ProjectManager.com

JULY 16, 2024

Risk management tools also identify risks and track and mitigate issues. From planning to managing and executing projects, including features that manage risk, streamline payroll with online timesheets and automate workflows, ProjectManager is the number-one construction software for Mac. 5 Capterra review: 4.4/5

Construction 467

Construction Software Review Software Estimate 467

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2022

I have been a bit lax with project management reading recently but one book that I have made time to review again 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 realize that it was going to be my kind of book.

Underperforming Technical Team 273

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Estimate Risk Management 273

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.

Certification 275

Certification PMO Prince2 Leadership 275

ProjectManager.com

JULY 11, 2024

There are also risk management tools to help identify and mitigate unexpected events. It’s the only software product users need to manage tasks, resources, risks and more, with multiple project views, secure timesheets and reporting features. Other issues include the following.

Transportation 443

Transportation Manufacturing Technical Support Engineering 443

Binfire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Just like project managers prepare for unforeseen risks in their professional endeavors, wedding planners and couples must anticipate and manage potential issues that could arise before or during the big day. Here’s how you can identify, assess, and manage risks in wedding planning.

Risk Management 131

Risk Management Risk Planning Logistics 131

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 26, 2024

Otherwise, there is a risk that you’ll be staying up late or joining calls early, and that might not be the right time for your levels of energy. Others will be a package that includes the exam voucher (which you need to book the exam) and/or a simulator. It’s always worth asking! Look at the price and what you get for that.

Prince2 341

Prince2 Certification Energy Risk Management 341

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

I could write my book without his case study (and I did). It's a game-changing book! If you don't talk about problems then you risk hitting your manager with bad news. Grab a free agenda template for lessons learned sessions and book your meeting now. And I told him so. I also cancelled our meeting. So don't do it.

Underperforming Technical Team 301

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Leadership 301

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 5, 2024

Identify and manage risks Do your stakeholders disagree on something? The exercise of completing the register will lead you to have a number of interesting conversations and you might find risks drop out of those. Have you spotted any conflicting requirements or deliverable requests for things you won’t actually be delivering?

Prince2 321

Prince2 Influencer Energy Consulting 321

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Respondents could select several) Communication was closely followed by: Planning/scheduling (84%) Stakeholder engagement (62%) Team management (53%) Resource management (50%) and more on that below Leadership (49%) Risk management (39%) Governance came in last at only 31%. Learn how in my book, Managing Multiple Projects.

2024 318

2024 PMO Government Governance 318

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

While presenting the project risk management knowledge area from the PMBOK framework, when I indicated that while in our daily conversations risks are usually threats there can be positive risks as well, I was met with some disbelief and skepticism. A positive risk is not something recognized outside of the PM space.

Risk 334

Risk Risk Management PMI Construction 334

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 23, 2024

These would include the risk management plan, the communication plan, and a detailed project plan. Typically, in this phase you are trying to establish: The project goals: get these from the business case Key stakeholders - so you can invite them to the kick off meeting Potential risks: these might also be in the business case.

Initiating 302

Initiating Risk Management Risk Agile 302

Kiron Bondale

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In my final article, I’d covered the delivery and outcome risks I’d identified and addressed and will provide an update on these as well as to share what I learned through the experience. The final delivery risk I identified about residents not meeting me when I visited their homes was partially realized.

Risk 243

Risk Transportation Risk Management Leadership 243

Online PM Courses

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Project Risk Management is vital for project professionals. So, there are plenty of books you can buy to learn more. The post Project Risk Management: What are the Best Books to Advance You? What are best for you? appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

Risk Management 94

Risk Management Risk 94

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. In his book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Really Motivates Us, Daniel Pink talks about a study conducted at Cornell University.

2014 345

2014 Energy Innovation Construction 345

The Lazy Project Manager

AUGUST 12, 2024

He regularly coaches organizations on how to improve their processes, and has written several books on PM techniques and emerging tech. On average, PMs report plans to increase AI investments by 36%.

Artificial Inteligence 195

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Planning Software Review 195

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2022

In the past I have interviewed Susanne Madsen on the topic of project leadership and her book, The Power of Project Leadership. I expected a book about leadership theory but what I got was a hugely practical guide to actually doing leadership with plenty of stories, examples and exercises. A good book for leaders who want to improve.

Leadership 273

Leadership 2015 Energy Innovation 273

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 Influencer 464

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

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

I’ve read dozens of books on time management and personal productivity and researched many techniques for work organization during the process of researching my own books. I would recommend that if you want to manage family and personal notes that you do that in a separate book. Or anything else. Put a date on the front.

Software Review 482

Software Review Risk Management Risk Planning 482

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.

Executing 516

Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 516

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 219

Technical Review Software Review Construction Infrastructure 219

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 21, 2022

Thanks to the most recent issue of Tom Geraghty’s weekly Psychological Safety newsletter , I learned about a new model for how we consider safety and risk. People are viewed as a source of risk and liability and when problems occur, the focus is on identifying root causes and addressing those.

Government 326

Government Governance Risk Management Risk 326

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 20, 2022

I spoke to the authors of Strategies for Project Sponsorship , a book about how to sponsor projects, and reading it from a project manager’s perspective is a great way to improve how you interact and engage with your project sponsor. Ron Rosenhead, co-author of Strategies for Project Sponsorship. The sponsor wanted to do it his way.

Retail 436

Retail Government Governance Consulting 436

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Linda Kretz Zaval and Terri Wagner also talk about the practicalities of managing to fixed dates in their book, Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP Skills. . 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.

Telecoms 482

Telecoms 2010 Estimate Prince2 482

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 16, 2020

For example, in a book about IT projects one of the first assertions that he makes is that you simplify everything if you don’t do IT projects. “[M]inimize M]inimize the degree of IT change, and hence the risk, if you ask the team to generate zero or low-cost options, focusing on project redesign,” he writes. Makes perfect sense to me.

Leadership 357

Leadership Project Life Cycle Risk Management Defining 357

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.

Government 464

Government Governance PMO 2016 464

Kiron Bondale

JULY 18, 2024

I’m midway through reading Jeremy Kahn’s book “Mastering A.I. the author has done a good job of providing a balanced assessment of some near and longer term benefits and risks of A.I. It’s available on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca as well as a number of other online book stores).

Closing 156

Closing Risk Management Leadership Executing 156

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.

Prince2 442

Prince2 Software Review Risk Management Risk 442

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. Reduce and Uncover Risk. Good stakeholder management reduces some risks and makes other risks, which may otherwise by unnoticed, transparent,” Newton says.

Finance 371

Finance Risk Management Software Review Influencer 371

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.

Construction 417

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. Project Assumptions vs. Project Risks. You can look at project risk in a similar way. Risks can be good or bad, but they are also assumptions.

Software Review 418

Software Review Risk Management Technical Review Risk 418

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

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. So much of risk management is tied up in being able to see the big picture, and as a project manager you are best placed to do that. Book a power hour with me. Need a mentor?

Finance 364

Finance Risk Management Budget Risk 364

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 Government Governance 384

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

Who has paid library fines even though the books are just there ready to go back, because she can’t get out of the office for 20 minutes to return them. In his book Yes: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive , Robert B. Come to think of it, that soldier story might be in that book too. Book some more.

Risk Management 373

Risk Management Risk Initiating Government 373

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 1, 2021

Book yourself out so that your diary is full and no one tries to book you to attend a sneaky meeting. She’s the author of several books about project management including Collaboration Tools for Project Managers. The post 5 Pre-Vacation Stress-Busting Tips for Project Managers appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

Software Review 424

Software Review Planning Risk Management Estimate 424

Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Read Books on Communications Want to get inside the head of some of the world’s greatest communication experts? The post How to Become a Better Project Communicator appeared first on Project Risk Coach. Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall. Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Cadence 397

Cadence Risk Management Risk Process 397

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