ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

When a project or product manager is in the planning stage, theyre scheduling tasks to meet a schedule and not exceed the budget. Acceptance criteria in project management are the specific conditions, requirements or standards that a deliverable must meet before it is accepted by stakeholders, clients or end users.

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Software Review Manufacturing Development Team Review Defining 300

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 1, 2019

This article reviews and explains the 10 project management Knowledge Areas from the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition. All the things you need to know and do for successful risk management, for example, are bundled under the Risk Management Knowledge Area. So how many knowledge areas are there in project management?

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PMI Risk Management Risk Estimate 393

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There was a question in our Facebook group recently: where can I get project management templates? And another question: where can I get free or cheap project management training materials? There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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Prince2 PMI Certification Software Review 408

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 26, 2024

Change impact assessment is a key part of managing any organization or project. After a change impact assessment and change impact analysis, organizations can make better decisions, allocate resources more effectively and reduce risks to the organization or project. Stakeholders get an overview of everything on the calendar view.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 5, 2024

Implementing a maintenance schedule will solve problems before they can risk breaking down machinery and stopping production, which leads to delays and added costs. Project management software can help organizations keep to their maintenance schedule. However, project management software, such as ProjectManager can.

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Manufacturing Construction Software Review Healthcare 455

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

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PMI Certification Sustainability Technical Review 370

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2021

There are no shortcuts in project management really, but wouldn’t it be nice if we had a few ways to speed things up? Common processes for project management include: Making decisions (yes, you can have a process for this!) Risk management Setting up a meeting (my bundle of meetings templates have a checklist in for this process).

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Energy Risk Management Risk Process 424

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 6, 2021

GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. What is a Value-Driven Project Resource Management? GRAB YOUR FREE EBOOK HERE. Project resource management by PMO has changed significantly in the last 20 years. It has evolved into a highly value-driven resource management solution. These benefits might sound unreal.

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PMO Software Review Project Life Cycle Sustainability 303

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 6, 2020

Managing Content and Time. Planning for the possible Risks. eBook or signed printed book ‘The Presentation on Presentations’ by Peter Taylor. eBook or signed printed book ‘The Presentation on Presentations’ by Peter Taylor. The make up of your Audience. The Hates (and the Loves). Delivery Style.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2020

Project management software tools are essential to manage projects efficiently. In this article I’ll share my top 15 project management tools that I use for managing multiple projects. This is the number one tool I use and I really couldn’t manage without it. But they aren’t the answer to everything.

Technical Review 378

Technical Review Software Review Budget Risk Management 378

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2019

I have researched the best places to get free project management templates for download online. How to Use Free Project Management Templates. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet. You can find free project management templates to download all over the internet.

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Prince2 Infrastructure PMO Software Review 355

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2019 to make 2019 their most successful year ever? I’m sure you take away tips and ideas for making this your best year yet managing projects at work. So I made you an ebook. Get the ebook! Now check your email to get your ebook.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 294

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2019

I picked up a project from someone else not that long ago and I was three months into my management of it before I realised there wasn’t a project charter. Project management can create a lot of paperwork, and it’s not always the stuff you want or need. Project Management Plan. The first is the project management plan.

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PMO Budget Initiating Software Review 377

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But a project manager has to connect each team member to that work. Resource loading in project management helps you avoid overallocation, which can erode morale and weaken productivity. Project management software can help you with resource loading. The Importance of Resource Loading In Project Management. Learn more.

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Budget Monitoring Sustainability Software 416

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I've been managing projects and programs for more than 20 years. I've also had the joy and the pain of implementing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), two in Information Technology Departments and one Enterprise PMO. If you need to develop a PMO project charter , check out my eBook: Start Writing Your Project Charter Today!

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Technical Review PMO Leadership Information Technology 269

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s a free project status report template that is based on one I use myself for weekly updates to my manager and team. If your project management software tool doesn’t generate a simple status report for you, then you’ll have to do it yourself, but you really don’t want it to use up too much of your time in the week. I'm in!

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PMO Governance Government Controlling 289

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

In my experience as a hiring manager, I want to see the relevant experience that applies to the job. If you work in legal project management , talk about your process improvement initiatives or projects relevant to the job you are going for today. Prepare with our How to Prepare for a Project Management Interview ebook.

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Technical Review Budget Prince2 Software Review 449

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 30, 2018

When I first wrote Collaboration Tools for Project Managers the publishers put ‘Elizabeth Harrin, PMP’ on the cover. It was far and away a more attractive reading experience than ebooks on my Kindle app. The book is ordered in the same way as you would typically manage a project. What about the content?

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Software Review 2009 Manufacturing Certification 263

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This article, 7 Ethics Tips For Project Managers , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. A project manager approached me recently with a problem. The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct defines a set of standards for how project managers should behave.

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Underperforming Technical Team Estimate PMO PMI 332

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Every researcher, management guru and project manager has their own view on why projects fail. Get a free PDF of 20 common project success criteria in my project management resource library. Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. Poor risk management.

Underperforming Technical Team 287

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Prince2 Budget 287

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Project Management has come a long way from its traditional roots. With the rise of digital transformation , remote work , and the growing complexity of projects, the role of project managers has become more crucial than ever. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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Influencer 2025 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 111

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In project management, the equivalent of an itinerary is a creative brief. The author of a creative brief is usually the creative project manager, but in many cases, an outside consultant is hired to do the job. ProjectManager is online project management software that can help you turn your creative brief into a working project plan.

Budget 397

Budget Executing Defining Planning 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

How can I manage my stakeholders when there isn’t enough time for meetings?” a project manager asked me recently. Here are more strategies for engaging with and managing difficult behaviour in stakeholders.). The dashboard functionality of your project management software. Try Ditching Real Time Comms.

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Software Review Risk Management Risk Controlling 234

ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Do you want to collect emails, distribute eBooks, promote your brand, network with industry professionals, show how to use a new product, etc.? This is valuable data to help you better develop and manage the next virtual meeting you’re planning. Managers get visibility into what everyone’s doing.

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Planning Engineering Defining Risk Management 397

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2019

One of the first things that project managers learn on training courses is that a project has a start, a middle and an end. Don’t be the project manager that lets a project go on and on by accepting every scope change and picking up all the operational work as well as the requests for new functionality, additions or improvements.

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Underperforming Technical Team PMO 2010 Governance 273

Planview

JUNE 5, 2020

Some PMOs are finding it difficult to evolve beyond a focus on improving project management practices, which can inhibit agility and growth. Centralize project information, manage resources, track project status. Expand PPM capabilities in demand management, prioritization, and resource planning.

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PMO Leadership Governance Government 142

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 19, 2017

The Wonder Wheels Company assigned Tom Dooley to manage a high-profile project, a project critical to the achievement of the company’s annual goals. Most project managers have endured challenging situations like this. What’s a project manager to do? In these cases, wise project managers still take the time to complete a charter.

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Executing Risk Management Budget Planning 225

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Get access to over 20 project management templates, ebooks, checklists and more. Email Address As well as the resource library, I'd like to receive project management tips by email from GirlsGuidetoPM.com. I talk about how to use an action log for your meeting action tracking and project management in the video below.

Software Review 270

Software Review Closing Risk Management Controlling 270

The Lazy Project Manager

JUNE 25, 2018

3 books from The Lazy Project Manager for only £10 (eBooks only – pdf format). Get Fit with the Lazy Project Manager. Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all. The Project Manager who Smiled. The value of fun in project management. How to get Fired at the C-Level. The Lazy Winner.

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Risk Management Risk Executing 21

Planview

MAY 29, 2020

High-level visibility into the state of the portfolio enables executives and portfolio managers to plan and execute the highest-value initiatives in context, balancing across financial and resource constraints. With this information, the program or portfolio manager can verify that all work is connected to the strategic plan.

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CTO Hire PMO Executing Budget 133

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Download the 71 Product Owner Interview Questions Ebook. Lastly, there is an overlap with the product manager role. The ebook provides both questions as well as guidance on the range of suitable answers. Are you a facilitator, a coach, a manager, a visionary, a tactician, a coordinator, or a “driver?”.

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SCRUM Lean Agile Technical Review 237

Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

And whether you’re a designer, developer, team lead, or administrator, your job requires many of the same skills that separate the best project managers: organization, effective collaboration, and being goal-oriented. Unfortunately, project management has become unnecessarily complicated over the years. What does a project manager do?

Technical Review 199

Technical Review Software Review Risk Management Estimate 199

LiquidPlanner

APRIL 5, 2017

Every month, project management expert Elizabeth Harrin fields readers’ questions about the challenges, risks, and rewards of project work on the LiquidPlanner blog. We’ve compiled our favorite columns in this eBook. How to manage a micromanager. Strategies for juggling multiple project tasks.

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Risk Management Risk 79

LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Project management is a lot more complicated than relying on the luck of the Irish to ensure people are working on the right priorities at the right time. Luck comes along suddenly and unexpectedly in managing priorities without a project management tool. Project management software is a great way to work smarter, not harder.

Software Review 199

Software Review 2022 Budget Software 199

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If one reads the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (or as the cognoscenti call it, PMI’s PMBOK) you’d think there was just one way to be a project manager; a heavily waterfall approach that the cool kids think is old fashion. Speaking of spidey sense, what a great tool to have for risk planning!

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Risk Management Risk 146

Scrum.org

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scrum Master Interview Questions: How We Organized Questions and Answers The ebook provides questions and guidance on the range of suitable answers. This question is meant to help reveal whether your candidate understands that their role is to lead — as opposed to managing — the team. It’s my job to make them successful.” “I

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2023 SCRUM Technical Review ChatGPT 207

Scrum.org

JULY 12, 2021

And that demand causes the market entry of new professionals from other project management branches, probably believing that reading one or two Scrum books will be sufficient. The ebook provides both questions as well as guidance on the range of suitable answers. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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SCRUM Agile Sustainability 2019 246