ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Plan for project risks with this risk register template for Excel. Define risk priority and the potential impact for each. Risk is going to happen, but with this free risk tracking template handy, you can prepare for it and have a response already thought out and in place. Every project has risk.

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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? It takes its toll on team morale.

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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.”. You’re already seeing the development of some of their tools including AI within the planning function or bringing in chat bots too. That’s what drives Lloyd.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development in the months ahead… and there’s a lot of choice. 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. Self-awareness We all have limits.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

risk analysis ), concepts are usually created as a starting point for important and large projects, as well as other endeavors. Thus, concept development is an important key skill for project managers and all those who want to become one. You need the following competencies for successful concept development: 1.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2021

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development… and there’s a lot of choice. 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. How To Develop Your Skills (and those of your team).

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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

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. This is a guest article by Dr Mike Clayton , the brains behind Online PM Courses.com.

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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. This way you begin to define the boundaries of your project and figure out what responsibilities you will task your team with, and the process by which that work will be verified and approved.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe your estimates were poor or you forgot to add something into scope that you really should have worked out in advance. For example, bring in a contractor to speed up developing an IT system. Assess the level of risk. If it meets the criteria, it should be Red, and that doesn’t always need to mean bad news.

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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. Technical failure: this creates a program integration risk as what you are building might not sit in the organization’s architecture any longer. Using an outside assessment team creates objectivity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 20, 2022

Managing international project teams requires cultural sensitivity and an awareness of what makes us different — and the same. In this article you’ll learn 7 helpful tips for working with international teams on global projects. Working with global teams is normal. Many of us do manage international teams now.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

3 Is an Opportunity a Risk, Really? Project managers may use qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate opportunities. Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. Therefore, negative risks are considered to be threats and positive risks are opportunities.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This is all done in an environment of seven themes: business case, organization, quality, plans, risk, change and progress. And what are the weak points? Emphasis on people, teams, leadership and the so-called soft skills required to truly operate in a strategic leadership position has only increased since then.

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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

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. No problem.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Teams get sick. Change is an opportunity for your team to work together to figure out how to respond to the change request. Change control not only reinforces your team’s ability to work better together, but the positive effects bleed into overall efficiency. It works hand-in-glove with teamwork, of course.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. The following is a basic outline to follow when starting to develop your business case. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan. Allocate Resources: Decide who will work on what, and then assign team members to those tasks. Business description/mission statement.

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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 managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. Risk management. These two constraints are some of the greatest risks to your project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The PMI website says: Ethical choices diminish risk, advance positive results, increase trust, determine long term success and build reputations. Being able to act as a credible, trusted leader is dependent on you and your team making ethical choices about how you manage and lead the work. Ethics Tip #4: Be Brave.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“New work is being assigned without being reviewed for priority or as part of the long term strategy/plan,” wrote one project manager, and many others added similar comments about the lack of organizational portfolio management, like these: Poor strategy planning hence poor implementation in order to realize benefits sought.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Contingency plans are used by smart managers who are aware that there are always risks that can sideline any project or business. If you’re not working on a contingency plan when you’re planning any enterprise, then you’re opening yourself up to unnecessary risk. What Are the Key Risks? What Is a Contingency Plan for a Business?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2019

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’s a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

B – Project Management Terms Backlog Backlog is a term from the Agile methodology Scrum, but is also used across industries to track every single thing that is needed to complete a product in development. There may also be some background information about the organization or team tasked to reach this goal.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Communicating information to all key stakeholders, sponsors and team members. Interactive Gantt charts, assign tasks and track progress, can be shared with stakeholders and keep the project team connected in real time. Manage Team. Assigning tasks to the team is only the beginning. Conduct Team-Building Exercises.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2022

Long has spoonfeeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. Going all-in on predefined features fails to capitalize on hidden ideas in the brains of team members.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Do your team members understand what you are saying? You start talking about project management and your team members hear the Charlie Brown "Wah, wah, wah." And if you want to connect with your teams, it's going to require change.painful change. "If Many employees who previously served on project teams have retired recently.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A project manager makes decisions based on their risk perspective. Misunderstanding of the stakeholders’ risk appetite. In this article, let's explore the what, why, and how of project risk appetite. What is Risk Appetite? First, risk appetite is the degree of uncertainty. Let’s look at this definition closer.

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Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A project manager makes decisions based on their risk perspective. Misunderstanding of the stakeholders’ risk appetite. In this article, let's explore the what, why, and how of project risk appetites. What is Risk Appetite? First, risk appetite is the degree of uncertainty. Let’s look at this definition closer.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 5, 2020

Modern leaders are expected to, of course, lead projects and devise the corporate strategy, align with high-level organisational goals, and also align their behaviour with modern-day employee behaviour. Modern organisations and the leadership gap. Today, project leaders have to cope in uncertain environments. Support and guidance networks.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2019

The metrics that indicate that an organization is achieving its goal of operational excellence include lower operational risk, lower operating costs and increased revenues when compared to the competition. It must positively influence all aspects of a business, including revenue, cost and risk. Also, operational excellence is systemic.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

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. Not talking about problems Surprises are bad. If you don't talk about problems then you risk hitting your manager with bad news. Project sponsors don't like bad news either.

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