MPUG

MARCH 30, 2020

PMI describes the Project Management Office (PMO) as a strategic driver for organizational excellence. The PMO seeks to enhance the practices of execution management, organizational governance, and strategic change leadership. Do any of the projects link back to corporate strategy or goals? Remember, People + Process = Success.

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Planview

MAY 9, 2023

In anticipation of International PMO Day, we began curating the stories for this PMO case study roundup several weeks ago. The PMO has a long history of driving significant benefits for the business. Partnering with Planview, Cognizant created a multidisciplinary team to build and implement the enterprise PMO roadmap.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 26, 2023

You’re a PMO Leader! Being a PMO leader has been one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of my career. Thankfully, I’ve had some really good mentors along the way who showed me being a PMO leader and a project manager are two very different things. So, what are the traits of a PMO leader? Good times!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Where the leader announces a change in direction, the manager works to ensure that the new direction is the one that people follow Where the leader outlines a strategy, the manager endeavors to ensure the successful delivery of that strategy. Failure to execute strategy is seen as a project management issue.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MAY 16, 2023

Once your PMO is up and running, operationalizing and doing continuous improvement (CI) go hand-in-hand. Sometimes CI may lead to changes to the PMO’s operations, but you’re only making more efficient something you’re already doing. Here are some aspects of operationalizing your PMO. PMO-Specific Reports.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

As has been already discussed the reality out there in ‘PMO land’ is that there is not a plethora of wise and experienced PMO managers, directors, leaders, heads, etc., and so it is sensible for anyone who is engaged to help an organisation set up a new PMO or advise on improvements to an existing PMO to reach out for some help.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 18, 2023

Now it’s time to create a PMO Business Case and start moving the needle from idea to reality. If you notice, I call it a PMO Business Case, not a PMO Charter. I don’t like the word “charter” when talking about creating PMO’s. Below are some of the key components of a PMO Business Case.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2023

Why do you want a PMO? That’s a hell of a question to ask when you’re the consultant asking a client why they want to start a Project Management Office (PMO). Yes, they’d read about a company in the same industry that stood up a PMO and was successful. ” PMO was born.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 6, 2023

Starting up or revamping a PMO is tricky and complex. If a PMO will help navigate these turbulent waters, it should not be on one or two people to determine its direction. Committed organizations will setup a PMO Steering Committee. I’ll start by saying a PMO Steering Committee is not a guarantee.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 9, 2021

Summary review of Sciforma: Sciforma is a PPM tool that has powerful portfolio management features and will level up your PMO. Sciforma offers projects, portfolio, strategy execution, execution and resource management across the whole enterprise. Budget Management. You can build capex budgets. Website: [link].

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 12, 2023

And that’s no wonder – an effectively working PMO can streamline a company’s project management processes, improve their outcomes, optimize costs, and facilitate achieving an organization’s business objectives. However, despite their increasing popularity and significance, PMOs face a number of difficulties. Сhallenge #2.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Cost overrun This is the actual cost that exceeds the estimated cost in the budget, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun. Estimation In a project context, estimation is the way to make accurate budgets or timelines for a project. Here’s how EVM can be applied over the course of a project’s duration.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Lean Event Chain 393

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. A project can begin and certainly is designed to fail if there first wasn’t a plan devised to see it through, on time and within budget.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are there projects missing deadlines, going over budget, or failing to meet expectations within your organization? A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value. Discover how a PMO can be a game-changer for your organization.

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EasyProjects

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The project management office (PMO) is typically an operating unit of a professional services firm. The “classic” such firm, in a way, is the consultancy, for which the client “is” the project. The writer worked for an extended period in two firms that may broaden the concept of the PMO. Introduction.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The most obvious are impacts on project success, team performance, budgets and timelines. Coping strategies for dealing with workplace bullying. Consider what information would be needed create the most impactful and effective strategy to present a complaint? Always have a strategy to protect yourself, and your health.

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Wrike

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The structure of your organization’s project management office (PMO) may be the difference between effective and ineffective project management. Your PMO structure must blend in with the organizational culture to ensure project management success. What is a PMO structure? What is a PMO structure? Controlling PMO.

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PMO Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 36

Project Bliss

OCTOBER 3, 2017

You’d have a more strategic role to ensure that the program aligns with the business strategy of the organization. You’d have more interaction with executives to discuss overall direction to understand the corporate strategy. This allows you to ensure that projects support the business strategy laid out by senior executives.

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Wrike

AUGUST 22, 2018

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. Who Needs a PMO?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 6, 2022

It is made up of people who have an interest in the project: representatives from each of the key stakeholder communities, who meet on a regular basis to provide direction, authority to proceed and to decide on the strategy for the project. Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. Budget position. Action updates.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams. Look at your project schedule and consider whether you have truly incorporated enough change management activities (and time/budget for those activities) in the plan. Think about how your PMO teams are rewarded. What you can do?

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

PMO Failure. We hear about PMO’s failing all the time. Stats on PMO failure rates are all over the map based on your definition of “failure.” What follows is a list of reasons PMO’s fail from my experience and what I’ve gathered from others. Sure, PMO leaders can blame sr.

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Wrike

MARCH 15, 2021

PMO vs. EPMO: what is the difference? While PMO has greatly helped many organizations, EPMO is the way of the future. . While PMOs are on the ground taking care of day-to-day activities, EPMOs have a high-level view of the project. . Here are some important things EPMOs do that PMOs don’t: . EPMO best practices.

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Planview

APRIL 18, 2019

In my last blog, “ Agile Transformation: The PMO’s New Paradigm ” we covered the significance of embracing different types of work and the role that continuous planning plays in becoming an Agile PMO—but that’s only the beginning. Project schedules can no longer be the PMO’s core focus. Redefine Success.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. I think 2018 is going to bring more focus on business success metrics and less about scope, schedule and budget. Bill Dow , PMP, is a recognised expert in developing and managing Project Management Offices (PMOs.) Ranjit Sidhu. Vasily Klimko. Vasily Klimko.

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Planview

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This informative and easy-to-read article looks at basic concepts of a project management communication plan, and provides examples, strategies and best practices. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor. Internal project team, PMO, and project sponsor.  

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Planning PMO Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 78

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Mark Phillips runs a consultancy focused on high performing projects. I think 2019 will continue to focus on business success metrics and less about scope, schedule and budget, but I see 2019 being a year of tools, tools, and more tools. You can get to the online course here: The PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

Wrike

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

When starting a project, there are plenty of things to do: planning your schedule, plotting dependencies and milestones, finding the right tools , setting up your budget and allocating recourses. Consulting the right stakeholders from the very beginning can make your project run more smoothly and result in better outcomes.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

MARCH 11, 2021

But, out of respect for the PMO manager who asked not to be named or have this published until his retirement in March of 2021, I held off. One of my first PMO managers had an Actuary background. He needed to tell a story; what the PMO was doing to advance the company’s goals and the teams involved in making that happen.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Here's why these skills are necessary and where they find their applications: Increased Efficiency and Productivity Automation of Routine Tasks - Digital tools can automate time-consuming tasks such as scheduling and resource allocation, freeing project managers to focus on higher-value aspects like strategy and innovation.

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Ganttic

JANUARY 6, 2021

Coach, consultant, author, speaker and more, Peter Taylor is anything but lazy. Alexis Nicole White, certified senior project manager (PMP) and scrum master (SMC) - ANW Consulting "I’m a reader of The Lazy Project Manager blog. The blog presents ways to work smarter, not harder in order to complete projects on budget and on time."

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

hours, personnel needed, and/or tasks) to ensure that a project can be completed on time and within budget. Change Control A formal process of documenting, reviewing, approving, and managing a change to a project’s scope, schedule, budget, or quality parameters. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g.,

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Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

EasyProjects

OCTOBER 26, 2020

What is its strategy for achieving those goals? Increasingly, companies have full-time project-management offices (PMO) with staff and budgets to pursue project planning, management, and evaluation full time. Is it within budget?) How do mission and long-term strategy translate into selection criteria?

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Resource Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

Each member of the team has a unique set of skills and responsibilities that contribute to the success of the project —ultimately, completing the project on schedule and on budget. On a small project, the manager might oversee each team member. So what does that mean exactly? In this case, let’s say it’s the creative director.

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Wrike

MAY 19, 2023

Scalability: A Clear Path Forward for Modern PMOs” took place over three separate sessions, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers including: Carolyn Lum, Industry Principal for PMO at Wrike, is a strategic business transformation leader who has led large-scale projects, programs, and portfolios across industries.

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Technical Review PMO Governance Government 36

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

1] Experts involved included respected consultants and also academics such as Professor Flyvbjerg, from the Major Programme Management Department at Saïd Business School, Oxford. Professor Flyvbjerg’s evidence showed that out of 12,000 major projects studied globally, fewer than half were on budget, fewer than 8% also on schedule, and only 0.5%

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Controlling Estimate 2014 Underperforming Technical Team 59

Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Dwell upon other experts’ ideas and shape your own strategy of going agile. . Keep in mind that vendors, agencies and consultants are not allowed to participate in the event. Join and manifest your vision of the Agile transformation and share your methods of overcoming barriers on the way. Pricing: 5 EUR.

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