Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. I love this question.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When someone makes a request in the information technology (IT) world, whatever that might be, there’s a process involved to fulfill that request. This is called a service request and controlling that process is called service request management. Of course, there’s more to it than that. What Is Service Request Management?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Its key features are CRM, sales and marketing automation, analytics and reporting, workflow and process automation, collaboration and its ability to integrate with other tools. Of course, Salesforce claims that those holes in its project management tools can be plugged with third-party apps purchased on its AppExchange.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

That’s right, process. Everything you do when managing a project is partially if not entirely a communicative process. Managing those tasks is a constant communicative effort with your team. Different projects, of course, demand different means of communications. That’s a tall order. Project Communication Can Vary.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Initiation Phase The initiation phase might be the most important of all five phases as it maps out the approval process for the project and sets everything in place to build. Programming and feasibility are where the planning team defines the project’s objectives and goals. The last step is the construction documentation.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Finally, we demonstrate how upgrading to project management software adds efficiency to the process. Teams can execute work on kanban boards or task lists, while clients can stay informed on progress with the calendar view. They often work as part of the client’s team and provide ongoing expertise and support.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

I like the definition of risk management from the Sixth Edition, which defines it succinctly: Project risk management includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning, response implementation and monitoring risk on a project. You don’t need Monte Carlo simulations or decision trees.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 9, 2022

Everything starts with careful planning, which sets the stage for the execution phase where estimations, plans and schedules guide the project team as they complete tasks and deliverables. Project evaluation is the process of measuring the success of a project, program or portfolio. What Is Project Evaluation? Get started for free.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2025

New Technology : You might be working on a software program that is more advanced than your ability to support or your team hasnt yet developed the skill set to use it properly. Poor Planning: Sometimes its as simple as a lack of planning, which is why planning thoroughly before executing a project is so important.

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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. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? What causes scope creep?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 7, 2019

The concept of technical debt comes from software development where it refers to the costs of having to go back and resolve problems that arise because of an earlier decision to take the easy route, instead of the best one. That doesn’t mean that technical debt is all bad. Related: The Risk Management Process in Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2019

Team productivity is one of the most important ingredients in business, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep themselves on track. Without productivity, projects can fall behind deadlines, leaving teams scrambling to deal with the consequences. Poor Collaboration. Technology Issues.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Teams get sick. Change control is the process used to manage all these variables. If change happens (which it always does) then it’s crucial that you have a mechanism in place to control that process. The purpose of this process is to make sure that you’re not changing things in the project that don’t need to be changed.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members. You could never stop, of course, but that would prove counterproductive. Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. I love this question.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 11, 2025

It guides the development of objectives, solutions and strategies to ensure all stakeholders understand the issue’s significance and scope. Whether in project management, business process improvement, product development or research, using a problem statement ensures a focused and strategic approach to finding solutions.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

Project scope is part of the planning process of any project. 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. You’ll be using this documentation throughout the project as a means to for you and your team to stay focused on task.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You’ll learn: What delivery approach is the most common How many project managers have considered leaving the profession Why the top career goal for project managers is not what experienced professionals want How many projects a project manager runs How many people in an average project team What keeps project managers up at night And lots more.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 24, 2020

Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization. At the team level, qualitative agile metrics often work better than quantitative metrics. A team may have deliberately built some temporary solutions to speed up experimentation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. He warns that if you make large changes you push the project off course and it can take a while before you see what you have done. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 21, 2021

Just as a project has a charter to define its scope, so too must your team have a charter to put their work in context. Teams need to know the who, what, why, when and how of the project, and a team charter is the perfect way to feed them that information. Let’s explore how to put a team charter together.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

PRINCE2 is process based, with processes covering starting a project, directing a project, initiating a project, managing stage boundaries (sign off and moving between stages), controlling a stage, managing product delivery (there is an emphasis on product based planning) and closing a project. And what are the weak points?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Here are some of the things project managers reported in the survey as wanting to learn more about: How to speak with clients with less stress How to keep the team motivated and how to manage stress How a manager can reduce stresses. There is no career development. See the trend?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

Project management is a human process,” he says, “It’s unique to the individual and the client, in terms of how good or how mature they are in regards to project delivery.”. When you start thinking of it as a quality data challenge, it instantly relates the people and processes, maturity and capability. Of course not – life moves on).

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The first paper was a 2012 study on the tensions with remote (off-shoring) teams (Ramesh et al Ambidexterity in Agile Development ISR2012). Of course, it is only a very small part of the educational program I am experiencing, but still… The themes covered here on Scrum and Agile are not current in daily practice.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Thus, concept development is an important key skill for project managers and all those who want to become one. Competencies for concept development In project management, we generally use a very structured approach to work through a plan according to clear specifications. Information for the project team. creativity methods).

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles. Every team needs a leader.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 13, 2021

Construction risk management is the process of evaluating and implementing procedures to reduce the impact of risks. A construction risk management plan is developed in the early stages of the construction planning process. These include poor management of the resources, missing deadlines and falling behind schedule.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Producing the SWOT analysis for our 3-year plans for the IT team was one of the highlights of my year – my boss might be surprised to hear me say that! SWOT stands for: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats. We used to do root cause analysis a lot in the IT team. There are, of course, a lot more, but these are common ones.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So our best course of action is to prepare a risk mitigation plan so that we can manage those risks that are the most dangerous to our organization effectively before they have the opportunity to negatively impact us. Assign the risk to team members, add priority, level of risk, response, impact and more. What Is Risk Mitigation?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. Project controls are a set of tools, processes and people skills that are used together to help project managers have the right information, at the right time, to make the right decision. Project Development. What Are Project Controls?

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2019

Of course, for operational excellence to be successful, it must complement your business strategy. Without one or the other, a business will struggle with weak performance. An integrated management system is a framework of processes and standards. Focus on process. Related: 10 Consistency Quotes to Help You Keep Going.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 11, 2023

Construction is, of course, a project, one that tends to be long, complex and involves many different parties to deliver. We’ll also discuss the process and offers some free templates to help in your next construction project. Construction Bidding Process. Of course, price is a factor, but risk is also assessed.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

When you have a long-term project that needs to be evaluated regularly, and you’re dealing with numerous stakeholders, the phase-gate process could be an ideal fit for your organization. What is the Phase-Gate Process? It is typically used for new product developments, software/app/website launches and business-wide changes.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2018

And that’s what a transformational leader exploits; they lift themselves and their teams to higher levels of achievement. While most great leaders are naturally charismatic, you don’t have to have been born with transformational leadership qualities to develop them. All this increases team performance and project productivity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 16, 2020

However, beyond the bad news we’ve had to deal with since the beginning of this year, these changing circumstances have ushered in a different kind of enthusiasm for making process improvements in how we work together as well. So far, a turbulent pandemic, uncertainty, crisis, and a volatile global situation.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

Career-limiting because: No one wants to work with the project manager who emails the operational team a closure document and is never seen again. As I talk about in my course on how to write awesome project status reports , surprises are bad. Project sponsors don’t like bad news either. Not talking about problems.

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