Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2024

I’ve taken lots of training courses over the years, but most of the project management classes haven’t focused on change management at all, so I’ve been basically making it up and learning on the job (and I’ve written before about how change management fits into projects ). Who is the BEE Methodology Practitioner course for?

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It's a simple question, "Who owns the risks in agile projects?" In this article, let's uncover the role of risk owners and how to perform risk management in agile projects. What is a Risk Owner? When it comes to taking ownership of risks, it allows team members to have greater control over their work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 26, 2024

You’re looking for the best PRINCE2® course online. In this article, I’ll share what to look for in an online training provider and how to choose the right PRINCE2® certification course for you. Find out more about their courses. Delivery mechanism Is the course taught live or is it a self-study recorded option?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? Risk breakdown structures.

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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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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This article will provide clear guidance on how to define and assign risk management roles and responsibilities for projects and programs. Ensuring that all of the risks are addressed can be a daunting task, particularly for larger, complex projects. A risk owner may be assigned when risks are identified. Click Here Now.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Risk management is a staple skill of project managers. As the project environments we work in get more and more complex, with greater levels of uncertainty and more transformative, disruptive projects, being able to deal with risk remains top of the list of desirable skills for managers in all areas of business.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Risks will arise and threaten the successful delivery of your project. Using a risk breakdown structure (RBS) is how you prepare for the unexpected. A risk breakdown structure is great for identifying and prioritizing risks so you know which will be more or less impactful. The Four Categories of Risk in a Project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Are you looking for a way to better manage the risks associated with your projects? Risk audits are an effective tool that can help project managers and program managers identify potential issues before they become problems. Frequent use of risk management best practice is one of the top drivers of project success , according to PMI.

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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. Is the course worth your time? You can complete the course in an afternoon. Ready to do the course? Not quite ready?

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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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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 24, 2023

Although it’s impossible to predict the future, with these free risk management templates, you can better prepare for the unexpected and be more apt to keep your project on track. There are many project management templates that are designed to help you identify, respond to and track those risks. Learn more 3.

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Scrum.org

MAY 20, 2024

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide , “Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and to control risk.” The Scrum guide calls out predictability and controlling risk as the two main benefits. In this article, I want to focus on incremental delivery’s impact on risk.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 22, 2024

Risks are a bit different than issues; risks are issues that haven’t happened yet. By identifying what risks are probable, you can prepare for them and have a response in place if and when they show up in your project. That’s called risk or issue management. Risks are the potential problems lurking in your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I’ve dived into the world of citizen development to help you decide if you should take this PMI Foundation and Practitioner course. You can take either the Foundation or Practitioner Citizen Developer course. Once you’ve passed, you’ve got the credential for life Course length 1.5 The Citizen Developer Foundation (CD-F) course.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects. Luckily, many of those training programs have been paid for by my company over the years, or provided as internal courses.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 5, 2023

I completed the 6 courses in a week (what a week that was!). My experience with the Google Project Management Professional Certificate I completed the course requirements in a week. A solid, professional, well-recognized project management course from a great training provider. However, you can audit these courses for free.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2022

EMV is a risk analysis tool that helps establish the contingency reserves for your project activities. It’s a statistical technical for quantifying risk. At the end of it, you get a decision tree that summarizes the financial impact of following a course of action. What is the Expected Monetary Value of a risk?

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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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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. You can tailor to fit the project’s: Size Importance Environment Team culture Risk Complexity. PRINCE2® fits in with the Management of Risk® guidance, also from Axelos.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

Some common ones include a progress report, discussing the purpose of the project or generating ideas, talking about issues that have arisen over the course of the project and approving or rejecting ideas. You’ll also want to review the budget, assess risk and schedule upcoming meetings to make sure everything discussed has been resolved.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

This is anything from a sentence to a bulleted list that is comprehensive to reduce major project risks. The scope statement is likely going to change over the course of the project to control the scope, such as if a project falls behind schedule. Project Risk Management. Now you’ll need to plan risk responses.

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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. The change log is like a risk or issue log and in its simplest form is a document where changes and activities are written down. Step #6: Decide the course of action: approve or reject the change request.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Of course, this also adds to the cost of the overall project. But, this course of action should not be taken without first analyzing its feasibility and risk. As issues arise in the course of managing a project that take it off track, the project manager must figure out a way to lock back to the schedule baseline.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Different projects, of course, demand different means of communications. Good communications, of course. If you miscommunicate to them, you risk the very project itself. There are many metrics to communicate, from project status and issues to project risk and deliverables. Project Communication Can Vary. Status Report.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 22, 2022

Get the right project resources Make quick decisions Understand project management techniques Know when to pull the plug Celebrate accomplishments Manage financial changes Overcome ignorance Set goals Communicate the facts Understand risk and reward. If you can spare an hour, go through the PMI Kickoff course. Take the course.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 8, 2022

PRINCE2® Practitioner, Online Course and Exam. A comprehensive and accredited PRINCE2® Practitioner online course, including exam voucher and simulator access. PRINCE2® advises that the fixed date time constraint is managed as a planning risk. This article first appeared at Rebel's Guide to Project Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this ‘never normal’ business environment, leaders who are looking for ways to measure success based on outcomes are realizing that project managers are the backbone of their businesses — that without skilled and trained project professionals, projects are at risk of losing the focus and collaboration needed to exceed expectations.

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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. This is a key piece of data for creating your project plan and reviewing it throughout the course of the project. Project Assumptions vs. Project Risks.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 11, 2021

It then goes about minimizing the risks involved in achieving those benefits and maximizes the opportunity to achieve more benefits. Like any plan, the benefits management plan sets the course early and continues to adjust that course as changes occur throughout the project. When Should a Program Focus on Benefits?

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 14, 2021

Your plans for the day are thrown off course, other people may be let down, and those people may be your loved ones. Until you ask why, you will be at risk of responding incorrectly. If you are supposed to be attending to other powerful people’s requests, why should you let this new request knock you off course? Ask them why.

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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, 2021

The article will be updated in due course. Assumption log Risk register Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register. Work breakdown structure Product breakdown structure Organizational breakdown structure Risk breakdown structure. But what if you don’t use PMI methods? Documents are documents.

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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

JUNE 15, 2021

Being a project manager is a trade, after all, and there are many trade schools and universities that offer a course of study resulting in a degree. Meet regularly, of course, and get status updates to chart their progress, while reallocating resources as needed to avoid blocking team members or overburdening them. Risk Management.

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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

JULY 12, 2024

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. They must believe in themselves, be willing to take risks, and rely on their expert judgement. This is hard to get in a two-day training session or an online course.

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