Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Has your project just ticked over into Red status? I know what that feels like! And I know what the scrutiny is like too – suddenly you’ve got a lot of attention on your project and everyone is demanding a path to Green. I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and many of my projects and programs have had periods of Red… sometimes for a long time!
Green Project Management
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Sustainable Project Management is Gaining Ground Sustainable project management is finally gaining momentum, and it’s no surprise—it’s been 15 years in the making. Over the past decade and a half, we’ve been pushing for this critical next step in the evolution of project management. Now, organizations that want to stay ahead realize it’s no longer […] The post Sustainability at the Core of Project Management appeared first on The GPM Blog.
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PM That Works
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
As project managers, we’ve all faced the challenge of figuring out what went wrong on a project after it's finished—why it ran over time, blew past the budget, or failed to meet expectations. Recently, we tackled this issue head-on by comparing two versions of a project plan—an initial one and a second from about six months later. Using ChatGPT, we dove into the details of the project to uncover the real sources of cost overruns and time delays, providing crucial lessons that any project manager
International Institute for Learning
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Project Management: A Survey By Dr. Elissa Farrow, Ph.D. & Dr. Leon Herszon, Ph.D. Abstract The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into project management is revolutionizing traditional practices, bringing about profound changes in how projects are planned, executed, and monitored. AI’s impact on project management is multifaceted, influencing everything from decision-making processes to resource allocation and risk management.
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MindGenius
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Gone are the days of the manual mind maps used for visualizing ideas, structuring tasks, and organizing workflows while managing a project. With MindGenius Online, it offers cutting-edge tools that leverage AI to redefine how projects are planned, executed, and managed. This blog provides information on how MindGenius Online, integrated with AI features, empowers AI […] The post Unlocking AI Mind Mapping for Project Management with MindGenius Online first appeared on MindGenius.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
People often ask me how project managers can be evaluated, or what targets should be set for people in project roles. It’s a bit tricky to provide a one-size-fits-all answer, but I have come up with some Key Performance Indicators for project managers, that you can use as a starting point for your own team. I find it easiest to start with the ‘why’ of why your team exists.
PM for the Masses
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
In a compelling episode of the podcast, Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez joins host Cesar Abeid to explore the evolving role of the Chief Project Officer (CPO) in today's organizations. Antonio delves into how shifting resources from operations to projects are reshaping the needs of modern management roles, emphasizing the critical need for a CPO to oversee and integrate project activities effectively.
Binfire
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Wedding planning can be as intricate and detail-oriented as any large-scale project. Just like project managers prepare for unforeseen risks in their professional endeavors, wedding planners and couples must anticipate and manage potential issues that could arise before or during the big day. The complexity of a wedding—coordinating multiple vendors, adhering to strict timelines, managing budgets, and keeping guests happy—makes risk management an essential component of the process.
Henny Portman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Every day, we are confronted with alarming news about climate change, making sustainability more crucial than ever. This is precisely why ‘Sustainability in Project Management’ by Gilbert Silvius, Ron Schipper, Julia Planko, Jasper van den Brink, and Adri Köhler remains a valuable read, even more than a decade after its release. The book’s timeless insights into sustainable project management are just as relevant today as they were when it was first published, offering essential guidance f
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Resource analysis may seem complicated, but it isn’t as tricky as it sounds. Consider that resources are people, equipment, materials and anything else needed to execute the project tasks. This means that resource analysis in project management is the process that project managers use to help them determine the availability of resources, allocate those resources effectively and identify potential constraints.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The essence of a standout Scrum Master lies in their ability to blend leadership with collaboration, ensuring that the team learns to self-manage and is focused on delivering exceptional value. This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter. Subscribe to AskScrum.com to be the first to receive articles like this. Identifying a rockstar Scrum Master involves more than just ticking off certification boxes.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? Perhaps that number (from research by PMI ) surprises you, but I’m sure you aren’t surprised by the fact that good communication management on projects leads to higher success rates. We know that all projects use finite resources to achieve an objective. One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.) who support it.
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Down the Road Ah, spring in the Carolinas. The Bradford Pears (not a pear tree) and the Redbuds are blooming. I was chatting with a master gardener about how prolific the Bradford Pears were; the roadside speckled with them against the stark greys, tans, and browns before the forests came alive. I asked if the Bradford Pear was an invasive species. The master gardener says that will depend upon what you mean by invasive.
Speaker: Dylan Secrest
Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.
Online PM Courses
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
PM Courses I Want to Learn Project Management Core Project Management Courses I Want to Study Agile Project Management Agile Project Management Courses Project Management Software I Need my Team to be Better at Project Management & Delivery PM Qualifications I Want to Study for Project Management Professional (PMP) The Project Manager’s PMP Study Guide PMI Qualifications and PDUs I Want to Study for PRINCE2 PRINCE2 Qualifications I Want to Study Agile Project Management Agile Qualifications
The IIL Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
By Jorgelina Bross-Puglisi By 2050 renewable energy could account for 90% of the world’s electricity and effective project management will be key to achieving this ambitious goal. The energy and utilities industry is facing one of the most significant transitions in its history. From the rapid growth of renewable energy sources to digital transformation and infrastructure modernization, managing complex and high-stakes projects has become more critical than ever.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
You have a desired outcome, but what steps will you take to get there? Goal setting and tracking are important for both personal and professional success. Goals provide direction, purpose and motivation, while tracking helps with accountability and identifying roadblocks. Using goal-setting templates and goal-tracking templates will help deliver projects successfully and likely keep you much more organized along the way.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
The Scrum Master has to keep changing styles and stances as and when needed. However, when someone with not enough knowledge or experience picks up this hat, it often leads to Scrum Master Anti Patterns. In this post I am sharing the anti-patterns and its pitfalls that I experienced, there could be more. Anti-pattern: Scrum Master as a technical lead This person has played a role of technical lead for quite long.
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Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Project management is a lot of talking to other people and acting on what they say. A successful project manager relies on being able to ask effective questions and listen to the answers. In this article, I’ll show you how I use effective questioning and active listening and how you can use them at work to improve your professional practice. Technique 1: Effective questioning Effective questioning is an engagement technique where the question supports the goals and encourages the respondent to a
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Accidental project managers are professionals who unexpectedly find themselves leading projects without formal project management training. These individuals often come from diverse backgrounds such as marketing, IT, engineering, or sales. They bring unique value to their organizations through their adaptability, subject matter expertise, and strong team relationships.
Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
MIT may have done us a favor by putting together a compendium of risks associated with A.I. systems.Named the "A.I. Risk Repository", there are presently 700 or so risks categorized in 23 frameworks by domain and cause, organized as a taxonomy for each of these characteristics.The Causal taxonomy addresses 'how, when, and why' of risks.
The IIL Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
By Alan Zucker September 4, 2024 A project manager’s first major decision is selecting the approach and lifecycle. Historically, this was a non-issue. The default option was preordained based on the project type, organizational preferences, and inertia. Construction and engineering projects were always predictive. For software projects, organizational factors outside the project manager’s control often drove the predictive versus agile decision.
Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali
As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Microsoft has multiple project management tools and deciding which is the right one can be hard. They’re all similar, expensive and complicated to use. Microsoft Project for the web bills itself as the more collaborative version of Microsoft’s project management software. But is Project for the web all it claims to be? Let’s put MS Project for the web to the test.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A couple of days ago Gojko Adjic made an awesome comment about Agile. He says, Before complaining that Agile/Scrum/whatever is dead, consider instead that it's become a norm. It's just in the background. It's no longer innovative, exciting, worthy of keynote talks or passionate meetups. The revolution happened, succeeded and passed. Now this was in response to the posts/articles that he was seeing with captions like “agile is dead”.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
What is the stakeholder salience model? The stakeholder saliency model was proposed by Mitchell, Agle and Wood (1997). They define salience as: the degree to which managers give priority to competing stakeholder claims. Their model looks at how vocal, visible and important a stakeholder is. Those dimensions help you identify the stakeholders who should get more of your attention.
MPUG
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Introduction Reverse planning involves a mature organization starting with the project’s end date state and working backward in time. PMs begin by identifying the last task, the next to last task, and so on. They continue until they reach the task that begins the project. It answers the question – Where do we eventually want to be? Bottom line: you want to focus on what you want to achieve, then use that to build a last-to-first plan of action.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Planio
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
When it comes to improving our productivity, most people focus on finding more time. But in reality, it’s not a lack of time that’s our problem — it’s our lack of energy. While we all have the same 24 hours in a day, how we use those hours is up to us. Unfortunately, most people’s daily allotted energy is often drained by unexpected meetings, negativity, and poor personal relationships, leaving little left for the things that truly matter.
NimbleWork
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Risk management is a cornerstone of successful project management, yet it’s often treated as an afterthought rather than a strategic imperative. Effective risk mitigation goes beyond simply reacting to problems as they arise; it involves anticipating potential issues and developing strategies to address them proactively. This approach not only protects projects from disruption but also creates opportunities for optimization and growth.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
To-do lists are a universal tool for managing work, popular among both managers and employees thanks to their simplicity, the transparency they provide and their effectiveness when it comes to tracking the progress of a project. They can be customized to fit the preferences of each team, from simple checklists that log the completion of tasks, to detailed to-do lists that are used to track various aspects of tasks such as this Google Sheets to-do list template.
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