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. Identify and manage risks Do your stakeholders disagree on something? Have you got representation from all the teams or is one area struggling to find resource?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Project managers who aren’t based in the United Kingdom might not be intimate with the PRINCE2 method of managing a project, which is primarily used by the British government. Although foreign to some, there’s still much to be gained from the PRINCE2 method, even if it isn’t adopted in its entirety. What Is PRINCE2?

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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. For example, let’s say the financial value of all the project risks should not exceed 5% of the project budget. What is a project tolerance?

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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. Risk Tolerance. You can also set a tolerance per risk, like ‘only two days of downtime permitted for any operational service’.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

You could be the project sponsor for significant high-profile projects with far-reaching impact, political sensitivities or business criticality, and high-risk dependencies across the business. Ensuring that all project management best practices are followed including effective change control and risk management.

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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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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

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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Technical Review Prince2 Engineering 2018 341

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

There is a risk that you – for example – attend an online presentation on the subject of something you already know lots about just for the sake of saying you’ve done some development this week. Reading books. Book some meetings with yourself to work through online project management training. Conferences and seminars.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 3, 2019

When you don’t document who is responsible for what, you risk: Decisions taking longer because no one is clear who will be having the final say. RACI and PRINCE2. PRINCE2® doesn’t have RACI/RASCI in exactly the same way as described above. Here are some books that will help you take this further. Further Reading.

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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. As a project manager, we need to see risks and issues before others do.

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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! And, “Her risk management plans were to die for”? Here are 15 practical tips from our community of amazing women, all tested and proven by the women themselves. 15: Invest in Training.

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Construction Leadership 445

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

MAY 26, 2024

Read this next: How to close a project using PRINCE2®. Your next steps Book the project closure meeting Make sure you've got some criteria against which to close the project: how are you going to know that it's finished? Book a celebration for the team! The importance of project closure Are you using PRINCE? You can do it now.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Read Anthony Mersino’s excellent book: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. AI can accurately identify potential risks in a project and augment a project leader’s decision-making ability by analyzing data from multiple projects at the same time.”. What you can do. Be culturally and socially aware. Be curious. What you can do.

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2022 PMO Risk Management Artificial Inteligence 499

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

You might want to take this even further and document exactly how you are going to estimate how much time resources will be required for, how you are going to ‘win’ scarce resources, and what risks you might face around securing the resources. Book the resources you need for your project. What are the Types of Resource?

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Software Review PMI Prince2 Estimate 336

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 23, 2016

When you don’t document who is responsible for what, you risk: Decisions taking longer because no one is clear who will be having the final say. RACI and PRINCE2. PRINCE2® doesn’t have RACI/RASCI in exactly the same way as described above. Here are some books that will help you take this further. This book has the.

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Prince2 Consulting Software Review Lean 279

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2020

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 specialised in it for over 30 years and has written several books on the topic. As a Project Manager, we need to see risks and issues before others do.

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2009 Prince2 SCRUM Construction 366

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Elizabeth is also a prolific author, having published seven books on project and change management. Her book, Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World , was shortlisted for the prestigious Management Book of the Year Award in 2014, further cementing her status as an influential voice in the field.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2017

With the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition and PRINCE2 2017 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. Improving risk assessments. Testing risk response. It’s another consumer trend.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Minimally Viable Product (MVP) This is a term that refers to releasing a product with the highest return on investment versus risk, and was coined as a term by Frank Robinson and popularized by Steve Blank and Eric Ries. Learn more about the PM lifecycle in this book by Jason Westland. Learn more about risk management here.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 418

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

They’re also tasked with understanding their client’s business and even directing some aspects of their project, such as helping the project manager create a strategy, assess risk and more. It’s the old debate between book smarts and street smarts. What Is Project Management Consulting?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This doesn't mean booking (conference) rooms. Looking at some of the well-known Project Management methodologies, such as PM-Bok or PRINCE2 , we find the following: The Project Manager manages a project on a day-to-day basis and is the only one with this day-to-day focus on the project. So, what is a Project Manager? Source: [link].

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 2, 2022

The product breakdown structure can be used in any product management situation, though it stems from the PRINCE2 methodology. Let’s take a look at this PRINCE2 Wiki page on project plans, which has a product breakdown structure example. PBS accredited to PRINCE2 Wiki. PBS accredited to PRINCE2 Wiki.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

If you talk to project managers or read through the interviews in my book, Project Manager , you’ll realize that there are as many ways to start a project management career in the field as there are people. Below, I share 5 stories from my book, Project Manager. I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role.

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Technical Review 2022 Certification Prince2 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 2, 2017

Chris is the author of The Entrepreneurial Project Manager, a book with the goal of taking your technical skills as a project manager, adding the elements of an entrepreneur, and creating a high-powered team around you. Your book is about entrepreneurship and the project manager. Receive 20% off the book when you use promo code MZQ36.

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WorkOtter

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Risk Alignment : PPM can align projects by prioritizing those with lower risks and adjusting resources accordingly. This helps ensure that the company does not undertake projects that could expose it to significant risks unless they are strategically justified.

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Government Governance Technical Review PMO 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2). It was a much smaller group, and focused on strategic decision making instead of day-to-day problem solving and risk management.

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Governance Government Risk Management Technical Review 403

Scrum.org

MARCH 12, 2020

Somebody who dares to take risks, make mistakes and take ownership. Looking at some of the well-known Project Management methodologies, such as PM-Bok or PRINCE2 , we find the following: The Project Manager manages a project on a day-to-day basis and is the only one with this day-to-day focus on the project. Source: [link].

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Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

But, for a new project manager, project management books are still a great way to learn. And for those of us with experience under our belts, the right project management books can offer new insights and ideas. So, what project management books would I recommend to a new project manager? Let’s say you are a real beginner.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

So, here I am, once again, writing the dreaded guide about Prince2 methodology and certification. Believe me, getting the Prince2 Foundation level certificate is not as hard as having to write the entire post again…. Prince2 Certification from Experts’ Point of View: Let’s start with Colin Bentley this time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Project failure – and preventing it – has been the subject of countless academic studies, surveys and books over the years. Poor project management practices might stand out as a reason for businesses with low project management maturity, but is it best addressed by sending team leaders on a PRINCE2 course? Poor risk management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Prince2 Risk Management 295

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 7, 2018

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! And, “Her risk management plans were to die for”? Here are 15 practical tips from our community of amazing women, all tested and proven by the women themselves. 15: Invest in Training.

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Construction Leadership 228

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 25, 2017

You can read more about this at SME www.smeweb.com/sme/how-mismanaging-change-is-the-biggest-risk-of-all – where Peter describes the four-year study by LeadershipIQ.com which found that the number one reason CEO’s got fired was …. wait for it …. mismanaging change.

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Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The book’s timeless insights into sustainable project management are just as relevant today as they were when it was first published, offering essential guidance for tackling the challenges of our rapidly changing world. The book is divided into five chapters. Conclusion. To order: bol.

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