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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. Project Governance It oversees project governance, ensuring that each aligns with the strategic goals. What is a Project Management Office?

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Simplifying Procurement in Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

It involves specification detailing to ensure that all documents facilitate clear communication and set forth contractual obligations effectively between a project and its suppliers. Project managers draft essential documents that precisely articulate these needs as part of requirement analysis.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Governance. Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. Agile Software Development for Government Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) , Boulder Agile Meetup, 27 July 2016. Governance. Program Governance Roadmap. Architecture.

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Tailoring Your Project Management Approach: A Beginner’s Guide

Project Pulse Journal

This customization process involves a modification of methodologies and governance structures, transforming project management into a strategic asset as dynamic as the projects it aims to guide. Tailoring prevents teams from being overwhelmed by irrelevant procedures or documentation, fostering a more agile and responsive environment.

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Essentials Your Employees Need to Work From Home Permanently

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Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, only 7% of Americans were able to work from home in the private sector and 4% in the state and local government sectors. Remote collaboration tools let your team members share ideas, files and documents, send instant messages, and even host video calls with each other.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

Herding Cats

Root Cause Analysis is a systematic documented approach to arrive at the true Root Cause of the process problem. 02202, The Aerospace Corporation, 30 May 2014. 02163, May 8, 2014. Australian Government, Department of Defence, Defence Material Organization, Version 2.0 02163, May 8, 2014. 29 May 2013.

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The Project Revolution: How to Succeed in a Project Driven World

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Labelling something like a ‘project’, (when it may in fact be an initiative of low value or low complexity) may even have negative consequences in terms of additional governance and control costs that may not be necessary, as well as creating prioritisation problems. The Project Canvas.