Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Are you looking at what PRINCE2 ® (PRojects IN a Controlled Environment) certificate you should get? I’ve taken the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams in the past so let me share my experiences and research. I’ve taken the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams in the past so let me share my experiences and research.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

Planning is an essential part of what project managers do, so you would expect there to be some mention of how to deal with fixed date projects in the PRINCE2® manuals. PRINCE2® Practitioner, Online Course and Exam. A comprehensive and accredited PRINCE2® Practitioner online course, including exam voucher and simulator access.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 5, 2021

You’re looking for the best PRINCE2 course online. In this article, I’ll share what to look for in an online training provider and how to choose the right PRINCE2 certification course for you. TL;DR: The training provider I think is the best online PRINCE2 training is Management Plaza, led by expert trainer Frank Turley.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Are you considering buying the Mplaza PRINCE2® Foundation exam simulator? In this PRINCE2 Foundation Mplaza exam simulator review , I’ll share: Whether the tool is worth the investment (spoiler: yes, even if you are taking Practitioner as well). Who is the PRINCE2 Foundation exam simulator for? The test is multiple choice.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

What is PRINCE2®? PRINCE2® is a project management method. PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2® for? PRINCE2® works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile ® allows for agile frameworks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2® Practitioner review! I gained a lot of project management knowledge and confidence from doing my PRINCE2 course. BUT… it’s hugely important to choose a good quality PRINCE2 course. Who is PRINCE2 Practitioner for? Which PRINCE2 Practitioner training package is right for you?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

PRINCE2 was the first project management certification that I got. Choosing the right PRINCE2 course as a beginner is vitally important. In this article, I’ll share my top tips for choosing the best PRINCE2 course for beginners – whether that’s you or someone in your team whom you are advising. You’ve already chosen PRINCE2.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

I remember studying for my PRINCE2 exam and taking plenty of sample papers and mock tests. These days, the best exam prep I can suggest for PRINCE2 certification is to use online exam simulators. Important Features of a PRINCE2 Exam Simulator. PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Simulator.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2 Foundation review! I owe a lot of my confidence as a project manager to the PRINCE2 course I took many years ago. I’ve lost count of the number of people who have had bad experiences with PRINCE2 training providers… and that’s a lot of wasted money. Who is PRINCE2 Foundation for?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Clayton introduces the concept of the risk breakdown structure in his book. Mike’s book: Risk Happens! This book includes ways that you can capitalize on positive risk by enhancing the impact.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here’s my list of top change management books for leaders. How I chose these books. I looked for: Writing style and whether they were engaging and easy to follow Contents — how much did the book provide in terms of things you could repeat yourself at work? Inspiration — how did I feel after reading the book?

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Change Management 2023 2012 Prince2 478

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

I’ve put together my top list of the best books on collaboration, with a few communication skills books thrown in too. These are the books that I turn to time and time again. Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers is the book I wish I had written. It’s also a book I find myself frequently recommending.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager , is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. Sustainability tolerance Sustainability tolerances are new for 2023 in PRINCE2 7. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 5, 2024

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. If you need any help pulling your stakeholder log together, you can connect with me on LinkedIn for quick questions or book a 1-to-1 call with me. So what’s keeping you?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 12, 2020

The project tolerance definition I use in my book, Project Manager, is this: Tolerances are how much you can flex within your project without having to go back for approval. The 6 Tolerances in PRINCE2. Welcome to the wonderful world of project tolerances. What is a project tolerance? Let’s look at those individually.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Resources for Learning More Here are some books about portfolio management that I can recommend. Management of Portfolios Management of Portfolios is the Axelos best practice guide the book from the same family as PRINCE2. This is the guide that I would start with, if I were you. Strategy isnt something static any longer.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It became a part of agile when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” in 2001. This organization produces a book called the “project management body of knowledge” or PMBOK. First introduced in 1997, in the book “Critical Path” by Eliyahu M.

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Technical Review Prince2 Lean Manufacturing 505

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

What is PRINCE2? PRINCE2 is a project management method. PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2 for? PRINCE2 works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile allows for agile frameworks. It was renamed PRINCE.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In his book Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk , author Peter Bernstein says, “The word ‘risk’ derives from the early Italian risicare , which means ‘to dare.’ For projects, I recommend the PMBOK® Guide or PRINCE2 definition. Most people think of risk as pure risk, as a possibility of loss. How About You?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 1, 2022

In this video I share my four favorite books for women in leadership and women in project management positions. Watch the video, or scroll down to read more about these book choices and a few extras that I love! She has a very interesting career story which is covered in this book. Getting It All Done by HBR Press.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Below, I share 5 stories from my book, Project Manager. I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role. I also took the PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification which was good to have as it is widely recognised and has a solid methodology, but I use those concepts less in my day job today. Get your copy now.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 15, 2023

I also have a guide to the best PRINCE2 exam simulators. Study notes You can prepare for the PRINCE2, APM PMQ, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®, PMP , online degrees and other types of certifications by reading other people’s study notes. Book summaries Are you pressed for time when it comes to your exam preparation?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 3, 2019

RACI and PRINCE2. PRINCE2® doesn’t have RACI/RASCI in exactly the same way as described above. The book makes the point that you can produce multiple responsibility assignment matrices at different levels. Here are some books that will help you take this further. Reviewer (like a QA role). Further Reading.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2020

There’s very little in PRINCE2’s approach to managing fixed date projects , or in any other project methodology or standard I’ve come across so I’ve gathered together some best practice advice for making sure you hit your delivery dates if those dates are handed to you without negotiation. Crash the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 13, 2023

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. Don’t fall for scams!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Reading books. You can’t fit reading a whole project management book into your lunch break, but you could digest it over the course of several days’ commute. Book some meetings with yourself to work through online project management training. Book a day out of the office for a classroom course or a conference.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

In the world of PRINCE2, we have PRINCE2 Agile. ’ The book goes on to say that ‘Edison turned on him like a flash, and with a smile replied: Results! His five books on Agile PM and business excellence include his recent best-seller: The Project Managers Guide to Mastering Agile.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. I’m seeing this more and more in project management books (I like to think I started a trend !) There is a logical flow to the book. Making Things Happen is method agnostic – no recourse to PMBOK® Guide or the PRINCE2® handbooks – which again, is no bad thing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

There are exam-based classes for the Project Management Professional ( PMP )® exam and PRINCE2 (both popular options for the discerning PM). I took an in-house project management course when I first started out (and I still have the notes on my shelf), along with the PRINCE2 exam. The way I think about training is different.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

With the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition and the PRINCE2 manuals both discussing tailoring more thoroughly than ever before, project managers have more flexibility to adapt project approaches to their environment. You don’t get that from reading a book. That leads me to the next trend…. Mentoring to Support Tailoring.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 10, 2022

Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity is a book that offers a comprehensive framework for juggling your workload and still leaving the office on time. I like having a one-page project summary on the wall by my desk, like a PRINCE2® project product description).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2022

In this scenario, the broad skill set could include items such as Prince2®, Kanban, Scrum , Sigma Six, or PMBOK standards. Jeff co-founded the Scrum framework, has specialized in it for over 30 years and has written several books on the topic. The deep focus would be on a single management framework or concept.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

Book the resources you need for your project. Note: You might have to review your project schedule and plans at this point because inevitably someone will have booked holidays at the exact time you need them to do system testing, or something. Book or hire the resources you need in a timely fashion.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

RACI and PRINCE2. PRINCE2® doesn’t have RACI/RASCI in exactly the same way as described above. The book makes the point that you can produce multiple responsibility assignment matrices at different levels. Here are some books that will help you take this further. This book has the. Reviewer (like a QA role).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2022

This is an edited extract from my book Customer-Centric Project Management , co-authored with Phil Peplow (Routledge, 2012). It could also include those who will be the customer of the end product, for example, the Senior User in PRINCE2® terminology. Read my book, Customer-Centric Project Management. Got questions?

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2012 Prince2 Defining Software Review 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2017

Project managers forecast the future all the time: we forward-schedule tasks, plan how much money we’ll need in Quarter 4 and book resources for activities that haven’t happened yet. You'll also like: Inside PRINCE2: Who does what in project Initiation Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2. Why use Kanban?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

1: Book Virtual Meetings on a Schedule. There are so many resources at your fingertips from blogs to online and in-person trainings to books! Helen Hitchmough says: More than anything else, the [PRINCE2] training helped me because I was able to talk about projects and ideas with the other people there. 15: Invest in Training.

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