Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Do you have a release manager on the team? It wasn’t until I worked in IT as a project manager that I had a lot of contact with the release management process. In this article, I’ll explain what a release manager does and what skills you need to make a success of this role. What does a release manager do?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

I asked 570 project managers these questions (and more) to find out what life is like in 2024 for project managers leading multiple projects, to follow on from my research on the same topic in 2022. This wasn’t a survey about project portfolio management at the PMO level. So no change there.

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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. If you’re about to embark on a new project, take a moment to read about what technical debt is and why you’ll want to avoid it at all costs.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

If a business isn’t prepared for those responses, then they’re taking a great risk. It’s another arrow in the quiver to battle risk. Risk is always on the horizon and the better equipped businesses are to discern and prepare for them, the more likely they’ll be able to continue doing business in the future. Get Approval.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It’s a cliché to say that nothing is constant except for change, but the adage certainly applies to anyone who has ever managed a project. Whatever the change, it must be managed and analyzed, then accepted or rejected. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. Teams get sick. Weather gets in the way.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

I've seen project managers and other colleagues crash and burn. Lots of senior managers. There is a reason that project management has a code of ethics. Read next: My review of Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't and Why by Donald Asher. If you don't talk about problems then you risk hitting your manager with bad news.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? you can use to help you close those gaps, yet it isn’t easy. Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. Manage Team.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is a Risk Register? A risk register is a tool in risk management and project management. It is used to identify potential risks in a project or an organization, sometimes to fulfill regulatory compliance but mostly to stay on top of potential issues that can derail intended outcomes.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 19, 2024

The push to deliver more features to users often means we take short cuts, take on tech debt and reduce time spent maintaining the system. We reviewed our mix of business operations, innovation and business change and benchmarked against the data of average ICT CIO investment over the past 10 years.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

When managing a project there is always the triple constraint hanging over the project manager’s head like the Sword of Damocles. Avoiding budget overrun is key to closing a successful project. Avoiding budget overrun is key to closing a successful project. What Is Cost Overrun? A cost overrun is a bit different.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 26, 2024

A building inspection is a review of the work done on a construction project by a building inspector, who is employed by the city, township or county in which the project is located. The building inspector will review the job site to ensure it complies with safety regulations and building codes. We explain everything you need to know.

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Inloox

DECEMBER 4, 2024

I have interviewed our own project management specialists, Dr. Andreas Tremel and Dr. Tiziano Panico to get them to share their wisdom on what matters in project management in 2025. Tight control of all project data and maximum evaluation due to extreme productivity pressure The days of projects bumbling along are over.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 12, 2018

Managing a project can be complicated, especially when different departments have to work together. This can make project collaboration between departments difficult, due to differences in process and methodology. To create harmony between the various departments and parts of a project, project integration management is implemented.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Project Management has come a long way from its traditional roots. With the rise of digital transformation , remote work , and the growing complexity of projects, the role of project managers has become more crucial than ever. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

What do you need to know to succeed at project management? While there’s some truth to that joke, it’s not helpful to the student or the experienced professional who is looking for a way to understand the myriad responsibilities of being a project manager. What is PMBOK in Project Management? Project Integration Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you’ve been on LinkedIn recently, you’ve probably seen someone in your network sharing that they have earned the Generative AI Overview for Project Managers badge by completing a PMI training course. Read on for my review. It’s not aimed at any particular job type or role, and you don’t need any project management experience.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

When a project or product manager is in the planning stage, theyre scheduling tasks to meet a schedule and not exceed the budget. Acceptance criteria in project management are the specific conditions, requirements or standards that a deliverable must meet before it is accepted by stakeholders, clients or end users.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The use of capital budgeting offers an objective view that helps managers figure out how to invest capital in order to increase business value but also helps the overall health of the company. Capital budgeting is part of the larger financial management of a business, focusing on cash flow implications when making an investment decision.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

However, in project management, project assumptions are essential for planning a project. Let’s take a look at how project assumptions are defined in project management and why they’re so important. Then we’ll learn about a project assumption log and how assumptions differ from constraints and risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Along the way, we’ll offer tips, particularly on how project management software can help you realize your idea and turn a product prototype into a successful product launch. A prototype is the physical manifestation of an idea, an important step in product management. What Is a Prototype? Learn more. Make a Physical Product Prototype.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. What Is Software Project Management? Software project management is the planning, managing and tracking of software development projects. Learn more.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

One of the biggest challenges of every project manager is project constraints. Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. Classic Project Management Constraints. An Extended Approach to Constraints in Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2024

The action register template I use is so simple (and you can grab it below from my project management resource library, which is full of editable templates). Let’s learn about how to make the most of this amazing – and oh so simple – project management tool. You can do the same, and honestly, it’s a game changer. If you want it.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

All of these things and more make them a perfect candidate for business project management. Let’s first explore the definition of business project management. Then, we’ll look at the role of a business project manager and the types of projects that a business will manage. What Is Business Project Management?

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Project management in engineering involves a combination of engineering background and project management skills to be able to lead engineering projects toward successful completion. What is Engineering Project Management? Engineering project management involves coordination and control of projects in the engineering domain.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

PRINCE2® is a project management method. It’s structured, and experience-based, created from the lived experience of thousands of project managers and successful projects. It’s a customizable way of managing and controlling the work. What is PRINCE2®? PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2).

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

You wouldn’t believe the number of project managers I speak to on mentoring calls who struggle to get their budget approved. This article will explain project contingency, how to calculate contingency and how to manage it within the scope of your projects. So risk is critical to understanding contingency: that’s the first step.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 30, 2020

Information technology (IT) is a broad field that encompasses anything related to computer technology. Teams that work in IT are there to support these technologies and the people who use them. Unfortunately, the promise of technology often falls short of reality, and things malfunction. What Is Problem Management?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 22, 2019

In Review – How to Make a Disaster Recovery Plan. It enables the recovery and continuation of critical technology, infrastructure and systems. It focuses on the information and/or technology systems of supporting critical business continuity. Related: IT Risk Management Strategies & Best Practices.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 19, 2017

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. How can project managers optimize their risk responses and get the results they are looking for? Risk reassessment.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2021

Identifying, describing and measuring these benefits is called benefits management. Having a benefits management plan lets project managers maximize these outcomes for the organization and stakeholders, and it’s part of any successful project management plan. What Is Benefits Management? Try it for yourself today!

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When working in information technology (IT), an incident can shut down a network or server and stop work, which is why IT incident management is so important. Before we go into the process of IT incident management, let’s first understand what the term IT incident means and how IT incident management is defined.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

By Rick Lemieux – Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the DVMS Institute October 16, 2024 Cyber risk and resilience have emerged as critical considerations for individuals and organizations. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a voluntary framework that helps organizations manage cybersecurity risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Professor Tirado is a native New Yorker, and when he started out in this field he was one of 5 people in the world who married together managing initiatives through projects and industrial psychology. Project management is affecting how humans perform or adopt technology. So the change management and training is not intensive.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Project management planning is made up of many parts. There’s the schedule, the stakeholder matrix, the managing of resources. That’s procurement management. The procurement management plan is part of the overall project management plan. This process needs to be managed. Informs Strategy.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 23, 2024

When you’re a PMP, program manager or portfolio manager, you need to deliver all those multiple projects on time and within budget. This requires an organization with a well-developed project management process. This is done by using a project management maturity model. What Is Project Management Maturity?

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