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6 Barriers to customer centricity

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Remember, if you don’t know how customers see their projects, project managers and their supporting PMO organization are not able to undertake course correction actions before the situation for the customer becomes untenable. Transparency can also manifest itself in cultural issues. Type of organization. and Mullaly, M.

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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Have as many layers as fits within your PMO methodology. Take minutes, or co-opt someone from the PMO to help. Parts of this article first appeared on The ICPM website in 2008 and on this site in 2012. Do I need a project board or a steering group? What you need is adequate governance for the project. and Fortune, J.

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DIPMF Review

Leading Answers

The financial slow down of 2008 -2009 saw its share of cancelled projects in Dubai. I have given previews of it at the Agile 2017 conference in Orlando and the PMO Symposium two weeks ago in Houston. Audacious multi year projects against a backdrop of shifting economic cycles are difficult to pull off.

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DIPMF Review

Leading Answers

The financial slow down of 2008 -2009 saw its share of cancelled projects in Dubai. I have given previews of it at the Agile 2017 conference in Orlando and the PMO Symposium two weeks ago in Houston. Audacious multi year projects against a backdrop of shifting economic cycles are difficult to pull off.

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Part II: A Simplified Approach to Determine IT Project Complexity

PM Times

Most companies now seek project managers who follow the PMO processes like Waterfall or Agile and many C-Level executives support the PMO process. However, a formally adopted PMO process to implement and closely monitor projects and portfolios does not account for everything occurring in IT. Kiridena, S. & Sense, A.,

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Webinar Recap: Do You Know How to Recover a Project?

MPUG

I’m the director of the PMO, University of Washington. Bill Dow: I was at Microsoft for almost 14 years where I ran eight PMOs there. This year I was named one of the top 16 PMO leaders of the world, which is from the PMO Global Award, so was really exciting and hopefully you guys saw some of my presentations there.

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The Next Wave of Project Management: Planning Intelligence

LiquidPlanner

In 2008 LiquidPlanner introduced the magic of predictive scheduling to planners everywhere. He has built and led some of the largest PMOs in the world with organizations such as Siemens, IBM, UKG, and now Ceridian, where he is the VP Global PMO. What Project Management Companies Offer Planning Intelligence?