Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 4, 2025

Yes, you can go on a course to learn more about leadership, but somehow its harder to truly internalise the changes required to lead in a different way and sustain that level of personal change over time. For me, its standing with both feet flat on the floor at hip distance apart when I am presenting.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 21, 2020

Sustainability is a critical business focus and a key driver of change in the way that organizations operate, and in the way, that project managers approach their work. This presents the project manager with huge opportunities to drive sustainable thinking in project management and become instrumental in achieving sustainable outcomes.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2025

(You may have heard this before, but we are not paid to practice Agile but to solve our customers problems within the given constraints while contributing to the organizations sustainability.) The first team presents their ranked list of backlog anti-patterns. Learn more about 1-2-4-All.) Learn more about White Elephant.)

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 20, 2020

There is no time like the present for looking backwards and planning forwards. There are presentations and interactive sessions led by experts that explore current implementation best practices and creative applications of agile and the scrum framework. It’s not a bad practice, but why save it for once a year? Global Scrum Gathering.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Another duty is making sure the job site follows health and safety legislation and sustainability policies. Prepare Reports They’re also responsible for preparing site reports and logging progress to ensure the project is moving forward as planned. They’re on the job site daily regardless of the weather.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 19, 2024

I won’t forget presenting at the APM conference in 2008 where I spoke about how the rest of business worked in comparison to how project managers worked, and why we should be embracing technology and social media tools. Green Project Management is an alliance formed in 2009, so sustainability has certainly been on the horizon for many years.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These are: Sustain their position Change their attitude Activate their help potential Reduce their harm potential Let’s look at each of these in turn and see how they could affect stakeholder plans for your project. Sustain their position Stakeholders who already feel positively about the project need to stay feeling that way.

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Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Every day, we are confronted with alarming news about climate change, making sustainability more crucial than ever. This is precisely why ‘Sustainability in Project Management’ by Gilbert Silvius, Ron Schipper, Julia Planko, Jasper van den Brink, and Adri Köhler remains a valuable read, even more than a decade after its release.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of business, identifying and addressing issues promptly is crucial for sustained success. Key Benefits of Problem-First Thinking When work is just presented as “solutions to implement,” it’s easy for teams to lose track of the actual problem. Cue the blank stares and nervous shuffling of papers.

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance): We will explore the growing importance of ESG factors in project management, helping attendees understand and implement sustainable practices. To manage these complex projects effectively, attendees will learn essential skills to stay ahead of the game.

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

This involves presenting a clear vision, benefits, and a roadmap for implementation. Building a culture that embraces continuous improvement and values the PMO’s role in project success is essential for long-term sustainability. Organizational buy-in is equally important.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Customer feedback is a permanent fixture inside the agile methodology, while it’s only present during milestones for the waterfall methodology. Benefits of Agile. The benefits of agile are reflective of its values and 12 principles. Additionally, customer feedback is given at different phases between the two methodologies.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

With Guest Dr. Rodolfo De Acutis hosted by Dr. Leon Herszon: Join Dr. Leon Herszon as he sits down with Rodolfo de Acutis, the leader of the Global PMO, Strategic Programs, and Sustainability at one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods organizations in the world. Rodolfo shares his personal journey, background, and challenges.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 22, 2024

This understanding should guide how you present Agile—not as a different way of working but as a strategic initiative to help them reach their goals. Regular proactive communication about how transformation activities are driving the overall performance of the organization is what will sustain executive engagement.

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Accidental PM

MARCH 23, 2025

Stakeholder pressure presents another significant challenge. Project managers may be tempted to present overly optimistic outcomes to secure funding or maintain stakeholder confidence. For instance, a project manager may feel compelled to favor a particular vendor or hire a friend, even when better options exist.

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Planview

JULY 29, 2024

Creating the Connection Between Portfolio Management and Sustainability Global food giant, Cargill, needed a solution to consolidate their approach to portfolio management that enabled them to use one platform for managing their portfolios.

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The COVID pandemic had only perpetuated an already present trend. I continued my studies at Imperial College’s Business School; and with this, my writing broadened in scope covering business, technology and sustainability related topics. January 2020, I was in a minority. Since 2005, the number of WFH employees had grown by 173%.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 9, 2021

Engagement serves two aims: It creates, uses and sustains positive interest in the work. Stakeholder engagement presents a significant change in how managers and teams think about the people involved in the project. People are busy and your project probably isn’t a priority for them. It minimizes or removes negative interest.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 29, 2019

Even after all that time, women in project management are still a hidden key to our global and economic sustainability. It’s a process, a mindset and a shift to keep our global economy sustainable, innovative and engaged. For the last four years, I’ve published my annual women in project management blog for ProjectManager.com.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 27, 2022

LEED Certification for Commercial Real Estate Projects: As sustainable buildings become more in demand, you may need to acquire a LEED certification. Your reports can be easily shared as a PDF, Excel, CSV file or printed out to use when presenting project updates to your stakeholders. Track Costs and Time on Timesheets.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

But is there a unifying theory of improvement, and if so, can it be sustained? These can be shared or printed out for presentation. The question is how can one improve? There are many answers, from educational and physical fitness to spirituality. Have you heard of kaizen? It’s a Japanese word that literally means improvement.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

The manifesto outlined basic ideas that are present in each agile framework. Agile process promotes sustainable development. Agile has been around since 2001, when a small group created the Agile Manifesto in response to traditional approaches of managing software development. Face-to-face communications is best.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

<a href=”[link] Morsa and Richard Maltzman will be presenting at International Project Management Day 2024! Rich is the co-founder of EarthPM, LLC, a company devoted to integrating sustainability thinking into project management. Register now!</a> 2] Lohr, “ The A.I.

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Kiron Bondale

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

I’ve delivered a number of presentations this year on the importance of building psychological safety within project teams and the role which project managers play. During these presentations I’m frequently asked the question “ How do I go about creating it? “ While there are existing models such as Timothy R.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Maybe the company wants to scale and sustain its growth or increase productivity and efficiency. This likely includes training, workshops, seminars, presentations or tutoring and team mentoring. As a business grows, it needs to look at new processes or ways to improve the processes it has in place.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2019

A strategic plan is offering a business focus, direction and action to help the business grow from the point it presently resides to a greater market share in the future. Where a strategic plan is building a sustainable competitive advantage in the future, a business plan is designed to take advantage of a current business opportunity.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2025

The Levers of the Change Formula In the following paragraph, I will present levers for each part of the execution of the change formula. They are individuals who act as actors who exert their agency to innovate and create sustainable, accepted change in the systems in which they operate (J.M. Vervoort, 2012).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 26, 2022

Last week I wrote about the first half of the presentation, managing change program. You need to sustain progress while planning recovery. Sustained control is necessary to prove that something has been turned around. I attended ‘Managing and Saving Programs in a Changing World’, an audio/Webex conference with Ward recently.

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Generate documentation, reports, or presentations to communicate the value proposition, benefits, or impact of a concept or solution. Dr. Luigi Morsa and Richard Maltzman will be speaking on a full-length presentation on International Project Management Day 2024! Want to learn more about this exciting topic?

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Scrum.org

MAY 21, 2021

1] This shows how urgently we need to become more sustainable. As a starting point, we are using our previous explanation and the definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" [2]. It is real today.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 28, 2019

Verify Your Revenue Streams: See where you’re successful, where you’re not and what opportunities might be present. Look to Your Competition: They can give you a canary in the coalmine view of the market and whether it can sustain growth or not.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

With Guest Dr. Rodolfo De Acutis hosted by Dr. Leon Herszon: Join Dr. Leon Herszon as he sits down with Rodolfo de Acutis, the leader of the Global PMO, Strategic Programs, and Sustainability at one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods organizations in the world. Rodolfo shares his personal journey, background, and challenges.

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Scrum.org

MAY 2, 2022

A product is developed and sustained by a system of people, components, and processes. Identify the required organization elements to develop and sustain the product. You then study how the work works for your group to understand the types of dependencies that exist to develop, maintain, and sustain your product. .

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. Present a case to management on how these metrics correlate with business success.

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Green Project Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

One definition of perception “is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information, or the environment.” ” The key with perception though is that people generally believe perception is fact, and not just an opinion or option.

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