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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

However, the traditional hierarchical management approach is evolving, giving rise to the concept of servant leadership within PMOs. Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy where the leader’s primary focus is on serving and empowering team members within the PMO. Tangible Benefits. Selecting the Right Tools.

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7 Factors of Good Governance

Rebel’s Guide to PM

A good governance model requires every project to have a project sponsor and while you read about sponsorship all the time on blogs like these in reality I still come across people who don’t know who their sponsor is. An older version of this article first appeared on the 2080 blog in 2016. You have a sponsor. Further reading.

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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

Wrike

Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?” PMO stands for “project management office.” The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . Definition of PMO.

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Top Project Management Conferences to Attend in 2016

Wrike

2016 is brand new, and now that you’ve started a fresh calendar, you’re probably eager to find exciting events to fill it with. Look no further than our list of top project management conferences for 2016. PMO Symposium. The post Top Project Management Conferences to Attend in 2016 appeared first on Blog Wrike.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Pam Shergill

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It happened in 2016 when I was working for a global conferencing and b2b communications company in London. My job is twofold – I am a project manager and a PMO Manager. Read blogs and inspirational stories about other people in project management and be inspired! Pam, how did you get started in project management? By accident!

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I couldn’t fit it all in this blog post. Ben Aston runs the blog The Digital Project Manager , the weekly Digital Project Manager podcast , and is – surprise – a digital project manager in real life too. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) So I made you an ebook.

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What It Means To Balance Work And Family

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I have onboarded a new team member to help out with managing the blog and my self-employed business, so I’m taking steps to delegate and get help. I moved from a corporate project manager role to a programe coordination role where a PMO does not exist. Save This article first appeared in 2016. We all enjoyed it.

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