Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Underneath, I list skills grouped together by: Interpersonal skills Leadership Each of those headings has a list of bullet points underneath that give examples of how I have demonstrated those skills. Mine is called ‘Skills Profile’. Ethics, diversity and inclusion and managing workplace stress all fall into this category as well.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2024

Effective leadership and management lies in the ability to adapt and evolve. This article explores how the MINDSPACE framework, originally developed to influence behaviour through public policy, can be pivoted towards fostering successful Scrum adoption in your teams. Norms : We are influenced by what others do.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

Underneath, I list skills grouped together by: Interpersonal skills Leadership. They include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. Mine is called ‘Skills Profile’. Hard skills. Pin for later reading.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. Domain I: People.

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MPUG

MAY 10, 2024

So, when we ask about project leadership, the answer is all about attitude. I believe that a mature approach to projects would see all project management replaced by project leadership. My answer is that Project Leadership requires us to be intentional about the following: Team – the people we lead, day-to-day.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. Here’s an introduction to these important groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. What is a project board?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 18, 2024

They are also great for people who haven’t had the opportunity for much formal training – like accidental PMs or those who did their formal training in another discipline and have moved to project leadership as a second career. Different industries will influence that and there is a minimum salary set by the government.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Examples include customers, users, vendors, influencers, leaders, compliance, and governance. Often, a manager has more power and influence to remove impediments, most of which are organizational. Beyond Budgeting Leadership Principles - Copyright © 2023 Beyond Budgeting 1. Some stakeholders serve teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Project managers must take an active role in influencing and educating project sponsors in these best practices to get the leadership support the project requires. Our book is a step in reducing these factors by providing the best practices for sponsors and arming the project manager with strategies to influence.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

Interpersonal factors include the tools for managing operational workflows and communications, trust and leadership support, and dynamic cross-functional team contributions, among others. Leadership should also support open and collaborative culture , instead of breeding competition and office politics, as means to career progression.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all the stuff you know to do anyway, because it’s part of what it means to operate in a leadership role in a modern organization, whether you are working on iterative, predictive or hybrid projects. It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. Yes, that’s right!

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

These structures include People, Processes, Technologies, Organizational Structures (Silos), and Leadership capabilities. This intricate network, often invisible to the naked eye, exerts a powerful influence on every facet of the organization, from collaboration and innovation to decision-making and engagement.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! Opportunities to influence the change initiative. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. More ideas (e.g. Cross-Team Refinement) can also be found in the Nexus Guide.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The History of PRINCE2® PRINCE2® is part of the best practice guidance that came out of the UK Office of Government Commerce. A British government agency, the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, licensed it for use in government IT projects back in 1979. It was renamed PRINCE. Directing gets a process of its own.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These are the most common and significant types of risk in the project: Content: Internal vs. external risk Cost risk Schedule risk Performance risk Legal risk Governance risk Strategic risk Operational risk Market risk Force majeure Internal vs. external risk Risks can be divided into two categories, internal and external.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The industry we are in will influence and constrain our approach. The context of both the performing and receiving organizations will influence project approaches. For example, running a project in a long-standing, large organization usually involves heavier governance and oversight than that for a startup. Organizational.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2024

To truly capitalise on the potential of innovation, we must explore deeply within our teams, expand our perspectives across entire organisations, and even look beyond, to outside influences. Executives & Senior Leadership In many organisations executives and senior leadership serve as catalysts for creativity.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Product Ownership is a leadership position in the first place. Consequently, support your Scrum team on its path to fully embrace Scrum, namely self-management, as the entrepreneur level is focused on product leadership. Engaging with governance people: Understand the constraint they are working under; try walking in their shoes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

And I’m personally not worried about that – that will give us much more time to focus on project leadership and stakeholder engagement; the things that computers can’t (yet) do for us. I think they mean 80% of what the textbooks say is the discipline of project management, not what project managers actually do. How it started for Greyfly.

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Henny Portman

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MP differentiates between portfolios managed under single-board governance (a portfolio committee) and those with dual-board governance (a portfolio investment committee and a portfolio delivery committee). The next chapter puts portfolio governance in the spotlights.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Moreover, various factors often influence human risk, including emotions, stress, fatigue, and personal motivations. Rick has 40+ years of passion and experience creating and delivering solutions designed to deliver the digital outcomes expected by executive management, government regulators, and operational stakeholders.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 28, 2018

You might use the term Project Board or Governance Committee, or something else that means a similar thing. It’s generally acknowledged that having strong leadership is important for project success, so getting your Project Steering Group set up as soon as you can is a good start. The Governance Framework. Budget position.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. You’ve got to use business acumen and deal with the bigger picture on a much larger scale and the influences that puts on your stakeholder community. Stakeholder Engagement.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This initiative was then brought to the global stage by IIL, influenced by Dr. Harold Kerzner’s insights. Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance): We will explore the growing importance of ESG factors in project management, helping attendees understand and implement sustainable practices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

I do think that having a degree (of any kind, in any subject) is beneficial for securing a job, especially as project managers are expected to influence and lead, and many employers want to see evidence of the ability to operate at that level and use a degree as a benchmark for it. That varies depending on the industry.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

Some might want to save the celebrations until the final delivery, but having milestones , acknowledging them and rewarding the team throughout the execution phase is how you keep morale up, which influences productivity. Ineffective corporate governance. Lackluster leadership. Meet Regularly. Disengaged executive sponsors.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The role of leadership in project management. No matter what level of project management you are at though, leadership is an essential and valuable part of your role. The importance of leadership can’t be understated. And leadership skills make up one third of the PMI Talent Triangle. Leadership is about people.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The buck stops with me but there are very few ways I can influence the direction of travel. However much you tailor and go light on governance, there is still some prioritizing, organizing and compromise with which projects are done and how they get done. Perhaps they are the first PM at their company. That’s a red flag for me.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The likelihood and severity of cyber risks are influenced by many factors, including the nature of the organizational activities, the sensitivity of its data, the effectiveness of its security measures, and the sophistication of the threat landscape. A well-trained workforce is an asset in the fight against cybercrime.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 30, 2024

Each organization possesses a unique blend of people, processes, culture, mindset, governance, management, and leadership. Pilots The field of Complex Adaptive Systems has significantly influenced our understanding of organizational design. Managing this transition requires strong change management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 25, 2022

And this means three things to me: The Governance Hierarchy This is your sponsor, steering group, project board, project auditors and assessors, and anyone else who has a responsibility for the proper performance of your project. This means giving leadership and support, guiding and developing them, and allocating work wisely.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Front of mind are resources and intangible things like leadership, experience and general know-how. Besides the examples above, an operational process asset can be any practice or knowledge from anything used to execute or govern the project, even lessons learned from previous projects and historical data.

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Scrum.org

MAY 18, 2021

Key Influencers: Fredrik Wendt | Scrum.org , Ralph Jocham | Scrum.org , Andy Hiles | Scrum.org. This Product Owner is a key position that sets the tone for product leadership and the definition of success in the organization. Developing and influencing product governance and controls to enable professional Scrum.

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Leading Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2017

I was working for IBM at the time and was able to persuade my account manager to pitch the approach on one of our government projects. We were all set for a big client success and who better than the British Government for good publicity! Opportunities to influence the change initiative. My enthusiasm was about to be tested.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team. It’s part of the leadership skills you’ll have to demonstrate in the role. You’ve got to use business acumen and deal with the bigger picture on a much larger scale and the influences that puts on your stakeholder community. Stakeholder Engagement.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2018

The first part of my book sets out the four essentials of team leadership, and a great project leader must constantly address each of these and keep them in balance: focus on individuals, build and share a clear plan, foster a true sense of team spirit, and communicate relentlessly – and well. How is management different from leadership?

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