Data analysis and synthesis Data-driven decision making Change management. Practical experience as a project manager or operational (line) manager will also help.

PMO 339

PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 339

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

The process is designed to increase project efficiency and minimize scope creep by controlling every change and ensuring that changes are made according to set requirements for approving change. Change management The method for managing project change requests and application of the change control process as defined above.

Software Review 418

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 418

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you want to move into program management, these 5 skills will help you prove you are capable of doing the role: Resource management Stakeholder engagement Data analysis and synthesis Data-driven decision making Change management. Practical experience as a project manager or operational (line) manager will also help.

PMO 284

PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 284

The IIL Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. Prioritizing Change Management and Business Analyst skill sets will prioritise the customer voice in design and delivery.

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2024 Artificial Inteligence Sustainability 2023 158

Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

.” These dimensions address the two fundamental purposes of portfolio management: doing the ‘right’ things and doing things ‘right’ which also includes doing them at the ‘right’ time. Three key roles drive portfolio management: the portfolio director, the portfolio manager, and portfolio analysts.

Software Review 52

Software Review Governance Government Sustainability 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s worth noting that the APM Body of Knowledge also covers interpersonal and softer skills, and people like me have been writing books about how important the people stuff is to project management for years.

Technical Review 339

Technical Review Software Review PMI 2023 339

The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emphasis on Sustainability and ESG Practices: The year 2024 underscores an amplified emphasis on sustainability and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into project management. Prioritizing Change Management and Business Analyst skill sets will prioritise the customer voice in design and delivery.

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2024 Artificial Inteligence Sustainability 2023 167

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

In doing so, I am of course taking as read that a brilliant project leader will have solid project management expertise and be able to plan and deliver their projects with confidence and assurance. Your function is therefore to focus on the leadership aspects – perhaps on stakeholder management and governance.

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Leadership 2018 Risk Management Governance 261

Kiron Bondale

MAY 16, 2021

In one of my earlier articles , I had proposed the use of behavioral nudges to help improve project governance. If you liked this article, why not pick up my book Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice which contains 100 other lessons on project leadership?

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Sustainability Governance Government Leadership 229

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. The extension of self-care is caring for others, also crucial for project management and change management. It’s how we can help people and organisations adapt in fast-changing times.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 331

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2023

e-Builder e-Builder is a cloud-based construction management software and information solution for capital projects. Some of the features that e-Builder offers include cost management, change management, procurement, capital planning and fund tracking. Document management is a strong suit. Capterra review: 4.7

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2024 Construction Software Review Estimate 468

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 3, 2020

It has been 10 years since The Lazy Project Manager was published and I have had the pleasure of presenting on this topic in 25 countries so far, but now, at the start of a new year, 2020 no less, I have decided that this will be the last year that I deliver ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ keynote. Based on a new book for 2020).

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2020 Governance Government Certification 167

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

PRINCE2 is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. Change management : another big thing in project management.

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Prince2 Governance Government Certification 199

Digite

JANUARY 7, 2018

Irrespective of where you are in your Kanban journey, here is a comprehensive list of the top Kanban books that will help you with knowledge, insights and experience related to Kanban and ensures an empowered journey towards achieving your business goals. We highly recommend the following 10 books to all Kanban practitioners and students.

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Lean Software Review 2010 2014 79

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Filling Execution Gaps , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Today I have a fantastic book to share with you, Filling Execution Gaps: How Executives and Project Managers Turn Corporate Strategy into Successful Projects , by Todd C. The book looks at these problems: Creating a common understanding.

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Executing Governance Government Leadership 33

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A positive benefit to this could be employers putting existing professionals through the Higher Project Management Apprenticeship scheme, upskilling them at virtually no cost (or at least, through funds already paid to the government in the form of the levy). Project management and change management have collided.

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2017 2015 Technical Review 2012 150

Agile Coach

APRIL 19, 2018

Then I created one of the first Live Lessons for Safari Books and InformIT (which is now Front Row Agile) about Agile Transformation. Then I worked for the organization that the book is based on, wrote the first version in 2012 chapter by chapter on LeanPub and then re-wrote it for Happy Melly Express in 2014. Next, Some Stats.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2021

This title probably attracted two types of people – people who are wondering what the role of the ancient practice of martial arts has in organizational change management. Consequently, this model of Dojos provides hope but does not create long-lasting change. Want to Change Culture? Have a Plan.

Software Review 138

Software Review Influencer Leadership Governance 138

Henny Portman

JUNE 25, 2022

The book PMO Services and Capabilities – Including an overview of AIPMO’s competence framework – Competences per PMO service – Techniques and tools per PMO service is written by Robert Joslin. There are over 220 PMO services described in this book. For sure there will be PMO’s offering services that are not explained in this book.

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PMO Governance Government Consulting 115

Project-Management.pm

MAY 7, 2017

Managing your project pipeline is crucial since this will help you determine if the existing projects can be completed on the designated or expected time, along with their assigned resources. Financial Governance. Change Management. You want to know more about Project Portfolio Management ?

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Software Review Governance Government Risk Management 125

Leading Agile

MARCH 29, 2023

Especially if that team works in a larger ecosystem of teams, building bigger, more complex products, with heavy corporate governance and financial controls. The net effect is that teams changed Agile, rather than letting Agile change the teams and the organization. What are You Willing to Change?

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Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Not all books are published yet. The first book I reviewed in 2020 will be published in the coming months. The book PMO Services and Capabilities is written by Stuart Dixon and Dr Robert Joslin. There are over 200 PMO services described in this book. Change control monitoring. Change management.

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PMO Certification Monitoring Consulting 88

MPUG

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Walter Stinnett’s Project Managers are Change Managers webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Project Managers are Change Managers. Walter serves as a program manager for Edwards Performance Solutions.

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Change Management Certification Software Review 2004 52

The IIL Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Need for Government Intervention Organizations in both the public and private sectors, as well as the general public, have already recognized the immense risks of improper use of AI and are asking for federal regulatory agencies to take the lead in establishing laws that clearly define the correct and incorrect use of AI.

Artificial Inteligence 137

Artificial Inteligence Software Review 2023 Technical Review 137

Henny Portman

APRIL 3, 2020

The 10X Growth Machine – How companies can innovate, scale and win , written by Misha de Sterke, is a book to build your own growth machine by using innovation as a means. Growth governance : Lean innovation process and venture boards, growth policy playbook, and growth accounting. Creative destruction is accelerating.

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Innovation Lean Governance Government 76

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

With a practical framework for guidance, such as this book, and a supporting experience coach then the organisation benefits that have led to the PMO investment will be secured in an optimum time frame and with reduced risk of failure. The risk to not doing so is to, at the very least, slow the return on investment of the new PMO down.

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PMO Sustainability 2012 Underperforming Technical Team 170

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Generic representation of the components of IT Service Management (ITSM). Configuration and release management. Managing incidents. Change management. Project management. Asset management and the financial control of the service. There are a number of frameworks for IT Service Management.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review 2011 2007 Prince2 87

MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Project Management Institute (PMI) provides a broad definition of PMO as: A project management office (PMO) is an organizational structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques. . Multi-Disciplinary. References. [1]

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Agile PMO Technical Review Cadence 94

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Let’s get the PMs to even just do risk management on a regular basis , and then, let’s work on improving the process. It has reinforced my perception that PMOs are more about procedures, rules and correctness than about assistance or good governance. So, what does this story say? Now create your Value Proposition Statement. .

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PMO 2022 Governance Government 59

House of PMO

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

PMO Leadership & Strategy Thought leadership sessions featuring book authors, keynote speakers, and PMO influencers sharing whats next for the profession. Technology, Data & AI in PMO Embracing the future with data analytics, AI, and digital tools to improve decision-making, reporting, and governance.

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2025 PMO 2015 Engineering 52

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Here is a brief overview of its evolution: Before Agile, Waterfall was the dominant project management approach. The Waterfall model follows a sequential process, where each phase of the project is completed in a linear fashion, with limited room for changes or feedback. There is clear structure and governance in agile projects.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Development Team Review 88

Resource Guru

MARCH 4, 2019

In this situation, work with John’s schedule on a project-specific basis; otherwise, keep capacity planning at a high level or book time for John to train another resource in this “skill.”. Change isn’t accounted for. Mentorship programs often succumb to the same problem as change management: that time isn’t accounted for.

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2019 Planning Software Review 2009 84

Henny Portman

AUGUST 10, 2023

Practical product management for product owners – Creating winning products with the professional product owner stances by Chris Lukassen and Robbin Schuurman is an awesome book for product owners and provides effective behaviors, useful tools, concepts, and techniques to become great product owners. Influencer Stakeholders are key.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Influencer Governance Government 52

MPUG

JANUARY 16, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK® Guide ) – Seventh Edition sets out to codify different areas of what project management involves in eight performance domains. The book defines a performance domain as “critical for the effective delivery of project outcomes.” Project work.

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Planning Lean PMI Risk Management 69