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How to Make a Change Management Communication Plan

ProjectManager.com

Of course, that’s only the beginning. Once awareness and support have been established, then the change management communication plan has to be developed. Internal stakeholders can include members of the project team, project managers, members of other departments and senior leaders in the organization.

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Real-life tips for managing Red projects and getting back to Green

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. If it meets the criteria, it should be Red, and that doesn’t always need to mean bad news. It happens.

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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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Develop Better High Performing Teams

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As we ease into the new year, many organizations’ executive teams are ramping up hiring for new talent. All these efforts require precise judgment to hire just-in-time talent, using data to make strategic project decisions at a portfolio, program and project level and launching new high performing teams.

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Wicked Problem Solving Course Review (PMI)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But do you really need a course on problem-solving? In this independent review, I’ll share: Whether the course is really worth it (I think so) Why it’s good for experienced project and change management practitioners Who shouldn’t do the course? The Wicked Problem Solving course. Who shouldn’t do this course?

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10 Career-limiting mistakes to avoid

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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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How To Motivate Your Project Team

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. So how do we do it? Gertman et.