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Starting a PMO

MPUG

Learning to Walk Before You Start Running. 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. Remember, People + Process = Success.

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Project Intake Process: Prioritizing Project Requests & Proposals

ProjectManager.com

Project managers are constantly making requests to the project management office (PMO). It’s used by PMOs to manage the requests they get from the many projects they’re overseeing. PMOs can use project management software to review and decide on whether to accept, reject or defer the request. That’s normal.

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What Is a PMO Director? Role, Responsibilities & Salary

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PMO stands for project management office and it’s responsible for the project management standards in an organization. Either way, it’s run by a PMO director. There are different types of PMOs, all headed by a PMO director. What Is a PMO Director? The responsibilities of a PMO director are varied.

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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Unfortunately, many Project Management Offices (PMOs) become nothing more than a watchdog, one that ensures compliance to a strict set of rules. In this article, we will explore why this happens and what it takes for PMOs to become strategic enablers. PMOs Have Gone to the Dogs PMOs are started with the best of intentions.

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How to Create a Powerful PMO Mission Statement

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There’s a lot riding on getting your PMO mission statement right. After all, the mission statement is what will guide the PMO as it strives to achieve its goals and objectives. Creating a powerful PMO mission statement doesn’t have to be difficult – but it does require some thought and careful planning.

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Strategic Project Management: Planning Strategic Projects

ProjectManager.com

Usually, companies have a project management office (PMO) that will oversee the portfolio or program to ensure it meets strategic goals. Get started with ProjectManager today for free. They are, after all, temporary and create a deliverable when completed. But this is a short-sided view that misses the big picture. Not necessarily.

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Strategic Project Portfolio Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

For a start, it’s beautiful. It sounds simple – we all know we should do it, but it’s hard to know where to start for a new PMO. It’s everything a novice PMO Manager needs to know to support her project managers at work. I read a lot, and I notice fonts, layout, box copy, but in this book, most of all the lovely tables.

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