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What Does PMO Mean? And Its Role in Project Management?

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This is where the Project management office (PMO) enters the scene. Companies, now, rely on PMO to counter the problems encountered during project management. PMO not only adds to the efficiency of a project but also helps enhance the overall productivity of a team. What does PMO mean? What is PMO?

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7 Factors of Good Governance

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Again, reuse documents that you have already produced to streamline the effort and ask around to see if your PMO or colleagues have templates that you can use. If it isn’t, the project sponsor will make the call to close the work down. An older version of this article first appeared on the 2080 blog in 2016. Your next steps.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM is always an exceptional event and I’ve spoken at it in the past (You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 13 June 2019. The Future PMO: London, UK, 17 October 2019. The Future PMO is a day devoted to PMO professionals. You will learn how to set up a resilient PMO.

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2020

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM is always an exceptional event and I’ve spoken at it in the past (You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 2-3 June 2020. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 2-3 June 2020. The Future PMO: London, UK, 1 October 2020. The Future PMO is a day devoted to PMO professionals.

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2017 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want To Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

If you are looking to attend a project management conference this year, chances are there is something close by that will appeal to you. You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). You can get a feel for what the event is like by watching my video diary from my time there in 2016.

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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Pam Shergill

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It happened in 2016 when I was working for a global conferencing and b2b communications company in London. I didn’t believe the model was successful and provided some figures to my boss, recommending that we close down the operation. I closed down the operation and my boss offered me a job as a project manager based in Ireland.

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The Importance of Project Management: Q&A with PMO Leader Robert Kelly

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We spoke with Robert Kelly, PMO leader and Managing Partner of Kelly Project Solutions, LLC , about the value of project management and the impact it has on business. What are the top issues you face as a PMO leader? I believe there are several challenges facing the PMO leader, which are shared across the organization : 1.

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