Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. It’s a way of automating repetitive tasks and it’s having a bit of an impact on the PMO community.

2022 489

2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 489

The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

Her latest book What’s Your Catalyst? Ellis – Colin started his career as a project manager in 1997 and worked his way up through program manager and PMO manager to eventually head up large project departments in the private sector and government in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. She is a Fellow of the APM in the UK.

Healthcare 68

Healthcare PMO PMI Influencer 68

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. Through the years, I've noted many reasons that PMOs fail or struggle. It's rarely just one thing; it's usually a combination of things. Here is a list of causal factors.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review PMO Leadership Information Technology 269

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. You can see Mark’s book, and all the other experts’ books on Amazon here.

2023 417

2023 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 417

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Learn more in my book, Project Co-ordinator: This is a similar role to the Project Administrator, but people with this job title are more likely to do ‘hands on’ project work as well as admin. Portfolio Manager/Director: A portfolio manager is a senior leadership position in an organisation, overseeing an entire portfolio of change projects.

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PMO Construction Retail Infrastructure 360

The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2021

You don’t do my type of work (project management, PMO leadership at a global level, keynote speaking, consultancy and training) without clocking up some pretty impressive airmiles and flight status. Won the PMO Influencer of the Year award. We know that now! It has, in more than one way, been an astonishing year.

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PMO Underperforming Technical Team 2019 Influencer 312

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

RapidStart PMO: Online Project Management Training Review. Diab is the CEO of Leadership Formation, a consulting firm that focuses on helping organisations with strategy, alignment, execution and people. The paid course covers everything you’d need to get a PMO up and running in a few months. Workstream 2: Operating the PMO.

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PMO Technical Review Software Review Certification 166

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. 16% have workloads prioritized by the PMO 17% have workloads prioritized by their manager And if you don’t have those in place, or another way, then the only option is to try to work out what is the most important work yourself. A project manager says.

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2024 PMO Governance Government 288

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

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PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 334

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

I have been a bit lax with project management reading recently but one book that I have made time for is The Conscious Project Leader: How to Create a Culture of Success for Your Projects, Your Team and Yourself. It didn’t take much browsing on his website to realise that it was going to be my kind of book. Leadership.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership PMO Estimate 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Perhaps you’ve been asked to mentor an apprentice , or someone new to the PMO or team. However, you might find that as a project manager in the PMO, you are mentoring others across the business who are doing projects but who do not work in the PMO – they can feel the same about the role being isolating. Need a mentor?

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PMO Technical Review Certification Risk Management 330

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 8, 2016

Peter Taylor is a PMO expert currently leading a Global PMO, with 200 project managers acting as custodians for nearly 5,000 projects around the world, for Kronos Inc. – a billion dollar software organisation delivering Workforce Management Solutions.

PMO 267

PMO Executing Leadership Planning 267

The Lazy Project Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A new book from the author of #1 best-selling book ‘The Lazy Project Manager’ Enabling project managers to adapt to the new technology of artificial intelligence, this first comprehensive book on the topic discusses how AI will reinvent the project world and allow project managers to focus on people.

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Artificial Inteligence 2030 PMO Leadership 313

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. Successful project managers are those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Helena Lui.

2018 310

2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 310

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 6, 2020

[link] BOOK TODAY – OFFER CLOSES SOON. eBook or signed printed book ‘The Presentation on Presentations’ by Peter Taylor. Helping you to deliver better presentations: What makes a good Presentation and what doesn’t. The make up of your Audience. Managing Content and Time. Planning for the possible Risks.

PMO 50

PMO Closing Leadership Risk Management 50

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

You can see a list of all their books in one place here. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. Many of them are authors.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 292

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are working in any kind of project delivery role, PMO role, or similar in any industry, you can count some of your professional service working hours towards the maximum requirements for Giving Back. Get instant access to 10 high quality webinars on leadership and specialist topics to help you earn the difficult 'Power Skills' PDUs.

2023 441

2023 PMI Certification Software Review 441

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. These could be project managers or PMO colleagues. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. However, you could move into program management from a senior operational role or another PMO role as well. Stakeholder Engagement.

PMO 284

PMO Technical Review Leadership Risk Management 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Education PDUs are those earned from formal and informal learning across the three areas of the PMI Talent Triangle: Technical, Leadership and Strategic and Business Management skills. Leadership and Strategic and Business Management PDUs count for every certification you hold. Education PDUs. Contribute to a Wiki.

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2020 PMI Certification Technical Review 350

The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 4, 2019

I am the author of the number 1 bestselling project management book ‘ The Lazy Project Manager’ , along with many other books on project leadership, PMO development, project marketing, project challenges, presentation skills and executive sponsorship as well business transformation.

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2019 PMO Leadership Executing 232

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Responses ranged from: The numerous enterprise /PMO metrics which are measured on a monthly cycle combined with reporting out to the stock market every 12 weeks. As someone running several projects at a time, which of these challenges do you face? Get Your Copy.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 386

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2019

A community of interest can take many forms, from your professional community of project managers at work, perhaps organised by your PMO, an online community or an industry group or professional body that you are part of – one that has regular meet ups. For that, you need to turn to the good old fashioned book. Book an Appraisal.

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Certification PMO PMI 2018 337

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Or book a power hour with me and get started on your mentoring journey straight away! What’s it like running big projects/a PMO/working in X field? Do you have any book recommendations on X topic? Book a power hour with me. Book a power hour This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management

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Cadence Logistics Certification Influencer 322

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 24, 2020

That’s the question answered by Peter Taylor’s new book, The Social Project Manager. Peter, we last spoke about your books a while back when ‘Get Fit With The Lazy Project Manager’ came out. Now you’ve written another book! Your book is The Social Project Manager. This interview was first published in 2015.

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Governance Government PMO 2015 238

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

You don’t need a PMO to be able to put it to use. Leadership skills and other power skills (AKA soft skills) are things you might already have or can pick up on the way. I didn’t read any other PRINCE2 books beyond the official manual and the training material provided on my course. It’s cost-effective. On to the courses….

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Prince2 Certification PMI 2023 374

Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2024

I once worked with an organisation where the PMO presented metrics that were manipulated to align with expected outcomes. This organisation, driven by the fear of leadership's reaction to the real numbers, chose to paint a rosier picture than the reality. Just ask!

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Agile 2024 PMO SCRUM 194

Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

Unlock the strategies to overcome key PMO hurdles—mastering resource management, driving change, and streamlining processes—with expert insight from Athena Smith, Senior Director, Portfolio Management. PMO Strategies Does your PMO have a traditional project focus, a more product-oriented approach, or a blend?

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PMO Technical Review Lean PMI 103

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 7, 2017

After two and half great years investing heavily in a Global PMO and in project and program management, the company I was working for have done a complete U-Turn and abandoned project management as a primary focus and, as a result, don’t feel the need for a Head of Global PMO.

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PMO Manufacturing Engineering Leadership 93

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Yep, that’s correct: the PMBOK ® Guide isn’t the only reference book you need to look at. Tell your sponsor or your PMO manager that you feel there is a conflict of interest. This is where your leadership skills can make a real difference. He is also the author of The Project Management Answer Book.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The system will not block you from booking someone who is already booked on other work, but at least it makes you aware that they already have work allocated to them during the time this project is expected to run. Save your PMO some time and standardize it all in Twproject. Your IT team won’t have a problem with that!

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Software Review 2021 Estimate PMO 395

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. Responses ranged from: The numerous enterprise /PMO metrics which are measured on a monthly cycle combined with reporting out to the stock market every 12 weeks. As someone running several projects at a time, which of these challenges do you face?

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Risk Management Engineering 358

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Join a community A community of interest can take many forms, from your professional community of project managers at work, perhaps organized by your PMO, an online community or an industry group or professional body that you are part of — one that has regular meet ups. For that, you need to turn to the good old fashioned book.

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Certification Software Review PMI Technical Review 315

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 27, 2017

Here the key is to take a collective of the executive leadership on a journey of understanding of the importance and value of project sponsorship in general – not to target individuals or to challenge specifics; but only to reach consensus that ‘investment in sponsorship is needed’, and that ‘there is real value in this investment’ for the business.

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PMO 2013 Executing Risk Management 0

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

During the 1990s, PMI tripled its membership to 90,000 in 120 countries, under the leadership of then president Virgil R. Self-study books published by REPs and other reputable training organizations are also available. By 1980, those efforts were standardized into project management procedures and approaches. PMI Founders.

PMI 292

PMI Technical Review Certification Software Review 292

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 22, 2017

Leads, and is aided by, the PMO. These are the ones identified as having future leadership potential and any company will invest in such people for their joint futures. Sadly, I have yet to see a future ‘C’ work their way through the project arena, the PMO, the project management practise. Reports to the executive team.

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PMO 2014 Finance Leadership 130

The Lazy Project Manager

DECEMBER 14, 2018

A new book for you and your team: How to become a more confident public speaker the ‘Lazy’ way – Available now on Amazon. I could also say that I continue to get interest and bookings for future events. It also evolved in to a one day ‘Presentation Skills’ workshop – see the end of this book.

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PMO Leadership Executing 232

Henny Portman

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

AIPMO is developing the first ‘leading’ international PMO standard based on a combination of research findings and expert knowledge. P3O or IPMA PMO certifications are not comparable to AIPMO’s core certifications in terms of approach, content and outcome. AIPMO’s core PMO certifications covers much more!

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PMO Certification Monitoring Consulting 88