ProjectManager.com

JUNE 29, 2017

Is leadership something you’re born with or can it be taught? Even if you are full of charisma and people naturally line up to follow you anywhere, you could always hone your leadership skills. Leadership isn’t rocket science, but like rocket science, it can be taught. Bell Leadership Institute. Chicago Booth.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 7, 2019

This is often due to the various forces at play that impact decision-making, like those related to the project budget, schedule or resources. There’s a term to explain this idea: technical debt. What Is Technical Debt? Just like a monetary debt, if a technical debt is not paid back, then it can accumulate interest.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2025

They align the initiative with business goals, liaising between leadership and the project team and provide strategic direction. They provide technical, financial or operational insights that help shape the projects viability. Comprehensive planning also helps prevent scope creep, manage budgets and ensure timely delivery.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. Roland Hoffman.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership? She has led projects at some of Canada’s largest technology companies and is the founder of CNS Project Consulting Inc. Starting her career in the tech sector during the 80s, Annie founded her own consulting firm nearly 25 years ago.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

I decided it was time to learn more about change management , and if you’ve come to that conclusion too, keep reading, as I have a detailed review of a very good (and not expensive) course that will help you: the BEE Methodology Practitioner course. I’ll be honest: PROSCI is out of my budget so I haven’t taken that course.

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Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Tight control of all project data and maximum evaluation due to extreme productivity pressure The days of projects bumbling along are over. Agility requires strong leadership with a clear goal - everything else is philosophy. How can we change this or what needs to be done so that we can shorten the cycles?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

We have forecast and actual dates, timesheets, budgets, databases of lessons learned , risks, issues and changes. For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. Culture and leadership are what makes businesses successful. The tech exists out there to move project management tools on leaps and bounds.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. The Process domain covers the ‘technical’ skills of doing the work of being a project manager. Domain I: People. Domain II: Process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 17, 2022

Project directors are responsible for the successful conclusion of the project by providing leadership, strategically managing risk, monitoring finances and making sure that each phase of the project starts and ends on schedule. Create budget and monitor finances to ensure you keep to the budget.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. We’ll hear from experts and review key takeaways that project leaders can immediately put into practice in their programs and projects. Lackluster leadership. Make Changes.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 23, 2024

However, because they’re concerned with streamlining department workflows, implementing new technology or processes or even updating the company’s offerings, customers will eventually see the benefits of these improvements. Both rely on effective planning, execution and monitoring, and both require strong leadership and clear communication.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

The project kickoff meeting begins with introductions, reviewing the client’s background and talking about the scope of the project. The project status report meeting is when team members provide data that the project manager uses to review where the project is over a specific period of time. Project Review Meeting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

You can draw a recruiter’s attention to your skills, teamwork, leadership, and achievements. Luckily, this is relatively easy as most job descriptions will include a list of technical and soft skills and competencies they expect candidates to have. List the number of people on the team, the budget, the benefits, and the impact.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). Leadership.

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The IIL Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Better Budget Management Staying within budget and saving time are always top priorities, and with a project management tool, you can see your data, your resources, how theyre being used, planned vs actual usage, and much more. appeared on Harvard Business Review [7]. Here is where Project Leadership comes into play.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This allows manufacturing engineers to optimize resources, keep to their budgets and track those manufacturing processes in real time. This is done through the selection of technology and processes, planning and the design of the factory. Summary Acme Manufacturing produces quality widgets for industrial products. of the candidate.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A project charter, however, comes after the SOW and gives the project manager the authority to kick-off the project and spend the budget. Like any project, the research and due diligence you put in before the project pays off during the project. There are also the technology-specific technology objectives.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Currently, Mark Langley is the president of PMI.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Overseeing budgets for each program. Verifying that all budgets and resources are available at multiple points throughout the project. Allocating resources, budget, dependencies, time and tasks—while mapping them out within a given project scope. Planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting on the progress of their project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

By understanding and documenting the project requirements, you can ensure that the project is completed on time, within budget, and meets the expectations of the stakeholders. Second, they help to ensure that the project team can balance scope, timescale, budget, and resources to get them an output they will find acceptable.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many risks can be divvied up into categories, like technical or organizational, and listed out by specific sub-categories like technology, interfaces, performance, logistics, budget, etc. Doing this usually comes with a price—at the expense of your time, or your budget. Map Out Impact Versus Likelihood.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 24, 2022

Leadership skills: A program manager must oversee the performance of several team members, such as project managers, project sponsors and key employees. Project budgeting: A program manager must keep track of several project budgets. Delivering successful project outcomes (ensuring it is on time and under budget).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Project management is affecting how humans perform or adopt technology. There’s an acceleration due to covid but there are going to be initiatives where you are engineering people out of a role to be replaced with tech. Typically, the challenge is infrastructure and tech. What tech can you create in parallel?

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ProductSide

MARCH 6, 2025

From surfacing hidden landmines during due diligence to bringing entire product orgs under one cohesive vision, Brians got the battle scarsand the winsto prove it. Below, well unpack his real-world advice on making acquisitions work, retaining your best people, and aligning tech stacks for a post-merger world that actually innovates.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Accidental” project managers often come from various backgrounds, such as marketing, IT, engineering, or sales, and suddenly find themselves at the helm of a project due to organizational needs, their expertise in the subject matter, or simply because they were the most capable person available.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2022

The ones that hit the papers are often public sector projects because their audits and budgets are more open to scrutiny. This was largely due to the unforeseen increase in the cost of steel. It also cost ten times more than the original budget, finally coming in at £430 million. Instead, tax payers have footed the bill.

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Accidental PM

APRIL 6, 2025

Project management has always been a dynamic discipline, adapting to changes in technology, business environments, and workforce expectations. It has the potential to automate time-consuming tasks such as scheduling, reporting, and risk assessment, allowing project managers to focus on strategic planning and team leadership.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. But it is in a crisis when the true meaning of leadership is defined. Related: Common Leadership Challenges. She had to do some budget cuts, but it also impacted human resources. Technology initiated another crisis. It’s rare to land in the middle.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

I had a leadership nightmare. And the training I ask for improvement keeps being returned due to budget issues…. I was trying to explain how a technology giant turned into a "game-changer", and I was told what it has to do with us. Instead of providing me with the answers to “what? Who was supposed to be improving?”.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Project managers in this industry are dealing with larger budgets, longer timelines, and a diverse array of stakeholders, making staying on top of industry trends critical for success. Managing these vast and intricate projects requires not only technical expertise but also sophisticated project management capabilities.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, a project could be an event, the launch of a website or any endeavor that must be completed and delivered on time and within budget. Their responsibilities are the same in that they plan, review plans, schedule tasks and monitor and control projects to ensure that they’re delivered on time without overspending.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2018

In Review – How to Scale Your Business. If you’ve done the due diligence after asking yourself the above questions, and you’re ready to scale the business, Jennifer suggests following these six steps: Evaluate and Plan: You need a strategy, so evaluate the situation fully and plan thoroughly. Number three, upgrade technology.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2020

As technology advanced, so did the workforce and how teams work. Although it wouldn’t hurt to allocate some time and money in the budget for in-person summits. Share your calendar, so everyone can see when what is due. In Review: 3 New Tips for Managing Remote Teams. Allocate budget/time for some in-person summits.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Align with the Business Need A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge ( PMBOK ), the bible for project managers, states that “projects are initiated due to internal business needs or external influences”. Based on the needs analysis, project leadership typically develops a business case and charters a project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 26, 2021

The number of people in the team The project budget The duration The outcome. Here’s an example from my real CV: Programme Manager : leading a business and technical team to implement digital radiology software across a network of 36 independent hospitals. I managed a capital budget of £8.6m Your next steps. I reckon you are.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. Let’s look at each of those domains next. When you look at the list, it looks like a lot, but this domain shouldn’t worry you.

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