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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Plus, there are technical skills we have to consider -- employers definitely look for those too. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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At the helm of this shift are a group of visionary leaders who are pushing the boundaries of how projects are managed. 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.

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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

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Whether you’re new to Agile or a seasoned expert, these influencers offer invaluable insights, actionable strategies, and inspiration to elevate your practice. Karl A L Smith Karl Smith is a global expert in customer engagement, specializing in Agile methodologies and enterprise technology across various industries.

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What Is an Impact Effort Matrix? (Template Included)

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Facilitates Workload Balancing and Non-Human Resource Allocation An impact effort matrix helps balance workloads for nonhuman resources such as budget, tools or technology by identifying priorities into high and low impact based on their effort requirements, which helps allocate resources where they’ll have the most significant effect.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

These are all functions of a project board (or steering group). 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. In other words, this is the group that takes the tough decisions. What is a project steering group?

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Overcoming bias in project management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Since good decision-making is critical for good leadership and guidance, project managers need to know how heuristics (mental disposition) and biases (personal inclinations) influence a project manager’s decisions. What are heuristics? This occurs when people use representative association rather than factual analysis.

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say.