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Using a Decision Flowchart in Project & Process Management

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. This is the trigger for the decision-making process. List the factors that will influence the next step. What Is a Decision Flowchart? Then map out the outcomes.

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What Is a Stakeholder Register? (Example & Template Included)

ProjectManager.com

JULY 17, 2024

This document helps project managers analyze the influence and interest of each stakeholder as they relate to the project throughout its life cycle. Examples of the information collected include their names, roles, interests, influence levels, communication preferences and potential impact on the project.

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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 12, 2024

They must believe in themselves, be willing to take risks, and rely on their expert judgement. For example, releasing some contingency reserves when project risk has been significantly reduced and it does not make sense to continue tying up funds. As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success.

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Stakeholder Salience Model in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Power The ability of a stakeholder to influence the project’s outcome, resources or decisions. They have significant influence, so they must be properly engaged. This type of stakeholder might be a major corporate partner or supplier with significant influence over the project, but whose concerns are more long-term.

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7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing

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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Organizational Process Assets: What does that even mean?

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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Book review: Risk Happens

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? Risk breakdown structures.

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Field Service Management: Key Areas, Challenges & Tools

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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The Stakeholder Salience Model and How to Use It

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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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

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. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership? Imlay, the father of the ERP market.

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Change Champion: Key Roles & Responsibilities

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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What Is a Post-Implementation Review in Project Management?

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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Internal Stakeholders vs. External Stakeholders in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 9, 2025

Internal stakeholders are crucial for project success because they have direct control or influence over the resources, processes and policies that drive the project forward. On top of that, our Gantt charts link all four types of task dependencies, which identify potential risks, delays and cost overruns.

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Pilot Project: Meaning, Benefits and Example

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. These projects are conducted on a small scale to minimize risks and costs, and this test phase is used to evaluate the effectiveness of an idea before full deployment.

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Organizational Process Assets: Definitions, Examples & Templates

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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What Is a Risk Register & How to Create One

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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Project Decision-Making: A Process Guide For How To Do It Better

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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What you need to know about project communication management

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? 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. We know that all projects use finite resources to achieve an objective. who support it.

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IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 21, 2019

It’s big business that’s involved in almost every sector of the economy, and therefore carries some major risks. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, shows you the importance of IT risk management in this short tutorial video. In Review – IT Risk Management Strategies and Best Practices. What is IT Risk Management?

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Project Financing Basics: How to Fund a Project

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2025

To understand this process, one must begin with the meaning of project financing and then work towards the various methods of getting it. Well go over that, explore various project financing sources, explain the process of getting that financial support and provide an example to see how this plays out in the real world.

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14 Common Project Risks (+ more)

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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Lessons Learned in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2025

These lessons are documented and reviewed to enhance processes, prevent recurring mistakes and refine best practices. Lessons learned typically cover areas such as project planning, risk management, communication, stakeholder engagement, resource allocation and overall execution. What Is a Lessons Learned Register?

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The 5 Project Management Phases: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 10, 2025

It helps stakeholders make informed decisions about whether to proceed with the project, based on factors such as expected benefits, risks, resource availability and alignment with business goals. They facilitate risk identification, coordinate early resource discussions and ensure stakeholder engagement.

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What Are 7 Signs That You Have a Rockstar Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Continuous Improvement: A standout Scrum Master constantly seeks to improve processes, enhance team self-management skills, and increase efficiency. Proactive Risk Management: Exceptional Scrum Masters possess the foresight to identify potential risks before they become issues.

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How Scrum Teams Select Work: Collaboration Toward Value

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2025

The decision is influenced by several factors. Here are some non-limiting examples: Value: The Product Owner focuses on maximizing the value of the product and reducing business risks. Risk: High-risk items are often selected earlier to clarify uncertainties and manage potential challenges.

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Change management helps when implementing risk responses

Kiron Bondale

MARCH 3, 2019

A student in a project management class I taught shared the concern that it was very hard for her to get risk responses implemented. Acceptance is a risk response strategy, but project managers are not supposed to just report on accidents, they are expected to prevent them. But there’s only so much that they can do by themselves.

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Financial Aspects in Agile Product Management

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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Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility

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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Enterprise Environmental Factors in Project Management

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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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Third, some PMO managers lack authority and relational influence in the organization. The CEO may not engage the PMO manager in the strategic planning process. While many organizations perform risk management informally, a more structured approach has its benefits. How will the PMO engage with the senior leaders?

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Portfolio Management: The Career Move You’ve Been Looking For?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Positions at this level carry a significant amount of influence over strategic direction and policy. You could be the project sponsor for significant high-profile projects with far-reaching impact, political sensitivities or business criticality, and high-risk dependencies across the business.

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How to Manage Project Environment from Initiation to Close

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. It’s sort of like managing risk in that way.

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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

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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What Is a Stakeholder? Definitions, Types & Examples

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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8 Ways You Can Better Respond to Unrealistic Demands

Project Risk Coach

JUNE 14, 2021

This is a guest post from Colin Gautrey , an author, trainer and executive coach who has specialized in the field of power and influence for over ten years. He combines solid research with deep personal experience in corporate life to offer his audiences critical yet simple insights into how to achieve results with greater influence.

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AI in Project Management: An Interview with Lloyd Skinner

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2021

Project management is a human process,” he says, “It’s unique to the individual and the client, in terms of how good or how mature they are in regards to project delivery.”. When you start thinking of it as a quality data challenge, it instantly relates the people and processes, maturity and capability. Lloyd seems to feel the same.

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Project Controls: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 2, 2020

Project managers are well aware of this and spend much of their time planning in order to avoid negative risk and its potential impact. There are many tools that can mitigate risk in a project, but it also takes skill in something called project controls. Risk management. What Are Project Controls? Methodology. Cost estimates.

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Have You Left Anything Out of Your Project Management Plan?

Project Risk Coach

APRIL 5, 2021

Project Integration Management Plan Define how you will identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the project processes and activities. Project Risk Management Plan Define how you will identify, evaluate, manage, and control risks. Change Management Plan - describe the process for managing changes in the project.

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The Stakeholder Salience Model and How to Use It

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.

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3 Performance Domains in Project Management

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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Risks in the project: an overview

Inloox

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Know the risks in your project! Risk management plays an enormously important role in project management. The task here is to identify, analyze, control and ultimately minimize risks. Although some risks can be eliminated with a suitable solution strategy, certain risks can never be completely avoided in the project context.

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10 Project Constraints That Endanger Your Project’s Success

ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. But apart from time, scope, and cost, there are six additional constraints that limit the process of properly accomplishing the project’s goals. Tool for Handling Risk.

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Stakeholder Mapping 101: A Quick Guide to Stakeholder Maps

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. It helps to mitigate risk and discover the stakeholder’s real goals for the project. Try it for yourself today! What Is a Stakeholder Map?

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5 Scenarios where you should escalate a project issue

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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