Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2025

When Im mentoring project managers, one of the key things I hear time and time again is that they want to be given more responsibility and have greater influence over the work. You cant do anything to address risk either because people dont take your recommendations seriously. This is the curse of not being credible at work.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For example: A team working on an e-learning platform might tie part of their budget to increasing the course completion rate. This metric can influence financial decisions about where to invest. Risk management should include identifying potential cost overruns and creating backup plans.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Of course, every portfolio manager has a slightly different focus and sphere of operation tying back to the business culture and the environment they operate in. Positions at this level carry a significant amount of influence over strategic direction and policy. Is it sounding like something youd be interested in so far?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! Janis wrote: Concurrence-seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive group that it tends to over-ride realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action. Group Think Introduces Risk. A bright cover for Mike’s own book, Risk Happens! Dr Mike Clayton.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 20, 2022

One of the best training courses I attended for Project Management was on influencing strategies with Learning Tree. The course model stated that without trust, influence is almost impossible. Much of the course focused on ways to quickly establish trust by determining what the values of others are through observation.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2025

It helps stakeholders make informed decisions about whether to proceed with the project, based on factors such as expected benefits, risks, resource availability and alignment with business goals. They facilitate risk identification, coordinate early resource discussions and ensure stakeholder engagement.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2021

A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. It helps to mitigate risk and discover the stakeholder’s real goals for the project. Try it for yourself today! What Is a Stakeholder Map?

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 14, 2021

This is a guest post from Colin Gautrey , an author, trainer and executive coach who has specialized in the field of power and influence for over ten years. He combines solid research with deep personal experience in corporate life to offer his audiences critical yet simple insights into how to achieve results with greater influence.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

They might be influenced by market conditions (risk appetite statements might change, for example, if the market suddenly gets a lot more competitive). They serve the same purpose – to influence the context and environment for the project – except they are external influences instead of internal influences.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You need to be aware of the project environment and prepare for its influence on your project throughout the project management life cycle. The project manager must understand the project environment and proactively plan to manage the factors that might influence the project. It’s sort of like managing risk in that way.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk. Generative AI Overview for Project Managers A quick and easy course aimed at project managers. Specifically focused on generative AI applications in projects, mainly ChatGPT.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Risk management. Methodology. Cost estimates. Project documentation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2021

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the competencies I need to succeed. Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Reduce and Uncover Risk 3. I have a whole pack of information on stakeholder engagement on projects so for now, let’s focus on what’s commonly taught in project management courses, and look at stakeholder management. Your stakeholders can also help you identify new risks. What is stakeholder management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. Change control or change management is the process of managing unplanned but desired influences on the project. Step #6: Decide the course of action: approve or reject the change request.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

I took my first Practitioner course in 2004. You should look at what happened on past projects because that helps mitigate risk on your current project. The relationships part of this principle’s title is all about the project ecosystem and how soft power and networks influence the way work gets done. Who is PRINCE2® for?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

Like any other aspect of a project, you want to determine how scope will impact the schedule of your project and, of course, it’s outcome. Any change that is going to influence the project needs to be uncovered. Reduce ambiguities and risks. Project scope is part of the planning process of any project. Manage expectations.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After the information has been gathered, it is then analyzed to determine the best course of action for the next increment – the next logical step that can be taken at this point. The incremental approach to making decisions is used when there is a need for a decision to be made, but there is uncertainty about the best course of action.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

It’s about saying there might be a risk, so let’s examine whether there is a risk.”. They don’t just want to know where their risks lie but how they can fix them.”. Of course not – life moves on). How is AI different to relying on project managers? “If It’s not necessarily saying you don’t believe the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2022

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. Take the course. Try it Now. Free training!

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. Although some risks can be eliminated with a suitable solution strategy, certain risks can never be completely avoided in the project context.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2019

Those standards and practices are called corporate governance, and they are going to influence your project. But, of course, there are other factors at play even at the project level, from stakeholders to end users to the choice of project management software. Roles in Corporate Governance. But governance is more than that.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. While every project has stakeholders and those stakeholders can be anyone with influence or that can be influenced by the project. Types of Stakeholders. External Stakeholders. Stakeholder Prioritization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. Time management, risk management, influencing organizational culture and having a positive impact on the people around you — these are all qualities that hiring managers look for, regardless of job title.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

Of course, the specific composition is strictly idiosyncratic to each organization and strongly influenced by the coordinates of each industry and the skill level of the project managers. Consideration #2: Managing complex risk is all about balance. Portfolio management has a strong relationship with risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. Managing risks is an important task for project managers. When you estimate probability, a risk will have a certain impact on your project. Tool for Handling Risk.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Perhaps these individuals are influencing you through a blog, online videos, online courses, or books. Grab a cup of coffee as I share seven influencers that I follow. His perspective on project and risk management is balanced and practical. The post Seven Project Management Influencers to Watch appeared first on.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The more nationalities on your project team, the greater the risk of challenges. It can influence how people communicate with each other, what language they use, and the types of communication that are considered appropriate. And the more awesome the team is likely to be. Cultural differences are not, by default, a bad thing!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made. What are the risks and rewards of each option? It’s a form of cognitive bias.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

I have a whole pack of information on stakeholder engagement on projects so for now, let’s focus on what’s commonly taught in project management courses, and look at stakeholder management. Reduce and Uncover Risk. Your stakeholders can also help you identify new risks. ” Let’s park that for the moment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

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. His specialty is high-risk projects, where he prevents failure or helps projects to recover from failure.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. Stakeholders can influence everything and everyone in a project or organization, including senior management, project leaders, team members, customers, users and many others. They too, of course, are stakeholders. Compromise.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 22, 2018

.” In this article, I share 30 risk evaluation tips to help you tap into your genius. One of the top reasons for evaluating risks is to determine which risks are most significant. Always perform the qualitative risk assessment. Be sure to update the risk register each time you evaluate your risks.

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