ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2025

Project managers understand that before embarking on large endeavors, its best to test the waters. The phrase for that in project management is a pilot project. Well then explain how to execute a pilot project plan, what should be included, the benefits of doing so and much more. What is a pilot project?

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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. Read next: my book Engaging Stakeholders on Projects: How to harness people power. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2021

They define salience as: the degree to which managers give priority to competing stakeholder claims. Their model looks at how vocal, visible and important a stakeholder is, allowing you to create a typology of stakeholders to whom you should pay attention. Project stakeholder management and saliency. Things that can’t wait?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2024

You can also use it to see how effectively the project was managed. This helps to avoid making similar mistakes with future projects and learn how to run the project better. How do you lead a post-mortem on your project to learn how to repeat the good stuff and lose the bad stuff? What are the lessons learned?

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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 25, 2024

Whether managing a project or working to understand, analyze and improve the steps involved in a business process to achieve a specific goal, decisions need to be made. To understand what a decision flowchart is and how it works, well first define the term and its approach. List the factors that will influence the next step.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Managing a project is difficult. You need to be aware of the project environment and prepare for its influence on your project throughout the project management life cycle. A project environment is all the internal and external forces that exert on your project management. It’s sort of like managing risk in that way.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Scope creep in project management is where additional requirements are added to the project, beyond what was originally agreed and these additions are not formally authorized. Scope creep is caused by lack of requirements management. The project manager is responsible for letting scope creep affect 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? Perhaps that number (from research by PMI ) surprises you, but I’m sure you aren’t surprised by the fact that good communication management on projects leads to higher success rates. This article is a guide to project communication management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2025

To ensure that the next project has fewer faults and more benefits, theres something in project management called lessons learned. Lets first define what lessons learned in project management means, then explain why they should be documented and how valuable information can be collected. What Is a Lessons Learned Register?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In our annual global survey , one in five (21 percent) respondents say they are using AI always or often in project management. For project professionals, we recommend exploring AI tools by first understanding what project tasks and deliverables can be automated easily and without risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2024

A control plan is more efficient when scheduled in project management software. ProjectManager is award-winning project and portfolio management software with Gantt charts and sheet views that can outline the control plan on a production schedule, share it with workers and monitor its progress in real time.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

What is a Risk Register? A risk register is a tool in risk management and project management. It is used to identify potential risks in a project or an organization, sometimes to fulfill regulatory compliance but mostly to stay on top of potential issues that can derail intended outcomes.

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Planio

AUGUST 5, 2024

Left unchecked, analysis paralysis limits our progress, creates risk, and delays the achievement of critical objectives. If you’re a startup founder, project manager, or team lead struggling to make decisions, then this article is for you. Day-to-day operational decisions, often made by junior managers and employees.

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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? Here’s how. How to include project management skills on your CV.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 20, 2022

You can start to get an idea of how the two of you will work together to achieve those objectives. I asked five project managers to share what they do in that first conversation with their project sponsor. One of the best training courses I attended for Project Management was on influencing strategies with Learning Tree.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Prices for things change and there’s an inherent risk in putting together an event that can impact your budget. Creating and managing a budget is one of the most important parts of delivering a successful event. ProjectManager’s Gantt chart helps you plan and manage event budgets in real time. Learn more. Types of Events.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 28, 2021

How would you help the team move through the team stages of forming, storming, norming, and performing more quickly? 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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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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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s easy to get lost in the weeds when you’re managing a project. There are day-to-day operations that the project manager obsesses over, but they also need to see the big picture. Plus, we’ll give you tips on how to write a better one before showing how project management software can make the process even more efficient.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s even more so with managers. Few leave the cradle with organizational skills and an understanding of how to manage teams and monitor their performance with the appropriate tools. Idealized Influence. Transformational leaders take risks. How to Empower Teams. Bass, who expanded on Burns’ idea.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As a project manager, you are expected to have all-round skills encompassing the technical fields of project management like planning and scheduling, through to the interpersonal skills like communicating up and influencing others. Learn how to help your team manage risk so you can split the work between you.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 20, 2020

The Project Management Institute says, "high-performing companies manage risk in conjunction with projects and programs far more often than low performers do." How can you help your company manage risks and become a high performer? Let's look at ways to become a project risk management evangelist.

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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? Here’s how. What skills to choose? We aim for a CV to be a couple of pages.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 24, 2020

The previous project manager might have moved on to do something else and you’ve got the project as part of an internal reshuffle of resources. Let me guide you through how to assess the state of the project you’ve inherited. Get this free printable checklist about how to take over a project from someone else. Consider this.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Project managers who want to move more into a strategic delivery role dont always have that many choices. Career paths tend to lean towards larger, more complex and more strategically important projects, or program management. Have you thought about moving into portfolio management? What does a portfolio manager do?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Your work style is more than just how you prefer to work. There are certain personality types that influence your work style. You might not even know that about yourself, but who we are has a lot to do with how we work. Unfortunately, they can also be detached and not know how to realize their vision. Doer Work Style.

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Planio

JANUARY 6, 2025

Jump to a section: The magic of getting organized: How small adjustments can radically change your life How to get more organized at work and in life 1. Break down large deliverables to manageable tasks 6. Experiment with different time management techniques 8. Reduced risk of burnout.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

They are typically involved in the approval process and can either make a project difficult or extremely easy—depending on how well they’re managed via a stakeholder management plan. Given their influence, it’d be unwise to neglect your stakeholder management plan. What is Stakeholder Management?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2025

This article is for you if you: You are a manager or leader who is willing to implement changes in the area you oversee If you are seeking a promotion or salary raise, the best argument to get is to implement changes that will result in business improvement. It is because change is crucial for organisations to foster business growth.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! In the 1970s, the social psychologist Irving Janis examined how groups make decisions. Group Think Introduces Risk. Therefore, with dissent discouraged, groups tend to endorse higher risk decisions than individuals would. How To Do Away with Group Think at Work.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 18, 2018

How to Reach Your Audience. Once you know who you’re selling the product to, next comes figuring out how you can get your message to them. Where do they get their information, and who are the people or places that are influencing their purchases? What, for example, are the buyer’s pain points?

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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. One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. Organizational Process Assets do not include infrastructure or the software tools used to manage the data.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership. Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 16, 2022

Sign up for the Facebook Project Management Cafe and join in the discussion. How did you get into the whole area of working with teams on culture? Colin: It’s one of those things, when I first started out as a project manager I was hired because I was good with people and I could create good teams. Are you a member yet?

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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

MARCH 22, 2021

Project managers encounter conflict regularly over schedules, project priorities, human resources, requirements, and technical opinions, to name a few. I once managed a project where the organization wanted to create a customer service representative (CSR) position for 158 remote locations. What are the options for managing conflict?

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