Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Binfire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Just like project managers prepare for unforeseen risks in their professional endeavors, wedding planners and couples must anticipate and manage potential issues that could arise before or during the big day. Here’s how you can identify, assess, and manage risks in wedding planning.

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The Digital Project Manager

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The post Webinar: Risk Management Tips & Tools To Manage Risk Like A Pro appeared first on The Digital Project Manager. Join Ben Aston, Founder of the DPM, as he condenses what he has learned over.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 30, 2024

Employers also see reducing risk as a benefit. In my article on how to convince your boss to go (or stay) remote , I shared research on how 73% of managers reported reduced risk with flexible work, as employees can work regardless of bad weather, illness, and various other factors. We’d love to hear from you.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and many of my projects and programs have had periods of Red… sometimes for a long time! It is something you can handle, so let me share my top tips for surviving the Red stage and let’s get you tooled up to talk to stakeholders and get back to Green. Don’t be that project manager!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 17, 2024

In this article, you'll learn 20 practical ways to stay organized at work, tested and approved by project managers! Here are some tips. Another tip to stay organized when writing reports is to open last time's report on a Monday and then add to it during the week. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2022

In this article I’ll share 15 tried-and-tested tips for effective project communications. I color-code the date column too, with red, amber and green to show whether the delivery is on track, at risk or needing serious management attention. This is one of my top project team communication tips. Have you tried this?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s a question I get asked a lot by the project managers I mentor, because frankly, the beginning of a project is an unsettling time. The reason a project comes together is because of project integration management: this is what you do as a project manager all day, every day, even if you don’t know it. Failing to communicate 2.

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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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 7, 2023

I’ve been managing projects for over 20 years and I found the Google Project Management Certificate capstone course quite tricky. It’s hard to know what they are looking for in the Sauce & Spoon case study, so if you’re working through the course, here are some tips as you prepare to submit your capstone assignments.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 14, 2021

It’s the project management equivalent of writer’s block, and it can majorly slow down your planning. That being said, a workback schedule can be used as often or as seldom as the project manager likes. The Risks of a Workback Schedule. A workback schedule comes with its share of risks. How to Create a Workback Schedule.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Have you been asked to mentor another project manager ? And it is possible to be a good project management mentor, even if you don’t have any previous mentoring experience. Experienced and mid-career professionals are often asked to mentor junior project managers or entry-level professionals. Why do they want a mentor?

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some project managers think those names should describe a project’s purpose or its main goals, while others simply choose cool or catchy project names to lighten up the mood in the organization. Then, you’ll need project management software like ProjectManager to get the job done. Here are some tips to spark your creativity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. Here are 15 practical tips from our community of amazing women, all tested and proven by the women themselves. This is radically changing project management approaches and outcomes. 2: Delegate.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 24, 2021

Many project managers feel overwhelmed with emails, phone calls, and meetings. Although we are all given the same amount of time each day, some project managers are able to produce greater value for their organizations. Problem #1: I am spending more time managing issues than managing upcoming project activities.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2021

In order to understand cost control, you must first understand why it is used: monitoring expenses and identifying risks in order to increase profits. Not to be confused with cost management, cost control has its own set of objectives that can save businesses money. Predicting risks is another key factor in cost control.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2022

Here are some tips. So you decide to recommend a risk mitigation strategy? If you don’t want to be seen getting input from the team — and there may be situations where that isn’t possible, like an HR issue, for example — then talk to your mentor or a trusted manager. Give yourself enough time.

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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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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It’s hard enough to manage one project. That’s why multi-project management is a challenge that requires a project management office (PMO) or experienced project manager to manage resources and team members. What Is Multi-Project Management? Multi-project management refers to programs and project portfolios.

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Project Risk Coach

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Most of your project problems can be avoided or greatly reduced through risk management. The simple act of identifying and discussing risks goes a long way towards reducing problems in your project. Let’s look at how to start the risk management process. How will you identify risks?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Project leadership is in flux and a good manager knows never to become complacent. In Review: 7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing As Jennifer said, project manager roles are changing. ” In short, you’re going to need strategic and business management skills to stay competitive. What do you do?

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 27, 2021

Demand planning is a cross-functional process that businesses use to meet customer demand while avoiding supply chain or inventory management disruptions. That’s beneficial for your business’ supply chain management and inventory management. Either way, you lose money due to poor demand management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A project manager’s job isn’t just about managing the work. Part of a resource management plan is to build the skills of your team. However, you should also consider how good they are at doing the work of projects – project management. Risk management is a great example. Identify project risks.

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Project Risk Coach

JUNE 1, 2021

I know our roles as the project manager is important, but the project can’t stop when we’re away. It’s less easy to do, because so much of the project management part of our roles isn’t straightforward to delegate to someone else, and often we don’t have anyone to delegate it to. Again, this is all about managing expectations.

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Project Risk Coach

JANUARY 31, 2022

Some Project Management Offices (PMOs) never get off the ground. Let's look at eight tips for implementing a PMO. Eight Tips to Building a PMO 1. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) describes three types of PMOs: Supportive - provide support to project managers in a consultative role. Control is low.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We make hundreds of assumptions and take small risks daily. Recovering from these risks may be inconvenient but not horribly impactful. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Project assumptions and risks are not as casual. Thoughtlessly making assumptions or ignoring risks can lead to critical problems.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

And how can project management software help? An agile release plan is part of a larger product management plan that aims to stays flexible to respond to the inevitable changes that occur in software development. This lets projects pivot and adapt rather than follow the linear path of traditional project management methodologies.

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Online PM Courses

JUNE 14, 2022

What is Andy Kaufman's best Project Management advice? His best tips, tools, & insight? We talk Risk Attitude, Stakes, Relationships, & more. The post Andy Kaufman’s Best Project Management Advice: Risk Attitude, Stakes, & Relationships appeared first on OnlinePMCourses.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Time is not on your side when it comes to project management. While project managers haven’t figured out how to bend time and space to their bidding, there are time management techniques that you can use to manage the time you spend on tasks. No, it’s not science fiction, it’s project time management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 20, 2020

In this article I’ll share 15 tried-and-tested tips for effective project communications. I colour-code the date column too, with red, amber and green to show whether the delivery is on track, at risk or needing serious management attention. This is one of my top project team communication tips. Have you tried this?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Timetables, deliverables, resources and even risks—everything that is involved with a project is wrapped up inside the schedule. It’s up to an extremely adept project manager to enact better schedule management for their teams. 6 Schedule Management Tips. Never Manage Your Project Schedule in a Silo.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 27, 2022

So, here are my 7 best tips for beginning work on a project that someone else is handing over. The old project manager is a great source of information about the office politics surrounding this project and can shortcut your learning curve drastically. Review the risks. Look at what is in the risk register.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 20, 2022

Managing international project teams requires cultural sensitivity and an awareness of what makes us different — and the same. In this article you’ll learn 7 helpful tips for working with international teams on global projects. Many of us do manage international teams now. Working with global teams is normal.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 18, 2021

Aggregate planning is most often focused on targeted sales forecasts, inventory management and production levels in the mid-term (3-to-18-month) future. Resource Management. This reduces the risk of overproduction, which wastes resources, depresses prices and can lead to oversaturation of your product in the market.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It’s different than a risk, which can be defined as a potential problem or future issue that might happen in your project. An issue log is a simple list or spreadsheet that helps managers track the issues that arise in a project and prioritize a response to them. Build workflows for automated issue management. Learn more.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As a project manager tasked with kicking off a new project, it can be easy to get bogged down in the details and the pressure of having to get going. Consider the assumptions , risks, challenges, constraints, known issues, and anything else that is going to affect how the project moves forward from this point. Literally, a page.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. Therefore, I spent lots of time and effort creating a practical risk management process. You’ll get the whole risk management process below.

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