Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Stakeholder-neutral. IT projects often fall into this category.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. If leadership is concerned with influencing and motivating people then project managers need to be skilled leaders, not just successful administrators.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Power Power is a measure of how much influence they have over actions and outcomes. Larger projects are likely to have higher numbers of people with power involved because they tend to attract greater corporate governance and oversight – so the top management likes to know what is going on. An example would be the board of a company.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

5: Review the governance structure. Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s the difference between doing a reasonable job and being seen as a strategic influencer at work. If you were familiar with the PMBOK 6th Edition , a lot of the themes and sections here will seem at home. I think this domain is my favorite because I know from first-hand experience how much of a career difference it can make.

PMI 473

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. That’s why project managers and their teams need to take time to identify enterprise environmental factors that might influence their projects and figure out an action plan to mitigate or respond to them in a timely, effective manner.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

When those tasks are automated, Lloyd believes the project manager can focus on human-based tasks like business change, “knocking heads together to get decisions”, governance, and stakeholder engagement. They don’t just want to know where their risks lie but how they can fix them.”. How it started for Greyfly. Pin for later reading.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These top 25 influencers for 2025 aren’t just keeping up with the trends—they’re setting them, reshaping how teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver in today’s fast-paced world. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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The Lazy Project Manager

MARCH 2, 2020

It is a collaborative community with six of the brightest minds in Project Management leading discussions and sharing ideas to help you solve your challenges, increase your influence and accelerate your career! Who are the Faculty? What’s in it for me? The 6 faculty will freely share their expertise and experience in defined specialties (i.e.,

Healthcare 68

Healthcare PMO PMI Influencer 68

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2020

Managing upwards to the sponsor, governance committee and client, as well as looking at the performance of the project team. I think that for me the top three ways are: Setting the culture, expected behaviors and environment for the project.

Leadership 485

Leadership Governance Government Influencer 485

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

Instead, the ECO talks about communication, knowledge transfer, engaging the team, governance and a whole lot more that you would often use meetings to accomplish. If you want your meeting to end up with a decision don’t underestimate the amount of influence you have in getting there by doing some pre-work informally with your attendees.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 27, 2020

grow the influence of individual practitioners! He started his career as a project manager in 1997 and worked his way up through program manager and PMO manager to eventually head up large project departments in the private sector and government in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. It is a collaborative community that will.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

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. A project board provides oversight and governance for the project. What you need is adequate governance for the project. What is a project board? Call your meetings anything you like.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

They include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. But we call them ‘soft’ because they are difficult to quantify and are more to do with interpersonal activities and emotional intelligence. Hard skills.

Leadership 407

Leadership Governance Government Influencer 407

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 17, 2020

These situations include: governance related issues (e.g. We found that the project environment plays a crucial role in creating challenging situations involving stakeholders for project managers and that project managers can often take active measures to influence and improve this. way of communication). The structural environment.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Australian government has granted two initiatives close to Brisbane major project status. Over A$10bn has been committed by the Australian government to fund the upgrades. The majority of the work is government based and there is an exciting start up scene,” she adds. Source: PMI; figures relate to country).

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MPUG

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A Project Management Methodology is an integral part of project governance. Organizations can choose any project management framework or methodology to establish project governance structure. Project governance is sometimes confused with project management, and many people use these terms interchangeably. Project Governance.

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Governance Government Project Life Cycle PMO 110

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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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Risk Management Finance 447

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Even bringing different organizations together can create a culture clash, for example, between informal workplaces and those that have strict project governance and processes. It can influence how people communicate with each other, what language they use, and the types of communication that are considered appropriate.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The incremental decision making approach is often used in government settings, such as defining public policy. Suitable decisions Not suitable decisions How do I affect change by influencing policy? What actions are we going to take to influence organizational change? Who is going to do this task? Shall I organize a meeting?

Governance 348

Governance Government Risk Management Influencer 348

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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Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

Matrix of Influence Source: Book Product Mastery by Geoff Watts Image Created By Lavaneesh Gautam. High Influence High Interest: This is the most important group and you need to collaborate with them. Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category.

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Influencer Governance Government Consulting 214

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

Governance management Program governance happens at 3 levels: Project level The project manager/project sponsor keeps the individual projects on track and reports progress to you. It will also help you spot potential risks because at program level, the risks tend to come (in my experience) from external influences.

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2024 PMO Governance Government 321

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 25, 2024

Unlike having an in-house PMO, PMO as a service has the flexibility to scale up or down to provide the appropriate governance of an organization’s portfolio or program. The level of control and influence a PMO has over projects depends on the type of PMO. Using an in-house PMO means the creation of a group within the organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

5: Review the governance structure Is there a governance structure ? Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Action if there is no formal governance: My first point of call would be your project sponsor. Who is your project sponsor? What’s the reporting schedule?

PMO 308

PMO Governance Government Budget 308

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. Here’s an introduction to project steering groups as part of the governance framework so you can get yours set up and working on your project. The Governance Framework. Your governance framework can be flexible.

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Governance Government Finance Risk Management 237

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Power skills include: Communication (written and verbal) Listening Stakeholder engagement Conflict management Negotiation Influencing Leadership Team building Change management. And you don’t have to work as a project manager for very long before you realize they are truly not easy.

Leadership 365

Leadership PMI Risk Management Governance 365

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

Of course, the specific composition is strictly idiosyncratic to each organization and strongly influenced by the coordinates of each industry and the skill level of the project managers. The less governable aspect, however, is who judges, and not what is being judged or how to judge it.

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Technical Review Risk Management Governance Government 365

Ron Rosenhead

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It covers the very important topic of project governance. Project Governance is often seen as getting in the Way. Good Governance Adds Value. But good governance is not about meddling. Project governance is an essential discipline. Good Governance Sets Direction. This is a governance role.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 27, 2020

To ensure that all project requirements and solutions comply with our organisation’s Information Governance processes and other policies. Leadership, motivational, negotiating and influencing skills in a matrix environment. To comply with all IT security and data governance requirements, as laid out in our IT strategy and policies.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

Consequently, do not privilege internal team members over external ones if not mandated for legal or governance reasons. Engaging with governance people: Understand the constraint they are working under; try walking in their shoes. Sometimes, the formal role bearer and the real influencer are not identical.

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Inloox

MAY 30, 2022

External influences. External influences Even in the case of almost perfectly planned projects, external circumstances can require adjustments in budgets and schedules. Intentional miscalculation. Lack of uniformity in implementation. Incompetence in project management. Lack of risk management.

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Infrastructure Construction Software Review 2014 264

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2022

Modelling is the reason we don’t want our children to hang out with “the wrong sort of influence” and it is the reason we want them to hang out with “the right sort of people”. Her 25 years’ experience is in a variety of industries including financial services, state government, and non-profits.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2020 2001 PMI 409

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

The role is predominantly assurance and governance, approving deliverables and making sure the work moves through any gate reviews and governance points as necessary. Without trust, influence is almost impossible.”. to support the team at the request of the project manager. That’s what they should be doing.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Influencer Executing 325

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Is it sufficient to merely have the risks introduced by this action captured in a risk register, communicated to stakeholders and even signed off by the right governance bodies? Risk acceptance is a valid risk response strategy, but is it appropriate when faced with a high probability, high impact risk?

Risk Management 358

Risk Management PMI Governance Government 358

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. Meet Regularly. Disengaged executive sponsors. Misalignment with strategic goals.

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 515

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They might include providers or government regulators. They can also be customers, influencers, users, buyers, business partners or suppliers. The benefit of stakeholder engagement Stakeholders can provide early input and insights that can go a long way to help us, as the Product Owner, improve the product's value. (See

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