Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As a project manager, we’re constantly tracking actions, risks, issues, and more – these are the bread-and-butter activities for project managers to keep the project on track. We dove deep into risk management and other areas, as well as the value of historical logging – and how this can save you!

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

During the five process groups of the project life cycle, there are multiple objectives and outcomes for each phase. After the project initiation and the planning processes, the execution of the project begins. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people. Following processes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Project management has so many challenges to solve every day, so having a toolbox of techniques (and the right attitude) will help you deliver projects successfully. Given that it deals with the big problems facing organizations, I think the course is best for senior project managers, program managers, and portfolio leaders.

PMI 443

PMI Technical Review 2021 Underperforming Technical Team 443

Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some project managers have a defensive mindset. 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. Table Of Contents.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 19, 2017

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. How can project managers optimize their risk responses and get the results they are looking for? Risk reassessment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This article, 10 Things New Project Managers Should Know , first appeared on Girl's Guide to PM. It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme, and that you can tap into the experience of other project managers through this. Manage Scope. Project management has a lot of jargon.

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Project Risk Coach

APRIL 18, 2021

One of the reasons that project managers fail to properly estimate their projects is they miss key activities when developing their schedules. Whether we are creating a Pixar movie , a building, a highway, or a service center, wise project managers break down their projects into pieces. Why does this happen?

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Risk and uncertainty are inherent parts of all project work, making project risk management an important topic for teams to address. When studies tell us that easily half of all IT projects run over budget and past deadline , we see how easily risk turns into real trouble for projects and their organizations.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 21, 2019

If you say the word “risk” to ten people, each person may think of something different— insurance, threats, investments, bets, or potential loss. As we manage project teams, it's critical that you and your team members have a common understanding of what project risk means. Next, agree on a definition for project risk.

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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. Basically, each Knowledge Area (which you might see abbreviated to KA) is a category of concepts and processes with a common goal. So how many knowledge areas are there in project management?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2019

That description can also fit your typical project manager, which makes sense because launching a business is a project. The second difference is that few entrepreneurs have training in project management. So, managing the project that is launching a new business can be a little haphazard! De-Risk Your Business.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Successful project managers have a common trait – they identify and manage risks. Let’s look at seven tools and techniques to identify risks. Often project managers start with a splash. They get the team together, identify lots of risks, and enter them into an Excel spreadsheet. When to Identify Risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 8, 2024

It would be nice to think that every company has a formal mentoring scheme , and that as a new project manager you can tap into the experience of more experienced people. As a result, people managing projects for the first time often find themselves making mistakes. Learn the vocab Project management has a lot of jargon.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 24, 2022

If project management were an off-road 4×4 expedition, where teams had to plot a course through the unknown, cost and schedule contingency would be akin to the number of spare fuel cans you can carry successfully to complete the trip. Risk is not solved with a calculation. Are there unexpected risks now emerging?

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 2, 2016

John Smith was hired as a new project manager at a leasing company, and he was assigned a small project with a team of six people. How well did John use risk management to accomplish his goal? He and his team completed a project plan and identified project risks. Improving Risk Management.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Stakeholders: Whether they’re clients, vendors, upper management, departmental leaders or other contributors to the project, meet with them. Don’t forget to include a risk management plan. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. Now, it’s not just an exercise to appease senior leadership.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A key part of a PMO leader’s job is to develop and maintain project management standards and processes and to support the people doing the delivery – project managers, program managers , and teams. Guide the PMO’s decision-making process. Be passionate about project management. Your purpose.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 22, 2023

Are you ready to dive into my Google Project Management: Professional Certificate review? I’ve done a lot of project management training in my 20+ years as a project manager, and those courses helped me understand the skills, tools and techniques required to succeed leading projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

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! Or some other criteria as defined in your project management process internally, that specifies what Red means for you. Don’t be that project manager! I know what that feels like!

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 29, 2022

Consider this your civics lessons in project management. The term project governance refers to the set of activities and guidelines that determine how a project will be planned, executed and managed. It’s clear that project governance is a big job and one that needs a project management software to handle all its responsibilities.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 7, 2021

Communication planning is the process of laying out how communication will take place between team members and stakeholders, whether it be on a project, in an organization or both. In other words, managers use a communication plan to create a formal process for sharing information. What Is Communication Planning?

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Project Risk Coach

JULY 5, 2017

I have had the privilege of managing two PMOs, both composed of several project managers. It was always interesting to watch—the best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying risks, both threats and opportunities. Rather, they had a habit of reevaluating their projects with an eye toward new risks.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 5, 2019

Think about it—in the project charter process, project sponsors and managers have the opportunity to engage key stakeholders for the express purpose of defining the vision of a project. Not everyone, mind you, but we do want the key stakeholders involved in the project charter process. This is not a documentation exercise!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 17, 2024

Perhaps your work is very linear so it’s so obvious you don’t need to go through the exercise of working it out. However, project managers should know about their project’s critical path, especially if there are lots of dependent tasks and the dates are a challenge. Contingency plans form part of your overall project risk management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you are using agile methodologies, you have other tools available to you to manage changes in requirements because flexing the scope of the project is very much built into the agile way of working. Work on what you can manage, and put a process in place for adapting to future changes. Project risks. Set expectations.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 3, 2018

So, how do project managers actually use this tool? For instance, a project manager may ask a project team to identify reasons why a project is behind schedule. Next, the project manager asks the team to sort the ideas into groups. Identify and sort: Project risks. Causes of risks. Responses to risks.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Project managers know the risks inherent in any project. They spend time considering what might go wrong and setting up a plan to respond to those risks. That process is called a premortem. Note the difference between a premortem and a typical risk assessment or critique. Benefits and Risks.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Occasionally, someone will ask me for risk management tips. Yes, g ood risk management always starts with clear goals. In risk management, we ask ourselves—what may help or hinder our ability to achieve our goals. Writing goals is an iterative process. The crow had a clear goal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

I know that a lot of project management is administrative, but I’m not paid for my ability to fill in a risk log. I’m paid because I’m good at leading the work to manage the risks on that risk log so that my project and my company aren’t caught out because of them. You hold those mini-processes in your head.

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2030 PMO Risk Management Risk 334

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Workload analysis is how project managers figure out how many team members they will need to properly execute a project. Workload tracking helps project managers reallocate team members as needed to serve the project and not overburden any one member of the project team. What Is Workload Analysis?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. Who is the IBM Project Management Certificate for? Let me guess.

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Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Changes in project risks are inevitable. As a project progresses, the probability and impact of current risks change, new risks emerge, and residual risks may increase or decrease. What tools and techniques can project managers use for controlling risks and getting the results they are looking for?

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Controlling Risk Technical Review Performance Measurement 199

Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I have had the privilege of managing three Project Management Offices (PMOs), composed of several project managers. The best project managers were the ones who had a habit of identifying and managing risks. Let's look at three ways you can improve your risk identification and reduce major misses.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Prices for things change and there’s an inherent risk in putting together an event that can impact your budget. Creating and managing a budget is one of the most important parts of delivering a successful event. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart helps you plan and manage event budgets in real time. Learn more. Types of Events.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

Design a Sprint board considering the following [your process information]. Identify risks & dependencies for following feature: [Your feature]. Create a workshop on product management in Scrum for new stakeholders. Explain the benefits and drawbacks of different estimation techniques. Design a Sprint board.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

A business case is a project management document that explains how the benefits of a project overweigh its costs and why it should be executed. Discern the risks and issues associated with each solution. Again, you’ll want to have this process also documented in your business case. What Is a Business Case? Executive Summary.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 2, 2024

It turns your work from average to outstanding, fixes problems, anticipates risks , and delivers better products and services, supporting the creation of superior solutions for customers and businesses. As a manager, you're in a good place to support their goals, even if they don't directly report to you. And it makes work more fun.

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