Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The move from technical expert to leader is a big jump for many people. Many people get promoted – or think they get promoted – because they’re technically very good in a role. From Technical to Exceptional is a course designed to help you safely and successfully make the transition. From Technical to Exceptional.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Summary review of Runn: If you find managing resources a headache because you never know who is free when, then check out what Runn can do. It sits in the middle of your tech stack, integrating projects information from your CRM and financial systems. Hosting model: Cloud only. Languages: The interface is available in English only.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 30, 2023

We’ll also explore the impact technology has had on paraverbal communication at work today, because how you say something is different when you are communicating through a tiny square window. How to use paraverbal communication effectively Here are some tips for making the most of the ‘how’ when presenting information verbally.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 11, 2025

This method allows project sponsors to retain full ownership, but increases financial risk due to required repayment regardless of the projects success. Venture Capitalists (VCs): Investors specializing in high-risk, high-reward opportunities, typically funding innovative startups and early-stage technologies. toll roads, hospitals).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to my Mplaza PRINCE2® Practitioner review! In this MPlaza PRINCE2 Practitioner course review for project managers, I’ll share: Whether the course is worth it (spoiler: it is). You don’t need any special tech as the lessons are available via the Mplaza website, and you can access them anywhere with a web browser.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming. Once everything looks good from a technical standpoint, the release manager could start working on preparing communications about the upcoming software change. And then the cycle begins again!

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Product Managers and Product Owners frequently have to balance market needs, user experience, customer outcomes, and technical feasibility. Managing Financial Risk Financial Risk Management : Agile embraces uncertainty, therefore teams must continuously review financial risks as part of their iterative processes.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With the due diligence of a business impact analysis in hand, a business has a well-thought-out plan of action to recover from adversity. Review the Information. All this collected data must be documented and reviewed. This document will then be presented to management. Related: Free Risk Register Template.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 17, 2018

Nearly everybody dreads a performance review, and for good reason. Due to the unpopularity, and sometimes inefficacy, of the performance review, many companies have abandoned that nervy review process in favor of always-on, real-time dashboards that show managers how team members are doing every minute of every day.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Ultimately, you want to get to a point where the risks that are presented to the Board link tangibly back to what project team members are actually doing. If you have a risk review meeting one month and identify another 50 risks this will skew the trend data. At program level, aggregate risks from all the projects.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2025

It accelerates feedback cycles and democratizes programming but raises concerns about maintainability, security, and technical debt. Agile/Product Management Perspective Vibe Coding and Alignment with Agile Principles From an Agile perspective, vibe coding presents intriguing possibilities.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This is a process where bidders must demonstrate that they meet certain criteria, such as financial stability, relevant experience or technical capacity. Bidders then review the tender documents, assess the requirements and prepare their proposals. Bidders submit their completed proposals before the deadline.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Read on for my review. There is no analysis presented about which tool is better for project managers. The human in the loop idea means that we need to take the output of generative AI tools and apply subject matter oversight and analysis to review it. It’s not technical, which makes it suitable for project professionals.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The time value of money is about the potential rate of return on the investment as well as the reduced purchasing power over time due to inflation. Net Present Value When looking at the net present value of a project, you’re viewing the excess of cash inflows beyond cash outflows, adjusting both streams for the time value of money.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2025

TL; DR: Optimus Alpha Creates a Useful Retrospective Format In this experiment, OpenAIs new stealthy LLM Optimus Alpha demonstrated exceptional performance in team data analysis, quickly identifying key patterns in complex agile metrics and synthesizing insights about technical debt, value creation, and team dynamics. Scrum Master (you!)

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On the project level, outside of cost and risk, there can arise problems with the tools and technologies you use, processes getting disrupted, misleading reporting and so on. Once the project manager has done the due diligence, they recommend the change is either approved or denied. Making a Decision.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This article presents the top 25 project management influencers who have distinguished themselves through visionary thinking, practical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to advancing the profession. She has led projects at some of Canada’s largest technology companies and is the founder of CNS Project Consulting Inc.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. This post is ideal for developers with some experience, and for people who support developers in the development of their technical skills.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Cost overrun is not cost escalation; that term is used to describe an anticipated increase in a budgeted cost, say due to inflation. It’s an unexpected cost, due to an underestimation during the budgeting process or another reason. Political-economic – This is due to strategic misrepresentation of scope and budget.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Before you can bid, you must do the due diligence. Presentation. You’ll be invited to present your pitch and meet the people you’re hoping to work for. While it’s traditional to meet, and most companies still prefer the personal touch, you might have to present online through some video-conferencing application.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. We should be capturing it and presenting it to new project managers so the organization learns and adapts for more successful project delivery. The tech exists out there to move project management tools on leaps and bounds. Make it useable.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 8, 2019

There are various perspectives that can analyzed, from business direction to business processes, from information technology to product management. Factors that impact performance include resource planning , capital investment, technology, etc. The first step is knowing where you are at the present time. Identify Current State.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2021

Project management is affecting how humans perform or adopt technology. There’s an acceleration due to covid but there are going to be initiatives where you are engineering people out of a role to be replaced with tech. Typically, the challenge is infrastructure and tech. What tech can you create in parallel?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 22, 2023

Data visualization techniques are a key factor in the equation, since they allow the audience to make sense of the numbers and their significance even if they aren’t tech-minded. Read next: My review of Office Timeline. However, when it comes to project planning, nothing beats the good old roadmaps, timelines and Gantt charts.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This free project charter template is what you’ll follow to create the document to present to a senior management person within the organization, usually called a business sponsor. Like any project, the research and due diligence you put in before the project pays off during the project. First, it’s not a solo mission.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today I’m interviewing Rachel Mata , Lead Project Manager at Edu-tech company Instructor Brandon. Still, I think it has been improving enormously since it first presented itself as a challenge. She currently lives in Bogotá, Columbia and I was excited to learn more about her career and life in South America.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In 1969, in Philadelphia, Jim Snyder, of Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, and Gordon Davis, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, were having dinner and decided there was a need for an organization that offered project managers a forum to share information and discuss their industry. Certification. PMI Events.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

That’s largely due to agile’s ability to adapt to change and incorporate customer feedback, both of which are essential in today’s world where technology is constantly evolving, and swathes of information are just a few clicks away—including public customer reviews. Progress is measured by working software.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 6, 2020

While some technological issues related to servers and computers can be managed if the financial resources are available, local internet outages and spotty access can leave virtual teams impotent. It can also be harder to get time to bond when team members who are not physically present. Disadvantages of Virtual Teams.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 20, 2021

The chair found it hard to give different people the floor as several people were due to give short presentations but he couldn’t make the laptop show their slides. 3: Check Your Tech. And nothing annoys me more than joining a virtual meeting and finding that the tech doesn’t work. There was lots of downtime. So check it.

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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. The Process domain covers the ‘technical’ skills of doing the work of being a project manager. This change has been a long time coming, and I welcome the shift.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In Review – How to Plan a Webinar. Make sure you have the right software to capture your presentation, including the visuals and the viewer participation. Have your presentation be short, concise and to the point. It is just an online presentation. It follows the same rules: prepare, present and follow up.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Sprint Review meeting is one of the Product Owner’s most important events. As discussed in a recent article Making the Most of the Sprint Review , it’s an opportunity for the Scrum Team and stakeholders to inspect what was delivered, discuss the progress made towards the Product Goal, and adapt accordingly. Rotate presenters.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 13, 2022

It is about being fully present in the current situation; being aware of the context in which you are communicating, and being aware of your emotional state. Semantic noise occurs when grammar or technical language is used that the receiver cannot understand, or cannot understand clearly. Explain technical language.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It includes both the business solution and the technical solution to the project. To review, business requirements explain the final results of a business goal in the project and why the organization should initiate that project. A functional requirement is also presented with a use case.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 6, 2022

Being able to present your ideas visually helps on slides, reports, presentations and simply when sitting next to a colleague drawing out a concept or plan. That has always been the case, but today, technology makes it even easier for us to pull out the data that’s required and present it in a way that is simple to understand.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In the bustling world of Scrum, the Sprint Review stands as a pivotal event. Importance Of Feedback in Sprint Reviews Illuminating the Path Forward Feedback in Sprint Reviews acts as a lighthouse, guiding the product development ship through the murky waters of uncertainty and change. But the true linchpin of this process?

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