Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

Influencing and negotiating While we may work in a variety of environments, most of the time we do not have 100% control over the budget and resources allocated to the project. As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success. Read next: Business acumen for project managers 8.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 7, 2023

One key tool to success is understanding how to use organizational process assets effectively. But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what organizational process assets are, why you would use them in project management and some best practices for utilizing these important tools.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

According to our recent MPUG survey, 53% of project managers rank stakeholder management as their biggest challenge and it’s often these invisible influencers who create the most significant impacts. ” This simple question often reveals critical hidden influencers. The ripples extend far beyond the initial point of impact.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 9, 2024

Change management communication is a key process to ensure that change is implemented properly by making sure everyone understands that change. Change management communication is a process used to get buy-in from stakeholders and have them support organizational change. It depends on their influence and impact on the project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Power Power is a measure of how much influence they have over actions and outcomes. Together, an assessment of these three elements can tell you how engaged a stakeholder is or will be in the work and how they could influence the project. Dominant stakeholders This group has high power and also high legitimacy to influence the project.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Some of these are called organizational process assets. These organizational process assets are critical to a project’s success and its operations. To make sure you understand what organizational process assets are, first, we’ll define the terms and explain their importance. What Is an Organizational Process Asset?

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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. A change champion is a person who inspires, facilitates and leads the successful change management process from an organization’s current state to its future, desired state. What Is a Change Champion?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Helps Establish Selection and Prioritization Criteria for Projects Using an impact and effort matrix can significantly enhance the selection and prioritization criteria during the project intake process by providing a clear framework for evaluation. Finally, complex report overhauls and unnecessary process audits are time wasters.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Data-Driven Decision Making While project managers have always applied data to their decision-making, the more accurate, real-time insights and tools that have become available are influencing them with increased objectivity, proactive risk identification and predictive analytics.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 11, 2024

Field service management is a process to deliver customer satisfaction and service provider efficiency. We’ll even discuss specific tools that can help improve the process. There are a variety of roles involved in managing field service, all of which need to work together in a coordinated manner to reap the benefits of the process.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 23, 2024

In short, a post-implementation review is a process to evaluate whether the objectives of the project were met. The project might be over, but the post-implementation or post-project review process continues. Think of it as an ongoing step in your project closure process. That’s not best practice.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 19, 2021

It’s helpful to have a decision-making process or framework to guide you, especially when faced with complex problems that require additional info from others. There are 5 steps the decision-making process in project management. Tip: Part of the decision-making process is to identify the decision makers. Who doesn’t want that?

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NimbleWork

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether you’re new to Agile or a seasoned expert, these influencers offer invaluable insights, actionable strategies, and inspiration to elevate your practice. Ken Rubin Ken Rubin is a globally recognized Agile thought leader and author of the Amazon #1 bestseller, Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process.

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Scrum.org

JULY 31, 2024

Influence: Enlisting Others When we’re trying to enable higher levels of effectiveness, we will find plenty of things around us that aren’t in our control. In this case, a different question is crucial: how can I influence the situation? Change: Propose specific adjustments to processes or structures. Take Action!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

You'll learn why it matters, see an overview of the communications process, and get some examples of where you might apply it on your own projects. The communications management process Communications management occurs in a well-defined and repeatable cycle. This article is a guide to project communication management.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2025

These lessons are documented and reviewed to enhance processes, prevent recurring mistakes and refine best practices. This final document provides a structured review of what worked well, what didnt and recommendations for future projects, helping teams and organizations continuously improve their project management processes.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Each kata focuses on a particular area (such as governance, practices, roles, events, or artifacts) and is designed to shift mindsets, structures, or processes in a way that provides incremental, scalable benefits over time. EXAMPLES OF ELEVATING KATAS Elevating Katas are not one-off workshops or temporary campaigns.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 6, 2025

A pilot project is a small-scale, preliminary study or test run of a new concept, process, product or service before full-scale implementation. Whether used to test a new software system, launch new infrastructure or develop a new process before full adoption, it still requires project management software to reap all those benefits.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 9, 2022

Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. While every project has stakeholders and those stakeholders can be anyone with influence or that can be influenced by the project. Types of Stakeholders. External Stakeholders. Stakeholder Prioritization.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2025

The decision is influenced by several factors. Dependencies: While technical dependencies may influence the selection, they should be carefully examined and challenged to avoid unnecessary constraints. This understanding evolves over time and through collaboration, making the process smoother and more effective.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2020

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Stakeholder-neutral. IT projects often fall into this category.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s easy to get lost in the planning and execution as these are foundational processes that help deliver successful projects. These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. Project management software can facilitate this process. Projects aren’t executed in a vacuum.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2025

Collaboration enhances the quality of work and accelerates the problem-solving process, making the organisation more agile and responsive to changes. This agility allows the organisation to pivot quickly in response to market trends, competitive pressures, or unexpected challenges, ensuring long-term sustainability.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Continuous Improvement: A standout Scrum Master constantly seeks to improve processes, enhance team self-management skills, and increase efficiency. Their influence extends beyond the confines of their team, shaping a broader ecosystem that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Project management is that branch of management devoted to the process of change ; the orchestration of people and resources through a series of activities, tasks and processes to bring about a transformation from a state to another, different state. So, in the hope that I can do my bit to end the debate, here’s my take on things.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Where stakeholders feel negatively about projects and changes, engagement helps understand their position and influence their perception. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 16, 2024

When you can’t control the extravagant changes I know you have a strong change control process , and you’re great at communicating upwards and ensuring the team doesn’t engage with scope creep. Equally, it helps if you go to them with a solution in mind, and a list of the things you have tried that haven’t made a difference.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is a measure of how much influence they have over actions and outcomes. Together, an assessment of these three elements can tell you how engaged a stakeholder is or will be in the work and how they could influence the project. This group has high power and also high legitimacy to influence the project. Your choice, though.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 22, 2021

A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. A stakeholder with both a high level of influence and interest needs to be managed closely. Try it for yourself today! What Is a Stakeholder Map?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 7, 2022

In these projects, stakeholders are identified and communicated with in the ‘normal’ way, but their power and influence is relatively low. The final type of project at the other end of the continuum is where stakeholders have a lot of power and influence over the project. Stakeholder-neutral. IT projects often fall into this category.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The 3 performance domains in project management are: People Process Business Environment. You still need to engage people, create effective processes and operate within your business environment: it’s all project management at the end of the day. Domain II: Process. Let’s look at each of those domains next. Yes, that’s right!

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

To overcome this challenge, product managers and owners must engage in the financial decision-making process proactively. Financial Lifecycle The financial lifecycle in agile product development is an ongoing, adaptive process rather than a fixed, one-time plan. This metric can influence financial decisions about where to invest.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You need to be aware of the project environment and prepare for its influence on your project throughout the project management life cycle. The project manager must understand the project environment and proactively plan to manage the factors that might influence the project. All of these things make up the project environment.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. Stakeholders can influence everything and everyone in a project or organization, including senior management, project leaders, team members, customers, users and many others. Also, who will wield the most influence? Compromise.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Positions at this level carry a significant amount of influence over strategic direction and policy. Edited by Dennis Lock and Reinhard Wagner, it brings together expert contributors so you get a lot of different perspectives on the practical processes, tools and techniques for running a portfolio.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This data-driven approach allows for informed decision-making about future backlog items and helps refine the ordering process to focus on what truly matters. This approach enhances product relevance and user satisfaction and encourages customer loyalty by showing that their input directly influences product development.

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