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: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin
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 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 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.
Online PM Courses
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Things go wrong. So, you need to be prepared to deal with the situation. This means having a Contingency Plan. But, how do you create one? The post Contingency Planning: How to Create a Contingency Plan appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.
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.
Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The term “critical path” is unfortunate. While a critical path does denote the longest sequence of activities through a project network diagram from start to finish, the activities along the critical path (also unfortunately named “critical activities”) might not be those which possess the greatest uncertainty. Why should this concern us?
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.
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.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Operational Agility In the dynamic landscape of modern business, agility is a crucial operational capability. To achieve and maintain agility, organizations must focus on three key areas: broad product definitions, cross-functional skill sets, and frequent releases. 1. Broad Product Definitions The foundation of operational agility starts with defining in what part of your organization you want to increase agility.
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This text offers practical guidance for project managers navigating diverse frameworks. It covers topics like centralized reporting, standardized metrics, communication, training, risk management, and alignment reviews. By implementing these strategies, project managers can improve efficiency and achieve their project goals.
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
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
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.
Musings on Project Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Stability!It counts for a lot.It implies -- for behaviors and management decisions -- predictability, reliability, under-control (but not risk-free, of course), coherent narrative, steady-state goals, and a strategy that is understandable to those who have the job of implementing it.
Speaker: Donna Laquidara-Carr, PhD, LEED AP, Industry Insights Research Director at Dodge Construction Network
In today’s construction market, owners, construction managers, and contractors must navigate increasing challenges, from cost management to project delays. Fortunately, digital tools now offer valuable insights to help mitigate these risks. However, the sheer volume of tools and the complexity of leveraging their data effectively can be daunting. That’s where data-driven construction comes in.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Project management professionals are looking for the best way to deliver their projects. That leads them to products like OpenProject. It’s a Microsoft Project alternative that’s free, less complicated and fosters collaboration. It’s especially popular in the IT community. Why? Open-source software is free. Anyone can view, modify and distribute it.
Scrum.org
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Understanding what drives collaboration, continuous improvement, and value delivery makes you uniquely qualified to lead strategic initiatives, aligning teams with the product's vision and objectives. This article was first published in the AskScrum.com newsletter. Subscribe to AskScrum.com to be the first to receive articles like this. Why should Scrum Masters be more ambitious in their careers?
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.
Epicflow Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In today’s dynamic manufacturing industry, effective production management has become increasingly challenging. However, proper production planning and scheduling is a must for manufacturers that strive to achieve production efficiency and stay competitive in the market. What are the other benefits of production planning and scheduling? How to plan and schedule production activities with maximum efficiency?
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
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