Rebel’s Guide to Project Management is more than a blog. It is a long-standing professional platform supporting project managers through practical advice, research, and thought leadership. Alongside full-time professional work, Elizabeth offers a limited number of speaking engagements, plus mentoring sessions, and collaborative opportunities each year. These engagements are selective and focused on high-value conversations…
No one likes scope creep. The problem is that it rarely arrives labelled as such. It doesn’t announce itself with flashing lights. It shows up quietly — as a small request, a minor tweak, a quick “can we just…?” Individually, those requests feel reasonable. Of course we can adjust that. Of course we can add…
A practical comparison of PMBOK and PRINCE2, explaining how they differ, where they align, and how project managers use them in real organizations.
Learn how to communicate RAG status clearly to stakeholders, build trust, and explain red, amber and green project status with confidence.
A model in project management is a way of looking at the world. It’s a simplified version of how things work, used to give you a general overview and a direction to follow for your own work.
A practical guide to meeting management techniques for project managers, focused on facilitation skills that lead to better decisions and outcomes.
Read this helpful guide to project quality management. Learn the differences between assurance, planning and control, with loads of tips for how to do them right!
Projects are done by people. Whether that’s just you, or whether you have a team of many hundreds, a project team is how work gets done. Working with people is the main part of project management. You need to know how to get people on your team and get them to do the work at…
There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. We see technology evolving, new tools, consolidation, innovation and more. Trends come and go, or they stay with us and evolve into new ways of working that stick around and become “the…
Everything you ever wanted to know about RACI charts (or RASCI, if you prefer that version). Includes a RACI example and a video. Plus a free roles and responsibilities template. Basically, a bumper post about the project responsibilities assignment matrix!
Learn about the types of artifacts (i.e. documents and things you create) required in project management. You might not need them all on every project.
Another year is here already, and as project managers it’s the perfect moment to reflect on what worked (and what didn’t) in the year gone by, and to commit to changes that make 2026 more productive, more fulfilling, and more sustainable professionally. Resolutions aren’t just about lofty goals on 1 January. They’re about turning intention…