Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 28, 2021

What is PRINCE2? PRINCE2 is a project management method. PRINCE2 stands for Projects IN a Controlled Environment (Version 2). Who is PRINCE2 for? PRINCE2 works in a huge number of industries and domains. It’s a predictive methodology, although PRINCE2 Agile allows for agile frameworks. It was renamed PRINCE.

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Top 25 Project Management Influencers Elizabeth Harrin With over 20 years of experience as a seasoned project manager, Elizabeth Harrin has made a name for herself as both a project leader and an educator, lending her expertise to prominent technology companies.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 1, 2018

I completed the PRINCE2® qualification soon after I started my IT role. I was not very tech savvy, but thanks to my mentors and coach in the company I learnt not only IT but also leadership skills that I continue to use and develop today. It’s not just spending the day in front of the computer sending emails with due dates!

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Technical Review Prince2 Engineering 2018 341

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 2, 2023

She wrote: I have been advised that you have to do a degree in a particular subject e.g. engineering, do project management training e.g. PMI®, PRINCE2® etc and work your way up in order to become a project manager. That’s due to: an increase in the number of jobs requiring project management-oriented skills (i.e. Is this true?

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Technical Review Prince2 PMI Certification 382

Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This is helpful when there’s a technical stream of work being led by someone, and then other strands being picked up by other people. For example: This workstream covers the technical elements of the xxx project including software and hardware elements, technical design and testing. Explain what this involves.

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Technical Review Software Review Prince2 Budget 445

Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook : How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects is a masterclass in how to make project management work in modern businesses. There’s a new project management ‘bible’ in town and it could displace some of the weighty tomes you have on the shelf (Lock, I’m looking at you).

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Technical Review Prince2 PMI Sustainability 273

Accidental PM

MARCH 30, 2025

It was initially developed for software development but has since been adopted in various industries due to its ability to accommodate changing requirements and improve customer satisfaction. Teams regularly review progress and adjust strategies based on stakeholder feedback. Companies also benefit from certified project managers.

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Certification SCRUM Agile Technical Review 80

Inloox

JULY 26, 2021

Along with PRINCE2 and IPMA , it is one of the world's leading project management approaches. Due to numerous new technologies, approaches and faster market changes in recent years, it was necessary to adapt the standards again, according to PMI. Stewardship: Be a diligent, respectful, and caring steward. What is PMBOK?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

Look for jobs advertised as project coordinators, project office assistants or junior or trainee project management roles within technical functions. It’s important to review the available certifications and choose one that employers in your industry and country value. This is the route I took.

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Technical Review 2022 Certification Prince2 284

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2017

Globalization, technology and improved internal processes have raised the stakes for all of us. How PRINCE2 has helped big business This is a guest post by Peter Richards. Despite the myriad advances made in project management technology in recent years, project failure. The Journey to Impeccable Execution.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 11, 2022

Luckily, this is relatively easy as most job descriptions will include a list of technical and soft skills and competencies they expect candidates to have. Action: Review the job description or person specification for the role and pick out the main skills that are relevant. You get the picture. Match the skills to the specific job.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

I find a ToR is helpful when there’s a technical stream of work being led by someone, and then other strands being picked up by other people. For example: This workstream covers the technical elements of the xxx project including software and hardware elements, technical design and testing. Explain what this involves.

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Technical Review Software Review Prince2 Budget 283

ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

You need to be versed in several different methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, PMBOK, and Prince2, depending on the types of organizations you’re looking to support. It’s an entry-level graduate certification that project managers get to learn business and technical skills. Experience: Skills alone won’t cut it.

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Consulting Certification PMI Technical Review 397

WorkOtter

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Implementing a strong governance framework involves setting up clear processes for project approval, oversight, and review. Governance should be designed to ensure that all projects align with strategic goals and that they are executed according to standardized best practices.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2022

Normally I take lots of notes when I’m reading books for review. Berkun’s Microsoft background means a lot of the book is aimed towards software development projects, but that’s no bad thing – if you don’t work on software projects just ignore then 10% that is specific to that, like how to plan a code review. It’s all brilliant.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If you’ve ever ended up on a project where the work never seems to end… and the changes keep coming in… and even though it is technically closed people still come to you for help… then this is for you! It should reduce the amount of questions you get later when technically you should be working on another project.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 18, 2020

Last year entrepreneur Phil Robinson founded Catapillr, the British tech company behind the Childcare Cash Advance Scheme, a new employee benefit aimed at making childcare easier to manage and more affordable for working parents. The building of the IT platform behind the scheme took six months.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 2, 2017

Chris is the author of The Entrepreneurial Project Manager, a book with the goal of taking your technical skills as a project manager, adding the elements of an entrepreneur, and creating a high-powered team around you. Another method reviews being proactive to help the cause. PRINCE2 and PMBoK: why both? Anything else?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

That’s the minimum (and the approach advocated by PRINCE2). If you are expecting the project oversight committee to make a decision at the meeting, make sure that they have information in advance of your meeting so that they can review the different options. Action review and next steps. Key decisions.

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Accidental PM

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM): With the rise of Agile methodologies, the CSM certification has gained significant traction, especially in software development and technology-driven industries. Unlike PMP, which focuses on general project management principles, PRINCE2 provides a defined framework with distinct stages, roles, and processes.

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Certification Prince2 Technical Review Software Review 89

Project Accelerator News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

However, the supply of professionals with the required technical and managerial skills has not kept pace. Our services portfolio offers a true end to end service, from IT Technical Advisory, Business Analysis Services and PMO Services through to Programme & Project Delivery.

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Henny Portman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

2020 was again an extremely fruitful book review year. I wrote around 50 book reviews including 16 corresponding quick reference cards and several personal insights, and views on specific topics in the field of project, program and portfolio management. PRINCE2 and DevOps, a successful marriage or recipe for divorce? Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Poor project management practices might stand out as a reason for businesses with low project management maturity, but is it best addressed by sending team leaders on a PRINCE2 course? Perhaps a better step would be to review internal processes, gain executive support for doing things in a ‘project management-y’ way and build from there.

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LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Which is why so many projects—especially large technology projects—run into trouble. Identify risks that relate to project requirements , technology, materials, budget, people, quality, suppliers, legislation, and any other types of project risk you can think of. Regularly review project risks. Identify opportunities.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

I have also included the Axelos PRINCE2 Agile qualifications here. I very nearly placed Axelos PRINCE2 Agile in here and could equally well have done so, but you’ll find that certification discussed in my Tier 2 section. It has the most complex set of options of any organization I have reviewed. Axelos PRINCE2.

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Certification Agile Prince2 PMI 143

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 27, 2021

And also, the co author of the latest managing successful programs guidance from AXELOS, The Stationery Group which puts together the family of PRINCE2-type standards. So I’m going to do some technical wizardry and just remove me for a moment. Yeah, ever since I was due to run my first ever program. How’s that?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2021

For many people, the traditional project management methodologies (see PMI / PRINCE2) are the root of the problems that birthed Waterfall. Reviewer(s): Russell Miller PST. However the technology of the time was unable to automate at that scale, so the only available “machines” were people. Subscribe to A Wee Dram!

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2001 Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 222

Prince2

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

PRINCE2’s 2017 update and the PRINCE2 Agile course make it easier than ever to play PRINCE2 and Scrum on the same team. Tactic 1 – PRINCE2 as a utility player. The trick with any PRINCE2 project is to only use the processes you need. The trick with any PRINCE2 project is to only use the processes you need.

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Kiron Bondale

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

I’ve written previously about what I look for when reviewing project manager resumes as well as what I look for when hiring for these positions. If they have the letters “, PMP” or “, PRINCE2” after their names, they can very likely talk the talk even if they’ve never walked the walk.

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Paymo App

JANUARY 19, 2018

Project management methodologies – Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2, PRiSM, Six Sigma, Critical Path, and many more. Don’t worry though, you don’t need to be an expert in technical skills such as coding. ensure project tasks are executed and reviewed within the predefined scope. The PRINCE2 Certification.

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2018 Prince2 Certification Technical Review 111

Planio

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Not only are you expected to know about Agile, scrum, and waterfall, but PMBOK , PRINCE2, Gantt Charts, and Cumulative Flow Diagrams! Step 13: Review progress and adjust your plan. But it’s also an opportunity to review what went well, where you could improve, and document lessons learned for future projects.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 10, 2016

I like having a one-page project summary on the wall by my desk, like a PRINCE2 project product description). I once got pigeonholed into technical projects. Book review: Six-Word Lessons For Project Managers What can you learn from just 6 words? Then you can remind yourself quickly what a project is about and who is involved.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Firstly, there needs to be close connectivity between the strategisers of the organisation’s future and designers/builders of the AI technology (Farrow, 2021). World Futures Review. Journal of Technology in Society. Futures Review. Futures Review. van Belkom, R. 12(2):156-168. doi:10.1177/1946756719875720.

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Artificial Inteligence Prince2 2022 Technical Review 98

International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Firstly, there needs to be close connectivity between the strategisers of the organisation’s future and designers/builders of the AI technology (Farrow, 2021). World Futures Review. Journal of Technology in Society. Futures Review. Futures Review. van Belkom, R. 12(2):156-168. doi:10.1177/1946756719875720.

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Artificial Inteligence Prince2 2022 Technical Review 97

Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides the specific requirements in the technical background, all employers bank on soft skills. Therefore, you should be able to communicate effectively and build trust with multiple technical and non-technical business units, as well as across other cultures and geographies while managing multiple projects. . Soft Skills.

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Technical Review Certification Project Life Cycle PMI 62

Online PM Courses

JANUARY 8, 2018

Gateway (PRINCE2). Go / No-go Review (literal name). So, at each stage gate, the project’s decision-makers review your project against a set of criteria. Repeat work (stay in the stage), for resubmission for Stage Gate Review. Rigorous Stage Gate Review. Outcome of the Stage Gate Review.

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Process Prince2 Government Governance 86

ProProfs Project Management

JULY 5, 2019

37% of projects fail due to the lack of defined project objectives and milestones. 44% of projects fail due to a lack of alignment between business and project objectives. One-third projects fail due to lack of senior management involvement in crucial project decisions. “Reasons for Project Failure” Statistics.

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