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15 Free PMO Templates for Excel and Word

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A PMO, or project management office, can be an internal department or an external group or agency that defines and maintains the standards for a company’s project management. However, all three can use PMO templates to support project programs and portfolios. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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How to Build and Implement a Project Strategy

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Whoever is in charge of the organization will be involved in the project strategy, such as an owner, CEO or managing director. The following professionals will handle the actual creation of the project strategy. This sets boundaries on the project and defines its goals, deadlines and deliverables to help hit your goals.

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Measuring the Project Management Maturity of Your Organization

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On the other hand, if an organization has underdeveloped management, the more likely that its projects will have trouble meeting deadlines and staying on budget. In other words, you can look at an organization with strong project management maturity as one that’s managing the planning, execution and compilation of its projects well.

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12 Ways to Manage Project Quality Without Drama

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Put the time in the calendar or add the tasks to your plan during the project execution phase. Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. Work out the cost for the quality requirements.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

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Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). A project intake process is beneficial for an organization. We’ll explain why as well as what to look out for when evaluating those project requests. ProjectManager’s Gantt charts help you estimate costs and create budgets.

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Scheduling and Cost Control in a Complex Environment

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

And FEL does not begin at the start of the project, rather it begins much earlier with a rigorous business case, containing a thorough analysis of options, project costs and of the benefits to be realised. Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates. This post first appeared on PMO Perspectives Blog.