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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2025

When Im mentoring project managers, one of the key things I hear time and time again is that they want to be given more responsibility and have greater influence over the work. Project managers often struggle from not having budget and resource responsibility. There are several project management competence models.

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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. I’ll confess: when I started out as a project manager, this was a piece of jargon that honestly didn’t mean much at all? But what is an organizational process asset (OPA)? Think intranet or policy library.

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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. I’m not referring to the mental state of those on either side of the argument, rather the way that just when you think the discussion has died down and the argument is resolved it comes back to life.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 9, 2018

It’s an edited extract from his book Risk Happens ! Group Think Introduces Risk. Therefore, with dissent discouraged, groups tend to endorse higher risk decisions than individuals would. Psychologists refer to this as “risky shift”. A bright cover for Mike’s own book, Risk Happens! Dr Mike Clayton.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The term kata comes from martial arts, where it refers to a choreographed practice sequence. By repeatedly practicing an Elevating Kata, organizations internalize more adaptive behaviors, enhance their management capabilities, and ultimately create a more responsive and learning-oriented culture.

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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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 20, 2017

This paperwork can be called your scope statement or terms of reference, but more often it’s referred to as a statement of work (SOW). The SOW is also a guideline for the project manager. Any change that is going to influence the project needs to be uncovered. Reduce ambiguities and risks.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Culture can be a complex concept, but in general, it refers to the ways in which a group of people interact with each other and the world around them. The more nationalities on your project team, the greater the risk of challenges. Read next: Overcoming bias in project management. The basics. Make an effort to understand others.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

One of the biggest challenges of every project manager is project constraints. Hence, it’s important to know all possible constraints, their influences on each other and the project management tools that address those constraints. Classic Project Management Constraints. Of course, you can control risk to a certain extent.

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Technical Review Software Review Sustainability Risk Management 393

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 30, 2024

Ever wondered what RAID is all about in project management? You'll hear project managers talking about their RAID logs as part of how to manage a project , or updating the RAID, but what does it all mean? In this article, we look at everything RAID -- and it's a key tool for project managers.

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Risk Management Software Review Risk Controlling 378

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 5, 2019

In project management terms, a stakeholder is an individual or group that will be impacted by the outcome of the project. They are often active, and they can have a positive or negative influence depending on their actions. He went on to publish his own book, Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach , shortly after the article.

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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. The term refers to how the project’s requirements or feature list grows over time without proper control. What is scope creep? What causes scope creep?

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Underperforming Technical Team 2009 PMI Controlling 488

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2021

People with diverse viewpoints can spot risks and opportunities that others might overlook. According to one report , cognitive diversity can boost team creativity by up to 20% while also lowering risk-taking by up to 30%. Emotional engagement is based on the process of managing one’s emotions while at work.

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Energy Retail Engineering 2020 498

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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Underperforming Technical Team 2014 2011 Technical Review 143

Musings on Project Management

MARCH 7, 2023

NIST has issued, after long discussion and drafts reviewed, their risk management framework (RMF) for A.I. AI systems are designed

Risk Management 186

Risk Management Risk Influencer Engineering 186

ProjectManager.com

MAY 16, 2019

If you’re looking to become more productive, then you must use work management tools and methods that help every aspect of your organization to achieve that goal. It must positively influence all aspects of a business, including revenue, cost and risk. Integrated Management System. Elements of Operational Excellence.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 2, 2022

The mission of a project portfolio manager is clear enough: maximize the business benefits of projects. In this article, you’ll learn the top 5 key considerations and knowledge areas under which the main criteria for managing a project portfolio can be grouped. Consideration #2: Managing complex risk is all about balance.

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Technical Review Risk Management Governance Government 394

Accidental PM

MARCH 23, 2025

When project managers face ethical dilemmas, their choices directly affect project outcomes, stakeholder trust, and professional reputation. Ethical decision-making is not just a set of rules to follow, but a powerful tool that ensures projects are managed with integrity, transparency, and fairness.

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Artificial Inteligence Sustainability Risk Management Influencer 101

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 18, 2022

That affects how people make choices – and we can influence those choices by how we frame a statement. Framing occurs when people identify the key issues in a situation and then present them in a way that will influence the decision that is made. Let’s take a project management example. It’s a form of cognitive bias.

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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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Budget Transportation Estimate Risk Management 397

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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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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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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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. Let’s look at each of those domains next.

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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 462

Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

They let you know whether you can go overspent or what risk mitigation actions are the right ones for this point in the project. You’ll want to document a terms of reference for your governance committees so they know what they are supposed to do. Project manager: the person leading the project (you).

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Laziness or inertia did not make the list, but if we give the Homer Simpson who is in all of us an opportunity to take over, his influence could be a fourth contributor! What was very surprising to me is that the authors never made any explicit references to psychological safety, and yet that is an effective vaccine to prevent these ailments.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One might conclude that agile approaches to project management, such as Scrum, mean there is no need for gate reviews. They consider the resources needed, potential risks, and strategic alignment for the next phase. We suggest blanket statements like that are of little use and amount to checking our brains at the door.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Manufacturing 2008 111

Musings on Project Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

NIST has issued, after long discussion and drafts reviewed, their risk management framework (RMF) for A.I. AI systems are

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Risk Management Risk Influencer Engineering 150

Planio

OCTOBER 14, 2024

These unconscious biases can influence who we hire (and listen to), the decisions we make, and what we prioritize in our daily lives — and not always for the better. As team leaders or project managers, we need to do better. Our minds refer back to past experiences to infer outcomes and guide us in a certain direction.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2023

There are many factors that must be considered, and project managers use a cost breakdown structure to help them determine the cost of that product. Some refer to it as a should-cost analysis. Businesses can’t influence the latter but can have some influence on the former, which includes labor, raw materials and subcontracting.

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Manufacturing Estimate Project Cost Influencer 381

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? who support it.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Have you got a project management mentor? Maybe you were asked to identify a project manager as a mentor as part of an apprenticeship scheme – that’s the reason I have a couple of mentees at work. How did you get into project management? I’m thinking of taking a project management certification.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Every project manager, team leader or successful person for that matter, knows the importance of planning. He’s referring to the necessity of including risk in any thorough plan. “By Hip-hop is omnivorous, so it was only a matter of time before a rapper like Lil Wayne spoke to the concerns of project managers.

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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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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. The better risk management is handled in your project, the greater the probability of success, all other things being equal.

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