Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

You can earn PDUs (professional development units) for ongoing certification renewal, such as for the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, from reading. I’ve read, I’m guessing, over 150 management books in my career, and you can read my book reviews if you want to trawl through the archives. What books qualify for PDUs?

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PMI Certification Sustainability Technical Review 362

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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ChatGPT Generative AI Artificial Inteligence PMI 478

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 17, 2016

Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI), penned a great article entitled Using Project Management to Reduce Risk. Indeed, “high-performing companies manage risk in conjunction with projects and programs far more often than low performers do.” Make an investment.

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Risk Management Risk Influencer PMI 150

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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Risk Prince2 Risk Management PMO 385

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) 7 th Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into 3 performance domains. Domain I: People.

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PMI Technical Review Influencer Leadership 473

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge – ( PMBOK® Guide ) Seventh Edition represents a major shift in the way ‘how to do project management’ is presented by PMI. Instead of the Knowledge Areas , we have the whole body of project management split up into performance domains.

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Technical Review Software Review PMI 2023 308

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

Want to make it as a program manager ? I’ve worked as a program manager for a few years now so I can tell you the top program management skills that I use each day. As it happens, they are also the most likely skills you are going to see on a program management job description. And what skills do program managers need?

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2024 PMO Government Governance 322

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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Leadership PMI Risk Management Government 365

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2022

Recently someone got in contact with me to ask about how to become a project manager. She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. Is this true?

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Prince2 Certification PMI Healthcare 355

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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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI 358

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. What is project communication management?

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Communications Management Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Monitoring 281

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

Are you wondering whether it’s worth getting a degree in project management? Or what you can do with a project management degree for a job once you finish your bachelor’s or master’s studies? Recently someone got in contact with me to ask about how to become a project manager. “Do I need a degree in project management?”

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Technical Review Prince2 PMI Certification 350

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A project manager approached me recently with a problem. That didn’t sit quite right with her (and she didn’t know she was a perfect example of a project management ethics case study when she was telling me the story!). What is Ethics in Project Management? What are ethical issues in management?

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Underperforming Technical Team PMI Risk Management Estimate 435

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

Bullying can be as harmful in the workplace as it is in schools and other areas of society, causing the well understood personal emotional impacts plus a long list of challenges for project manager and their organizations where it is taking place. How does a project manager deal with an organizational culture of bullying in the workplace?

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Underperforming Technical Team Influencer PMI PMO 195

MPUG

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Over the past decade, the landscape of project management has been significantly influenced by the rise of Agile methodologies and the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Evolution of Project Controls Project controls have always been the backbone of successful project management.

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Controlling Agile Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 111

Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The PMI Talent Triangle is a simple tool that reminds us all about the value of a broad range of professional skills. I have project management nailed.’ All of the professional bodies and providers of general project management qualifications recognize that this is far from the truth. ’ Not at all.

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PMI Technical Review Certification 2027 95

Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The project manager is well aware of the risks of proceeding without contingency, but the client is adamant. Contingency exists to protect a project’s success criteria from the impacts of realized negative risks. Being unable to secure schedule contingency is just one example of risk management failure.

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Risk Management PMI Government Governance 358

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. These are laid out in a research paper from PMI *. What is scope creep? How do you do that?

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Underperforming Technical Team 2009 Controlling Risk Management 465

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. PMI Pulse research shows actively engaged sponsors are by far the top driver of projects meeting their original goals and business intent.

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PMI Initiating PMO Risk Management 299

Planview

AUGUST 22, 2024

Unlock the strategies to overcome key PMO hurdles—mastering resource management, driving change, and streamlining processes—with expert insight from Athena Smith, Senior Director, Portfolio Management. Athena currently leads the delivery of organizational priorities through portfolio management frameworks and best practices.

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PMO Technical Review Lean PMI 103

MPUG

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya Narayan Dash’s PMI PMBOK Guide 7th Edition Standard – What’s New? Kyle: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar, What’s New With PMI PMBOK Guide’s 7th Edition Standard. Now, coming to PMI specifically. Satya: Thank you, Kyle.

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PMI 2020 Risk Management Risk 98

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Along with greater clarity and long-term perspective, this planning method offers you continued motivation, stronger self-belief, and the ability to manage time more effectively. Gain access to 500+ hours of PMI-accredited training, live events, and a vibrant online community.

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Planning Estimate Innovation PMI 105

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 29, 2021

Risks matter. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. However, at the beginning of your project when your risk log is empty, it can be a bit of a challenge to think of all the stuff that might need to go on there.

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Risk Technical Review Risk Management Estimate 330

ProjectManager.com

MAY 19, 2022

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. When you’re executing a project, you need to manage a lot of things: resources, costs, schedule and more.

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Executing Project Life Cycle Software Review Technical Review 513

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There are only a few thousand Portfolio Management Professionals (PfMP ® ) worldwide, according to PMI, making this a truly elite qualification. Before you start the PfMP ® Exam preparation, I highly recommend you assess your experience in Portfolio Management by: Reading the PfMP ® prerequisites ( [link] ); Studying PfMP ® Handbook.

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PMI PMO Retail 2023 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at why that is and how you can work with a project sponsor as a project manager. There is no single, perfect definition of a project sponsor that all the professional bodies like APM and PMI agree on. to support the team at the request of the project manager. Every project needs a sponsor.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Influencer Executing 325

The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Two predominant factors influence the approach-selection decision are: Problems and solution space. The approach was presented in a PMI-hosted webinar in January 2024 and accompanied by an article in the Harvard Business Review, “ It’s Time to End the Battle Between Waterfall and Agile.” Risk Management and Complexity.

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2024 PMI 2016 SCRUM 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. If this is all new to you, check out PMI Kickoff , a free overview of all things project management that will help get you started. Consider this. Your handover hasn’t been that great.

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PMO Government Governance Budget 309

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 22, 2021

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. What is project communication management?

Communications Management 347

Communications Management Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Monitoring 347

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Whenever there is a difficult change to implement, a challenging initiative to lead, a troublesome task to overcome, something to be done, or something that exceeds the capacity of operating teams, we call in a project manager. I have spoken about this with many PMI members, my project team members, business owners and other project managers.

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Energy Finance Prince2 PMI 406

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects. What are the Essential Project Management Buzzwords?

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Inloox

AUGUST 26, 2020

The Project Management Institute (PMI) has been conducting surveys, questioning international organizations and project managers on a regular basis since 2006. For this year's edition of the report, PMI interviewed around 4000 project management specialists, executives and employees from a wide range of industries and countries.

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2020 Technical Review Artificial Inteligence PMI 130

The IIL Blog

JULY 12, 2023

By Cynthia Snyder Dionisio July 12, 2023 Even though the PMBOK ® Guide – Seventh Edition was released two years ago, there are still many project managers who are wondering how it is structured, and how they can use it. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge is what we call the PMBOK ® Guide.

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2009 PMI 2018 2023 148

Leading Answers

JANUARY 16, 2021

This article explains what a risk-adjusted backlog is, why they are useful, how to create one and how teams work with them. What is a Risk-Adjusted Backlog? A risk-adjusted backlog is a backlog that contains activities relating to managing risk in addition to the usual features associated with delivering value.

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Risk 2006 Underperforming Technical Team 2012 145

The IIL Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Whether we are leading a digital transformation of existing content or the launch of a new website, we can learn much from our project management colleagues. That list of elements should ring familiar to project managers. Tangible examples include monetary assets, market share, and tools.

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Technical Review Development Team Review 2013 Underperforming Technical Team 88

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2019

Working with people is the main part of project management. Project resource management is how you do this. In this article, I’ll show you what project resource management is, set out a simple process to do it, describe the tools to help and give you tips to overcome some of the common issues. Resource Management Definition.

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Software Review PMI Prince2 Estimate 316

The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

By Alan Zucker November 8, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform project management. Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. A recent article in Harvard Business Review described “How AI Will Transform Project Management”. I say, “Bring it on!”

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Generative AI Technical Review 88