The IIL Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

The Project Management Office (PMO) is no exception. In this article, we will explore the rise of the AI-powered PMO and provide actionable strategies for project managers to thrive in an AI-augmented environment. Here is a foundational Generative AI PMO Template, along with guidance on how to customize and use it effectively.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

I am reminded of the zombie movie each time I have a discussion about project management versus project leadership. Leadership is that branch of management concerning the development, nurturing and utilization of influence as way of motivating others to some end or objective. Business leaders see this as their number one challenge.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 15, 2021

B Blue Project closed R Red Project is likely to deliver late/over budget A Amber Project has missed some targets but overall end date/budget is not at risk G Green Project on track. Check with your PMO. It could be over budget, running behind schedule or have uncontrolled scope changes (or all three).

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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. After two years, the PMO most likely dissolves. After two years, the PMO most likely dissolves.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 24, 2023

You’ve done the PMO Assessment. Then you created the PMO Business Case. You’ve been to meetings and finally got approval to establish your PMO. Now, I’ve seen PMO Establishment and Implementation called out as two separate steps. Ensure your PMO will properly staffed. Budgeting Control.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

So we thought it would be a great idea to take a look at what core qualifications are required of project managers and define their responsibilities and the common job descriptions for several PM roles. 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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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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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a dinner conversation after the conference, you further discover that PMO (Project Management Office) can support you in leading an Agile transformation and successful Scrum adoption, by covering governance and ensuring alignment across the enterprise. Effective goal communication ensures coordination and avoids misalignment.

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Bridge the Gap Consulting

APRIL 11, 2023

My favorite is the PMO assessment. Whether considering standing up a new PMO or revamping an existing, doing an assessment is a key initial step to setting one up. Though there are PMO maturity models, which are all good, I don’t like to talk about those right away. Yeah, I talk about this a lot when discussing PMOs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The overall change is managed as a program, under a program manager who consolidates program-level risks, manages resource conflicts across all projects, controls the budget and works with business owners to realize the benefits across all the initiatives. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 12, 2022

Let’s say you work in a predictive environment and you have a defined project lifecycle with key decision points. The PMO will specify the route your project has to follow. If you are new to the idea or thinking about implementing one for your PMO, here is an example so you can see how it works. The stage gate process explained.

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nTask

APRIL 7, 2021

This is where the Project management office (PMO) enters the scene. Companies, now, rely on PMO to counter the problems encountered during project management. PMO not only adds to the efficiency of a project but also helps enhance the overall productivity of a team. What does PMO mean? What is PMO?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. The senior leadership team will apply lean principles to manage the portfolio. Portfolio management teams learn about enterprise strategy and how to execute that strategy by allocating the budget. Mapping the Value Stream. Establish Strategic Themes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 21, 2021

— Leadership. They run meetings inefficiently, which results in participant frustration and complaints to VPs of PMO. They understand the semantics of creating a win-win situation whether when securing a budget or a resource for a project. And how can you be a good project manager? Fred Obiero. Communication.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The overall change is managed as a program, under a program manager who consolidates program-level risks, manages resource conflicts across all projects, controls the budget and works with business owners to realize the benefits across all the initiatives. You’ll receive broad direction from your leadership team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 24, 2022

Brush up on your virtual leadership skills. 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. What you can do.

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Planview

OCTOBER 7, 2020

How w e ll your Proj e ct Manag e m e nt Offic e (PMO) or E nt e rpris e PMO (E PMO ) functions is conting e nt on two things: th e minds e t of e ach of your e mploy e e s and e stablishing a strat e gic top-down proj e ct portfolio cultur e.   Transparent adherence to a budget. The result?

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Velociteach

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Constance Dierickx lays out a new paradigm for leadership that offers a way to synthesize thinking, emotion, and behavior. Meta-leadership goes beyond conventional leadership attributes, emphasizing not only the possession of knowledge and skills but also a keen sense of observation and discernment. Who am I trying to please?

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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). I had a list of questions jotted down to ask the leadership team. ” PMO was born. Do I feel that PMO’s can add value?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For example, what if the stakeholders—who bring the budget that is funding your Scrum team—insist on calling the shots by overruling the Product Owner’s prerogative to define the composition and the ordering the Product Backlog? What if your stakeholders suffer from the “my budget, my feature” syndrome?

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Wrike

MARCH 25, 2021

What is an Agile PMO? Aren’t all PMOs supposed to be Agile and support transformative change? Does my organization need an Agile PMO? Keep reading to discover the benefits of Agile development and the specific set of features and organizational structure an Agile PMO offers that regular PMOs simply don’t.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 7, 2021

The Problem : Parts of the leadership—particularly the middle management—pay lip service at best to the idea of becoming an agile organization. Leadership is about being the first to explore unknown territory at personal risk, thus being a role model. My Budget, My Feature. Is Agile a Fad or a Trend?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 23, 2022

The Workplace Bullying and Institute (WBI) defines workplace bullying as “ repeated, health-harming mistreatment, verbal abuse, or conduct which is threatening, humiliating, intimidating, or sabotage that interferes with work, or some combination of the three” It is a laser-focused, systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction.

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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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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 22, 2022

That means that projects are likely to be delivered late and over budget because the priority isn’t clear and time becomes randomized trying to juggle too much. AI can also help improve productivity by clearly defining the #1 priority for each individual and the organization. The work will all get done on time and within budget.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

5 key project team roles and responsibilities Other roles in a project team Project team roles and responsibilities example Project team role and responsibilities matrix Project team roles FAQs Clearly defined project team roles mean a greater chance of project success What is a project team? So what does that mean exactly?

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Project Accelerator News

APRIL 5, 2024

IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT We measure how successful our projects are all year round, in terms of Return On Investment (ROI), budgets, delivery times met, etc but an IT Project Management Capability Assessment checks in on how effective the delivery frameworks and processes that underpin project success are.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. effectively and efficiently.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

Financial services companies often operate with a traditional approach to project and portfolio management where annual budgets define how projects are funded and executed. In this case, the budget is adjusted at any time during the cycle to accommodate changes in customer requests. Budget limitations. Cost of delay.

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of project management, effective leadership is a crucial factor in achieving the success of any endeavor. One leadership theory that has gained traction in recent years is the Situational Leadership Theory. Directing: Appropriate when team members are low on both competence and commitment.

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Moira Alexander

MAY 2, 2017

To align business goals with project management (PM), leaders from the enterprise project management office (EMPO) or project management office (PMO) need to be involved in strategic planning sessions alongside senior-level management. Related story: 7 must-have project management skills for IT pros ]. Final Thoughts. My thoughts on this?

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

Establishing the Foundation and the Pillars of Project Governance In project management, success isn't merely about meeting deadlines or staying within budget constraints; it's about delivering tangible value that aligns the project objectives with organizational goals.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

His(her) key responsibilities are to engage stakeholders and communicate with them, plan the project, prioritize tasks, and keep track of the project flow to make sure it’s within time and budget frames. The industry a PM works in defines the specifics of projects. . Portfolio Manager .

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple – you serve your team. Let’s jump in. And in no particular order we start with….

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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. In senior leadership meetings, he was even more quiet. So, he created strategy; the PMO Marketing Plan. Value Proposition.

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