Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I worked in the IT team at my old job. We did a fair amount of off-the-shelf software deployments, and we frequently made the point that we were a healthcare company, not a software development firm. I would not have said we had software development as one of our core organizational competencies. We didn’t need it. Leadership.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. The following is a basic outline to follow when starting to develop your business case. Allocate Resources: Decide who will work on what, and then assign team members to those tasks. How ProjectManager.com Helps with Your Business Case. Product or service.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. Problems facing failing programs Ward identified several problems faced by failing programs: Completing an accurate assessment of program problems is difficult for the program management team because they lack objectivity.

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 21, 2022

How often have you found new requirements towards the end of your projects? Or perhaps your team said they had gathered the requirements, but in reality, the team had hastily rushed through the requirement process resulting in rework, missed deadlines, and another blown budget. Poor requirements change process.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s up to the production team to determine the proper level for the process being controlled. The team develops it to control the process and ensure the product quality meets customer expectations. The following seven steps capture the process of developing a control plan for manufacturing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 7, 2022

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. You’ve read all the articles, you’ve got ideas about how things could be better. What is team productivity?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 16, 2022

We discussed creating a project team culture. Elizabeth: This week in the Project Management Cafe Facebook group we’ve been talking about team culture and various different bits and pieces, and I know this is something that you’re kind of an expert in, because you’ve been chipping in and answering the questions.

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Project Risk Coach

AUGUST 9, 2021

Proper planning prevents poor performance. Project managers should work closely with their project sponsor to develop an agenda for the project kickoff meeting.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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. Every team needs a leader. No problem.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 14, 2019

How do you deal with criticism productively? Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you strategies on how to handle criticism at work. In Review – How to Handle Criticism at Work. You could also look outside your team and ask a coach, mentor or adviser. It might be a customer or a bad boss. What is criticism? Transcription.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 13, 2020

Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. . Wise’s book, Trust in Virtual Teams. Trust helps get things done. Building trust.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 1, 2019

Sometimes leading a team, project or organization goes well. In Review – Crisis Management: How to Lead During a Crisis. Jennifer noted that whether you’re leading a team , project or organization, things are either going well or poorly. These crises impact teams. Sometimes it doesn’t. It’s rare to land in the middle.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 28, 2019

Team productivity is one of the most important ingredients in business, and it’s everyone’s responsibility to keep themselves on track. Without productivity, projects can fall behind deadlines, leaving teams scrambling to deal with the consequences. Poor Collaboration. Technology Issues.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 15, 2020

If not, well, that’s why meetings get a bad name. The obvious reason to have a planning meeting is to create a plan and get buy-in from the team. It’s the first step in developing a plan and requires that certain questions be answered, such as how do we achieve this goal? What Is the Purpose of a Planning Meeting?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s take a look at Jira, which says it helps teams to track, manage and automate their projects. Jira is software that was developed by Atlassian, an Australian-based company, to track bugs, issues and for general project management. Projects are how the software collects common issues. That’s a tall order. What Is Jira?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Managing those tasks is a constant communicative effort with your team. You wouldn’t start a project without a plan in place, and so a communications plan is equally important, as it defines how you’re going to get the critical project information out to the people who need it, clearly and in a timely manner. What are they?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

How to Create a Business Contingency Plan. Identify and Prioritize Resources: Research your company and list its crucial resources, such as teams, tools, facilities, etc., Identify and Prioritize Resources: Research your company and list its crucial resources, such as teams, tools, facilities, etc., What Are the Key Risks?

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 25, 2018

And that’s what a transformational leader exploits; they lift themselves and their teams to higher levels of achievement. While most great leaders are naturally charismatic, you don’t have to have been born with transformational leadership qualities to develop them. All this increases team performance and project productivity.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2022

The need for a business case is that it collects the financial appraisal, proposal, strategy and marketing plan in one document and offers a full look at how the project will benefit the organization. How to Write A Business Case. The following is a detailed outline to follow when developing your business case. They have a goal.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 20, 2022

Managing international project teams requires cultural sensitivity and an awareness of what makes us different — and the same. In this article you’ll learn 7 helpful tips for working with international teams on global projects. Working with global teams is normal. Many of us do manage international teams now.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

4 How to Get Started 5 Tools for Identifying Opportunities 6 Think Outside the Box 7 Where Will You Capture Opportunities? Consequently, these project managers and team members fail to take advantage of these upside risks. Here are some examples: Your software development project is behind schedule. Table Of Contents.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

Susan, the project manager, had a gnawing feeling that the network team might fall behind schedule on a high profile project. The network manager failed to order the network cable and routers on time, and now the team is scrambling to make ends meet. How can project managers prevent issues? What behaviors does the team desire?

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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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But all that work is pointless if they don’t communicate the purpose of the project to their team and clients. The team and client know the mission statement, the vision statement and the project plan. It’s all part of the meeting agenda and makes sure the project team starts off on the right foot. It sets up project success.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

These new skills are reflected in the new Project Management Institute (PMI) guidelines for certification and professional development units (PDUs) needed to maintain certification, a new triad of skills they’re calling the “Talent Triangle.” So, you’re asked to wear more hats, but you’ve only one head. What do you do?

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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. You’ve read all the articles, you’ve got ideas about how things could be better. What is team productivity?

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Scrum.org

MAY 29, 2023

I definitely see many good things happening within our community, and the teams and organizations we work with. In short, I’ll describe how poor facilitation of the Scrum events can cause Zombie Scrum. It might seem that a team has all the important elements of Scrum in place. What’s the dynamic within the team?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. But we’ll also discuss the cost of good quality vs. the cost of poor quality and show you how to measure COQ. This is done in two ways as illustrated above: controlling good quality against the failure of control, which leads to bad quality.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Talking about risk puts you in a better position to do something about them especially, as Mark pointed out, “most of our executives are too far remote from the rest of the team.” That way you can head the problems off before they become bigger issues for you and your team to deal with. link] Why is risk management important?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 21, 2021

Just as a project has a charter to define its scope, so too must your team have a charter to put their work in context. Teams need to know the who, what, why, when and how of the project, and a team charter is the perfect way to feed them that information. Let’s explore how to put a team charter together.

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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?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Solution: The solution section addresses how your project will solve the client’s problem. Accordingly, this section includes any project management techniques , skills and procedures your team will use to work efficiently. Authorization: This section covers who the decision-makers are on the project team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 16, 2022

As a manager, there is sure to come a time when you have to address poor performance or substandard work. When you are a project manager, it is your responsibility to make sure that you help your team to learn from those mistakes and to find ways to improve the quality of their work. This is a guest post by Sarah Clare.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Still, there are concrete steps you can take to develop a solid project schedule and ensure all aspects of your project are properly planned and accounted for. The best way around this is to involve the team in constructing the list of tasks. Then get the team together to add to it. Step 1: Write Down Your Tasks.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Either way, project managers have to prepare for risk, either good or bad—it can interfere with project objectives. More often, you’ll address it during the planning phase when you assign roles and responsibilities to your team members. How to Make an Risk Breakdown Structure for a Project. There are four categories of risk.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ideas are essential to product development, but they’re intangible. Below, we’ll define what a prototype is, why it’s important to make a product prototype and explore how to make a prototype. These mockups can help further the design, materialize your product vision and get feedback from the engineering team.

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