Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

In the 1970s, the social psychologist Irving Janis examined how groups make decisions. He found that a group’s dynamic often inhibits exploration of alternatives. People find disagreement uncomfortable, so the group seeks consensus before it has reached a satisfactory conclusion. Group Think Introduces Risk.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Wouldn’t life be better if your team were, well, just a little bit more productive? It is possible to create an environment where project team members can be more productive, by creating good habits. But no one is telling you HOW to get your team to adopt new ways of working. What is team productivity?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 29, 2021

Project Management Rebels is a teaching-led group mentoring programme. Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development… and there’s a lot of choice. I don’t have the time (or the requirement) to take a certification course, but I’m always prepared to develop the competencies I need to succeed.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 1, 2018

That, she explained, is a person with the ability to lead a group of people towards achieving a common goal. They listed the following: Develop the decision-making ability of leaders. That means before the leader can direct the group, the group needs to trust and be willing to follow the leader.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Enterprise environmental factors can be defined as conditions that aren’t under the immediate control of the project team. These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. First, you need to identify the enterprise environmental factors by listing the internal and external ones.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Some work better in groups and others alone. As work evolves to include hybrid teams that are located in different places with a wide range of skill sets, successful businesses need to connect everyone to keep them productive. Perhaps the best solution would be to develop hybrid work processes that allow for a variety of work styles.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 16, 2022

I recently did a Live Q&A with Colin Ellis in my Facebook group. We discussed creating a project team culture. While I’m waiting for Colin to click the button, or do whatever you have to do to get the Facebook magic to work at his end, I just wanted to welcome all the new people to the group this week. Colin Ellis.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

This way you begin to define the boundaries of your project and figure out what responsibilities you will task your team with, and the process by which that work will be verified and approved. You’ll be using this documentation throughout the project as a means to for you and your team to stay focused on task. Train your team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

For much of the early 2000’s, large companies would shudder at the thought of operating a team in an agile way. The value derived from holding a retrospective is proportional to the talent of the facilitator, and the intimacy of the team. If the facilitation is poor: it’s going to be a bad meeting.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. So how do we do it?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

Your thoughts turn to what you should be doing for your professional development in the months ahead… and there’s a lot of choice. 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. Self-awareness. We all have limits.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

If something bad is going to happen on a project, it’s likely related to time, cost or scope. There are project controls professionals who are responsible to the project manager, but they touch the entire project team. Project Development. Cost estimates are developed into budgets and time estimates become project schedules.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What is an Influencer? These gentlemen are in all the top-10 lists of being the ‘the best’ Politician, Influencer, world changer, etc. So before diving into the Product Owner taking an Influencer stance, let’s first inspect what an Influencer is. The Influencer is also referred to as the Politician.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Agile Tools for Agile Teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2022

They are perfect for anyone working in a project environment, but if you are managing teams of any kind you’ll find something useful in here. I’ve met managers who think that project teams communicate and collaborate by default. This book reminds us that conflict on teams is inevitable. ISBN: 9780979942884.

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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. Communicating information to all key stakeholders, sponsors and team members. Interactive Gantt charts, assign tasks and track progress, can be shared with stakeholders and keep the project team connected in real time.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Generally, ethical dilemmas come up when you’re dealing with two individuals (or groups) that may have different agendas and expectations. Being able to act as a credible, trusted leader is dependent on you and your team making ethical choices about how you manage and lead the work.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Stakeholders are the people, groups or organizations that have a key interest in the outcome of a project. They can include department heads, investors, manufacturers, board members or simply team members. Given their influence, it’d be unwise to neglect your stakeholder management plan. They have that much power.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Stick with me, and we’ll explore what project requirements are, why they’re important, and some tips for developing good ones. First, they provide the project team with a shared understanding of the project’s goals and objectives. Stick with what you can influence: you know broadly what the objectives and goals are.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In Scrum, the Product Owner’s purpose is to maximize the value of the Scrum Team’s work (the product). Delivering value to the customer (beneficial customer outcomes) is the ultimate measure of success for the Scrum Team, including the Product Owner. We can consult with Developers on the Scrum Team for ideas.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. The vision becomes a touchstone for difficult discussions with stakeholders, a path to unity for all project participants and a guide post for decision making with your team throughout the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Did you know that 56% of your project budget might be at risk due to poor communications? One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.) One of the most valuable resources in a project is the people (developers, engineers, subject matter experts, etc.)

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

Stevens is a podcaster, author, speaker and works with women in project management to reinforce within themselves their true value to their team, company and industry. This year, I’m going to spotlight an initiative called #CelebratingWomeninProjectManagement launched by Elise Stevens , CEO of FixMyProjectChaos. Invest in your network.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Suppose a project manager has an upcoming project for website development and design. The project has a defined timeline of six months, and the resources involved are developers, testers, UI/UX designers, analysts, etc. At the same time, if the outlook is slow due to poor economic conditions, the hiring activities have to stop.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

You’ll learn tips and techniques for engaging senior leaders in the role so you can build effective working relationships and act as a team. to support the team at the request of the project manager. They will be able to identify new risks and make the team aware of what is happening elsewhere in the organization.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Recently, the concept of “fluid teams”, “dynamic reteaming” or “ad-hoc teaming” has gained traction in the Agile community. Although the concept has many different definitions, a characteristic they share is that members move in and out of a team during its lifetime. The need for fluid teams.

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance. Because engineering projects aren’t just about technical issues and rational factors, they are often more heavily influenced by non-technical and emotional factors. Why Engineers Need to Care About Project Management Skills.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 6, 2021

A few weeks ago, I received the latest report from the Standish Group – CHAOS 2020: Beyond Infinity – written by Jim Johnson. Every two years the Standish Group publish a new CHAOS Report. Specific attention has been given how poor decision latency and emotional maturity level affect outcomes and the success ladder benchmark.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines. The best short answer is to appreciate what is within your realm of control and influence in order to create an action plan. That may give you an opportunity of influence outside the unit. The impact of bullying on projects.

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Project Bliss

JULY 26, 2020

A scrum master servant leader can lead his team to greatness with this advice from Geoff Watts’s wonderful book Scrum Mastery. It’s a lightweight framework that empowers teams to build quickly through iterative design. Scrum teams regularly build better products faster, while being happier too. Product Owner Access.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2018

There is also regional growth, specifically in rapidly developing economies, such as China and India. People in specialized groups tend to use specialized terms. Whatever the reason, it’s a bad precedent to set. Instead, locate the influencers in whatever group or office you’re associated with, and work with them.

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Inloox

JULY 26, 2021

The PMBOK guide is a project management guide developed by PMI. For example, the previous 10 knowledge areas and the five process groups of project management (initiation, planning, realization, monitoring, control, completion) have been removed. Team: Build a culture of accountability and respect. What is PMBOK?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2021

The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. The refinement is a continuous process to create actionable Product Backlogs that allow a Scrum Team to have a Sprint Planning at a moment’s notice. Spoiler alert: they aren’t identical.).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This article, How to Create a Project Team Culture with Colin Ellis , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. I recently did a Live Q&A with Colin Ellis in my Facebook group. We discussed creating a project team culture. How did you get into the whole area of working with teams on culture?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 19, 2018

A great Scrum Master is able to facilitate an event that leads to a high-quality decision that is owned by the whole group attending that event. . So we can also say that the Scrum Master is partly responsible for poor decision generated by the group of people. Some Scrum Teams may craft their own prime directives.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

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