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Discovering the Diverse Sources Behind Innovation

Scrum.org

When Nadella took over as CEO in 2014, he immediately began shifting the company culture towards one that embraces innovation and continuous learning. This cultural shift was instrumental in revitalizing Microsoft’s approach to product development and market strategy. For example, consider the case of Satya Nadella at Microsoft.

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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. Common Types of a PMO Project Management Offices or Program Management Offices (PMOs) can vary widely in structure and function, adapting to the needs of different industries and organizational strategies.

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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. This tool helps ensure that the chosen strategy aligns with the project's specific demands and nuances. What is Tailoring?

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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. Balanced Scorecard IT Strategy and Project Management. Governance.

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Add to the C-Level

The Lazy Project Manager

Well it starts with strategy formulation which is no longer the annual exercise it used to be – nowadays it is an ongoing iterative activity. And since each strategy gives birth to one or more projects this adds to the portfolio constantly.

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Scheduling and Cost Control in a Complex Environment

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

And of course, for our projects and our organisations, we don’t have Governments to bail us out. Strategy Must Be Aligned with Work Through Portfolio Management. This goes further than the vertical flow down from strategy to portfolio to delivery to benefits. Organisations can only be successful through strategic alignment.

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

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

And whilst the use of the word ‘project’ has only substantially been with us since the start of the last century, its occurrence in media now far exceeds that of the words ‘strategy’, ‘operations’ and ‘marketing’, terms more familiar to us in the course of ‘business-as-usual’ operations. I like this approach.