Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

Early on in my career, I had a call from the post room manager. We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. You probably don’t need to be told of the risks of not engaging stakeholders. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. In this article we'll talk about the top competencies for project managers and how you can develop your skills. If you feel the same, what should you be focusing on?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Let’s take some time to define what a stakeholder is, examples of stakeholders and free stakeholder templates that can help with stakeholder management. A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organization who is impacted by the outcome of a project or a business venture. What Is a Stakeholder? Let’s take a look at both.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

They define salience as: the degree to which managers give priority to competing stakeholder claims. Project stakeholder management and saliency Project management relies on people: you need the project team to get things done, and that team might include members of different stakeholder groups.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

Project managers are often faced with the challenge of managing complex projects and ensuring that they stay on track. I’ll confess: when I started out as a project manager, this was a piece of jargon that honestly didn’t mean much at all? But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? Think intranet or policy library.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

In project management terms, a stakeholder is an individual or group that will be impacted by the outcome of the project. They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. A stakeholder is anyone who has an interest in a project, business or organization. Edward Freeman.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? It won’t.

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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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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 28, 2021

Maybe you’ve seen a new team of baseball players, a music group, a civic group, or a business team. Use your interpersonal skills to influence the resource manager and others who select the team members. The post How to Improve the Performance of Your Project Teams appeared first on Project Risk Coach.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 20, 2022

The Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition in July 2021. In this article, let's look at each principle and why each one matters with respect to managing risks. Optimize Risk Responses 11. For example, one of the PMBOK® principles is to optimize risk responses.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2021

More than just being able to identify who the stakeholders are in the project, you need to manage them. That is the beginning of stakeholder management, and it starts with stakeholder mapping. Map your stakeholders and keep them in the loop with ProjectManager.com’s project management features. It’s a big task.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Which stakeholders have the most power and influence? The stakeholder engagement plan is "a component of the project management plan that identifies the strategies and actions required to promote productive involvement of stakeholders in project or program decision making and execution ( PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, Page 723 )."

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

Are you biased as a project manager? In this article we’ll talk about the different types of bias in project management. A project manager is the linchpin of a successful project. Let’s look at what heuristics and biases exist in management and what we can do to reduce their impact on our projects.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

The SOW is also a guideline for the project manager. Change is an inevitable part of any project, no matter how thorough your plan is, so you want to include the likelihood for change in your scope to better manage it later. Who are the people or groups of people both inside and outside the project who will be impacted?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2021

Project Management Rebels is a teaching-led group mentoring programme. The Competencies You Need As A Project Manager Today. I’d say that the competencies you should be looking to develop as a project manager are definitely ‘soft skills’ in their widest form. It is open for enrolment through 16 April. Join today !

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 5, 2024

Given that 33% of project managers say they don’t have time to do stakeholder engagement, it’s important to find some time back – and your register is the first step. By the end of this mini-lesson, you’ll be able to create a fab stakeholder register and use it to help you manage the project successfully.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 31, 2024

The most commonly used planning constraint method in project management was historically the “triple constraint” – time, cost and scope – sometimes known as the project management triangle or the “iron triangle” because it’s often shown as a triangle with the constraints at each vertex. What is the Triple Constraint?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Risk management. Methodology. Cost estimates.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made. Let’s take a project management example. It’s a form of cognitive bias.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Project Management has come a long way from its traditional roots. With the rise of digital transformation , remote work , and the growing complexity of projects, the role of project managers has become more crucial than ever. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the project management competencies I need to succeed. In this article we’ll talk about the top competencies for project managers and how you can develop your skills. 9 Competencies You Need as a Project Manager Today.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 19, 2021

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? How to include project management skills on your CV. Here’s how. Soft skills.

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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Project stakeholders are individuals, groups, and organizations that may affect or be affected by your projects. Why Analyze Project Stakeholders Some project managers say they don't have enough time to analyze the stakeholders. Their power, interest, influence, expectations, and impact differ greatly. That's a mistake!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 1, 2023

When I brainstormed a list of project management skills to put on my resume (which over here in the UK we call a CV), it was a long list. How do you list the project management skills required without it turning into a giant list of buzzwords? Below, we’ll look at some examples of common project management skills for your resume.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 11, 2017

Project management is not an easy job. That’s a lot to ask of any one individual, but project managers have a variety of skills to get the job done. These include the expected technical business and management skills you’d expect, but also a number of soft skills. And you have to do all that successfully. Leadership.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

The mission of a project portfolio manager is clear enough: maximize the business benefits of projects. In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. Consideration #2: Managing complex risk is all about balance.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 10, 2024

Of course, a change champion isn’t the whole picture in a change management process, but they’re vital for change. For those unfamiliar with what a change champion is, first, we’ll define the terms and then explain their importance in organizational change management. They need a change champion to help them make that change.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some work better in groups and others alone. Most people don’t think about their work style, but when individuals try to collaborate as a group, team or business, then divergent work styles can block progress. There are certain personality types that influence your work style. 6 Types of Different Work Styles. Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

Ever wondered what RAID is all about in project management? You'll hear project managers talking about their RAID logs as part of how to manage a project , or updating the RAID, but what does it all mean? In this article, we look at everything RAID -- and it's a key tool for project managers.

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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. Project execution’s key purpose is to complete the work defined in the project management plan and to meet key project objectives. During this phase a project leader will focus on these key processes: Managing people.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Their success is not based on clever interpretations of famous quotes or methodologies, but on unifying a group to achieve a common goal. This game involves having a group stand in a circle and hold hands. First, blindfold one person in the group. Set up an audience and a group to perform. Pass the Hoop. Shape Shifting.

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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. And believe me, individuals, groups, and organizations will come up with their own versions of the project. Click to Tweet. Join Me Now!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 17, 2020

Most project managers will have experienced a situation where they have found a stakeholder to be really difficult. This often causes stress and it’s challenging for project managers to find ways to deal with it. What happens instead is that they create situations which are challenging for the project manager.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Culture can be a complex concept, but in general, it refers to the ways in which a group of people interact with each other and the world around them. The more nationalities on your project team, the greater the risk of challenges. Read next: Overcoming bias in project management. The basics. Make an effort to understand others.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

What are the implications to project risk management when you choose to deliver a project using an agile approach? Here are a few similarities: Risk needs to be managed through the project’s lifetime, not just at the very beginning. Risk bias and appetite need to be assessed when managing risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. So what are the emerging trends in project management that are going to shape how you do your job in the future? How project management is evolving. Managing a hybrid team.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 22, 2021

Project managers encounter conflict regularly over schedules, project priorities, human resources, requirements, and technical opinions, to name a few. Individuals, groups, and organizations have different opinions, sometimes strong opinions. All project managers encounter conflicts like this one. Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine.

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