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Strategic Project Portfolio Management [Book Review]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

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. Reading this was a pleasure; I’m sure I’ll refer to it again in the future – and if you work in a PMO, you should too.

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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

However, the traditional hierarchical management approach is evolving, giving rise to the concept of servant leadership within PMOs. Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy where the leader’s primary focus is on serving and empowering team members within the PMO. Tangible Benefits. Selecting the Right Tools.

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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. An older version of this article first appeared on the 2080 blog in 2016. Your stakeholders are engaged. Further reading. Pin for later reading.

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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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What Is a PMO? (Infographic)

Wrike

Whether or not you’re a project manager by title, one acronym you’re sure to hear more often is PMO. What is PMO?” PMO stands for “project management office.” The percentage of companies with a PMO has nearly doubled since 2000, according to The State of the PMO 2016. . Definition of PMO.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Great for PMO leaders or those who want to shape the future of strategic delivery in their businesses, with lots of practical checklists and guidance. It was first published in 2016, so that makes it quite old as books go, but sustainability is something that is taking more of a hold (thankfully) in how we deliver projects.

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2018 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 ). You can get a feel for what the event is like by watching my video diary from my time there in 2016. PMO Conference UK: London, UK, 13 June 2018. The Future PMO: London, UK, 3 October 2018.

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